RSSArchives: July 2006
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July 30, 2006
How Marionette's Are Made
Pat writes - "For this week's video (8 minutes in length), we dove into the world of the performing arts to show you the very interesting process of how marionettes are made. Did you know that there are between ten and fifteen strings for each marionette? The entire process really is a work of art and takes several weeks just to create one puppet. As you'll see in the video, the first step to creating a puppet is sketching out a drawing. Then, they sculpt the head out of clay. But that's too heavy for a puppet so they create a plaster cast and let it harden. Later, they break open the cast and pour neoprene liquid which, when dried, turns into a light weight plastic. With the head complete, they proceed to glue on the hair or fur. " - Link.
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Jul 30, 2006 07:13 AM
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Plants... made from spam
Clever use for all that email spam... - "The ASCII values found in the text of spam messages determine the attributes and qualities of the Spam Plants" [via] - Link.
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Jul 30, 2006 06:23 AM
Online |
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$10 spinning bow-tie
Fun spinning bow-tie project on the cheap - Link.
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Jul 30, 2006 05:35 AM
Crafts, DIY Projects, Electronics, Instructables |
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Caterfall - DIY cat waterfall
VisionFoo made a simple automatic cat water fountain from an aquarium cascade pump - Link.
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Jul 30, 2006 04:49 AM
DIY Projects |
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Controlled bleaching with discharge paste
Fungus amungus has a good instructable on using discharge paste for t-shirt designs - "Where bleach is incerdibly thin and can destroy natural fibers if you're not careful, discharge paste is the opposite. It's gooey so it doesn't spill easily and can be used with silkscreens. It's also nice to natural fibers, which is good as well. It removes most fiber reactives, direct dyes and acid dyes (more info) and typically leaves a light golden color when it's done." - Link.
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Jul 30, 2006 03:03 AM
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HOW TO - Photograph jewelry
Tabletop studio has some good tips and instructions on taking close up photos of jewelry (these techniques are good for other close ups of shiny things too)... - "Taking good quality pictures of jewelry for most is an unsolved mystery. However, there are some simple techniques used by the professional, which even amateur photographers can use to obtain dramatic results with minimal effort. The following examples show the basic setup that should allow anyone to achieve results they can be proud of." [via] - Link.
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Jul 30, 2006 02:06 AM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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DIY High heat alarm
ElectricJ writes - "This is a simple alarm that I made so that it would go off when the temperature of a deep freezer or other similair appliance got above a certain temperature in degrees. I thought that this would help by giving you a little bit of indication of when it was time to move your food before it went all bad." - Link.
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Jul 30, 2006 01:11 AM
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July 29, 2006
Seat belt lawn chair...
Mark writes - "...still like the old-style aluminum folding lawn chairs-to me, as a bigger guy, they are much more comfortable than the new collapsible camp-style chairs being sold today. However, the old plastic or vinyl replacement webbing is nearly impossible to find, and if you are lucky enough to find it, it may be in no better condtion than what you are trying to replace. I had picked up a roll of seat belt webbing at the flea market for a few bucks, and after seeing handbags woven from it in magazines, I decided I might try to re-web one of my vintage chairs. The result is better than I expected, plus the webbing is stronger and much more comfortable than the plastic stuff. No pinched leg hairs or sticking to it in hot, humid weather! My guess is it will last forever as long as i keep it out of the rain." - Link.
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Jul 29, 2006 11:45 PM
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Biquad WiFi antenna mod for better cell reception
Graeme writes - "Here's how I got mobile phone reception where there was no signal - adapting Biquad WiFi antenna designs for use with UMTS (3G) mobile phone networks" - Link.
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Jul 29, 2006 10:47 PM
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Shut down a DELL with a text message
Interesting, if you have a DELL Optiplex GX520 and put a cell phone near the CDROM drive as you receive a SMS/TXT (or perhaps a call) - it will shut down the computer - "The bug appears when you put your mobile phone close to the cd-rom unit of the dell and then recieve a sms/txt. What happends is it goes into some sort of suspension mode from which you can't bring it back without breaking power or holding down the power button for four seconds." [via] - Link.
Usually you can hear clicking and noise through some computer speakers when a phone is getting a signal, or right before it rings - so the DELL might just be triggering a fault and shutting down or something. Cool way to do a remote shutdown :)
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Jul 29, 2006 09:34 PM
Computers |
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HOW TO - Screen printing - Cheap, dirty, and at home
Tracy writes - "You don't have to spend a ton of money on equipment or have a screen printing studio to make some pretty good quality prints. I taught some friends how to reuse old picture frames and curtains to make screens, burn them in the sun, and clean them with a garden hose. While we were at it we took some pictures so we could share the lesson with you." - Link.
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Jul 29, 2006 08:31 PM
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Soldering arms (DIY 3rd hand)
Aeshir shows you how to make a DIY version of a "third hand" for soldering - "For those of you who solder, you know how hard it can be to hold your soldering iron, wire, and 2 (or more) pieces you're soldering. These are two arms attached to a piece of wood that can bend in any direction and stay that way. They also have clips on the ends which grab stuff. " - Link.
Related:
Cool Tool: Third Hand - Link.
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Jul 29, 2006 07:28 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Instructables |
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Alternative to alternative fuels and vehicles
Matthew writes - "With gas prices through the roof, an investigation of the facts behind driving style, engine modifications and alternative fuel may help squeeze a few more mpg from each tank." [via] - Link.
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Jul 29, 2006 06:22 PM
DIY Projects, Transportation |
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Get MAKE: Weekend projects in one click with iTunes
Get our latest weekend project video and PDF in one click via iTunes and get it each week automatically. You can watch the video, take it with you, view the PDF and print it out... For this weekend project, we made a Kite Arial Photography Rig (KAP). This was one of those projects that require remaking multiple times to get it so that it would fly. We started with a VEX robotics kit and then had to make lots of changes to make it lighter (Flickr). Click here!
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Jul 29, 2006 05:06 PM
Announcements |
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Homebuilt recumbents
Xddorox writes - "These are two homebuilt recumbent bikes that I built from old bicycles. The one with the red seat is mine and the other one is my son's. Check out my photostream for close up detail shots of my son's pocket rocket. " - Link.
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Jul 29, 2006 04:37 PM
Bicycles, Transportation |
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HOW TO - Make emergency eyeglasses
Karen's how-to page has a lot of fun projects, like this one, emergency eye glasses - "You can make a simple cardboard version by cutting out a piece of cardboard in the shape of glasses, and using elastic (I've used rubber bands) to attach it to your head, or cut out cardboard earpieces. Poke several pinholes in the cardboard, about 1/10 inch (2.5 mm) apart. An easy way to do this is to hold the cardboard up to a bulletin board and use a thumbtack to make the holes." [via] - Link.
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Jul 29, 2006 03:46 PM
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Blow Up - Breath amplifiers
Scott Snibbe's "Blow Up" - "Blow Up records, amplifies, and projects human breath into a room-sized field of wind. The installation comprises two devices. The first is a rectangular array of twelve small impellers, which stands on a table on one side of the gallery. This small input device is electronically linked to a large wall of twelve electric fans, which divides the gallery in half. Each tabletop impeller is spatially and temporally synchronized to a corresponding fan in the wall, so that the speed and relative movements of each impeller are replicated by the fans' speeds and movements." [via] - Link.
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Jul 29, 2006 02:07 PM
Arts, Made On Earth |
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The Parker Steam Synthesizer
Machineproject writes - "Lorin Parker has a made a delightful minature steam engine that doubles as a synthesizer. Or a synthesizer that doubles as steam engine, whatever. " - Link.
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Jul 29, 2006 01:13 PM
Made On Earth, Music |
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Kampala mobile phones
Mobile and wireless phone kiosks in Kamapala powered from car batteries - [via] Link.
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Jul 29, 2006 12:16 PM
Made On Earth |
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Retro dinner gadgets
Fun dinner contraptions to (re)make - Link.
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Jul 29, 2006 11:16 AM
Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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