Every year is build a big Christmas project. Usually I get started on those projects right after Halloween, but this year I started way late. At Thanksgiving, I was sitting out on my sister’s porch and finally managed to sketch something that I liked enough to build. The problem with such a late start … Continue reading
Pioneer wanted to be Gandalf The White for Halloween. I had made Gandalf’s sword, but I still needed to make his cloak and hat. In the run-up to Halloween, I’d spent most of my time working on Simon’s King Cobra costume, and then I got sick. In the end, I had to design and sew … Continue reading
PhotoJoJo sent me an ad for a small camera slide. It was kind of a lot of money, and wasn’t even motorized. I’ve been taking videos of projects and thought that a little motorized camera slide might be a nice way to spice up those kinds of videos. I remembered we still had a … Continue reading
The other day someone sent me a link to an instructable about using your smart phone as a microscope. It uses a laser pointer lens, and I knew I had one of those laser pointers at home in the junk drawer. Its batteries were dead, and its lens could be repurposed. I had plenty of … Continue reading
Pioneer wanted to be Gandalf the White for Halloween this year. Personally, I wouldn’t have chosen white for a costume that was sure to be grubby three minutes after it was put on, but Gandalf the White still had a long and difficult journey ahead of him so a few wrinkles and stains would … Continue reading
My son read that if you put a raw egg in vinegar, the shell will dissolve. So we got out a bowl and tried it. It was fun! The reaction bubbles out CO2 which collects on the shell. The bubbles at the bottom gently roll the egg. That’s handy since you don’t have to keep … Continue reading
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