Category Archives: projects
New Hobby
I’ve got a lathe. A little Sherline one. So, I’ve really liked it. Sherline makes a great tool. The problem for me is I really haven’t used it. I made a few little puzzles and I’m working on parts for … Continue reading
Bag of Holding
I’ve got a Targus XL that has been all over the world. I use it to carry my laptop and all my carry on gadgets. I really like it but it has a two issues that I want to fix. … Continue reading
Why my projects take a long time.
This is my drive axle. One big issue is that after I spent three or four hours beating the keyshafts into the keyways and beating the gears onto the axle… I realized that I hadn’t remembered to cut the axles. … Continue reading
Looking more like a tank
I spent today cutting, building and attaching the turret. It is sitting on a Lazy Susan bearing, that lets it turn. I’m having way too much fun just spinning it. I am going to cut a hole in the top … Continue reading
Tanks!
A few years ago, I came across this website. People build their own Radio control Tanks(and artillery and support vehicles) and then run around and shoot each other with paint balls. I’ve wanted to build a tank for awhile, but … Continue reading
Building a Wine rack
We have lots of wine bottles and wine glasses and not a lot of cabinet space. So I decided my next project will be a wine rack. I found several plans on the internet and so far, I’ve been ignoring … Continue reading
Office Live Workspace
I was sent an invitation to join this. It is a neat little generic project tracking web2.0 thing. I’ve entered a few projects into it thinking that if I do, it will keep me on task and focused. I thought … Continue reading
Cowboys
I brought my cowboys with me to Dallas in the hopes I could paint them in my free time. That hasn’t been happening. I’ve been in school from 7:30ish to 5pm and then I go have dinner with my parents, … Continue reading
Next Stop: Fiji!
Pictures from the photobooth. It was a smash hit. There was always a line for it. Now, I await pictures from everybody else to get uploaded to the Flickr pool. The wedding was a smash too. Everybody had fun, drank … Continue reading
Photobooth problems
The camera for the photobooth decided it didn’t like working. I can’t believe a 50 dollar Mexican camera off of Ebay was unreliable. So I went to Best Buy and got a new camera, the SX100. The problem is not … Continue reading