diy front patio gate!

we saved $700! dood quoted us $1050 to $1500 for a custom generic iron gate, but we went for pre-fab aluminum + saved a gang of money!

hidden garage door!

courtesy of http://www.boingboing.net/2011/04/21/victorian-houses-fac.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29

diy faraday cage: the shredder

my first faraday cage ended up being so useful that we set out to build a bigger one so we could fit a whole kit inside it instead of testing each device individually.

this is the old skool faraday:


this is our new-fangled shredder:




the shredder ended up being a month long work-in-progress. here a little photo montage i took along the way...


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diy cable railing

we found a local company that specializes in these types of railings.  we're hoping they have DIY kit so we can upgrade our currently mismatched wood banisters.