As I have always been known for, if something needs to be fixed I will almost always get asked to do it. Everytime I went home or to my friends houses I was inevitably asked to fix something. So i decided to use up the spare carry case I had and build my "ultimate" go...
Adding bluetooth to some 1970’s National Panasonic radios
Another addition to the modded collection, are these two 1970's National Panasonic portable radios I saved from the tip in my poppas shed ( the shed has been a wealth of projects ). Since both of these seemed to be in okay condition cosmetically, I thought it would be...
Creating custom passport and notebook covers
Since forever I had carried one of those horrible plastic ticket and passport holders you get from the travel agencies when they give you your tickets. I have always destroyed them or them disintegrate by the end of my trip. I finally gave in and purchased some scrap...
Giant Reign 2 1x Conversion and upgrades
After constantly dropping chains and having gear shifting issues I decided to move up with the times and convert my 2016 Giant Reign 2 to a 1x system. But since those were hundreds of dollars I scoured Trademe to find a good condition second hand setup that would get...
$10 Ryobi belt sander gets new life
For a while I frequented the local tip shop/refuse centre where I often picked up broken tech that I could repair or give a new lease on life. On this trip I managed to find an old Ryobi belt sander sitting in the corner at a $10 price tag. It looked in pretty good...
Custom PCB’s with UVLED’s
Well I finally got fed up with ironing on PCB transfers and how crap the turn out. A bunch of eBay orders accumulated over a few years and i’m putting together a UV LED exposure box! I had seen a few of these online but no full instructions to do one. I wanted a...
Repairing a 1980’s Tarini Road Bike
Just a small project this time. Picked up a $90 road bike off trademe. She needed a bit of TLC, all the bearings were shot, the bar tape was brittle and the tyres were perished. But $50 later and its back to its 1980’s glory. Before [ngg src="galleries" ids="49"...