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simplifier
1 month ago
Spent two years developing and testing a low-cost interior/exterior paint using natural materials. It's easy to make! Paint your fence!
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1 month ago
Using self-adhesive felt in my camera and printing frame bothered me, so I ended up going down another adhesives rabbit-hole by experimenting with starch pastes. Sort of the direct opposite of protein glues, which is neat.
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3 months ago
Made a printing frame to help with making cyanotypes, as well as to practice my technical skills. The new varnish makes a big difference, I think.
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Traveling for the next few weeks, so projects are on hold for now. I'll be getting back into photography when I return, though.
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simplifier
5 months ago
Extended options for formulating oil varnishes, and improvements to my articles on lubricating greases.
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simplifier
6 months ago
Updates for my casein and gelatine glues, and significant improvements for my soap-making articles.
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this is the best website i have ever seen. have you ever considered making a book of these experiments at some point ?
simplifier
6 months ago
Yes! My website is sort of a work-in-progress, but once I've finished refining the various formulas/devices/methods/etc. that I've developed here (or will develop shortly), I intend to write a series of books on them. Probably within the next five years or so; it's a long-term goal.
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Three and a half years ago I looked at a yellow curb in a parking lot, which had been painted multiple times and was still peeling. I thought "this is horrible" and went home and tried to solve the problem. Turns out, it worked!