Today I installed the baby gate on the front entry as a half-door. This gate is an expansion gate designed to span a door way. This won’t quite work for the front entryway. The trim buggers stuff on on one end, and the whole thing can’t clamp down tight enough to hold it in place …
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I made a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine today. It was supposed to pump air, but never quite got that far. The idea came about from a discussion on a website I am on about aquaponics. Yes, I made an indoor windmill. Stop laughing. Please. No, really, stop laughing! I am using the air coming out …
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Bella and I where fixing an electric heater tonight. It was being tossed, so it was tossed in my direction because I guess I am known for collecting junk. Anyway, I’ve been wanting one for Bella’s room on them really cold nights. We’ve been kicking up the thermostat a degree or two and it seems …
Before we bought the house, the REALTOR called Nicor and found out what the gas bill was for the prior year. $99 a month. $1200 bucks to heat the house for the year – it was basically vacant but heated for a year before we moved in. A quick peek up the attic access showed …
I had a rough week this last week, so I decided I needed to build something. So I built a bell siphon for an ebb and flow grow bed (also called Flood and Drain grow bed_ for the 75 gallon fish tank in the living room. This will allow me to grow plants using the …
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