Pete M Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 built a giant cardboard fort for my adopted niece and nephews on their back porch. unfortunately I don't have pics of the finished product (and it has since been recycled now that school has started), but it had 4 rooms plus a closet. the li'l guy is short enough to just walk in. they already have bigger plans for this winter (I've been challenged with making a second story ) so I guess I gotta score some more boxes by then. making some core memories here. the star wars blanket is the front door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Pete M said: built a giant cardboard fort for my adopted niece and nephews on their back porch. unfortunately I don't have pics of the finished product (and it has since been recycled now that school has started), but it had 4 rooms plus a closet. the li'l guy is short enough to just walk in. they already have bigger plans for this winter (I've been challenged with making a second story ) so I guess I gotta score some more boxes by then. making some core memories here. the star wars blanket is the front door Very cool! I had some pretty fond memories of the cardboard tube Halloween haunted tunnel from my local primary school. Thinking back, it was such an excellent expenditure of time and money by the parents and teachers. Free fridge boxes. String, rubber balls, random plastic figurines etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 I just finished my writeup on repairing an Olympus 12mm f2.0 Auto Focus lens. If any of you are curious about lens repair, this article is full of goodies: https://salvagedcircuitry.com/olympus-12mm.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCO6 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 I'm making progress on my tear drop (square back) trailer which I hope to be camping with next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 dead tree has been obliterated. leaning a bit too much towards the house for my nerves (I'm not a lumberjack, I just pretend to be one now and again ), so we paid a crew to fell it and lop it into rounds and this weekend I rented a splitter and my nephews and I took it from there. should be plenty of wood for a GA winter. the official wood rack is a double row and I still had enough to create a 3rd wall in the treehouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Enthusiast Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Finally after about 10 years of running around with my Detours bumpers just in primer for my XJ I finally got it powdercoated. Now I just need to get time to reinstall the rear and actually install the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertRat1991 Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 18 hours ago, Car Enthusiast said: Finally after about 10 years of running around with my Detours bumpers just in primer for my XJ I finally got it powdercoated. Now I just need to get time to reinstall the rear and actually install the front. Detours Backbone..? Haven't seen one of those in years. Would you sell the front assembly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Enthusiast Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Man you almost were in luck because I thought it was going to interfere with my steering brace, but it doesn't. I am installing it hopefully this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Enthusiast Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 On 11/6/2023 at 12:37 PM, DesertRat1991 said: Detours Backbone..? Haven't seen one of those in years. Would you sell the front assembly? I actually have Mark's frame sliders also. He modified them for me to run my long arms. The sliders act like frame stiffeners also and got rid of a ton of noise from the XJ. Wish he was still in business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertRat1991 Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 On 11/9/2023 at 9:18 AM, Car Enthusiast said: I actually have Mark's frame sliders also. He modified them for me to run my long arms. The sliders act like frame stiffeners also and got rid of a ton of noise from the XJ. Wish he was still in business Yah, I contacted him a few years ago, after he relocated to Maine, to ask if he would do another run and he declined. That said, this place is awesome. Another one turned up! It's 1/3 the weight of my current winch bumper, provides better approach angle than a front mounted hitch and doesn't require cutting our front fenders. I have no problem slotting an easily replacable bumper cover but fenders are off limits. It really is a shame this solution is out of production. *cough* @krustyballer *cough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Enthusiast Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 19 minutes ago, DesertRat1991 said: Yah, I contacted him a few years ago, after he relocated to Maine, to ask if he would do another run and he declined. That said, this place is awesome. Another one turned up! It's 1/3 the weight of my current winch bumper, provides better approach angle than a front mounted hitch and doesn't require cutting our front fenders. I have no problem slotting an easily replacable bumper cover but fenders are off limits. It really is a shame this solution is out of production. *cough* @krustyballer *cough Dang dude, where did you find that gem at? Also, how did you get a hold of him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertRat1991 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 22 hours ago, Car Enthusiast said: Dang dude, where did you find that gem at? Also, how did you get a hold of him? Facebook. He wasn't hard to find at the time (2018ish?). He was doing business as Detours of Maine, making parts for the Toyota market. According to Google, looks like his business reputation took a major hit during the COVID years. That's unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankTheDog Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 I have the original prototype of the Backbone. We were in the same Jeep club when he was in Connecticut. He built it for a buddy of mine. He took it off when he built himself a recessed mount. Now l just need an MJ or XJ to put it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZLAJeep Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 J, Z, L, and A were hard at work before turkey yesterday and got a lot done on four of our vehicles. '89 MJ: New ignition cylinder. The key was stuck in "on" position. Now the key works and the turn signals started working too! '95 XJ: New blower motor and blower motor resistor '94 XJ: New front shocks '01 Crown Victoria: New front shocks Not bad for half a day of work! Made quick work of a pile of parts. Black Friday update: '94 XJ: New radiator. Fixing it up to sell it to acquire an '86 CJ-7 '89 MJ: Finished putting front clip back on after replacing front lights wiring harness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Enthusiast Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 On 11/24/2023 at 9:56 AM, FrankTheDog said: I have the original prototype of the Backbone. We were in the same Jeep club when he was in Connecticut. He built it for a buddy of mine. He took it off when he built himself a recessed mount. Now l just need an MJ or XJ to put it on. I wish someone could get a hold of him and see if he minds his stuff getting produced again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSch88L Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Sorry, I got no pics, but I'm finishing up on restoring/reviving and old 1995 White 30" snowblower that I got for cheap. That involved rebuilding the blown auger gearbox, ultrasonic cleaning and rebuilding the original Tecumseh carb that was full of varnish and old gas, and catching up on regular maintenance. There's absolutely not a single part on it that says "made in china"; it's all made in USA, so you know it's worth the time and effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Cleaned up the greenhouse. Took everything out, bleached the benches, trimmed the plants. Looks much better all manicured. Before After Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 51 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said: Cleaned up the greenhouse. Took everything out, bleached the benches, trimmed the plants. Looks much better all manicured. Before After Nice! I just finished harvesting and drying some herbs from the garden. Fresh oregano makes home-made pizzas pop. Well worth it. Otherwise, I just finished documenting the repair of an oscilloscope. The internal memory developed corruption so I re-flashed the firmware and replaced a failed encoder while I was there. Works again! https://salvagedcircuitry.com/2000a-nand-recovery.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Electronics is one thing I could never wrap my head around ever since freshman year in high school (1979). Good on you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 26 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said: Electronics is one thing I could never wrap my head around ever since freshman year in high school (1979). Good on you!!! Thanks! Legend has it a swift stroll by 844 East Charleston Road in Palo Alto will clear your mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 The irony is that’s only 10 miles from where I grew up. And my mom worked for Fairchild and after that AMD, just two miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 1 hour ago, fiatslug87 said: The irony is that’s only 10 miles from where I grew up. And my mom worked for Fairchild and after that AMD, just two miles away. Wow. That is super neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 2 hours ago, Salvagedcircuit said: Otherwise, I just finished documenting the repair of an oscilloscope. The internal memory developed corruption so I re-flashed the firmware and replaced a failed encoder while I was there. Works again! https://salvagedcircuitry.com/2000a-nand-recovery.html Oscilloscopes are super cool! Pretty darn useful too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 epic cardboard fort 2024 4 rooms total. plus this year a fan was added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinnakerblue89 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 No pics as of right now but I'm doing a little restorative work on a vintage 1970's Glenfield-Marlin Model 60 rifle I won at a local auction. Redoing the stock, rebluing the barrel, cleaning up the action. My first passion is with gunsmithing, in second place is the Comanche, but that's mostly due to the limitations of my own abilities so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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