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I recently saw people digging fence post holes using a pressure cleaner to break up the ground and vacuum truck to suck it all out. Looks a lot faster, and supposedly makes a cleaner hole. I couldn't think of a way to do this at home, until now! Great idea, thanks for sharing it

I've been thinking about making a press myself, but keep putting it off. You've made it look simple! Thanks for sharing

What meals do you use the dehydrated spinach for?

I use them for trout regularly. I'm sure they would still work in the salt water for some fish, thigh I've never tried.Incidentally, for some reason this trick only worked on small worms, the big ones ignored it behind our place here

This is great instructable!! Educational, and done in a way that makes it seem fairly easy for anyone to attempt. You've explained the why as well as the howYou've also managed to achieved something that I thought was impossible-make something relatively useful out of a fidget spinner!!

I'm in a very similar position to you-scored an old glass canoe off the cousin in law. Its the size of a whale and weighs about the same. This one actually has sheets of glass peeling off in various places, I'm not sure how or why. It's only taken me about a year to get to the point of trying to glue down those bits and put some new gunwhale timber on there. My short burst of motivation was short lived though when the epoxy I was using started a small version of thermal runaway and set before I was able to even finish pouring it on. That was fun trying to chip all that off!Need to get this finished before christmas

Interesting, thanks

Do you dissolve it in something, it just use it as a powder?

Interesting, would be quite useful I reckon. So this evens out the oscillations to give a readable output? How do you go about the adjustment with the variable resistor?

That's really interesting. I spend a lot of time around the ocean myself, getting hands wet when fishing etc. It never cured my fungus, but I could have sworn that things were at least better when I would be away getting salty everyday. I think I need to spend some time in the Caribbean to test that part out! I'm actually starting to think that the different types are killed by different methods, as I've found with my nails that I will kill it off and then it will come back later and the method I used before won't work. Tinnea between my toes hadn't come back at all though. I'm keen to test thyme oil out when I can buy some, as nail fungus is giving me a little trouble at the momentCheers for your comment

I was going to suggest storing them separately myself. With both gases in one container, all you need is one good jolt to kick that reaction off turning it all back into water

Going through my comments, I just rediscovered this-and I really could have used this today!! I will make this up before I need it, and stuff another project from something not being centred accurately. Now if I just had a way to ensure the table was exactly 90deg to the drill......

He is into radio control, meaning he would be pretty experience with Lipo and safe use. Additionally, he mentions the current that this drew in use, about 5a I think, which is well within the specs of most Lipo cells designed for radio control. 1a cell discharging at 5a means 1/5 of an hour it would last 12 min, pretty much the time mentioned in the article (that would be 5c discharge, cell was rated for 20c, or 20a for a 1 amp battery). I'm sure we have all seen small radio control helicopters or quads that discharge their whole capacity in half that time, meaning they are discharging at twice the rate of this tool, or closer to 10c....and perfectly safe. I don't see any issue with this tool, it's a lot safer than many rc planes

I would think that the heat from the solder itself would heat up the metal enough for it to bond properly. I often make joints by having the blob of solder hanging off the tip of the iron, holding it there long enough for the whole part to heat up (1-2s normally), as long as it's a hot enough iron. I prefer this for soldering direct to battery cells as it doesn't heat the cell up as much as transferring the heat through the end of the cell to the area being soldered.

I didn't watch the video, so if they look like cold joints on there then I can't argue. Unless it's lead free solder, that stuff seems horrible to work with and all of my joints look cold with it. Always seem strong, but the look they have puts me off.I've got one of those little Weller gas irons, works really well. The part about this that really interests me is the principle. I wonder if it would work well with the solder paste for reflowOne thing I should have added is that for my method with the solder blob on the iron tip, you need to use flux on the end of the cell. I use added flux everywhere anyway, it certainly doesn't hurt and there are many instances where the solder just won't flow and bond without it, even using flux cored solder.

I was wondering how you would drill out the hex part nice and centered-very neat way of achieving that without a lathe! That is certainly a to I have taken away.Thanks for sharing. I like seeing how others get around these sorts of repairs

Congratulations!So this cooker is like a slow cooker.....but really fast?

Good tip on the sunflower oil, thanks.Do people not break the chips off? I'm surprised about that one as I thought it was rule number 1

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing

Awesome-thanks for sharing!

Interesting, cheers

Is that sharp of an edge really necessary on an axe? something I've always wondered

That is very neat! I like the thinking with this, will have to make one eventually. Thanks for sharing

Will do. I was also meant to ask, is the temperatures you gave in Celsius or Fahrenheit?

But sous vide uses vacuum bags, and stirs the water...doesn't it?I like this idea, keen to give it go. Thanks for sharing. It's always put me off due to being complicated

Informative, thanks for sharing

I have long pondered something like this, thanks for sharing. So just to get this straight, the fly ball spins around for one revolution of the pinion, then gets tangled around the dowel, slowing the rotation, then unwinds from the pressure on the main gear, spinning again for another rotation. Is that how it works?The part that held me back in my mind was slowing the rotation without having it geared in a way that meant you would have to hoist the bucket back up really often

just noticed the second dowel, so make that half a revolution

ooh, I like this idea! Thanks for sharing. well give this one a try

I like that strut holder idea! Bonnet (hood for you guys "over there"!) struts on my car are unreliable. Perfect solution as I think I can store them on the strut still

Very tricky! This will come in handy in the future I'm sure. Thanks for sharing

That is very handy to know. Thanks for sharing

Thanks for taking the time to post these 3 tutorials. Very informative and well written. I did know a lot of what you posted early on, but the later stuff was mostly new to me. Cheers

Thanks for that. That's helpful. Lots of good info here and the comments

Nice and informative, thanks for posting. Would you say that forging rather than stock removal saves any time, or take longer etc?As for future instructables, heat treatment is one that interests me

Very intriguing-dry shampoo. Interesting read, thanks...Not that I can see myself using it! (I'm lucky to use a comb)

Thanks. Big help. Now I just need some way of heating to above that temp in the actual bag

This is a great introduction. You have answered many questions I've had for a while, and that people in Facebook canning groups etc don't seem to be able to answer. Thanks for taking the time to post

Actually, have a question. I have been thinking of making meals in a bag for hiking etc. So I gather from what you have written here that my two options are to have meals that are acidic at 4.5pH or lower and just boil, or alternatively have vacuum bags that can handle temps higher than 121°C. Would that be correct?If I was using high temp vac bags, would it be suitable to seal the bags and then heat them to the higher temps?Thanks in advance

This is very cool! I'm always deforming the plastic jars trying to microwave it just enough, but it's always stinging hot in one part and still cold in another. Simple solution

Interesting that you don't use any refractory and have no issues. I gathered from all other posts that it was necessary. I'm looking to harden a few knife blades so don't want to invest to much currently, then I came across someone doing it in the dirt.....suits me!

Thanks. Interesting. I was wondering if they used it as a fertilizer for growing crops as well

I was wondering if the chemistry was different to coal, and therefore if charcoal would get hot enough for forging etc

Can you heat the water using sunlight on top of the room you are using? would reduce running costs at least. I've had a very similar idea for warming the house, except our house gets absolutely zero sunlight during winter. Thanks for sharing

Wow! Very informative. While I'm pretty confident with led's and driving them, this was a very informative piece covering a lot of information. Thanks for taking the time to put this up

My wife is reading that now, so I should ask her, but....what did they use the charcoal for?

Cheers. This link has some of the images I remember from the article I'm thinking of, but I can't find the original at the moment (at work)http://www.askamathematician.com/2013/05/q-is-fire-a-plasma-what-is-plasma/still interesting to see and read aboutI would be keen to read about the other states of matter also

Nice, thanks for posting. I'm trying to remember what I was reading, but it was about either smoke or a flame actually being a plasma, I can't remember which. Demonstrated with a magnet and microwave from memory. Sparked my interest to go and look that up again

Your English was better than a lot of people who speak it as a native, so no need to apologise for it.Nice instructable. I imagine with the transformer it wouldn't be real cheap/easy to do this with a lot of bulbs. I've read about capacitor circuits being used to control led current with ac power, and I've noticed it's used in a fair few led light bulbs I've bought for the house. Have you any experience with these circuits? I've just noticed a lot of these have stopped working, want sure if it was the circuit or because they are cheap Chinese bulbs

Nice result! The dremel didn't wreck the temper near the edge?

That branding looks awesome on the timber! I'm not sure if your intending it to be visible, but I think it would add a great touch on some styles with that on the front. Nice job making the brand too

That's awesome! Nice experimenting and results, well done

That's pretty impressive! Nicely done

Have you rehydrated it yet? Some things I've read with various food have turned that leather into a powder. Just wondering if you recommend that or if it's a waste of time?

Yes-tidying up takes away from experimenting/making stuff time!Well, I at least started this morning. Stuck some carbon arrow shafts out from timber and now hanging pliers etc on that. That distracted me sufficiently from uni work for a while.....Now I'm playing with molds for lures!

Your almost tempting me to give knife making a go....almost! One day, just lacking time at the moment. Nice write up, thanks for sharing

Who doesn't love a good hack repair! Nicely done

Thanks. Gives me something to search

I like your method here. While I'm very familiar with this, I picked up a couple of tips here. Thanks for sharing.Out of interest, what is the main method used for harvesting hydrogen/oxygen these days if it isn't electrolysis?

Not bad.....I might try and double it! It's all good-I also live down here in metricville, so I understand the mysterious metre

Just seems to easy! I always thought it was harder than this. Thanks for sharing

I love those free tomato plants you get from the fallen tomatoes! Always heaps too

Very cool! What sort of heights do you get?

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing. I'll have a play with this one day

Yes, surprisingly easy. Just put the cutting into a put our soil you keep really most for a week or so (when it starts looking healthier). By then it's started developing roots and you can reduce the water. I reckon it's pretty cool

I've always just used whatever. I think tomatoes are one of the easiest plants to do this with. I've done it plenty just poking a hole into the garden bed shoving it into there, compacting soil well sound it so it doesn't dry out. Keep water up to it.The longer the branch the more babying it seems to need, but I've done it with branches over a metre long. Just seems to take a bit a bit longer and needs more water.

Thanks for the info, you've helps explain the why a bit better.Me being me, I hate the thought of wasting the branches I cut off. I always plant them and get a few new plants going......I need to limit the amount of plants I get going!

Very cool! Not to mention the soldering needed. Thanks for sharing.

Yes, it's really comforting how everyone is so nice, loving and supportive in the comments section!I had no idea what an arc lighter was either

Yeah, I should have said doesn't cost anything to the guy at the end with the circuit having a play around. It's what I meant when I wrote the above post, and like I said there it's what I figured was meant the whole time with the term "free energy" in this and other instructables. My real gripe really is that people don't need to say it rudely, there is a be nice policy on here (not referring to you here). Nothing wrong with saying it though

nnadine: there is free energy and there is free energy, both with different meanings. My assumption with this instructable was that it was referring to energy that didn't cost anything, hence "free", rather than an over unity type impossibility. From the comments being written it seems that a lot of people haven't considered this other, more common, meaning of the word "free", and frankly have voiced that fairly rudely.

That's an awesome write up! Thanks for taking the time to post this. Whilst I understood how the pot worked, the rest was all new. Nice job, thanks