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Thanks, it's all about just having fun with an idea.

Thanks, it really all about just having fun with an idea.

Hmmm, I always thought they were made from pens, hence the name, but I haven't seen a fountain pencil yet...

I have a short attention span. Who are you? Again?"Barney Rubble, what an actor!"

Sorry, no video, this was a project that is done some years back. Anyways, it's more to serve as an inspiration to get you to experimenting on your own. Even if you are a beginner crafter, you make a few samples, smaller in size, scrap fabric, have the seam ripper tool ready, experiment, some of them might turn out to be exactly what you need or really good and some might turn out into animal shapes with ears instead of a fortune cookie. You will surprise yourself. Good luck.

Thanks. This is really about just having fun with stuff on hand, even filming with a just a phone and not fancy lenses or equipment.

Thanks.The components actually work in a child safe manner, well, unless you eat it or poke an eye. The thing most people forget is that the best toy for kids is one that challenges their imagination which is far more powerful than blinky lights, motors, or speakers, and batteries not included because they are not needed.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Come back and show us what you made.

Thanks.Googly eyes make everything...well, better!

Thanks. It's all basic crafting with a minimal of tools and materials.

Thanks. It always helped when teachers had something tangible to show when explaining things.

Thanks.Good Sir, has anyone ever told you that top hat could do with a few neopixels? It's quite the rage.re: making your own, Do it! Do it! Do it!

You can and should. Batteries not included on this one.

Thanks.OK, now, "work along with the kids" for the big ones. It's too much fun. Share.

Sure, if you really want to stoke the kid's imagination, put him out in the garage with a bunch of cardboard boxes, a gallon of glue, and the Canary cardboard cutter to make this https://www.instructables.com/id/Build-Scale-Model...

That's great! Stop by the roofing aisle to get one of those fall harnesses to strap the kid in and film some zero-gravity space scenes. Treehouse space capsule project next! And make him some commemorative patches https://www.instructables.com/id/Custom-Space-Mission-Patches/

Thanks. I don't think I set out to make so many things but they just happened.

Thanks, greetings to the Kiwi fellow woodworker, electronics tinkerer, and sewing person.

Thanks, greetings to the Kiwi fellow woodworker, electronics tinkerer, and sewing person.

Nice! It's always good to see old wood reclaimed and reused. You can't get that kind of quality timber anymore.

If the laser is properly aligned, it only shows where the blade makes contact with the workpiece. You still have to know where you want to cut.By the way this is an 8 year old topic, tools have changed slightly, for better or worse.

That's great! Simple fix and works. Do you think it needs to be filled with oil or something to dampen the indicator like in a compass needle? Maybe a high contrast ball/liquid or background or mirror for parallax view correction...yup, now to overengineer it...

I believe you are using FLEX connectors there. BX is metal armored cable - spiral wrap. That epoxy seal will eventually work its way loose on the slick wire insulation. You might be better off using a NM non-metallic cable connector which can clamp down on the wire for effective strain relief. Also do an underwriter's knot like in lamp bases to add to the strain relief which helps because the extension cord is moved around so much.

Cool! Is ibles having a booth at NY Maker Faire this year?

#WINNINGThanks.

Next project is Downhill Luge! You should have unicorned up the horsie and put streamers on the ends of the handlebars or else put the horse head in someone's bed to send a message, wait, that's the Robot head...

That would work. If you clean up the copper wire and solder joints real nice, a clear coating would keep it from tarnishing and make it bright. It might even make the filler parts flow easier and seal any holes before the big pour. Show what you made.

They also have rectangular shaped mirrors too. The mounting tab can be smaller as long as it can support the mirror. They do commercially make these. I suppose you could even tack on a pair of real car side door mirrors, a full wide car rearview mirror or even make them cat ear/alien bug eyes shaped for fun.

Thanks for the lesson. Any thoughts on MAPP gas to do brazing? I have that because it claims to run hotter than propane but I am more reluctant to keep a canister of pure 02 and acetylene in the hot garage.

The Darwin Award committee called and they want to hear more... Congrats.Did the burn discolor the resin entirely through the thickness? The deeper amber color is still cool though. The fact that you have a story behind the piece makes it that much more valuable as art.

Gee, I hope that wan't a real on-the-job question.

Very nice! I believe in the fine art world this is called a triptych - three paneled.

That's a great functional design. The only thing I would add is the "sneeze guard". Kinda like at the salad bar, they have the clear glass cover over the food. I would imagine you might get snagged on the sharp tools when grabbing the power tools off the wall. I don't think they call some of them gouges for nothing. For the *rententive, mark the slots with pictures of the tool profile to organize better.

About a few hardcover textbooks and a jar full of something. When making it, the all that glue for the paper mache dries out so it becomes lighter. You could embed some kind of weight if you wanted it to be as heavy as a bowling ball. But as is, it is kid safe...

TIL http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/general/what-these-bolts-called-where-can-i-get-them-236336/

Nice job!This was from before when 3D printers weren't around. https://www.instructables.com/id/Giant-Witch-Nose-Booger-Automatic-Soap-Dispenser/

There is the whole set of Apollo missions, space shuttle, NASA, Soyuz, Shenzhou, Mercury, Gemini, European Space Agency... I wanted to keep it real but there are so many more sci-fi space mission patches that you can do. Print out the Apollo 8 patch and decoupage the entire piece like I did for the name patches. Have fun with it. Good luck.

There is the whole set of Apollo missions, space shuttle, NASA, Soyuz, Shenzhou, Mercury, Gemini, European Space Agency... I wanted to keep it real but there are so many more sci-fi space mission patches that you can do. Print out the Apollo 8 patch and decoupage the entire piece like I did for the name patches. Have fun with it. Good luck.