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3D Printed Pickleball attempt #1: A complete failure

I'm still at the very beginning of the journey to 3D print a working pickleball, but I have produced my first prototype. The goal of this project will be to eventually produce the best pickleball pos…

3D Printing a pickleball, looking for some advice on V2! This print will be 21 holes, and 2.97" diameter, so will meet pickleball specifications. It will be printed with PLA, 1 millimeter thickness. Any advice on the next material to try? (Nylon, ABS?)

Newest corny keg Kombucha batch, figuring out just how overpriced store kombucha is! This batch is strawberry/beet/black current, and I have some ginger to spritz in

I am blown away by how cheap it is to make Kombucha vs what they sell it for in the store. I make 5 gallon batches, and average a few dollars per batch. The only ingredients are the Scoby (free after…

Brewed a New England IPA with Maple sap instead of water, great results, am definitely willing to share the recipe if there is any interest!

So the original recipe should have got me around 7.2% alcohol, and with the added sugar from my maple sap, I was shooting for around 7.8%. That would have been a little much, but survivable. Due to l…

Great to be here! Doctoral Candidate in Electrical/Computer Engineering and general hobbyist (hydroponics, brewing, coding, 3d printing, etc)

Hey, hoping to be helpful in a few of the communities around here. I have professional interests in any of the fields around Electrical/Computer Engineering (specializing in embedded systems, but ple…

Harvesting my hydroponic strawberries, great results so far

Results are great so far. This is about 12 weeks of growth from bare root plants. I can answer any questions or post any specific pictures if you are interested in a certain aspect of the grow. I cur…

Managed to a tap a tree in the crook where two grew together, no sap here all year

I wasn't paying attention and tapped a sugar maple where two had joined together many years ago. I got about 3 gallons of sap each today from the two trees right beside it, where from this tap I have…

Easily set up a FTP server on your computer to transfer files over your local network

https://youtu.be/s-svzhWEl-4 This video will show you how to set up an FTP server on Windows 10 to transfer files on your local network. This can be extended to work over the internet, but you will n…

RIP Hydroponic Lettuce, good thing my hydroponic strawberries are coming in so well, pictures to follow

Something to remember with the crazy Bitcoin price swings

Bitcoin, and cryptocurrency in general, has seen some pretty crazy price swings since inception. Unfortunately this along with the general lack of understanding of many holders, has led to a lot of m…