Mr. G's Mind

A few years ago, I converted my 30-plus-year-old mountain bike to electric (eBike Build), a really fun project!

Because my battery holder design looked like a giant capacitor, I added a ‘Flux Capacitor‘ decal to each side, a nod to a classic 1980’s movie. Do you know which movie it is?

Recently, I went to a classic movie night, you guessed it, I saw “Back To The Future.” They even had a Delorean outside the theater for pictures – a very cool Car! This old guy (below) asked me take his picture for him, which, of course, I did. The theater was packed, and the movie, well… it is still a Great movie!

After the movie, it dawned on me that my bike had an energy storage device (battery), but not a Flux Capacitor. I wondered if they might make a small, movie prop Flux Capacitor. A quick search, and behold… a 3 inch Flux Capacitor, complete with light and sound. Perfect! I bought one.

After some thought on the best place to mount it on the bike… eureka, it looked fabulous. Now, when I ride down the street, the bike really turns heads, especially at dusk!

If they show the movie next year at classic night, I think I’ll put on a gray wig, a lab coat, and park my bike right next to the Delorean.

Imagine, a time traveling car and bike together. “Great Scott Marty!“

A couple of years ago, I built a tribal Orca fence sculpture (Killer Whale Fence Sculpture), based upon a design that I saw while traveling in the Pacific Northwest.

The build went over so well, that I was asked to build a Tlingit native tribal Frog fence sculpture. I was given a couple of preferred images from the web, and went to work. Here is the chosen design.

I needed a canvas to paint the frog on, and as I like to use scrap lumber whenever I can, I decided to piece together some redwood fence boards. As usual, I used my biscuit joiner to do so, then glued and clamped the boards. The wooden canvas measured approximately 19″ H x 18″ W.

Once the glue was set, I sanded the top, creating a smooth wooden canvas on which to draw and paint.

Now, to get the image drawn. I decided the best way was to use a projector. While I do not own one, I was able to check one out from the local library. I set up the projector in the garage, adjusted the image to fit the board, and began tracing. You can see below, that I have the left side of the image traced out.

Once the tracing was complete, I used a jigsaw to cut around the basic shape of the frog.

A few days later, I began painting. A rather tedious job that was done over several days. Lastly, I put a clear coat on top, preserving the paint from the weather.