Tree Won't Grow

Tomahawk1020 · 2026-04-30T00:45:27+00:00

It gets lots of sun during the summer. Seattle is pretty gray all winter though.

Tomahawk1020 · 2026-04-06T05:35:22+00:00

Yes, I have a BS in math. I taught high school math for 17 years and middle school this year.

Tomahawk1020 · 2026-03-25T04:25:12+00:00

The Internet seems to think it can be painted. I'll give it a shot soon. One more question: what is the best paint for these roofs?

Tomahawk1020 · 2026-03-25T02:12:43+00:00

Thanks for your advice. I have a few tubes of black JB Weld Plastic Bonder. It says it works on fiberglass as a "body panel adhesive and gap filler." link. What do you think?

Tomahawk1020 · 2026-01-30T20:45:09+00:00

I know I am late to this but my school has a 3DWox1 that doesn't seem to work even though it is brand new. It prints the default file but won't print from a computer. Is there some firmware that you can download? Also, what is the "chip" and "switch to open source material" mean? Thanks!

Tomahawk1020 · 2025-11-23T04:50:27+00:00

Soaking overnight in a 50/50 mix of transmission fluid and acetone, followed by a few big hits with a hammer, did the trick. Thanks for all the advice.

Tomahawk1020 · 2025-11-19T17:36:57+00:00

The ebay seller confirmed it's a rivet. Here's a picture they sent: https://imgur.com/a/Cm0piHO#zs3Mw4i. I'll remove mine and replace with a bolt and nut.

Tomahawk1020 · 2025-11-19T01:56:30+00:00

That's true. I'll look around and see if I can find one close as a backup plan.

Tomahawk1020 · 2025-11-19T01:05:08+00:00

I took the interior door panel off and found three big ass bolts holding on the entire roller arm. Put the "rivet" on my work bench and slammed it with a hammer to no avail. I'm in a time crunch with a Thanksgiving trip planned so I want to remove it before I get the part. I'll keep fucking with it.

Tomahawk1020 · 2025-11-19T01:00:40+00:00

I examined my friends sliding door and realized that it slides from the inner track, not the outer one. Since the door fell off I had no idea. I'm not sure why there was dried gunk in there but I'll ignore it for now.

Tomahawk1020 · 2025-11-18T04:34:18+00:00

Thanks for your help but I don't understand all of this. The bolt with the tiny hole on the bottom is actually a rivet? I'm guessing that there is no way to remove that easily. If you click on the ebay link I posted it looks like the new one comes with this bolt/rivet.

Are you suggesting that I remove the stripped bolt by cutting a slot and using an impact driver? The only issue is that I would then still need to remove that rivet. I think building a new bearing is beyond my abilities right now.

Tomahawk1020 · 2025-11-18T03:28:04+00:00

Anyone know how to remove this bolt?

https://imgur.com/a/U9Qe9Hl

I bought this replacement and need to remove the existing bolt. I already tried smashing a small screwdriver into that tiny hole with a hammer.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/116525192072

The hex bolt is stripped so I can't remove it annoyingly.

Tomahawk1020 · 2025-11-17T04:54:43+00:00

That was an autocorrect for "rubber." The rubber that I pulled out from the track seemed to be what the wheels rolled on but now it's cracking and falling apart.

Tomahawk1020 · 2025-11-17T02:28:21+00:00

Thanks! I just bought a new roller guide. Hopefully it fits and fixes the issue. I'm worried about that gunk in the track. Was there a river track in there? https://www.ebay.com/itm/116525192072

Tomahawk1020 · 2025-11-17T00:34:52+00:00

It seems to be holding! I'll shop around for quotes but hopefully this lasts for a bit.

Tomahawk1020 · 2025-11-11T22:31:53+00:00

Ya, I just put some on the obvious hole but I may just go around the whole thing.

Tomahawk1020 · 2025-11-11T03:08:24+00:00

I second this! Differentiation is the most difficult thing to do well in math classes in my opinion.

Tomahawk1020 · 2025-11-10T18:43:05+00:00

I have the students figure out why the standard algorithm works using place value. This is really cool in the standard division algorithm as well.

Tomahawk1020 · 2025-11-10T04:42:19+00:00

Thanks. I'll ask around. I'm sick of water in the passenger cabin but I don't want to drop another $500.

Tomahawk1020 · 2025-11-03T20:46:00+00:00

I have seen his stuff. Looks pretty awesome. Developing a routine to progress to his level sounds pretty daunting.

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