dorkpunch Garage

Motorcycles, metal working, sheet metal, welding, TIG, MIG, education, cafe racers, old trucks, mendelmax 2.0 3D printer, vintage, technology and design, custom hand made Hot Wheels, old John Deere, stationary, hit and miss engines. A little bit of everything in the garage.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Chapter 4: Live to fight another day.

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Having triumphed over the biggest problem and getting the bike to run, there really wasn’t much left to do. As all good things seem to do, ...
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Sunday, February 06, 2011

Blast from the past!

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In my continuing search for POJ pictures, my parents turned up a couple of semi-related bike pics. This is the bike I ended up with after PO...
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Saturday, February 05, 2011

Helllo? Is this thing on?

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Huh. Didnt think so.
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Sunday, January 02, 2011

Takes a 'Lickin and keeps on tickin

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Update on my John Deere Liquifire project... Went and road the first sled for about 5 hours / 35 miles! The good: it ran great the entire ...
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Sunday, December 19, 2010

Chapter 3: The Ressurection

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We spent weeks working on POJ. Every spare minute I had was involved with tinkering on that stupid bike. The biggest problem was, of c...
Saturday, December 18, 2010

The latest project(s)... a John Deere Snowmachine.

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Yes, I said snowmachine. In Idaho, we go "Snowmachining". In Canada, we went Ski-dooing. Washington- just sledding. Been playi...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Chapter 2: Along Comes POJ.

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Have you ever been ice-fishing? Let’s just sum it up in two words: It Sucks. Yes, with a capital “S”. I have never been very fond of fish...
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Chapter 1: A New Beggining, An Old Story.

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Its time. This is the story about me, motorcycles, and memories. We'll see how long I can keep this up for, but don't hold...
Sunday, June 15, 2008

Dad don't know jack.

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Our local radio station had a contest last week, where you could write in and tell them why your father dont know jack.If they liked your le...
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Sunday, June 08, 2008

Apples sure dont fall far from the tree...

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Turn my back for a second and hes got the whole top end torn off. (okay, not really, but he was sure bent on finding a bolt that...
Saturday, May 10, 2008

An ode to Mothers!

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No, not an odour, although Moms have certainly dealt with more than their fair share of those. Plus, I'm not a hundred percent certain ...
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Friday, December 08, 2006

Toy Box Tractors

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My earliest memory of Grandma, was, of course, the “Tractor Grandma”. It was the highlight of our trip to get to the end of the road, as I l...
Monday, December 04, 2006

Blast from the past: Dipstick the dippy kitty.

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So its been forever and a day since anyone has posted anything really, you know, good. (aside from the totally cute pics of isaacpunch and ...
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Monday, July 03, 2006

Fun with bikes!

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Part of the Chantry Family Reunion- thems that gets bored with reunionizing sneaks away and makes a bunch of noise in the neighbors field! E...
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Thursday, June 29, 2006

Wierd.

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You tell me. Think these two are related?
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Sunday, June 18, 2006

Scout Camp and sore feet

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Well.... I'm tired. We had fun though! We left Newport around 5:00 and started hiking about 7:00. We hiked about 3 miles in, and by abou...
Sunday, June 11, 2006

A Sampling

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Digitals of the family pics steveo took for us today. Came out pretty good, hope the real ones come out better!
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The last free weekend...

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The last free weekend until August. Serious. We had fun though! Sarah, Steve, Eric, and I all went on the 'shortened' Selkirk loop. ...
Friday, June 09, 2006

Breaking it in.

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They say if you ever get a new helmet, the very first thing you have to do with it is drop it. That way you're not affraid of scratching...
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Wednesday, June 07, 2006

A Definition of Abnormal.

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This is a pictorial. You tell me. Is this normal?
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dorkpunch
I am a full time teacher and part time small engine guru in South East Idaho. I teach the best subjects possible- Tech and Design, Metals and Leathers, and Small Engine and Bicycle Repair. Mr. T's Mobile Small Engine Repair is my summer job- which is helping me be able to afford to be a teacher! I have a wide range of expertise and experience that customers can benefit from.
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