Monday, December 26, 2016

Will it airfry?

Chicken Wings



Yes, chicken wings airfry!

Fish balls



Yes, they airfry. Some split though. The green salt-encrusted one airfried.

Sandwich with preheated mac and cheese from a can


Yes it does.

Sweet potato slices

It didn't airfry so well. It wasn't as crispy as anticipated. Perhaps the placement inside the airfryer was suboptimal.

Mysterious onion

This one was doomed to begin with as the blooming attempt didn't happen until 20 minutes before cooking.



Lotus root


Definitely works! Very tasty.

Intestine



It fried but not really my kind of flavour.

Beancurd


Definitely works. Very crunchy. 

Shiitake mushrooms

They airfry but I didn't think they were very interesting.

I can't remember what this was, but it airfried.


Eggplant


Eggplant airfries!



Thursday, September 8, 2016

buffets

That moment of clarity when you realise you have nothing to be ashamed of by being there. As you make eye contact with someone that you know at the all-you-can-eat buffet and acknowledge their presence. For they have an equal amount to be ashamed of by their presence.

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Finally worked out how to use that Hebie Elastic Strap for pannier racks


It took way too long, but most of that time was procrastinating.
Next step: test carrying pizza home on it. I'll need to insulate the pizza box too. Hopefully a plastic bag will do.

Also known as Hebie Quicksnap double tension belt strap 0199 DH.

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Repairing Shimano SL-M770A gear indicators

When trying to get the gear cable out of my Shimano SL-M770A 9-speed shifters, I did something silly and took the current gear indicator hastily. I managed to snap off the white plastic part that gets pushed around by the main indexing mechanism. Having persisted for several months not knowing which gear I'm in a convenient manner, I did a dodgy repair.


I drilled a 0.7mm hole into the remaining length of the plastic column and inserted a PCB header pin. It was then cut to match the previous height.


Since it was a few months since disassembling and shelving the project before getting around to fixing it, I wasn't sure about reassembly. None of the exploded diagrams go into this level of detail. Hopefully this is the correct arrangement of internal parts. It seems to work.

Friday, April 1, 2016

Why do certain people work so hard?

Hmm... maybe the reason some people throw themselves so hard at work is to avoid actually having to find hobbies and interests. Kind of like the simple, single goal to do well during schooling. Thoughts?