I thought I’d share a trick I often use for making inside measurements when working with trim or any other angled cuts. I simple clamp a think piece of wood or a small square that is aligned to the inside edge and use that as a measuring point. This is much easier than fooling […]
The tailgate lock on our 2001 Acura MDX recently started working intermittently. Sometimes it wouldn’t lock and other times it would stay locked and there was no way to open the back other than crawling into the back and using the manual unlock lever found in the little hole at the bottom center of the […]
I turned a few pens this holiday season and had 2 interesting ones that I thought I’d post. This first one is made from a globular growth that occurs on some scotch pine trees. Below is a picture of one of the branches, the cut before turning and the finished pen made from the branch. […]
I purchased a Go Pro camera for my wife for Christmas this year and thought I would build some type of pole mount for it. I went out to my shop to look for something that might work for a mount and found a good solution in my box of PVC conduit odds and ends. […]
For some reason our 2006 Honda Civic was missing the entire back up light and socket on one side when we bought it used a couple years ago. I finally got around to working on it this weekend and managed to get a socket and light installed (FYI its possible to use one from a […]
My brother Ed (who is a farmer) was over helping me work on a 2001 MDX and one of the rear studs broke off. For some strange reason the engineer that designed the hub has the flange tapered in such a way that there is no way to pound the old stud directly out or slide […]
A couple things that worked for me to install wiring in a sea can without having to drill holes into the metal. Cut 1/2″ plywood into 4X4″ squares and paint grey (or other matching colour) Use PL Construction adhesive (I used the “Fast Grab” version) to glue the plywood strips to the ceiling. I matched […]
I recently picked up a single use ocean container (aka sea can) for some extra storage and needed to build some shelves. I didn’t find much information on shelving that didn’t require additional frames or welding so I thought I would post the design I used. My neighbor across the road, Myles, came up with […]
My daughter returned from a trip to Kenya this week along with some custom made clothes (rather than selling pre-made clothes they show you some fabric, take your measurements, and a few hours later have your custom made pants, shirts, etc). Unfortunately none of the fabric they use is pre-shrunk, so after my wife carefully […]
My neighbor lost the dust cap for his trailer just before he was heading out on a trip. He tried to find a replacement cap but needed a non standard size that required a special order. He came over to see if I had anything in my shop that might work. The solution ended up […]
