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Complete Your Profile- denbecr commented on camdog7d's instructable Kite Hack7 months ago
- denbecr commented on JackmanWorks's instructable Making Laminated Wood Spoons10 months ago
I understand how "subpar" can be misunderstood. I'm sure you meant it to mean "excellent". The special effects ARE excellent. https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subpar
View Instructable »Great instructables. Small correction needed. "Sub-par may seem to mean above average if thinking of a low (good) score in golf, but it actually means the opposite: https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subparI'm sure you meant to say the special effects are excellent.
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- denbecr commented on Tsanabe's instructable Flatbed Bicycle Trailer1 year agoView Instructable »
Right. 20 inch wheels are a great deal stronger when side loaded than larger sizes; lighter and lower too.
- denbecr commented on DIY KING 00's instructable DIY Classic Hour Glass1 year agoView Instructable »
Copy a carburetor's needle jet to make this into a cooking & game timer.
- denbecr commented on darbinorvar's instructable How to Bend PVC & Make Incredible Shapes1 year agoView Instructable »
Air compresses to easily to resist a kink and does not expand enough with heat to make up for it. Pressurizing it with a compressor in addition to heating it would work but hot sand is much more manageable.
- denbecr commented on DIY KING 00's instructable DIY Cordless Air Blower (Homemade Tools)1 year agoView Instructable »
Very well done instructable. Has it occurred to you that this design could be easily modified to become a siren? A siren would be a good candidate for hand cranking.
- denbecr commented on Nikus's instructable 3D Printed Water Pump1 year agoView Instructable »
With very little modification this could be a siren. A hand cranked version with pulleys and a rubber band would be fun.
- denbecr commented on DIY KING 00's instructable DIY Cordless Water Pump1 year agoView Instructable »
With a little alteration this could be a siren.
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- denbecr commented on KurtH3's instructable How to Make a Kite String Winder from 2x4 Scraps2 years agoView Instructable »
What is the purpose of the two shorter dowels? These usually are made with just the handle dowels.
- denbecr commented on Radical Geezer's instructable A Spiral Rainbow Kite Tail from Scratch2 years agoView Instructable »
Very entertaining instructable. I once got 3 long, narrow triangles of red, white and blue ripstop from a sailmaker's scrap bin and made a spiral tail like yours. It had an 8 in. opening and a 1 inch trailing opening so it inflated well but didn't spin til I cut 3 slightly cupped blade shapes from the shoulder of a gallon milk jug, pierced 2 holes in each and threaded them on the bridle lines. The taper caused the spiral effect to tighten and 'travel' more slowly toward the far end, reminiscent of jet or rocket exhaust. I liked the effect. I added a more conventional flat strip tail to keep the end of the spiral from flopping around. The inflated part was about 15 - 20 ft. long. This tail was used mostly on a red 84 in. delta conyne single line kite. I had the same problem with cr...
see more » - denbecr commented on cparrapa's instructable Inflatable Kites2 years agoView Instructable »
This can be approximated with plastic garbage bags, thin clear painters tarps, Walmart type plastic bags, leaf bags etc. Overlap or align plastic for seams to be welded with a small soldering iron n a flat surface. Place clear wax paper over the area you weld to keep the soldering iron from tearing the plastic. It takes minor practice on scraps to make good continuous strong seams. I made small tubes off the 'to be inflated' areas, just big enough to insert a drinking straw for inflation by mouth. For permanent inflation pinch the tube to keep air in, then roll the tube over a dowel to keep it in while you press a straight edge on the tube just above where you seal it with the soldering iron. Let it cool for a few seconds before you lift the straight edge. You can tie off the exce...
see more » - denbecr favorited Bike wheel induction safety light by tom4zs2 years ago
- denbecr commented on Sentient Meat's instructable Match Sticks Architecture2 years agoView Instructable »
There is much more fun to be had with the heads you cut off.
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This works best with large ocean reels that have a level wind feature.