the project was coming along so well, everything was beautiful. I made the mistake of starting my pour at the wrong time of day. As a result, my resin came out slightly wrinkled, which I initially thought no big deal, I’d seen worse waves, but then I set it in the sunshine to cure rock hard, and when I came back an hour later, I found this.
The resin cooled before it outgassed, and when it warmed up the air said I want out! Fuuuck! My project was essentially ruined, all that time wasted, and I still have my custom chess pieces, so what now?
I completely change styles, no more resin, block and mirror, to great effect.
So I got out my good old metal cast blue and purchased some 2 inch mirrors and added them in. What you see is the coating over the mirrors until I’m finished, we shall see.
next was to get a frame, and this time, I made sure it was at least 16 and a 1/2 inches to accommodate the little stretch that I get from the 2 inch squares.that being said on we went and I lined it up, I could have used glass or plastic. I chose plastic just due to the stress wear and tear and well, we’ll see.
last is the frame, nice,
I did the pieces early on nice and blue and white pearlescent, I think the whole thing fits in really well. I may go ahead and coat them, but we’ll see, until then, this is what you see thanks and have a good time.
lovely work
Thankee Sir,
Nice looking board.
When my wife and I were first dating, she refused to learn chess, since she knew I was pretty good. So we would play other games instead.
I never beat her at backgammon, and she’s never beaten me at Othello.
Now my chess skills have atrophied to the point where I would be trounced by a clever eight-year old.
I completely lack the “strategy” gene that chess requires. I suck at all such games. ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ
I could never remember all those rules. I can identify the pieces.
It’s like Calvinball, the rules change as the game goes on. Just remember to keep your guard up during the boxing rounds.
Calvin Ball.
Such is playing with kids under ten.
A. I’m not smart enough to play chess.
B. I’m not smart enough to play most games, or at least with other people.
C. Playing games makes me peevish.
D. I’m a sore loser.
E. I’m an apathetic winner. No dopamine hit, no play.
Anyway, all that to say, I’m not smart enough to play chess.
To me, the best games are the ones where the process of the game is fun whether you win or lose. When I think of the games my sisters and friends and I played when I was a kid, I always remember Pit most fondly.
Then, when I was a little older, Twister.
Oh, PIT! My mother LOVES that game and yes, I actually have fond memories of it. I made sure to rescue it from the Glue Factory when we moved her out.
I played in college. Nothing serious, just coffee house chess. I got pretty good, and was at the point of studying openings and how to work the middle when I turned 21 and started hitting the bars instead of coffee houses.
A time get serious indeed
That looks very nice. (Admission: I really liked the board’s different colors and ‘patterns’ contrasted with the blue.) Ah. (*pssst* “They’re reflecting, ev.”)
“But of course, Evan.”
The pieces are damn cool. Strongly, strongly approve. Well done.
Im glad you caught the subtlety in the colors and design,
Cheers!
Looks good!
How often does resin fail like that?
It only happens if you have inconsistent temperatures. In my case, the temperature started out fine and fell through the evening, slowing down the catalyst and allowing the gas to be trapped. Once it warmed up in the the daylight, the next day, done.
You’re going to have to play a lot of chess to wear out that board and those fine pieces, Bobbo.
I taught my kids to play chess, by the time they were 11-12 they would never let me win. I haven’t played in many, many years, OTOH I haven’t lost a game in many, many years either.
Nice equipment, looks like a game winner
Thanks 4x, I started at 6, learned to beat my brother and father, then fell away for a while, now its more art than game.
/a while meaning 40 years
Interview with Lt. Norris and Cpt. [Last name here?] didnât go poorly in the room, but there are a bunch of applicants. (90) Add in at least a few had transcription exp of some kind, plus their background check red tape could take several weeks to months, apparently, and I am not overwhelmed with confidence.
Thereâs practically zero chance Iâd get this gig, and the forewarned delays make the faint possibility fairly moot. Possibly for the best, as I *really* donât belong around a bunch of cops.
Well, onward and upward. Fairly rare, Iâm in a decisively bad mood. Looking back at old Singapore pics for the first time in a long while is entertaining. I hope to hear KK’s went better than I suppose mine went.
Evan, a hint, never apply to someone with a title before their name. You dont want employment within a hierarchy, fuck that.
To each their own, some thrive in that hierarchy.
I follow, but at this moment, earning the *true* minimum wage needs to be rectified. Anything resembling something either stable, has a potential future, or both, is kinda shooting for the moon. May have to be sidelined in favor of Something.
Meh. It’s an interesting Act II I’ve been in, to be fair. As for titles, everyone has a title. Boss, Boss-Boss, Chief Chef Chesterton. I was kinda my own boss once (not just in my bunk), but hell no to being *other* peoples’ boss. Yuck. I am no Leader of Men, and that’s fine by me.
Not to sour-grapes you, Evan, but yeah, the grapes probably were sour.
Or not right for you, that is. Sounds fairly traumatic, that job.
@ToG: Correct, in many ways. No shit, part of my evening ‘get ready morning clothes’ routine added “Put fake piss in your jeans’ lighter pocket, just in case.’ (Add w water.) So, *all* ways, yes.
Meh. They got back to me and it’s at least interesting. They’re the *only* folk to get back to me, frankly, of something resembling a Real Job. I’m happy I went in and did the best I could, tho I immediately thought of diff things I coulda done. Meh.
It was a new experience, at least. Ya miss 100% of the shots ya don’t take.
I hadn’t thought if regular urinalysis would have been part of it. Ugh.
Is there a way to separate the Carmel affluent from their money?
Nice work and great pivot
The paint job on the pieces were too cool to leave it unfinished so you change and hope,
Thanks
When I build stuff my second iteration is usually better
I dig it.
Well, I’ve finally gotten the next step of one of my own projects done.
“This step required more hands than were available.”
I wonder why I procrastinate so much.
I’ll tell you some time…but not now.
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Only 2 hands?, the answer is clamps, lots of clamps.
It was the classic “align a screw, nut, two pieces to be connected and turn the screwdriver all in a blind confined space” situation. Magnetic screwdriver helped a little.
The answer is still clamps, brute force, ya nerd
Clamps don’t work when there’s nowhere to put them.
How do you crash into this building?
Since the article may by paywalled (I don’t subscribe and get intermittent paywalls):
Since I get a second link, the Google Street View of the business is here. Note that Rte. 28 is two lanes in each direction and a moderately busy road since it’s the main east-west route. I generally avoid left turns if I can and take one of the back roads off to the right if I’m going someplace there.
“…the driver, Karen Yinkam Ng, 26,…”
Say it ain’t so. Turns out stereotypes exist for a reason.
Good morning, 80s style.
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Good morning, Sean, U, Ted’S., and Roat!
Morning. How Goes?
Still a bit frustrating on the technological security front. I’m now getting bombarded with phishing emails in German. Maybe the hackers are thinking, “Well, she’s not responding to the ones in English. With that last name, maybe German will work.” Planning to take my laptop in to the shop after work to inquire further into a Linux OS and maybe go ahead and get it done.
How are you?
What’s German for “phishing”?
Derscammermailen? I don’t know, I don’t speak German,
What was last night’s project? Did you assemble some shelving?
I fixed the door on my 3D printer, replaced the adhesive bonding with a mechanical solution, swapped the hinges and magnetic closure so it opens the other way.
(The adhesive doesn’t like heat, so when printing ABS, it degrades and wanted to let go of the handle.)
Unsurprisingly, they just borrowed the term straight from English: Phishing, although it’s capitalized in German because all nouns are.
Seems awfully short for German.
Anf I hope you didn’t have issues getting Ninja Cat off your laptop. đ
That seems like a poor design choice for a 3D printer. Sounds as if you made a significant improvement. đ€
I had the same exact thought.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/biden-judge-blocks-dhs-ending-temporary-protected-status/
Deport them all.
Yes, we should start deporting nutcase judges.
“US District Judge Ana Reyes, a wicked Biden appointee,…”
She’s a witch?
I am not 100% sure about this but….district judges have no jurisdiction in immigration cases. That is my understanding. That is why we have immigration courts and any ruling they make can only be heard by the appeals court, not in a district court. I dont think Ana Reyes has any say in this. She can safely be ignored.
Am I wrong?
Apparently I am not wrong.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/03/hijacked_jurisdiction_how_district_courts_are_blocking_immigration_enforcement.html
Can be ignored but wonât be ignored, Iâm just not sure whether itâs because the Trump Admin has no spine or that itâs all a game.
“Temporary means temporary”
lol That’s cute.
Abolish ICE
suh’ fam
whats goody
Good morning, homey!
sup’ pimp
Ah..the ‘unpaid’ articles are starting to flow – as I look at the deposit of a paycheck hit my account.
Good morning and happy Day Two of Totally a Shutdown Part Deux
Please help me.
scrambled eggs*** with cheese
OR
poached eggs on toast
???
***I don’t use water or milk. I just whipped the hell out of them. Very fluffy.
Scramble with Cheese
yep
This is the One True Way.
Scrambled eggs with cheese on toast.
Do NOT poach the toast.
OK, but the toast DOES add carbs.
GM đ
How do you poach the eggs? I inherited a little pan that makes one poached egg. It’s cute, but I usually eat three eggs at a time.
I have a poaching pan/double boiler do-hickey with the 3 divots for the eggs. https://www.ebay.com/itm/135466485167
I don’t really poach my eggs tho. I make basted eggs (not the way my mom did it, spooning bacon grease over the topâI just put a little water in the pan and put a lid on it to steam), but I say “poach” because most people don’t know what “basted” is. Close enough to poaching for government work.
OK đ
$70 for an old pan?
I think I had that exact pan once. I guess I should not have thrown it out.
Dude. The old folks knew how to make good shit. I inherited most of the vintage stuff I have, or I rescued things from thrift stores.