Category Archives: Home and Homestead

Copper pipe guitar wall hanger

May 11, 2020

I’ve finally made a wall hanger for my telecaster. Everything was scrap from other projects. The wood came from the underside of a dresser that got taken apart, the copper is from old baseboard, the wooden “plugs” in the copper … Continue reading →

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Rest in peace, Ashes

December 20, 2018

Yesterday we had to lay our son, Ashes, down to rest. He was 14 years old and had been with us since we were a young couple in college. I loved that cat more than I realized. He helped me … Continue reading →

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Clean your DHW tankless coil

October 22, 2018

We have hard water and we heat our water with an oil boiler and a tankless coil. This is, admittedly, a very inefficient method of heating water but it came with the house so we are making it work. Once … Continue reading →

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Driveway alignment, do it yourself!

September 25, 2018

I’ve always been under the assumption that alignments should only be done by professionals on an alignment rack. While I do still believe that this will give the best results, in a pinch, it can be done in the driveway … Continue reading →

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Biking update

July 11, 2018

Since the last post I have: – Replaced old bashguard with new BBG – Replaced crankset with Shimano FC-M361 165mm crank – Replaced front 3x gears with 1x 32 tooth N/W (Blackspire Snaggletooth) – Removed front derailleur and added an … Continue reading →

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