Starting last Friday, the Pacific Northwest was in a bit of a deep freeze. Normally that wouldn’t be a problem—but our furnace stopped working. Friday night the inside temperature was 54 degrees. By Saturday morning it had dropped to 44 degrees. I would have gotten the problem addressed immediately except my husband and I wereContinue reading “January 16 Day 1409: Defeating the Cold”
Category Archives: being handy
August 29 Day 1269: Gotta Love YouTube
It was dark and grey when I left for my morning walk. Surprisingly, the automatic headlights on the Impala did not turn on. Maybe there was enough ambient light that it did not trip the sensor? I manually switched on the headlights. Nothing happened. Then I tested the high beams and they shined brightly. SoContinue reading “August 29 Day 1269: Gotta Love YouTube”
July 9 Day 1218: Dueling Printers
Three months ago, I designed a 3D “voting box” in Tinkercad to be used at our Spring Math Festivals. The beveled cover would slide on top, sealing the box. The idea was to have attendees answer the prompt “How do you feel about math after attending today’s event?” As you can see in the designContinue reading “July 9 Day 1218: Dueling Printers”
March 13 Day 735: Fixed It!
During the pandemic, I have been working on my maker mindset. In addition to playing with my 3D-printer, I have tackled the repairs of home appliances. First there was the washing machine (July 18 Day 132: Priceless). Then I replaced the kitchen faucet (March 27 Day 384: The Right Tool…). Today, I conquered the broken oven glass.Continue reading “March 13 Day 735: Fixed It!”
February 24 Day 718: Anticipation of Accomplishment
I heard a muffled pop in the kitchen. Upon investigation, I found the cracks shown in the image above. The inner window of my oven fractured. What did I do about it? Nothing. I let the vegetables finish roasting. Turned the oven off and promptly ignored the problem for the next few days. I eventuallyContinue reading “February 24 Day 718: Anticipation of Accomplishment”
March 27 Day 384: The Right Tool…
…makes all the difference. My goal was to fix the dripping kitchen faucet. I watched YouTube videos and gathered tools. My action plan: remove the handle, take the innards to the hardware store, and buy the proper repair kit. In reality: the set screw was frozen. After applying a rust penetrating catalyst, I still managedContinue reading “March 27 Day 384: The Right Tool…”
Math Belongs to All of Us 