RSSArchives: July 2006
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July 27, 2006
Hot air grocery bag plastic balloon
Esa writes - "Here's a huge hot air balloon made from grocery bag plastic. It generated enormous lifting power, so much that several persons couldn't hold it down. It flew for 200km in winter even though the heating source "failed". The balloon continued to fly being heated by the winter sun." - Link.
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Jul 27, 2006 01:18 AM
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Jul 27, 2006 12:27 AM
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July 26, 2006
LED knitting needles and crochet hooks
LEDs are illuminating everything these days including knitting needles and crochet hooks. There are 2 different brands that have come out recently. I'm not sure if this works well in the pitch black but they may be ok when you have minimal lighting. I like the mini light saber look to the Needle Lite ones.
- Needle Lite Knitting Needles (top left) - Link.
- Needle Lite Crochet Hooks (bottom) - Link.
- Knit Lite Knitting Needles (top right) [ via ] - Link.
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Jul 26, 2006 12:55 PM
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Make a mood light with RGB LEDs
Toon Beerten says, "A complete howto make your own mood light with high power leds and a few electronical components. The mood light fades between all the colours of the rainbow at the speed you selected." Link.
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Jul 26, 2006 08:31 AM
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July 25, 2006
HOW TO - Fashion Sketch
Croquis (meaning "sketch" in french) is the term used for the schematic figures that fashion designers draw. Sometimes having a sketch will help you get your design ideas across and nailed down before you start any part of the sewing production process. Although there's no geek girl this season on Project Runway 3, Katherine Gerdes, a graduate of RISDI (just like Diana Eng), has put up a tutorial on her blog on how to draw a basic croquis and create a portfolio of poses you like. So that when it comes to designing, you can get started quickly. [ via ] Link.
Related:
Threads Magazine: Croquis Family - Link.
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Jul 25, 2006 08:19 PM
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HOW TO - Make an online Fish Tank webcam
Billytkid writes "Step by step guide for modding the case of an IP camera so that it can be attached directly to a Fish Tank. The reason this is needed is because webcams usually are designed to be put in front of the subject, or need a stand. However with a Fish Tank cam it needs to be hidden away taking up as little room as possible" - Link.
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Jul 25, 2006 12:41 PM
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HOW TO - Make Pepto-bismol ice cream
How to make pepto-bismol ice cream, it actually sounds sorta good - [via] - Link.
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Jul 25, 2006 11:57 AM
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DIY Red LED lamp
Here's how to convert a cheap 12v halogen desk lamp to use with LEDs, specifically red ones for use at night during astronomical observation...also covers how to adapt it for use with a 12v power supply - Link.
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Jul 25, 2006 11:05 AM
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July 24, 2006
Giant LED Display
I dream of a backpack attachment for remote viewing!
This big LED display prototype I built from scratch for my employer. It conteins PIC based serial controller, PSU speaker and 420 LEDs forming segments of displays. Each segment consists of 20 superbright 5mm LEDs. Numbers are 20 cm high. LEDs are fixed on lasercut acrylic board surounded with lasercut foam on top of the board which serves as spacer and segment light barier. Board is distanced from the front pannel 20mm, so spotlights of LEDs are overlaping eachother and evenly illuminating whole area of segment. This display is meant to be the part of cue management system. I am planing to build a clock based on this prototype. No, not public clock... for my bedroom! - Link
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Jul 24, 2006 05:19 PM
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Q-Tip Gun
Made out of a few household objects, it launches Q-tips anywhere between 30-50ft. - Link
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Jul 24, 2006 03:12 PM
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HALF LIFE 2 Rube Goldberg Contraptions
While browsing the Google Video wonderland, I stumbled on these virtual Rube Goldberg contraptions. Despite the carnage, they are fun to watch! HL2 Rube Link and HL2 Rube Reloaded Link.
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Jul 24, 2006 01:00 PM
MAKE Video, Virtual Worlds |
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Use old phonograph as a grindstone
Nice retro re-use - Link.
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Jul 24, 2006 12:50 PM
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Simple Working Telegraph System
As a kid, I had a ham radio receiver and I would stay up late listening to the bbc and the robotic-sounding noises of morse-code communication. This rig would have been fun to run between my room and my brother's room for secret communication. Got a morse code project idea? Leave a note in the comments!
As you can see, this was a carefully thought-out and executed project. Many people just want to build a very simple set to become familiar with the basic principles of the electric telegraph. The following project is the simplest functional telegraph system construction project that I could find. It requires very few parts and all of them should be commonly available. - Link
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Jul 24, 2006 10:51 AM
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Make your own Carnage chopper!
KoolKat has another awesome bike project - "Full suspension mountain bikes with v-shaped frames have become very popular over the years, so it's no wonder that the local landfill has been seeing more and more of the cheap steel versions lately. The typical lifespan of a department store type bike seems to be about three years. Although fully suspended, the inexpensive steel versions have no more quality about them than their non suspended counterparts, and this makes them great for chopping and welding. A full suspension chopper? Nah, what's the point? Of course, the unique qualities of the v-shaped frame were quite appealing." - Link.
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Jul 24, 2006 10:41 AM
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Spoon Bracelet
Carl says, "Have you ever looked at the pattern on a discarded, mismatched piece of flatware and said to yourself, "That would make a really neat piece of jewelry for my wife!" ? Well, I have. I found this simple stainless steel spoon the other day with a great rose pattern twining up the handle, and I decided that although it had no set to go with it didn't deserve to be thrown away. So I set about figuring out how to turn it into a bracelet for Aubrey." Link.
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Jul 24, 2006 09:58 AM
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July 23, 2006
Scratchcard Wallpaper
One-upping the wallpaper trend, London-based textile designer Linda Florence applies a silvery sheen of the type used on scratch-off lottery tickets to a floral pattern. With all of the joy of discovery minus inevitable disappointment over the losing odds, Florence's design is a new foray into interactive décor. Contact her directly through her site for sales. - Link
Posted by Bre Pettis |
Jul 23, 2006 04:35 PM
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Cursor Kite
It's a kite that looks like a cursor!
Quad-line control, asymmetrical framing, invisible stainless fittings, and opposed-bow tensioning for the sail make this incredible kite look digitally pasted right into the sky. But it isn't. Carefully designed by Tim Elverston, this high-end addition to the WindFire collection marks the beginning of the WindFire OS Series. Stay tuned and don't worry, we've got all the logical extensions of this series in the works! - Via - Link
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Jul 23, 2006 02:24 PM
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Extra Hands For Soldering
With a project requiring the soldering of 100's of pins per day I made up a holder out of "Loc-Line." It attaches magnetically. - Link
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Jul 23, 2006 09:35 AM
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DIY Homemade Tesla Coil
This tesla coil photo shows beautiful feathery plasma!
The aim of this design was to get the highest voltage (or longest arcs) possible from a singe self contained unit. This coil operates from 12V or 24V SLA batteries. A pair of car ignition coils are used to provide around 20kV for charging the capacitor bank. The ignition coils are driven by a variable frequency square wave from a 555 timing chip and four large transistors (2N3055). - Link
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Jul 23, 2006 07:25 AM
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July 22, 2006
Seattle Powertool Drag Race Wrapup
There was smoke, fire, and good times at Seattle's powertool drag races. Flickr Sets 1 - 2 Here's a little video to show you what it was like!
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Jul 22, 2006 11:37 PM
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