Moving into a rental is always fun. And even though the one I have is better than most I've seen, I've been fixing little things right and left. Starting with the dishwasher. That one, I didn't even need to try to see that I needed to clean it up. Did you know you had to … Continue reading Let Papa Fix it, Dishwasher Edition
Category: Papa Will Fix It
Project Update
I had some time off last week, so I finally got back to the guitar and bass projects. Sanded down to 800 grit, then sanding sealer applied. Hell, it looks good like that. I've already sanded it again and added the second coat of sealer. The sealer is needed to keep the lacquer from sinking … Continue reading Project Update
Email Hygiene
I got one of those funny emails this week. You know the ones where some 'master hacker' says he owns your machine and has vidya of you wanking he's going to distribute to your contact list unless you send some bitcoin. Yeah. That would be some amazing hack, by the way. I don't do pron. … Continue reading Email Hygiene
Underpowered & Underweight
The monster truck needed maintenance. Normally, I change the oil, check/fill the fluids, and lube at 3000 miles. It's a habit, even though I'm using synthetic and can go longer. In this case, nearly 5K. Problem is, it's hot as shit in the evenings when I have time to do this. No matter. Had to … Continue reading Underpowered & Underweight
Again?
I headed out on the bike for my normal Monday ride at lunch. It was hot as hell. As I crossed the big intersection near my house, I was thinking, "Nah, I don't need a repair kit on the bike. I don't go far enough that I can't walk back. Maybe if I go off … Continue reading Again?
Project Update: The Sanding
I don't know where I'm going with the bass here: I tried to do the black stain then sand thing I did on this guitar: But it wasn't the same kind of wood. So what I got is a stressed look. I think I'm going to use blue tinted laquer, and see where it goes. … Continue reading Project Update: The Sanding
Updates
I've been off this week, so far. I had plans. Big plans. That all got shot, mostly. I had two things at this dump of a house that I wanted to fix - re-grout some of the shower, because it was done poorly and it was nasty and replace a valve under the sink in … Continue reading Updates
Got My Work Cut Out
Looky what I gots: That there is a new strat body, and a P-bass. I really wanted to make the bass, but I have strat parts, and need to fix the other one I built. I converted it to a hardtail, and kind of screwed it up. Turns out the roller bridge I used is … Continue reading Got My Work Cut Out
For Want of a Nail
For want of a nail the shoe was lost.For want of a shoe the horse was lost.For want of a horse the rider was lost.For want of a rider the message was lost.For want of a message the battle was lost.For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.And all for the want of a horseshoe nail. … Continue reading For Want of a Nail
To the Dark Side
Way back in the olden times, I was looking for a computer. I traveled quite a bit, so while I was out of town, I'd hit the apple store to see if I liked Macs. At one point I had a salesguy come up and ask if I needed help. I told him I was … Continue reading To the Dark Side
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