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Hi. Remember Me? I m the guy that hasn t blogged in all of 2025. Yeah, that guy. 2025 has been a huge year. I now own my own home. I have a shed to tear down, another shed to move. I fixed up one of my trucks. I bought a newer (2012) car. I got health Continue reading The post New 3d Printer, A new BITX* Release, and it s almost 2026 already! appeared first on MiscDotGeek .
Aviation has been a love of mine since I was a very little person. Living in Nevada, seeing posters and ads for the Reno Air Races, specifically the Texans, transfixed me. I was hooked. As a teenager, I got an RC glider and dabbled in RC gliders and planes until my early 20 s. Later in Continue reading The post I Finally Bought My Dream Airplane appeared first on MiscDotGeek .
Yes, we re building a 3D Printed Newtonian Telescope called Hadley. It s being printed in PETG and in the video below, I give a quick tour. My build isn t done yet, but it s darn close. In the next video I ll be discussing aligning (collimating) the optics and hopefully have some first impressions to share. More info Continue reading The post 3D Printing The Hadley 114mm Newtonian Telescope…
When I started off in the 3D Printing world in November of 22, I knew it would be neat to be able to print trinkets here and there, or maybe a Telescope or two. But to be able to help a neighbor in a bind? I didn t expect that. On Tuesday I saw a request Continue reading The post 3D Printing Saves A Neighbors Day appeared first on MiscDotGeek .
In this MiscDotGeek article, we re trying something different. This is an experiment. You know my writing, you know my style. Read the article. Poke holes in it. Why? See at the end (don t cheat!) High Altitude Balloons: Unlocking the Potential of Near Space Exploration Have you ever wondered what the view from the edge of Continue reading The post The Capabilities of High Altitude Balloons…
Yep, you read that right! Thanks to all of you, the MiscDotGeek YouTube channel hit 1000 subscribers this month. This might be small beans for YouTube, but to me it s a huge deal and a big milestone! To mark the occasion, MiscDotGeek will be doing its first ever Live Stream okay well Second, if you Continue reading The post 1000 Subscriber Live Stream 1/18/23 @ 5PM PST appeared first on…
For a long time, I held off getting a 3D printer for several reasons. The first is that I really felt like I just wasn t ready for Yet Another Hobby. My life wasn t together, and my finances weren t either. I know that 3D printing can be expensive, and I just didn t have the discretionary income Continue reading The post The 3D Printing Learning Curveball appeared first on MiscDotGeek .
Hey everyone, I m very sorry for the long absence. It s been a while since I ve written, and so much has changed. In August, I took my 1988 Suburban, loaded it up with a 12 foot UHaul trailer, and dragged all my belongings from rural Western Washington to rural Western Nevada, about 30 miles from Reno. Continue reading The post Fall/Winter 2022 Update Let the 3d Printing Begin! appeared first on…
Hey everyone- been a busy few months lately. Between bad health, travelling, and then working hard just take care of Live Stuff, I ve hardly had time for the Ye Olde Blog! I ll try to write more regularly. A lot of my attention has been going to YouTube and in this series, starting with the video Continue reading The post QDX Revision 3 Build Begins in REAL TIME appeared first on MiscDotGeek .
Yep, get your wallet ready: The QDX Rev 3 is here. And there s more. There are shirts, a hat, a mug, and more. Check it out in the video below: The post QRP Labs QDX Rev 3 is here all 2000 of them! appeared first on MiscDotGeek .