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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Replacing 95-99 Chevrolet OBS Exterior Door Handles with 88-94 Handles

Door Handle Mod

The 95-99 Chevy truck exterior door handles are prone to cracking. Replacing them with 88-94 handles that don't crack requires just a few mods.

Monday, November 1, 2021

Scorpion Mortal Kombat 11 Costume Build

Scorpion MK11
Scorpion has been on my costume list for a while, finally I built it.

Friday, September 10, 2021

How to Replace a Sliding Door

Replace a Sliding Door

My sliding door is beyond repair. It's time to replace it.

Friday, September 3, 2021

Restore Faded Plastic Headlights and Taillights

Faded Plastic Restoration
Plastic headlights will eventually fade and yellow. This is how to restore them to like new condition.

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Those MoviePass Days

MoviePass Came and Went Quickly

For a glorious six months I could see as many movies as I wanted. It ended terribly, but at least I got my refund.

Monday, April 26, 2021

Adding a Dust Collection System

Dust Collection
After cleaning up my shop (and a lot of dust), I decided to add dust collection. A dust collection is composed of a motor and impeller that sucks dust into a collection bag. Each sawdust producing piece of equipment is connected to the impeller through pipes.

Friday, April 23, 2021

Making Blast Gates for Dust Collection System

Making Blast Gates
You can get cheap blast gates, but they're not great. Nicer ones are more expensive, but you can build your own that work well and don't break the bank.

Building a Thien Baffle for Dust Collection & Chip Separation

Building a Thien Baffle

A Thien baffle separates chips, preventing them from hitting the dust collection impeller and also collects a lot of dust, keeping your filter clean and maintaining air flow.

Friday, February 12, 2021

ABS Plastic Car Panel

Interior Cover Panel

The task was to create an ABS cover panel.

Friday, February 5, 2021

Table Saw Stand Improvements

Table Saw Stand Upgrades

I needed a few improvements to make my table saw stand more efficient.

Friday, January 15, 2021

Shadow Box Build

Shadow Box

I like the idea of these, I just needed an idea. With the holiday season, inspiration struck