Hobby projects including cars, photography, woodworking, restoration, and many other things of interest.
What we have here is a blast from the past. In this case we are flipping the MG Midget body that is mounted on a rotisserie that I built. Some folks have been confused in that they thought the body-work was done ON the rotisserie. That is not correct. The …
Hmm, well, I finally broke down and purchased a new keyboard. Frankly, I went over the top and got a Corsair K95 mechanical keyboard. Those keyboards that come with a new computer have been getting cheaper and worse. I replaced my latest disaster with an older Microsoft keyboard I had …
In the previous post I mentioned that this not a “how-to” serious of posts. This is merely a “what I have been up to in the pandemic” discussion. Shopping The first thing on the shopping list was a speaker foam surround kit. I went to my usual source, SimplySpeakers.com, and …
The Things you find … Just to be clear, this is not a “how to” post. This is a “what I have been doing during the pandemic” post. Anyway, under the heading of “the things you find” are these Band & Olufsen Beovox S2200 loudspeakers. It has been said that …
I was poking around some boxes on a shelf and I found this gem from 1982. I was reading 4-Wheel & Off -Road magazine at the time and discovered they had a readers’ submissions section. My CJ5 at the time had a soft-top which was framed with metal rods. Jeep …
There I was, wandering around the Restore store on Fuller Road when I ran across this little gem. Mind, you, we are talking a 7-disc set here! Pretty good condition, over all, with a few minor oopsies but good. The stunning price, well, would you believe $1.99? Only thing is, …
Tacoma’s favorite band, The Ventures! Yep, I found this little gem at the 30th Anniversary Sale at The Last Vestige a couple of months back. As I am sure you know (just say “yes”, Ventures fans. You know you are.) this disc features their big hit, the Hawaii Five-0 theme. …
Yes, well, I was at the local used LP and CD shop recently and came across this gem from the past. This is definitely one you should have in your collection. Naturally, this CD features the famed ZZ Top hard-driving rock sounds, but there’s a lot of the more classic …
