This is a hack for the old model Fiat 500e GPS stand to convert it to a powered phone holder and charger.
Published 2021-02-24
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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…
Published 2021-01-02
Apron sink runoff diverter
We are in the process of remodeling our kitchen (which will be its own story when it is done). One of the huge improvements was replacing our kitchen sink with a deep aluminum apron sink. It is very similar to a farmhouse sink, except for 2 things. First: it weighs significantly…
Published 2021-01-02
Ikea hack – Pegboard lamp mount
At this point, I’ve been fully converted to an Ikea engineering fanboy, (he said, sitting in an Ikea chair under an Ikea lamp). I don’t much like the experience of shopping at Ikea and prefer to buy used furniture supporting local thrift stores, but the Ikea design-for-manufacturing engineering is damn…
Published 2020-09-13
Stand for Nintendo Switch
This project has been moved to its own page.
Published 2020-08-28
Tuning a 1926 Corona portable typewriter
This is one of Smith’s “Corona” portable typewriters, manufactured in 1926. At some point, it entered my grandparents’ typewriter store in San Francisco and, after they retired, it entered my grandfather’s basement collection of over 150 typewriters. After he passed away, my dad dug it out of the basement and…
Published 2020-05-15
BittBoy PocketGo keymap update
This is a sweet little handheld emulator that sells on Amazon for about $30, and the developer community is significantly more responsive than the company that sells them. This week I made some changes to the keyboard input driver in a fork of the kernel. It is a really simple…
Published 2020-04-09
Coffee table from recycled table
Last year I helped some friends move out of their apartment. They were going to throw out this dining table because it was badly damaged, with some burn marks and a broken leg. It’s a typical Ikea-or-something dining table. I needed a coffee table for our game room, and I…
Published 2020-03-31
Garage ski and bike racks
While we’re sheltering in place, I took some time to clean up the garage by hanging the things that wasted the most space: the bikes and the skis. The bike rack hangers are not innovative, I just purchased them from Amazon. The plates of the bike hooks just mount straight…