2007 Civic Si Sedan Front Brakes Replacement
The project: replacing the front pads and resurfacing the rotors for my 2007 Honda Civic si Sedan. This is a straight forward project, and one that will save a lot of money. Just a basic assortment of tools are required. For safety, make sure to use jack stands with the floor jack. [...]
Commenting Fixed
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There was a configuration issue that was preventing comments from being posted. Problem solved.. now let’s see if that’s why there are not any comments! Thanks to Anthony for pointing this out….
PVC Light Tent
Taking pictures on the workbench is an exercise in frustration. For starters, there is usually not enough light, and when I get more light on the subject, then there are shadows and the coloring is just wrong. A few things can be down to get better results. First, the lighting used was standard CFL bulbs, secondly the [...]
Netduino – Getting Started
This is a very long-term project, and one that I’ve been wanting to start for a few years. I purchased the Ultimate Microcontroller Kit with a Netduino microcontroller from Make (p/n MSUMP2). That part number is no longer available, however the kit and controller can be purchased for about the same price. The kit is [...]
Emergency Headphone Repair!
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Our cats enjoy chewing on headphone cables, and of course we never catch them in the act. So in this case, a pair of Apple headphones were the victim. This model also has the inline mic and remote, which adds a couple more wires. Before starting, make sure to have some small heat-shrink tubing, I purchased Radio Shack heat-shrink as a [...]
Audio Switchbox – Completed
The switch box project is finished, at least one of the three. A couple of notes, first of which is that I was going to use a heavier gauge wire from a discarded computer power supply, but it was too stiff to move around inside the case (worried that it [...]
New Computer Build: Small and Silent
I was commissioned to build a couple small and silent computers. The idea behind the specification list is that the computers will be powerful enough to last for a few years and have Windows 7 installed (Windows 8 computers are all that can be had through retail channels at this [...]
Furnace Vent Fan Replacement
We have a builder-grade furnace that came with our house (a Comfort Maker FBF100F14A4). It’s terribly inefficient, on 80%, and the quality is not so great either. One component that has to be replaced routinely is the “Furnace Vent Combustion Draft Inducer Motor”. It’s easy to tell when it needs to be replaced, as it resonates through the [...]
Audio Switchbox 3.0 – Part 2
Continued work on the plexiglass front and back panels. The difficultly in this operation is with the stereo jacks, the threaded mount is not long enough to reach through the 3/16″ plexi, so a countersink is needed. Simple enough, just use a forstner bit for a flat bottom hole about [...]
Ford Escape – Replacing Coil Packs
Engine sputtering again.. Check engine light again.. Here’s a list of the symptoms: Misfire only occurs when it’s been raining The truck is parked outside Eventually it will start running ok after driving it for a while If stored in the garage, problem does not occur The first time this happened, the truck was driven [...]