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Instructables Podcast Vol. 1 - Build a Greener Life: Robbtoberfest

video Instructables Podcast Vol. 1 - Build a Greener Life: Robbtoberfest

Part of Instructables' mission is to inspire our community to create and share great projects. We do this though contests, theme months, and challenges that are seasonally appropriate, part of a bigger cultural trend, or simply areas where we want to see more great Instructables. This year we've decided that our overarching theme will be "Green."

To kick off our Green theme of 2009, comes the first in a series of podcasts from Instructables featuring just some of the outstanding projects and authors on the site. In this first episode, titled "A Greener Life," we talk to Instructables community member Robbtoberfest, whose eco-friendly projects represent exactly the kind of DIY green ingenuity we love to inspire and share at Instructables.

19 comments

Jan 11, 2010. 3:17 AMmatits says:

What is a url that would be good for RSS? I want to load the url to miro so I can follow you at once when you post new videos.

Feb 10, 2009. 12:39 PM

=SMART= says:

eh? isnt this the same as this : http://www.instructables.com/community/Instructables_Podcast_Vol_1_A_Greener_Life_Rob/

i got emailed it twice

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Feb 10, 2009. 12:41 PM

noahw (author) says:

Yes it is - sorry about that. We first posted it in the forums, and then wanted to re-post it as a video. Future podcasts will be posted only once as videos from now on.

Jun 4, 2009. 8:10 AMrunningbear says:

Noah- Kind of a late comment, but I can definitely help you with some of your podcasting questions. Mediafly is taking a fresh approach to the podcast space and can help you and Instructables fans make video and audio podcasting easier and more enjoyable for all...on the website and even across devices. Let me know how to contact you and we can chat. Best, Keith Waxelman | kwaxelman at mediafly.com | www.mediafly.com

Apr 10, 2009. 7:39 AMdrbill says:

Nice coop.

Feb 17, 2009. 2:05 AMTomwho 123 says:

Hi can anyone give me ideas for things to make??? Thanks!

Feb 20, 2009. 12:19 PMdrbill says:

How About an uninterruptable power supply using 1 relay a 12v. power source and rechargeable battery?

Apr 9, 2009. 8:46 PMxtremd says:

Why would you need the relay and the 12 volt?

Apr 10, 2009. 7:38 AMdrbill says:

To handle the high current passing to the battery and/or a radio transmitter. The contacts are rated at 20A so if you wire all the contacts together to make and break the positive 12v. side from the power supply you double the current carrying capacity of the relay. I know there are was of using silicon devices but the unit I made with the relay is easily replaceable in seconds in locations that there may not be enough power to heat a solder iron. Yes I know there are ways to just plug in a silicon device as there are for a relay however a relay is not prone to EMP from lightening or static electricity. My short wave station is hardened to protect it from these problems. Also the UPS is a lot cheaper than a real UPS. Works good and is so retro.

Mar 17, 2009. 1:37 PMmoglyznox says:

love alternative energy also love instructables

Mar 3, 2009. 7:42 AMBartboy says:

I CAN"T FIND IT ON ITUNES!!!! WAHHH!!!!! :( Any help?

Feb 23, 2009. 12:18 PMflergalham says:

hey lou should make an instructable for that steam powered potato pistol! that looks mad fun! end eco friendly is a bonus too!

Feb 15, 2009. 1:13 PMcbrown222 says:

haha i have chickens too there awesome

Feb 12, 2009. 11:42 PM

Kryptonite says:

Nice, my dad's currently making a portable chicken coop with his new welder. It's pretty cool, knowing you're using something that's creating a pool of molten metal that's 1700•C. I wonder when other welders (people) started welding, I tried it for my very first time just last week at the age of 13.

Feb 11, 2009. 6:38 AM

iPodGuy says:

Very cool.

Feb 10, 2009. 8:52 PM

MechanicalMashup says:

Is there a iTunes feed? If not I can set one up for you. I would love to have this on my iPhone when I travel!!!!!

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Feb 10, 2009. 9:54 PM

noahw (author) says:

I was looking into that today. It seems like setting up the feed just involves submitting it to iTunes once we've got the shows hosted somewhere on the Instructables servers. I'm still pretty new at this whole podcasting thing, so any help you could give would be appreciated. Let's talk. Please reply via PM and we'll see what we can do. Thanks for the help!

Feb 10, 2009. 3:59 PMjdbranded says:

Great feature! I'm really glad Instructables will be encouraging eco-friendly products this year. I'm featuring this podcast series on my own upcoming post on the environmental blog Super Eco (http://www.supereco.com).
Good luck! I'm sure you'll get some innovative submissions.