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Monthly Archives: July 2018
Grizzly Gets Music
So, we take our sewer pipe elbow and cut ourselves a couple of rings. Face them off in the lathe, drill mounting holes, paint, done. On to installation and electronics. And a bit more machine work to make a volume knob (very important) All done. I like the eleven dollar “12V/5V LED Car Bluetooth MP3 […]
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Tagged as: Audio, Electronics, Grizzly 2
Grizzly 2
We have a new toy. Grizzly, our original “snow plow” ORV that came with the house was nine years old, had no provenance, and was a Chinese brand no longer sold in the US. His latest problem was completely refusing to start. Provably repairable – that’s another story – but just the tip of the […]
Lathe Control
The control for the VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) on my lathe was pretty shoddy, so I decided to build a new one. I got a 3 X 6 inch piece of 1/8 thick aluminum sheet from Hobby Metal Kits, and drilled and bored the holes for the switches and the potentiometer. The really cool part […]