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Porch Aviary
Front Porch – Aviary Introduction Showcase of the completed project Bill of materials and cost breakdown General tips and tricks Building process Plans Preparation Walls Roof Door Finishing and decorating Introduction If this isn’t your first visit to my blog, you most definitely know of my love for parrots 😉 And you may remember…
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MSI GS66 – more storage for laptop!
Just last month, I bought a new laptop to get my portable gaming machine back to modern performance standards 🙂 You can see my review of MSI GS66 right here: MSI GS66 – Gaming Laptop Review Quite quickly I realized that I may have been too optimistic with the storage needs (no surprises, I also…
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DIY bench in under 1 hour – fun family project
The weather was nice, tools and lumber were still out (from another project – can you guess which one?) – might as well make a bench! The idea actually came from my wife, since she watched a video with such project (check it out at the end of this article) recently and though of making…
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Backyard Archery Targets
I’ve recently picked up a new hobby – thanks to my Wife’s ingenuity 🙂 we signed up for an Archery class. It was so much fun, right after the class we went to the range next door, rented equipment and continued to shoot arrows for next couple of hours, until our arms got really…
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MSI GS66 – Gaming Laptop Review
I had the pleasure of getting my hands on one of the latest offerings in the gaming laptop segment. A recently released MSI GS66 Stealth. It’s an improved version of last year’s GS65 – still very thin, reasonably light (~4.6lbs) and very well spec’d machine. Specs This is the GS66 Stealth 10SGS-031 configuration. Core…
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Backyard Greenhouse
As the spring approaches, we’ve decided to set up a small greenhouse in the backyard. We want to try out simpler option first, to see how that goes, before potentially committing to something more permanent (with concrete foundation/floor, glass instead of plastic cover, etc.). Quick search commenced and we’ve settled for a model that will nicely…
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DIY Motion Simulator – Part 4 – Rig, monitor stand, accessories
DIY Motion Simulator Part 1 – Project overview – What is it and what is it so much fun? 😉 Introduction, what is this about? Showcase of the completed project (with video!) The “SFX-100” project Bill of materials and cost breakdown 3D printed parts Competitive landscape and price comparison Manuals for motors and controllers (download links)…
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DIY Motion Simulator – Part 3 – Building the actuators
DIY Motion Simulator Part 1 – Project overview – What is it and what is it so much fun? 😉 Introduction, what is this about? Showcase of the completed project (with video!) The “SFX-100” project Bill of materials and cost breakdown 3D printed parts Competitive landscape and price comparison Manuals for motors and controllers (download links)…
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DIY Motion Simulator – Part 2 – Electronics, motors, wiring and testing
DIY Motion Simulator Part 1 – Project overview – What is it and what is it so much fun? 😉 Introduction, what is this about? Showcase of the completed project (with video!) The “SFX-100” project Bill of materials and cost breakdown 3D printed parts Competitive landscape and price comparison Manuals for motors and controllers (download links)…
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Logitech G29/G920 – Magnetic Shifter Mod
If you’ve read my articles on building the motion simulator, you know I enjoy various forms of racing – including both real on-track driving, as well as sim-racing. I haven’t upgraded my wheel (Direct Drive wheel is the way to go!), and am still using good old Logitech G920. Magnetic shifters have been a common…
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