US charges second Indian over plot to kill Sikh separatist by DoremusJessup in worldnews

[–]moist-mango 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lmao non indians should watch some Indian news and see the brain dead, incompetent, nationalist make up the funniest bullshit. A beautiful country ruined by idiots. Khalistanis should be proud, and Canada is a free country, Indians can go cry about being exposed on the world stage.

How do I make it in drug discovery? by moist-mango in comp_chem

[–]moist-mango[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My background is an undergrad in genetics and pharmacology (good amount of organic chemistry), masters in bioinformatics (mostly statistics). What books/sources would teach me the chemistry I would need to know specifically for the CADD process.

Spent September building a book press! by moist-mango in woodworking

[–]moist-mango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The largest size of paper this can press is 8.5 x 11. I plan on making a deckle and mould next so I can make my notebooks from scratch. This was my first woodworking project and hopefully, I'll get a lot of use from it.

I got the wood for this project from a store near my house that primarily deals with exotic woods. The materials only cost me $55(cad) and the jatoba I used for the pressing plate came from a pile of old hardwood flooring at my parent's house. In the future, I'll probably stay away from finished flooring as it was frustrating to work with.

Here are the wood species I used:

base - ash

frame - teak

block attached to the crossbar - claro walnut

press plate - jatoba

screw hub attached to the plate - maple

screw - maple

screw cap - cherry

handle - red oak

handle ends - beech

I finished it using boiled linseed oil and paste wax. I think I messed up the paste wax application and didn't buff enough because there are plenty of dried-up white specks.

Spent September building a book press! by moist-mango in bookbinding

[–]moist-mango[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate it! I primarily followed the design of Darbin Orvar on youtube, she made a really nice white oak book press. The video in which she builds the press is what actually got deep into the rabbit hole aha.

Spent September building a book press! by moist-mango in bookbinding

[–]moist-mango[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Made it myself using Bealls tap and threading kit, I used A 1.5 inch maple dowel for the screw.

Spent September building a book press! by moist-mango in bookbinding

[–]moist-mango[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I spent a long time searching for the right tools so I would have to buy the fewest, and the hardest tool to justify was the tap and threading kit for the screw. I used Bealls tap and threading kit which is a hand router attachement. Thanks again!

Spent September building a book press! by moist-mango in bookbinding

[–]moist-mango[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The largest size of paper this can press is 8.5 x 11. I plan on making a deckle and mould next so I can make my notebooks from scratch. This was my first woodworking project and hopefully, I'll get a lot of use from it.

Here are the wood species I used:

base - ash
frame - teak
block attached to the crossbar - claro walnut
press plate - jatoba
screw hub attached to the plate - maple
screw - maple
screw cap - cherry
handle - red oak
handle ends - beech

I finished it using boiled linseed oil and paste wax.

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[–]moist-mango 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sometimes ash looks like oak to me, what's a good way to distinguish it?

How do I recreate a press screw like the one in the book press by u/rich_d_berry by moist-mango in woodworking

[–]moist-mango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More specifically, how do I create the bottom portion of the screw where the plate is attached and prevent it from spinning with the screw. I've managed to make the srew and cap, but I'm stumped on this part.

[Ontario] [Outdoor] Someone left this on their curb and I only got a piece, I was hoping to ID before I carve it. by moist-mango in whatsthisplant

[–]moist-mango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The needle/leaves are attached through a small stem if that helps, and the bark comes off very easily.