Category archives: DIY
3D printing
After thinking about it for much too long, http://vhealthportal.com, finally I decided to get myself a 3D printer! I ordered this one: http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/7363019256.html?orderId=73126328946861 from AliExpress, it was shipped to me in 5 days. Here’s the assembly video: And a few prints:
DIY project – turn a disk brake and gearbox parts into a desk lamp
This is a desk lamp I created from an old BMW rear brake disk and thrashed internals of a WSK motorcycle. I was lucky the gear shaft had a hole going through, so I could thread in the wires inside and get a really neat look. I just had to chop one end off and […]
Spring is here, time to hit the spanners
Here’s how the finished side stand from the last post looks like. Much better than the previous one, now I can pivot the bike on it and don’t worry that it will snap. After I had ditched the centre stand last year (or the centre stand ditched me, it’s still disputed) I got tired of […]
Welding skills progress
Welding skills progress. I was fixing my motorcycle stand today. On the right last year attempt, no penetration, big online drugstore, blob of shit. Plus the metal bracket was to thin and it went all sideways. On the left today’s job. Looks like a row of pennies. I got the settings right at the first […]
