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Ventilation Upgrade

Jul 21

AndyMiscellaneous air conditioning, hack, office, sewing, silly, upgrade, ventilation No Comments

My new seating location at work is awesome. I have a great view of many of my coworkers. This, by itself, would not normally be big news, except that we make heavy use of Nerf® guns. I’m at the end of a line of desks facing down the line, so I have tactical advantage in Nerf® wars.

The only drawback to my position is its location relative to the giant windows for the patio. These windows are not particularly well insulated. In Tempe, AZ, summer temperatures reach the high 100-teens. The windows radiate the wonderful desert sun’s heat right into my personal space. I get hot even when the air conditioning in the office is set as low as 72°F.

Luckily, there is a vent above the desk.

The A/C vent before the upgrade

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Office Chair Land Speed Record?

Jun 10

AndyMiscellaneous 24V, office chair, scooter parts, speed controller, stainless steel, welding 1 Comment

I had the very excellent opportunity to take the Office Chairiot™ into an empty office suite in our building this afternoon. It was not the adrenaline rush that I used to get skydiving, but it definitely ranked up there. Danger factor was high, since the office chair has almost zero controllability. I might as well have been riding on a giant hockey puck gliding around on a giant hockey rink.

The office suite is actually several that are all wide open. It was a lot like a roller skating arena, only a little smaller. There was a lot of construction dust on the cement floor, but the cement was smooth as silk for the little wheels on the office chair. The wheels on the motor unit are rubber and standard-sized scooter chair size, so they can go semi-all-terrain.

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Welcome!

Apr 08

AndyMiscellaneous No Comments

Welcome to my maker blog!

I am going to be adding the projects I’ve been working on since I discovered the wonderful world of making things. Visit often. I’ll try to keep it fraysh.

Until I start posting my projects and thoughts and whatnot, check out the links in the right column. I put links to some of the sources I use for the some of the parts in my projects. Maybe you might find them useful yourself. Please register and let me know of any other sources you find handy for any kind of DIY stuff!