The impact post driver we borrowed to build the fence is super simple. It's a one cylinder 35cc 4-stroke engine, Honda's basic powerhead. This time the driveshaft runs into a centrifugal clutch that powers a second piston to drive a post into the ground hit…
We finally finished the fence we've been working on. We borrowed an impact post driver from a fencing company and over a couple days drove all the posts in. We had some "fun" with the driver, but that deserves it's own post. The only…
When we helped our friends move houses the day after we helped them relocate their pottery molds, we found some old scrap metal behind their house. It was two 10-foot long sections of 16 gauge square steel tubing, and two 8-foot lengths of ¼in thick 1in wide steel…
A few days ago some of our relatives from the East Coast came down to visit. Something we almost always do for visiting friends, relatives, or just anybody coming to hang out is to take them shooting. It's so much fun seeing someone who's never shot…
After setting up the welders at Dan's shop, we had to leave for some other stuff. Today, I went back to do some more setup, and hopefully do a little real welding practice. The first thing we needed was workable stock. That means rust free steel that we…
In learning how to weld, I found out my friend Dan (the guy I do work for) has a welding table and gear, as well as a stick and MIG machine. It's all his, but neither of us knew how to use it and none of it is…
I got to help a friend move some pretty cool stuff today. They wanted my little brother and I to move pottery molds from one storage unit to a different one. They're consolidating because they just moved houses and have more storage at home. We had enough to…
Next month through early July to early August, 2E applications are going to open up. It's crazy to think about how lucky I am to have attended the past 3 years. I hope I get to attend this year. This year, my little brother and sister are applying,…