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#patina

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Both of my monitors are super old. I fixed the Belinea from 2005 by changing a swollen condenser. NEC just worked, it's from 2009. Both are second hand after my dad. That's #patina

Normalize #anticonsumerism by saying your old electronics are covered with #patina
Broken screen? That's patina babe.
Out of #fashion #design? Yup. That's also patina.

Start feeling good about your environmental choices! Patina is luxurious and is something to be proud of. It can't be faked.

Even cheap things become luxurious when they age - they pass the survivorship bias filter. They must have been exceptional to survive, even if they were low end back then.

Keep your stuff as long as possible.

@solarpunk
#solarpunk #sustainability #anticapitalism

Crafty stuff / mechanical keyboard stuff

I am going way too far with this keyboard. I bought copper plates at the end of last summer and am finally getting around to giving them patina + clearcoat today. They've been cooking for about an hour and are black - it's kinda wild watching them change color because I can see where all my fingerprints from handling them are.

After this, I need to build an epoxy mold for the base and get a bunch of pieces chopped so that only the 45 degree end is showing. Then it's the final dremel work for the very nice burl gasket case my dad made, ensuring the encoders are wired correctly, and then testing.

Send a prayer my way.
#MechanicalKeyboard #Patina #WorkingWithCopper #Epoxy #DIYKeyboard