Looting a Massage Chair
I found a fancy massage chair on the side of the road near my place. It was very worn and had been rained on a few times. I was curious about the i...
June 04, 2025
Label Printer as 1D CNC
I had to cut a bunch of equal-length segments of anti-static poly tubing to package the encoder boards I sell. I rarely turn down the opportunity t...
June 01, 2025
Restoring a Gerstner Toolbox
May 18, 2025
Breaking and Fixing an Ultrasonic Cleaner
I have a cheap Vevor ultrasonic cleaner. It works well for the price. Notably, the instructions really emphasize not to run the cleaner without wat...
May 17, 2025
Reviving a Cowboy 4 eBike
I inherited an unresponsive Cowboy ebike from the startup I worked at. At the time, the only known issue was that the hydraulic brake levers were b...
April 19, 2025
Portable Battery-Powered Bench PSU
This is from this past year, but I hadn’t written anything down until now.
April 12, 2025
Budget Bike Shop Stand
Bike-shop-quality repair stands are very sturdy, but expensive. Most of these stands are bolted to a post, a wall, or a workbench unlike the freest...
April 12, 2025
A note about rebuilding a Dyson V8 battery
I rebuilt the battery pack for my Dyson V8 vacuum cleaner. This isn’t particularly interesting in itself, but there are a few niche things to be aw...
April 11, 2025
Closet Desk
Our home is pretty small, so we’ve had to maximize our space. I built this desk into the closet.
March 20, 2025
Cat Carpet Wall Theatre
I recently made a carpeted wall for my cats to climb. I’ve now added an old projector to the mix, and it’s become a cat theater.
March 12, 2025
A tiny gripe about the T-Display-S3
The LILYGO T-Display-S3 is really pretty great. Their non-touchscreen version is $13. For some projects, I’d normally get a custom PCB made and ass...
March 10, 2025
Smart Bike Helmet Teardown
Here are photos from taking apart the Brooklyness/Classon smart bike helmet. I found the product to be a great idea with half-assed software. It wa...
February 15, 2025