http://www.instructables.com Member Feed Sun, 19 May 2013 05:23:26 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Wooden-jewelrygift-box-with-living-hinges/ /files/deriv/FFH/GU5D/H6I6WCL5/FFHGU5DH6I6WCL5.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FFH/GU5D/H6I6WCL5/FFHGU5DH6I6WCL5.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FFH/GU5D/H6I6WCL5/FFHGU5DH6I6WCL5.SMALL.jpg EMITC3BH6I6WCKY r4f Hi there! As I told you recently when publishing my previous photo Instructable, We love letters: Scrabble wooden (bamboo) brooch, I've finished the design (and fabbing) of a git box for my aunt's birthday. Here is the needed material: a sheet of white masonite (3mm) a sheet of cork (3mm) ...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:00:01 PDT Wooden-jewelrygift-box-with-living-hinges http://www.instructables.com/id/We-love-letters-Scrabble-wooden-bamboo-brooch/ /files/deriv/F84/42S4/H673D8YO/F8442S4H673D8YO.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F84/42S4/H673D8YO/F8442S4H673D8YO.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F84/42S4/H673D8YO/F8442S4H673D8YO.SMALL.jpg ENJXA9QH673D8Z2 r4f Hi there! Next 6th of September, I'll have to find a gift for my aunt who's also my godmother (I'll also have to find another good idea for my cousin whose birthday is on the same day, but it will certainly be the subject of another Instructable).  ************* UPDATE (Aug 31)  Finally I've also f...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:00:01 PDT We-love-letters-Scrabble-wooden-bamboo-brooch http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-cut-wooden-herborium/ /files/deriv/FOG/L3M0/H5Y9VO9B/FOGL3M0H5Y9VO9B.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FOG/L3M0/H5Y9VO9B/FOGL3M0H5Y9VO9B.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FOG/L3M0/H5Y9VO9B/FOGL3M0H5Y9VO9B.SMALL.jpg EP37PU4H5Y9VOAC r4f Motivation of this Instructable: a gift for my son, Cyrus, for his 6th birthday. This Instructable will show you how to build your own customized flower press, herbier in French. It is a nice way of pressing and preserving flowers, leaves, buds and lots of other things that can be found in your bac...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:00:01 PDT Laser-cut-wooden-herborium http://www.instructables.com/id/Leather-eyeglasses-case-may-be-laser-cut/ /files/deriv/FTF/KLIA/H5Y9VBXK/FTFKLIAH5Y9VBXK.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FTF/KLIA/H5Y9VBXK/FTFKLIAH5Y9VBXK.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FTF/KLIA/H5Y9VBXK/FTFKLIAH5Y9VBXK.SMALL.jpg EQFL3RFH5Y9VBYL r4f Hi Folks! Even if summer begins to fade out (in the Northern hemisphere), days remain shiny, at east in France! So I just bought a new pair of sunglasses, since my previous ones had too many scratches. Here's the why of this Instructable: I needed a case so that they don't get too many scratches be...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:30:04 PDT Leather-eyeglasses-case-may-be-laser-cut http://www.instructables.com/id/Bicyclaser-the-flatpack-wooden-laser-cut-bike-wi/ /files/deriv/FB1/XTSU/H4VQRH5K/FB1XTSUH4VQRH5K.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FB1/XTSU/H4VQRH5K/FB1XTSUH4VQRH5K.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FB1/XTSU/H4VQRH5K/FB1XTSUH4VQRH5K.SMALL.jpg EWPH7ORH4VQRH6N r4f Let me introduce you a 100% wooden flatpack laser cut bike! One can turn the handle bar and wheels! It's not exactly a bike, it's a draisine, which means a bike without pedals. My children learnt to ride bicycle with (full-sized) draisines. It's made with a sheet of poplar plywood (3 mm thick, ab...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:00:02 PDT Bicyclaser-the-flatpack-wooden-laser-cut-bike-wi http://www.instructables.com/id/The-chipest-banana-of-the-Web/ /files/deriv/F85/TWEL/H4VQ9TUX/F85TWELH4VQ9TUX.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F85/TWEL/H4VQ9TUX/F85TWELH4VQ9TUX.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F85/TWEL/H4VQ9TUX/F85TWELH4VQ9TUX.SMALL.jpg EZML1VHH4VQR9CK r4f Hi Folks, As I was fed up seeing the same laser engraved banana on every blog related to design, fabbing, laser machining, etc... I've decided to make my own version of the laser engraved banana.  See how laser marks bananas... Enjoy! Please: comment about this phenomenon, your ideas of things t...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Sun, 22 Jul 2012 04:00:00 PDT The-chipest-banana-of-the-Web http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-cut-custom-interior-door-decorations/
Laser cut custom interior door decorations - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F80/KO4R/H5Y9VEPL/F80KO4RH5Y9VEPL.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F80/KO4R/H5Y9VEPL/F80KO4RH5Y9VEPL.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F80/KO4R/H5Y9VEPL/F80KO4RH5Y9VEPL.SMALL.jpg E52ANUKH4AGKF5C r4f Well, it's my third Instructable and I feel more comfortable: your kind comments on previous ones help me make better tutorials. Thanks to all of you who have enjoyed and contributed to improve my previous (and future) Instructables! For now, we're going to explore something new: decorating the doo...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:30:01 PDT Laser-cut-custom-interior-door-decorations http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-cut-etched-leather-luggage-tag/
Laser cut & etched leather luggage tag - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FC1/B62A/H461X5G8/FC1B62AH461X5G8.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FC1/B62A/H461X5G8/FC1B62AH461X5G8.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FC1/B62A/H461X5G8/FC1B62AH461X5G8.SMALL.jpg EDMOAD1H461X5BX r4f Hi folks, As in France one has to put tags on every luggage that is taken with during transportation in trains, I wasn't satisfied with a ready-made one, generally quick-and-dirty written on a paper tag. I decided to fab-it-myself with the following criteria:  - personalized  - customizable (when ...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:30:08 PST Laser-cut-etched-leather-luggage-tag http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-cut-foldable-wooden-glasses/
Laser cut foldable wooden glasses - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FB7/9B9Y/H3W4YCVJ/FB79B9YH3W4YCVJ.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FB7/9B9Y/H3W4YCVJ/FB79B9YH3W4YCVJ.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FB7/9B9Y/H3W4YCVJ/FB79B9YH3W4YCVJ.SMALL.jpg EFL58A6H3QEXKJB r4f Needed tools and materials:  - a CO² laser cutter  - plywood (3mm - 1/8”)  - the current instructable For those who are in a hurry (yes, it happens! :-):  - download the project at your preferred format (EPS, AI, SVG, CorelDraw, PDF)  - the settings are fitting Epilog laser machines: thin lines ar...
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