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Time to finally finish the roadster for an early spring sale.

Time to finally finish the roadster for an early spring sale.

Lighting for the light god!

Lighting for the light god!

This stuff is a bit too sweet but I think it would be amazing blended into some maple ice cream.

This stuff is a bit too sweet but I think it would be amazing blended into some maple ice cream.

This should be *interesting*.

This should be *interesting*.

The IPA I brewed is the best I’ve ever made! Gonna try a stout next.

The IPA I brewed is the best I've ever made! Gonna try a stout next.

Setting up a blacksmithing area out back. Is it weird that I adore this sort of hillbilly landscape?

Setting up a blacksmithing area out back. Is it weird that I adore this sort of hillbilly landscape?

Vintage Homemade Welder – Part 3: Sparks and Smoke

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I found this welder on Craigslist for a hundred dollars. It’s made with a World War II surplus aircraft generator and the engine from a 1946 Austin Dorset. It’s a 200 Amp DC welder with a four-cylinder pushrod engine. I’ve gotten it running and I tried welding some steel

I’m pretty impressed with the brew kits from these guys! http://boomchugalug.com

I'm pretty impressed with the brew kits from these guys! http://boomchugalug.com

I think the front of this old furnace will make a good black smithing forge.

I think the front of this old furnace will make a good black smithing forge.

Ancient Steampunk?

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I have been hearing a lot of interviews with author Graham Hancock lately and I think his line of inquiry will be of interest to Steampunks everywhere and of particular interest to those interested in writing about non-fantastical Steampunk worlds. In 1996 Hancock published Fingerprints of the Gods . The TL;DR