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  • Chocolate Cake

    Chocolate Cake

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    Serves 16 Cake Ingredients 5 Eggs 2 cups sifted Flour 2 cups Sugar 1 cup salted Butter (if unsalted, add 1/2 tsp Salt) 1 cup Buttermilk 1/2 cup Cocoa dissolved in 1/3 cup Hot Water 1 teaspoon Baking Soda 1 tsp of Vanilla Directions Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch…

  • 3dprinter-miller

    3dprinter-miller

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    A month ago, Mom mentioned that the Parents might be in for a weekend project of cutting foam boards into 60 surfboards. These surfboards will be used to entertain children during the Immanuel Lutheran auction. Dad was not excited to hand cut these surfboards and decided to let his 3dprinter cut them instead. Dad found…

  • Motioneye on Rasp 4

    Motioneye on Rasp 4

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    Having issues trying to process 3 video streams with a pc, Dad decided to separate the streams and have a Raspberry Pi 4 do the work for each stream. To begin, he first downloaded Raspbian ‘Buster’. He learned in a pilot configuration that he would rather have full control to install anything he needed (e.g.…

  • Instant Pot 5-Ingredient Pot Roast

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    Ingredients 1 3/4 cup Beef Broth 2~3 pounds Beef Chuck Roast (could be frozen) 4~5 medium Russet Potatoes, peeled and quartered 4 Carrots, peeled and sliced (or 20 baby carrots) 1 tablespoon Steak Seasoning Optional: cornstarch for thickening gravy Directions Pour the broth into the bottom of your Instant Pot. If your roast is frozen,…

  • Beef Tacos

    Beef Tacos

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    Taco Seasoning Ingredients For 1 pound of ground beef: 1/2 cup Water 2 tbsp Flour 1 tbsp Chili Powder 1 1/2 tsps Ground Cumin 1/2 tsp Sea Salt 1/2 tsp Black Pepper 1/2 tsp Paprika 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder 1/4 tsp Onion Powder 1/4 tsp Dried Oregano 1/8 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes Taco Meat…

  • Swamp Cooler Failure

    Swamp Cooler Failure

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    Yes, that purple line… should not be above the yellow in the summer, when my swamp cooler is suppose to act as a cooler. But before I discuss that, I want to talk about how I began graphing these data points. It all started when dad bought a z-wave sensor that would tell smartthings: motion,…

  • New Living Room TV

    New Living Room TV

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    The old TV decided to go head to head with a three old and his golf ball. Let’s say it didn’t go anywhere I would like. Due to the fear of the same thing happening again The Family bought a cheap Chinese TV only to find out it is pretty good. Meet the new TV…

  • New Back Door

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    With the trip to CO coming very fast, Dad needed to get the new door in as quick as possible. With the help of his brother and mom, he got the old door out and the new door in. Seeing this as an opportunity to learn how to install an exterior door. The new door…

  • Dial Cooler Controller Door

    Dial Cooler Controller Door

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    For those who have swamp coolers that are controlled by Dial’s electronic thermostats… You may have already experienced that the door has given up the ghost and the hinge tabs have broken off. I have found it is probably due to it being left open and somebody running into it and hyperextending it in all…

  • Garage Door Opener all busted up

    Garage Door Opener all busted up

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    Several months ago, I replaced the double car garage door’s opener, it wasn’t too hard as I used the existing mounting hardware from the old opener. I followed the instructions, pinned up the new rail and lifted the motor unit to the hangers. I had a working garage door in about 3 hours. But as…