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Cinderblock beehive dome building Jig
An early rendition of a 16 foot diameter Beehive shaped dome. Years ago I was interested in Geodesic domes until, being a drywall finisher, I had the misfortune to mud one of these beasts. Luckily the home owner, already finding the expenses way too high for this project, allowed us to use a rubber trowel…
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Human Powered Vehicles (Ebook)
For those of you who love human power for fun or transportation, this 82 page very unique Ebook takes a deep dive into my past thoughts on alternative transportation and toys. The following are a few sample pages. You can purchase this $15 Ebook on my plans page HERE. This is the first volume of…
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Gnome Little Library
Once again I had a stump that needed some use. After discussing the possibilities with my wife we thought of our old Gnome stump home back at the Stanwood home. Why not make a Gnome Little Library! After making a perfect plywood box my wife wanted a cock-eyed Dr. Seuss looking roof, so with the…
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2″ square tubing rocket stove
Using 2″ thin wall tubing for the vertical stack and 1-1/2″ for the feeder shoot the stove performed OK, It had a screen on the bottom of the stack. The ash build-up made it difficult to draw air to keep the flame going, so I cut out a side opening. It started drawing a bit…
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Economical Reverse trike
This is the California Commuter built by Dale Malewiki. Back in 1982 it achieved 155 mpg breaking the old high mileage world record for a road use vehicle. He used a Honda 90cc motor bored out to 110cc’s. The wheels were from a moped. This really inspired me. This is Charly Perethian. Back in 1983…
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Coro Speed Boat II
This was the first of my gas powered fluted plastic boats. I called it the Speed Boat. PVC was used for the Gunwales, but this proved to be a poor choice to secure an upper decking. Also the light weight 1.2 HP Gamefisher motor was used. The fluted plastic was folded for the transom, creating…
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In 1985 I read an article in Mother Earth News. They asked several outdoor experts to come up with their version of a good personal survival kit. I was surprised how bulky and useless the kits they showed. I came up with this version using a pint size tin can. It had everything but the…
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Teardrop bicycle cover
This was an attempt to make a teardrop shell fiberglass plug for my road bike. Plywood ribs were attached together using 90 degree brackets. Holes spaced 4″ apart were drilled on the rib edges. 1/8″ wire was treaded thru the holes. Thin wire was used to attach the chicken wire to the 1/8″ wire…
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Electric 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.
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