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Comment: No I didn't mention that you should always clean your tools, I figured that was common …
Comment: Oh and if you do screw up - I have myself - you just repeat the whole process :)
Comment: It takes some time to clean it thoroughly. You have to get ALL of the glue reside off a…
Comment: Sweet! Thanks for sharing. This works great for ointments and creams too. Here's an ins…
Comment: I did see that. Great way to use the straw technique to keep some lint dry and carry it…
Comment: It looks like Michael used the straw hack I posted here a little while ago. DIY-Single …
Comment: That's a cool use for these. Thanks!
Comment: You presume correctly sir, else what is the point?
Comment: That looks great, if I wanted to buy them by the 100,000. What an annoying website - no…
Comment: Who doesn't have a Dremel? Of course, it goes without saying :)
Comment: Glad it will work out for you. I use this for backpacking all the time and save an incr…
Comment: I love making these with Gatorade bottles.
Comment: Oh man you've opened up a whole other use for this! Super Soakers, yes!
Comment: Thanks! If you're looking for a way to re-package creams or greasy items, check out one…
Comment: Over 13,000 views and more than 100 comments - this was supposed to be kept between the…
Comment: Thanks. I like to have a little fun with the comments.
Comment: Says the person with only 8.5 fingers :-) Seriously, you used a mitre saw? How did you …
Comment: That's very cool. Thanks for sharing a photo of the finished piece. Pretty damn slick!
Comment: There's a whole sub-thread below about using this as a pill storage container. That's w…
Comment: Yeah the trick is to not overfill the straw and use the pliers to push it back as much …
Comment: No problem. If it works out for you let us know about it here :)
Comment: I skimmed through this an got confused by the steps. I think this is going to be one of…
Comment: Gatorade and Powerade bottles are superb - yes!
Comment: Russ, that's similar to what I do at home. I cut off just the piece that I need, then I…
Comment: Not it really doesn't matter what type or size bottle top/neck you use. Just make sure …
Comment: Well I have to admire the lengths that you've gone to to make it water proof, the logo …
Comment: Wow, that really wasn't much of an argument and you didn't put up much of a fight. Prob…
Comment: There's nothing like a healthy dose of disagreement, so let me explain where I was comi…
Comment: Hey, well thanks for keeping me honest. I must have looked at that post more than a doz…
Comment: Yeah, one of my friends showed me that link. It's nice to be "reposted" but they didn't…
Comment: Thanks for the update on the acetone glue. I have avoided the heat sealing idea because…
Comment: Thanks for the patch! Hope it works out for you and is something useful. You'll find it…
Comment: They do make really neat little micro-cahces! Did you have logo stickers?
Comment: Absolutely! In fact a friend of mine, JJ Mathes of JERMM'S outside blog took this idea …
Comment: I keep these in my bug-out-bug too. Not just antibiotic ointment but several other type…
Comment: You're welcome. If you come up with any variations or clever tweaks be sure to let us a…
Comment: Looks great! I would personally snip off those two loose rings of plastic that were ori…
Comment: You "think" you used epoxy? As long as it turned out okay, that all that really matters…
Comment: Were you able control the glue pretty well?
Comment: It's definitely water tight, as long as you take the time to ensure that the two connec…
Comment: This would be a great project for everyone to do. Make a few of these and send them to …
Comment: Let us know how it turned out. Share a photo if you can :-p
Comment: Thanks Texas. I appreciate the kind words, five-star rating and your vote! After review…
Comment: I'm no expert on the type of plastic but I hear where you're coming from. Pipe glue may…
Comment: True the container is buoyant and water tight. Even more possibilities..
Comment: Pwag, this wasn't intended to be a work around for hard to find 35mm canisters at all, …
Comment: Brilliant! The thought of extended or elongating this had never crossed my mind. My ori…
Comment: Perfect. I've shortened my Strike anywhere matches for many years as you simply don't n…
Comment: That's very clever. So is that functioning as a mini combustion chamber? If so wouldn't…
Comment: Ok you have my attention. How did you use something like this for a spud gun? Care to s…
Comment: You'd have to make it much longer to fit the matches in it, or shorten the matches to fit?
Comment: The robot has a good point!
Comment: I recently converted my Casio G-Shock Mudman GW-9000A to a negative display. Here are t…
Comment: You're welcome. There are a few models of Suuntos that I really like (Suunto X-Lander M…
Comment: They're cheap at Walmart :)
Comment: Which model G-Shock did you do this too, just curious?
Comment: I bought mine from Polarization.com in Texas. The quality was very good, service excell…
Comment: Glass? Do you mean the polarizing film? I bought mine from Polarization.com in Texas. T…
Comment: Yup, it'll work with your Riseman :)
Comment: Switching out the lighting module is far beyond my capabilities. There's an excellent G…
Comment: Not really, you have to remove it first and it's usually glued down. Removing it makes …
Comment: There is a link in the third paagraph, right at the tp of this instructable. I bought m…
Comment: There are worse addictions!
Comment: I made one of these as a "woggle" for boy scouts, see here: Turk's Head Knot Paracord W…
Comment: Did you have them as left overs or did you buy the bottles of juice specifically for th…
Comment: Yeah those baby soda bottle blanks are awesome (example link here for those that are sc…
Comment: Ah yes, "technically" recording a TV show on your old VHS machine and watching it after…
Comment: I believe it took about 6-8 hours to dehydrate the dots I made, but I only made a handf…
Comment: Thanks Frank! Not much I can say about your wife giving you a hard time, other than "we…
Comment: Thanks ookid! I thought of posting this here as an instructable after my DIY Single-Use…
Comment: Ha! Yes, JJ who is the author of JERMM's Outside is a good friend of mine. She saw it o…
Comment: Awesome! What types of bottle did you use there? Look like Gatorade lids?
Comment: And fun to make! Several of my blog readers made these with a flat piece of plastic bet…
Comment: If you found this post useful or helpful in any way you can show your support by clicki…
Comment: I believe you've nailed it! That'll work :)
Comment: Perfect! Just be really careful melting the end of the straw with something so flammabl…
Comment: I tend not to burn plastic if I can help it, but you're right them would make awesome l…
Comment: Rather than boiling them (thy will probably melt) is there some simple chemical solutio…
Comment: Just make sure that you're not putting a sterile needle into a non-sterile plastic stra…
Comment: Actually, I recently traveled on four flights with three of my home-made antibiotic oin…
Comment: Sure why not? All they are is dried toothpaste. When you chew them for a few seconds yo…
Comment: There are lots of things you could do to label or help identify these little packets, h…
Comment: You must be using a different type of straw or not squeezing hard enough. I use cheap d…
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Comment: Great question. I was asked this a lot on my blog post too.You can cut them open at one…
Comment: You're welcome. This is one of the most popular posts on my backpacking blog probably b…
Comment: This works great for toothpaste and is especially handy for using with small kids. You …
Comment: Casio phone customer service is exceptional. Give them a call, ask for parts department…
Comment: Ah okay. I've read that several people have just used a q-tip (cotton bud) and some goo…
Comment: Good point. The resin straps, at least the blacks ones, are not painted they're made of…
Comment: Oh I can believe it. I've moved to mostly solar powered G-Shocks now, but have several …
Comment: One of mine too. A classic that never seems to get old. It's been a huge success for Ca…
Comment: Nothing is wrong with me, I just made my own "precious" G-Shock even better! BTW as muc…
Comment: Jeru, I wouldn't put the whole watch in anything other than water. I don't know what th…
Comment: Juan, in my case I found that I had to remove the factory polarizing film because when …
Comment: Nice little instructable and great bracelet. My kids love to make these becuase they'r…
Comment: I blame the bad lighting, I really don't look that hairy normally - honest! :-p
Comment: You're right. You need to "unscrew" four small screws. Pick up a "screwdriver" using y…
Comment: Ssssshhhh! Don't tell my wife I used her good Calphalon pan.
Comment: The watch bezel and strap didn't change color at all. The watch that was boiled is dark…
Comment: Agreed 100% - I would think that would be common sense, but like those crazy disclaimer…
Comment: Well I don't think they sit around a table and plan to make buttons that are hard to pu…
Comment: I posted this here for the numerous people like me who like to tinker and are fairly go…
Comment: Something about wrist shots that bring out all the hairy comments... yup me got hairy a…
Comment: Yeah, probably - it's more an issue with the original piece getting mangled as you try …
Comment: Well I'm probably not the right fella to talk about the technical specifications of a L…
Comment: I did say it was a brief instructable :) The bezel is removed by unscrewing the four ti…
Comment: The factory fitted polarizing film has a sticky backing and when i took it off it got v…
Comment: It works great - even better than normal as there is less of the screen being lit up :)
Comment: Been a long time fan of your blog and have tried several of your "projects" with great …