I installed some Ikea Återsken wall lamps as sconces in our house, which required some new electrical boxes and custom interfacing for the lamps.
Published 2021-10-24
Author: Eric Jones
Published 2021-10-22
Steep-angled laptop stand
This custom laptop stand is angled as steeply as it can be with the screen vertical. It helps to elevate the screen into the user’s field of vision and saves desk space.
Published 2021-10-07
Web server upgrade
Last night I finished and installed a new web server laptop, replacing the little one that had been running this site for the past two years.
Published 2021-06-02
Bathroom vanity from dresser
Last year we had our bathroom professionally remodeled. One part of the bathroom that I wanted to do myself was to build the new vanity from a cute dresser. We had seen DIY sites with how-to tutorials for converting a wood dresser into a water-resistant vanity, so we went to…
Published 2021-04-30
Raspberry Pi 3 mount for Creality Ender 3
I started using an OctoPi 3D printer server with my Ender 3 Pro a while ago. It’s super useful as a remote management tool, but I wasn’t able to find a mounting enclosure for my Raspberry Pi 3+ that met my requirements. I made this one by marrying two two…
Published 2021-04-16
Kitchen cabinet remodel
Last summer we started a long process to resurface our kitchen cabinets and counters to make them both more functional and more modern-looking. We started with a plan that we wanted to do something about our ugly cabinets. My best guess is that the previous owner had tried to stain…
Published 2021-03-13
Turf area for backyard
Last year we replaced our grass in the backyard with a layer of wood chips to cut down on maintenance. This works really, really well. The wood chips don’t need to be mowed or watered. Every couple years we will have to put another half ton or so of wood…
Published 2021-02-24
Fiat 500e cell phone dash cradle
This is a hack for the old model Fiat 500e GPS stand to convert it to a powered phone holder and charger.
Published 2021-02-16
Small Emacs config improvements
Two weeks ago I started a new job. It has been going very well, but I am now required to operate in a Windows environment while I am at work. I’ve tried to only run Windows sparingly in virtual machines for about 5 years, and moving from Linux-based OSes back…
Published 2021-01-08
Pegboard accessory – Speaker Arm
Continuing on a roll of 3D-printing projects, I have always wanted some of those cool wall-mounted speakers in our garage so that I can listen to tunes while I work in there. It’s part of the mythical DIY/home-engineer garage ambience I’m trying to cultivate. I happened to have a couple…