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The basement OCD gods have been satisfied for the time being. Work bench area is only about 85% clean, but dialed enough for the time being. Now to finish the upstairs. #cleancleanclean #youdownwithOCDyeahyouknowme #bensment https://www.instagram.com/p/B6G1rKQnxjg/?igshid=1hewkc0u2nkbr

I’ve had a number of projects going on in the basement today, but right now I’m customizing titanium hardware to work for the application. No lathe. Just a drill, Dremel with drum sanding head, file for cleaning and some 320 sandpaper to polish back to final finish. #makingmods #titanium #basementproject #bensment #weareyeprotection (at East Norwalk, Connecticut)

Playing with some commuter setups on the Grade. Happily surprised to figure out this basket/tray setup fits with just enough room for your hands with drops. Wish I’d thought of this a lot sooner! #bensment #makingmods #dialing #gtgrade #gorougue (at East Norwalk, Connecticut)

Next up, dialing in the height on my work bench stool, before tearing into my bike projects while listening to Our Revolution by Bernie Sanders. It’s great to be back in the basement. #bensment #weekendproject #thingsmendo (at East Norwalk, Connecticut)

Angleset installation going down on the Fury. First a quick how-to Video. Stoked to be back in the basement dialing. 35 Days Till Open. #mtb #downhill #downhillmtb #gtfury #bensment (at East Norwalk, Connecticut)

Some of you might remember a few months ago I tore my couch apart to try and repair it. Like I figured, particleboard doesn’t repair well and the leg failed again. Yay! Time to do what I do best, make shit work. 1. Find random blocks of left over wood in basement. In this case 2x4 remains I’ve used as hammer blocks. They looked close enough in length so I left them as is. 2. Screw them together for stability. I only used one 3” screw. 3. Find black material. Could have spray painted, but wanted them to look classy. I grabbed remains of a pair of jean shorts. I cut mine real short, so there was plenty of material. 4. Stuff the wood inside the pant leg. Fortunately Black is stretchy and I got a nice snug fit. Wrap the end like a present and screw it down with a 3/4” screw. 5. Trim pant leg to length and finish side two the same as side one. 6. Placed finished Block under couch corner. Use a rubber mallet to make the “fancy” leg look straight and make Instagram post. 7. Done. I think this will delay the need for a new couch for a while and look classy at the same time. Win. #repairdontreplace #thingsmendo #bensment (at Norwalk, Connecticut)

Woke up to deal with a little basement “flooding” from yesterday’s melting snow, winds and torrential rains. Need to seal off the cellar doors better. Next project! #bensment #flood #thingsmendo (at East Norwalk, Connecticut)

Reconfigured the basement gym space to increase efficiency and room. More tools, more room. #bensment #healthyisthebest #bringingbdubbsback #pma (at East Norwalk, Connecticut)