This is a review of the Harbor Freight Fluorescent Magnifying Lamp. Purchased today, it was on sale (in store) for $29.99. The construction is all metal, I assumed that there would be some plastic involved, but was pleasantly surprised when…
I have an old RCA SA-155 in the garage that drives four speakers removed from a Ford Explorer. It has worked well enough, but at 1.8w per channel, it doesn’t really get too loud. And lately, it has been less…
The cats strike again! Luckily for them, the power was off to this strip of LED Christmas lights. A clean cut through one, and partial through the other. Simple and quick, this is actually quite easy. Strip back the insulation,…
I’ve always used over-the-ear, or circumaural, from my first headphones, the RadioShack Pro-60s right up to my Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7b. A pair of Altec Lancing ear buds were my first in-ear style, so it took a bit getting used to. Once…
Back in the 90’s magazines were still relevant, and in the case of PC games the best way to research. Sure, there were online resources like Gamespot, but those sites had not yet matured to the level of their print…
Not sure why, but the cat really enjoy chewing on the cords in our house. A particular favorite are headphone cables, USB cables and laptop power supply cords. I’ve already shown a headphone repair here, so I will not go…
Last fall I made a feed and a couple bird houses with my son. The feeder was not a great design, and so when it was blown over a couple times last winter and spring, I wasn’t too upset. This…
This completes the project started here. The difference between this rack and the pipe clamp rack is the top, the back remains the same. Initially I designed the slot depth 3 7/8″, but since the table saw blade height is…
Due to a lack of floorspace, the Craftsman radial arm saw (103.29310) will be retired. As the cabinet was disassembled, a couple documents were found inside: the cabinet assembly instructions, the drawer installation instructions and the caster instructions. All three…
A recently completed project, The Miniature Dresser, used several dados. All dado operations are performed using a Freud stacked dado set, which produces very nice flat bottomed dados. The only issue is the setup. Especially when setting up dados for…
In an ongoing effort to get organized, this is the second project this year to address that need in the garage shop. Earlier in the summer, shelves were added below the cabinets allowing for quick access to screws, bolts and…
The paint had all week to dry, I expected the gloss to fade a bit over the week. It did not, and still looks wet. Not the exact look I was going for, but it’ll be fine. removing the painter’s…