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Orico OS 8 Bay NAS Review

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Matt G

So I had been looking for a home NAS solution for a while now, and I was wavering between building my own NAS, or ordering a pre-built solution similar to the Asustor Xeon powered NASs. I had been browsing the serverbuilds.net forums and looking over the NAS Killer builds, but I wanted some miniITX based, …

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Setting up and configuring the SandBot

Sand Table / By Matt G

So, you’ve built the Sand Table.. compiled the firmware and have it running on the huzzah32… Now What? I’ll walk through a first time setup to get the bot up and running DISCLAIMER This will only work if you use the exact board, adalogger feather wing and PCB from my original Sand Table post. Don’t …

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DIY LED Button Box for Toddlers

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Matt G

As my son is getting older, he is showing more and more curiosity towards pushing buttons and switches. I’ve seen both homemade and produced products like “button boards” and “switch boards” available, but figured I could build a nice one for cheaper. He is really into the push button type switches, so I figured I’d …

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DIY Kinetic Sand Art Table

56 Comments / Sand Table / By Matt G

NOTE I have created a new post detailing how to configure the sand bot once you have it running. So after reading this, if you have questions, please see my new post. I have also created a forum for Sand Table Questions and Answers here: http://alwaystinkering.com/forums/forum/diy-sand-table/ – I figure this will be easier to read …

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Replacing Center Console Arm Rest on 2014 Lexus IS350

8 Comments / Auto / By Matt G

So our IS 350 is showing it’s age, and the interior vinyl parts are drying out. The center console arm rest pad developed a tear, so I figured I’d make use of our interior warranty and get them to pay for a new part. I was able to convince them I had the right part, …

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Remodeling a House

Leave a Comment / Home Imporovement / By Matt G

This is an ongoing post, so it will be updated as progress is made… So our house was built in 1979. It’s not archaic, but it could definitely use some updating. To start, the terra cotta style tile, that pervades throughout the whole first floor definitely needs to go. Since we bought the house we …

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Wrapping a car roof with vinyl

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Matt G

I’ve always been disappointed that Lexus didn’t make a glass roof available to the 2014 IS350 F-Sport, because I love the look of them. Especially on a white car. I decided to do something about it and wrap the roof myself to give the glass roof look. Rice? Maybe.. but I think it looks cool. …

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Installing a Whole House Water Filter

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Matt G

We got a notice in the mail that our county was going to be doing maintenance on the water lines which included treating with a chlorine solution. It also said we would be tasting the chlorine. Yuck. I had already been looking into a whole house filtration system, so at this point we decided to …

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Organizing Lawn Tools in the Garage

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Matt G

After installing one the plastic lawn tool racks from home depot in my garage.. I loaded it up with all my shovels, rakes, brooms etc… It held them all, but nothing really felt secure. The little balls that are supposed to apply pressure to keep everything up just didn’t feel good enough. But everything stayed …

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Replacing a Microwave

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Matt G

So our microwave has been on its last leg for a while. Several pieces of plastic are held in place with super glue. Then last night, while making my tea, sparks started shooting out of the top of the microwave (on the inside). After taking a look, it appears this thing was the cause. I …

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