Of Pear Bowls and Stainless Steel Sinks

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This is Tom, and he recently finished installing our magnificent sink.

Wood Turner Turned Plumber

Tom is a wood turner, and after spending some time in the space and seeing the capabilities of the laser, thought he might like to try to engrave some of his work. He brought in a pear bowl he had recently turned, and Rebekah (student and Innovation Center student employee) and I figured out how to use the auto-focus feature of the laser – we don’t use this much, and perhaps the only other time it’s come into play was when we tattooed a pumpkin back in October – to successfully engrave his signature on the bottom of said bowl.

Signature Bowl

The sink, by the way, has a built in eye wash, something that we we’re happy to have for safety reasons…

Sink and Eyewash in all their Glorw

…and for friendship! 🙂

Tramp and the Tramp

And The Kitchen Sink

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Behold this beautiful sink!

SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After a great deal of work, and the heroic efforts of a lot of people, the Innovation Center is finally getting a sink. The custom sink above – custom because of some unique functional requirements, including a deep basin sink, ADA sink, and stainless steel work surface, and all in very specific footprint – is being installed this week. There is currently no water inside the Innovation Center, but it so happens that a drain line (buried beneath a not insignificant amount of concrete) and water line are just outside (in the backyard), so LRCCD Facilities Management folks began working yesterday to get all that sorted.

Sink Preparation

We find ourselves wishing for water surprisingly often when working on various projects, including aquaponics and cyanotypes, and ready access to a sink will enable us to expand the range of processes and projects we’re able to explore, including biohacking!