One of my favorite stores recently is the University of Minnesota ReUse store – where all of the old, surplus university material is sent to be sold off to the public after its usefulness in the university has come to an end. There is a ton of old and new technology, furniture, and office equipmentContinue reading “Analog Internet Dial”
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Workbench Chalkboard
Right in the corner of my workspace in the basement, between my two workbenches, sit our sump pump, battery backup, and water main. Not only is it a bunch of space I can’t make use of, it was also a large space I wanted to hide from view, but still be accessible, while trying toContinue reading “Workbench Chalkboard”
The Legend of Zelda Quest – Part 2
Continuing the project I started in Part 1, to complete the Zelda Quest I needed to make a treasure chest filled with rupees and, of course, the legendary Triforce! The Chest For the treasure chest, I started with a simple treasure chest I got from Michaels. I was modeling everything in this set of ZeldaContinue reading “The Legend of Zelda Quest – Part 2”
The Legend of Zelda Quest – Part 1
It all began several years ago, with a book – The Hyrule Hystoria. With it, and its companion books, the Art and Artifacts and the Zelda Encyclopedia, our then two year old fell in love with the world and characters of The Legend of Zelda. Since our days since then are filled with stories aboutContinue reading “The Legend of Zelda Quest – Part 1”
Christmas Tree Display
It has become a tradition in our house to get at least one of the LEGO Advent Calendar sets before Christmas. After completing several of these, we have amassed a sizable collection of holiday themed LEGO and wanted some way to display the current calendar and the previous LEGO. After looking at different Christmas displayContinue reading “Christmas Tree Display”
Uranium Glass Hat Display
Several years ago we were gifted a small glass hat from my late grandfather’s collection. It sat on a shelf in our living room as a small memento until my wife read about uranium glass. We noticed that our little glass hat had the yellow-green pale color of uranium glass so we grabbed the onlyContinue reading “Uranium Glass Hat Display”
Halloween Craft – Mummy
We have been busy crafting up a storm here to fill our house with Halloween decorations, and my toddler is loving to help. She is absolutely in love with all things monster and scary. Looking around on Youtube for ideas, she instantly took to the idea of making a mummy, like found here. Needing aContinue reading “Halloween Craft – Mummy”
Space Station Activity Board – Complete!
Over a year ago I posted about the work-in-progress of the Space Station Activity Board, with hopes of soon completing the wiring of the board. Moving houses and other projects pushed the Space Station further and further back, and then the dread of a million tiny soldering connections kept me from making any serious progressContinue reading “Space Station Activity Board – Complete!”
Giant Cardboard Ghost Trap
My house normally likes to go big for Halloween – making costumes and decorations from scratch is right down the Maker alley. However the current COVID situation had put a damper on our usual festivities, so we decided to reuse our Ghostbuster costumes from a previous year. It has been my hope to someday buildContinue reading “Giant Cardboard Ghost Trap”
Work In Progress – Space Station Activity Table
A common toy for toddlers now is an activity board – a board full of small manipulative objects to interact with. After seeing several examples of them for sale, I figured it would not be too much of a challenge to build one myself. With our little one having a fascination in space and spaceContinue reading “Work In Progress – Space Station Activity Table”
Seritech Workbench 