I need to rebuild the steady rest for my lathe in order to work on an upcoming job. The second part of this project is the first actual part for the steady rest, which is the missing thimble. Given how long it took, it had to be divided into two videos. The second, which is the longest video in the entire series, shows the process for boring out the inside, cutting internal threads, and finishing off the end.

I need to rebuild the steady rest for my lathe in order to work on an upcoming job. The second part of this project is the first actual part for the steady rest, which is the missing thimble. Given how long it took, it will be divided into two videos. The first shows the process for turning and knurling the outside of the part.

I need to rebuild the steady rest for my lathe in order to work on an upcoming job, and the first part I need to make isn't a part for the steady rest at all, but a thread plug gage for one of the parts I DO need to make. I had a number of mishaps along the way, and trust me, this won't be the last of them. However cuntish fate may be, this is my machine shop, I am IN MY ELEMENT, and I will not be stopped.

My neighbour had a wee bit of an accident with his excavator, and I'm helping him repair it. One of the repairs I had to make was to the H-link. I used a bar clamp to re-align the broken piece and then welded it together. However, when we took the H-link off so that I could bring it back to my shop, we discovered some of the previous owner's *highly questionable* prior repairs, which means there is a lot more work to do, and that will be the subject of a future video. Subscribe if you want to see some lathe work!

I had a hen start sitting on eggs, but then she got off the nest. After two days, I took the eggs away and put them into an artificial incubator. Some of them survived. The only real significance of this video is that you get to see a chick break out of its shell.

I've been a bit busy, hence not uploading in a while, but here is a sneak peek at one of my upcoming video projects. What? Don't look at me like that, you know bloody well that a self-described "crazy Russian boy" owns at least one AK, right? This one is NOT capable of fully automatic fire, just so you're not disappointed by the future video in which I actually shoot this thing.

I found this little critter while out string-trimming one day, so I took some pictures and a few short video clips. The first two clips are from 1 July, the second two are from 3 July. It's still living somewhere around my house, so perhaps I'll see it again and shoot a better video.

More about the turtle: https://peakd.com/hive-127788/@steampunkkaja/serenaya-amerikanskaya-lesnaya-cherepaha-north-american-wood-turtle

These are 1:1200 scale models of modern sailing ships, one a generic five-masted schooner (the first of which appeared in 1888), and other is the Preussen, the largest sailing ship ever built without any additional propulsion, and for almost a century, the only five-masted fully-rigged ship. If you are interested in buying the .stl file for either of these ships, let me know.

Since the last time you've seen this rifle, I decided that rather than modifying the ghost ring or replacing it with a conventional notch sight, I just put a scope on it. It's a bit involved, and also a bit awkward because I lack a gunsmithing bench, but it's not an overly complicated project. I'm happy with the results... for now.

I shot this video in August, when I had nothing else to do, but for a few different reasons, didn't get round to uploading it until now. Anyway, you've seen me process 3D-printed tanks models before, so now I want to show you the process of painting them. I made a fixture to paint five tanks at once, and printed five different KV-series tanks in 1:160 scale. If you are curious about any of the tools I am using, please leave your questions in a comment, and I will try to answer them. All 3D-printed models shown in the video are for sale in my shop, here are the links.

Painting fixtures: https://kajminiatures.com/product/tank-painting-fixtures/

KV-1 variants: https://kajminiatures.com/product/kv-1/

KV-2 variants: https://kajminiatures.com/product/kv-2/

KV-3: https://kajminiatures.com/product/object-223/

I shot this video in August, when I had nothing else to do, but for a few different reasons, didn't get round to uploading it until now. Anyway, you've seen me process 3D-printed tanks models before, so now I want to show you the process of painting them. I made a fixture to paint five tanks at once, and printed five different KV-series tanks in 1:160 scale. If you are curious about any of the tools I am using, please leave your questions in a comment, and I will try to answer them. All 3D-printed models shown in the video are for sale in my shop, here are the links.

Painting fixtures: https://kajminiatures.com/product/tank-painting-fixtures/

KV-1 variants: https://kajminiatures.com/product/kv-1/

KV-2 variants: https://kajminiatures.com/product/kv-2/

KV-3: https://kajminiatures.com/product/object-223/

I shot this video in August, when I had nothing else to do, but for a few different reasons, didn't get round to uploading it until now. Anyway, you've seen me process 3D-printed tanks models before, so now I want to show you the process of painting them. I made a fixture to paint five tanks at once, and printed five different KV-series tanks in 1:160 scale. If you are curious about any of the tools I am using, please leave your questions in a comment, and I will try to answer them. All 3D-printed models shown in the video are for sale in my shop, here are the links.

Painting fixtures: https://kajminiatures.com/product/tank-painting-fixtures/

KV-1 variants: https://kajminiatures.com/product/kv-1/

KV-2 variants: https://kajminiatures.com/product/kv-2/

KV-3: https://kajminiatures.com/product/object-223/

I shot this video in August, when I had nothing else to do, but for a few different reasons, didn't get round to uploading it until now. Anyway, you've seen me process 3D-printed tanks models before, so now I want to show you the process of painting them. I made a fixture to paint five tanks at once, and printed five different KV-series tanks in 1:160 scale. If you are curious about any of the tools I am using, please leave your questions in a comment, and I will try to answer them. All 3D-printed models shown in the video are for sale in my shop, here are the links.

Painting fixtures: https://kajminiatures.com/product/tank-painting-fixtures/

KV-1 variants: https://kajminiatures.com/product/kv-1/

KV-2 variants: https://kajminiatures.com/product/kv-2/

KV-3: https://kajminiatures.com/product/object-223/

One day, while working outside, I found a baby robin on the ground, its nest having evidently been knocked out of a nearby tree. I took the bird home and nurtured it for a little over a week before setting it free. I have lots of pictures in addition to this video:
https://peakd.com/hive-106444/@steampunkkaja/ptenec-drozda-baby-robin
https://peakd.com/hive-106444/@steampunkkaja/video-ptenca-drozda-video-of-baby-robin

This was too funny to not share. It's my shortest video yet, but I found myself watching it over and over.

I've been making toys for my entire life, and 3D printing them for the past ten. Here, you can see just how bad my work used to be, and how far I've come since then.

My history of toymaking: https://hive.blog/hive-173630/@steampunkkaja/my-history-of-toymaking

IL-10 models:
https://www.shapeways.com/product/4PUB6GRDK/1-100-il-10-sturmovik?optionId=42472178&li=shops
https://www.shapeways.com/product/TPR3QTBYX/1-144-il-10-sturmovik?optionId=57247997&li=shops

Gamma star and trapezohedron are found here:
https://www.shapeways.com/shops/steampunkkaja?section=Random+Art+Objects&s=0

Other stuff that I sell:
Tiny tanks: https://www.kajminiatures.com
Files: https://www.wargaming3d.com/vendor/kajminiatures/
Everything else: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/steampunkkaja

For the first time in the 21 years she's been with me, I finally managed to get Natasha, my pet tarantula (named after my favourite crazy Russian redhead) to shed her skin on camera. To be fair, the last time she shed her skin was three years ago. The entire process, from when she finally started wiggling to when she was out of the old skin, took two hours, but I sped it up. Enjoy!

I picked up a traditional bow for the first time in at least three years, and I'm just as bad as ever. At least now that we can all see what I'm doing, maybe I'll be able to fix my bad habits. Either that, or you can just laugh at me.

Three minutes of me playing with dry ice. Great fun, as long as you don't touch the stuff with your bare hands!

After a few days of rain, the weather cooled off, and lots of flowers bloomed. Naturally, the bees loved it! I like bees, I hope you do too.

But filming it, not so much. About a year and-a-half ago, episode 3 of this series showed a very bad print job in coloured resin. Between tweaking my process, machine firmware updates, and switching to grey resin, I seem to have fixed all my problems. However, trying to film the post-processing isn't easy, but at least this should give you an idea of how to process model tanks. Once I improve my filming setup, I'll be able to process a full-size tank batch unhindered, and you can see how I REALLY work.

If you are curious about the tanks in question, each one of them got its own post.

VK 30.02 D: https://hive.blog/tanks/@steampunkkaja/the-vk-30-02-ausf-d

KT-3 "Kalinka": https://hive.blog/tanks/@steampunkkaja/the-kt-3-kalinka-medium-tank

Type 97-Kai: https://hive.blog/tanks/@steampunkkaja/the-type-97-kai

Chaos Mountain Tank: https://hive.blog/tanks/@steampunkkaja/chaos-mountain-tank-gornyi-tank-khaosa

I found an unusually large jumping spider, so I caught her and decided to take some pictures, using a 1-rouble coin (which is the size of a nickel, or 21mm in diameter) and some of my miniature tanks to show how big she is. Unfortunately, she would not sit still. Nevertheless, I hope you find this to be cute. You can see more photos at a higher resolution here: https://hive.blog/hive-101587/@steampunkkaja/playful-jumping-spider-igrivyi-pauk-skakun

This massive airship is a central element to a subplot that I recently added to my story. I had the idea in my head for quite a while before I finally got round to working on it, and I've already gone into a bit of detail about both the airship itself and the secret society that operates it.

Types of airships: https://kjworldsong.wordpress.com/2017/06/02/airships-of-the-nine-empires-part-1/

The Order of the Iron Rose: https://kjworldsong.wordpress.com/2021/03/16/the-order-of-the-iron-rose/

Screenshots: https://hive.blog/hive-129496/@steampunkkaja/new-steampunk-airship-the-iron-rose

This is more than just 3D printing, this is the entire process of making metal items using a combination of 3D printing and investment casting. This is a process I became aware of while in the process of getting my engineering degree, but never did until now. I am entirely self-taught with casting, and I've documented my successes and failures on Hive: https://hive.blog/hive-103035/@steampunkkaja/bronze-rings-cast-from-3d-printed-patterns

In order to drown out the noise upstairs of my shop while I worked, I put on some Russian classical music. Expect to hear Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Prokofiev, and Glinka.

This is an excellent dish to make for winter, especially if cooking for multiple people. It is relatively easy to make, warms you up, and is very filling.

Link to recipe: https://hive.blog/hive-120586/@steampunkkaja/kaja-s-kitchen-heartwarming-beef-stew