Dan Learns Stuff

So there we were: driving from Portland to San Diego, car full of apartment supplies and heading into the desert south of Eugene, OR on a 95...

Here are a few pictures from back in 2016 showing a picture frame which was the first thing I made using my brand new jig: a miter sled I b...

The AC on my land yacht (2009 Mercury Grand Marquis) has been in the fritz for a while. Last winter, it gradually stopped switching from ma...

My father passed late last year, and I made three nondescript urns as keepsakes for family and friends. It was the first time I made a box ...

Note: This is part of the  Project Write-up  for OFBC: One Fluorescent Beer Coaster After months of effort, we had a circuit, PCB and shel...

Note: This is part of the  Project Write-up  for OFBC: One Fluorescent Beer Coaster Design In parallel with the circuit, we designed an e...

Note: This is part of the Project Write-up for OFBC: One Fluorescent Beer Coaster Puzzling Out the Protoboard Can you Smell the Conf...

Note: This is part of the  Project Write-up  for OFBC: One Fluorescent Beer Coaster From Protoboard to PCB The next step along the path ...

Note: This is part of the Project Write-up for OFBC: One Fluorescent Beer Coaster Circuit Design I began the search for parts to fit the...

Note: This is part of the Project Write-up for OFBC: One Fluorescent Beer Coaster The Idea As night descended at Toxic Barbecue at DE...

Executed the checklist from a previous post .  Here are before and after picks of the absolutely filthy top.  Ended up going at it with Krud...