Author Archives: gregorykimball

Trash can bass drum

Posted on March 22, 2019 by gregorykimball

I’ve been looking for a portable bass drum for busking for month now and I finally have a solution.  I had some spare 18″ bass drum hardware and figured if I went to the hardware store I could find something … Continue reading →

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It’s hailing in San Jose!?

Posted on March 10, 2019 by gregorykimball

What is going on??? It’s hailing in San Jose!!!

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Custom LED Vanity

Posted on February 6, 2019 by gregorykimball

The internet has a lot of DIY vanity projects out there but I’ve never found the flexibility I would like with regards to light intensity and color temperature.  Building some LED lighting with a dimmer is not too hard but … Continue reading →

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Building the Custom LED Vanity

Posted on January 3, 2019 by gregorykimball

For this build we are making a wall-mounted vanity mirror with about a 2000K to 8000K color temperature range.  White LEDs are available in this range but they typically achieve the color temperature target using special composition and density of … Continue reading →

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Cymbal journey…

Posted on November 14, 2018 by gregorykimball

After a few weeks of exhaustive research and constant product returns I have assembled my new set of cymbals for my drum kit.  I purchased all of these online as used cymbals and let me tell you these guys rock! … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Columbia Icefield

Posted on September 5, 2018 by gregorykimball

I just walked on a glacier!  We were visiting Canada’s Banff National Park and decided to take a day trip up to the Columbia Icefield.  I fully understand that by taking a tourist trip up a glacier we are increasing … Continue reading →

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Banff National Park

Posted on August 30, 2018 by gregorykimball

We just came back from an excellent trip to Canada’s Banff National Park.  Here’s some of what we saw during our visit! We recommend the Tea House Challenge at Lake Louise!

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Let’s make electrical outlets!

Posted on July 25, 2018 by gregorykimball

Now that I have a good table to work with, the next step is to install some electrical outlets.  Any good workbench needs a place to plug in tools, and any good desk needs a power source for your computer. … Continue reading →

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Visiting Hawaii’s Fissure 8

Posted on June 20, 2018 by gregorykimball

Our trip to Hawaii coincided with the lower Puna eruption on the eastern side of Kilauea rift zone.  The area had not experienced a volcanic event since the 1960s and several housing communities had been constructed including Leilani Estates and … Continue reading →

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Table surgery

Posted on May 20, 2018 by gregorykimball

You may remember my first draft of a table.  That table did NOT age well haha!  I started to get fancy and thought it would be good to pull out all the screws holding it together and pound some dowels … Continue reading →

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