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The Joy of Upcycling (into a Dust Sniper)

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

One of the best things ever is when you can change the context of an object and make it live again.  There is something special about thinking up a new use for something other people have deemed worthless, and having it not just become useful, but actually excel at performing its new function.  The ongoing […]

Whisked away in a cyclone (dust separator style)

Monday, May 10th, 2010

You could call it getting “horribly sidetracked”, “cascading project proliferation” or “autonomous task sprawl”.  But on the other hand one could just as easily describe it as being gripped by a fortuitously unplanned and fascinating problem. The oak double doors have been on the go for a while now.  In their process we also seem […]

Reclaimed Leather Mountain Bike Grips

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Here comes the sun, and for those of you with an interest in cycling I have just posted an Instructable about mountain bike grips (nice real leather ones too!). Using some punches (made from old bike parts), it is possible to make nice grips, that will not get