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Nixie Tube Book

  • January 16, 2026
I self-published a book! This book is a restoration of the original Russian Nixie Tube datasheets (translated into English). The original technical drawings were faded and difficult to read, so…
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Geo Metro Restore – Dash Controls

  • December 27, 2025
My dad just gifted me a 1991 Geo Metro Convertible that he has had for years, but never got around to restoring. It has sat undriven for a long time,…
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Vintage TV turned into a Media Server

  • October 9, 2025
I found this vintage black-and-white CRT TV at an estate sale and decided to turn it into a KODI Media Server using a Raspberry Pi. I had to edit the…
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1981 Hondamatic

  • September 28, 2025
I recently picked up this 1981 CM400A Honda “Hondamatic” motorcycle from marketplace. These are fairly rare. Automatic motorcycles never caught on in America; Honda tried for four years to build…
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1973 Heald Minibike – Part 2

  • August 31, 2025
The vintage Super Bronc Minibike lives again! I had originally planned to restore the bike to its stock condition using the original HM80 motor, but I ultimately decided to opt…
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1973 Heald Minibike – Part 1

  • July 27, 2025
I have been looking for one of these for a while and I finally located one. This is a rare 1973 Carl Heald Super Bronc VT-8 minibike. For a brief…
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1930’s Tesla Coil

  • July 26, 2025
I found this early Welch Scientific Tesla Coil at an estate auction and did a light restoration on it. I intended to keep this one as a display in my…
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Decade Resistance Box

  • March 10, 2025
I was at a local estate sale last Saturday and found this beautiful vintage EICO Decade Resistance Box to restore. The steel box was a bit rusty, and it was…
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Noisy Cricket

  • January 10, 2025
Woke up at 2AM and couldn’t fall back asleep, so I spent all night making the “Noisy Cricket” from Men In Black.