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- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Pocket Zen Garden1 day ago
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Pocket Zen Garden2 days agoView Instructable »
Good point!
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Pocket Zen Garden3 days ago
If you've scrolled down far enough to read the comments, can I ask that you also check to see if the contest link is live yet, and give me a vote?
Thank you!
View Instructable »Thanks!(The vote button should be visible now...)
- Kiteman entered Pocket Zen Garden in the Pocket-Sized Contest contest 4 days ago
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Simple Snake Home12 days ago
Who picks a snake up with pliers??And why shouldn't I use specialist corn snake substrate for housing a corn snake?Mites are only an issue if the cage is not cleaned regularly. Elsie has never had mites.
I beg to differ.
View Instructable »That's why I keep using the terms "her" and "she"...
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Build a Whisky Still14 days agoView Instructable »
Like this!https://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Beer-No1/
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Simple Snake Home20 days agoView Instructable »
In this hide, and those like it, she's actually laying on the bedding, but her "bought" hide has a rough, sand-papery texture inside.The only preference she shows between the two is temperature - if the weather gets cold, she uses whichever is closer to the heater.
- Kiteman made the instructable Tissue Box Cover From Web App4 weeks agoView Instructable »
I used Inkscape to add my own holes...
- Kiteman completed the lessons Model the Lamp Shade, Introduction to Fusion 360: Design a Lamp in an Hour, Sketch the Lamp and Intro to Fusion 360 UI in the class 3D Design Class4 weeks ago
- Kiteman enrolled in 3D Design Class5 weeks ago
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Entwined Hearts6 weeks agoView Instructable »
To be honest, I'm not entirely sure, as it was "found" stick in the first place, but it was probably birch.
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Build a Whisky Still6 weeks agoView Instructable »
You would use a hydrometer.
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Small-scale Wave-power - Free Energy From the Beach!7 weeks agoView Instructable »
Ah!I get what you mean - thanks for the idea!
- Kiteman's instructable Porg Transport Crate's weekly stats: 7 weeks ago
- Kiteman's instructable Coffee Pod Rack's weekly stats: 8 weeks ago
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable How to Painlessly Pierce Your Septum.8 weeks agoView Instructable »
These were powerful magnets, so it was like having a pair of pliers gripping in there. Smaller magnets should not be so much of a problem.
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Porg Transport Crate2 months agoView Instructable »
You can up-scale the plans, but you will probably need to borrow a lightsabre to cut them from sheet durasteel...
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Porg Transport Crate2 months agoView Instructable »
Haha!
- Kiteman entered Porg Transport Crate in the Epilog Challenge 9 contest 2 months ago
- Kiteman entered Coffee Pod Rack in the Epilog Challenge 9 contest 2 months ago
- Kiteman entered Classroom Pen Rack in the Epilog Challenge 9 contest 2 months ago
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Launch It: the Paper Catapult.2 months agoView Instructable »
It depends greatly on both their dexterity and how well they follow instructions - anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour, but typically around 30-40 minutes.
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Build a Whisky Still2 months agoView Instructable »
Traditionally, you mix it with gunpowder and see if the gunpowder still lights (the source of the term "proof"), but, otherwise, this is probably your best bet:https://homedistiller.org/index.php/dilute/measure?mn=distill&pg=dilute&pd=measure
- Kiteman commented on newwarhammer2's forum topic Recently aquired a BIG capacitor2 months agoView Topic »
The symbol for "micro" is μ ("mu"), sometimes written as "u". So, "microFarads" is μF ("uF").
- Kiteman commented on petercd's instructable Hydroxy Gas Generator2 months agoView Instructable »
1. A steam car does not "run off water", it runs off the fuel used to boil the water. What was the fuel?2. "Electrolysis systems" do not run off water, they run off electricity in an inefficient manner (you would get much better mileage if you ran electric motors directly off the batteries, rather than losing energy at both the elctrolysis and urning stages). What power source was used to charge the batteries?3. An "HHO" generator is just an inaccurate name for an electolysis system (see 2). See aslo my many other posts on this project regarding the misconceptions surrounding the HHO/Browns gas mythology.
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Be a Scientist: Build an Electrostatic Motor3 months agoView Instructable »
Sounds cool - don't suppose you have a video?
- Kiteman commented on abrothman's forum topic Feature Request: Community editing3 months agoView Topic »
Haha!
- Kiteman commented on randofo's forum topic Please Allow Me to (Re)Introduce Myself3 months agoView Topic »
You're the first person I've heard refer to New York as "civilised"...
- Kiteman commented on randofo's forum topic Please Allow Me to (Re)Introduce Myself3 months agoView Topic »
Yay, he's back!Are you still in NYC, working remotely?
- Kiteman commented on abrothman's forum topic Feature Request: Community editing3 months agoView Topic »
If I see a project that needs a lot of editing, I tend to PM the author and offer suggestions.
- Kiteman commented on jack ruby's forum topic instructables killed hours of work when I clicked 'publish'3 months ago
This topic should really be in Feedback, or even Bugs (@Jack - you can edit the topic to move it).I get this problem occasionally (the introduction of my last Instructable got eaten by the publishing process), so if I am going to do a long step, I tend to write it in a Word document first, so that I can replace it easily, just in case.
View Topic »Oh... odd.
- Kiteman commented on TyTheWriter's forum topic Not recieving messages3 months agoView Topic »
Best answer is "it depends" - the individual's reply may have gotten caught up in the filters, but, if you are in a message conversation, if you see the word "replied" in brackets beside a message title, that means *you* replied to *them*, not that they have sent a reply to you.
- Kiteman commented on Downunder35m's forum topic Happy New Year!3 months agoView Topic »
Health, happiness and successful Making to you all!
- Kiteman commented on MPLS_CBG's instructable Indoor Boomerang3 months ago
- Kiteman's instructable How to Make My Mother's Rum Butter.'s weekly stats: 3 months ago
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable How to Make My Mother's Rum Butter.3 months agoView Instructable »
It tastes good as well!
- Kiteman commented on Gagreg's forum topic First Tijme RPG3 months agoView Topic »
Play-test, play-test, play-test.Write a bare-bones set of your rules, and a simple, short event or encounter. Run a group of friends through it, and make notes of issues as you go through the game, then get feedback off them.Rewrite your rules, and repeat.
- Kiteman favorited Miniature LED TARDIS Throwaways by Random_Canadian4 months ago
- Kiteman commented on wmasi's forum topic premium membership4 months agoView Topic »
It should activate within 24 hours of the payment going through (worth checking that as well).If it doesn't, drop an email to support[at]instructables.com with details of your payment etc.
- Kiteman commented on MaryLenehan's forum topic Reset password not working4 months agoView Topic »
Go to your "you" page, and you should see a "settings" button to the right of the page. Click it, or go to https://www.instructables.com/member/YOUR_USER_NAME/settings/, and you should be able to see a "change password" box.
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable How to Weave Medieval Cords for Trimming, Bracelets or Necklaces.4 months agoView Instructable »
Thank you
- Kiteman commented on KellyCraig's forum topic Over Twenty Unpublished Instructables Because. . . .4 months ago
+1Just as I think of something cool to make on the cutter, some mad fool decides to make me use it to make moey...
View Topic »+1Just as I think of something cool to make on the cutter, some mad fool decides to make me use it to make money...
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Give Your Loved One a Real "fallen Star".4 months agoView Instructable »
I think they're doing something to the site, as it is now "403", and my firewall doesn't mind.
- Kiteman commented on Treasure Tabby's forum topic Technical pens how long do they last? 4 months agoView Topic »
My youngest "inherited" some technical pens that must have been over 20 years old.A thorough clean, and they were fine.
- Kiteman commented on KellyCraig's forum topic Over Twenty Unpublished Instructables Because. . . .4 months agoView Topic »
Meh, I have 234 unpublished instructables, but that's largely because I have more ideas than time - many of them are written, but not actually done.
- Kiteman commented on WarenGonzaga's forum topic What about adding status post here?4 months agoView Topic »
My first thought is: this isn't Facebook.What you could do is start a micro-blog account like Twitter or Tumblr, and add a link to it in your profile. Add a link to your Instructables account in the micro-blog profile, and you will also drive more views to your work here.
- Kiteman commented on Sung-hyeonY's forum topic finding a best way of design solution4 months agoView Topic »
Are you not over-thinking?Surely you just need two bars with a pivot?
- Kiteman commented on abhijeet1's forum topic Desk-turned-School Bag from waste cardboard box4 months agoView Topic »
A lot depends on how much they are expected to carry with them, both the weight and the size. Do you have any information on that?
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Give Your Loved One a Real "fallen Star".4 months agoView Instructable »
Thank you for your kind words, but I am afraid that link triggers my firewall, so I cannot help you with it.
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Double-Barrel Shotfun4 months agoView Instructable »
Haha, it's up to you, they're your fingers!
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Double-Barrel Shotfun4 months agoView Instructable »
In all honesty, that would be what you call a couple of lost fingers, maybe an eye.
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Plaited Leather Woggle4 months agoView Instructable »
I meant the parts of the fastener.
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Plaited Leather Woggle4 months agoView Instructable »
Thank you for your kind words!I think the fastener you mean is a snap or pop fastener: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap_fastenerDid you glue the parts on, or sew them?
- Kiteman commented on adithyashok's forum topic Instructables as an Extracurricular5 months agoView Topic »
I say "Maker & online author".
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable The Paper Trebuchet5 months agoView Instructable »
I'm not sure what you mean?
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Be a Scientist: Build an Electrostatic Motor5 months agoView Instructable »
A VdG would be brilliant, and yes you will need to glue the foil on.
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's forum topic More disappearing comments.6 months agoView Topic »
Sorry I took so long to answer, but I've only just seen your reply.The original bug was way back in 2011, but if you are having issues now, send an email with as much information as you can to service@instructables.com and they will try and fix it for you.
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Launch It: the Improved CD Hovercraft.6 months agoView Instructable »
That's a shame.Did it work with a plain CD?
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Drop Forged Bracelet - Make Jewellery From Tools6 months agoView Instructable »
That's cool - thanks for sharing!
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Acrylic Penny Maze8 months agoView Instructable »
Wow, truly tricksy!
- Kiteman favorited Magnetic Motor by Magnetic Games8 months ago
- Kiteman commented on Magnetic Games's instructable Magnetic Motor8 months agoView Instructable »
How did I not see this already?Wouldn't it work if you used a soda can with the ends cut off?
- Kiteman commented on alamtania's forum topic Being able to sort forum posts8 months agoView Topic »
At the top-left of the topics list are options to sort by date the topic was posted, by the date of the last comment, or a mix of both.
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Fidget Box8 months agoView Instructable »
Now, there's a challenge...
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Laser Cut Lampshade9 months agoView Instructable »
Here you go!
- Kiteman commented on VitG's instructable Ukrainian Scissors9 months agoView Instructable »
Interesting concept - were they created with a particular use in mind?
- Kiteman commented on Jonathanrjpereira's forum topic Technology Category: Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning/ Data Science9 months agoView Topic »
Might be worth moving this to Feedback.
- Kiteman commented on Downunder35m's forum topic The cost and downside of modern life9 months agoView Topic »
I had a simple push cylinder mower.One day the cylinder stopped spinning. To fix it, I had to break it - there were no bolts or screws to open the mower. When I got to the part that was broken (a simple ratchet clutch), the actual part that took the whole load of cutting the grass was a scrap of injection-moulded plastic that engaged with a metal part and had worn away. I couldn't replace it because it had been moulded around another piece of metal.An entire mower killed by an unreplaceable part worth about 20p.
- Kiteman commented on cosmicr's forum topic Rewards for authors who follow up their instructables9 months agoView Topic »
Reasons for not supporting their own work are many and various, but will probably include a change of email address or the author choosing not to be alerted about activity on their work.I do my best to respond to every single comment, and I am helped in this because I have set my alerts to ping me a summary once per day. Maybe this could be the default?The subject of "liking" comments has been raised several times over the years, and the general consensus has always been "this is not Facebook or YouTube", but maybe it's time to resurrect the Patch option, where you could send a digital thank you to an author, along with a pretty little picture to display on their profile? Here is an ancient forum topic to provide a little context:https://www.instructables.com/commun...
see more » - Kiteman commented on M4A3E8_Fury's forum topic build-a-tank instructables contest!9 months agoView Topic »
If somebody is going to spend several hundred thousand dollars to build a military vehicle in just a couple of weeks, I think they'll need a bit more motivation than you posting it on your page...
- Kiteman commented on MarianaM56's forum topic DIYers and makers, answer please!9 months agoView Topic »
I agree with the sanding. Go back through my projects - not one has a smooth gloss finish...
- Kiteman commented on reyanshj's instructable How to Make Dorodango Ball9 months agoView Instructable »
Cool.
- Kiteman's instructable Fallen Astronaut 2's weekly stats: 9 months ago
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable How to Plan and Carry Out a Project or Assignment9 months agoView Instructable »
You're very welcome.
- Kiteman commented on Kiteman's instructable Fallen Astronaut 29 months agoView Instructable »
Good job I didn't counterfeit it then.I have not profited from this, my version is a different size, slightly different proportions, made from a different material, using a totally different technique.Mr Van Hoendonck has lost nothing, and actually gained traffic to his works, since I was careful to include a link to his website.
- Kiteman commented on Snoopy101x's forum topic Unable to favorite.9 months agoView Topic »
That's the useful stuff!The issue may have been fixed, though - I was just able to favourite that instructable, using Chrome.
- Kiteman favorited Introduction to EVA Foam by MikaelaHolmes9 months ago
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