Monthly Archives: November 2014

The SQONKBOX 55 With A 555 Timer

Here’s one I designed and built for my 55th birthday. It uses two 555 timers in astable mode and one LM386 audio amp. I’ll post more pics and a parts list here in a day or so… Meanwhile, here’s this … Continue reading

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Garage remodel – Building a new work bench part 2

It’s done! Now all I need to do is sort through everything and find a new place for things. Adding some shelf space above the bench will help but that will have to wait for now.

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Garage remodel – Building a new work bench part 1

I’ve been working with a smallish work bench in the garage for some time now and it’s time to build a bigger one. I have a large one in the “hack shack” that I built several years ago (hack #2 … Continue reading

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Railroad spike in the face for Halloween.

I’ve worked around some theater folks in the past and I picked up on a few simple makeup tricks using liquid latex. Liquid latex can be brushed onto the skin and built up to create a variety of effects, one … Continue reading

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