Category Archives: Technical

3D Printer Maintenance

Posted on August 13, 2026 by larry

It’s been over a year since I got this printer, and it is time to do replace the hot end. This has been coming out of my prints. So took it apart and am in the process of replacing the … Continue reading →

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Bigger LED Ticker

Posted on August 11, 2026 by larry

I started putting together the larger version of the LED tracker. There are some new problems that are coming up, for one it needs more power. Another is ESP32 signal, it may not pass properly across all of the LED. … Continue reading →

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LED Project 90% Done

Posted on August 10, 2026 by larry

Wow quickest turnaround in putting together a project. Will get more out tomorrow, but working on building one 3 times the length. All powered by an ESP32 This is just a prototype for familiarization. I am working on the first … Continue reading →

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New LED Message Board

Posted on August 9, 2026 by larry

I am going to try and make this board It is from this youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gu4G6VifsE Going to begin printing everything now. I got most of the electronics. Looks like I need 3 of them. Weight: 313.8

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More Smoke Bad Air

Posted on August 4, 2026 by larry

Been a rough day, time just flew by I got less than 15 minutes to post. The smoke actually hit me hard today, the sky was ominous. I got all the Air Purifiers blasting, was even considering a few DIY … Continue reading →

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Making Room In Office

Posted on August 2, 2026 by larry

Been cleaning up my office and getting some new ways to organize it. On thing I added to my office was something from Ikea called Skagis, basically a pegboard. Kind of cool. Haven’t done my walk yet, been pretty busy. … Continue reading →

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No Parkrun Today

Posted on August 1, 2026 by larry

Clearly need to recover, if I run outside I risk life threatening breathing issues. I think I am getting better, got some stuff going for me again. Also got a lot of things done around the house, starting to remove … Continue reading →

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Personal Maker Space

Posted on July 23, 2026 by larry

Fell into an interesting rabbit hole today, I want to my personal maker space equipped and organized. Here is what I was thinking (with the help of chatgpt) I have most of these items, but wanted to list them here … Continue reading →

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More Fedora Fun

Posted on July 21, 2026 by larry

Got a lot going now with my Fedora Linux Laptop. Got it connected to my Internal Samba shares and am able to connect to the primary password database. Still struggling with mTLS though, aka client side certs. Office has been … Continue reading →

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Good Plan Bad Execution

Posted on July 20, 2026 by larry

Took a while to troubleshoot what the heck was going on with my network. Finally figured out the new VLAN I set up had 1 switch that had it untagged. Should be tagged. As I was troubleshooting there was a … Continue reading →

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