Activity Log

I have decided to include the things I do here along with the day so you guys can see what I am doing. Newest entries are at the top.

August 8th, 2016

August 7th, 2016

• Sharpened plane
• Test-planed some wood 

• Melted some lead

August 6th, 2016

• Sharpened chisels 
• Installed pegboard 

June 27th-August 5th, 2016 (Vacation in USA)

• Replaced kitchen flooring 

• Refinished dining table

• Fixed weatherstripping on garage door
• Cleaned out air conditioner intake  
• Repainted trim around doors 
• Tested the spontaneous combustion of linseed oil 
• Installed motion detection lights 
• Painted mailbox 

June 26th, 2016

• Made a bench hook
• Purchased some wood paint and dimensional lumber 

June 25th, 2016

• Added support struts to workbench 
• Purchased some cherry and walnut wood 

June 24th, 2016

• Practiced making dovetails 

June 22nd, 2016

• Adjusted a jack plane 
• Sharpened chisels 
• Tested flammability of methanol-gasoline mixture verses pure gasoline 

June 21st, 2016

• Tested the dangers of sodium hydroxide drain cleaner

June 20th, 2016

• Identified the presence of sodium nitrate in drain cleaner

June 19th, 2016

• Integrated new shelving/drawer system 
• Repackaged some chemicals 

June 18th, 2016

• Final assembly of shelving 
• Sanding of drawer sides because I made one drawer too big 

June 17th, 2016

• Glue-up of one of the drawers
• Glue-up of shelving support 
• Glue-up of drawer front

June 16th, 2016

• Cut a dado to fit bottom panel
• Cut out of bottoms and fronts of drawers

June 15th, 2016

• Cut sides of drawer system
• Cut drawer sides

June 14th, 2016

• Planned out dimensions of drawer

June 13th, 2016

• Major lab reorganisation

June 12th, 2016

• Tested the melting point of gold 

June 11th, 2016

• Created labels for some of my chemicals 

June 10th, 2016

• Cleaned lab
• Bottled barium chlorate

June 9th, 2016

• Synthesized barium chlorate

June 8th, 2016

• Created vacuum gauge system 

June 7th, 2016

• Repackaged some solvents 
• Created labels for solvent cans 

June 5th, 2016

• Cleaned fume hood sash 
• Cleaned hotplate
• Distilled another 3 cans of contact cleaner

June 4th, 2016

• Distilled 3 cans of electronic contact cleaner for hexane
• Tested for presence of TCCA in disinfectant tablets 

June 2nd, 2016

• Cleaned lab
• Took apart vacuum pump for cleaning and replaced the oil inside 
• Spread apart some drying neodymium sulfate