Ampeg Bass Amp Repair Part 1
[singlepic id=276 w=320 h=240 float=left]I’ve had my uncle’s broken Ampeg SVT-4 Pro sitting down in my electronics lab for a couple of years now. The story was that…
Spring Loaded Engraving Tool
Ran across this cool custom engraving tool holder that should solve the problem of inconsistent material heights when engraving. Once I get a lathe maybe I’ll think…
I Want to Live in Japan
Because they have awesome retail electronics parts shops. [youtube ZKmwIBfT5U4] Be sure to watch more at Tokyo Hackerspace.
Custom Droid Car Dock
[singlepic id=237 w=320 h=240 float=right] My passion for in-car tunes goes back well over ten years, with the a half-finished (but functional) automotive MP3 player that could…
Motorcycle GPS Options
This is originally from an email to a friend asking my opinion on motorcycle GPS options…
Pelican Case Motorcycle Luggage Project – Part 2
[singlepic id=208 w=240] In a big push to get the Pelican luggage attached to the bike before a trip to the Delaware Water Gap, I spent a…
Pelican Case Motorcycle Luggage Project – Part 1
[singlepic id=200 w=320] [singlepic id=205 w=320] The cramped cockpit and limited cargo options of my Kawasaki Ninja EX500 weren’t going to suit my long-term desires for a…
CNC’d Side Stand Plate
[singlepic id=172 w=400] I recently got a motorcycle, and since I have a CNC milling machine, there’s plenty of excuse to try my hand at making some…
Sheared Security Lug Bolt
I must have angered the mechanical gods recently. Flat tire last night right near my house, rolled the car back into my driveway… This morning, got up…
Tormach Tooling Has Arrived!
[singlepic id=151 w=600] I quite literally turned a mountain of spare change (65lbs worth, to be exact) that I had been collecting for ten years into a…
Birth of the Smoke-O-Tron Enclosure
Before… [singlepic id=149 w=300] After… [singlepic id=143 w=300] My friend Dan built the electronics for a temperature controller for his electric smoker. I figured since I have…
High Speed Spindle Mount
[singlepic id=123 w=360] I’ve been working for the last week or so on a mount to hold an auxiliary high speed spindle on my mill. I chose…