Author: David Dobson

I purchased some NiMH batteries from AliExpress and they turned out to have an extreemly low capacity if they worked at all.

My eldest son requested a coconut and tried opening it by stabbing it with our favorite knife. As can be seen the knife came out second best with the tip being embedded in the husk and the blade snapping further up.

I bought myself a Geiger meter for my birthday. It is an Army surplus unit from the 60s.

I found a CadMouse Compact Wireless in the bin with a faulty scroll wheel so thought I would repair it.

The V-belt on the lawnmower broke the weekend of new year’s and nothing was open. The solution was to try to repair the belt

I pulled a 4 LED Mini Work Light out of the bin at work that I thought I could use on my go cart. Unfortunately when power was applied it didn’t work so I thought I would pull it apart to see what was needed to repair it.

The kids got a portable microscope each for Christmas of different brands and prices $17-$41, advertised with 120-60X and 200-80X zoom levels. Some may have misrepresented their capabilities.

I went scavenging through a local machine shops bin and found a perfectly good airline. Except for the split in it.

My 60 tooth 530 reverse sprocket showing off some of its internals. Will fit straight onto a Barracuda, Sidewinder or any other motorcycle powered buggy in place of the rear main drive sprocket. 0.6 gear reduction ratio. Centre hub has enough room to fit a Quaif diff. Orders can be taken soon after some extensive testing.

Reverse sprocket gear showing internals

We managed to find someone silly enough to lend us their caravan for a weekend away, the only problem is that we need an electronic brake controller in our car. After figuring out that I wanted a Redarc Tow Pro I found one on Facebook market place for $150 instead of $330 for a new one.