Someone hands you an extension cord which clearly has a new receptacle installed, what do you do? First, recognize that your safety is paramount. Consider the things gone wrong that caused a fatality in this ECM article involving a borrowed extension cord. First thing to do is to inspect the Read more
Another project involving hot glue. Our project required the placement of an extension cord electrical socket outside, in a sealed container but accessible. Instead of purchasing a new water-tight electrical box we decided to repurpose an existing one. This box had one small problem, a hole was already cut into Read more
Today I read this article posted on 26 Apr 2019 on The Atlantic that stimulated some thinking about objects I have designed and how well they work in terms of flaws and performance: When Making Things Better Only Makes Them Worse None of my designs come even remotely close to Read more