caitlinsdad

You know how it is when you are fidgeting with gluing popsicle sticks together without clamps or tape, didn't want to pause the fun to take pictures. Best to experiment on your own to see what works. It is simple to do.

Yeah, it is a bit rustic stick looking... I didn't feel like making a mess with power sanders and such. You can make it look more like a plastic model if you took the time to finish it. Make one for yourself!

Thanks, there are so many different IC chips and package configurations to choose from. The 555 timer chip is one of the basic building blocks of electronics and probably the first thing you learn about jumping in if you want to make something.

Good design comes from the heart. Thank you.

Thanks. Your ible goes back a couple of years. Definitely on the cutting edge before all this new-fangled tech. I guess you invented the forerunner of bowden filament feeders.

Actually, if you eat enough pizza, just laminate enough clean cardboard to make a cardboard plywood for your base. Glue on a few pieces of sandpaper on the bottom to keep from slipping if it is not heavy enough. Post pics to show us what you made!

Very nice! I was thinking of making one but I would probably make my pen slots with strips of moulding to form the divider walls since it would all be covered anyway. Too much router table setup for me. Btw, great fountain pen collection you have there. Bottom drawer for rollerballs and ballpoints? I see you geeked out on the Star Wars pens.

Thanks, you can never have enough pens or clamps...I'm just getting started in the FP world https://www.instructables.com/id/Fountain-Pen-Primer/ It's a secret but I've already stocked up for xmas on some Retro 51 pen/pencil sets for my nieces and the KISS rock set for my nephew.

Wow, who are you? Again? Just kidding...It's never too late to learn. The site really hasn't changed that much but people have come and gone. The site is still wonky. I hope you are doing well for yourself and throw up an ible if you get a chance. IBLER4LIFE.

Thanks, the cheapest set you find will work out well. The sets with the front and rear brakes will have precut lengths of cable. The one for the rear will be just about right to drop from the table to the pedal on the floor. You could get bulk cable with housing to cut your own size needed.

Stay warm wherever you are. Thanks for commenting.

True, but I used the biggest buttons I had, which was handy at the time, to illustrate how to attach a removeable collar. It was also a thought of something you could manipulate with bulky gloves on. You could also add a cover flap to them, sew on the back of the collar and use smaller buttons placed in more comfortable positions like where they do not chafe or under shoulder/backpack straps. You can make it work with snaps, velcro, zipper or permanently sew the collar in to avoid those issues.

Nice work! I am impressed with the painting to give it a seaworn oxidized finish. I can also attest that hot glue is hazardous but probably worth the risk over using more toxic contact cement.

That's great! Once you make one, you'll find other uses for it and build more.

The cool part is you could do the electronics without doing electronics. Go get yourself a couple of electronic tea candles - ones that flicker or not, handheld flashlights in various shapes - the squarish one with the bright COB type LEDs, headlamps, bicycle flasher units, press switch-dome lights, anything you find at the dollar store... and embed them in things, just wrap up in towels to see how they glow. Build or make the art to fit around it. You don't need to jump in with a microcontroller and soldering to start out with. Make it work!

also this for cosplay Just a candle fade(flicker-self blinking) LED and battery - (LED Throwie) to start with essentials.

Thanks. Make a rack to hold other scrub brushes...

Thanks, I guess it is one of those "elegant" solutions.

Thanks. Necessity is the motivation for invention.

Just don't bike and solder at the same time, although...

Thanks. It's all about stumbling upon the right tool for the job. Make one!

Ooo, fancy if you've got Campy parts.

Thanks. It comes down to getting fed up with getting splattered with a bit of solder and touching hot parts for the last time and seeing what you got around the house to fix it.

Thanks. They are easily made. Come to think if it, would work as a warm up project for a hackathon or group build.

Thanks, it was simple but not overengineered with pneumatics, hydraulics or more electronics.

Nice work! Haven't seen you around for a while. It's great to find things around the house and just cobble them together to make a better mousetrap.

Put your foot down and go make one!

The real thing is nice to have as an accessory right for any time of the year.

Enjoy the movie too! https://twitter.com/caitlinsdad/status/10932527524...

Thanks. It would be "handy" to have something like this around in the welding shop. Pinch two pieces of metal in the clamp, adjust with your free hands, get that tack weld on to speed up the rest of the job.

This could be adapted to serve many needs - just make the gripper end that works for what you need it for - steady a food on the chopping board to cut or even hold a cup while you pour out a beverage or stir your coffee/tea. Just putting the idea out on how to make something inexpensively and effective.

Thanks. It's the evolution of the third hand. Please do show us what you make.

IN INSTRUCTABLES, NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM... double click the caps key? It's not a bug, it's a feature...

Thanks. You could make a stand for anything from makeup brushes/pencils to fine art painting brushes/implements.

Thanks. A tool list is like a mobius strip.

Thanks. It was something I figured out that would be safe for kids of all ages to do.

Gold pressed Latium? Greed is eternal.

Thanks. I am more impressed with how that brass/golden background came out.

Oh right, only on the Canadian keyboard, eh?

Ah, Mr. Wonka, you can turn that dream into reality too.

That's interesting. I can see where you add fur trim to a vest or something and make it brilliant. It might get into the awkward debate over hairy underarms as fashionable though. Show us what you made.

Thanks, I think the non-rigid cord linkages give it a more organic movement. It's fun to get the ears moving from sad puppy to curious dog.

Thanks! I only occasionally work with faux fur but you really have to go slow and steady in the sewing machine. I did break a serger needle because I didn't clear out the cut trim and it got tangled up in the stitch causing a jam. It can also build up so thick in a seam that the machine will jam too.

That would be great! Do it! Printing out a picture, making it big and building right on it makes it so easy to get all the measurements right. Get it in the Cardboard Contest, you've got a little bit of time left or get it ready for the Fandom contest in May... Good luck!

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.