Also a hobbyist woodworker. I have had both Claude and Gemini generate files I could open in openscad. I mainly use them to generate STL files for 3D printing but I bet it would work for woodworking as well.

I have been a "repair mentor" at our "repair studio" for 3+ years. It's very rewarding. We did have to set some ground rules: (clean your fan/vac, bring batteries, etc). Collaborated with our local library.

> clean your [item]

Anecdote: I gave an apprentice a small vacuum to fix, when he opened it up several live bed bugs emerged. That was fun! /s

In my experience most vacuums are 'broken' because they aren't cleaned.

“If you can fix it, you can have it”

‹pulls out a giant clog of hair and carpet strands from the hose between the head and the motor›

Great security talk about how humans aren't setup to deal with LLMs as tools.

I love the bullet point(s) : we don't trust [aircraft] pilots to catch automations mistakes (e.g. autopilot), but we are expecting humans to catch LLM mistakes.

Artificial Intelligence Natural Stupidity - Brandon Sherman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bx9UfDHf_k

In addition to Jeff's comments in this thread, I am guessing all of his purchased gear is capital expense for an LLC he runs for his youtube channel. That makes it deductible from personal tax. (again, all guesses, but a common pattern in the US)