We have a chair fetish, so we needed new chairs to replace the boring couch in the Party Pit. … [Read more...] about New Chairs for the Party Pit
Projects
New Boiler Pipe Anti-Freeze Control System
Finally finished the Arduino project that we needed before we left for vacation! We've had to renovate the basement twice because of freezing boiler pipes when it gets cold. This wasn't a problem when the original, undersized boiler was working overtime to keep the house warm … [Read more...] about New Boiler Pipe Anti-Freeze Control System
New Drill Press
Our neighbors were downsizing and decided to give me a bunch of tools: The drill press is a monster, so I had to build a stand for it and used some scrap in the shop. It's bigger than it needs to be, but I did NOT want it to tip over! … [Read more...] about New Drill Press
The Jungle Flower Gets a Sign
Lina has always wanted a bar sign and I had always planned to carve it with my CNC machine, so Lina made the following design in Adobe InDesign: I imported it into the CNC program and we made a prototype with foam: Then I tweaked the design a little to get this: And … [Read more...] about The Jungle Flower Gets a Sign
Big Wheel Trailer Hitch
We wanted to ride the big wheel on the fourth of July, but we can't leave Tequila alone in the house any more because she's starting to annoy the neighbors with her whining. So I cobbled a trailer hitch for the big wheels from stuff in the garage the big wheels. Now Tequila could … [Read more...] about Big Wheel Trailer Hitch