{"id":29347,"date":"2017-07-30T09:30:03","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T16:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=29347"},"modified":"2017-07-31T10:30:54","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T17:30:54","slug":"koobamenu-readerworkshop-tip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/koobamenu-readerworkshop-tip\/","title":{"rendered":"Kooba\/Menu reader\/Workshop tip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Getting good stuff on craigslist:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis brief, succinct\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/elizakerndesign.com\/home\/2017\/7\/16\/how-to-win-at-craigslist\" target=\"_blank\">blog post<\/a>\u00a0has great advice on how to find what you want (at least with used furniture) on Craigslist. For instance, don\u2019t forget to search for common misspellings of your target. These tips match my experience in buying used tools on Craigslist. \u2014 \u00a0KK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Better book finder:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kooba.run\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kooba<\/a>\u00a0is a fun option for finding the next book on your reading list. Just type in a title you like and you\u2019ll get an interactive graph of suggestions. You can keep adding book, remove any you don\u2019t want or start clicking to create a deeper web of recommendations. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Menu reader:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2uioT0c\" target=\"_blank\">This $8 magnifier<\/a>\u00a0is the size of a credit card, and as thick as a stack of six quarters. The lens is 1.75&#8243; square and there\u2019s a smaller round lens in the corner. A button on the side turns on a bright LED. I\u2019ve taken to carrying it in my pocket. It comes in especially handy for reading menus in dark restaurants. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshop tip:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen mixing epoxies, resins, goops, paints, glues, I always need to dispose of the gunked up mixing container afterwards. I try to hoard used take-out containers and paper cups yet run out. By far the best solution is to use flexible silicone mixing bowls. Nothing sticks. Turn them inside out to clean, and use again and again. They come in all sizes. You need only one each size. Since I mostly use small amounts of epoxy, I use the smallest silicone cup I could find,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2uizrwh\" target=\"_blank\">Norpro Mini Pinch Cups<\/a>. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Become a mind reader:<\/strong><br \/>\nA good practice in empathy I like is copying someone\u2019s body language to get a glimpse of what they\u2019re feeling. Sometimes taking notice is enough, but if you mimic a person\u2019s posture or positioning you might be able to understand them better. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIY Cleaner Spray:<\/strong><br \/>\nWe\u2019ve been making our own cleaner spray for years. It\u2019s mainly water with rubbing alcohol, vinegar, and corn starch. It cuts right through grease, smells much better than commercial cleaners, and costs less than 50 cents a gallon. The recipe is called the \u201cAlvin Corn Homemade Glass Cleaner\u201d and is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/crunchybetty.com\/battle-of-the-homemade-glass-cleaners\/\" target=\"_blank\">posted here<\/a>. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/recomendo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Recomendo weekly newsletter<\/a>\u00a0a week early by email.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix'><\/div><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recomendo: issue no. 53<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2323],"tags":[2324],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29347"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29347"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29349,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29347\/revisions\/29349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}