carlbass [INSTRUCTABLES] http://www.instructables.com Member Feed Sun, 19 May 2013 00:44:59 PDT BLOX v1.01 Making a cardboard head with a secret hiding spot http://www.instructables.com/id/Making-a-cardboard-head-with-a-secret-hiding-spot/
Making a cardboard head with a secret hiding spot - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FXS/OC01/GZUB3JVN/FXSOC01GZUB3JVN.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FXS/OC01/GZUB3JVN/FXSOC01GZUB3JVN.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FXS/OC01/GZUB3JVN/FXSOC01GZUB3JVN.SMALL.jpg E16UZMQGZUB3JV6 carlbass We made a box in the shape of my son’s head.  We laser cut pieces of taskboard (corrugated cardboard works well, too) and laminated them together. The heads pivots on a dowel and is held in place by two magnets
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:00:02 PDT Making-a-cardboard-head-with-a-secret-hiding-spot 3D metal printed bowl of circles http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-metal-printed-bowl-of-circles/ /files/deriv/F7Y/V66D/GYGFD4R8/F7YV66DGYGFD4R8.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F7Y/V66D/GYGFD4R8/F7YV66DGYGFD4R8.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F7Y/V66D/GYGFD4R8/F7YV66DGYGFD4R8.SMALL.jpg ENSWAC7GYGFD4R3 carlbass My colleague art.makes and I have been experimenting with shapes based on this basic pattern and various ways of making them. Here are photos of the shape 3D printed in metal and plastic. Also, attached is a medium resolution .STL for anyone who wants to print their own.
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:30:02 PST 3D-metal-printed-bowl-of-circles Sharpening a chisel http://www.instructables.com/id/Sharpening-a-chisel/
Sharpening a chisel - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F5Q/A0TK/GXUZF15I/F5QA0TKGXUZF15I.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F5Q/A0TK/GXUZF15I/F5QA0TKGXUZF15I.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F5Q/A0TK/GXUZF15I/F5QA0TKGXUZF15I.SMALL.jpg EWCLUARGXUZF15N carlbass I have unreasonable sentimentality about Stanley Model 40 chisels. I started buying them about 30 years ago just as they were being discontinued. They seem to sharpen easily and hold a good edge. I was always missing the one inch chisel and recently was lucky enough to find one on eBay.
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:37:03 PST Sharpening-a-chisel mechanical iris http://www.instructables.com/id/mechanical-iris-1/ /files/deriv/FOX/J1WW/GSOEMW9S/FOXJ1WWGSOEMW9S.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FOX/J1WW/GSOEMW9S/FOXJ1WWGSOEMW9S.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FOX/J1WW/GSOEMW9S/FOXJ1WWGSOEMW9S.SMALL.jpg EY2MPX6GSOEMW9A carlbass I've seen lots of variations on the mechanical iris but not many plans for one. My 13 year old son and I worked on this together to figure out how it works and how to make one. We built several variations in different materials using slightly different fasteners. Several were laser cut and one was 3...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:30:02 PDT mechanical-iris-1 Turning a baseball bat http://www.instructables.com/id/Turning-a-baseball-bat/
Turning a baseball bat - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F8Y/PW7C/GSUT1HI2/F8YPW7CGSUT1HI2.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F8Y/PW7C/GSUT1HI2/F8YPW7CGSUT1HI2.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F8Y/PW7C/GSUT1HI2/F8YPW7CGSUT1HI2.SMALL.jpg E3C74ENGSUSMRYR carlbass Making a baseball bat is fun. It's a relatively straightforward woodturning project. As little leaguers graduate from aluminum and composite bats, it's good for them to hone their skills with a classic wood bat.
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