Misc

Oddball workshop, household, and repair projects that do not belong in the Restomod Car series.

25 August 2024

A simple DIY cat tree built from leftover wood and sisal rope, adapted to survive balcony use better than the usual fluffy versions.

11 March 2025

A high-end Sony Bluetooth headset gets new soft parts, glue where needed, and a more thorough repair than simple replacement alone.

Guitar Pedals: 3 Fixing a Temu digital delay

A cheap Temu digital delay arrived broken, so this post follows the attempt to diagnose and fix it anyway.
Restomod Car: 3 GTE Digital Dash start

A rare Opel GTE digital dash gets powered up, diagnosed, and prepared for a custom restomod integration.
Homelab: 1 25 Year old computer as a firewall: 60Mbps throughput

A test of whether a 25-year-old computer can still serve as a practical pfSense firewall at home, and what performance it can deliver.
Homelab: 2 Tiny 24 Core virtualization Computation with hacked hardware

A compact homelab build using repurposed server CPUs and hacked hardware to create a tiny 24-core virtualization machine.
Homelab: 4 Family & apartment friendly server cabinet

A practical homelab cabinet build that makes multiple tiny servers easier to live with in an apartment or family setting.