1. Pennywise Portions Recipe Book
(Store/Downloadable Plans)

Once in a while I get hungry and emerge from my workshop to see if anything\'s happening in the kitchen. Things HAVE been happening in the kitchen, and to find out exactly what, you can download my wi

2. Mini One Lung Engine
(Projects/Lego Steam Engines)

It's been a lot of fun over the years building better and better engines. It seems the main challenge in building these engines is keeping the friction down. Simplicity is also a b

3. Homebuilt Solid State Ignition Module
(Projects/Electricity and Electronics)

Most of us think of complicated electronics, computer modules and such, when the subject of ignition systems arises. Even I'll admit that the electronic engine control systems on t

4. Induction Heating
(Projects/Electricity and Electronics)

...This design is a result of small scale experimentation. I originally wanted to use SCRs because of the simplicity of the design. But it turns out that low cost, readily available SCRs do not h...

5. Homebuilt oscilloscope
(Projects/Electricity and Electronics)

...v set or computer monitor into an oscilloscope. Proves very useful in line quality monitoring and other low frequency applications. Here is a picture of the scope I built when I was...

6. Homebuilt arc welder
(Projects/Electricity and Electronics)

Build your own arc welder! Many of you have been so patiently waiting the arrival of these DETAILED PLANS that you can purchase and download (4.6MB pdf!) for a small fee. You

7. Homebuilt Electric Melting Furnace
(Projects/Aluminum Foundry)

...ngs, photos, time-saving parts checklist, suppliers list, step-by-step construction notes, and all the FAQ's, in printer-friendly pdf format! Detailed plans now ava...

8. SMT Hot Air Pencil
(Projects/Electricity and Electronics)

You've probably seen how that modern circuit boards are all made with the new (or maybe I'm just old?) surface mount technology, or SMT. Well, what's a guy supposed to do when he w

9. Pouring a sand casting
(Projects/Aluminum Foundry)

Here we are pouring a sand casting for the Gingery Lathe I am working on. It is the head stock casting, note the 2x4 box built to extend the drag portion of the mold. The crucible

10. Stoichiometric combustion of waste vegetable oil
(Projects/Alternative Energy)

... of waste vegetable oil. This is like trying to burn something efficiently that really would rather do other things besides burn. Mission accomplished, however. ...

11. USB Hard Drive Hack
(Projects/Electricity and Electronics)

...drive! Lately my favorite local tech retailer has been running specials on these miniature, USB-powered portable external hard drives that you can carry in a shirt pock...

12. Grease Powered Toy Jeep
(Projects/Alternative Energy)

... powered vehicle. Not new oil of course, it's premium quality used, rancid, and nasty canola oil. Otherwise known as WVO, or waste vegetable oil. You know how a candle smells when you blow ...