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What was your most interesting recent non solar project?

gotbeans said:
Yea there are some people that buy a bunch of rock and take over their whole yard with that.. it's pretty silly though (unless you're actually in a desert area then it makes sense)
I found buying enough white dwarf clover for 5x my lot size worked well to be able to hit pieces of grass with my weed whacker until it's barren soil and dig into it killing the grass, then throw out some seed on top of it lmao

There are a lot of cute flowers that are native to me, like this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houstonia_micrantha it only gets like 2 inches tall so perfect for not mowing
I got a lot of these already growing just by not mowing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamium_purpureum they get a bit taller, seems the tallest ones are about 7 inches
Got a lot of these too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscari_armeniacum they aren't native but neither is clover.. I didn't plant them though someone else must have. But I have probably like 300 of them growing lmao

I have 2 electric lawn mowers here (I got broken from people) I converted one half way to remote control but I decided last year that killing all the grass was maybe easier than mowing so I decided to do that and it seems to work so far.

I might complete the mower project though, I already wrote most of the code for it but I was going to put a camera on it so I can sit inside and control it. I have to put an antenna on the pole in my backyard



Do you add the rib cage and arms after paint?
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some areas need to get a little paint before the rest is attached.
 
Non-solar What is That?
LOL...
I bought a TIG Welding machine and been practicing every night on 6000 series aluminum...because I had the opportunity to get some alum beams and channels from the demolition of a 1960's structure for the cost of showing up with a trailer...BUT I am not sure I can claim this is "Non-Solar" given my thoughts on what to build from all the aluminum... :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: (y);)
 
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My latest non solar projects involved basic home maintenance.

The first was a basic sink faucet replacement. I am currently performing an update to the downstairs bathroom. Included wall repair and painting, replacement and updating of sink, vanity, wall plumbing, medicine cabinet and mirror, new light, replacement of vent fan and shower repairs. Also installed a proper GFCI which was badly needed. Basic house repair for most but the knowledge gained on this forum helped me gain confidence with the electrical side of things. Most importantly the wife is happy which is the best thing of all.
 
SparkyJJO said:
If you can get a car in yours, you're further along than me!
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I just wish I had a garage lol 😅

There's pros and cons to living in an apartment, but damn I can't wait to find a house this year and (hopefully) move into it ASAP.

Been looking for a long time, but the market has been awful.

My last major project was getting the metal roofing up on the addition of our family cabin.
It had tar paper on it for about 3 months and had unfortunately developed a leak in one spot.

I think the gale force winds we've been getting lately let it ingress in places that it never would have usually been able to get to.


This year has been the windiest I can ever remember it being in the past 20 years or so.

⠀
 
HalfBaked said:
A few months ago, I found a Lion's Mane mushroom growing on a tree in the woods.
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Now I'm growing Lion's Mane in my kitchen
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That's fantastic, I would love to try to do that as well.

I had lion's mane for the first time recently, I pan fried it with some butter and garlic and it was obscenely delicious.
 
HalfBaked said:
A few months ago, I found a Lion's Mane mushroom growing on a tree in the woods.
I cloned it to Petri dishes until I had a clean culture.
I used the clean culture to inoculate jars of sterilized birdseed and wood dowels.
Now I'm growing Lion's Mane in my kitchen
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I've eaten a lot of weird stuff, but mushrooms still are not appetizing to me
 
PreppenWolf said:
My son and I took apart a three horse barn in NW VT. The materials will be used to build large farrowing (birthing) cabins for our pigs.
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What was the rationale for breaking it down vs repurposing it? Just to save money on building out the farrowing? Just curious.

From what little I can tell from the photos, the structural wood on the inside looks like it's in great condition.
 
Dagoth Ur Does Solar said:
What was the rationale for breaking it down vs repurposing it? Just to save money on building out the farrowing? Just curious.

From what little I can tell from the photos, the structural wood on the inside looks like it's in great condition.
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It's was 30% of new material cost for us to dismantle and move the barn 3 hours away to our house and build the farrowing huts the way I want them. Large lumber and metal roofing are ridiculously expensive still. All the wood was in excellent condition and the roofing had no leaks.
 
The two farrowing huts will basically be cabins. 8ftx12ft with front to back sloping 7.5ft-5.5ft roofs. They will share a side wall. I'm reusing the sliding barn doors. There will be power inside with a 3ftx7ft bunk to sleep on that doubles underneath as a heated area for piglets.

You have to be with the mothers 12-18 hours straight while they give birth if you don't want to lose piglets to crush injuries.
 
featherlite said:
Wikipedia says: Young plants have edible tops and leaves, used in salads or in stir-fry as a spring vegetable. If finely chopped it can also be used in sauces

So, a food source too. :)
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Yep they're all over midwest / south. I've eaten one but it's kinda like dandelion.. edible but not that great tasting lol
 
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