As if we needed proof.  I consider myself a fairly handy guy; I do most of my own repairs on my motorcycle and cars, I build and fix my own computers, I run a Linux firewall I built and configured, and I can do minor home repairs.  I (mostly) successfully modded a PSP to have custom buttons.  But I never reproduced the energy of the sun in my basement. 

Well, in case my kids read this one day, I’m setting the bar pretty high.  I want this thing powering and heating the house, and I don’t want to do a lot of maintenance.