A few problems to overcome
Two years passed since I last looked at Desert Sapphire. I was supposed to do maintenance on it last year, but some badly timed food poisoning (when is it ever ...
Category: Projects
Some changes to the radiator box
Back almost three years ago in 2016, I set out to do something rather unique with regard to water cooling: building an external, self-contained radiator box. An...
MikroTik CRS317 10GbE switch
For the last two years I’ve been using the Quanta LB6M as the backbone of my home network. A 24 port SFP+ switch with four (4) GbE RJ45 ports connecting t...
Table power outlet
This was a relatively quick project I’d been wanting to do for a while. I have a small table next to the couch that faces my television in my entertainmen...
Slight detour
Trying to find a place in Kansas City where I can rent a spray booth without having to buy a guild membership is becoming rather arduous. I did find a place out...
Revisiting Amethyst – More color testing
Recall in the previous article on this that I’d purchased touch-up paint, specifically Mopar Deep Amethyst Pearl, which was a paint used on Dodge Neons an...
Revisiting Amethyst – A different look
In building Amethyst, transitioning the build from a green themed system called Absinthe, there were two places I used 16mm OD PETG tubing. First was in front o...
Nasira with a little SAS
So I’ve had Nasira for a little over two years now. Here are the current specifications: CPU: AMD FX-8350 with Noctua NH-D9L Mainboard: ASUS Sabertooth 99...
Kyle’s catastrophic failure
It was only a matter of time before one of the popular YouTube content creators had a catastrophic failure similar to what my wife and I experienced about 4 yea...
Defending AlphaCool and the risks of water cooling
Four years ago, in late March 2014, I had my first attempt at a water-cooled system. Using my wife’s computer as the guinea pig. About two months later, I...