Blenster @Blenster@qoto.org

Did that fix it? Yes! The tank now holds more pressure than the output line of the regulator as you can see on these gauges. The left one shows Tank Pressure and the right one shows Output Pressure (150 PSI versus ~90 PSI)

A bit of elbow grease and some machine lubricant and the corrosion has been removed. The mechanism now moves smoothly and the fitting is ready to be put back in:

Let's gently open that up and see what we see inside; looks like there's some corrosion in there:

Here's the core of the regulator and we can see the spring is compressed and the piston cannot move. Odds are good this is the problem:

My air compressor regulator has stopped holding pressure correctly; the primary symptom is that the regulator leaks and the tank never reaches the cut-off pressure of 150+ PSI and instead leaks at whatever pressure the regulator is set to.

Let's take it apart and see if we can figure out what went wrong:

Finished!

Tonight's fun; a present from my brother:

Another view; me in action:

Today's fun; fixing this 3D printer for my friend:

Breakfast today is a glass of eggnog and some brownies

Here's a view of the crumb; it's delicious:

Of course I made some homemade artisanal bread while I'm down here helping my brother out; his oven is a little different than mine. This looks burned in the image but in person it's not bad; still I think his oven is around 3 minutes faster than mine.
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Waiting at the Atlanta airport for my brother and his boys; he's got them for a few days and I'm helping out:

Did a thing today. I should be home tomorrow.

Blade is thin and a little flexible; this is kind of meant for kitchen use or light game/fishing perhaps. $300; order soon and you can pick the sheath color and options. DM me for his email address.
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This is legit the most dangerous step in the process: buffing to a mirror polish:
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I did the 240 grit pass and it's starting to look good; I love doing finish work on knives. Watching them becoming a knife.
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Even. More. Hand. Sanding.

Oh, and this is just the first grit; it will require at least one more at a finer grit before it's done:
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So. Much. Hand. Sanding:
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Making progress; this was rough cut, freehand, on the band saw after he sketched out the profile on one side: