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rebeccmeisterMy rather busy lab space:
We're doing so many different things in a fairly small space that we are having to constantly rearrange everything to switch from one task to the next. This isn't a permanent situation, thankfully, and all things considered, there is enough space to do the things that need doing.
On the counter, left to right, you can see my drill press, our dish-drying space, the sink, and dishes containing freshly-poured dental plaster. The table in the foreground houses one of three dissecting microscope stations for taping ants, a pile of ant nest boxes drying after fluon application, and a giant roll of brown paper used for cricket housing. From this view you can't really see the computer cart, giant wood storage shelves, pile of bicycles in need of repair, or the other two microscope stations.
The packed-up bike valet next to the Dana Monument Horse Trough:
It is a bit odd to me that the drainage system for the horse trough appears to be: letting the water run off the edge and trickle down into the gutter.
Garden harvest, yum:
Related to the strawberries -annikusrex says I should update my name for the Useless Rhubarb, because it's true, I have managed to get 7-8 stalks off the plants. So it will henceforth be known as the Mostly Useless Rhubarb.
Another fun trailer load, the wood for building the massive rowing oar storage rack:
Oh, and a beautiful crosswalk along the bike path in the town of Bethlehem.
Test-fitting the massive oar rack:
Lastly, hauling S's kayak rack pieces home so he can decide what he wants to do with them.
That brings us up to date, at least.
We're doing so many different things in a fairly small space that we are having to constantly rearrange everything to switch from one task to the next. This isn't a permanent situation, thankfully, and all things considered, there is enough space to do the things that need doing.
On the counter, left to right, you can see my drill press, our dish-drying space, the sink, and dishes containing freshly-poured dental plaster. The table in the foreground houses one of three dissecting microscope stations for taping ants, a pile of ant nest boxes drying after fluon application, and a giant roll of brown paper used for cricket housing. From this view you can't really see the computer cart, giant wood storage shelves, pile of bicycles in need of repair, or the other two microscope stations.
The packed-up bike valet next to the Dana Monument Horse Trough:
It is a bit odd to me that the drainage system for the horse trough appears to be: letting the water run off the edge and trickle down into the gutter.
Garden harvest, yum:
Related to the strawberries -
annikusrex says I should update my name for the Useless Rhubarb, because it's true, I have managed to get 7-8 stalks off the plants. So it will henceforth be known as the Mostly Useless Rhubarb.Another fun trailer load, the wood for building the massive rowing oar storage rack:
Oh, and a beautiful crosswalk along the bike path in the town of Bethlehem.
Test-fitting the massive oar rack:
Lastly, hauling S's kayak rack pieces home so he can decide what he wants to do with them.
That brings us up to date, at least.
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Date: 2026-06-09 05:38 pm (UTC)The flow through the horse trough almost certainly helps prevent the trough from becoming a stinking bowl of rotting leaves, moss, mosquitoes and who knows what else. Why they don't have a drain for it is a good question, probably down to cost of installing and historic indifference to changing the setup.
Nice racks!
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Date: 2026-06-09 06:26 pm (UTC)I suspect that you're right, regarding the absence of a drain for the horse trough. It's still strange!
Regarding the racks - thanks! I really need to add cross-beams for reinforcement, though. I'm nervous about the general cube shape.
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Date: 2026-06-09 07:27 pm (UTC)* If you really want to be fancy, You could get a handful of GRK screws, general purpose or structural, and screw through the uprights into the ends of the 2x4's. GRK's are fabulous. They don't really need pre-drilling and they go exactly where you send them. The heads are big enough for a good deep socket for the drill bit so they don't cam out. They are also rated hardware (unlike most other screws including most of the nicer deck screws). A bit pricey but worth it. Every contractor I know has switched to using them. https://www.grkfasteners.com/grk-products/structural-framing-screws/r4-multi-purpose-screw
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