During our major kitchen remodel, my wife and I wanted to add bright under-cabinet lights. We paid for a majority of the remodel, but there were some parts I wanted to do myself, like these lights, flooring, and floating shelves. The install took some research and planning, but we are happy with the results. This post describes the process and technical installation details.

I am bad at remembering port numbers, and I have a few things running on my server. It’s much easier to remember “homeassistant.internal” than it is to remember that “home assistant is on 10.1.1.2 on port 8123”.

This post details how to create a systemd service that automatically updates Deluge’s Listen Port when the forwarded port changes on a gluetun vpn connection container.

My wife wanted a plant stand because our succulents had gone wild. She showed me an Amazon item, and I thought, “$60? I can build that myself.” So I did. It only cost $100 and took an entire weekend.

My table saw needs to be mobile so I can put it away against the wall when I’m not using it. The existing products are expensive or don’t fully swivel. I came up with a cheap and convenient solution using flip-down casters.

To reduce dust in my garage, I sealed my table saw and attached a shop vac with a bucket cyclone. Sealing the saw redirects the shop vac’s limited airflow to where it’s needed most: the throat plate. This makes the shop vac a reasonable alternative to an expensive and bulky dust collector. In the process I also extended the outfeed table to make rip cuts safer and easier.