IT"S TIME FOR NOSTR Q & A!

Do you have workshop questions?

I haven't done one of these Q & As in a while!

Figured it was time again!

1️⃣ Reply to this note with any shop, woodworking, finishing, or metalworking questions that you would like to ask.

2️⃣ I’ll select a few questions and answer them in a YouTube video on my channel “Fabricator’s Field Guide”.

3️⃣ After filming, I’ll reply back to your note with a link to the video answer.

I would love to help you with your journey of learning new skills so let the questions fly!

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Not really a skill question for your video, but what do you do with your steel or aluminum shavings from fabrication?

Where would I look in a medium sized city to find shavings of either of these metals for a science project? Locksmiths?

I would contact a small machine shop in your area. They would have steel and aluminum chips from milling. Possibly smaller filings from grinding. In any shop the stuff is Everywhere. I hope this helps!

Do you use any 3d printing in your shop? How do you balance shop set up and organizing time vs using time?(I've seen people spends years making the right shop set up and then never really use it) How does someone focus on achieving goals vs preparing for unstated goals. Do you clean up right after a job is done, when done for the day or just leave it where it is and wait till you need it again and then go look for it. Sorry if you covered any of this before. New to Nostr and not seen your stuff before.

Give me a bit on the video. Thanks for the questions!

Thank you for your questions! Cheers!

https://youtu.be/8jQ50JlmYY8

Do you have any calibrated body parts? Sounds weird but I know my pointer fingernail is 1/2 inch, first pointer finger joint is 1 inch, 2nd joint is 2 inch, finger tip to knuckle is 4 inch, extended thumb tip to pointer finger tip is 7 inches and spread thumb tip to pinky tip is 9 inches. With a combination of these between two hands I can get pretty accurate measurements pretty quickly.

Yes I do, give me a couple of days for the video!

Thank you very much for the question. It was fun! Cheers!

https://youtu.be/o6nYmxNh8GI

I have mechanical engineering background but just a general tinkerer and fixer. I've won a few bets by "guessing" dimensions that I measured with my hand. I can pretty confidently get within a 1/4 to 1/2 inch accuracy. It reminds me of Adam Savage's(myth buster guy) has a tattoo of measurements on his arm. Thanks for the video.

I thought you had some sort of history behind that! Especially using the word calibrated. I am glad you enjoyed the video. I will be hopefully shooting your next video tomorrow. Cheers!