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  • 2016
    • July
      • Bigger Bikes!
        07/09/16
        Howdy Folks!

        Boy it's been a long time since we talked! Anyway some stuff happened. Some was good, some was bad, almost none of it will feature heavily in the short excerpts of my life that flash before my eyes when I'm headed to the Big Workshop In The Sky.

        I just

  • 2014
    • March
      • Simple AC Monitor for Arduino
        03/16/14
        A major part of my solar project is to provide emergency lighting for when the power goes out. It doesn't happen very often. Unfortunately, every time the commercial AC goes away (due to storms, etc.), my flashlights are all somewhere else - usually somewhere that would require a flashlight i

    • February
      • Another Arduino Sketch for the DHT-11
        02/25/14
        If you would prefer a web-based sketch, I've also been playing around with this one. This may require a 2560. I haven't tried it on an Uno...

        This one also has a telnet interface. There is no real need for it, I suppose. I just built it because it sounded interesting.
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    • January
      • Arduino Sketch for DHT11 Temperature Sensor
        01/26/14
        Hi kids. So, I have this thing where I like to know exactly how cold it is in the garage before I head out there. Since I've been wanting to play around with the arduino stuff, this seemed like a good project.

        This code pushes the sensor readings over MQTT, which I can then pick up

  • 2013
    • October
      • The Solar Project
        10/14/13
        Now I'll be honest with you, boys and girls. I had only the most vague of thoughts on the topic of alternate energy. Basically, I just sort of wondered what I would do for power if it went off and stayed off for any length of time. That was it. I had gone no further...

        Now, if yo

    • September
      • Removing Moss from Your Roof
        09/04/13
        Hello, fellow DIYers!

        I just wanted to pass this along, since I've tried it, and it works.

        If your roof has overhanging tree limbs, or just plain doesn't get a lot of sun, you may end up with a moss problem. I didn't even know I had one until my insurance compan

    • August
      • Ossian Road Trip with Braxton
        08/25/13



        Braxton and I decided to make the Donut Run again Saturday. The weather was awesome, and not all that hot for August. We ended up clocking about 40 miles, round-trip. Here are a few pictures.

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      • Indiana Scooter Tours - First Tour - The Donut Run to Ossian!
        08/18/13
        I've been thinking about how hard it is to know where to ride a scooter without a lot of stress or unpleasant surprises. I've decided that when I find a good ride, I'm going to try and map it out using Google's awesome maps.

        So anyway, I found a fairly low-stress rout

      • Yamaha SH-50 (1995) Project
        08/09/13
        This scooter was an impulse buy, which I must admit, I sort of regretted when I got it home. However, I've decided to move ahead with a rebuild. Here are some pictures of the bike as it was when I got it:





        After some basic mechanical tuning, I decided the

      • Genuine Scooter Co. Buddy 50 (2009)
        08/01/13
        This is my new scooter!



        Genuine Buddy 50,125,150 Owner's Manual 2006-2011
        Genuine Buddy 50,125,150,170 Owner's Manual 2012

        Genuine Buddy 50 Service Manual
        Genuine Buddy 50,125 Parts Catalog
        Genuine Buddy Carb Diagram
        Genuine Buddy Wirin

    • July
      • Service Manuals / Owner's Manuals
        07/27/13
        I have a habit of grabbing whatever Service Manuals I run into on the internet. My thinking is that even if I don't have one now, I might have one sometime later, and I'll need a manual. I refuse to pay some d-bag 10 bucks to download a pdf. That's just me. It's who I am. It

      • The Blue is Gone!
        07/15/13
        Finally, I have rid myself of the electric blue trim on the house! It's a nice calm grey now. Pics to follow...

        [UPDATE] Pics are here.

      • Honda Express Repair
        07/12/13
        From: http://www.mopedarmy.com/wiki/Honda_Express_Repair

        Honda Express Repair

        Contents

        1 Forward
        2 Fuel System
        3 Oil
        4 Transmission
        5 Electrical
        6 Final Checks
        7 First Start
        8 Final Running Adjustment

      • Yamaha QT-50 Restoration
        07/09/13
        Although it wasn't previously documented here, this project has been going on for about 6 weeks. During this time, I've accumulated a few documents that have been extremely helpful in the process. I recommend these to anyone undertaking a repair or rebuild of one of these old bikes. The