Friday, February 19, 2010

Double Capacity MintyBoost with 4-AA Battery Holder Modification

Double Capacity MintyBoost with 4-AA Battery Holder Modification


Double Capacity MintyBoost with 4-AA Battery Holder Modification

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 10:58 AM PST

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By: RoysterBot

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Light Thicknessing with a Radial Arm Saw

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 12:54 PM PST

Frequently I need to make something small an exact thickness.  Here the piece of oak needs to be reduced in thickness to fit into the saw kerfs on the corners of this child's toy.  It is easy with a sanding drum on a radial arm saw and an auxiliary table. First, cut the kerfs The toy is a wooden ...
By: Phil B

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[slideshow] Simple Animatronic (robotic hand) made of Chain

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 06:53 PM PST

This is very similar to: http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Animatronics-robotic-hand/ I was originally going to build this as the link recommended - but I hate glue, tape and plastic.  I want it welded/brazed/bolted together so I opted for what you see in the picture.  Took quite a few tips ...
By: r570sv

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[video] Animated Optical Illusion!

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 10:41 PM PDT

Learn how to create your own animated optical illusions. Based on the popular book, Magic Moving Images.
By: signalred

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Self Pop-up Cubic Card

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 05:25 PM PST

I will show you how to make a cubic gift card that pops when is pulled out from a book or any other flat hard envelopes. This is an amazing Valentine card to make for a very special person! I did it green for visual purposes! but it could be any color depending the ocation Print the new template...
By: beackmaniax

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DIY Lockring Pliers

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 09:14 PM PST

You can buy different types of tools to remove the lockring from a fixed gear track bike. Some are the spanner type and some are pliers. I like the pliers best but I don't want to shell out $30-$50 for a set so I decided to make a set. Gather your weapons! First thing is to buy some pliers. I bo...
By: russd32

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Treadmill Desk

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 08:22 PM PST

This Instructable documents the building of three treadmill desks, the motivation behind walking while you work at your computer or talk on the phone, and gives our anecdotal evidence for how and why this has worked for us. Walking around 1 MPH, as shown in the video, seems to pose no negative impac...
By: ewilhelm

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One Mitten for Two.

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 08:17 PM PST

Holding hands is a pleasant way to warm up the hands, but sometimes it's just too cold! Pull out these mittens, and s/he'll be smitten. A great exuse to hold hands. Theres even a secret pouch inside to put in a handwarmer, a picture, or.... (;  What You'll Need: 1 yard of warm fleece 1 yard of coz...
By: geenahhh

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Valentine's Day Fabric Postcard

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 09:44 AM PST

How to make a fabric postcard for Valentine's Day that can actually go through the post/mail Materials and tools Materials to make one card one piece of  6" x 4" of thick, stiff interfacing  ( I use Timtex™ or fast2fuse® ) two 6" x 4" pieces of fusible web such as Bondaweb or  Steam-a -seam (not...
By: lizzyastro

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Homemade Lox

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 06:42 PM PST

After being inspired by Alton Brown to make a cardboard cold smoker to make bacon I started to think of what else I could cold smoke. One of the first suggestions I got was to make lox (cold smoked salmon).  I have had lox from grocery stores, Einstein's Brothers, as well as the local Katz's deli b...
By: sandds

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Create own Membrane Matrix Keypad (and hooking it up to the Arduino)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 09:17 PM PST

So you want to create your own membrane keypad? Why? well making your own keypad can be useful for many reasons. It's cheap and easy to do, it can be placed in situations where it may be vandalized or stolen without much frustration, It can be fully customized to display whatever you like, and you c...
By: Jorad

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A Humorous Personalized Notepad

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 10:30 AM PST

It is fun to have and use your own personalized humorous notepad, or to give them as gifts.  This piece of note paper shows a line drawing of a computer.  The text says, "First the wheel and now this!  How does (your name) get such great ideas?"  (Many years ago a similar sample came in some adverti...
By: Phil B

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HOW TO MAKE A RAG RUG

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 10:50 PM PDT

THIS INSTRUCTABLE OUTLINES THE SUPPLIES AND PROCESS FOR MAKING A RAG RUG USING SCRAP FABRIC. RAG RUG SUPPLIES GOOD AND SHARP SCISSORS RAG RUG SUPPLIES 1/4" MESH RUG CANVAS RAG RUG SUPPLIES VARIETY OF SCRAP FABRIC RAG RUG STEP 1 CUT 1/2" WIDE STRIPS INTO 4" LENGTHS RAG RUG STEP 2 FEED...
By: nvolicer

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spinning yarn

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 02:29 PM PST

Yarn has been spun on spindles for thousands of years. With a little fiber and a spindle, you too can participate in this oldest of alchemies. This instructable will show you how to spin a single from wool roving, using a top-whorl spindle. materials Fiber: Just about anything that is vaguely ...
By: alicious

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Funky Yo-Yo Scarf

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 07:44 PM PST

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By: kitchenwench

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Fast way to fold a T-shirt

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 10:28 AM PST

This is a simple tutorial to teach you how to fold your T-shirt For this tutorial, you will need a T-shirt Pinches Step 1, find pinch 1 by drawing an imagination line across the middle of the t-shirt, and find pinch 2 by directly moving up the T-shirt and pinch the T-shirt on the shoulder ...
By: gutentony

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[video] Save $200 in 2 Minutes and have the World's Best Writing Pen

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 01:15 PM PST

Hack together your very own Mont Blanc writing pen for only $15 in about 2 minutes! This video is entirely based upon the awesomely successful Instructable Save $200 in 2 minutes and have the worlds best writing pen.  Mont Blanc pens employ some mighty fine technology and are widely regarded as on...
By: noahw

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stained-glass heart (very fast and easy)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 05:22 PM PST

Do you want to make someone happy this valentines. If you do, try this cheap and easy craft. Peel the paper off the crayons. Use a pencil sharpener to shave them over a large sheet of waxed paper, spreading the shavings thinly and leaving a wide blank border around the edges of the paper. Pl...
By: ipod1234

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Speaker Creature

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 09:50 PM PST

The Speaker Creature is a renewable energy vibrobot made from the speaker found inside a computer case. Thanks to its renewable energy source, the fun never ends... well at least until the string breaks... or you drop dead from exhaustion. Yet, imagine how much fun you will have before exhaustion se...
By: 62 Projects to Make with a Dead Computer

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Wearable 3D glowing heart!

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 11:34 PM PST

In this instructable, I'll show you how to make a charming three-dimensional broach in the shape of a heart, lit from the inside by an LED.  If broaches aren't your thing, you can also take the heart and put it on a card, on the top of a gift box, on a necklace, or in many other useful locations. A ...
By: Geekmandude

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Fruit Bouquet

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 09:33 AM PST

Make your own edible arrangement quickly and cheaply with this easy tutorial.  When flowers aren't quite right, or you want a present that's slightly more unique, a fruit bouquet is just the thing.  Completely customizable to suit any tastes, this special treat can be whipped up in an instant.   (...
By: scoochmaroo

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Needle Felting Conductive Fabric

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:09 AM PST

Conductive fabric is a great tool for switches and circuits, but is t pretty?  Not so much. Needle felting provides a way to make conductive fabric that fits your aesthetic and your resistance. Gather Your Parts Wool Roving Conductive Roving Needle Punch Needle Felting Mat Mutlimeter ...
By: Lynne Bruning

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DIY LED car headlights!

Posted: 16 May 2007 03:25 PM PDT

This INSTRUCTABLE will go through the steps I am going through in the making of homemade fog lights for my car, a Hyundai Atos (sold as a Dodge Atos here in Mexico).At first phase completion, my first 78 LEDs are dissipating 5.8 watts while my resistors only dissipate 0.85 watts, and the array is al...
By: Nachoman

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Changing a bicycle tube

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 06:34 PM PST

 An easy way to change your bicycle tube. First things first Loosen axle bolts. To make it easy to get the chain off, push the wheel all the way forward. Getting the chain off With your left hand, push the chain to the inside of the bike. While pushing the chain, rotate the cranks with your ri...
By: jaydyer

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Building an Hexagonal Acrylic Aquarium

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:03 PM PST

Here's a fishtank I built to fit inside an old oak coffee table I found at a flea market. It's not a simple build, but I managed to figure it out mostly by myself with little prior experience. Here's how I did it. Materials and Tools I started with the oak end table and some acrylic sheet from Ho...
By: heySkippy

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How to make Glittens (fingerless glove-mittens)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 09:05 AM PST

I love to wear big rings so i wanted to make a pair of gloves that didn't have individual fingers, and flap over mittens to keep my fingers warm. This instructable shows you how to make an old cardigan into a pair of fingerless gloves that transform into mittens. Includes a free pattern that can be...
By: alittlestranger

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Colorful Classic MacPlanters

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 11:25 AM PST

What do you do with half a hundred old classic Macs once you've retired from building Macquariums? Here's what I did. I built MacPlanters. Preparation Getting the Mac ready to be a planter is easier than making it into an aquarium, but still requires some work. In short, all the guts must be remo...
By: heySkippy

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Removing and Rehousing the Hard Drive from your dead Apple Time Capsule

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 03:56 PM PST

If you're reading this, I'm going to assume that yours died and you want to get all your info off of it. Apple does not offer data recovery, and you could go to an apple certified place, the one I called here in LA told me it would cost somewhere between $300 and $1000. That's way out of my range fo...
By: oklacalit

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Olive Oil Wheat Crackers

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 11:51 AM PST

You can and should make your own crackers. I used to think that there must be some mysterious secret to making crackers that meant they could only be made in a factory. It turns out that could not be further from the truth. All manner of crackers are available to the home cook, but this is a good si...
By: NoFiller

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Bacon Cheesecake Brownies

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 12:07 PM PST

Bacony, chocolatey brownie batter is baked up with little pockets of lightly sweetened cheesecake goodness, turning a basic chocolate indulgence into an amazing one.  Bake up a pan of these triple treats and share them with someone special. I was planning on making cheesecake brownies for my husban...
By: starshipminivan

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How to make a wooden ring

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 01:10 AM PST

 A ring that I had from Vietnam recently broke, leaving an emptiness on my finger and soul, so I decided to fill that emptiness with a lil bit of craftiness.             Materials and tools  A piece of wood preferably with an interesting grain pattern (I used wenge) Some sort of finish Ho...
By: quomaya2

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Love Bug card - super cute, super quick

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 04:37 AM PST

If you need a cute card fast then this is the answer. Designed for Valentines but you could use it any time of the year for the one you love. What you need....   For this make you will need the following: - blank card and envelope - red and black card or paper (or any colours you want to use)...
By: loudcharlie

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[slideshow] Tung the Giraffe

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 01:49 AM PST

 I've been in the mood to craft a bit. I sketched out some animals the other day and have been quickly bringing them to life via fleece and buttons. This is "Tung" the giraffe. Check out www.instructables.com/id/Lethar-the-Sloth/ too!
By: BeanGolem

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Legend of Zelda Valentine Message - Tunisian Crochet

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 10:02 AM PST

 I made this wall hanger for my wife for valentines day this year.  It is done using Tunisian crochet.  The great thing about tunisian crochet is you can use any pattern that is in a grid formation.  This makes cross stitch patterns and charts drawn in excel or on graph paper, perfect!  since one st...
By: russm313

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