Isaac @idropyou@qoto.org

Violet. #catsofmastodon

All done with this one. Needed a new entryway table since we changed things with the new floor. Made from willow a neighbor cut down. Rough cut with a chainsaw, then made to resemble a table. Just polyurethane over it. #woodworking

Future top of a sofa table. Dead ash I cut down last year (fuck you emerald ash borer). Rough slab milled from the log with chainsaw mill. Ran it through the portable planer a few times then cut it at 9x46". Needs a bit more work. Some future legs and braces snuck into the frame as well. (#woodworking, kinda, I just slap crap together)

New rocket project. Made a forward centering ring and nosecone bulkhead out of 1/8" birch ply. Got sick of round tubes 😄 #rocketry #modelrockets

My breakfast this morning was #lolsob.

Fins on the Doorknob. Fillet work on the upscale Big Daddy. Doorknob will only get internal fillets, trying to stay scale-ish and all. #rocketry #highpowerrocketry

Had to take the cats to the vet for a routine checkout. They're noisy when they're moving; but that's better than being inside a car with them. Also, Rosie trying to hide... #BikeTooter @catsofmastodon

Got the new rubber mounted up on the Pugsley. Bring on the snow! #BikeTooter #cycling #mtb #fatbike

Acquired a free Delta planer from my neighbor. Wasn't working. One new power switch and we're rocking. #woodworking

After a frustrating evening attempting to glass a foam nosecone form and some sleep, got it figured out. Put four layers on. Should do. Now I gotta figure out the shoulder... #rocketry #highpowerrocketry

Ok, it's clear I need a way better #introduction post.

Hi, I'm Isaac. #wisconsin born and raised and still living in this wonderful state (just now on the opposite side of it). As a lover of all seasons, this is definitely home.

I grew up on a dairy farm and migrated away due to the draw of computers and getting a degree. I work as a lead systems and software engineer; which lets me enjoy the hobby of collecting hobbies. I am most definitely found being busy. I spend copious amounts of time #cycling, mostly riding and racing #MTB but also enjoying time on the road bike and commuting by bike to work when possible. I also coach middle/high schoool MTB racing and have spent several years on the board of our local MTB advocacy group.

I enjoy the outdoors and spend a lot of time #camping in our #nationalparks and other spaces; towing a little Aliner classic camper around the country and enjoying it all with my wife and son. I enjoy hunting (no, I'm not a gun nut), fishing and hiking. I spend too much on #photography equipment and not having enough time to use it; and can't wait until retirement so I can shoot more. #birds are one of my favorite subjects. If we're not enjoying our wild spaces, we're donating to orgs to help preserve them.

I'm always tinkering and #making things; my upbringing (poor farm kid) allowed me to learn to be rather handy and have the ability to make all kinds of stuff. Some days I'd much rather be running my welder than a computer.

In the late winter and early spring you can find me making #maplesyrup from ~100 taps on equipment I've built. My dad taught me the art and science of it and now my son gets to learn and we have a lot of fun.

And, I enjoy #rocketry. Low, mid and now high power - but I'm only L1 high power certified so far. It allows me to make stuff. I enjoy scratch building immensely. It's also yet another reason to be #outside and spend some fun time with my son.

That's me in a very condensed version. Glad to be here.

Stuck some fins on the 5" diameter Big Daddy. Internal fillet fun up next. Also got the motor tube and forward centering ring epoxied into the Doorknob body tube. #rocketry #highpowerrocketry

Veteran's Day means a lot to me; but a few years ago it got way more personal. Returning a soldier's dog tag on Veteran's day in 2014 will stick with me until I pass away. Here's the story. #veteransday

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@benholmen Welcome aboard!

Another #modelrocket #rocketry #modelrocketry project I'm working on is a scratch-built scale model of the Aries mashup that was the Red Tigress 1 mission on 8/20/91. Nothing fancy, physically. BT-60 tube, conical balsa cone. Rear fin shroud was a bit challenging, but not bad. Working on making decals in GIMP tonight I am deviating from scale by just going with one 18mm motor mount. I considered going with four 13mm motors, but that's probably risky on this and not a lot of good delay times worked with a 4x cluster. I have never seen a kit of this rocket, nor any other scratch builds. I love how this thing looks and can't wait to finish it up and fly it.

Very nice, #moon. Very nice.

Now Violet needs to distract me from work... #catsofmastodon

Rosie says stop working and pet me. #catsofmastodon