Jeremy VanGelder

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The area I live in is gorgeous, so I look for the best ways to steward it and to help my neighbors. I founded Friends of Road 4109 to rebuild a forest road. I draft civil engineering plans for developers and small businesses. I am studying land surveying. And I am raising several boys with my wife Lynae. I have found my way out of a porn addiction through Celebrate Recovery

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Proebstel, Washington, USDA Zone 6B

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Recent posts by Jeremy VanGelder

Americans, please don't use 2 letter abbreviations for your state!

Nicole, down at the South end of Washington State we have a double ambiguity. We get to say, "I'm from Vancouver, not BC, Washington, not DC."

2 days ago

tinkering with this site

wildfire, burning brush in the fall, permaculture and community, i am just too weird

If one really doesn't have a use for woody debris, it would be so good to send it to a greening the desert project.

3 days ago

paul wheaton's pseudo blog

wildfire, burning brush in the fall, permaculture and community, i am just too weird

Permaculture replaces petroleum with people. Paul replaces brush burning with people.

4 days ago

paul wheaton's pseudo blog

Preventing Wear and Tears in Clothes

The counter at our kitchen sink has a rough underside. The particleboard is exposed. It has worn holes in some of my wife's shirts. So I have taken to covering it with duct tape. Eventually the tape falls off and I have to replace it. But what have you all done to prevent wear and tear on your clothes?

5 days ago

repair

How do you Remove a Ford Golden Jubilee Ignition Switch (key switch)

The old key is on the left, new key on the right. That W is the only cut. I imagine most lock smiths could do that from a picture.

Briggs and Stratton key blanks are available at a number of places online.

5 days ago

gear

How do you Remove a Ford Golden Jubilee Ignition Switch (key switch)

Thanks for the help, everyone. In this case, I think the answer is to have a new key cut. My grandpa also had a Golden Jubilee. So I was able to take that in and get a copy for $3.00. The blank they used was marked "Briggs and Stratton". So apparently it was pretty common.

5 days ago

gear

a college degree in 2025/2026/2027 ... don't

If I understand a gardening gardeners program correctly, somebody solves the problems of location; including zoning, taxes, property insurance, housing and heat. As well as the problem of food. Then the gardeners just... garden.

1 week ago

paul wheaton's pseudo blog

3D Printable Tool Batteries

R Scott wrote:I have seen a couple YouTube’s about it, but I never saw a good answer for the electronics built into modern tool batteries.

It seem that you can buy Battery Management System (BMS) chips from China. Like this one. That is what Kasyan did when he built one. That might also mean that you could replace the BMS in an original battery if that has failed.

1 week ago

gear

3D Printable Tool Batteries

I was talking to someone who said there is a parametric 3D model that can be used to print batteries that fit any handheld tool. It can hold any number of 18650 cells. So I took a look for this model. I haven't found it yet. But I have found a model for making batteries that fit makita tools

1 week ago

gear

Any Good Rocket Mass Heater Shorts? (Youtube, Instagram, TikTok, Etc)

Thanks Thomas! I don't think that playlists embed very well. But here is a batchbox I found.

2 weeks ago

rocket mass heaters