Waking Up With Dad
It is 3:30am and my dad came into my room to look in on me just now, in a dream of course. In this dream, Dad said he was heading off soon. When I...
Author: David
Adjustable Tenon Jig
I’m in the middle of converting an old barn shed into my workshop and it is time to replace the old janky doors with a proper set of shop doors. Since these will be...
The solar-powered outdoor cam experiment
I have several inexpensive Wyze cams (thanks Amazon Prime Day!) I’ve been using these for a few years now to monitor our casita down in Mexico and I plan to use them now to...
Is quantum physics real?
A few weeks ago Sonya and I were talking on the subject of quantum physics, something which has been very much talked about in a book we recently finished reading, American Prometheus: The Triumph...
Indicator gauge jig for table saw alignment
I have a digital indicator that measures to the thousandth of an inch. I purchased it some time back to help level the bed on my 3D printer. Lately, I wanted to use it...
3D Printed Replacement Off-button for a Jointer
Here is a functional print that I’ve been meaning to do for some weeks now. It is a replacement off-button for one of my workshop machines. Two months ago I got a great deal...
A Cross-Country Trip In The Chevy Bolt EV
I recently made my first and perhaps only long distance cross-country trip in my Chevy Bolt. You see, when I purchased the Bolt in 2019 it was with the idea that it would primarily...
Pocket Telephones Are Coming
In the spring of 1919, news out of the Marconi Company—the folks who invented radio, or “wireless telegraph” in the previous decades—was that they were working on a new type of wireless telephone that...
He made some tools
A few days ago, Twitter user @Bondcliff2008 posted this image to Twitter. I didn’t stop laughing for almost a full minute. Those who get it right off probably love it as well–and I love...
Printing with PETG on the Ender 3 V2And how to go about tuning for any material
I like the Ender 3 v2 printer for many reasons. It is relatively affordable as a first printer and setup is a breeze from unboxing to trying out one’s first 3D print. It has...
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