We were inspired by Steve Ramsey’s greeting card project and decided we wanted to make a 3D photograph made of wood.
Unfortunately, we ran out of time today. So here’s a quick teaser of what’s to come later this week.
Steve Ramsey Greeting Card:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNEctCPmPbk
Our amazing photographer friend:
https://naomichokr.com/
I needed a few sawhorses for the shop. Instead of buying some, I made them with scrap wood. I couldn’t choose between Jimmy Diresta’s and Matthias Wandel’s design so I made both!
Which one did I decide to make a set of for the shop? Watch the video to find out! I was lucky enough to use a chop saw, table saw, radial arm saw, and nail gun. But it can be done with just a circular saw.
Over the past two weeks I’ve moved all of my Dad’s tools into the new shop, bought a Grizzly G1023SL 10″ table saw for $450 bucks, and somewhat restored my 10″ Craftsman drill press.
I built two work benches along the walls and recessed the Dewalt 12″ miter saw and DeWalt 10″ Power Shop radial arm saw into the top.
I’m very happy with the progress so far. Next, I need to build tool holders to hang all of my hand tools on the wall!
I finally finished my new workshop! Here are all the details of how and why it happened so fast. Also, it gave me an idea for a new channel idea…let me know what you think.
It’s ALIVE!!! I finally got my DIY automatic chicken coop door working, and temporarily installed. I used a power antenna motor to drive the door on cabinet drawer slides. The whole unit is solar powered by a 12 volt battery.
I used a DC timer and DPDT relay to trigger the opening and closing of the door. In the video, I put all of the components in a nice plastic enclosure that hides most of the wires.
It worked perfectly, closing at sunset and opening at sunrise!
Here’s a link to the wiring diagram:?https://goo.gl/hGL0GZ
Part 1 – https://goo.gl/b9Xscb
Part 2 – https://goo.gl/spz6CQ
When we stopped drinking soda 5 years ago, we wanted to make seltzer water at home. This was before the SodaStream was popular, so I made my own carbonated water maker that connected a co2 tank to a 2 liter bottle.
When we moved back to florida, we never bought another co2 tank, but we dreamed about having club soda on tap. Today we made that dream a reality. We bought a used soda fountain carbonator and installed it under our sink. Now we have unlimited seltzer water whenever we want!
Part 2 in my experiment building a fully automatic chicken coop door. Although it seems like nothing got accomplished, figuring out the DPDT relay was a big step forward. Now all I need is a working light sensor or timer.
I should have everything working properly and installed next week. If you have any ideas as to why it kept opening and closing intermittently, please let me know in the comments.
Watch part 1 here:?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6OhY3Bnh7c
A quick video about microwave oven transformers (MOT) and how I plan to salvage one to make a DIY spot welder and electromagnet.
This is the introduction to a new series about the electric bike I’m converting to run on a homemade lithium-ion battery pack made from old laptop batteries (18650 cells).
I recently discovered the P-38 can opener (sometimes called the John Wayne). Issued by the US Military for over 40 years, it was never known to break, rust, or need sharpening. It’s now found in many prepper’s survival kits.
What’s most interesting, is despite it’s sterling reputation, it went from conception to manufacturing in a total of 30 days in 1942. They were intended to be disposable.
In the video I make my own DIY P-38/P-51 can opener and add an oak handle for leverage. Yes, I know they made millions of them and are available for less than a dollar.
Lauren asked me how I learned to build things after our jewelry organizer video. I didn’t have a good answer. I’ve just been slowly acquiring skills in carpentry, mechanics, electronics, and design my whole life.
As best I can remember, these are the 4 stages that every DIYer has to go through before their projects turn out “better than buying.”
Our question to you is: Do you think anyone is capable of turning a wrench or pounding a hammer? Or are some people just not able to take care of things themselves?