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Filter

Jen and I recently went to 967 Coffee, a fantastic Yemeni coffee house on Highway 9 near Alpharetta. Jen had a Yemeni lemonade, which after some googling we learned was actually limeade, and made by blending entire limes– peel and all- with sugar and powdered milk. Sounds questionable, tastes like liquid magic. I had a coffee spiced with cinnamon and cardamon – which I recreated this morning in the pour-over cone. It made the entire house smell like fall. I drank it while reading about how Sufi mystics in the mountainous highlands of Yemen first roasted and brewed coffee beans in the 15th century to aid their concentration during long night prayers and whirling meditative dances

Stencil

Playing with a stencil and fabric paint. Greed is good (for team morale).

Overtravel Adjustment

As promised, below is the video explaining how to set the overtravel screw on a Sig P226.

Required Tools/Supplies: 2mm Allen Key, Purple Loctite, Headlamp (Optional)

Steps: (1) Clear and field strip the weapon; (2) Use 2mm Allen wrench to remove screw and apply purple Loctite. I used a headlamp to better see the screw and a Q-Tip to apply the Loctite. A toothpick would also work; (3) Use 2mm Allen wrench to reinsert the screw; (4) Tighten screw by turning it clockwise with the Allen wrench until the hammer will not drop; (5) With the trigger pressed, turn the screw the other way (counterclockwise) until the trigger drops. (6) Then turn the screw one additional quarter turn counterclockwise; and (7) Reassemble weapon.

Notes: I was required to figure this out because my set screw came loose and lodged between the trigger and the pistol frame while dry firing. If you carry the weapon for duty I would recommend calendaring a date annually to check the screw (maybe the same date you change the batteries on all of your red dots).

Ignition

Looks like I am going to be able to avoid installing a new ignition on the 72 CB 500. Luke, the guy who sold me the bike found the key while he was moving and sent it to me (thanks Luke!). I have just the key chain to go with it. Resurrection of Brother Moto – at least in spirit.

Forklift Certified

This guy takes forklift certified to the next level.

Island Mesh

An island, on an island – dancing by myself. I am surprising there are no other meshtastic users among the July 4 throng. Maybe this more of a meshcore crowd.

Azimuth Propulsion

Pilot craft and the shark. Amazing that something so small can carve the course for something so monstrous.

Blurry

Sometimes blurry is better than razor sharp. Watercolor strokes vs hard pencil and grid lines.

Earth Class

Who knew commerce could be so beautiful – and massive. Views of the Earth-class 10,000 TEU container ship navigating the Savannah River from our hotel.

The (Initial) Plan

I picked up a non-running 1972 Honda CB500 (K1) from one of the other members of the now defunct motorcycle tool collective Brother Moto. Overall it looks pretty good but definitely will need some work to get it up and running – which was the intent. I wanted a project that Darrow and I could work on over the summer to introduce him to turning wrenches.

So here is the plan: (1) pull gas tank and give it the vinegar/chain/screws spa treatment to knock out the corrosion (which looks bad), if it is too bad to salvage get a new tank on ebay or retromoto; (2) while the tank is off, replace the ignition switch (previous owner lost the key); (3) replace the dead lithium battery with an AGM battery; (4) replace the carbs wholesale with pre-synced and jetted carbs from Murray’s and adjust the throttle cable; (5) replace the handlebar switches; (6) replace the back brake (the arm is currently bent) – stopping is important; (7) replace seat upholstery; and (8) replace grips. Then we can figure out what else needs to be done.