Okay, so the job I did sealing that first window last week isn’t holding up. I’ve noticed water continuing to leak through even with the butyl tape and weatherstripping in place. And today I noticed a number of other windows[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ah, what better way to spend a holiday than trying to figure out what’s chewing through my remaining hard drive space? Bad news: I noticed this last night, my HD space just constantly getting smaller and smaller, a GB every[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s plan is to get out to the housebus and start the long process of sealing up all the windows. I’ve known since I first picked up the bus that it had moisture problems – the musty smell was unmistakable,[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s housebus score: A decent, newish window AC unit, three milk crates, and almost a dozen 8-oz mason jars! The window AC is a Frigidaire, and looks to be in really good shape! Aesthetically, at least. I still need to[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey gang! I’ve been chipping away at the bus the last couple weeks, knocking off small projects here and there. Today’s unlocked achievement was the surprisingly-easy install of a tow-hitch receiver, something I’ll need when I hit the road to[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s a nice, gray, blustery day out there in Portland this morning. I’m still planning to get out and glue down the pennies to the floor, and also to start working on attaching the tow-hitch receiver to the rear chassis.[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Taking a different tack this time, going to be using a Brewmaster Recipe Kits Aurora Amber we sell at FH Steinbert (the day job). It’s a partial-boil kit, using a pilsner extract and a few specialty grains. Should be a[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Got out to spend a couple hours in the bus this afternoon, and here’s what I managed to accomplish: With the wire-cup on my drill and a steel-wire hand brush with scraper, I loosened and ground out as much of[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Found this video this morning before leaving for work. Chuck here gives a lot of good tips for framing out a housebus, showing what materials he uses and how he uses them. Talks about wood strength, using rip-cut plywood vs.[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today I scored a free secretary cabinet off of my local Buy-Nothing Group. This was an excellent find, as I’d originally had the idea to incorporate a full-height secretary hutch into my kitchen plan, but couldn’t figure out a good[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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