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Garage Door Range Fail
Not everything you read on the internet is real. I think the hacking community online has a bit of a File Drawer Problem. This is a term I’m cribbing from Real Science which refers to the fact that...
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Whiskey Table
Sometimes, you just need a place to set down your adult beverage. My recent metalworking posts have gone over well, so I thought I’d fire another one in the direction of you, gentle reader, and see...
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Clip Show
So many old hacks. Where are they now? Blondihacks has been running for seven years now, and it’s been quite a ride. I have many, many more hacks in the pipeline right now, so stay tuned for that. In...
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Drill Press 101
So you wanna buy a drill press… If you’re at all interested in machine tools, a drill press is a really great place to start. It’s an easy introduction to many of the principles and procedures of...
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Digital Archeology, Part II
Ghosts of the past, I/O errors, and big dreams. A while back I did a Part I on digging through the old pile of Apple II equipment and floppy disks I found in my parents’ basement. It’s time to finish...
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Metal Bandsaw
Another project tool followed me home. If you do a lot of metalworking, you very quickly get tired of making cuts. Your choices are, generally, a hand hacksaw, or a cutting wheel on a grinder. The...
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Bike Stool
For all your bicycle-related scooting needs. I was recently asked by a cyclist if it was possible to build a rolling stool that used a bike saddle as a seat. Much like when working on cars, a low...
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Whiskey Bar
A simple hack for containing feline enthusiasm A “Whiskey Bar” could be described as a thing that contains whiskey. That applies equally well to structures of ill repute and furniture modifications....
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Furiosa’s Workbench
For when “incredibly strong” just isn’t good enough. A while back, we did a fun little welding project here on on the blog that I have since been referring to as Furiosa’s Birdhouse. I’m in need of...
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Furiosa’s Cat Feeder
The trick is to be smarter than the animal with a brain the size of a walnut “This will be great,” I thought to myself. “I’ll get one of those high-tech automated cat feeders!” Wait, I should back up...
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