Sunday, October 22, 2017
Third Time's a Charm | Pumpkin Cider Batch #3
Posted by
Vinny
My supply of homebrew started running low. Since I did not want to attempt a full brew day in my new place, I opted to make an old holiday favorite... Pumpkin Cider! I used the same recipe from my first batch. Also using a different stove.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Bicycle Stereo Rebuild
Posted by
Diecaster D.
Part 1 - First Build
Part 2 - Sirius Stereo
Where we last left the original bike stereo, the top part had snapped off.
I'd realized the Sirius stereo still wasn't loud enough (and kind of awkward to fit on the bike), so I decided to finally add those angle brackets.
One problem... the original stereo didn't exactly fit into my new larger basket, so it's time for a rebuild. The good news is that the new basket will allow for a more compact design with the speakers right next to each other- therefore, more stable and louder as well.
Part 2 - Sirius Stereo
Where we last left the original bike stereo, the top part had snapped off.
I'd realized the Sirius stereo still wasn't loud enough (and kind of awkward to fit on the bike), so I decided to finally add those angle brackets.
One problem... the original stereo didn't exactly fit into my new larger basket, so it's time for a rebuild. The good news is that the new basket will allow for a more compact design with the speakers right next to each other- therefore, more stable and louder as well.
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Taking Apart an Air Conditioner
Posted by
Diecaster D.
I saw this old air conditioner sitting next to the dumpster and was considering taking it apart for some scrap alchemy action. The problem was I didn't want to deal with the freon/refrigerant since I heard it's some pretty nasty stuff and probably illegal to release into the atmosphere. A few days later, I saw that somebody else opened it up and cut off some of the copper tubing thereby taking the responsibility for letting out the freon off my hands... score, now let's take it apart!