Stuff What I Made

I bought a Mitutoyo dial indicator to replace the shitty cheap one I had been using. I didn’t pay full price, getting it second hand from eBay – it didn’t come with a case. [Read More]

Intending to build a couple of wheels, and despite having built at least a dozen wheels before, I thought I might get myself a cheap spoke tension meter. [Read More]

I got myself a cheap(ish) truing stand for building bicycle wheels. While the thing isn’t the highest of quality, it does substantially do the job. Out of the box however, it wasn’t particularly well calibrated. I tried fixing it with a square and a steel rule, but this proved to be difficult, needing at least three hands. Regrettably, I only have two. [Read More]

I got some new speakers to replace the ancient old ones I had had since literally the 90s. Unfortunately I misread the stated dimensions and they didn’t fit where I intended them to. [Read More]

At some point I became aware of a slightly loose feeling at the rear end of my bike. Not one to let sleeping dogs lie, I had a look to see what it could be. [Read More]