Category: DIY
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Apply ZFS driver settings without reboot
Apply your modprobe.d values without rebooting: egrep -v ‘^#|^\s*$’ zfs.conf \ | while read L; do M=($L) N=${M[2]} P=(${N/=/ }) echo “${P[1]}” > /sys/module/zfs/parameters/${P[0]} done #zfs #linux #bash
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Standing Workstation
This has been the most intricate thing I’ve built. I learned quite a bit about carpentry in the process.
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Table Saw Maintenance
These wheels will save my back. Made out of a 2×6 and 6in wheels with 6in iron rods as axles. Making the wooden brackets was fun. They could be more secure, but I didn’t have time to snip up some nail plate and dig up small sheet metal screws. The more frustrating part of this…
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Troll dice
Made these out of a reclaimed piece of 4×10. Threw out quite a bit of eaten wood and threw out the ones that started to issue termites. Next time, I will use forstner bits or drill ahead of time and trim them down on the table saw to correct the chip out.
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Pulling 200 Feet of Cable
We wrapped five 200 foot segments of the direct burial line back onto the original spool so we could tape them all together. The paint cans are ballast to keep the spool from sliding around. Our first pull attempt was thwarted by friction. We yanked it back and greased the nose of the cable and…
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Saw mitre fence
There are grooves in the aluminum bar that should accept a hex head bolt, I would need to cut a pair to fit into the fence.
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Three inch rip
This used table saw is definitely an improvement. However, it lacks sled grooves and a riving knife. I miss the sled grooves already. I think i should make a sled based on the fence.
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