Like many others, I was enamoured with the offering of a “One Dollar DIY Amazon Fuzz” after watching the video, and then ordering the components through the affiliate links. I made the ‘pedal’ and although I haven’t been able to troubleshoot the ’60hz hum’ and low output volume in the two I made, they actually …
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Over the years I’ve had a couple of goes at making DIY contact mic-based instruments and other DIY effects pedals, all with varying degrees of success. Unlike the others, this contact mic-based noisebox worked.
Skateboards are not the best mode of transport – getting around to skate spots is really better suited to a bike. The only problem is how to carry your board. I discovered the awesome Bicycle Seat Post Skateboard Rack intractable, and then made it. It worked pretty well for me, I reckon.
My ledge survived four weeks in the suburban wilderness. I guess it was only a matter of time until someone took exception to it. #diyskate #diyskatespot #diy A photo posted by Repurposed Ruin (@repurposed_ruin) on Feb 26, 2016 at 2:16pm PST They demolished my ledge and even took the steel edge. #diyskatespot #diyskate #diy I’ll …
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I built a ledge to create my own skate spot. A spot that’s far away from the broken beer bottles, empty pizza boxes, assorted rubbish, blood, weirdos, police tape and everything else that gets in the way of skating the local council skate parks. I’m not sure how long my ledge will last, but I’m going to …
I’ve been inspired by The Build Project and the Cinder Block Ledge by DIY Skate to build a ledge in the stormwater-run-off-turned-bike track (a place I call The Ditch) of a nearby suburb. This blog post documents the process of building my DIY ledge at The Ditch – from inception to implementation. The ditch A photo posted …
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