Tag: DIY
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Bike hoist
Lifting my bike up on the overhead hook is getting more difficult. Possibly the junk on the floor, likely I’m developing arthritis in my left elbow. This was a good practice making my next block and tackle.
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Maple dice box
I came across a 2×6 scrap of what I’ve been told is maple. I sawed it up into a few dice boxes that I’m using my router to hollow. Each is going to be finished with linseed oil, but constructed in slightly different manners. This one is the first time I’ve used brass threaded inserts, […]
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Bass of Spades assembled!
Jesse worked hard on the Bass from morning to night, with some long interruptions to build fencing around the chicken run. We started off the morning by soldering the knobs and and the pickups. It took filing a rough spot on the bridge and flux to get the ground wire soldered to the bridge. Then […]
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Silvering the Bass of Spades
Jesse carefully masked the body of the bass and we primed and sprayed two coats of silver paint on it. And I created a way to stop the body from spinning in the breeze
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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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