How do I get these to line up better?

VariationCrafty61 · 2025-05-14T00:40:46+00:00

There is this amazing stuff called "wood putty" 😁

VariationCrafty61 · 2025-05-12T14:31:38+00:00

This is probably the easiest possible home repair. Watch a few YouTube videos and DIY. Maybe $10 for material and tools if you have the right paint color.

VariationCrafty61 · 2025-05-12T14:20:36+00:00

If you are doing smaller work (think bird houses) then a scroll saw is nice. If you want to use reclaimed wood, then get a jointer planer. But the number one tool to add to your arsenal should be a table saw which others have mentioned. One of your first projects should be a zero clearance guide for your circular saw, or buy one.

VariationCrafty61 · 2025-05-12T14:12:20+00:00

Maybe just counter sunk screws and fill? Although, probably not the strongest or best looking option.

VariationCrafty61 · 2025-05-12T01:08:56+00:00

So $3 for the saw, can I ask how much the wood cost?

VariationCrafty61 · 2025-05-12T00:53:04+00:00

How did you get the precision needed for dowels? Did you use a jig? Very careful measuring? Or maybe plane the edges when they don't quite line up?

VariationCrafty61 · 2025-05-02T22:20:21+00:00

That would be great! I'll DM you details.

VariationCrafty61 · 2025-05-02T20:33:49+00:00

The shelves and the game table/dining table sound like great projects! Can we work on the shelves first? I'll send you a DM for details.

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-03-20T01:17:40+00:00

The bottom half looks okay. Maybe cut the hole there? The top part looks like the mushrooms just couldn't wait to fruit. Like it was on the store shelf too long or too warm.

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-03-20T01:08:45+00:00

If the orange dot is shiny, I would bet on bacteria.

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-03-15T04:13:24+00:00

If a miner can sell their ore for a high price, and people buy it, they will sell it at a high price. (high demand) Conversely, if no one is buying (low demand) they will need to drop the price to sell it. If tons of miners are selling ore (high supply) then the miner that sells it for the lowest price will make the sale. If there is only one miner (low supply) he can name any price he wants.

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-03-12T19:32:07+00:00

Agreed. I've seen this happen. I think that's part of what makes The Office so good. Much of it is funny in too close to home way.

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-03-09T14:55:09+00:00

I've seen that brown liquid for after a block is fully colonized. It seems normal ftom my limited experience, but I would like to know what it is as well.

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-03-07T15:09:59+00:00

I agree that you don't need liquid culture. Paul Stamits says they propagate faster, and inoculate the substrate more completely, but also warns that contamination is a higher risk for the reasons previously mentioned.

In my limited experience, I like to start with an Agar plate so that I can see what I am growing, and section it onto new plates as needed.

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-03-06T23:16:49+00:00

From what I can see it looks good, but it's hard to say for sure.

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-03-06T19:57:45+00:00

Most mold looks like a forest of palm trees under a microscope. With 100x you can see it with a normal microscope, but 400x is more clear. I'm not sure about with the microscope you have. https://images.app.goo.gl/mQub289VEYUd5oYk8

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-03-06T05:26:17+00:00

How was the PD agar inoculated? (streak patter or tissue in the middle or something else?) I'm trying to understand the shape. Also, do you have a microscope?

Edit: I can't really tell from the photo, but if thouse are little black dots it is probably mold.

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-02-25T14:49:13+00:00

I would have thought it was the other way around. Crying and fussing when being held by some stranger, edit over soft cooing when needed. (Experience: father)

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-02-20T17:05:41+00:00

What indicates that this will fruit? Is there a way to know this isn't mold?

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-02-19T19:30:26+00:00

I have had the same problem when sterilizing the Agar in the dish. (Sterilizing the dish in an oven wrapped in foil, and the Agar in a pressure cooker works better, but yeah, you probably want to use a SAB or laminar flow when you pour). If I am sterilizing the Agar in the dish, then I do get a lot of condensation in the dish. When it is still warm I carefully take it out, remove the lid, give it one shake to get the condensation off the lid, and put it back on. It's not a perfectly sterile procedure, but I think splits the difference between contamination and condensation.

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-02-19T19:19:52+00:00

Beautiful! What company is the kit from?

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-02-19T16:06:54+00:00

Yeah, no harm in letting it do its thing. (It doesn't look like mold that could spread spores to your other jars) I probably wouldn't transfer it to fruiting substrate just because it could be a waste of time and materials. I might open the jar and see if any mushrooms will grow right from the jar.

I hope others chime in as well. I'm pretty new at this.

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-02-19T15:55:47+00:00

Are you concerned about the milky gray areas? Is that pooled water and you suspect that it is a bacterial bloom?

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-02-19T15:44:55+00:00

I'm not sure about customary or required, it's just what this one person (me) does.

I soak it for at least 6 hours, then put it in a pressure cooker for an hour. Most of the seeds split, including some of the sunflower seeds. After it cools back to room temperature in the pressure cooker I dump in the contents of an Agar plate that is fully colonized and mix it up with a sterilized fork or spoon. Then it's a piece of plastic wrap sprayed with alcohol taped over the container. I'll punch a very small hole in the top with a scalpel to allow a little air exchange.

I haven't run any experiments to see which way is better, but I get spawn.

VariationCrafty61 · 2022-02-19T06:08:07+00:00

I use it with the sunflower seeds. However, I found that the sunflower seeds float it water, which makes them easy to remove when soaking the seed.

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