The Mouse Factory
mousefactory.bsky.social
The Mouse Factory
@mousefactory.bsky.social
A guitar builder, artist, pilot and aircraft engineer. Sometimes not in that order. Based in Durham, UK. Warning: may contain nuts.
A little bit of aircraft engineering from days gone by - this is a fuel drain on the bottom of a PA28's wing tank. Aviation gasoline is dyed blue, so leaks show up (also why most aircraft are painted white). Spot the crack which was hidden under a few layers of paint... That crack is 4mm long.
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 AM
The latest build I've done was a modification rather than a pure build.

An ibanez gio body, inlaid with a fairy design, rewired and fitted with a hardtail. Replaced the pickups and routed a new cavity which changes the positions, capped off with a 25.5" scale length neck.
January 12, 2026 at 9:04 AM
A couple of years ago, I drew this. I have always loved the Bugatti Atlantic - the shape, the sweeping wings, the mad seam running over the body centreline.

Pencil on Bristol paper, a2 size.
January 12, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Risking life and limb to start a vintage aeroplane.
January 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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WELKER: How do you justify an enforcement strategy that's making so many people feel less safe?

HOMAN: Because of the false media reports & members of Congress comparing ICE to terrorists

W: But these are protesters saying it

HOMAN: Because they're looking at media reports saying ICE are Nazis
January 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Well, those boots were not made for walking
January 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A quick video of Wolf playing my Roman guitar. Home-grown guitarist playing a home-built guitar. Happy.
January 11, 2026 at 1:18 PM
The glorious city of Durham photographed from a small aeroplane earlier last year. I so need to go flying again!

#flying
#landscape
#durham
January 11, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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January 11, 2026 at 10:38 AM
But this is where my passion lies (4/4)
January 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Professionally, I do this! (3/4)
January 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Other times, I do this: (2/4)
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Sometimes I do this: (1/4)
January 10, 2026 at 8:56 PM
From the outside looking in, the Orange Gibbon has played a master stroke. By picking on a blue state, which is known to retaliate against oppression, he has guaranteed violence on the streets. This will allow whatever version of martial law he wants. Goodbye midterms. Hello dictator. 1/2
January 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I'm a guitar builder based in Durham UK, hoping that Bluesky is a bit less big-brother than the others!
January 10, 2026 at 7:27 PM