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Long long day. The eBike store was in Seattle so also stopped by the UW surplus store and scored two keyboards (which I need for setting up a couple of Raspberry Pi systems here as well as two ginormous dog bowls ($5 each - solid stainless steel) and a very nice NEMA electrical enclosure - gasketed and water sealed. No holes in it - it is in virginal condition. It was also $5 and new ones like this go for $100 on up - Ho. Li. Crap - just checked at Grainger, they are $327.57 each.. Industrial strength. The dog bowls will be used in my new shop as well as the enclosure. I am planning to build a large CNC plasma cutter and this will make an excellent control panel. There is another person in the island that has a large CNC router for wood, plastic and aluminum. We both consider ourselves to be "makers" so there is no problem sharing each others tools if the schedule permits. Win/Win. Finding a lot of interesting and talented people here doing fascinating things. Finally, stopped by Seattle Pottery Supply and got some insulation board for my welding rod oven build. I was planning on using some refactory material but this is friable (I love that a potato is both fryable and friable) and would get worn away with the welding rods gouging out the sides. This stuff is a good insulator but it is very rigid and strong.

This morning's net was good - not the first tuesday so we didn't do a big drill but it was fun - getting to know the other people so associating faces with names and call signs.

Tired so surf for a bit and then to bed.

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