Springtime and the birds need a place to nest… Previously there were three houses on a pressure treated post, that configuration lasted about 9 years before the post rotted through and toppled over destroying the rotted houses. Those houses were…
The Northern Illinois Steam Power Club’s annual threshing bee has a flea market as part of the activities. Last year I purchased what appeared to be a small Workmate, and at the bargain price of $5. The plastic bits look…
Overview A recently purchased AcuRite weather station requires a USB connection to a computer in order to update online services such as the Weather Underground or AcuRite’s My Backyard Weather. In this case, the optimal location for the display unit…
Speakerlab Design Guide from 1983 and the Speakerlab 1985 Catalog. SpeakerlabDesignGuide_1983 SpeakerlabCatalog_1985
I have a fluorescent light under the shelf on the workbench that provides some additional light to the two task lights I use, but it is not as bright or as efficient as I would like like. A LED fixture…
Project Overview The Element was recently taken in for new tires. With new tires installed, it was very apparent that the steel rims were in poor condition. Since the steel rims were originally black, a gloss black paint was going…
Last summer I acquired a Sears Craftsman dust collector (113.299780) at auction for $50. It had been stored in a barn for quite some time (and it showed). Lots of rust, dust and other debris and possibly some animals living…
The Blitzortung lightning detection kit was purchased by my cousin for his home weather station, I assembled the kit and performed initial testing. This project shows part of the assembly process, final assembly pictures and a couple videos of the initial…
Manufacturer: Various Model: Various Web: n/a Place of Purchase: Newegg.com Cost: $778.56 Project Overview It’s been about eight years since the last gaming computer build, at that time it was AMD 64bit processor with a Gigabyte motherboard, 2GB RAM and nVidia…
Read the previous entries for this project: 20W Amplifier Project 20W Amplifier Project – Redo 20W Amplifier Project – Prep Work The remaining components finally arrived, the work can begin on the volume, tone and balance portion of the circuit. …