Comments on: How-To: Cast a solid ice beer caddy http://blog.makezine.com/2010/09/03/how-to-cast-a-solid-ice-beer-caddy/ DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers, and hackers Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Steve Cooley http://blog.makezine.com/2010/09/03/how-to-cast-a-solid-ice-beer-caddy/#comment-268095 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/how-to-cast-a-solid-ice-beer-caddy/#comment-268095 Ok, that sounds like a fun idea, just make sure it floats the right way up, full or empty. Nothing quite like having 6 beer bottles crash down into your pool littering glass all over the place. Not to be debbie downer or anything, but… this should be somewhat obvious. :)

My lego boats taught me that you need to stick a ballast underneath your vessel if you want it to keep upright.

]]> By: volkemon http://blog.makezine.com/2010/09/03/how-to-cast-a-solid-ice-beer-caddy/#comment-268096 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/how-to-cast-a-solid-ice-beer-caddy/#comment-268096 From the writeup:

“Place the entire tub with bottles into the freezer.

You may have to eat the ice cream to make some room.”

Got a grin out of me.

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Interesting seeing how different methods were tried.

]]> By: JennaSys http://blog.makezine.com/2010/09/03/how-to-cast-a-solid-ice-beer-caddy/#comment-268097 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/how-to-cast-a-solid-ice-beer-caddy/#comment-268097 I liked how he went through the steps of how he arrived at his final solution. It’s always interesting to understand the thought process used in solving a particular problem, and hearing about what didn’t work was just as informative as what eventually did.

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