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…

Anti-Projects

Leftovers from several CNC projects.

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 Moto Bar Risers

[singlepic id=198 w=640] My little EX500 bike is a bit cramped for me.  One of the worst problems is that my wrists, especially my throttle wrist, have…

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…

USB Pendant Hacking

I’ve been knee-deep in USB and LCD hacking, playing around some concepts for a control pendant for my CNC mill.  It was a good excuse to exercise…

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…