http://www.instructables.com Member Feed Sun, 19 May 2013 09:42:54 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Use-Your-3D-Printer-As-An-Injection-Molder/
How To Make Small Parts With Your 3D Printer - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FWH/HD5H/HFWSUJWT/FWHHD5HHFWSUJWT.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FWH/HD5H/HFWSUJWT/FWHHD5HHFWSUJWT.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FWH/HD5H/HFWSUJWT/FWHHD5HHFWSUJWT.SMALL.jpg EZ9NQJ6HFWSUDY3 bfk                           THIS IS A "LIVING INSTRUCTABLE" ABOUT A NEW DISCOVERY. IT WILL GROW, MATURE AND IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY OVER TIME.    AS EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE  IS GAINED, I'LL UPDATE MY FINDINGS HERE AND NO WHERE ELSE, PROVIDING A CONVENIENT WAY FOR THOSE INTERESTED, TO FOLLOW AL...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Sun, 19 May 2013 06:00:02 PDT Use-Your-3D-Printer-As-An-Injection-Molder http://www.instructables.com/id/Quick-Screwdriver-Identification/ /files/deriv/FRX/D6MJ/HEI4M09O/FRXD6MJHEI4M09O.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FRX/D6MJ/HEI4M09O/FRXD6MJHEI4M09O.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FRX/D6MJ/HEI4M09O/FRXD6MJHEI4M09O.SMALL.jpg EXA90PBHEI4M09T bfk This is something I should have thought of years ago... After we were married, my wife bought me a set of Husky screwdrivers.  The flat blades had red handles and the philips had black.  For many, many years, like any red-blooded guy, I've never thrown away a screwdriver.  I have dozens of each type...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:00:01 PDT Quick-Screwdriver-Identification http://www.instructables.com/id/Wrench-Sizes-Problem-Solved/
Wrench Sizes... Problem Solved - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FAF/SPCU/H97JSE3A/FAFSPCUH97JSE3A.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FAF/SPCU/H97JSE3A/FAFSPCUH97JSE3A.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FAF/SPCU/H97JSE3A/FAFSPCUH97JSE3A.SMALL.jpg EXKS1NBHAGQ71O6 bfk This idea is evolved from another Instructable http://www.instructables.com/id/Cant-Find-the-Correct-Drill-or-Wrench-Size-Here/ There's always a problem when I begin working on a project that requires multiple sized wrenches.  This is especially true when I work on my boats and cars.  Each of these...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Wed, 26 Dec 2012 04:30:01 PST Wrench-Sizes-Problem-Solved http://www.instructables.com/id/Jules-Verne-3D-Printer-1/
Jules Verne 3D Printer - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FVX/1JMP/H9G10K9R/FVX1JMPH9G10K9R.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FVX/1JMP/H9G10K9R/FVX1JMPH9G10K9R.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FVX/1JMP/H9G10K9R/FVX1JMPH9G10K9R.SMALL.jpg ENQ6JDQH9G16KES bfk This is a work-in-progress, so the photos show the printer in different stages of construction.  It was originally delivered in plain form from MakerBot Industries.  Within a few months, the interior was littered with pieces of scrap, adhesive, grease and paint spills.   It looked like a set from Li...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:00:04 PST Jules-Verne-3D-Printer-1 http://www.instructables.com/id/Saving-a-Childs-Life/ /files/deriv/FIZ/8J1J/H9G0LHQV/FIZ8J1JH9G0LHQV.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FIZ/8J1J/H9G0LHQV/FIZ8J1JH9G0LHQV.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FIZ/8J1J/H9G0LHQV/FIZ8J1JH9G0LHQV.SMALL.jpg E1Q47YSH9G16GTD bfk Perhaps the most imortant Instructable I'll ever publish. It is about children falling from buildings. In the United States alone, 5,000 children were admitted to hospitals after falling out of buildings in 2011.  Not all of these children died, but the terror of falling several stories and the gr...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Fri, 10 May 2013 01:30:04 PDT Saving-a-Childs-Life http://www.instructables.com/id/Jules-Verne-3D-Printer/ /files/deriv/FVX/1JMP/H9G10K9R/FVX1JMPH9G10K9R.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FVX/1JMP/H9G10K9R/FVX1JMPH9G10K9R.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FVX/1JMP/H9G10K9R/FVX1JMPH9G10K9R.SMALL.jpg E69JSF5H9G0ZI7C bfk This is a work-in-progress.  The printer was originally delivered in plain clothes from MakerBot Industries.  Within a few months, the interior was littered with pieces of scrap, adhesive, grease and paint spills.   It looked like a set from Little Shop of Horrors.   I've spent the better part of a...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Fri, 16 Nov 2012 02:30:01 PST Jules-Verne-3D-Printer http://www.instructables.com/id/Totally-Secure-Headgear-Hook-1/
Totally Secure Headgear Hook - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FPA/NZ8B/H994VL4K/FPANZ8BH994VL4K.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FPA/NZ8B/H994VL4K/FPANZ8BH994VL4K.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FPA/NZ8B/H994VL4K/FPANZ8BH994VL4K.SMALL.jpg E72T94QH994VQQA bfk I like hanging my welding helmet, sand blast hood, magnifiers and ear protectors on hooks in my shop.  I often find myself grabbing them to complete a quick project and dislike having to rummage through a more secure place for them. Unfortunately, whenever I bump into them, they take a tumble and l...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Sun, 11 Nov 2012 02:37:00 PST Totally-Secure-Headgear-Hook-1 http://www.instructables.com/id/Cant-Find-the-Correct-Drill-or-Wrench-Size-Here/
Can't Find the Correct Drill or Wrench Size? Here's How... - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FJQ/GSKW/H97JYBJO/FJQGSKWH97JYBJO.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FJQ/GSKW/H97JYBJO/FJQGSKWH97JYBJO.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FJQ/GSKW/H97JYBJO/FJQGSKWH97JYBJO.SMALL.jpg EEE92G6H97KR129 bfk Most sized tools are marked by stamped numbers on their sides, shanks or handles.   All too often, I find myself looking for a specific drill or socket, unable to make out the stamped size.  It becomes especially difficult in low or "flat light" where the reflecting edges of the numbers are less def...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Sun, 9 Dec 2012 19:00:01 PST Cant-Find-the-Correct-Drill-or-Wrench-Size-Here http://www.instructables.com/id/Quick-Change-Color-on-Your-MakerBot-Replicator/ /files/deriv/FMP/VD7Y/H4VQSTP0/FMPVD7YH4VQSTP0.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FMP/VD7Y/H4VQSTP0/FMPVD7YH4VQSTP0.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FMP/VD7Y/H4VQSTP0/FMPVD7YH4VQSTP0.SMALL.jpg EAAZXCKH4VQSTPO bfk Changing reels on a Replicator can take some time, especially waiting for the the extruder head to warm so you can unload the old color, then waiting for it to warm up again to load the new one. I've cut my time in half using the following method:
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:00:02 PDT Quick-Change-Color-on-Your-MakerBot-Replicator http://www.instructables.com/id/FULL-Sound-From-Your-Earbuds/ /files/deriv/FZ4/HASL/H4AGDYON/FZ4HASLH4AGDYON.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FZ4/HASL/H4AGDYON/FZ4HASLH4AGDYON.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FZ4/HASL/H4AGDYON/FZ4HASLH4AGDYON.SMALL.jpg EODV1MIH4AGKY7C bfk This was buried in an Instructable I made about custom-fit earbuds http://www.instructables.com/id/Perfect-Sound-with-Liquid-Seal-EarBuds-and-some-i/ and thought this portion was "significant" since I haven't seen it published elsewhere... If I'm wrong, please let me know and I'll attribute it. I d...
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