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Larry Cotton

By Larry Cotton

Larry Cotton

Larry Cotton is a semi-retired power-tool designer and part-time community college math instructor. He loves music and musical instruments, computers, birds, electronics, furniture design, and his wife — not necessarily in that order.

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I love gadgets, but I must see a specific need for them, and the gadget must be a good value.  When I can’t find what I’m looking for, I make it.  Here are three of my favorite and most useful homemade gadgets.

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Larry Cotton

By Larry Cotton

Larry Cotton

Larry Cotton is a semi-retired power-tool designer and part-time community college math instructor. He loves music and musical instruments, computers, birds, electronics, furniture design, and his wife — not necessarily in that order.

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