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Trend AirShield Pro FirstLook

October 31, 2012 // 0 Comments

Before  we fire up the CNC machine for real, we want to make sure we have a good system in place for chip collection to keep the shop clean and safe. We have researched [...]

Zuiko to Nikon adapter FirstLook

October 25, 2012 // 0 Comments

When we worked at Kodak’s digital imaging group in the early 90’s, a 1.2MP camera was strictly for professionals. Digital camera technology has changed a lot [...]

Boxster Project: Front Rotor Replacement

October 19, 2012 // 0 Comments

The last time we replaced the front rotors was six years and 50K miles ago. While most of those were highway miles and the rotor thickness was still within spec, it will [...]

Boxster Project : Rear Rotor Replacement

October 18, 2012 // 0 Comments

The rear rotors of the Boxster needed replacing last Fall. We meant to do it this Spring, but things kept getting in the way. With the cooler temperatures here, we thought [...]

Harvesting Iris Seed Pods

October 3, 2012 // 0 Comments

Most of the plants in the RainyDayGarden are perennials. When a plant gets too big for its location, the interns will split it. They will either trade it for something we [...]

Plier Holder DIY

October 2, 2012 // 0 Comments

Not  every RainyDayProject we do is involved and complicated. Sometimes the projects are spur of the moment, take less than thirty minutes, and can be done with simple [...]

Cutting Board Refinishing

September 25, 2012 // 0 Comments

In July we posted a write-up of a butcher-block top DIY project for the IKEA FLYTTA stainless steel kitchen cart. We mentioned at the end of the article that we had a [...]

Kenmore Dryer Repair : Belt

September 21, 2012 // 0 Comments

A few days ago, we noticed that the content of the dryer load was still damp after the cycle. So we reset the timer and pushed the Start button. The Kenmore dryer has [...]

Brando UFO U816 Case

September 20, 2012 // 0 Comments

We took a FirstLook at the Brando U816 UFO quadcopter yesterday. The entire kit is very compact. It got us thinking that it would be great if we could pack everything up [...]

APC SmartUPS 750 Battery Replacement

September 10, 2012 // 0 Comments

An alarm went off in the office recently. It took us a while to track down the source. After working silently for the past six years (so much so that we forgot we had it), [...]
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