Lorddrake

how difficult is it to clean out the firepit between burns compared to a standard firebowl setup?

My kids love these .. they call them chocolate birds nests

just shape them into a bit of a bowl shape and then toss in a few peanut M&Ms (to keep with the peanut theme) and it will really look like a nest .. complete with eggs :)

A very cool design. Full marks to your entire team :) Now I have to see if I can source a concrete tube because I want to build one (or more) of these lol

short term wishlist : a drill press and a bench grinderdaddy warbucks wishlist : a 3D printer, a cnc router, a laser cutter, a lathe

nicely done.

You're welcome.. feel free to reach out to me if you have and questions or ideas you want to discuss about DMing.IBLE - abbreviation for Instructable

it is taco-licious :) .. it is even good then next day

In the past when I have used the acrylic paint without a primer layer, I have had issues with the paint chipping off the minis (even with clear coat to protect the paint). The spray paint is formulated to bond to the plastic making a durable base coat.

I agree, I was waiting to clear coat the minis until i had the whole squad painted.. If you look at my minis in step 7 you will see that they have all had a few coats of clear coat applied to them to protect the paint jobs.

I'm glad you liked it. If you get a chance please share some of your paint jobs.

short answer: both.long answer: By using the black primer and the white drybrush, it has two distinct benefits. 1) it makes it super simple to see all the highspot details. 2) because the acrylic paint is not thick enough to completely cover the mini in one application, you get color bleedthrough from the base layers, so you automatically get highlights and shading in all the right places.Please let me know if you have any other questions.

De rien :)

In the intro you mentioned that you plan on putting something inside the sphere. What are planning to put into the sphere? what will it do?

These eclairs sound sinfully delicious. thanks for the recipe.

I ran into the same problem with putting my latest BLE inot the toys contesthttps://www.instructables.com/id/Painting-Miniatur...there is no option to add it to the contest

it looks like a condenserhttps://www.quora.com/What-are-the-chemical-apparatus-and-their-uses

beautiful work.

Now you need to make a little tiny working Marshall amp and have a mini Jam session :)

do you actually use this blanket, or was it just a theoretical project. I may be wrong but i'm guessing it isn't a "snuggly blanket". Although it may work well a a second blanket (on top of a softer more comfortable blanket)

I'm guessing you can make just a few briquettes out of a bathtub full of old tax documents lol

Thank you. Close ups would be very helpful.

I have not tried that yet, I may try that next. Right now I am going to try placing them tray in front of the dehumidifier that I have running down in the basement (gotta love old field stone foundations) to see how well that speeds up the drying process.

Nice. I had to make my Dice tower slightly larger to accommodate my set of 28 mm dicehttps://www.instructables.com/id/Dragon-Scale-Dice...I really like your design. I may have to play around with the interior layout to see if I can get it to accommodate my larger dice set :)

I am adding new parts as I am able to get enough media to mix with the paper pulp and then make a batch of briquettes.In the summer the briquettes will dry out in a few days of good warm sunshine. Unfortunately we have had an unusually wet year where is live (so far we are 27 inches over the annual average ... and right now it is snowing/ wintery mix) So if the bricks don't get brought in before the rain starts ... the drying time basically starts over.This has caused large breaks between being able to update with new results.I am very hopeful that the briquettes with the wax will be able to maintain a flame on their own. I should have burn test results soon.I agree .. the fuzzy peanut shells were kinda gross.

Nicely done.What is the largest sized die you are able to use in this tower without it getting stuck?

That costume is great. It reminds me of the chicken from the movie Moana.

i never would have thought to add avocado to the filling. It sound great. I cant wait to try it.

Awesome. It is always fun to share making with little minds :) have fun!!

Thanks .. once it is approved for the Halloween contest,don't forget to vote :)

WOW ... just WOW.do you have any pictures of the pulley and cleat system you used to open the wings?

Is all of that crystal growth after only 24 hours, or was the jar submerged for longer?

Beautiful work. I hope you are heating you water in a differnt kettle then transfering to this one to serve out of .. I would hate to see you fancy paint job get screwed up by heat.

nice cutco knife :D

in step 4 should the G-M angle be 13 .. not 2 ?

you did a great job explaining your steps, and your pictures are great, but This needs a bit more explanation in the intro to explain what this is for. after reading all the way through the IBLE I figured out that this is for dispensing a measured shot from (i'm assuming) an inverted bottle, so you can dispense one shot and the device is automatically refilled and ready to dispense the next shot.Have you tested it yet IRL? is there any issue with the bottle getting vapor locked and dispensing unevenly, or is there enough airflow between shots?

have you tried using salt water as your solution?

between the junkmail and all the schoolwork from my kids our house always has an abundance of papers that don't need to be kept. I got the press after seeing a friend use one and realizing I could make my own briquettes for the firebowl. tossed into a burning fire these work great, so far all of my mixtures have not been able to sustain a flame without assistance, they would rather just slowly smoulder if they are left on their own. I made a batch of new briquettes with different mixtures... I will be posting part 2 to this IBLE soon ... I am also working on Part 3 (that is still in the gathering the materials phase) so please stay tuned :)

it looks like rice crispies in the measuring cup in the first step is that correct?an ingredients list would really help out.

Brilliant. I love it!

your cookie cutters are great, but you need to work on the eyes ... those cookies in step 6 .. they have seen things ... horrible things .. lol

As long as they are stored in a dry location I have not had any issue with long term storage of these bricks. I am in the process of writing a followup IBLE to this one and one of the medias I used is shredded wax from old candles.

Good to know.. thank you for the advice

I would not use these as a building material unless you are going to coat them in some sort of waterproof material. When these briquettes get wet they soak up water like a sponge. I have had more than one time where my sun-drying time got extended by several days due to an unexpected rain shower.

not yet, but thanks for the idea. I will have to start saving some and let you know how it comes out.