Archive for April 2019
Vintage camper bird house
This was made using 1/2″ thick CDX plywood and aluminum sheeting. I made the wheels by cutting out plugs from a 3/4″ board using a 2-1/4″ hole saw, then added a long bolt and turned it on my drill-press. The silver frame was made of 3/16″ diameter steel rod. The rubber cane boots make up…
Read MorePaint can stilts
This as a great way to get at the things that are just beyond reach. Made with two paint cans, one 34″ rubber strap (cut in two) pipe insulation and duct tape. These help me cut around the ceiling when painting a room. The rubber strap simply wraps around your heal to keep the front…
Read MoreAlex’s Secret Box
When my Grandson Alex turned two I made him this ‘Secret Box’ for helping with his hand coordination and motor skills. And to keep his favorite toys in. ff
Read MoreTwo in one lawn mower
At the last place I lived I had a field of grass with lots of black berries surrounding the boarders. I wanted a unit that could tackle the blackberry and cut grass without gouging the ground. Above was my first idea. I was hoping the dish would keep the cutting head from bobbing up and…
Read MoreHexadome
This six sided dome was made using 8 sheets of 4mm thick recycled campaign signs and duct tape. Similar to my Octatipi in construction, the sides on this shelter flare out giving you more interior head space. The floor uses two 4×8 ft. campaign sign, bent up at the edges and housed inside the walls…
Read MoreElectric recumbent scooter
This is the first stand up scooter I made into a recumbent. It was a hoot to ride for about 4 miles, then the battery would drain and soon you were forced to walk the rig home.
Read MoreFin propulsion boat
There was this small boat I saw on the internet called the Thistle that was fin propelled. I thought I’d try to come up with a low tech version of the boat. I opted to have the foot powered with the pilot sitting backwards. I thought this would be a great position for fishing. The…
Read MoreLittle burningman trike
The second time I went to Burningman I brought my older brother. I brought the big trike and made this little sail trike adding a 2hp Briggs and Stratton edger motor for back-up power. I pounded on a roughed-up tube onto the drive axle for front wheel food activated friction drive. I made a…
Read MoreHigh mileage trike #2
This was my second attempt at making my dream 150+ mpg one passenger vehicle. I started out with a rear engine design but opted to try a front engine placement for better cooling and balancing. Later I tried to make it a rat rod type vehicle, but eventually abandoned the idea all together. Fast…
Read MoreBug-out bicycle camper
The 2006 Burningman Theme was ‘Hopes and Fears of the Future’. I chose fear. Back then the bird flu virus was a big scare. I came up with this Mad Max style post apocalyptic bug-out rig for wandering around the playa. I also brought it along the following year. Left to right, Solar window…
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