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Posted by Phillip Torrone | Jul 16, 2007 10:00 PM
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HOW TO - Make a barometer

Here's a good project to do with the kiddos, HOW TO - Make a barometer... Thanks bf5man! Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Jul 16, 2007 08:00 PM
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Making odd masks is the new hobby

Modern Mechanix 1933, it's still the new hobby!

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Jul 16, 2007 06:00 PM
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Laser etched iPhone - settings

With a 35W Epilog laser 40% power, 100% speed with a 600dpi vector art image (AI) works great for laser etching an iPhone. The material on the back is a nice plastic that etched white-ish. Special thanks to Dan for experimenting... :)

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Jul 16, 2007 05:08 PM
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The sideways bike

Being dyslexic, just looking at the videos of Boston-based bike-builder Michael Killian's "sideways bike," makes my noggin throb. You ride and pedal the bike sideways, and steer front and rear (independently). His site has numerous videos, pics, and links to media coverage of his various bike projects.

The Sideways Bike [Via] - Link

Related:

• The Bicycle Archives

Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Jul 16, 2007 05:00 PM
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Instructables Show & Tell with Build Night: Friday, 20 July 6:30pm

Christy writes -

Didn't win a laser cutter? No worries- bring your phone, ipod, or MacBook and use ours!

We're holding another Show & Tell here at Instructables HQ! The event kicks off with snacks and Build Night demos from 6:30-8, featuring some of the people you've seen around the site. We'll start the regular Show & Tell session at about 8:15, and if time permits give some control tower tours!

Build Night Demos:
Lasercutting with ewilhelm
Bring something to laser-engrave! Plastic, wood, leather, and anodized metals work well.

Wooden Puzzles with lkrasnow
Come play with Lee's fantastic wooden puzzles, and check out his website.

Stencils with fungus amungus and noahw
Bring your own t-shirt, and a pre-cut stencil or some great ideas! They've got ink and tools.

Marshmallow Shooters with intoon
Build your own marshmallow shooter with the Howtoons interns! Ammo provided!

Core Memory with Mark Richards
Check out Mark's fantastic photographs of vintage computers, and get a signed copy of the book!

Homemade Ice cream with Andrea
Help churn your own ice cream in Andrea's classic hand-crank machine!

Schedule
6:30-8pm Build Night Demos
8:15-9:30pm Show & Tell

Location:
Instructables, 2175 Monarch St, Alameda, CA
Note that the mapping programs don't get our location exactly right. We're in the control tower at the old Alameda naval air base.
Directions here that work best when coupled with the map of the base. I'll see about updating them; in the meantime, email me if you've got any questions.

We'll see you there!

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Jul 16, 2007 04:00 PM
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Acra mill plus

Kaden writes -

So I was hangin' with one of my hardware buds last night... he's my go-to guy for obscure and/or drool worthy toolage. Last time I visited he showed me a bunch of Orthopaedic surgery tools from the '80's that he'd scored from an estate sale in the interior. Cripes, Phil, ya wanna have nightmares?

Hold something called a Femur Reamer in your hands. That's all you need to do: give your subconscious a few hours to ferment the experience and you'll be waking up in a cold sweat at 30 minute intervals for the next 6 nights.

Last night the talk turned to 'rotary tools'. For the record, I do not view Dremels with the awe and reverence of most Makers. Anyway, 5 minutes into the chat, dude showed me one of these. Let me muck about with it, but wouldn't sell it to me, the bastard. I was into the Goog as soon as I got home, placed my order 28 seconds later. You will *never* find a more needful Dremel accessory: The build quality is strong-like-bull and smooth-like-silk, there's add-ons available to make it even better, and it's just screamin' for a DIY CNC bodge. The manufacturer has a bunch of other products that seem equally lustworthy.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Jul 16, 2007 02:00 PM
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Music key display

The latest Gadget Freak shows you how to make a music key display -

There was dissonance in the church when the pianist and other musicians had to hunt for the key their Music Leader was playing in. Dick's gadget took the guesswork out of the guitar, the meandering out of the mandolin and the pondering out of the piano. The Music Leader communicates the key to the others by setting the display on his Sending Unit via pushbutton or the foot switch, and the Remote Units replicate that display for everyone else. Now, they're all in one A chord (or F, or C, or...).

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Jul 16, 2007 01:00 PM
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Identifying electronic components

David writes -

How-to identify and locate information for electronics components you can recycle from discarded gadgets. Brandon gives us example pictures and descriptions for most types of electronics components to help you stock up your home electronics lab. This is a must read for new electronics hobbyest.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Jul 16, 2007 12:00 PM
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HOW TO - Put DVDs on the iPhone - the super simple way

HandBrake is a GPL'd multi-platform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter - it's super easy to rip the DVDs you have and put them on the new iPhone - they look great and are about 1 GB each, here's how... Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Jul 16, 2007 11:00 AM
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Virtual Cogs - Portable computing-gaming platform

Here's a portable open gaming platform called "Virtual Cogs" based around the LCD screen from a PSP. Originally intended as a demonstration, they seem to be willing to make some for interested hobbyists. They have also started adding things like cameras and a GPS to it, Thanks David! - [via] Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Jul 16, 2007 11:00 AM
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Instructables laser cutter contest winners

Instructables had a big ole laser cutter contest, and here are the winners Link.

Congrats to everyone, the grand prize winner (a laser cutter) went to "How to Make a Three Axis CNC Machine (Cheaply and Easily)" - my personal pick was the shopping cart EMP.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Jul 16, 2007 10:00 AM
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