Test night tonight. So I just babysit for 3 hours but at least I don't have to speak.
Test night tonight. So I just babysit for 3 hours but at least I don't have to speak.
Making cheese for the first time tonight. I think I grossly underestimated the schedule of events for the day so I am finishing up a bit late tonight.
Making cheese for the first time tonight. I think I grossly underestimated the schedule of events for the day so I am finishing up a bit late tonight.
I somehow assumed you weren't. That is great and one thing you don't have to worry about. I have a very weak voice. Maybe due to smoking but I have always been rather quiet. I guess a voice is like any other part of the body that is rarely used. I hate loud social situations. I can only raise my voice for about an hour and I just sit quietly after that.
Here is my woodworking project. I think I mentioned earlier that this is for wifey's soap display. The wire is for possible LED lighting. The last building part is the shelves (on drawer slides for ease of stocking and facing them). I plan to use a semi-transparent stain for a white washed effect. The stain is tinted. It is hopefully about the color of parchment. Then a few coats of water-based poly. I have a decent spray room so I like to use finishes I can spray.
Next woodworking project: a full wall entertainment center...when I have time.
Congrats on the birth of your new cheese!😄. Did you make the press?
I did. Found some instructions online and went for it.
If you have it, can you post the link to the instructions?
@passedpawn
I think I read somewhere that you bag your cheeses. When you do that do you get a lot of water build up in the bag? If so, should I drain it on occasion or just let it ride?
None. That would make me a little nervous, actually. The bags remain tight, no weeping. If anything, my cheese is too dry (overheating curds / pressing too hard).
I took all my cheese out last night (made nachos with Jarlsberg) and looked at them, all looked perfect really. No liquid in the bags.
Oh man, I did something with my fish tank I've been putting off for about 10 years. Took the whole day, but loving it. Anybody a fish fanatic out there? I do saltwater and corals.
Beautiful craftmenship Ischiavo!
Thanks Dan. I went way overboard for a store display. I know better now.
My 8yo sculpted this tonight. He started off with something that looked like "The Thinker". I showed him a picture of it and this is what he made. I like that he wanted to be original.
You gonna cook it?
Holy cow after year on this site i finally made it!!!! Work 2nd shift got home like 11:30 and decided to keg my graf and skeetrr pee and it all wouldnt fit..... It 2am now and im don't judge.......:cross:
Why am I addicted to the Food Network???
No. That's just modeling clay. That piece is more abstract. He make some very realistic looking stuff also. He has a good eye for it. I have a buddy that makes tile. I will have to get my boy over there to fire something someday. Maybe I'll even get him a small kiln if he really likes it.
I like it, but I wish there was more cooking less game shows. I'd trade Iron Chef for Good Eats any day.
I dig it.
I always tell myself I should make skeeter pee someday. How did it come out?
I make it a lot and its awesome!!!! Its very easy to make, for 6 gal I just back sweeten with 3 cups of sugar and add 2 to 3 cans of lemon aid concentrate then keg.... It can get you in trouble specially served as a slushy....:rockin:
Our 1-1/8 Milwauke hammer took a dump after only about 15 years. I am sure the Bosch will not last as long but it seems nice at first glance.
I am really excited to try out the Greenlee 390. Yes, it is a $500 5-gallon bucket vacuum. Awesomely portable. Incredible power. We do a lot of gas station wiring. That means many 100 - 200-ft underground conduits to clean out and blow pull strings through. We have been getting by with shop-vacs for years. We were in need of a new one so I figured I would check out the specs:
Shop vac: 6hp, 181cfm, 63 inches water column (true measure of power).
390: 1/2hp, 101.2cfm, 137.1 inches water column.
I have to laugh at consumer specs. Really? 6hp with less than half the lift of 1/2hp. And who really cares about cfm's in a vacuum? Maybe you haven't handled a powerful vacuum before but this thing will suck your face off. I am sure nobody cares but thanks for reading anyway.
Yeah, I should probably NOT make it too although I have been meaning to for years
I've got a Bosch SDS hammer drill. It's hard corps. I used it this weekend to put two 1" holes in a wall of my house (concrete block walls - for fish tank ). I've used it in the past, with a chisel tip, to remove a ton of ceramic tile once. Not the best tool for the job, but it was what I had. Hold onto that thing, the power will rip it right out of your hands.
You should make it, your friends and family will love ya for it !!!!!
Okay. I'll make it. I have tons of sugar and my brewery is currently out of service. The slushy part put me over the edge. How do you do that. I have a few Snoopy Sno Cone makers if that helps
I always tell myself I should make skeeter pee someday. How did it come out?
I got my BIAB ladder setup idea from a turkey frying episode on Good Eats! :rockin:
You dig clay? Seriously?
Some new work "toys":
Our 1-1/8 Milwauke hammer took a dump after only about 15 years. I am sure the Bosch will not last as long but it seems nice at first glance.
I am really excited to try out the Greenlee 390. Yes, it is a $500 5-gallon bucket vacuum. Awesomely portable. Incredible power. We do a lot of gas station wiring. That means many 100 - 200-ft underground conduits to clean out and blow pull strings through. We have been getting by with shop-vacs for years. We were in need of a new one so I figured I would check out the specs:
Shop vac: 6hp, 181cfm, 63 inches water column (true measure of power).
390: 1/2hp, 101.2cfm, 137.1 inches water column.
I have to laugh at consumer specs. Really? 6hp with less than half the lift of 1/2hp. And who really cares about cfm's in a vacuum? Maybe you haven't handled a powerful vacuum before but this thing will suck your face off. I am sure nobody cares but thanks for reading anyway.
What's skeeter pee? Seriously. Ive heard of it a few tines. Never looked for the recipe
My big addition to the toolbox is a Dewalt cordless 1/2" drill and 1/4" impact driver. Got a say im pretty happy with both. The impact driver seems to have plenty of torque for me. The drill has a brake on it. I dont know why? Damn thing stops so suddenly the collar spins clockwise and the bit falls out. I dont get it.
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