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Bike restoration – MBK Mirage
I had already made the mistake of repainting this bike in the past (my first road bike), but this time I have had the time to learn a lot in the meantime, and this finish will hold! For this 2nd restoration on this same bike, a MBK Mirage equiped…
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Bike restoration – Peugeot
These Peugeot Carbolite 103 are not the most sought after models on the secondhand and vintage market, but they’re surprisingly solid and thus excellent bases for mods and customizations. For this one, I chose to go with a classical restoration, however, not wanting for it to go to waste…
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DIY bandsaw guide
My bandsaw (Kity 612) didn’t have a parallel guide when I bought it secondhand, and having one is so useful that I just had to create my own. With this custom guide made of aluminium profiles, I can now cut and resaw much more precisely. I also added plywood…
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Hand plane restoration – Stanley Bailey N#4
The hand plane is certainly one of the most pleasing tools to use in a woodworking shop. Unfortunately, the one I bought second hand was in a rough state. The main handle was split, and had been repaired at least one time: the long screw holding it to the…
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Drums restoration – Pearl Export
As a child, my dream was playing drums. My parents redirected me towards the more traditional marching snare, but I didn’t fall in love with it and never went farther than a plastic training pad. Plus tard, j’ai pu suivre des cours de guitare électrique, après avoir (légèrement) insisté…
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Building a soundproofing door
The original door to my basement studio was very thin, with a classic construction (a simple frame and a floating panel in the middle), which was far from appropriate for any kind of acoustic insulation. To remedy this, I built a soundproofing door in multiple layers of MDF, with…
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DIY guitar – Fender Jazzmaster (Part 1)
The Jazzmaster is a particular guitar, extremely versatile and yet very unique at the same time. Given the difficulty of finding used ones that are good but cheap, I started to build one from scratch! The body is european ash, with a maple neck and rosewood fretboard. I chose…
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Weekend project – Self-driving cars
I recently started a small weekend project, after seeing this video, for self-driving (and self-learning) cars in Python. Although I struggled a bit for the genetic part (breeding two neural networks seems like a very weird way of improving them), the results are very pleasing and, I’m sure, could…