bigdoinksxl [he/him]

I had joined my local woodworking guild, with full opportunity to join classes etc, right before covid hit ;_; good advice tho

Could you estimate the basic entry cost of getting a lathe/turning setup all kitted out? I have a lot of other tools for a burgeoning shop - hoping to rent a place with a real garage soon so I can actually you know use something bigger than a circular saw - and wondering if lathe work is something I could add to my plans

I recommend to everyone Essential Craftsman on YouTube. A guy that I affectionately refer to as "tool grandpa" is filming the entire process of building a house from the literal ground up, and he uploads tons of other stuff too (like blacksmithing). It's not exactly a how-to-exactly series, but gives you a really good idea of what the basic necessities and challenges are, all the way up to finishing touches (the series isn't done). Plus the videos are mega relaxing. He leans a little medium-small-town Oregon conservative but nothing anywhere near insane; just a few thank the lords here and there.

If you like making breakfast sandwiches with egg and bacon, or are like me and basically need to cut out bread in order to have even a chance at losing weight, try Franz keto bread. It's... It's not good, like it's quite Styrofoamy, but at 30 cals a slice it's like cheating to make you feel less hungry. I pile egg and bacon and cream cheese and salmon on these bad boys, and once you add toppings, the non-flavor of the 'bread' fades away. I really like it. Plus, it never goes stale or molds, because it's mostly air. The only bummer is it's almost double the cost of your average loaf, but at one quarter of the calories, it's worth the fact that it doesn't kill you

Sometimes we'll make variations on 'stir fry,' light on oil, using peppers, crimini mushrooms, onions, carrots, and garbanzos.

Cut everything into forkable-size pieces. Brown the onions first, then add carrots, and let em go until they're almost looking ready to eat. The carrots really add a lot but you gotta cook em long enough until they get soft and caramel-y. Add salt and pepper early on. Then add sliced mushrooms and peppers, wait a bit, then season them too. Garlic salt, oregano, doesn't hurt. Bonus points if you get some zaatar. Add some drained garbanzo beans and season the beans again, maybe cumin. Have with rice or not.

We also like 'ratchet ratatouille.' Get the long yellow squashes and zucchinis, cut them up about a quarter inch thick or less. Don't get too many or they won't all cook in the pan. Fry it up really hot, with onions works too. Trim the green off some slicing or roma tomatoes and fry them; just mash them into the pan and break em apart. Season similar to the above. You can also add garbanzo beans to this for protein.

For trying it out, see if you can get your hands on a 20mg - 50mg CBD soft drink/sparkling water. It should be under $5. Not sure if you can get them shipped in case you can't find them. I can get stuff like that all over the PNW, it's even in Kombucha and at some coffee stands.

I would sell a nut to live in the dusty Dispossessed world