Durastudio LLC | Yeah, I Know

Durastudio by Kelley Graham

Fine art, filmmaking, photography (digital, medium and large format analog), permatecture, design-build, machinery, prototyping, fabrication, historic preservation, adaptive reuse, open source, privacy, data visualization, diy, arduino, deep process documentation (blah, blah, blah). In short, making dumb shite interesting. Absolutely no solicitations. Available for limited commission at this time. Call or txt. Use the menus to buy. Follow me on private social media https://faf.social/imklg

Making

A look into process and production. Use the menu to browse project pages. I find something I like, it gets dropped into the feed.

Permatecture Pro

Permatecture professionals address complex cultural and technical aspects of climate change including:

Is Energy, Food And Water Independence Possible?
What Does Sustainability Look Like?
Can We Live With A Zero Carbon Footprint?
What Would It Take To Leave No Trace?
Implications of Open Source Media Tech and Free Press
Do We Have The Will For Necessary Changes?

Permatecture professionals seek to tie disparate bits and pieces into a cohesive model.

Ender-3 E and Klipper via Kiauh

Older wierd niche 'Creality Ender-3 E', craigslist find. Came with BL Touch, spiffy red bed leveling screws. Not just little documentation, but it's like they wanted to erase it from the internet. <meh>

Notes:

Creality board version 4.2.2 ( MKS )
Firmware must be named firmware.bin. Do not follow the directions for Ender-3 v2.

Nixon Stove Grill Bumpers

English Wheel Basics

Good stuff. Thanks!

Klipsch RS-35 Vintage Surround Speakers

New additions to the sound decor. A significant improvement over the equally vintage Phase Technology originals. Thanks Craigslist!

Barker Benchtop Horizontal Mill

Mesquite Box Color Study

Mesquite box parts with wet finish in front of Waterlox Original Marine Finish.

Rustic prototyping.

Pallet Racking Repair

Bendy bit fitment. Painted orange on steel table.

Ever wonder what happens when a stoopid forklift operator gets a bit out of sorts. Things break. Here's the last item to repair of our #upcycled storage system. #permatecture #art #studio #build #maker

HowTo - No Sand Drywall Method

Click the link to the process, photos and directions. - https://faf.social/notice/ASslPSmm7LO3vCZePA .

Fediverse Media - PeerTube + PixelFed

I am testing #PeerTube and #PixelFed over at https://faf.watch and https://faf.photos. We'll see how it goes. The install and configure is much easier now for both than in 2018 when I last attempted. :) PixelFed is very easy. Peertube is for tech adverturous only, but I can see things changing rapidly. Note: Lock everything down before publishing or allowing registrations. Take your time.

Film and Animation

Walter Ruttman Animated Film (1921-1925) From https://www.openculture.com/2022/12/the-avant-garde-animated-films-of-wa...

Cinematic Tools ( In Development )

Open source media tools for process visualization and asset management.

Unknown Master of Restoration

Really good episode. Astounding skill. from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHK

"Cutting corners is never an option in my work. To bring something 90% of my ideal up to 91% or 92% may take 3 times as long." - Mayuyama Koji

https://youtu.be/MIoi-DSm0e4

Kurokawa Metabolist Capsule Demolition

See https://www.dezeen.com/2022/04/29/nakagin-capsule-tower-demolition-video... for full story.

Way Before...

By Manuelarosi - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65987285

Dali... of course. But Schiaparelli. :)

“You understand the invisibility of women artists with the case of Schiaparelli,” - Olivier Gabet, director of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, which will present “Shocking! The Surreal World of Elsa Schiaparelli” from Wednesday to Jan. 22.

Sheldon (Sebastian) Lathes

Good lathes. Attached files from http://lathes.co.uk and http://vintagemachinery.org. Thx!

Sheldon were based, originally, at 4258 North Knox Avenue, Chicago, USA, and made a range of machine tools including millers, shapers and lathes using their own as well as "Sebastian" branding. From the 1940s until the late 1970s the Sheldon name was used exclusively on the Company's smaller lathes which, during the 1950s, was consolidated into the following types:

Parallel(ize) Processes on Linux

Great software: https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/parallel_tutorial.html

Linux Accounts-Daemon 100% CPU Usage Fix

If you run Linux, depending on your preferred distro,you may see 100% CPU usage from the accounts-daemon. It's because the /var/log/wtmp and /var/log/btmp files grow and the service accesses the files regularly. Shrink or remove the files. Removal disable logging. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/+bug/1316830

Here's how I do it.

Kill the Ego - All Day Photorealism Workshop

I use photorealism to kill the ego. Having enjoyed meditation and intensive esoteric training for almost a half century, it is important to me that identity, sentimentality and awkward notions of permanance be avoided. This is really difficult and the ultimate irony that to strive for such a thing could be said to spring from ego. Well, I'll take that criticism and forge ahead anyway.