Month: February 2013

  • Fron and his stirling engine powered car

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    Verdi
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    Fron came in today with his awesome little gas powered toy car. It uses a stirling engine to propel itself and looks to be made entirely out of day manufactured parts. Thanks Fron for bringing in such a cool toy!

  • Breaking news: Tools in the shop now have faces!

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    Verdi
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    Due to a rash set of attacks around the shop, many of our tools now have faces. The exact number of victims affected in this feat of sillyness is currently unknown but it will assuredly continue until the giggles stop. The following contains images of tools who have given their lives of serious use up…

  • Diodes DIYode

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    EvaB
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    A while ago,  Ken Brown and I worked on a portable sign to promote DIYode at two events in the same week.  It was made by etching our logo into an acrylic panel, and setting that panel onto a strip of LED tape in a wooden base.  The sign has gone on to several more…

  • Jimmy Kesting of Led SteelBox

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    Christoph Kesting
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    I’ve just finished watching ‘It May Get Loud’.  A documentary where three guitarists meet and converse and play.  Jimmy Page is one of them.  The Edge the other.  I grew up learning what emotions were while listening to Zeppelin in my end room in our log house in the country.  My first girlfriend gave me…

  • BoxShop this Saturday Feb.16th

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    Christoph Kesting
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         This Saturday at 11am – join us as Paul leads us in framing the roof of the Box.  The lumber is in.  The nails are pointy. CK will be leading the ‘cut the opening’ team, where the goal will be to cut the largest most daunting hole into the box yet.  Why?  For…

  • DIYode saved me $2000. Thanks!

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    Mark Zander
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    My wife and I have had an AEG front loading washing machine for about 14 years now. It’s been a great machine. Very energy efficient and very quiet. Not too long ago it started to get noisy. First a low rumble, then louder. I became increasingly loud with each load. Until it was so loud…

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  • Have Seat, Will Race!

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    Mark Zander
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    I’ve had a life long love of cars and racing them. I’ve often dreamt of owning a nice sports car just to bring to the track on the weekends. I can stop dreaming now. Cause the computer based racing simulators today are just as good of an experience as any sports car I will ever…

  • Jump In!

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    EvaB
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    There are many fascinating projects on the go and being started at DIYode all of the time.  Here is your chance to jump in and help!