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» Thanks, Rimar. It's a fun drum set to play.
» Cool costumes. I can identify with the instrument. Thanks.
» I'll work on that. With just the bare x-ray film I don't get much sound. I spread som…
» I'll work on that. With just the bare x-ray film I don't get much sound. I spread som…
» Glad you like the idea. It has a lot of potential, but is apt to be slow coming togeth…
» I'll bust open whatever I have to and patch it again with more screen and grout. No bi…
» No bucket. I either use a hose, or a special PVC pipe section that clips onto the fauc…
» Thanks Rimar.
» Yes, I meant the dry grout. Get it wet and the clock is ticking. Thanks for pointing…
» Genial! Me encanta la manera en cual hiciste las roscas.
» Cool costumes. I can identify with the instrument. Thanks.
» I'll work on that. With just the bare x-ray film I don't get much sound. I spread som…
» I'll work on that. With just the bare x-ray film I don't get much sound. I spread som…
» Glad you like the idea. It has a lot of potential, but is apt to be slow coming togeth…
» I'll bust open whatever I have to and patch it again with more screen and grout. No bi…
» No bucket. I either use a hose, or a special PVC pipe section that clips onto the fauc…
» Thanks Rimar.
» Yes, I meant the dry grout. Get it wet and the clock is ticking. Thanks for pointing…
» Genial! Me encanta la manera en cual hiciste las roscas.
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I also just wanted to say that after reading your interview with instructables, just wow.
Dec 8, 2011. 9:17 AMAudioMaximus
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hey, just wanted to say that im truly inspired by ur life story. im a young teen from NJ. like u, im a multi-intrumentalist, specializing in saxophone and bass. But i also do a lot of creating, fixing, diy, electrical work, etc. I have always loved the concept of being self-sufficient and living off the land.
btw how do u get internet from where u r?
btw how do u get internet from where u r?
I use wifi. If you ever wander down this way, drop in. I'm always looking for musicians to play with.
Dec 11, 2011. 10:27 AMAudioMaximus
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If i find myself there, i will gladly drop in. Just wondering, what kind of music do you listen to? im a massive jazz fan for the most part.
A sound sample is worth a thousand words too, probably. (Click on the attached "image" that looks like a dog-eared piece of paper.) I just did the attached recording tonight with my sax tootophone. It may not be the classiest instrument going, but I love it. This is an improvisation, a little jazzy. All I do is improvise and play by ear. Hope you like it.
I don't normally listen to music any more. I have bits and pieces from a lifetime floating around in my head and mostly just improvise around it. I like jazz a lot. Much of what I play has a classical leaning, but I want to get jazzier, and sometimes I'm successful. Although I would be happy with any musicians to play with, jazz players would be especially welcome!
Dec 13, 2011. 7:12 PMAudioMaximus
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you should try and get back into listening to music. music has always inspired and intrigued me in many ways. I can even give you some recommendations of what you may like if your into the jazz improve type stuff. i know plenty of it.
btw, i can read music, since i also compose and arrange pieces, but i mainly play by ear as well.
btw, i can read music, since i also compose and arrange pieces, but i mainly play by ear as well.
If you want to suggest anything, I'll listen to it. Youtube has everything. I think Brad Mahldau was the musician someone last turned me onto. Really wonderful piano improvs at times.
It's good to know sheet music. Some musicians seem to get stuck into formulas, though. I like that entry level sense of wonder and surprise from improvisation, tempered with the experience of a sophisticated ear.
It's good to know sheet music. Some musicians seem to get stuck into formulas, though. I like that entry level sense of wonder and surprise from improvisation, tempered with the experience of a sophisticated ear.
Dec 14, 2011. 3:01 PMAudioMaximus
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Agreed. Well here's some stuff your to check out. My personal favorite saxophonist of all time is Sonny Rollins, who is a brilliant improviser. Some others you may like include John Coltrane, Miles Davis (of course), Chick Corea (amazing piano player and composer from the fusion era), Stan Getz (known as The Sound cause of his soft warm tone. from the cool jazz era), Dave Brubeck, and Wayne Shorter are some of my favorites. Also look into the classic big band stuff, like Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, Glenn Miller, etc.
Thank you so much for the fifteen copies of this wonderful comment. It reminds me a lot of that beloved canned meat, SPAM.
Sep 4, 2011. 11:02 PMybriceño
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Thanks for sharing your original work. I saved a few of your proyect to see what's happends.
Best regards from Chile!
Best regards from Chile!
Jun 22, 2011. 7:04 PMbwells2
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Any difference between the "Tiny Tootophone" and the "Hypotooter"?
If I recall correctly, the hypotooter was made from the protective case a syringe came in. The tiny tootophone was made from an insulin syringe, itself.
Jul 15, 2010. 9:39 PMJustModIt
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if you had an unlimited bugdet on PVC, what would you make?
Good question. A lifetime reserve pile of PVC, probably, but I may already have that. It's good for a lot of little things, but no major projects come to mind. Preferably something others would use when I'm gone, since it will last longer than I will.
Mar 28, 2011. 1:45 PMzzoe
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You live in Puerto Rico... so, given the climate, have you tried this sort of thing with bamboo (i love bamboo)?
There are lots of useful varieties of bamboo. Unfortunately, the common variety here is not one of them. It is mostly only used as temporary support posts in construction. Powder post beetles attack it.
Mar 31, 2011. 8:43 AMzzoe
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But for this kind of non-structure-supporting, indoor application, might it not work? I have some left over 'boo, and i may just try this - i think i might be able to burn designs in. PVC is useful, but not exactly non-toxic or renewable.
-Z.
-Z.
can do anything with PVC take my flagpoles and your trowel for instance
Dec 13, 2010. 8:34 PMcorey_caffeine
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pvc shelters come to mind, btw have you ever had a chance to work with discarded golf clubs? i use them (graphite ones specifically) as cores for my boffer weapons but i'd like to know what uses you could find for them.
If they are hollow, they might have uses for making musical instruments like flutes, or tootophones.
well I am sure you could make like a structure out of them (welding) but it would not be very sturdy i would suggest doing some experiments to see what you can do with the clubs then make an ible about it.
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Mar 28, 2011. 1:50 PMzzoe
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Are you sure it's evil??... I mean, it doesn't even seem to have teeth, and its eyes are crooked (evil robots aren't allowed to have crooked eyes, i think).
Mar 28, 2011. 9:45 PMlockpick
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Ummmmm... Ehhhhhh... WHO SAYS EVIL ROBOTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE CROOKED EYES!!! They have feelings too! Or do they?
Mar 31, 2011. 8:38 AMzzoe
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They MAY indeed have feelings... but NOT crooked eye feelings.
I know this because i majored in un-crooked eyeness at Evil Robot University...
well, actually i was the janitor there... but i KNOW !!! (things.)
I know this because i majored in un-crooked eyeness at Evil Robot University...
well, actually i was the janitor there... but i KNOW !!! (things.)
The soil is in Puerto Rico. The subsoil material is called tosca, and is like a hard clay, or soft rock.
I have used syringes to wind small radio coils with slug tuning, ever think of making a bag pipe? Ha Ha A small scroll saw might get the body down to shape faster then finish with sanding? Your instructable was very good "right up my alley".
Dec 13, 2010. 8:58 PMcorey_caffeine
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how do you think the termite's nest architecture would fare in a swampy place like south louisiana? more specifically the tunnels and subterannian areas
Well, I might not want to make tunnels in a swamp. A termite nest is like a big foamy structure, fairly light weight and strong. If it started sinking into the swamp, I would just let it sink and keep building skyward. I would imagine that it would eventually stop sinking and the early generations of the structure would just act as foundation for what still has its nose above water.
Saw this and thought you might like/love it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV5id_HknSA&feature=player_embedded#!
PVC pipe instrument!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV5id_HknSA&feature=player_embedded#!
PVC pipe instrument!
Wow, Jayefuu, that really made my morning! Thank you much. I'm going to pass that on to all my cyberspace friends.
Thanks. I don't use it much, but it is nice to see some of the community behind Instructables. It's a great site.
Jan 21, 2010. 9:45 AMfirefighter1333
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hi dude, I see u'r really good with pvc pipe, I got a question: can you make an instructable about how you can make out of pvc pipe a 6 mm pipe, CUZ I CAN'T FIND IT ANYWHERE. pls reply
I take it you either want to expand or shrink the diameter of pipe. Except for small sections, I don't know how. In small sections, you can heat it and jam it into a smaller hole to shrink it, or over an internal plug to expand it.
Jan 23, 2010. 4:18 AMfirefighter1333
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yes, I 'simply' want to shrink a half '' pvc pipe to a quarter '' pvc pipe. with out the inside gettin -f*cked up- (it may have a... twisted vorm on the inside but not like bumbs or anything) cuz i can't get any 6.24 mm pipe for homemade airsoftgun projects...
Jun 24, 2010. 11:34 AMaaronscottaugustinhotmail.com
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Just use 1/4 aluminum tubing. You will find it much better for air soft because of the tolerances are much closer. The average ID of the tubing is .245" only .015" of a clearance for the BB.
Hello Thinkenstein!
We love your home made fruit picker instructions. They're all pretty great!
Will you please let us know if you do any more fruit-related projects? We'd love to see them!
Neighborhood Fruit
We love your home made fruit picker instructions. They're all pretty great!
Will you please let us know if you do any more fruit-related projects? We'd love to see them!
Neighborhood Fruit
Hi Neighborhood Fruit,
I'm not sure how it works, but I think that if you subscribe to me you will get notified of anything new I post. Some of it may be fruit related. Hopefully, the rest will also be interesting.
Glad you like the pickers. It's nice to get it all, and safely from the ground.
I'm not sure how it works, but I think that if you subscribe to me you will get notified of anything new I post. Some of it may be fruit related. Hopefully, the rest will also be interesting.
Glad you like the pickers. It's nice to get it all, and safely from the ground.
It kind of looks like it sometimes. It sure solves a lot of problems. Every survivalist should have some in his bag of tricks.
Jan 28, 2010. 8:01 PMhyratel
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re: PVC rework - a standard toaster oven is able to work up to about 4-5 inches of 3" dia PVC. When hot, a VERY good cutter is a blade-anvil pruning shear. I'm curious what your technique is for making large flat areas in thin material (lacking a heatgun, I have problems with rapid cooling in thin samples)
PVC will also pick up pencil marks from wood when hot and under extreme pressure (it also extrudes into any available gaps under this condition) and large sections will contract under surface tension when heated past merely 'flexible' and start being 'puttylike'
PVC will also pick up pencil marks from wood when hot and under extreme pressure (it also extrudes into any available gaps under this condition) and large sections will contract under surface tension when heated past merely 'flexible' and start being 'puttylike'
To avoid cooling problems in thin samples, you have to work fast. To flatten large flat areas I heat over a gas stove and flatten on a table, or the floor, with a piece of plywood on top. It's easy to put it on the floor and just stand on it. If the piece is too big to do in one shot, I do it a section at a time.
ABS pipe is interesting. I haven't done much with it, but it's plasticity when hot is better than PVC pipe. Put a coin under it when you flatten it and you will get a perfect impression of the coin.
ABS pipe is interesting. I haven't done much with it, but it's plasticity when hot is better than PVC pipe. Put a coin under it when you flatten it and you will get a perfect impression of the coin.
Jul 19, 2009. 6:40 PMbwpatton1
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You sir are an ingeniouse person! Do you have electricity in rural Puerto Rico?
Thanks. Yes. Electricity, water, cell phone, Internet. It's pretty civilized.
You noticed. PVC, silicone rubber, and cement are my favorite materials.
Aug 22, 2009. 7:03 PMaaronscottaugustinhotmail.com
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Another net like fabric I would think that would work is nylon or fiber glass porch screen. Extremely fine net and extremely strong. I was able to get tons of it for free from screening companies throwing away old screen they had just ripped out. So If they do screening in Puerto Rico you should try that.
Aug 9, 2009. 2:42 PMrandomhat
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For your Nylon-cement, it looks like your technique is the same thing that archeaologists used to preserve field specimens with plaster. Try using cheese clothe or burlap. Both are fairly cheap, easy to find, and easier to order in bulk online. The cheese clothe is such a fine weave though that it'll lay down like plastic, but stay at least a little breathable. So you could technically get a finer edge finish with it and or burlap.
The burlap and cement combination has been used in construction, and if kept dry can probably last a long time. When exposed to the weather, though, the burlap eventually rots out inside the cement. Instead of natural fiber cheese cloth, if you want to go for the fine weave material, try synthetic fiber mosquito netting. I wouldn't use it in heavy construction, but it has its uses with cement in sculpture.
Jul 20, 2009. 3:27 PMIts Giggles
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This is all really quite interesting. . . Ive allways wanted to find a way to save energy, or to use it efficiently. Good instructables you have there. -m
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