Michael, Author at Itlldo Engineering

Bronco Ecoboost Swap – Part 1

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024Michael0

This is gonna be a long series that I’m really looking forward to getting out there. This was a project that took a couple years and many many hours just to see if there was a remote chance of it working. This was a brand new experience for me all around and I’m excited to […]

Almost weeknight project – New Vice Mount

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024Michael0

This one was another simple yet highly needed upgrade. With the addition of the lathe, I lost my workbench spot for where my vice was located. Time to make a new spot. I’ve always wanted to make my vice more portable, so it was time to make a hitch mounting system on my bench. There […]

I bought a lathe (and I’m hooked)

July 6, 2024July 6, 2024Michael0

So I’ve been building a decent tool collection since I moved into my home. Once I started getting into bigger tools, I wanted more bigger tools. So I’ve hit that point where a lathe was my next goal.After doing some research and deciding on what is my minimum size for a workpiece, I decided to […]

Building a lightsaber (or 2) from scratch

June 27, 2024June 27, 2024Michael0

Come on… Who hasn’t wanted a lightsaber at somepoint? Star Wars has always fascinated me and at a very young age I learned that you can build very really looking sabers with some light sources, hacked up electronics, and some sink tube. Eventually I hit a point where I also had a 3D printer and […]

A quick weeknight project – Wood Bin

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024Michael0

I am a collector of things and scraps. So much so that they tend to overflow my storage. This was the case for all my wood scraps which were stored in the old recycling bin from my city. Time to put those scraps to work and make a more usable wood storage bin that is […]

What are my plans here?

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024Michael0

Well I’m glad you asked. It’s been a long time coming for me to regularly update all my various projects and activities. I have so many things going on (both in and outside my brain). Let’s start sharing them out loud. Things to come here: If you like what you see/read please keep an eye […]

A new beginning!

June 10, 2024June 16, 2024Michael2

Welcome to my WordPress site! It was time to implement a real content management system (CMS) instead of hardcoded individual pages in a template. I’m hoping that this will allow me more time and energy to continue working on my writing I will also enjoy what I managed to accomplish with my original site. It […]