Operation dirtbike in camry

Materials: benjamin stool motorcycle stand

Description: So I had my old Honda XR250 street legal dirt bike in Brooklyn last summer for tooling around, but the summer was over and fall was coming and I didn't want to garage the bike all winter ($). I needed to get the bike up to my cabin in the Catskills, but really didn't want to rent a van for a long weekend. I figured I could dismantle the bike and get most of it into my Toyota Camry. All I needed was a motorcycle stand to get the wheels off the ground so I could take it all apart. At first I thought I'd use a milk crate, but the crate just got mushed under the weight of the bike. So I started eyeballing a ben jamin stool that holds up my TV connected laptop, and that did the trick! It was plenty strong and stable enough to hold the bike steady as I stripped it down. I wasn't really sure I could get the bike in the car, but several hours later I got'r done! I drove the sagging Camry up to the Cabin and used the Benjamin stool for the reassemble. Now I have two Benjamin stools, one for the laptop and one for the working on the bike.

~ jody (I'm a man!), Brooklyn NY

I know there's nothing hacked here, but it's an interesting use of the Benjamin. Made me chuckle. ~ Jules

How to make a Laptop Riser for watching movies and TV in bed

Materials: IKEA Benjamin, Handsaw, Extension Cord

Description: Laptop riser designed for in bed/recumbent media watching. Includes built in power cable extension.

Full instructions and step-by-step photos here.

~ Chris

driller thriller

i should have paid better attention at home economics class in my schooling days. alas. ragnhei�ur osp sigur�ard�ttir stitches up a first prize in the d*s/fred flare spring spruce up contest. it's almost a pity to have to sit on the lovely motif. but if i do, i'm sure my butt would feel a million bucks. the winner says, "i chose the benjamin stool designed by lisa norinder. it is mass produced and i wanted to make it unique. by drilling holes in it and decorating it with embroidery, each and every stool becomes different and more valuable."

gotta get my drill out now. whirr. whirr. whirr.