Author: somethingnew
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Coffee Roaster
Many years ago (2008) I started roasting my own coffee. At first, I simply put it in an air popper and let it go. It burned the beans on the outside and left the inside under-roasted. (ie, still green) BUT, it was the best cup of coffee I had ever tasted. I was hooked. I…
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Vigil Upgrade
I sent my Vigil in for service. It needed a new battery. They did a firmware upgrade and full test as well. Interesting to me, I sent them a Vigil 2. When I got it back, it was a Vigil Cuatro. The serial number is the same, so I’m assuming it’s the same hardware. They…
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Wheel Hub
So I’ve decided to build another antweight bot. (US Ant is 1lb. Not to be confused with UK Ant.) I last did this in 2015. I dug through my bins and found plenty of parts, so decided to try to build with what I have as much as possible. I found a bag of 10…
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Hello world!
This is my first post. Today I am setting up WordPress so I can post something new every day. Some days it might be something very simple. Other days it might be something more involved. Honestly, I’ve set up a few WordPress sites and it’s not a huge deal. So, I guess, today is a…