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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.

Look into some of those faux stone texture spray paints for cool effects. It's amazing what they have out now.

I guess you would have had an easier time gluing if you used an iron to activate the hot glue already on the strip. At least score the cut line before breaking off the edge since you can tear off a chunk of the veneer. You can also find edge banding without the adhesive too.

That is not real smoke. It is fiberfill batting like you find inside of a pillow. You can also fluff up cotton batting to get the same effect, also used to make cloud lamps.If you wanted to do a mini smoke machine to generate real smoke or fog, experiment with high output vape e-cig devices blown with a small air pump/fan. Good luck.

Are you going to put this through the waterjet to cut it in half? It would be interesting to know if all that work only compacts the outermost layers or if it goes all the way through.

When it rains, it pours. There is only so much one can take of hearing bad news of the world on auto-repeat so I go make something.*I thought I had hit reply or that first box I wrote in pulled everything into a separate comment. Robot UI wonkiness.

When it rains, it pours. There is only so much one can take of hearing bad news of the world on auto-repeat so I go make something.

It is the sandworm character from Frank Herbert's book Dune.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(novel)

Thanks. The best projects for kids are something they have an interest in. Light up chip/dip bowl...IoT/Bluetooth/Wifi enabled and when empty to let you know to get more. Let him run with it.

You can program it so it times out or everyone blows out the candles on a birthday cake. Same thought of having a fancy table set with a fancy centerpiece and a multitude of stemware, dishes and silverware vs a piece of butcher paper and leftover napkins from a previous takeout order. Someone out there wants one. You make it for the conversation starter and that's something to chew on.

The possiblities are endless, even hook this up to Alexa to count calories and look up nutrition information.

It does look pretty cool in real life. Maybe make a shoji screen with a 3D surface.

Ah, iceng the multi-talented god from the house of dust and sand, what do you recommend we make next?

They are super simple to make. Give it a go.

Thanks, it's all in the presentation. A bad idea would be pork sashimi.

Interesting, I never really thought about what could really substitute for the texture/mouthfeel for actual fish.

Come for the robot. Stay for the burn.

Great job! How long did it take to print something as big as the crown?

That's great! I like the functionality that was incorporated into the design. The web straps going through the back is a nice bonus safety feature. The look reminds me of a high altitude parachute pack.

Nice job! I knew you had too much fun making this...probably as much fun wearing it... They invented the comic section of newspapers in color to make paper mache projects more exciting. If you are making headpieces, maybe next time start out with one of those hardhat plastic construction helmets as a base(they are relatively inexpensive). They have the whole headstrap business built in and takes the load off of a heavy build.