
- macshout commented on Infinity Workshop's instructable Backlit World Map From an Old PVC Pipe
- macshout commented on AMbros Custom's instructable Turning Stainless Steel Bolt Into Pneumatic EngraverView Instructable »
Wow! That is an astounding vision, effort, and exquisite execution. I have a lathe, and am not sure that I would take on such a project. Great work!
- macshout commented on FrauMartina's instructable Carrot and Potato Soup Two Ways - Yellow and PurpleView Instructable »
Good fun. My father-in-law grew blue, i.e. purple potatoes and gave us a bunch. They do taste like regular ol' taters, but still make us suspicious. I think soup might be the breakthrough road to acceptance.
- macshout commented on NirL's instructable Keep Your Drinks Carbonated for Days (DIY Kitchen Accessory)
It is genius. There used to be a commercial one with a built in bladder pump, but that broke and we haven't been able to find one in the last 15 years. Not a problem though as my wife doesn't drink rum and Coke anymore, and my beer, which I bottle in 2l pop bottles, disappears quickly enough that flat isn't -ahem -an issue.
View Instructable »Presumably the air itself is okay (you're soaking in it!) but yes, there could be some oil from the pump. Best plan would be to open it, wipe any oils off that you can, and then lightly oil with cooking oil or spray then pump it a bunch of times while not connected. Rinse and repeat.
- macshout commented on diymontreal's instructable Office Drawer CabinetView Instructable »
Sweet build, and slick no-nonsense video. Your shop is also set up brilliantly for accurate work. Btw Princess has the slides on 1/2 price for the rest of February. Thanks for the positive review of them as I need eight pairs which will add up.
- macshout commented on NEW PEW's instructable Wireless AC Current DetectorView Instructable »
Looks good to me. That really does help to describe the circuit.
- macshout commented on hfor62's instructable Train Wild Birds to Exchange Litter for Food!View Instructable »
Is it a sign of the times that no one asks how you trained the AI, but everyone wants to know how you trained the magpies? Did you use back-propagation, or does that only work with some species of corvids?
- macshout commented on pauldobrowski's instructable Easy ShakshukaView Instructable »
Good point. I was automatically thinking of the 28 oz 769 ml size, but saying to myself that they would way overwhelm the recipe, and was going to start with half of that, and add more if needed. If you can find (or make) passata, that is a great ingredient to adjust recipes to a nice consistency. It's a bit thicker than tomato sauce, and great for non-Italian style dishes such as cabbage rolls. Okay I don't know if cabbage rolls are actually non-Italian, but the way we make them is without basil, thyme, rosemary or oregano. Garlic depends on the day, though it rarely gets much time off, even for good behaviour.
- macshout commented on tomatoskins's instructable Mesmerizing Magnetic Wall ClockView Instructable »
Not easily with the Arduino nano. Here is a discussion on using it for battery powered projects. https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=418299.0
- macshout commented on FOOD by Lyds's instructable How to Make Fluffy and Soft Japanese Milk BreadView Instructable »
Had I followed the filling recipe more closely it would have been excellent, but alas...The dough, however, was spectacular again, and reheated perfectly in the toaster oven two days later.Next stops on the hand pies tour: Panzerotti, Stromboli, and Cornish pasties, though this dough might even be a bit too soft and puffy for that application. Either way we'll cover our tracks by eating the evidence.
- macshout commented on FOOD by Lyds's instructable How to Make Fluffy and Soft Japanese Milk BreadView Instructable »
I was skeptical about the use of the term roux, but it really is. "Best buns ever!", exclaimed my wife. I am using this technique for King Arthur Flour's spinach and ricotta calzone recipe tonight. Can't wait. The dough is rising. Thanks for sharing this. Bread making has just jumped to another level, and given that it was already here, it's getting hard to lose weight around here.
- macshout commented on Auroris's instructable Natural Lip Balm - 5 IngredientsView Instructable »
In summer you could increase the wax content, and in winter, if you keep one in the car, make it with less wax.If you don't like the consistency you end up with, you can always melt it again, and add more wax or oil.
- macshout commented on VertDude's instructable DIY Pottery Wheel (Using Treadmill Motor)View Instructable »
Most commercial wheels are about 1/2-1 HP which is 375-750 W, and most treadmills are 2-3 HP or 1,500-2,250 W, so yes, there is lots of power.
- macshout commented on liquidhandwash's instructable Robot Chicken DoorView Instructable »
It is definitely brilliant, but how did you know that specific keyless door system would have a variable relay time adjustment? There is nothing about that in the product description.
- macshout commented on Yorkshire Lass's instructable Lazy Kate Yarn TurntableView Instructable »
In Canada you can get oak stair treads at Home Depot. I checked on the B&Q website, but they are not listed there. You might have some luck in the store though.
- macshout commented on Maggie Shah's instructable Mini CNC Laser Wood Engraver and Paper Cutter.View Instructable »
Nice build, and nice Instructable.In step 1 you say:25mW Laser with adjustable lens (or above)but then later talk about a 250mW laser. Could you please clarify, and maybe give a link to where to purchase the laser you used? I assume that is a banggood device. I like the built-in current limiting aspect of it.
- macshout commented on nerdyKat's instructable Welding Plastics: Drill Bit CaseView Instructable »
Sweet, and very neat work. The only thing missing from the video was a (pretend) burned finger - to make the rest of us klutzes feel better. >:o
- macshout commented on iminthebathroom's instructable Perfect Yorkshire Puddings - Every TimeView Instructable »
Good question. It looks like 250g eggs, 250g milk, and ~80g flour.I just finished fighting this with an artisan bread recipe: 1-1/2 cups water to 3 cups flour. That's 375g/240g or 150% hydration! No wonder it was a pudding. Next time I took it to about 100% with much better results.
- macshout commented on lingib's instructable How to Control a Servo Using GRBLView Instructable »
Nicely done!I'm in the middle of trying to port GRBL to ESP32 as I ran out of room on the Arduino, and a Mega is overpriced for what you get. I'm trying to swap out the steppers for DC motors with optocoupler feedback. They work for inkjet printers, so why not? I only need 3 pwm out, 3 digital out for direction, 3 interrupt in, and 3 more inputs for direction. It's a tight squeeze.Thanks for the great tip about the ability to export a Processing application - works for Linux too.In Processing3 you can use selectInput() to pop up a file chooser, and save yourself a lot keyboard handling pain. https://www.processing.org/reference/selectInput_.html I pasted the example code into a new sketch, and it just worked - brilliant. For Linux, I may rewrite GPP to work on the command line.First - off…
see more » - macshout commented on wold630's instructable Black LemonadeView Instructable »
I'm not sure what you serve at parties, but charcoal would not be the biggest concern for 'risking unexpected pregnancies' at the ones I have been to - nudge nudge, wink wink.
- macshout commented on NoskillsrequiredN's instructable How to Make an Inverter at Home With MOSFETView Instructable »
It seems to be based on a 555 timer chip, and only outputs a square wave. The pots are for adjusting the frequency and duty cycle. Google YL-107, and you will get a little more info on the board itself.
- macshout commented on balder0's instructable TV Commercial Volume SuppressorView Instructable »
Is there a VOC detector for Arduino? I find perfumes overpowering too. :)
- macshout commented on Max Maker's instructable Make an Arduino controlled Motorized Camera Slider!
Yes, but you will have to make some minor changes to the code. The change involves the variable 'dirPin' which is set to HIGH to set travel in one direction. If you put another switch on another digital input, and check whether the switch is open or closed, you could then write that value to dirPin. Or without code changes you could instead wire the direction pin of the 4988 to a switch with a pull-up resistor (say 200 Ohms) connected to the 5v rail, and the other side of the switch connected to ground.
View Instructable »Yes, that should work perfectly.
- macshout commented on pfred2's instructable Cheap CNC Dos and Don'tsView Instructable »
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- macshout commented on Tecwyn Twmffat's instructable Making double strength guiness stoutView Instructable »
Mmm, sounds good. Well, actually, I can't really hear what you're saying. Apparently the hops are called "HEY!", and everything else is kind of ratta-tat and boing boing boing. What are the malts and hops, and amounts of each?Thanks and cheers!
- macshout commented on ADintheStudio's instructable 6 Tips for cutting curves on a bandsawView Instructable »
You certainly can use a jigsaw, but it will be much slower, especially when cutting thicker wood. Personally I find a jigsaw to be a pain to use because of having to lean over it to see where it is going, whereas a bandsaw gives great visibility. Also I don't tend to cut my bench as much with the bandsaw as I do with the jigsaw.You do have to be able to justify the cost difference. I just spent almost as much on a big bandsaw re-saw blade as I paid for my last jigsaw, however, slicing down 6" (15cm) by 6' (2m) logs into 4"X4" (10cm) would have been a chore with the jigsaw.
Looking forward to the LOTR limited edition - with bonus: Tasmania!
Hate to be that guy...but... there is some evidence that PVC can off gas dioxins which are really nasty, so use heat sparingly, i.e. don't use a blow torch or open flames. Just take your time heating evenly and gently and it will soften safely.