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Made some impromptu cicada medals for one of NextFab’s monthly Quizzos It’s not / completely / random - there was a cicada-themed round

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I designed and waterjet some fun holiday candle holders for a fun event to get the public introduced to metal working at NextFab - info and really unattractive .gif of yours truly here http://blog.nextfab.com/holiday-fun-showflake-0

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I mean, why wouldn’t I weld a bunny?

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Waterjetting the pumpkin was so satisfying

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It’s nice to work tech support

But I also kind of miss walking into work and having put out fires, figuratively and literally

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A small, faint star relatively close by is home to seven Earth-size planets with conditions that could be right for liquid water and maybe even life.

The discovery sets a record for both the most Earth-size planets and the most potentially habitable planets ever discovered around a single star.

The strange planetary system is quite compact, with all of these worlds orbiting their star closer than Mercury orbits the sun, according to a newly published report in Nature.

“If you were on the surface of one of these planets, you would see the other ones as we see the moon, or a bit smaller,” says Michaël Gillon, an astronomer at the University of Liège in Belgium. “The view would be very impressive.”

Astronomers Find 7 Earth-Size Planets Around A Nearby Star

Images: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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18" S-40 304L 45° Lateral. Another day another dollar. Another big fitting out the door. #welding #weldernation #weldlicious #tigwelding #pipewelding #weavewednesday #walkingthecup #instawelder #ssdd

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Natural fibers Because fire is easier to deal with than picking molten polyester out of your wounds

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This was my first time trying my hand at some hotwork making a fire poker

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Made my dad a sign for his garage for father’s day - he absolutely loved it

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When you come into the shop and you see this >.<

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Made a couple of pens while I was bringing my lathe skills up to snuff - they’re actually super nice to use (surprisingly enough)

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I’m also a big FIRSTer - new to this area but this is one of my old teams in central Jersey

This robot was named Peaches

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My first waterjet part

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CNC plasma cut on an old legacy Torchmate