Projects
Personal Fuel and Potential Demise
I’ve
found this page nearly impossible to keep updated…
… half
of this is probably outdated by now…
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Upcoming Projects: Climbing: Too many projects, too
little time. This year I must climb- 1. ? 2. …? 3. Odd BCC alpine funk 4. Random LCC backcounty
trouble 5. Giggles (Big 6. Triple Overhangs
(Lone Peak) 7. … And a few other
hidden agenda. Running: To great a distance,
too weak of quads. This year I’m still
hoping to crank out- 1. ? 2. 3. 4. Timp Ridge Run. 5. House Range Traverse 6. Something else surely
epic that I just can’t remember. Recently
Completed Projects: (ages ago) |
My
last project… Bald
Mountain, SE of Big Mountain May
2007 |
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Solar
Powering My Workshop Summer 2006
My
two panels atop my sagging workshop
The
internal guts: Deep
cycle battery, inverter, charge controller… |
For years I’ve wanted to dabble in solar power- likely ever
since I dissected a solar powered calculator in my youth. But since photovoltaic (PV) cells are so
blasted expensive, I never was able to pull it off. Working at REI a while ago I saw that
Brunton made PV cells for outdoor use and provided a discount for REI
employees. I broke my piggy bank and
went for the gold before I quit REI for good. Completing the system with a deep cycle battery, an inverter,
and a charge controller my garage is now partially powered by the almighty
sun. I can run most anything with the
exception of the higher amperage items- router and radial arm saw. Not too bad. I have it half rigged to power my lighting…
As usual, I just need to finish it… |
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The
Vanity Project Fall 2006
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The existing sink and vanity in our house was nasty (with a
capital N) when we moved in two years ago.
I had grand ideas of a free hanging counter, only attached at the
wall, and I also of a stainless steel home made sink. It turned out a little complicated than I
could muster and instead I ordered a hand built copper sink straight from the
blessed town of I also gave up my hopes of a free hanging sink- I just couldn’t
work the physics with the wall structure that I had and opted instead for a
couple of industrial strength galvanized pipe legs. Minus a few blemishes, I was relatively
happy with the end result. At least
now the counter is tall enough for the lanky monkey hanging around our place. |
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Cubical
Ottomans February 2007
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We have incredibly little storage in our house and we are
always looking for creative ways to store oddities. I built a frame out of pine, stained the
stubby legs, and upholstered the exterior.
Now we have a perfect spot for the multitude of our records and ever
requisite blankets. Fun project that
seemed to take way longer than it should have… |
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And more… yet to
come… |
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©2007 Arie Leeflang
Collection