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- mikecraghead commented on randofo's forum topic List of Upcoming Contests (updated 12/16/19)View Topic »
I'm having fun assembling my crabbing setup, seeing lots of great hardware hackery out there!I would love to see a DIY fishing contest, to bring some more nerdy fishy tips to the table. Cheers!Mime
- mikecraghead's entry Sand Sculpture is a winner in the Art Skills Challenge contest
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- mikecraghead commented on fungus amungus's forum topic Sweet Sand SculpturesView Topic »
Just stumbled across this 10-year old discussion... I suppose this might be relevant: https://www.instructables.com/Sand-Sculpture/Cheers!Mike
- mikecraghead commented on mikecraghead's instructable Sand Sculpture
Mimikry, thanks! Snow is much more forgiving than sand, enjoy!
You are most welcome, thanks for reading!
I imagine it would provide a thin barrier of fused sand that would resist wind for a while. Probably not great for the environment and certainly against the rules in a competition, but fair game I suppose if you get a corporate gig where the sculpture has to last a few days.
View Instructable »Thanks, Gadisha!
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Thanks, jesseratfink!
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- mikecraghead commented on mikecraghead's instructable PVC Chicken Feeder
Washing first is probably a good idea; these are clear for potable water so I wouldn't worry about offgassing over time, but it couldn't hurt to wash them before their first use in case there's some residue left over from the manufacturing process. And a god soaking now and then becomes necessary over time, depending on how much moisture is in the air or how dirty it gets where you've placed it.
We've had better luck with pellets than with crumble, and some individual chickens (like those jerks you have) are definitely better at making messes than others. At the moment we only have one who seems to have figured out how to spill, the other girls in our current batch are much better behaved.I feel like a small arc of PVC at the bottom edge/lip of the Y might foil the mess-makers, but I haven't tried it.
For sure. As designed they're not going to keep the weather out, so you'd want to keep these under something rainproof, or move them under cover when it rains.
View Instructable »We definitely have had better luck with pellets, both for spillage and clumping.
- mikecraghead commented on mikecraghead's instructable PVC Chicken Feeder
We just pour one into another as we refill, if you were to keep adding food without pouring it out routinely, things would get gross.
View Instructable »It did take them a while to figure out there was food in there, then they were fine. We’ve never had issues with the physics of the food itself, but our chickens definitely prefer pellets to crumbs.
- mikecraghead commented on mikecraghead's instructable Skull PumpkinView Instructable »
Hi folks! I wrote this 'ible 11 years ago, and after a decade of practice and an appearance on Halloween Wars, I wrote a whole book on pumpkin skulls, and 3D pumpkin carving in general. More info here: https://mikecraghead.com/card.cfm?id=65&full=1&pag...Cheers!
- mikecraghead commented on mikecraghead's instructable PVC Chicken FeederView Instructable »
We always pour it into another one when it gets low, so the stuff at the bottom never sits for too long.
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- mikecraghead commented on mikecraghead's instructable PVC Chicken FeederView Instructable »
Ive often been surprised at how resourceful the birds are, stretching to reach higher than you think they will. I’d say give it a try. And if it’s too tall for your bantams, either whittle the Y so it’s shorter, or cut a hole out of a 2”x8” and sink the feeder into it. That has the added bonus of making it free standing. You could even create “stairs” by stacking two thick boards of differing sizes.Hope that helps. Good luck!Mike
- mikecraghead commented on mikecraghead's instructable PVC Chicken FeederView Instructable »
Wait... you SAVED time on instructables? ;) Glad I could help. Cheers!
- mikecraghead commented on mikecraghead's instructable "Get Me Out of Here!" Pumpkin CarvingView Instructable »
Thanks for the kind words, darrenh!
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Thank you, Seamster!
- mikecraghead entered Giant Spider Pumpkin Carving in the Halloween Contest 2017 contest
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Thanks! Hm, a Swiss Army Bat'Leth for crab and bottles and cans and your enemies, I like it! Regarding humane murder, I've used a small paring knife to good effect, and I'm not noticing a leverage problem when I hold it. But I'd definitely make sure version 2 works well before I subject any crustaceans to its wrath. Cheers!