Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Leather Steampunk Top Hat

Leather Steampunk Top Hat


Leather Steampunk Top Hat

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 01:40 PM PDT

If you've got some basic leatherworking know-how and need a spiffy hat for your steampunk getup, give this one a try.  It took me 3 hours of construction and alteration on day 1, and 2 hours dyeing and finishing on day 2. materials From your leatherworking tool kit: rivet setter hammer kni...
By: Jenn Nelson

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How To Enter the Paracord Contest

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 08:26 PM PDT

Paracord can be very useful stuff. It can be woven into a strong band, gutted for the nylon strands inside, or even just used to tie something together. We want to see what great paracord ideas you have and so we're having a Paracord Contest! To enter you must publish a new Instructable that invo...
By: Contest Robot

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Dead Computer Contest Winners

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 02:21 PM PDT

Instructables is happy to announce the winners of the Dead Computer Contest ! We put out the call for your dead computer creations and you have answered with over 100 spectacular new projects. As you can see from the winners below, the Instructables community has once again pushed the boundar...
By: Contest Robot

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Wooly Willy Table

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:24 PM PDT

This Instructable is a supercharged mash-up of the childhood classic "magnetic personality" Wooly Willy toy and a coffee table.  First released in 1955, the Wooly Willy toy uses a "magic pen" (magnet in a stick) to move a small amount of iron filings around an illustration of a hairless floati...
By: noahw

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Recycled HDD Rotary Sander for $5

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 02:16 AM PDT

 If you are a computer guy, you must have lots of Hard Disk drives piling up. If you want to use these for a good reason, the HDD Sander is just for you.   Because of the high RPM platter motor , the HDD platters have enormous speeds, generally from 5000  RPM up to 15,000 RPM. To make use of thi...
By: mhkabir

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Easy build self balancing skateboard/robot/segway platform

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 12:24 PM PDT

Plan : Lowest possible cost easy-build self balancing segway / robot / skateboard base unit. Can be used as basis of a self-balancing skateboard,  Segway clone or perhaps an R2D2 or similar. Why? : I took my self-balancing skateboard to a recent Maker Faire, March 2010 Newcastle UK, (see vid...
By: XenonJohn

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Concrete Mushrooms -- Yard Art

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:58 PM PDT

Like yard decor that's a little different?  How about making yourself some concrete mushrooms?  They're inexpensive and easy!   WARNINGS:  As with any project, you will need to take proper precautions.  Read the safety instructions on the products and follow them.  Quikrete can be roug...
By: THYMETOCHAT

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