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Tom Whitehead

@opwan.bsky.social

You might know me as a BIM geek, barbecue connoisseur, Mac geek, exiled Texan, or just Tom

46 Followers  |  38 Following  |  23 Posts  |  Joined: 27.11.2024  |  2.1575

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I’m roughly basing the mechanism on an aermotor. Still a work in progress.

22.02.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s something different. Over the fall and winter I’ve been busy designing, printing and building a working mini windmill for my yard. I got it operational this week. Well kinda. I’m working on v2 of the motor at top.

22.02.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today in our 2x weekly 15 min mini-course we covered β€œhelp us help you”

29.01.2025 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Howdy.

23.12.2024 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I dunno man. I don’t have a degree but everyone in my field does. I see analogs to β€œrunning in traffic” every stinking day. It’s exhausting.

19.12.2024 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Matt has kinda lost his mind.

18.12.2024 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was the most dramatic take-off I’ve experienced. But made it home safe

14.12.2024 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It wasn’t my best decision. But why are you up at this hour?!

14.12.2024 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t know that I appreciate the Portland like weather.

13.12.2024 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is annoying as hell. I had been thinking it was some mess our IT had caused.

11.12.2024 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps the meds can increase your creativity? Psychedelic holiday cards?

08.12.2024 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In the world of content creation you’re a prince among knaves and thieves.

06.12.2024 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Surely at great expense for my parents on a welder’s wages, we got an Apple //c from Babbage’s in the local mall. The wax transfer printer was awful. Montezuma’s Revenge, Flight Simulator, word processor (not WYSIWYG), Print Shop, and some precursor to Mac Draw. And of course LOGO

05.12.2024 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s so frustrating when this kind of thing comes up.
Me: here is this finely crafted, logical and understandable system
Them: thanks, please make it as dumb as a box of rocks

04.12.2024 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, look at the name of it.

04.12.2024 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But what does it DO?

04.12.2024 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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And pies and rolls

28.11.2024 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Emergency run to store for fuel (lump charcoal and mesquite chunks)

28.11.2024 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Out of the brine, fire lit in the pit, just waiting for temp

28.11.2024 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Of course. Lighting the fire in about an hour. 22# of prime turkey from Champoeg

28.11.2024 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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First, gingerbread pancakes

28.11.2024 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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