Over Thanksgiving weekend this year I finally pulled the trigger on a new MacBook Pro 16 after years of holding back and waiting. I have been constantly waffling on the decision sine the new models were announced last year. I wanted to ensure my wife was situated for work/school as she had been using hand-me-down …
Freight Trains in Brunswick on a gloomy fall day
This past Monday I was off of work and decided to head to Brunswick as it is one of my staples to get out of the house, get some steps in, and catch some time to shoot photographs and trains. When I got there I crossed paths with a father and his son who were …
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It is beginning to look like Fall!
CSX Q Train in front of Point of Rocks Station 
CSX 3082 ES44AC-H as DPU at Point of Rocks 
CSX SD70MAC in second position at Point of Rocks 
CSX 830 ES44AC-H as DPU at Point of Rocks 
The latest upgrades to my Creality Ender 3 – The Micro-Swiss All Metal Hotend and SKR Mini E3 v2
Since my last post updating what I have done on my Creality Ender 3 I have made some additional updates, somewhat by choice, mostly by need. I have installed the WhamBam System's flexible build platform, as previously acknowledged, I have swapped out the Creality silent board with the SKR Mini E3 v2 and installed the …
I installed the Wham Bam Flexible Build System on my Creality Ender 3
In the ever evolving saga of my time with the Creality Ender 3 including changes, upgrades, and refinements I decided to change the build surface that I am using. Originally, my Creality Ender 3 came with a removable and flexible build surface, but I never had success with it. I read around and watched videos …
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Two Years with the Creality Ender 3
It has been a little over two years since I purchased my Creality Ender 3, am I happy with my purchase? Short answer, yes! Long answer below: I wrote a blog post about my Creality Ender 3 in November 2018, shortly after buying my Ender 3 on Amazon. I was a novice, and still consider …
Installing the Creality BLTouch Auto Bed Leveling Kit on my Ender 3
During the pandemic I have had a lot more time to work with my Creality Ender 3. This has led to a lot of time manually leveling the bed and working to achieve success when getting the initial layers on my prints. The process of constantly re-leveling the bed, and having things change between prints …
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Peloton is releasing a new bike!
I woke up this morning with my coffee and one of the first things I saw was an announcement from Peloton for the new Peloton Bike+. This thing looks absolutely incredible. Screenshot of the Peloton Bike+ from the Peloton Announcement Video With the limited direct experience I have with the previous generation of Peloton, this …
Things to make on your Traeger Grill
So, you're thinking of picking up a Traeger but you are conflicted - "Will I use it?", "what will I make with it?" Or, you are just looking for some ideas on what to make with your grill... Well, whatever brought you, here are some options. Pulled Pork Burritos Previously I made a post about …
3D Printing and Model Railroading
3D Printing and Model Railroading are two hobbies of mine that I have posted about and are two hobbies that I feel could overlap quite well, but I have not come across many pages/forums that really go too deep into it. I follow different groups on Facebook and follow some sub-reddits with both of these …
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