The other day I saw this article about building makerspaces in schools and the photo showed what seemed to me to be a nice workshop, similar to what schools had when I grew up. Of course, now these spaces have things like 3D printers, not a tool we had years back, but the saws and […]
Category: DIY
After clearing out all of this new workspace in the garage, I was looking for a worthy first project so I thought I’d start by changing the spark plugs on my F150. If you’re thinking plug changes are easy, you have to know this is a 2004 Ford F150 with a Triton V8 engine. So […]
It happens slowly, after all it’s just a walk behind lawn mower, but then you find out it takes a really long time to mow the lawn that way and who wants to mow for hours, so a lawn tractor makes sense, right? And what about those snow tires for the wife’s car? You have […]
It’s been a while since I posted and I thought it was time to say a few words about what’s going on. Briefly, it’s a change of direction. I’ve spent so much time on my computer over the last 14 years with The Kneeslider and so little time in the garage that the need to […]
Ghraydon Wallick is at it again. If the name isn’t familiar, you might remember a couple of articles on The Kneeslider in 2010 about a leaning dual sidecar rig he built in his workshop in Thailand. Using limited resources he constructed a mechanism for sidecars, he designed and built, to be attached on both sides […]
We talked about LED lights in the garage before, from some pretty expensive fixtures that might not make sense to the LED lighting I installed when I was building a new work area a couple of years back that takes up very little space and uses very little power, while still giving me a bright […]
The lights almost went out Motorheads start young. Sure, someone over 30 or even 40 can develop an interest in cars and high performance and begin working on engines for fun, but based on past experience, it’s more likely the teenagers who first get the bug, maybe developing a passion for a hobby or career […]
A couple of readers of our post about the home built electric trike commented about the batteries. As I noted in the post, that particular build was completed in 2013 using battery technology available then, but the whole field is advancing pretty fast, so you could design a better solution if you decided to build […]
If you’re one of those people that loves to learn, you’ll simply learn, all the time at every opportunity. If you keep learning long enough, sooner or later your mind will begin to overflow into the real world. That pretty much describes J. Joachim Hall. He’s a self taught and home schooled builder and college […]