Designer Rants
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My friend needed a guard rail for his 2nd story stair opening. I designed this to use stock materials (no need for expensive custom materials orders for this budget project).
Created a table-top stand to display a Christmas ornament; 1/8th” & 1/4″ plate, Powder-coated.
Holly’s Magnetized Kitchen Cabinet Blackboard Idea
This Time They’re Round! A very nice person contacted me and asked me to design a round vent cover for her kitchen.
DIY install a submersible sump pump and pipe the water out of your home; with printable “Hardware Shopping List”
How I got excellent results, thick and healthy turf, and what I learned when I rented an Overseeder machine. Seed your lawn the right way.
This article aims to answer the What, When, and How questions you’ll have about over-seeding your lawn if you’ve never done it before.
A person building a new house while living in an older house asked to have new vent covers designed that are appropriately sized for modern HVAC ducting, but keep the ornate beauty and charm of the cold air return grates from their current home.
At work someone asked me to design a “Cold Air Return Vent Cover,” 9 7/8″ x 11 3/4″. I had fun with it, and decided to post photo renderings of the designs. (Created in SolidWorks 2009).
Do cats need houses? Debatable.
Does my wife want her cat to have a house? Yes.
This article includes pictures of the 2-Story cozy pet house I designed for our kitty, building tips, and instructional CAD drawings download (PDF). If you’re the least bit handy, you can put one of these together.
