Home and Dollars
The fun of building (and owning) a house.
Friday, April 2, 2021
Sunday, March 14, 2021
3D Printer Fun
Of course the second we got back they wanted to get it, and we didn't have anything to do so we drove over to Microcenter and picked up a Ender 3D Pro, which Nick had scoped out and I reviewed. It was very affordable and seemed to be highly regarded.
We put it together this morning in about a hour and a half. It went together pretty easily and once the bed was leveled it has been happily printing away for awhile now.Hoping we can get a lot of good use out of it!
Friday, February 12, 2021
Keyboard Replacement
The laptop is a Dell Latitude E7450, so we ordered this keyboard from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3aWwKVo
Maddie and I worked together to pull the old one off and install the new one. Here is a link to the you tube video we followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQE-1jy1eB4
The only tricky thing is the that cables on the new keyboard seemed a little long, but we just pushed the battery down on them and it is working well, so they must slide around a little.Saturday, January 9, 2021
Recumbent Bike Build
It went together pretty easily and seem like a sturdy bike. They purchased it locally, but it is a Spirit XBR55 Recumbent Bike. They found it for $1350, about 1500 after tax. We saved them $150 by putting it together for them.
Now the key is for them to use it. Lets hope so!
Friday, January 8, 2021
A little organization comes into the world
Replacing an Arc Fault Breaker
It sounds like breakers do need to be replaced sometimes, so I thought I would just replace the breaker. Turns out it is a little challenging to find the right breaker. They don't make it the easiest. But I was able to find a suitable replacmeent at Menards ($36, ugh so much more than regular breakers) and was able to pick it up on the bag sale, which was nice.
It always feels dicey to me to put my hand in the panel, but I was able to get the old one out and put in the new one. Didn't realize for an arc fault you need to attach it to the neutral bar, as well as the neutral line for the circuit.So we will see what happens now, I am hoping to not have to deal with it anymore. Or at least for another 10 years.
We have not had any issues in the last 10 days, so that is a definite improvement.
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Rescued another Pixel OG

