The glue dried overnight, took the clamps off to inspect the work. Looks good, a couple mistakes to sand out, but otherwise I’m happy with the progress so far. I’ve decided to use some walnut…
Miniature Dressor – Part 2
Miniature Dresser
Inspriration can come from almost anywhere. For example, my wife and I were watching Market Warriors, there was an episode about miniature furniture were a small dresser was shown. She really liked the miniature dresser, so I decided to build…
Garage Organization
Over the past 4 years, I have been slowly upgrading the workspace in the garage. The goal is to have a space that is efficient to work in; efficiency equals productivity. When getting to tools…
Whirligig Experiment
I’ve wanted to make a whirligig for a while, so today was good as any to give it a try. The heart of any whirligig is the propeller, and since I have no idea how to make one, a lot…
Small Table Refinish
We received this small table as a gift, it’s pine and in good shape except for the finish. It appears to have had a spray-on stain/poly combo that just did not hold up to use. …
Car Charger
In the center console of my car, there is a power outlet that I can plug in a car charger. I have typical car charger with a coiled cable that does not allow the phone to lay flat and is…
Shop Lights
The lighting in my garage shop has always left something to be desired. The type I installed were the cheap two bulb florescent variety from either Home Depot or Menards. These inexpensive fixtures do not have electronic ballasts and tend…
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.…
Commenting Fixed
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…
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…
Emergency Headphone Repair!
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…