3D Printer Ordered
I’m not sure why, but I just bought a 3D printer kit. One of the bloggers that I follow just bought a Prusa i3 clone from China for a pretty good price an...
Author: Timothy Foreman
Another Motorcycle?
Yesterday (yes, in January,) I drove home my latest motorcycle acquisition. I got forwarded a screaming deal on a 1998 Moto Guzzi V11EV motorcycle with a Hannig...
Assembling a Dust Deputy
The Oneida Dust Deputy is a small molded plastic cyclone-style dust separator for use with a shop vac. They claim it removes 99% of the dust from the vacuum flo...
Possible New Z Axis Design for the ShapeOko
I’ve been thinking about how to upgrade the Z Axis on my ShapeOko for a while now and I finally started drawing up some stuff in Inventor. As a side note,...
528i – CCV system and Idle Control Valve
I’m chasing a stumble that happens at idle when the car is cold. Once the car is warmed up it runs fine, but while it’s warming up it sometimes stum...
Marian Call!
Marian Call came to Minneapolis this weekend for two concerts and Liz and I went to both! I shot a handful of photos at both concerts. Here are the photos from ...
R100RS – Headlight upgrade
I noticed the other day that the headlight lens on the R100RS was smoky on the inside. It looks like maybe a bulb blew up at some point. I’m a firm believ...
Porter-Cable Profile Sander Repair
I have a Porter-Cable Model 444 profile sander. I’m not sure where I got it, and I’m not sure I’ve ever used it. I think I either bought it us...
528i – Replacing the Headlight Adjusters
Since the 528i is a BMW, it’s a little overly complicated. Because it’s German. Why make it simple when you can make it complicated? The headlights ...
528i – Polishing the Headlights
About 6 weeks ago we bought a 1999 BMW 528i wagon. I really love this car. But since it’s 15 years old it has some issues. Nothing major and I’m wor...