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.
January 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Pencil on Bristol paper, a2 size.
January 12, 2026 at 7:08 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.
Pencil on Bristol paper, a2 size.
Risking life and limb to start a vintage aeroplane.
January 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Risking life and limb to start a vintage aeroplane.
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
A quick video of Wolf playing my Roman guitar. Home-grown guitarist playing a home-built guitar. Happy.
The glorious city of Durham photographed from a small aeroplane earlier last year. I so need to go flying again!
#flying
#landscape
#durham
#flying
#landscape
#durham
January 11, 2026 at 11:39 AM
The glorious city of Durham photographed from a small aeroplane earlier last year. I so need to go flying again!
#flying
#landscape
#durham
#flying
#landscape
#durham
But this is where my passion lies (4/4)
January 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
But this is where my passion lies (4/4)
Professionally, I do this! (3/4)
January 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Professionally, I do this! (3/4)
Other times, I do this: (2/4)
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Other times, I do this: (2/4)
Sometimes I do this: (1/4)
January 10, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Sometimes I do this: (1/4)
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
I'm a guitar builder based in Durham UK, hoping that Bluesky is a bit less big-brother than the others!