http://www.instructables.com Member Feed Sun, 19 May 2013 10:39:56 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Look-what-I-made-/ /files/deriv/F9T/YBNI/HFSH5694/F9TYBNIHFSH5694.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F9T/YBNI/HFSH5694/F9TYBNIHFSH5694.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F9T/YBNI/HFSH5694/F9TYBNIHFSH5694.SMALL.jpg E2KAC3NHFSH7BU1 Winged Fist Okay, I admit this wasn't a DIY... I did have help;-) But it did take more than nine months! Sorry, no "how-to" pictures here... Plenty of those elsewhere on the internet;-) 2nd photo: Only one day old, and Baby Brigid meets the Instructables robot;-)
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Continue Reading »]]> living Wed, 1 May 2013 02:37:00 PDT Look-what-I-made- http://www.instructables.com/id/Retro-AV-to-auxiliary-audio-cable/
Retro A/V to auxiliary audio cable - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FLX/UCVK/HBUZGTIK/FLXUCVKHBUZGTIK.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FLX/UCVK/HBUZGTIK/FLXUCVKHBUZGTIK.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FLX/UCVK/HBUZGTIK/FLXUCVKHBUZGTIK.SMALL.jpg EYFMMFYHAQ3CNLH Winged Fist I created this cable to serve a very specific function - to connect an MP3 player to a car radio that came with an A/V port rather than an auxiliary audio port. This process is almost identical to my Retro stereo patch cable, the only difference being this has an a/v plug at one end. My wife and I ...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:37:02 PST Retro-AV-to-auxiliary-audio-cable http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Plumbers-Luminaire/
Plumber's lace-curtain luminaire - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F37/TSR7/HAQ2UK4N/F37TSR7HAQ2UK4N.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F37/TSR7/HAQ2UK4N/F37TSR7HAQ2UK4N.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F37/TSR7/HAQ2UK4N/F37TSR7HAQ2UK4N.SMALL.jpg EUGSPEEHAQ3BG34 Winged Fist What's in a name? Well I could have just called this project "desk lamp," but "Steampunk Plumber's Luminaire" has a much classier ring to it! "Steampunk" because of the design, "Plumber's" in tribute to the plumber who gave me the handle I used for the switch, and "Luminaire" because, weel, it kinda...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:30:02 PST Steampunk-Plumbers-Luminaire http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-solar-night-light/
Steampunk solar night light - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FFH/T51F/HBNXUN0E/FFHT51FHBNXUN0E.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FFH/T51F/HBNXUN0E/FFHT51FHBNXUN0E.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FFH/T51F/HBNXUN0E/FFHT51FHBNXUN0E.SMALL.jpg E1QNXJJHAQ3BFHN Winged Fist I recently got a great deal on two boxes of solar garden/path lamps on eBay - 8 lamps for US$15 bucks, including shipping! These lamps are great for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is they use rechargeable batteries, replenished daily by the sun, and require no expensive electricity!  ...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:00:02 PST Steampunk-solar-night-light http://www.instructables.com/id/Decopunk-USB-lamp/
Decopunk USB lamp - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FVE/VQS8/HBNXUMQJ/FVEVQS8HBNXUMQJ.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FVE/VQS8/HBNXUMQJ/FVEVQS8HBNXUMQJ.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FVE/VQS8/HBNXUMQJ/FVEVQS8HBNXUMQJ.SMALL.jpg E1OFWZYHAQ3BDWS Winged Fist I was inspired to make this lamp when I came across a set of halogen track lights one of my neighbors put in the trash. The fixtures on this track light reminded me of the streamline Art Deco designs of the cars and bicycles of the 1930s. Also reminiscent of an airplane jet engine... So I ripped a ...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:00:03 PST Decopunk-USB-lamp http://www.instructables.com/id/Gothic-gargoyle-solar-night-light/
Gothic gargoyle solar night light - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F89/23I6/HBHGIUDF/F8923I6HBHGIUDF.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F89/23I6/HBHGIUDF/F8923I6HBHGIUDF.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F89/23I6/HBHGIUDF/F8923I6HBHGIUDF.SMALL.jpg ETE4SHCHAQ3B033 Winged Fist I've had this gargoyle night light sitting around for years, but never got much use out of it, since it takes a specialty bulb which I never seemed to have available. I brought this lamp to our vacation home in Brazil, and here it collected dust for a few more years without the proper bulb. So I de...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Tue, 8 Jan 2013 02:37:02 PST Gothic-gargoyle-solar-night-light http://www.instructables.com/id/Duct-tape-tilting-window-screen/
Duct tape tilting window screen - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FVG/M0AR/HBFFJEP7/FVGM0ARHBFFJEP7.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FVG/M0AR/HBFFJEP7/FVGM0ARHBFFJEP7.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FVG/M0AR/HBFFJEP7/FVGM0ARHBFFJEP7.SMALL.jpg E2TRPEAHBHGIMR6 Winged Fist This project came out of a real necessity... That is the necessity to be able to open a tilting window to get some cross ventilation in, without letting in hoards of voracious mosquitos. Because this window tilts, rather than sliding up and down, a regular window screen wouldn't work. The solution ...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Sun, 6 Jan 2013 02:37:00 PST Duct-tape-tilting-window-screen http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Lamp-Globe/
Steampunk Lamp Globe - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FF8/6ZG0/HABDH6EE/FF86ZG0HABDH6EE.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FF8/6ZG0/HABDH6EE/FF86ZG0HABDH6EE.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FF8/6ZG0/HABDH6EE/FF86ZG0HABDH6EE.SMALL.jpg EE10PADHAGQ74OA Winged Fist A few months ago, I found this really cool steampunk themed lamp in the heavily discounted clearance section of my local Bed, Bath & Beyond. For US$10, I couldn't resist!  One great feature about this retro style illuminating device is the dual lamp feature: a standard bulb socket on top, and a sepa...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:37:01 PST Steampunk-Lamp-Globe http://www.instructables.com/id/Repairing-a-cars-console-armrest/
Repairing a car console armrest - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FHS/U1P8/H7ME2UNR/FHSU1P8H7ME2UNR.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FHS/U1P8/H7ME2UNR/FHSU1P8H7ME2UNR.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FHS/U1P8/H7ME2UNR/FHSU1P8H7ME2UNR.SMALL.jpg EBZBCIUH7A8Q4Q9 Winged Fist My wife an I recently purchased a "new" used car, and one of the defects was damaged upholstery on the armrest, which also serves as the lid for the compartment between the two fronts seats. This wasn't a deal breaker, but it was annoying enough that I set out to replace it. What I quickly found wa...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Tue, 2 Oct 2012 22:00:02 PDT Repairing-a-cars-console-armrest http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-solar-USB-chargerbattery-case/
Steampunk solar USB charger - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FA9/EPLH/H67NSKGZ/FA9EPLHH67NSKGZ.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FA9/EPLH/H67NSKGZ/FA9EPLHH67NSKGZ.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FA9/EPLH/H67NSKGZ/FA9EPLHH67NSKGZ.SMALL.jpg EKYY8SSH6MER61B Winged Fist The full title for this project is the "Sun-Powered Lithium Polymer 2600 Milliamp Hour Voltage Box," but that wouldn't fit in the title line;-) This instructable will not show you how to build a solar charger device. I bought mine. But there are number of fine Instructables that will show you how t...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:00:01 PDT Steampunk-solar-USB-chargerbattery-case