What is a good way to solder wires that will last for years? I bought a boat from a guy whose day job was building electronics that orbit the earth. This is how he soldered wire. As an Amazon A...

The Email Snooping Problem If you were to put an email address on a page without protection, the bots will find it, and spam you. Techniques to obfuscate the email address were developed to solve t...

I recently acquired a 2003 Sea-Doo Sportster 4-tec and discovered that the oil has a milky, chocolate milk-like appearance. Initially, we suspected that lake water might have mixed with the oil. Ho...

New to me, I’ve got a 2003 Sea-Doo Sportster 4-tec. These are fun little boats, although some specific Sportster parts are difficult to find, i.e., electronics, the 4-tec is still popular today and...

Nothing beats a good bike project. Let’s go! Note: This bike is for sale! Overview Cruzbike S40 Ebike The Cruzbike S40 Ebike is built on the Cruzbike S40 frame, a short-wheelbase high riding recu...

DEWALT Portable Table Saw with Rolling/Collapasable Stand The DeWalt 7491 saws are really nice, I have two. One saw is fitted with a fine tooth finish blade. The second saw has a 1/4” Dado Bl...

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