Beam Me Up – Timber Frame Kitchen Renovation
In 2013 I purchased a house built in the 1920’s located on the outskirts of Asheville. Since that time I’ve been re-wiring, re-plumbing, combining rooms, etc. This post will highlight one of the main projects that I’ve been working on, The Kitchen Remodel. The Kitchen and Dining room in this house were both very small and difficult to work with. About 6 months ago I decided to take down the wall between the two rooms...
Build Your Own WordPress Site – 4 part class in December
If you’ve ever wanted to build and design your own blog or website using WordPress, then this class is for you. I will be helping students to understand the difference between using WordPress.com and having a self hosted WordPress system. Join us in December to learn how to set up the WordPress site, activate and install the theme of your choosing (there’s +2600 of them!), build custom menus, upload headers, build out content,...
3D Printing in Asheville NC
I’ve recently been exposed to a number of 3D printers and 3D print projects here in the Asheville area. The majority of these projects are due to my office neighbor Steve Shain with Spectra3D. I’ve had the privilege of watching new printers dropped off, assembled, tested, and tweaked for over a year now. Personally I’m very excited about how this technology is changing our world before our eyes, similar to the...
How to Deal with Shipping Container Moisture Problems
No matter what most people say, storing items in a standard shipping container, that is exposed to the elements, does not necessarily mean that your items will be safe from moisture issues. You are still susceptible to dangers from condensation inside the container itself, which will collect on the ceiling and walls, trickling down due to differences in temperature, endangering the items you placed inside. This humidity can appear due...
Arduino Egg Incubator – Version 1 Breakdown
This video walks through the breakdown of the first Arduino Chicken Egg Incubator that I built. I ran two batches of Eggs through it and then decided to cannibalize the system to make a better version. This video was recorded so that I could have some documentation of the first build. I’ll try to put future builds of this project as they happen. You can see more posts about this automated arduino egg incubator...
