DIY

Meade ETX-90 : a rusty rescue with potential for restoration

December 8, 2024 // 0 Comments

An ETX-90 scope popped up on Facebook Marketplace at a price that was WAAY too good to be true. We figured it was one of three things: the scope’s mirror was damaged, [...]

Boxster Project : Boxster Rearview Mirror Remounting DIY

October 15, 2018 // 2 Comments

We have owned the Boxster for over 18 years and have done all kinds of updates, maintenances, and repairs on it. In spite of the above, it took us a few moments to process [...]

Norelco Electric Shaver Repair

March 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

Most electric shavers will last a good long time. When one stops working, it is often just the rechargeable battery that needs replacing. This DIY project shows one such [...]

Kenmore Dryer Repair : Timer

September 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Kenmore dryer and washer set in the basement has been in operation for over two decades, with nary a problem from either machine. Sure, we had to replaced some worn [...]

DIY: Apple Charging Brick Repair

May 29, 2017 // 1 Comment

The Apple charger has a design flaw which makes it possible to break the charging cable if one is not careful with handling it (ahem). The cable can flex against the [...]

Apple Watch : DIY Charging Dock / Stand

April 30, 2015 // 1 Comment

The high-end Apple Watch comes with a handsome case that doubles as a holder for the induction charging puck. Since we got the “Average Joe” version of Apple [...]

NutriBullet Repair

November 18, 2014 // 1 Comment

No, that is not the DOD’s latest “smart ordinance” disassembled on the RainyDayProject workbench. What it is is the guts of the NutriBullet blender. [...]

RhinoRamps: FirstLook / FirstUse

November 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

The weather was nice earlier in the week, but the temperature dropped to freezing today. Knowing the cold weather was coming, the RainyDayInterns got off their butts and [...]

DIY: Tanto

July 18, 2014 // 0 Comments

While cleaning up the office, we came upon a tanto blank we had purchased many years ago but had forgotten. It has been a while since we built a knife. In fact, the last [...]

Sugru Update

May 1, 2014 // 0 Comments

Fixing things is one of the many uses for the magical material that is Sugru; making things better or more useful are the others. We were clued into the stuff a few years [...]

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