http://www.instructables.com Member Feed Wed, 22 May 2013 20:15:12 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Mustache-Ride/
Mustache Ride - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FVF/E4PP/H1KHA3LW/FVFE4PPH1KHA3LW.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FVF/E4PP/H1KHA3LW/FVFE4PPH1KHA3LW.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FVF/E4PP/H1KHA3LW/FVFE4PPH1KHA3LW.SMALL.jpg ER7E3EOH0OIUEGB rachel Yeah baby!  An actual, physical, sittable Mustache Ride.  On which you can ride.  Don't tell your boyfriend. The object is made of an upholstered metal frame resting on heavy-duty plywood rocking legs.  It contains a pressure sensitive switch in the seat, which when activated, starts up a vibrating...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Wed, 1 May 2013 13:30:07 PDT Mustache-Ride http://www.instructables.com/id/Joshua-Tree-Cocktail/
Joshua Tree Cocktail - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FPI/7MA7/HCJOG6CV/FPI7MA7HCJOG6CV.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FPI/7MA7/HCJOG6CV/FPI7MA7HCJOG6CV.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FPI/7MA7/HCJOG6CV/FPI7MA7HCJOG6CV.SMALL.jpg EFTVCNKHCJOG6CH rachel A delicious new tequila drink invented by a former sushi chef, Gerard Dumuk, of Midori Mushi. Requires tequila, a lime, maple syrup, ice, a cocktail shaker, a martini glass (negotiable) and a mixture of 3 parts smoked sea salt to one part paprika for the rim.
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Continue Reading »]]> food Sun, 3 Feb 2013 11:12:05 PST Joshua-Tree-Cocktail http://www.instructables.com/id/Pulse-of-the-City/
Pulse of the City - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F36/UXI5/HCJOFM5Z/F36UXI5HCJOFM5Z.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F36/UXI5/HCJOFM5Z/F36UXI5HCJOFM5Z.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F36/UXI5/HCJOFM5Z/F36UXI5HCJOFM5Z.SMALL.jpg EZ3I6Z0HCJOFKWY rachel My friend George Zisiadis was heading up an interesting project for the UP! Urban Prototyping Festival last fall.  He and another friend, Matt Ligon, were working on a circuit to sense a user's pulse, and translate it into music.  They wanted a beautiful and user friendly case for the electronics an...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:03 PDT Pulse-of-the-City http://www.instructables.com/id/Casting-Flexible-Polyurethane-Foam/
Casting Flexible Polyurethane Foam - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FCC/0U13/HAQ2TLHV/FCC0U13HAQ2TLHV.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FCC/0U13/HAQ2TLHV/FCC0U13HAQ2TLHV.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FCC/0U13/HAQ2TLHV/FCC0U13HAQ2TLHV.SMALL.jpg EM44A5YH7ZPBY3F rachel I have been making a series of 3D printed molds recently (see Making a 3D Printed Mold) and figured I should explain how I'm doing the casting.  The molds are for animal ear shapes (it's a long story) and they need to be squishy and light weight.  The best material for this is polyurethane foam.  It...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:37:02 PST Casting-Flexible-Polyurethane-Foam http://www.instructables.com/id/Light-up-squirrel-roadkill-patch/
Light-up squirrel roadkill patch - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FV8/7RKE/H994RKDV/FV87RKEH994RKDV.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FV8/7RKE/H994RKDV/FV87RKEH994RKDV.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FV8/7RKE/H994RKDV/FV87RKEH994RKDV.SMALL.jpg EJUFS7QH6MF4D5B rachel As part of a Burning Man camp, the participants wanted some awesome matching backpack covers of dead squirrels with lit up eyes.  Don't ask why they wanted this; merely be awed by the implementation.  We even went them one better by adding EL wire tire tracks on the back!  This instructable only sho...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:30:01 PST Light-up-squirrel-roadkill-patch http://www.instructables.com/id/Stay-closed-Trifold-Wallet/
Stay-closed Trifold Wallet - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F8E/YOY9/H7ZPBXU2/F8EYOY9H7ZPBXU2.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F8E/YOY9/H7ZPBXU2/F8EYOY9H7ZPBXU2.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F8E/YOY9/H7ZPBXU2/F8EYOY9H7ZPBXU2.SMALL.jpg EP2A1XVH79977BF rachel Some years ago I made a wallet that I loved, but did not fully instructablize it.  It wore out; I made another just like it: here's how! You need only about half a square foot of fabric.  It needs to be reasonably stiff; denim or heavy cotton is ideal, and you may have suitable scraps in your scrap...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Mon, 8 Oct 2012 02:37:01 PDT Stay-closed-Trifold-Wallet http://www.instructables.com/id/Tapping-screw-threads/
Tapping screw threads - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FDD/RE3W/GVSETBMK/FDDRE3WGVSETBMK.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FDD/RE3W/GVSETBMK/FDDRE3WGVSETBMK.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FDD/RE3W/GVSETBMK/FDDRE3WGVSETBMK.SMALL.jpg EMZ2F0KGVP28YHR rachel From time to time it is needful to screw something into something else, which may not yet accept a screw.  If the something else is metal, screw threads can be cut into it using a handy tool called a tap.  (For rods, the screw thread cutting tool is called a die). For a long time this seemed to me ...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Wed, 19 Sep 2012 02:37:07 PDT Tapping-screw-threads http://www.instructables.com/id/Making-a-3-D-Printed-Mold/
Making a 3-D Printed Mold - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F6M/LAIX/H742Z2O2/F6MLAIXH742Z2O2.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F6M/LAIX/H742Z2O2/F6MLAIXH742Z2O2.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F6M/LAIX/H742Z2O2/F6MLAIXH742Z2O2.SMALL.jpg E5S4KECH5TUAWG0 rachel I recently had a project where I needed to create a couple dozen identical foam ear shapes.  Casting from a mold is the clear solution here.  However, the ears needed to fit onto an existing product, so I knew some tweaking of the design would be necessary to get it right before I could make the doz...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Tue, 18 Sep 2012 02:37:08 PDT Making-a-3-D-Printed-Mold http://www.instructables.com/id/Cast-Pewter-Coat-Clasps/
Cast Pewter Coat Clasps - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FP6/EVI8/H337KY89/FP6EVI8H337KY89.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FP6/EVI8/H337KY89/FP6EVI8H337KY89.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FP6/EVI8/H337KY89/FP6EVI8H337KY89.SMALL.jpg EVKF923H2WERUS3 rachel I promised my friend a big pimped-out fake fur coat, and he loves heavy metal hardware.  I had the idea to try making some gorgeous unique buckles for the coat.  After some testing I decided that a buckle, with its separate tongue piece, would be too complicated for my first pewter casting, and simp...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Thu, 14 Jun 2012 02:37:03 PDT Cast-Pewter-Coat-Clasps http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-Mohawk/
Laser Mohawk - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FJ2/3FBY/H18FTHNU/FJ23FBYH18FTHNU.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FJ2/3FBY/H18FTHNU/FJ23FBYH18FTHNU.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FJ2/3FBY/H18FTHNU/FJ23FBYH18FTHNU.SMALL.jpg E5A56DVH18FJUT9 rachel Last year I went to Burning Man and made this laser mohawk which I attached to a hat I'd made some time ago (the hat is from a dragonfly costume).  It was quick to make and looked really fantastic at night with some dust in the air.  The lasers shot out visibly from my head exactly as I'd hoped.  Un...
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