Post:Busy Saturday

From Fusselman.org

Well, another weekend is almost over (it already is, for Becky...). Last night, we watched The Code with Morgan Freeman (Who is amazing) after walking Molly up to the Redbox to rent it. This morning started at 0700; We headed to Breakfast at LePeep, and then downtown to the Farmers Market, and rode rented bikes the 6 miles to Iowa (via the much-touted footbridge). The bikes were a pair of Trek Limes, and took a bit of getting used to. They were "Cruiser" style, had coaster brakes and a Shimano 3-speed "automatic" transmission. The absolute inability to pedal backward made getting on and off a bit awkward, and getting it to shift took some getting used to, but overall, it was a really amazing time.

When we got home, I headed down to the garage and started working on an indicator holder designed to hold my digital dial magnetically to a flat surface (sort of like a magnetic back, but without taking the back off, and to let it stand up a bit). I have a few adjustments to make, and am still hunting for some magnets, but I'd like to note that Delrin is totally amazing stuff. I'd never worked with the real thing before, and I came into some scraps recently... It machines nicely (cuts super easy), doesnt melt, and flexes so little that I'm not totally sure that my design is going to work. When I'm done, I'll have some photos of this project.

I rounded out the night by cleaning out the Tupperware cupboard and playing some New Super Mario Bros, which by the way, is pretty difficult. I was dying more than my fair share by the second world. I'm pretty out of practice, though... We haven't had the Wii on (for anything but Netflix) in months...