http://www.instructables.com Member Feed Sun, 19 May 2013 19:30:34 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-A-Glowing-Metal-Sign-For-Pi-Day/
How To Make A Glowing Metal Sign (For Pi Day!) - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FP3/P251/HE7DAWMD/FP3P251HE7DAWMD.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FP3/P251/HE7DAWMD/FP3P251HE7DAWMD.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FP3/P251/HE7DAWMD/FP3P251HE7DAWMD.SMALL.jpg E5QC1S9HDOVVYEW wemcdonald I wanted to make something special for my girlfriend's annual Pi Day party, so I decided to use some sheet metal I had on had to make a glowing π sign at TechShop. Here's how you can make something similar yourself! Materials Needed: Sheet metal (mine was 2' x 2') 1/4" nuts and bolts A...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:00:01 PDT How-To-Make-A-Glowing-Metal-Sign-For-Pi-Day http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-BeerWineBeverage-charms-For-Pi-Day/
How To Make Beer/Wine/Beverage charms (For Pi Day!) - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FMN/ZT2B/HE7DAS2D/FMNZT2BHE7DAS2D.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FMN/ZT2B/HE7DAS2D/FMNZT2BHE7DAS2D.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FMN/ZT2B/HE7DAS2D/FMNZT2BHE7DAS2D.SMALL.jpg ESDXXY5HDOWA9FT wemcdonald Wine charms are great, but there's there are two problems with them: first, they generally don't celebrate the world's most fun transcendental number. Second, they don't work for plastic cups -- and if you're having a rockin' Pi Day party you probably won't be busting out the glassware. So I decided...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:37:03 PDT How-To-Make-BeerWineBeverage-charms-For-Pi-Day http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Laser-Cut-Coasters-For-Pi-Day/
How To Laser-Cut Coasters (For Pi Day!) - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FBK/FD53/HE7DARPO/FBKFD53HE7DARPO.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FBK/FD53/HE7DARPO/FBKFD53HE7DARPO.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FBK/FD53/HE7DARPO/FBKFD53HE7DARPO.SMALL.jpg E8Y13SIHDOWAAF5 wemcdonald Pi Day inevitably involved tasty beverages, so I decided to make some Pi-themed coasters at TechShop to keep my table dry and safe. To laser-cut the coasters, the first step is to pick a design. I knew I wanted mine to be in the shape of the letter π, but I also wanted it to have be solid and evenl...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:30:09 PDT How-To-Laser-Cut-Coasters-For-Pi-Day http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-An-Aluminum-Dreidel-TechShop-style/
How To Make An Aluminum Dreidel (TechShop style) - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FU0/VA5C/HD4V40A4/FU0VA5CHD4V40A4.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FU0/VA5C/HD4V40A4/FU0VA5CHD4V40A4.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FU0/VA5C/HD4V40A4/FU0VA5CHD4V40A4.SMALL.jpg EFN49HEHCV8LLLV wemcdonald Last December I started thinking about joining TechShop, so at Hanukkah I told my girlfriend that if I joined I could make her all kinds of dreidels. Today I found myself with some extra aluminum, so I decided to use their metal shop make my first one.
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:37:01 PST How-To-Make-An-Aluminum-Dreidel-TechShop-style http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-bluetooth-music-enable-hearing-protect/
How to make bluetooth music-enable hearing protection - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F78/SCUJ/HCJOG2KU/F78SCUJHCJOG2KU.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F78/SCUJ/HCJOG2KU/F78SCUJHCJOG2KU.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F78/SCUJ/HCJOG2KU/F78SCUJHCJOG2KU.SMALL.jpg EI1XNL5HCJOG2IT wemcdonald I've been spending a lot of time in the shop recently and it can get very loud; since I want to preserve my eardrums, hearing protection is important. Spending hours just listening to muffled clangs and grinding isn't that much fun, though, so I decided to make these bluetooth-enabled ear muffs at T...
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