Author Archive
The Art of Ivan Mavrovic
Click through to Mental Design to see an amazing collection of artwork by Ivan Mavrovic including this skull mouse! I particularly like the cellphones he's done and the his Steampunk keyboard the "Crystal Deluxe" is one of the best ever! I so want a pair of the Steampunk Matrix spectacles
Hardshell Bicycle Trunk
Here are some pictures of a hard shell trunk I made for my all-weather commuter bike out of an industrial dual compartment mop bucket. Originally published at Bike-Recumbent.com. Here are some pictures of a hard shell trunk I made for my all-weather commuter out of an industrial dual compartment
Foundry Furnace – Part 3 – Casting the Refractory
This is the top of the furnace, it needs a 2" hole to let the hot gasses escape so I hammered a tapered dowel into the pipe fitting and used a hole saw on my Milwaukee Magnum Hole-shooter (The most powerful hand drill known to man – use the
Rick’s Wimshurst Machine
Another Wimshurst Machine is finished! This is the third complete one I’ve seen and one of at least half a dozen in process. If you’re working on a Wimshurst by all means send along some photos! I am fascinated by the individual modification to the basic design people are coming
Toyota Sienna Body Repair
If you follow me on Twitter you know that I had a near death encounter with a flying chunk of steel last week . This is how I spent my Saturday. . . . I was in the far left lane on Rt. 128 and a big rig in
Cirque Berzerk 2009 Season Finale this Weekend!
Oh this looks like all kinds of fun! Cirque Berzerk was born at Burning Man and has been described as a “circus on acid,” “French burlesque meets ‘Sweeney Todd’ meets Cirque du Soliel” and “P.T. Barnum’s worst nightmare,” Cirque Berzerk returns to the Los Angeles State Historic Park June
Makeshift Forklift
A couple of months ago The Lady asked me to move the kid’s playhouse to a different part of the yard. Not having access to a fork lift, I fig’red that I could mount a 2" hitch ball on the Yaris’ tow bar and make a "fork truck" with
Short Wheelbase Recumbent Bike
Collecting Materials: After getting my shop in order and purchasing a new drill press I began to collect the donor bikes: The black one is a Bridgestone that was hit by a car, it will donate the head and bottom bracket shells, handlebars and brake levels. The red bike
Meredith Scheff at MISSION: Comics and Arts
Our own Meredith Scheff be showing her art in a show tomorrow. It’s her first show outside of school and she would love to see you all there. There will be prints, originals, and comics. here’s the info: http://www.missioncomicsandart.com/upcomming Space Gallery: 1141 Polk St., San Francisco, CA 94109 on
A Visual Aid for Bike Design
For Halloween I made a Witch on a broomstick out of 2" thick Styrofoam insulation. I got my 8 year old daughter to pose with a broom and then I snapped a picture with my digital camera. I did an "edge trace" with Paint Shop Pro and used the