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All projects are ideas, no matter where they are, no matter the stage they are in. 

As I continue to work on this site and add my ideas they will be added as projects. Most are in their infancy and only really exist as thoughts, but the clarity at which I can see some of them is mind boggling. My fabrication skills don't quite match my mind's eye, but I'm getting there.

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Fri, 11/07/2025 - 7:44am darreMetal

Ravenwood Owner

Before & after pictures from work the owner asked for

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Fri, 11/07/2025 - 12:38am darreMetal

Raven pics

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Wed, 09/17/2025 - 10:16pm darreMetal

People love hypotheticals

Working on the Wednesday morning ask

1st & foremost, does everyone know that I install / replace ceiling fans?

You're in a store & you just ran in. You happened to have $20.00 cash on you. That'll more than cover the 2 cartons of Tillamook ice cream for desert. You left your phone in the car. 

While waiting in line to checkout you hear the two people talking in front of you. They mention needing a ceiling fan switched out. They have the replacement, all they need is someone to uninstall the old one and put the new one up. It's a layup and the easiest of referrals. 

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Wed, 09/17/2025 - 7:34pm darreMetal

"Imma call Darren"

Developing great relationships with clients

I need to add a file upload option for this field so I can use this website for how I intended it to be used, at least for me. 

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Mon, 02/24/2025 - 11:12pm darreMetal

Canopy Bed

The things dreams are made of

Another satisfied customer!

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Sat, 02/22/2025 - 7:33pm darreMetal

Double the Laundry in 50% more space

I think my math is correct.

This is an install that I am quite proud of. The laundry doom is a typical second floor unit designed for a standard washer, dryer, and possible soaking sink. 

...

When I got there, the room was empty. The, assumed, optional soaking sink never was. No washer, no dryer, even the washer's drain pan had been removed by the previous home owner.

...

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Sun, 12/08/2024 - 11:58pm darreMetal

A Snail's Pace

That's slower than the tortoise, but will I beat the hare?

It seems like each idea brings an entire, additional to do list. I'm not sure if I'm nuts, or trying to self-sabotage. In the end, all I want to do is build a revolutionary mode of transportation that will transform the world as everyone knows it.

I laughed as I typed the last sentence, but I truly believe it. There isn't a reason that I've found as to why it won't work. Nothing new, just putting an amalgamation of technologies together in a new package.

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Wed, 11/27/2024 - 5:21pm darreMetal

Test post after activating private files

I really, really hope this works

I've been working hard. While this isn't a weekend, its like I'm coming in on a weekend.

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Tue, 11/26/2024 - 7:07pm darreMetal

Test post for private upload

I hope this works

It did work

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Wed, 11/13/2024 - 5:30pm darreMetal

A plethora of emotions

Beginning with, "I'm just glad I'm still logged in."

...and including, "I need to upload a few images I can select that would be good as default placeholders."

...getting better, but need better follow through. 

I think I'm going to like this mobile editing. I see that I can make significant changes via my phone. Sure there are some annoying idiocyncracies, but I think I can learn where they are and how to work around them. I just don't like that I end up on my phone reading Google documentation for other functionality I now plan on adding. 

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