- Bikes (2)
- Electronics (6)
- Lutherie (2)
- Machine Learning (1)
- Renovations (1)
- Woodworking (10)
- Workshop (3)
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Reparing a toy electric car
This children’s electric car only worked in reverse… Not the most practical to practice lateral parking in front of the school. After manipulating the normal-reverse selector switch, I…
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Bench restoration
This bench has been a part of my life since my earliest age. It was indeed storing toys and costumes at my grandfather’s house, and also served as…
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DIY amp – Fender 5E3 Tweed Deluxe
Back to the basics with this Uraltone clone kit of a Fender 5E3 (Tweed Deluxe). It has the bare minimum required of an amp: a volume pot per…
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DIY amp – Fender Vibro Champ
To remedy my aching loss from the Princeton Reverb, which has become a permanent resident in the rehearsing space of Satarma, I build its little brother: the Fender…
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Ibanez V300 – Nashville Conversion
I first heard a Nashville-tuned guitar a very long time ago, although I didn’t know it at the time. It’s of course the chorus of Comfortably Numb by…
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DIY amp – Fender Princeton Reverb
Ever since I got interested in tube guitar amp building, the Princeton Reverb from Fender was somewhat of an ultimate goal. Beautiful tremolo and spring reverb in a…
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DIY amp – Fender Champ 5F1
My first tube guitar amp was a Marshall JCM900, that I traded (maybe ill-advisedly) for my old Gibson Les Paul Studio. Expecting a somewhat aggressive sound, the JCM900…
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Custom record player cabinet
Inspired by the very popular cabinet made by La Redoute, as well as an even more popular one from Ikea, I built a custom record player cabinet. The…
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Custom table saw cabinet
Not having the space for a cabinet table saw in my workshop, I chose a jobsite saw of a much more appropriate size (Metabo TS 254). The suggested…
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MicParts S-25 – DIY microphone
It’s very satisfying to build a complex object, then turn on the juice and see or hear it work perfectly! This kit actually delivered, above and beyond, both…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…