Category Archives: Projects

The Most Useless Machine Ever

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

For obvious reasons, I want one of these!

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Beer Bread

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Brian Gallimore

My friend Jack convinced me to try making my own bread. He suggested a very simple recipe consisting of flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, butter, and a 12oz beer. You don’t have to mess with yeast, rising, kneading, pounding, or … Continue reading →

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20 Hours of Fiberglass Experience

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Brian Gallimore

I’m disappointed that I still don’t have a functioning fuel tank after 20 hours of work. I’ve learned a lot so far: Get your form perfect before you start laying glass, create radiused edges inside your form, use a bunch … Continue reading →

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Fiberglass Fuel Tank Project

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Brian Gallimore

The only thing missing from having Betty 100% converted to run on vegetable oil is a real tank. Against the criticism of many, I wanted to build my own custom tank, out of fiberglass. I’ve always wanted to learn how … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Plants Everywhere

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Brian Gallimore

Lots of strawberry plants! My order of 75 plants came in late last week. I built two more hanging planters on Friday. It took me 4 hours to get these hung up and filled with my special soil mix and … Continue reading →

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Planter Box Rework

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Brian Gallimore

The planter box on the deck had a few issues. 1) There was only 4 inches of soil and 2) the grape vines came in contact with the soil, and they were constantly sending out roots that was robbing everything … Continue reading →

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Hanging Strawberry Planter Box

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Brian Gallimore

This was on my to-do list for last weekend, but I didn’t get a round toit. I made it out of cedar fence pickets, waterproof glue, and staples. I think I can easily fit 16 plants in each box, which … Continue reading →

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More Gadgets for Quadzilla

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Brian Gallimore

I needed to change the oil in Quadzilla today, but I wanted to get the auxiliary input module connected to my stereo first. I started by soldering a stereo RCA cable to a 3.5mm female panel mount socket.

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Betty’s First Run on Vegetable Oil

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Brian Gallimore

I finally actually RAN the car on waste vegetable oil tonight. I strained some used oil through a rag to get the big chunks out.

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Furnished New Home, For Worms

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Brian Gallimore

I finished up the worm house this morning. I used my exterior paint left over from the shed, so this worm farm complies with our HOA master plan. I moved it to a corner of the yard that is usually … Continue reading →

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