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We are two brothers who are taking on the world through a variety of DIY projects. Topics cover Gardening, Homebrewing, Viticulture, Machining, Metalworking, Cooking, Bicycling, and more! "Excellence in every direction"
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Scrap Alchemy Prevails! New Foundry Sand Sieve
I had been planning to build a new sieve for my foundry sand, but due to unforeseen circumstances, it got delayed again. The first sieve I made was just some very thin plastic with a window screen stapled on it, but the plastic disintegrated. The 2nd one was a metal one I bought at a garage sale for $1, but the holes were too small to let sand through at any decent rate. I was planning to use some 1/4" chicken wire connected to a wooden hoop, but imagine my surprise when I found this on the side of the street 4 days later:
Saturday, September 16, 2017
DO NOT EAT THIS PLANT!!!! (Castor Bean Poisoning Story)
DO NOT EAT THIS PLANT DO NOT EAT THIS PLANT DO NOT EAT IT DID I MENTION DO NOT EAT THIS?
I had seen this plant for years, growing just about everywhere they don't use lawn mowers. It seemed logical that if they were letting this plant grow so commonly, that it couldn't possibly be harmful, and if it were, somebody clearly would've told me by now. No words could've ever been so untrue.
I had seen this plant for years, growing just about everywhere they don't use lawn mowers. It seemed logical that if they were letting this plant grow so commonly, that it couldn't possibly be harmful, and if it were, somebody clearly would've told me by now. No words could've ever been so untrue.
