Stuff Andy Makes

Stuff Andy Makes – A bourbon guy who DIYs, makes, tinkers, plays... Everything about all the stuff Andy makes.

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Tiny watering can for indoor plants printed in PETG. Just the right size for watering little plants in little pots. And, it’s a fun, translucent green… Because plants. #plant #diy #houseplants #3dprinting #fusion360 #cad #homemade #stuffandywaters #stuffandymakes

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Vote informedly. #vote #magic8ball

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Designed and 3D printed a set of 8 jigsaw puzzle piece sorting trays shaped like jigsaw puzzle pieces for @woot4penguins. She picked the color scheme. The trays (loosely) fit together, as well. They’re printed in PETG plastic, so she could also make giant-ass jigsaw puzzle piec…

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Weird thing happened in our wild kingdom backyard Tuesday evening. A cottontail had a little baby bun-bun right off our back patio. Just when we thought we’d seen all the animal things in our yard… 🤪🐇
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#stuffandysees #backyardwildlife #desertlife #unusual #animalsofinst…

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Making my IKEA sit/stand desk smart. Distance sensor under desktop tells a @sparkfun Qwiic Pro Micro Arduino the height of the desk. The Arduino can memorize two favorite heights for sitting and standing. Hacked the desk controller that came the motorized legs so the Arduino ca…

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We found this little guy enjoying the morning on one of our rocking chairs. I believe that’s a nighthawk. We see three of them buzzing around our back yard in the evenings.
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#bird #birdphotography #stuffandyphotographs #backyardwildlife

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Homemade stevia chocolate turned out pretty OK. To make these more production-like, I need to learn how to mix the ingredients better (pulverize the whole milk powder a little more) and how to temper the chocolate. These are also more melt-y than store bars. The stevia powder i…

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Experimenting with homemade sugar-free chocolate bars. Using stevia in place of sugar. I think I nailed it on the fourth test batch. 🍫 🤷🏻‍♂️
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#chocolate #homemade #diy #zerosugar #nopreservatives #simplerecipes #stuffandyattempts #stuffandymakes #stuffandyeats #weekend

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Upgraded the power in the camper: Surge suppression from @autoformers and automatic transfer switch (ATS) from @gopowersolar. Now the system is protected and switches automatically between the inverter and shore power. Works great. No more worrying about whether or not both the…

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Mmmm… Chocolate pie.
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#holidayseason #dessert #stuffandyeats #yum #whippedcream #chocolate #pie

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@Hertz, you’re still surprising people with that @PlatePass scam?! Shame on you. After you refund the scam charges, we’re finished. Never again. This will no doubt fall on deaf corporate ears.

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@revmra Thank you, sir!! Sorry for the delayed reply. I mostly push content to the artist formerly known as Twitter. 🤪🥸

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Can I ever have enough LEGO®️ Technic™️? I say no! My wife might argue, but she still got me one of the big kits on my wish list for my birthday, so woot!!
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#legotechnic #legoandybuilds #stuffandybuilds #lego #birthdaygifts #morelego #weekendproject

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Our built-in desk is counter height, so we have an “architect” office chair. Taller than a standard office chair. We’re a no-shoes-inside house, so in socks, my feet get sore resting on the tubular foot rest. So, office chair foot shelf! Aluminum cut and bent by the amazing …

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Decided to get custom engraving on my new Apple Pencil. Can’t wait for #Inktober!
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#stuffandyuses #applepencil #laserengraving #ipadpro #whynot #stuffandydraws

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Mission accomplished! Sturdy. Solid. Robust. Fun. Time to design the plate that the fans will be attached to. That will slot into the grooves in the aluminum in the back above the PC and they will push the hot air from the PC straight out toward the front of the PC and away …

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PC suspend-y thing ready for suspension testing. We lifted it with the computer in it and there was zero flex in the stainless brackets and definitely none in the 2020 aluminum extrusion beams. The real question is whether I chose the right big-ass wood screws to carry the l…

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Constructing a suspend-y thing for my flight sim PC using 2020 aluminum t-slot stuff. The DeWALT DW872 metal chop saw with a no-spark blade goes through the aluminum like butter and leaves nice clean ends. I wanted to get the space-heater-of-a-PC off the floor and up under t…

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Somebunny have a rough night? #backyardwildlife #desertliving #cottontail #rabbit #whyaz

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Touch panel smart thermostat from @trane was dead this morning, so HVAC is offline—explains why we felt warmer than usual waking up today. Everything else checks out (breakers, power to outdoor unit, power to back of touch panel). I’m getting grumpier as the indoor temperatu…

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Amazing what a fresh coat of mineral oil can do to soapstone!
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#stuffandymakes #stuffandyapplies #soapstone #countertops #diy #maker #backyard #bbq #patio #outdoorkitchen #bbqisland