Tag: upcycle
Pedal Progression: 2 Suhr Riot
Pedal Progression continues with a Suhr Riot rebuild: rough old work, missing parts, and a plan to turn it into something better.
Restomod Car: 3 GTE Digital Dash start
A rare Opel GTE digital dash gets powered up, diagnosed, and prepared for a custom restomod integration.
TrainWreck Rockette: 2 Headshell
The TrainWreck Rockette headshell stage begins with an old VOX donor amp, teardown work, and heat-management prep.
Headphone Repair
A high-end Sony Bluetooth headset gets new soft parts, glue where needed, and a more thorough repair than simple replacement alone.
Cat Tree
A simple DIY cat tree built from leftover wood and sisal rope, adapted to survive balcony use better than the usual fluffy versions.
Restomod Car: 2 Brakes and Suspension
Restomod Car moves on to brakes and suspension, with oversized hardware, rust work, and stubborn front-end teardown.
Restomod Car: 1 Engine
The Restomod Car series starts with the engine and the realities of reviving a long-stored 1996 Opel Astra project.
Homelab: 3 Turning laptops into mini-servers
An argument for turning old laptops into mini-servers instead of e-waste, with practical homelab examples.
Saving Monitors: Leaky capacitors
A quick repair example showing how leaking capacitors can bring old monitors back to life for very little cost.
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.