#introductions The “Clock Fixer” here. I am a clock repair person in Denver Colorado. I’ve been repairing Colorado clocks since 1978. Excited to be on Nostr and to share unique content.

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.

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.

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.

So I have a window that doesn't have trim around it (see pic 1). And will eventually need to make a trim around it that matches the other windows in the house (see pic 2). The trim does not seem complicated (it's an old house over 100 years old). I have a miter saw and a circular saw. But some stuff on the trim that I need to replicate looks to be L-shaped legth-wise. I'm assuming that to make an L-shaped piece of wood I'll need a table saw, a I right?

Also, I don't know whether it be better to buy a table saw and try to do it myself or to find a professional to do it for me. While I do have future construction projects in mind I don't think any of them will require a table saw. So idk. Maybe I could rent one? Still, I might spend more $ and ruined wood + time than I would on just hiring someone who knows what they're doing. Idk

Thanks for sharing. Will be useful 'cause I'm contemplating buying one.

I should take more pictures of work in progress but for many reasons, I usually prefer not to.

I'm sure this is a case of artistictism.

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?

#docchain update. The X-ray said I have swollen soft tissue and some fluid behind the knee. They are ordering an MRI. The doctor doesn't think it's serious, maybe just a sprain or slight injury from overdoing it. Hopefully not a meniscus tear. Fingers crossed. We'll see after the MRI.

This is his favorite position. 🤣

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Good luck, America