Posted in adventure on Feb 28th, 2010 3 Comments »
If anyone comes across a cheap set of bar stools (qty 4) let me know. We need some stools for the work tables we are going to build downstairs and for the upstairs counters. I am not sure about how to outfit the upstairs office yet. Foldy chairs are leading, but a couple of cheap [...]
Posted in adventure on Feb 28th, 2010 3 Comments »
Built a workbench. Red says it’s too high, but I say she’s too short. For my height, it’s about an inch too tall, bio-mechanically, but it would have been 4 cuts more of a pain to shorten the legs. Now I just need to drop a vice on and I can get that prop-shaft taken [...]
Posted in adventure on Feb 28th, 2010 3 Comments »
Started putting the Jeep propshaft together after scoring a cool grease adapter set at Harbor Freight, but I realized that I’m dumb to try to do this before getting a vise because that just makes it 100x easier. I am not sure how people do this on the trail, I guess they just want it [...]
Posted in adventure on Feb 28th, 2010 No Comments »
It’s “oil change weekend” this Saturday afternoon (3/6 starting around noon), so come one and come all, bring us your dirty oil and see the new shop. BYOChair. I’ll be doing the engine and probably gearbox oil in the Maserati if anyone is interested in peeking under that car and seeing the somewhat bizarre service [...]
Posted in adventure on Feb 27th, 2010 4 Comments »
Got into the shop today, so it’s mostly about ferrying stuff out of storage right now, and kind of getting the place cleaned up and settled. We don’t have any furniture or anything like that so we’ve got to start being on the lookout. By popular request, photos.
Posted in adventure on Feb 24th, 2010 1 Comment »
I’ve been slowly assembling the components to build a general-purpose I/O controller. I want something that is ruggedized but that I can also use for a multitude of projects. I’ve been struck by the lack of standardization regarding controllers among hobbiests and I think this is limiting the adoption for novel applications. In any event [...]
Posted in adventure on Feb 21st, 2010 No Comments »
Steve gave me a tip that a friend of his has put together a very cool teardrop trailer, and look at what’s towing it, a TJ. I like the way he put it together, nearly all scratchbuilt, and it seems wider than I am used to seeing. You can checkout the photos.
Posted in adventure on Feb 20th, 2010 5 Comments »
“Didn’t your mom ever tell you not to get on the back of one of those things?” Well, yes, actually I am sure she did at some point (Hi Mom!) but she’s pretty cool about these things. It’s been over a decade (yeesh!) since I can remember riding on a motorcycle for any extended riding. [...]
Posted in adventure on Feb 16th, 2010 2 Comments »
Shook hands today on a lease for a 2000sqft workshop just outside of Redmond. More details to come, but now our projects will have a real home!