Juniper Monkeys

Dumb Stuff

Argon Argon

Post author By junipermonkeys
Post date 2019-09-05

ain’t no songs with long intros in this playlist

Travel

The Neutron Grandma Rides Again

Post author By junipermonkeys
Post date 2019-07-11

It’s like they say; to become an entire pumpkin, you must first eat the entire pumpkin — but the stem’ll kill ya. Wise words from a convicted soup magnate.

Tags california, photos

Dumb Stuff

Frumpling

Post author By junipermonkeys
Post date 2019-04-15

There’s only one camping spot down here and I’ll be damned if I’m gonna let some punk-ass Dutchman grab it.

Tags california

DIY Junk

Making a Raspberry Pi downloader box work with a Synology when you’re dumb and impatient

Post author By junipermonkeys
Post date 2019-03-11

All I wanted was a little box to whom I could upload torrent files that it’d download to my Synology. I know Synologys can do that internally, but I prefer to have a little more control over the downloader. As a dumb and impatient person, putting up with finicky things is rarely done. However, I really wanted this, so since I’d gone through all the trouble to get this stuff working together I thought I’d write it up. I’m not saying it’s the best way, but it’s the simplest working setup I could come up with.

Tags computer, isos, synology

Dumb Stuff

The Florp Sort of Shmorp

Post author By junipermonkeys
Post date 2019-02-05

Dunno.

Tags cat

DIY Junk

Revolution VI: Styrene Nacho

Post author By junipermonkeys
Post date 2019-01-14

I’ve been working on my incredibly stupid plan to organize my tools by boxing them by type and hanging them on the wall, so I got a bunch of the littler, non-folding Trusco toolboxes. The only problem is that they don’t have divider options like the bigger ones to. The solution is 1mm styrene sheets! These are used in model-making, but they seem sort of under-appreciated for tool storage.

Sizing for the main business.

Cut & notch.

Okay to start off with. A little felt to stop the Dremel rattling.

Look, I don’t have a drill press, okay? I spent all my money on toolboxes. Well, I actually do have a thingy that holds rotary tools vertically, but it’s flimsy enough that just holding my drill did a better job.

Bits to cover the horribleness.

Pretty good start, but the top is ugly.

A little bit of square tubing cleans it up.

Last touch: so, when you use a Dremel, or at least when I use a Dremel, I usually want one of two bits. So: two strong magnets and some scrap wood…

And bam! A little quick-access dealie. The lid has enough crown that the cutting wheel fits.

All done.

I get my styrene from Evergreen Scale Models, since they have the fun box sections and so on. All you need are the sheets, an adhesive like Weld-On 3, a little brush, and an X-acto knife. I make them pretty snug, then secure them lightly with just a bit of Super Glue, so that they’re easy to rip out.

Works great for chisels, too. 2mm styrene might be the way to go; I used 1mm since it’s easy to work with, but as you can see, this one got a little tweak to it.