Year: 2020
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Giant Wooden Xylophone
Today I build Simon a new toy, a giant wooden xylophone. I read an instructables and thought I would make something similar with some scrap 2x4s. I started with a 10 inch piece and got up to 28 inches before running out of wood. There is a 2 inch difference between each board. I drilled…
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Patio Bar
Amanda and I build a small bar for our patio. I made a simple design spanning two of the posts around our patio. The design was mocked up in Fusion360 in order to help figure out some of the cut angles and to help decide on the right size. This helped me think it through,…
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Broken Ford Fusion Door Handle
I fixed the driver’s side door handle on Amanda’s Ford Fusion the other day. I watched a youtube video and it was pretty straightforward. The replacement handle was only $11 on Amazon instead of $50+ at Autozone or even more at a dealer, and I also bought a cheap pack of auto upholstery tools. The…
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Rex Ray Fan
I took apart and rewired this old Rex Ray fan I got from my grandparent’s garage. My granddad would use it when he worked on things and now I can too. The old wiring was rotting and some of the connections were failing, but the switch and transformers were good. The internal wiring still had…
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Lizard
This is a neat looking lizard I saw on a brick wall.