Category Archives: Tools and DIY

Drowned my Mouse – Autopsy + Repair

Posted on June 28, 2010 by dale

This afternoon I drowned my mouse with a cup of tea and killed it. The mouse was a Microsoft Wireless 4000 Notebook Optical Mouse which I’ve had for over 2 years and liked a lot… Electronics + tea don’t mix As … Continue reading →

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Mini Mill & Lathes

Posted on May 13, 2010 by dale

I’ve been looking for this and can’t find any info online for companies selling mini mills or lathes in South Africa, except oddly enough my posts on this blog. I can find plenty of the big machines but they’re too … Continue reading →

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Ball bearing roller coaster

Posted on March 29, 2010 by dale

I love this Found it via makezine I really want to build one, although it’ll have to wait till after we’ve moved house… then I’ll be able to do it in the garage. I have a suspicion if I started … Continue reading →

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Hacking an Eveready Radio

Posted on January 14, 2010 by dale

My wife has a cheap Eveready radio that she bought to listen to Gareth Cliff on 5fm in the mornings in the office. The radio isn’t anything fancy, its a basic radio with a little digital clock on it. The … Continue reading →

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Super Secret Project Pt 2

Posted on December 22, 2009 by dale

As I explained in Part 1, I’ve been working on a super secret project (Christmas present for my wife). Don’t worry my wife hardly ever reads this site so I doubt she’ll read all this and anyway she’s unlikely to … Continue reading →

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DIY Couch

Posted on January 30, 2009 by dale

This is an awesome couch with tons of storage place and you can build it at home, although it doesn’t appear to be the easiest thing to build, its still a rather cool design. Check the site out.

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Sewing machines aren’t what they once were.

Posted on January 24, 2009 by dale

While browsing through the MakeZine blog I came across this sewing machine, the Brother Quattro 6000D. This one impressive machine and I don’t even have any interest in sewing! It’s got high powered lights, an LCD screen and onboard computer. … Continue reading →

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The ultimate Hair Dressing Kit

Posted on December 29, 2006 by dale

Ever had the problem of being unable to find the right “tool” for the job when you’re doing your hair? Umm yea.. I never had that problem either… but if you did have this problem I’ve found the solution. The … Continue reading →

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Open Source CAD

Posted on September 3, 2006 by dale

I’m always desinging something, I admittedly never build anything… or not once I’ve worked out it’s do-able but I enjoy designing weird stuff. Almost all of my designs are scribbles on paper and I never actually make any kind of … Continue reading →

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Odd assortment of links.

Posted on June 16, 2006 by dale

This is an odd assortment of sites that I found tonight while browsing around the web, normally I would bookmark them and they would be forgotten in the blackhole that is my bookmarks folder. But in the interests of sharing … Continue reading →

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