North Carolina man was fined for using veggie oil to run his car. The state said he hadn't paid fuel tax. It is interesting to me that they wanted to fine him for not paying tax but they can't know how much fuel he used and therefore how much tax they didn't get. https://www.wwaytv3.com/charlotte_man_converts_car_to_veggie_oil_gets_fined_by_state-06-2007/
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Charlotte man converts car to veggie oil, gets fined by state - WWAYTV3
Bob Teixeira, a Charlotte guitar teacher, took a stand against US dependence on foreign oil last fall. He spent $1,200 to convert his 1981 diesel Mercedes to run on vegetable oil. He buys soybean oil in 5-gallon jugs at Costco, which costs him about a third…
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Caltrops from a cattle panel. Tractor Supply sells galvanized wire cattle panels. Cut them into small crosses with bolt cutters. Bend the crosses with a hammer in a vice or bend them over by hand.
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Put a hem at the top of your sheet metal roof to prevent wind from blowing rainwater under the ridge cap.
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I have 6 of these radios Baofeng 888s. They come programmed with some 460mhz frequencies that no other radios have. If you want interoperability with other FRS or GMRS radios, you need their programmer box and Chirp software that's free. These are stupid simple radios. They have a channel selector knob. No worries about getting knocked off frequency or the keypad locking. If you just need radios for the neighborhood or the kids, these are the ones. I think I gave $10 a piece for these radios on amazon. You can get a dozen for $112 right now with USB C charging plugs.
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Meshtastic repeater
Parts list:
Heltec T114
4 Pack Outdoor solar fence light (IP65) 12 bucks for 4, basically $3 each! https://amzn.to/43bFpix
Rubber washers (I add these to everything lol)
External antenna
Not much modification was needed. The light itself still works with the original 3-color white modes, which is a fun bonus. For waterproofing I added a couple of spare rubber washers where the antenna exits the case. Beyond that, it’s basically stock housing with the board tucked inside.
Parts list:
Heltec T114
4 Pack Outdoor solar fence light (IP65) 12 bucks for 4, basically $3 each! https://amzn.to/43bFpix
Rubber washers (I add these to everything lol)
External antenna
Not much modification was needed. The light itself still works with the original 3-color white modes, which is a fun bonus. For waterproofing I added a couple of spare rubber washers where the antenna exits the case. Beyond that, it’s basically stock housing with the board tucked inside.
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Forwarded from Working Men Memes (Atomic Rooster)
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I built this mill a few years ago, mainly to cut boards for countertops/benches in the gunroom. Now I'm cutting lumber for trim and some bombproof steps into the cabin.
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No pictures today, but we got two array's corners laid out. There will be a third but we still have to move another shipping container out of the way. We got four corner posts installed today. Once the concrete is hard enough we can run a string line from one end to the other at the top and bottom of the corner posts to help with alignment of the line posts.
I expect things will speed up once we can just dump 4 bags of concrete into the holes and drop a post in the middle of the concrete.
I expect things will speed up once we can just dump 4 bags of concrete into the holes and drop a post in the middle of the concrete.
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