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DTH Rocket Blog: A New Workshop!! (2011-07-15)

My dad has given me permission to use a corner of the former horse shed as a rocket workshop! This could be a great investment of my spare time for future projects. It is also a great place to store ... [Read More]

DTH Rocket Blog: New Workshop Build Pictures (2011-07-16)

Oo looky here! Is Daniel about to build something? It sure looks like it. But what?     Hm. What is this?       Aha, it's ... [Read More]

Blast From The Past: Back On Track.... (2018-03-15)

This morning I finally got back to building model rockets after having spent the past month diverting my attention toward a campaign of de-cluttering and re-organizing the basement.  This ... [Read More]

Blast From The Past: Yet Another Diversion.... (2019-01-22)

A couple of weeks have passed since I last had anything new or post-worthy to present here.  The reason is that I have embarked on yet another project that has put an abrupt hold on any ... [Read More]

Blast From The Past: More Shop Progress.... (2019-01-24)

Two more tall cabinets are awaiting assembly and will be placed next to the workbenches. After that, power and lighting needs will be taken care of, after which begins the monumental task of ... [Read More]

Blast From The Past: New Shop mostly Set Up (2019-01-28)

This past weekend, I managed to complete assembly of the remaining storage cabinets, as well as installing power, lighting, and the stereo system.  All of my rocketry stuff and shop tools, ... [Read More]

Blast From The Past: The New BlastFromThePast Shop Is Finished!!! (2019-02-01)

Here it is... the new, downsized, organized (kinda), and efficiently engineered workspace for model rocketry, hand tool woodworking, pyrography, electronics, small repairs, LEGO building, drafting, ... [Read More]

Improbable Ventures: How to build a rocket workshop (part 1: the purging) (2020-02-01)

As I’ve mentioned before, I have an uninspiring simple garden shed in the back yard, and one of my goals for 2020 is to convert it into a workshop, primarily for rocket construction and related ... [Read More]

Improbable Ventures: How to build a rocket workshop (part 2: the defenestration) (2020-02-05)

Defenestration (n). The act of throwing someone or something out of a window. In particular, the Defenestration of Prague in 1618 involved some angry folks tossing several government officials out of ... [Read More]

Improbable Ventures: How to build a rocket workshop (part 3: the emergency exit) (2020-02-08)

You know what they say: when god closes one door, he opens another. Right? I was googling to find the exact phrase (and its original source) and apparently one of the most popular google searches ... [Read More]

Improbable Ventures: How to build a rocket workshop (part 4: painting) (2020-02-20)

I added a new step to my project that wasn’t in the original plan: painting. Gotta improvise sometimes. With the old plywood doors removed and the new door and frame installed, the shed was ... [Read More]

Improbable Ventures: How to build a rocket workshop (part 5: the butchering) (2020-02-24)

This shed-to-workshop project is coming along well. So far, I’ve cleaned it out, added two new windows, replaced the old plywood doors with a nice new door (with a glass panel for even more ... [Read More]

Improbable Ventures: How to build a rocket workshop (part 6: the electrocution) (2020-03-18)

It’s taken a while to provide an update on the workshop because… this step was a significant amount of work. I enlisted some serious help from my friend Darrin, who has a background in ... [Read More]

Improbable Ventures: How to build a rocket workshop (part 7: the burial) (2020-03-21)

Step #2,352: dig a trench. In order to run electrical wire and conduit from the main electrical panel in the house out to the shed, the electrical code requires (more on this later) that the conduit ... [Read More]

Improbable Ventures: How to build a rocket workshop (part 8: judgment day) (2020-03-26)

I alluded to the fact in the last two posts that there are some laws and regulations applicable to electrical work. Among other things, your city or state will require you to obtain a permit (and pay ... [Read More]

Improbable Ventures: How to build a rocket workshop (part 9: tropical storm) (2020-04-06)

Since we had already done all the work involved in running copper wire and conduit outside to bring electricity to the shed, we figured we might as well run some cat 5 (ethernet) cable out there, ... [Read More]

Improbable Ventures: How to build a rocket workshop (part 10: the resurrection) (2020-05-09)

The much-anticipated finale to the workshop saga! The last few posts covered the electrical work, from digging a trench to installing a sub-panel in the shed and running conduit out from the main ... [Read More]