fred27 [INSTRUCTABLES] http://www.instructables.com Member Feed Thu, 23 May 2013 01:01:05 PDT BLOX v1.01 Motion sensing Lego figure nightlight http://www.instructables.com/id/Motion-sensing-Lego-figure-nightlight/
Motion sensing Lego figure nightlight - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F20/0IY8/H7S57899/F200IY8H7S57899.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F20/0IY8/H7S57899/F200IY8H7S57899.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F20/0IY8/H7S57899/F200IY8H7S57899.SMALL.jpg E7W29M2H7S57877 fred27 Since becoming a dad about a year ago, I find myself strangely drawn to things like Lego, Scalextric and remote control toys "for my son". I also feel that ratherjust than buying toys I want to make personal one-off stuff for him and introduce him into the ways of being a maker himself. I saw th...
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Continue Reading »]]> play Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:00:03 PDT Motion-sensing-Lego-figure-nightlight 3D printing records for a Fisher Price toy record player http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-printing-records-for-a-Fisher-Price-toy-record-/
3D printing records for a Fisher Price toy record player - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FBH/1NHQ/H5ED881K/FBH1NHQH5ED881K.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FBH/1NHQ/H5ED881K/FBH1NHQH5ED881K.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FBH/1NHQ/H5ED881K/FBH1NHQH5ED881K.SMALL.jpg ENP27DBH5ED87RJ fred27 A little while ago I stumbled across an old toy record player made by Fisher Price in the 1970s, and decided that what it really needed was some new tunes. I got thinking about it, reverse engineered the way it was encoded, got out my trusty CNC mill and created an Instructable all about it right ...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Sat, 15 Sep 2012 04:00:00 PDT 3D-printing-records-for-a-Fisher-Price-toy-record- Easy CNC conversion of a small mill http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-CNC-conversion-of-a-small-mill/
Easy CNC conversion of a small mill - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FNC/ZG16/H2CE6O0F/FNCZG16H2CE6O0F.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FNC/ZG16/H2CE6O0F/FNCZG16H2CE6O0F.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FNC/ZG16/H2CE6O0F/FNCZG16H2CE6O0F.SMALL.jpg ETLUF6NH2WEYO9D fred27 My first Instructable made use of a small CNC milling machine. I've found this machine really useful so I thought I'd document getting it up and running. You may read this Instructable and think "Well, he just bought a few thing on eBay and plugged them together" and you'd be right. This isn't a com...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:00:00 PDT Easy-CNC-conversion-of-a-small-mill Custom records for a 70's toy record player http://www.instructables.com/id/Custom-records-for-a-70s-toy-record-player/
Custom records for a 70's toy record player - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FN4/ZKYD/H267LBHZ/FN4ZKYDH267LBHZ.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FN4/ZKYD/H267LBHZ/FN4ZKYDH267LBHZ.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FN4/ZKYD/H267LBHZ/FN4ZKYDH267LBHZ.SMALL.jpg EITK0ZJH267L8TT fred27 I recently stumbled across and old toy record player made by Fisher Price in the 1970s. I'm sure many of you will recognise this iconic toy and some of the older Instructables visitors may well have had one. As with many 40-year old toys, it was in a bit of a sad state and a couple of the records ha...
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