Make Well-Lit Work Spaces: DIY LED Under-Cabinet Strips
How to size, buy, wire & make sleek-but-bright LED strip task-lighting in aluminum extrusions. Plus: Custom CAD part design of desk organizer.
Make Well-Lit Work Spaces: DIY ‘Shelf Desks’
How to Design, Buy, & Install an inexpensive, attractive workstation desktop & storage center from stock shelf parts.
1950s Design: See 2 ‘Mad Men’ Era Home Improvement Brochures
Enjoy designs of 2 mid-century brochures: “25 Garages and Carports: engineered for modern living” -&- “Storage Ideas For Family Living with Bilt-Well Cabinet Units.”
Make Your Landscaping Design Plan: How to Model & Print in SolidWorks
Plants inhabit a 3D space, and grow many times larger than when you plant them. Let’s visualize that.
How To: Efficiently Cut 4x8ft Foam Boards & Insulate a Band Joist
How to save money and seal out the elements by insulating your rim joist sills. Plus: Use this diagram to get 30-35 pieces per 4x8ft foam board for your 16″-on-center 2″x10″ floor joists.
Curved Balcony Design: Faux Wrought Iron, CAD How-To, Prints & Renderings
Curved Balcony Designs: Faux Wrought Iron Style, CAD How-To, Prints & Renderings
Curved Balcony Design: FEA Simulation Weight Safety Check
I wanted to safety test this thing to make sure you could park a subcompact car on it before someone’s grandchildren stand on it.
The Evolution of a Sump / Lift Station Cover Design
Watch a product design become more appropriate for its intent through iterations (lift station / sump hole lid assembly with flanges).
DIY Home Wiring Diagram & Simulation
I make obvious home wiring diagrams so experienced electricians on DIY forums can clearly see what I plan to do and fix my mistakes before they’re made.
Nest Thermostat Not Connecting to WiFi? Try Router’s Security Settings
Nest Learning Thermostat: Installed, Fired right up, Used my router to download software, Then promptly updated itself into incompatibility with the wifi network. (Plus: Some Installation Info)
Steel Guard Rail for Stair Opening
Designed a steel guard rail for a 2nd story stair opening. Used stock raw materials (no need for expensive custom materials orders for this budget project).
Kids, Chalk, & Blackboards at Home
Holly’s Magnetized Kitchen Cabinet Blackboard Idea
Basement Water Issues: How To Hard-Pipe a Sump Pump
DIY install a submersible sump pump and pipe the water out of your home; with printable “Hardware Shopping List”