We’re not burning, but there are fires all around us. The air quality has dropped during the night, just don’t inhale. Our power has stayed on, though many neighbors are out of power. I’ve been charging radios and readying the generator as well as refreshing lists of what to grab if we have to leave. The 3D Printer is busy printing launcher parts, so at least it is not distracted… Many relatives and friends are displaced from their homes, and many are without power. It is a bit of a mess.

I’ve made some updates to the design of the 3D printed version of the Ball Holding Tool. Does anyone actually use this tool? We supply one (either a piece of schedule 40 PVC pipe or the 3D printed tool) with Super Kits, but judging by the lack of orders for loop kits I wonder if anyone actually makes their own launch balls. We do get many orders for launch balls, so it seems like we are always running out. The cashiers figure I must play a lot of tennis the way I buy tennis balls. I do play tennis, but rarely open a new can for that since I use a pressure can to store the balls in and they last a long time. Often folks give me their slightly used balls to put into the pressure, so I don’t open too many of mine. If you need a tennis ball pressure can I have some nice ones that I make, contact me.

We had a great Pacificon and a good flea market. Sold some radios and stuff and talked to a lot of folks about the launchers. Next on the calendar is Quartzfest in January. We are signed up for three presentations there, one for the Antenna Launcher, one on Electric Bicycles (another of my hobbies), and a new one on Designing for 3D Printing with Open SCAD. Hope to see you there.