Our sprinkler system is nearly 20 years old. When working on the yard lately I noticed the area near these pipes was wet on the ground and then within a couple of weeks it was leaking tremendously like you see in the beginning of the embedded video. I began by searching for the numbers on the top cap of the part that was leaking. I found out that this...
Propane cooker sees new life A friend was going to throw out this propane cooker a couple years ago. I asked for it with the intention of repairing and restoring. Three years later... here we are. I couldn't look at it anymore so earlier this week I finally dove in to the internet looking for replacement parts online. I ended up finding Metal Fusion's King...
Yes, old Dish 500 can receive (some) FTA sats I had an old Dish 500 dish on the side of the house from back in the day. As a FTA satellite hobbyist I loved the look of it hanging there but hated that it wasn't doing anything. So a quick mod got it pulling in a couple channels. The mod is simple enough to be done by anyone with a little handy work. My...
Let's talk about DIY Solar Pool Heater Black Hose. Its that time of year again. The weather is warming up and the kids are ready to jump in the pool but it's still cold! Here I'm going to tell you about my experience building a DIY Solar Pool Heater Black Hose. First things first, gather all the materials for your DIY Solar...
So yesterday after noon we took the pole and the concrete and set the pole in the ground for the C-Band dish. We mixed up the concrete, poured it in and leveled the pole. Now we wait and give it 24 hours to set up. I found a spot in the yard where I have a pretty good view of the arc. My DP AR (Dish Pointer Augmented Reality) app on iOS shows...
C-Band satellite dishes used to be the thing to have. In the late 90's, the advent of small DBS (pizza pan) dishes killed them off as they were large, heavy, some say ugly, and required a lot of maintenance. In these next couple posts I will be documenting my first try at setting up a C-band dish or BUD for feed hunting. Quick back story, I was...
Spring is here and the weather is warming up but the pool is not. It takes until about May in this part of NW FL for the pool to get warm enough for me. But thats way too far away when its early April currently. The Half Ass Craftsmen came up with a plan to build a solar pool heater to speed this heating process up. Now this isn't a...
With the advent of LEDs bringing cheap, compact and low energy lights to the world at a rapid pace, I have been trying to find uses for them in less than normal applications. A recent project, inspired by a trip to Epcot center, found an interesting use for LEDs, fiber optics and concrete. I have an old satellite dish pole in the yard. I...