A car stereo, some extra car stereo speakers, some hardwood, and a ATX power supply for a computer and SHAZAM! You get a garage stereo that can play your iPod, XM radio, CDs, and AM/FM radio. This project was easy and only a little tedious to make. It was fun and it sounds awesome. Plus, the little speakers I had in my garage cabinet are not the greatest, but they’re not bad. With a 500 or 600 watt power supply, I can beef it up someday if I get the energy.
I usually put my burning cigars across the top of a ceramic mug on my workbench when I’m in the garage. The great thing about ceramic is that it’s pretty much fireproof. What fun is that? The real problem, though, is that the cigars got short enough toward the end of smoking that they wouldn’t […]
In my UME Mark II’s (UME = “Useless Machine Ever”), originally I would program an Atmel AVR microcontroller to turn an RC servo forward and backward using timed pulses like you’re supposed to. But, when you want to build many machines, microcontrollers are not the way to go. Simple polarity-changing circuits are the way to […]
This is one of the first “major” projects I built that involved electricity and electronics. This project makes it super-simple for me to manage my expensive (for me) cigar collection with minimal effort. It uses a 6-bottle wine fridge, some custom-cut Spanish cedar, and a Cigar Oasis XL electronic humidor humidifier. The fridge was about […]
Here is what a fat man on a golf cart (who apparently doesn’t look in front of him while he drives) can do to your iPhone 3Gs that accidentally fell off your golf cart at the previous hole: For those who have weak constitutions, turn away… Oops. Too late. Sorry. Short story: One day I […]
Puns are awesome. Run down to your local craft or hobby store and grab a $7 quartz clock movement thing. Sand the crap out of the face of an old saw blade. Get a permanent ink pad (I used black and some squishy clear stamp things) and stamp the numbers on the face. Hang it […]
The Office Chairiot™ is a project I’ve been designing and building since last summer. The Office Chairiot™ is a battery-powered office chair towing device built with custom steel work and motorized scooter parts purchased on-line. With the amazing welding skizillz of the father of one of the owner’s of the company where I work, my […]
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 […]