8-Bit Hack

It’s a complete bitch to get the arbors straight when you’re assembling gear trains made out of wood.  I think I did pretty well really.  Today I stained all the pieces that will be stained, primarily the gear train, and then assembled most of the gears on their arbors.

Here I have applied a nice [...]

I wanted to take some pictures of a wooden clock I’m building.  All the pieces are laser cut so only minor sanding and trimming is necessary.  A minimum of tools is required.  Some glue, a few different kinds of clamps, a dead-blow, a screwdriver, a razor knife, a tape measure, a pencil and some masking tape.

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I’ve been waiting patiently for my Turbo Pyro kit from Skylighter for a week now.  Today, I had a nice surprise in my mailbox!

What is Turbo Pyro, you say?  Just one of the coolest things ever sold on the internet!  Before I go into any more detail, I want to make one thing totally clear.

The experimentation [...]