Category Archives: Projects
The Pocket Jacob’s Ladder
The power supply is a bit much for this scale but I think I can fine tune the electrodes to compensate and get a good ladder… and I have to find a lug lid glass jar that will screw in. This would either get you an a in science class… or expelled… ??
The Big AM Radio Watch
I was in my dad’s workshop the other day and I saw this big watch and was curious about it. He said take it… so I took it apart, cleaned everything, and put it back together. It is in remarkably good condition aside from a small hairline crack in the dial at about 7 o’clock […]
The TXC UV Wall Printer
This is a UV printer that prints on walls. I thought it was some cool tech and I wanted to learn more about one, so I traded one of my many hardly-used lasers for one. I’ve had experience with wide/large format inkjet printers but none that printed vertically, and not specifically UV, but it […]
The 4 Axis CNC Machining Center
I picked up this Intelitek Expert Mill VMC-0600 with 4 axes, automatic tool changer, pneumatically actuated collet chuck, mister, touch probing, tool probing, mix and max limit switches on x, y, and z axes… and it runs a Beaglebones based Acorn board and CNC12 control software. I have experience with 3 axis gantry lasers, 3D […]
The APCO 25 PII SDR Receiver
Testing Latency and Audio Compression UPDATE 8/12/2025 Most groups have been fully encrypted so this project is being tabled unless/until something changes.
The Warbarge
This is project “WARBARGE”. It is my 1994 Caprice Classic which was given to me by my late grandfather. This is NOT a police package but does have 240 amp alternator and a 990 amp battery run by an L99 power plant which is an LT1 with smaller stroke and bore. It does incorporate GPS […]
The Air Cannon
This is the Air Cannon. If you look closely you will notice many safety features like all pW rated PVC pipe & fittings, a 115psi safety valve, and large gauge. Minimum pW rating is 150psi. Maximum pW rating is 450psi. Most air cannons you see have holes drilled into them and threaded to accept NPT […]
The First Jacob’s Ladder
I have completed my first Jacob’s Ladder. You can click the image to the left to see a high resolution picture in a new window. I made this unit from a 6kV 30mA non-current limited transformer from an old neon beer sign. The arc ionizes the air and creates plasma. The hot plasma rises and […]
2019 Lexus RX 350 Front Brakes
I did my daughter’s front brakes. Figured I would document my process in case it could help others. Sorry for the audio and background noise, etc… in the video. This was a last minute decision to document the process so I didn’t bother setting up my fancy recording apparatus or practicing, just wanted to get […]
My Passion For Noise
When I was about 14 or 15, I got in to home audio because a neighborhood friend was a designer and audiophile of sorts. So most of the money I could scrape up went to HiFi Buys near the oil change place where I worked… and Crutchfield. I had so much stuff I don’t remember […]