Tag: upcycle
TrainWreck Rockette: 2 Headshell
A good find this old, 70’s VOX transistor amp, from my old music teacher no less, seems the perfect candidate for a Trainwreck build (a VOX AC30 top boost with EF86). Non functioning and quite dusty first step’s in making […]
Headphone repair
When headphones wear out it’s not unusual to effect the soft fabric parts only, so can eb saved by replacement, or you can prevent failure by some tactical application of superglue. In this post I’ll show how to repair and […]
Cat tree
Say you want a cat tree on your balcony, buying one covered in fluff, like most are, is clearly a bad idea. Tossing something together from leftover wood and winding some sisal-rope however, a nice gift to your furry friend. […]
Restomod Car: 2 Brakes and Suspension
Completely changing the suspension and brakes with oversized parts on this little car can make for a very fun ride and good companion to a stronger engine. In front stock brake discs was 12.7mm thick and 236mm in diameter, and […]
Restomod Car: 1 Engine
With an old, regular, car like this, it is usually abandoned for a crusher, or parts hunter, however restoring and rebuilding it better than stock is both financially easily attainable and can bring nice active relaxation. This project car is […]
Homelab: 3 Turning laptops into mini-servers
One of the most common e-waste sources out there is laptops, slower than other computers and often not upgradable, lacking ability to change peripherals, like screens. A sad fact as the vast majority of people do rarely use the full […]
Saving monitors: leaky capacitors
A common issue with electronics are when small insignificant components fail. Fixes then usually only depend on 1) Knowledge/problem solving and 2) 1-2 $/€/£ in replacements. In this case a very common issue, leaky electrolytic capacitors. While most parts […]
Homelab: 2 Tiny 24 Core virtualization Computation with hacked hardware
For some time a good way to get cheap and powerful computers, outside of cutting edge gaming or single-core heft, have been to get used server CPU’s. There is even a interesting hardware hacking community around this practice coming out […]
Homelab: 1 25 Year old computer as a firewall: 60Mbps throughput
If you have spend some time around a computer interested individual you may at one time or another have come across the suggestion that a good use for an old computer is as a firewall and router around your home. […]
Restomod Car: 3 GTE Digital Dash start
Digital dash, yes you saw right there is a digital dash available (from an Opel GTE) for this 90’s car, here I will heavily modify it to make it work, repair, change to custom colours and merge it into the […]