DIY – DeadSplinter

I Did A Thing: Stereo Repair

I have a 40-year-old stereo receiver (or a “tuner,” back in my day) that refuses to die. It lives in the MemeGarage, letting me rock out during my various bike/car/house

A stock photo of a woman drinking from a mug while sitting behind a vinyl LP turntable.

Coffee Break [29/5/26]

29/5/26 MemeWeaver 8

I/O is input/output, my friends. I’m glad I remembered this before I tore apart my audio-visual receiver last night, because my “dead speaker channel” (output) ended up being a turntable

Coffee Break [27/5/26]

27/5/26 MemeWeaver 14

I’m in the midst of one of those time periods where something is always broken. My car is 12 years old, and all the trim wants to fall off now.

Photo of a workstation with many tools on it.

Coffee Break [19/02/25]

19/2/25 MemeWeaver 16

I don’t know why my brain works this way, but AFTER I’m done with a project, I think, “I could’ve documented this for DS.” Duh. Case in point: I broke

Deadsplinter Up! All Night: All The Maintenance

23/10/23 MemeWeaver 7

I spent a large part of the weekend working on little home projects that just needed to get done. Furniture assembling, yardwork, fence repair, appliance repair, car cleaning, dog cleaning,