Category Archives: Projects

Got a new guitar!

February 27, 2014

So I picked up a sweet deal of a tele. It is a late 2000’s model Squire Affinity Series Telecaster. It’s been stripped and poly’d so it has a natural finish. I already have plans for this guitar including new … Continue reading →

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I finally did it – IEC jack mod

February 21, 2014

I’ve been considering removing the attached power cord from my Dean Markley K-20X amplifier and putting in its place an IEC jack with fuse. I finally did it last weekend. Not only does this allow for quick cord replacement, but … Continue reading →

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Winter projects – Electric

January 20, 2014

Every winter I make a list of projects I need to do. I do this because winter is the “slow” time around here. I say this loosely as we are still quite busy. But, I have finally started to work … Continue reading →

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Guitar etc

December 23, 2013

We got the shed structure done (I’ll probably take pics some day), built a vector guitar at work while learning Adobe Illustrator (see above), had a great early Christmas on Saturday at the inlaw’s and I’m super excited to see … Continue reading →

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Digispark bike speedometer

July 26, 2013

Lately I’ve been thinking about doing an Arduino or similar based project. I heard about the Digispark (which is basically a mini Arduino) from AwkwardEngineer.com and was intreagued. I’m thinking of using a Digispark to drive a I2C 4×7 segment … Continue reading →

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