Non-Flashlight Things You Enjoyed Doing Today

I like the interior of BC. I was born in MB.

Well, now I know why you love NM. MB has some seriously brutal Winters and was the first place in Canada where I fully understood what bone chill really meant.

Many of the people I grew up with still live in MB, but several now go south for the winter; some second homes in AZ or RV parks. They are all spending winter in MB this year.

And Binghamton N.Y. got 40 inches this week.

We are in awe about that. My wife is from Binghamton. Friends there have been sending photos of the snow.

covid got me into advance coffee brewing.
I’ve been a 3 in 1 quick coffee drinker and never invested on beans and methods of brewing coffee myself.

Got myself a 500ml french press and a small 400ml chemex still in the mail. French press is so easy and so many ways to change the flavour.
I’ve yet to get my chemex so that’s another series of learning on how to pour over

I spent a few winters in Binghamton. Went to BCC. ET77.

We ran out of coffee, so I’m roasting up some more.

Nice to see another coffee guy!
I love French press coffee.
Give home roasting a try. I’ve been roasting my own coffee for about 6 or 7 years, (see above post).

I do mine in an 80’s hot air popcorn popper.
Give it a shot.

I have heard an air fryer works too, but the beans should be roasted in a single bean layer. I guess the air popper keeps the beans tumbling?

Correct. You have to keep them moving so they don’t burn. My buddy used to use a SS mixing bowl and a heat gun. But you have to keep stirring and stirring….and stirring.

The air popper makes really small batches, but it works very well.
I have contemplated fabricating a perforated drum and burner setup, but I haven’t yet.

Torque converter?

couldn`t you convert and old tumble dryer? just line it with mesh (the sort they used on old speaker grills) and pop rivet that in place.

That would be like a chili roaster a smaller scale; common in New Mexico.

Yet another box without any defined purpose.
(I thought I had posted this earlier today but it is not found here. ??? Probably forgot to click something :person_facepalming: )

Curved cuts done with a very thin bandsaw blade. Reglued after cutting out pieces. To be gifted. It is that time of year.

Heck yeah. Pretty much the same thing. I could buy one, but I’m always like, “nah, I can build that instead”.

Beautiful.

My wife said it looks like bacon! :smiley:

I would imagine you could, but I’d have to drink way more coffee to necessitate batches that size. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about uping my coffee intake. :smiley:

Heck yeah. Pretty much the same thing. I could buy one, but I’m always like, “nah, I can build that instead”. :person_facepalming:

I do like the process of making things. I have a few boxes underway right now as well as a kitchen table.

How long? Good question. I don’t really keep track and the process is broken up into many segments. Lots of intervals while waiting for glue to dry and final finishes to dry between coats.

Sell? I have not given any thought to selling and what the pricing would be. Back in the 80’s when we were scrambling to find things to do to make extra cash we did sell assorted homemade things at craft fairs. I hated the marketing/sales portion of that.

fired up one of three new burn barrels.
burnt (melted?) the exterior paint off.
runs as efficiently as a rocket stove.
hardly any smoke and ash.
well, except for the paint.