Aerial Eclipse Balloon

So this comedy of errors was thrown together in a big hurry. Foreshadowing: It didn’t work (well, the eclipse did), but it’s a rare opportunity to see a total eclipse so conveniently nearby! We traveled to Greenville to view with […]

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Hovercraft…sigh.

**From April 21st- 2020 Just as I was wrapping up the Supacar project, and looking forward to a well deserved break, I found myself taking out the trash at 1:30am- completed that task and accidentally glanced across the street to […]

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Remote (Sushi) mower!

This one was prompted by somebody on nextdoor.com giving away a “broken” electric lawnmower. I promptly picked it up, and found it was primarily just the handle assembly that was broken. The battery wasn’t very good either but neither of […]

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Adventure Canoe

This is an ongoing project that started with a busted up $100 kayak that my friend Grace kindly helped drive back here from Asheville following a campout. It’s pretty ideal for a few reasons: 1. It’s fiberglass so easy to […]

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Jumping harness!

We took the ever-popular door jumper rig to new heights- literally! This one’s pretty easy once you get your mount secured. That’s the harder part. For this to be simple and effective you want as high a tether point as […]

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