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DIY Solar and Wind Turbine

by Terry
classroom

Why do I like OtherPower.com? Well, they know nothing about this write-up and I have never introduced myself to them; but I like them because they provide parts and insight into creating your own DIY wind turbine power generation system and anything else that makes electricity. It’s basically a one-stop shop for all your Edison-inspired [...]

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June 2nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Cool Things, Take a Look at This | Leave a comment

Cheap Thoughts by Jack Containerstein

by Terry
cheap_thoughts

Just how cheap can you really get away with putting down a container on some property? Let’s analyze this. I am shooting lower than usual on this one. I am talking bare bones, hideout, survivalist kinda stuff here lol.  I did a piece earlier on the Maui getaway bungalow of sorts and I suppose that [...]

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May 27th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Hmmm... | 6 comments

Using Pier Footings for Your Shipping Container Home

by Terry
auger

Caveat: before you read the main part of this post, please note that this would be my approach to things. That means what you are about to read is all opinion from personal experience. I get a lot of visitors who are owner-builder types like me, so I figured I would create this post to [...]

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May 21st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: The Building Process | 12 comments