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DIY workbench

DIY workbench

Following the project plans on the Art of Manliness provided by One Project Closer, I made myself a workbench. It wasn't too hard, and the only problem I had came when I deviated from the plans. I thought I might as well get bigger casters, and then I

DIY Curtain Rods

DIY Curtain Rods

The Magistra has been on Pinterest again. We put up some DIY curtain rods tonight made from iron pipes. I made these from: * 72" 1/2" x 72" iron galvanized nipple * 2x 1/2" x 3" iron galvanized nipple * 2x 1/2" flange * 2x

Laundry Pedestal

Laundry Pedestal

The Magistra decided she wanted to built something in the week in between Christmas and New Years, so we so we built this: Ana White Laundry Pedestal http://ana-white.com/2011/01/sausha's-washerdryer-pedestals The plans were pretty easy to follow, and it cost us about $150 all told,

Epic Win

How a $500 Craigslist car beat $400k Rally Racers Wow. That is about all I can say. My favorite part of the article: OK, I know reading this is probably getting old, but wow. I'm having breakfast wearing a BMW jacket and the table next to me (like

Humidor DIY

Humidor DIY

I had been having some trouble keeping the humidity at the proper level of 70%. I bought an extra sponge, but I was having trouble keeping mold out of it. The local cigar store sells a glycerol mixture that is supposed to prevent this, but I found the stuff rather

Altoids TIn Survival Kit Update

Altoids TIn Survival Kit Update

It has been a while since I did anything with my Altoids Tin survival kit. I have acquired a few additional items, but progress has been slow while I have been concentrating on different things. I decided to make a few substitutions as well, and see how well it all

Forgotten Algebra

I actually use algebra most often of all the mathematics I have learned, with simple stats right after that. A couple of years back, I decided I wanted to brush up on my algebra, so I picked up Forgotten Algebra by Barbara Lee Bleau. It is a quick, breezy book