No more trippin’ (over my Jorgies)….
The holiday season is upon us. The Redneck Engineer, along with contributing Bacon Fat Labs member Scott-O (you’ll meet him soon) and several other of our mutual friends were over for our second annual after Thanksgiving Day get together. Some of you call it “Friendsgiving”. Well, we’re different (probably in a bad way) and call […]
Simple Drill Press fence
In the course of working on the “ethernet aware digital clock”, I have identified several annoyances in my workspace that can be solved with a handy jig. One such annoyance is a drill press fence that is *not* a piece of wood and two spring clamps. Originally, I had planned to buy another drill press […]
New Project Inbound
Hey folks, I’ve had a thing or two going on, but I promise an article on my new project in the next two weeks on the ethernet aware digital clock. I’ll be giving it some woodworking flare to dress it up along with some Bacon Fat Labs original mods. Stay tuned. In the mean time, […]
What in the world is cull lumber?
In my previous article, I made a few references to “cull lumber”. There were a few people who asked me what in the world that was, so I thought it warranted a short entry and explanation. cull/kəl/ – Verb: Select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources. Most lumber yards and big […]
Steel target stands for the Dallas Area Blogshoot, #2
Recently, I participated in the Dallas Area Blogshoot, which consists of several, errr bloggers, from the Dallas area, and some from well out of town from what I understand. James, a best friend of mine (one of the motley crew of brothers from other mothers) and the proprietor of The Redneck Engineer blog, did a […]