Do-It-Yourself

Last week, on Valentine’s Sunday, Melody and I planned on going to the flower district to get some flowers. It’s an easier way to get a gift rather than buying expensive jewelry, flowers and chocolates. I like to spend time with Melody, and I know she doesn’t really want anything expensive from me. So I [...]

My family and I visited the High Museum in downtown Atlanta to see the final days of the History of the Automobile. I was excited to see the evolution of this modern monster, and it was truly fascinating. Designs have changed significantly and also have been pretty similar. I would like to see some of [...]

Another strobe modifier that I really wanted to make was a gridspot. This would help me in controlling the spread of the light that my strobe emits. Well this one was a very cheap and useful modifier. First is the pricing and equipment list, and these are the things needed to get started. Super glue [...]

I was asked to make some ribs the other day, and have done so with a lot of success in the past. It takes a lot of time to produce a rib that is deemed “fall off the bone.” So don’t be prepared to have these in just a measly thirty minutes, but be prepared [...]

The past week I have been experimenting with the Strobist DIY beauty dish. I was somewhat happy with the results but wished there was a little more control with the light spreading. I was searching online for a more robust and adjustable beauty dish and found out how to make one. I had to make [...]

So I spent the weekend trying to create a “do-it-yourself” beauty dish and kind of failed. I hope I can fix what I messed up. I am looking to create a do-it-yourself tutorial shortly, probably this weekend with a more sustainable design. Check it out this weekend! But here are some of the sample photos [...]

I have been wanting to make a bike from scratch for a while now and its all coming together. Here are some parts that I thought looked interesting, including: my Weinmann’s Ultimate Power Sugino Aluminum crankset Pake Tools for putting on my cog and lockring. Related Posts: #18 GT vs. #16 Clemson Tech Square Waffle [...]

I have recently been working on a research project that is far from Chemical Engineering.  Currently I have been trying to create a board that will be able to automate a manual valve for fluid flow analysis.  This is what has happened this weekend thus far.  Solder board, burned fingers, frustration, and finally completion.  I [...]