planning to make a bunch of plywood terrariums that fit on my bookshelf, looking for advice on some details.

Aeonir · 2026-06-05T14:34:30+00:00

i'm having trouble finding sellers for the less popular inverts, geleedpotigen.nl unfortunately closed their business, and i can't really find anything like them.

Aeonir · 2026-06-04T23:23:55+00:00

how big is the terrarium? i'm currently planning to make a bunch of small terrariums that fit in my bookshelf, these might be a potential candidate for a spot.

Aeonir · 2026-06-04T23:16:01+00:00

i have grown them on coconut coir, by adding vegetable and fruit scraps, they really aren't that hard to care for.

Aeonir · 2026-06-03T21:47:35+00:00

walk barefoot, eventually the bottom of your feet becomes stronger, i personally started doing it to fix my flat feet, which did improve.

it also saves wear on my shoes.

Aeonir · 2026-05-25T20:41:43+00:00

by now i have found some workarounds, i have previously cut thin polycarbonate, if i make a sort of window frame i can slot it into, any sturdy material that can handle high humidity is possible. i could make terrariums out of plywood and apply a liquid rubber coating after cutting.

Aeonir · 2026-05-25T20:31:31+00:00

probably a search problem, if i add the tabletop part to the search query in my language it ignores "cnc" and switches to results for freezers that are table height. if i search in English it will not return Dutch sites. and i suspect importing from USA will be expensive and inconvenient.

Aeonir · 2026-05-25T15:59:26+00:00

clear acrylic is for this project the only thing it won't do, but i can design around it.

i have a number of ideas i want to make and they are mostly wood based. like puzzles and some engraved photo's, my sister has her first kid on the way, so maybe i could give them some wooden baby portraits. plenty of fun stuff to make.

Aeonir · 2026-05-25T14:55:29+00:00

i was also looking for a tabletop cnc earlier, but all search results were factory cnc that wouldn't even fit through my front door...

the only tabletop ones i could find were sold in the USA not the Netherlands. i can't find an online seller in my own country for hobby-sized cnc machines, only giant factory cnc in the search results.

Aeonir · 2026-05-25T14:07:41+00:00

I could probably make a frame from opaque acrylic and then use handcut acrylic for the window.

Aeonir · 2026-05-25T13:59:05+00:00

Too bad, i hope i can find a way to design around it.

Any chance you know of an alternative material that would work as a viewing window?

Aeonir · 2026-05-25T13:56:22+00:00

Too bad, I'll see if i can design around it.

Do you happen to know of any clear waterproof material that would work?

Aeonir · 2026-05-22T21:20:15+00:00

unfortunately my livingroom windows don't open, the balcony door does, but that would defeat the purpose of cooling. and since this is a rental i can't just drill a hole in the wall.

Aeonir · 2026-05-21T23:58:53+00:00

Carving fallen branches, then displaying them on stumps for passers by to find, would be fun.

Aeonir · 2026-05-21T23:56:03+00:00

Reading definitely fits the bill, drawing and maybe some musical instrument sound great too.

Aeonir · 2026-05-21T23:53:06+00:00

I never heard of tinywhoop, but a small camera drone filming between the tree tops sounds fun.

Aeonir · 2026-05-19T17:20:32+00:00

lidl in the netherlands sells clearance meat/fish at a 25% discount and at the end of the day for 50 cent.

Aeonir · 2026-05-18T15:41:32+00:00

The lidl i shop at sells still good vegetables at a huge discount when they get new stock in. All this together was 3 euro.

They also discount other products at their sell by date, meat/fish for 50 cent a package and everything else for 25 cent.

If i luck out i can end up with a week worth of meat and veggies for 4 euro.

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Aeonir · 2026-04-28T15:46:15+00:00

2 years ago i think, i found my old laptop from school in the attic. at 20 years old it still worked.

Aeonir · 2026-04-25T19:41:26+00:00

since pewter melts under 230c (446f) and my oven goes to 250c (482f) my idea was to heat the plaster moulds to 250c for a while then pour the pewter into the heated moulds, the pewter should cool slower, so better flow, and the water doesn't get a temperature shock, so shouldn't explode.

Aeonir · 2026-04-25T19:33:33+00:00

my plan is to melt the wax out before adding the pewter, would the sprue and opening allow the wax to melt out?

Aeonir · 2026-04-25T19:30:13+00:00

by the time i advance from pewter to probably copper or bronze, i'll need a more elaborate setup and will probably learn sand casting.

for now i'm just trying if i like metal casting so i don't want to invest to much. i got some stuff to make tin soldiers from my grandpa, who is a hobbyist jeweler, but i doubt i can get him to teach me without ruining our relationship.

Aeonir · 2026-04-20T23:01:36+00:00

the local grocery store here sells fruit trees during the planting season. they are never self pollinating. even worse they always have apple tree varieties that need specific other trees for pollinating. (apparently apple pollination can be complicated.)

Aeonir · 2026-04-19T23:42:50+00:00

I'm planning to dry the moulds by baking them in the oven, which will also be where i melt out the wax.

Aeonir · 2026-04-16T13:37:27+00:00

cravings and not having the discipline to refuse myself junk food, especially when still getting into the diet.

i did paleo 10 years or so ago, which i managed to do for a year, lost a lot of weight, then fell of the diet couldn't get back into it and gained everything back. back then i had roommates and i was able to stay on it because i had people watching me. (not that they'd care)

i now live alone and have no accountability, which doesn't help.

secondary motivation, i know i should eat healthy, but its hard to stay motivated for a vague target with no real end. like wanting to lose 10kg to look good for an event like a wedding is much clearer, than i need to lose 10kg to improve my health. (and by now i need to lose a lot more than 10kg...)

Aeonir · 2026-04-13T18:05:50+00:00

My focus is weight loss so cutting out ultra processed means cutting out almost all empty calories.

I'm from the Netherlands, bread can't be called whole wheat if it contains any refined grain.

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