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Now that I have my Ryzen computer running and am getting more and more of my software loaded on it, my digital and internet productivity is zooming again. I was almost fully cranked back up in December until I had the accident on Christmas Eve Day. Then my primary Windows 10 desktop computer I had been using since 2013 failed on January 14th due to a bad hard drive. My backup drive had been stolen while I was in the hospitals having my pneumonia and osteomyelitis treatments in 2021 and I hadn't noticed it was missing. So it's been a serious data recovery operation.

I still don't have the old machine back up, but I built an AMD Ryzen 7 computer and got Windows 11 on it. I can't run RealFlight 6.0, 6.5, or 7.5 on it. It seems to be a USB issue and the Interlink Elite controller isn't recognized. So far, that is the only software that isn't running on it, but I've mainly been loading more recent software like Microsoft Visual Studio 2022, Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office 365, AutoCAD LT 2023, and some music software from IK Multimedia. It will take quite a while to get everything installed and software like CompuFoil 3D will require license reactivation. I haven't yet started getting the components for the Intel I9-12900K machine together. I hope to start on that in a day or two now that I've passed some significant milestones with "Ryzen". One of my goals is to have two computers with all of the software I need in case of another down time. Another is having a second or even third computer to run my vinyl cutter and 3D printer. As well as having one that can be hooked up to the Android TV in the family room to run RealFlight on and test Android apps on. This is a significant technology and computing refresh for me. Early 2021 was phones and tablets. Fall was Internet service and full house reliable Wi-Fi for my home automation project. Now computers, a Chromebook, printers, and other devices. So I should be set from a computing and internet standpoint for a while.

In the past day or so, I got some of my web apps republished including my web site linking redirector I use to point my many domains to useful places with easy and nice domain names. I have my GoDaddy protocols updated. So soon, you'll start seeing nicer names for things in my messages. And web sites I had shut down for maintenance right before I went into the hospital a year ago on March 25th will finally be back up. A year ago on April 25th, the doctors told me I might never walk unaided again and that I had at least a year or two of recovery ahead of me. It has been intensely difficult, but I'm better and improving constantly even with the recent and continuing heart issues. Unfortunately my divorce is not complete and my ex-wife to be (EW2B) seems hell bent on making my life as difficult as she can. Sorry Altoona, PA POS.

The house is getting back in shape. I'm almost done with the kitchen and the south bathroom where the cat from hell's nasty litter box was, is now grime free and cleaned out. I have a videotaping and clean work table with studio lighting in the dining room which will go upstairs at some point. But having it and my office in the southeast bedroom on the first floor near the family room and kitchen is convenient. Maybe too convenient as I'm having a hard time slowing down and sleeping.

This is the second video I've minimally edited and uploaded to YouTube. My Mac Mini has also been down since last year. While I could have done some video edit on my MacBook Air, survival and a little real work were more important.

Hopefully I can keep up this pace. I have hundreds of hours of video footage from the workshop upstairs. I used to run the camcorder most anytime I was working and being able to review what I did before the "dark" time is really helping me bring all of my past memories back.

This video is over three hours long and I haven't cut any of it. No telling what I might have said or scratched. But here it is.
(Still processing on YouTube ... May not be viewable for another hour or two)

T/V FAI BOBCAT Epoxy Fuselage Layup Unedited Raw Footage 3/20/2018 This is footage of a layup of a Telford/Violett FAI BOBCAT epoxy fuselage I did in March of 2018.It is completely raw and unedited video over two or three da...

This is from footage of a layup of a Telford/Violett FAI BOBCAT Fuselage I did in March of 2018. My Father carved the plugs for the BOBCAT in the early 70's for Bob and Cliff. He often met them at the Charlotte Douglas Airport when they came through Charlotte and consulted with them until the shape on the plugs was right. Then we made the molds using polyester resin and fiberglass mat, and fiberglass cloth. I laid up most of the polyester fuselage for my father in the 70's. Hundreds of them. Now I have the molds and am working to duplicate them in epoxy so laying up joined in the mold fuselage using epoxy is easier.

This little snippet shows how I mix the goo to use in the sharp corners of a mold to use in a layup.

https://youtu.be/YhS8lIy3EB4

Find our fillers (temporarily out-of-stock) and other products on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stegallhobbies&crid=I88PJC8N2DIO&sprefix=stegallhobbies

See some photos of the fuselage at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.822295821304554

Don Stegall

A Little About Epoxy Fillers - 3/20/2018 This is from footage of a layup of a Telford/Violett FAI BOBCAT Fuselage I did in March of 2018. My Father carved the plugs for the BOBCAT in the early 70's ...

Sales of these have suddenly picked up this week and these have started flying out of the Amazon fulfillment centers (FC's) once again ... We're trying to get more to Amazon as soon as possible, but it will be at least a week before the restocked units are available to Amazon customers ... I expect them to sell out today or tomorrow if we have some kind of positive publicity pushing the jump in sales.

So order asap if you need Fumed Silica / Cabosil for your epoxy glue projects.

32 ounce are now out-of-stock and more are on the way.

The new 4 ounce SKU are in the way and should be available in two weeks or less.

The new one gallon size are almost ready to ship.

Fumed Silica Thickener, Cabosil (8 Ounces by Volume) Fumed Silica Thickener, Cabosil (8 Ounces by Volume)

I wrote this as a comment on a post by Robert Vess and Timothy Lampe about a Q40 aluminum landing gear shaping Robert did.

It is useful to most anyone that needs a shiny finish on guitar parts like frets. Tfat is where I started with these. But I quickly found other uses for things like the outsides of engine parts, and even in the kitchen. Surprise. 😎

In researching buying these as wholesale so I can sell them on our Amazon store, I found out that there are other varieties of the Micro Mesh pads and sanding paper. It is fairly expensive stuff. I ordered more variety than I have seen on any outlet. I will try them and post comments to this message. So please Like this message to see updates.

Don Stegall

Now the original message ...

To get a near mirror finish on aluminum plus the smoothest and shiniest surface on your planes, get these ...

https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/supplies/sanding-and-polishing/sandpaper-and-finishing-papers/micro-mesh-soft-touch-pads/

You can get them other places. Search for ... Micro Mesh Pads ... I see them on Amazon, but not as Prime items ... yet 😎

The set of nine pads includes 1500, 1800, 2400, 3200, 3600, 4000, 6000, 8000, and 12000 grits. Use the grits in sequence to achieve a super gloss.

I got these for guitar work. But now I use them for a lot of things.

You wouldn't think that 12000 grit would do anything. But if you do the full grit sequence, the results at the last 12000 are incredible.

It is important to get the sequence right and do the full sequence. It is very easy as hardly any material is removed in each step. It's basically just rubbing all over the part.

Preparation is also important. Even the 1500 will fix minor scratches. But sanding up to 1000-1200 before polishing is advised.

Shine On You Crazy Diamonds 💎 🤣 😂 😎

Micro-Mesh Soft Touch Pads Fingertip-size pads for hand polishing high-gloss finishes.