http://www.instructables.com Member Feed Mon, 20 May 2013 04:31:20 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Sockophones-earphone-padding-made-from-socks/
Sockophones - earphone padding made from socks - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FOH/O4PG/FLQAM3UR/FOHO4PGFLQAM3UR.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FOH/O4PG/FLQAM3UR/FOHO4PGFLQAM3UR.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FOH/O4PG/FLQAM3UR/FOHO4PGFLQAM3UR.SMALL.jpg EOZDVUDFLQAM3OU dleithinger As my headphones were a little uncomfortable without padding, I decided to make some. I am a lazy person and sewing takes me very long, so I used old socks to keep it simple.
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Continue Reading »]]> play Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:30:01 PDT Sockophones-earphone-padding-made-from-socks http://www.instructables.com/id/Velocity-Sensative-Drum-Trigger-from-Old-Headphone/
Velocity Sensitive Drum Trigger from Old Headphones - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FYJ/JFFR/FP9CTJHB/FYJJFFRFP9CTJHB.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FYJ/JFFR/FP9CTJHB/FYJJFFRFP9CTJHB.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FYJ/JFFR/FP9CTJHB/FYJJFFRFP9CTJHB.SMALL.jpg EMMQKU2FP9CTJ4T cheft With a little software and some stuff you have around the house, you can make a simple drum trigger. A fancier version would use a real drum pad, a piezo transducer, and a cord with a headphone-jack; but this can literally cost you nothing to play around with.Using a free VST app you can use the mic...
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Continue Reading »]]> play Sun, 20 Mar 2011 22:31:18 PDT Velocity-Sensative-Drum-Trigger-from-Old-Headphone http://www.instructables.com/id/Instant-Thumb-Piano%3a-How-to-make-a-set-screw-lamel/
Instant Thumb Piano: How to make a set screw lamellaphone - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FOC/EQO9/F5R8MSRW/FOCEQO9F5R8MSRW.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FOC/EQO9/F5R8MSRW/FOCEQO9F5R8MSRW.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FOC/EQO9/F5R8MSRW/FOCEQO9F5R8MSRW.SMALL.jpg EN22NAFF5R8MST9 yapruder This is a method to quickly and easily make a musical instrument capable of melodic percussion and noise experimentation. The thumb piano, known as a kalimba or mbira and by many other names, is a lamellaphone that uses plucked prongs called tongues, keys or tines to generate acoustic vibrations. T...
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Continue Reading »]]> play Thu, 7 Feb 2013 17:30:03 PST Instant-Thumb-Piano%3a-How-to-make-a-set-screw-lamel http://www.instructables.com/id/When-a-Phillips-is-not-a-Phillips-Plus-So-Much-Mor/
When a Phillips is not a Phillips Plus So Much More! - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F0W/MRXH/FPKFDB8I/F0WMRXHFPKFDB8I.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F0W/MRXH/FPKFDB8I/F0WMRXHFPKFDB8I.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F0W/MRXH/FPKFDB8I/F0WMRXHFPKFDB8I.SMALL.jpg EE6BVXDFPKFDB1F arcticpenguin When a Phillips is not a Phillips - Plus So Much More! A Continuation of Screws and Drives by Egon Pavlis, Biomedtronix Inc. With overwhelming response to my preceding "ible" titled "When a Phillips is not a Phillips? - Cross-head, Cross-Point, Cruciform, Square Drive Screws and Drivers" ...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Fri, 18 Mar 2011 06:31:03 PDT When-a-Phillips-is-not-a-Phillips-Plus-So-Much-Mor http://www.instructables.com/id/Red-Oak-Pyramid-Bow/
Red Oak Pyramid Bow - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FKK/XVUT/G6MPGZ9M/FKKXVUTG6MPGZ9M.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FKK/XVUT/G6MPGZ9M/FKKXVUTG6MPGZ9M.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FKK/XVUT/G6MPGZ9M/FKKXVUTG6MPGZ9M.SMALL.jpg EGWNMGZG6MPCI7N Tool Using Animal I'd been involved in archery and bowhunting when I was younger, shot an old PSE wheel bow, chased deer around the woods of New Hampshire. But life intervened and archery took a backseat. Anyways, some how I got a bug in my backside to build a bow over spring break.  I did a great deal of reading ove...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:30:24 PDT Red-Oak-Pyramid-Bow http://www.instructables.com/id/Klingon-Bird-of-Prey-Floppy-disk/
Klingon Bird of Prey made out of a Floppy disk - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FIN/AQWC/FUVSG32V/FINAQWCFUVSG32V.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FIN/AQWC/FUVSG32V/FINAQWCFUVSG32V.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FIN/AQWC/FUVSG32V/FINAQWCFUVSG32V.SMALL.jpg EOMMQEBFUPUPVVT phoneyakk You saw the New Star Trek movie, and the noticeable lack of Klingon disappointed you. So the most logical next thing to do is craft a bird of prey out of an old floppy disk. This project was inspired by Kip Kays "Make A Spaceship Out Of A Floppy Disk!".Everyone loves Star Trek.Klingons are cool, flo...
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Continue Reading »]]> play Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:00:07 PDT Klingon-Bird-of-Prey-Floppy-disk http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-working-tricorder/
Build a "working" tricorder - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F9Y/V104/G1BB7VNR/F9YV104G1BB7VNR.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F9Y/V104/G1BB7VNR/F9YV104G1BB7VNR.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F9Y/V104/G1BB7VNR/F9YV104G1BB7VNR.SMALL.jpg E9NKBOAG1BBCNM6 jcohen No Star Fleet mission is complete without a trusty tricorder.  You can build this prop out of inexpensive wood and cardboard, and various things lying around the house.  It helps if you have an iphone lying around the house.
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Continue Reading »]]> living Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:00:02 PDT Build-a-working-tricorder http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-carve-a-shrink-cup/
How to carve a shrink cup - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FXH/XJCD/FXR6YAKB/FXHXJCDFXR6YAKB.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FXH/XJCD/FXR6YAKB/FXHXJCDFXR6YAKB.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FXH/XJCD/FXR6YAKB/FXHXJCDFXR6YAKB.SMALL.jpg EXFVFLKFXR6YA97 morfmir The principle of a shrink cup are, the cup are cut from a fresh log and you put in a bottom made from dry wood. When the cup drys it will shrink and make a tight fit around the bottom. If your skilled enough you can make a cup that are watertight.This is a easy and quickly made project. I'm using si...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:00:07 PDT How-to-carve-a-shrink-cup http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-your-own-LED-lightbulbs/
How to make your own LED lightbulbs - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FC4/HAN9/FM7WGPIZ/FC4HAN9FM7WGPIZ.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FC4/HAN9/FM7WGPIZ/FC4HAN9FM7WGPIZ.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FC4/HAN9/FM7WGPIZ/FC4HAN9FM7WGPIZ.SMALL.jpg ECNC81NFM2CTDIJ claudiopolis a tutorial to making commercial-look-a-like LED bulbs. After many attempts to make all sorts of LED-conversions I finnaly found one solution that is simple and efficient. Of course, you do need a great amount of patience in making this but when you consider the countless hours of pure light -low co...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:30:02 PDT How-to-make-your-own-LED-lightbulbs http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-your-own-solar-powered-mobile-phone/
Build your own DIY solar powered mobile phone - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FL8/W3OI/FMEGEW5X/FL8W3OIFMEGEW5X.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FL8/W3OI/FMEGEW5X/FL8W3OIFMEGEW5X.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FL8/W3OI/FMEGEW5X/FL8W3OIFMEGEW5X.SMALL.gif ELD64EQFLROL1I8 Corrugator Supercilii This Instructables describes in detail how to build your own solar powered mobile phone. Linear Technology article discussing solar charging, using maximum power tracking - see extracts http://cds.linear.com/docs/LT%20Journal/LTMag-V19N4-04-LT3652-JimDrew.pdf The idea dates back to 2002 when I wa...
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Continue Reading »]]> outside Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:30:02 PDT Build-your-own-solar-powered-mobile-phone http://www.instructables.com/id/The-BEST-chococlate-cake-ever...that-happens-to-be/
The BEST chocolate cake ever...that happens to be VEGAN. I kid you not! - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FNM/QWY9/FFEA6XKV/FNMQWY9FFEA6XKV.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FNM/QWY9/FFEA6XKV/FNMQWY9FFEA6XKV.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FNM/QWY9/FFEA6XKV/FNMQWY9FFEA6XKV.SMALL.jpg EGUQKSUFFEA6XLA aliciak First off, I will admit, I have never been a cake person. For the first 20 years of my life (I'm 26 now), I rarely touched my birthday cake. I'm not sure if my palate didn't like boxed/store-bought cakes or what, but only when I started baking them myself did I begin to take a liking to the moist ai...
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Continue Reading »]]> food Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:00:14 PDT The-BEST-chococlate-cake-ever...that-happens-to-be http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Vanilla-Extraction/
Make Vanilla Extract - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FJB/ZN8Z/FAQEDBIH/FJBZN8ZFAQEDBIH.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FJB/ZN8Z/FAQEDBIH/FJBZN8ZFAQEDBIH.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FJB/ZN8Z/FAQEDBIH/FJBZN8ZFAQEDBIH.SMALL.jpg EGBORE6F9T3NQYH ian This Instructable has spawned its own site. Check out the updated article with more image galleries at www.vanillareview.com. "Vanilla" is anything but plain! The aroma of these strange brown beans mystified the first European explorers of what is now Mexico. Vanilla continues to be one of the world...
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Continue Reading »]]> food Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:31:26 PDT DIY-Vanilla-Extraction http://www.instructables.com/id/Small-eco-footprint-living-room-light/
Small eco-footprint living room light - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/F0E/0HM5/F3H22YCK/F0E0HM5F3H22YCK.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/F0E/0HM5/F3H22YCK/F0E0HM5F3H22YCK.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/F0E/0HM5/F3H22YCK/F0E0HM5F3H22YCK.SMALL.jpg EFZI1P1F341W2XL marc_alain This instructable demonstrates three processes: 1. How to build an attractive and efficient main light source for the living room. 2. How to perform the life cycle assessment to quantify its advantages. 3. How to relate those improvements to a person's ecological footprint. Too often living rooms a...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:30:42 PDT Small-eco-footprint-living-room-light http://www.instructables.com/id/Home-Brew-Hard-Cider-from-Scratch/
Home Brew Hard Cider from Scratch - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FMH/K43U/FLXYLAFW/FMHK43UFLXYLAFW.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FMH/K43U/FLXYLAFW/FMHK43UFLXYLAFW.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FMH/K43U/FLXYLAFW/FMHK43UFLXYLAFW.SMALL.jpg EQWLETTFLXYL9B6 actsofsubterfuge Now that it's fall and the apples are ripe in my neck of the woods (New Hampshire), I thought I'd share a recipe for home brew hard cider. It's a very simple first-time home brew and it's very rewarding. I've never liked the taste of beer or any other alcohol for that matter, but a good cider is...
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Continue Reading »]]> food Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:30:52 PDT Home-Brew-Hard-Cider-from-Scratch http://www.instructables.com/id/Robohoodie-Instructables-Robot-Hoodie/
Robohoodie Instructables Robot Hoodie - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FC2/14OV/FEQHFL8S/FC214OVFEQHFL8S.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FC2/14OV/FEQHFL8S/FC214OVFEQHFL8S.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FC2/14OV/FEQHFL8S/FC214OVFEQHFL8S.SMALL.jpg ECDM4YFFEQHFLAH caitlinsdad So, what is the latest in hacked T-shirt haute couture? An Instructables Robot Hoodie of course... Straight from the fashion runways of I-don't-know-where is this versatile and unique pret-a-porter garment. A late entry into the contest but I had this material lying around for a future Instructab...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:00:02 PDT Robohoodie-Instructables-Robot-Hoodie