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Some friends and I headed up for a quick weekend riding the beautiful Copper Harbor trail system. After noon the Keweenaw Adventure Company shuttle starts running until 5pm…
Years ago I was given a copy of Tuning for Speed by P.E. Irving. This book was turned slowly, page by page examining the methods and techniques used…
Today I was tinkering with dampers with the hope of opening up the compression and rebound for the faster needs required suspending the front end(lower spring rates). I…
The Funny Fork future involves public testing including data collection with hope for scientific testing to parallel ‘seat of the pants’ rider feedback. Data collection will be…
A health and fitness company was interested in improving the elastic band training experience with their existing product by giving the user feedback and a rep counter. Resistance…
The Funny Fork project started as the simple desire to understand the handling characteristics of suspensions systems which were non telescopic in nature. Having few modern interpretations of…
Ridden today is the FF-02 on Silver Lake Wisconsin local singletrack. This setup is a low to Zero trail setup meaning the self centering forces acting upon the…
The Funny Fork project started as the simple desire to understand the handling characteristics of suspensions systems which were non telescopic in nature. Having few modern interpretations of…
The Turner Sultan is nearing the end of its life but it’s replacement is still in process so I need to extend it’s life a bit. A crack…
After years of watching my brother shred and several more years talking about what a carbon board would feel like it’s time to build one. Carbon boards exist,…
Although this project is still in development it’s time to share some progress. Serious Simulations reached out to JGW looking to move their Industrial Design by Peter Solomon Design into…
So the Gore Kart begins. I want to list some goals before diving in further. 1. Suspension sag and spring rates that allow some control over weight transfer….
Toil away, and at the end of the day. You can look back on a game well played. This about sums up this album, one of the best…
I had not been Tiny Whooping yet and the last time I was RC’ing in 3d they were called Foamies, and most anything I flew spent as much…
After years of amassing a large model database of cad models it was about time to contribute to the online community. Luckily tools exist like Thingiverse.com, and…
Best Budget Buy – Ender 3 Pro Value For Money – Anycubic Chiron Best Prosumer – Lulzbot Taz Mini Best Budget Buy – Ender 3 Pro v2Pros: Hours…
Not that anyone asked, but these are some of my favorite reads of the year. Some of this is technical, some fiction, some documentary, maybe some not even…
Like all Miata’s this one has long a story and my time with it has been great, but I’m in need of some more space so it’s time…
Visiting a friend gave me the opportunity to spend some time testing the FF-01 and 02 on unfamiliar terrain, most of which had about 10x the elevation my…
Sometime in 2015 I picked up a 3D printer at MicroCenter of the open box variety. The few hundred in savings out of the gate seemed a good…
It seems obvious to me after viewing that the Rocket Sled must have been produced to test new materials at speed, but what wasn’t obvious were the methods…
This is Pit Pat, it is a character from Mr. Show with Bob and David. I think the fact that I chose to model Pit Pat is directly related to…
They may not be on the pointy end of the grid but their creative direction is on point. Every race they have released a race themed poster,…
Stumbled upon this awesome YT channel called Applied Science. Favorite part is the silver vapor deposition on the vinyl record sample, very cool stuff. http://benkrasnow.blogspot.com/
In 1950’s as Freeman Dyson puts it, the Russians had Sputnik existential threat, so if you were a scientist looking for money you had a target market, and…
The Mini Ductor Venom is the 2016 PTEN Innovative Specialty Tool Award Winner. Elgin, Illinois – August 5, 2016 – Induction Innovations, Inc. today announces that the Mini-Ductor…
“When I think about having to just be in the garage all day, its kinda like a peaceful place that I go”, “Find a mechanic who’s willing to…