I’ll show you the easiest way I know for removing candle wax so you can reuse the jar. Besides your candle, you’ll need a chopstick and some hot water. I’ve seen folks suggest a method using a freezer and a knife, and I’m here to tell you there’s a safer, easier way!
For this project, you will need:
For Maria’s interview video, we wanted to try filming us riding my motorcycle! I wrote an Instructable with more details on the equipment and logistics we used.
While recently on vacation in Mexico, I wanted to whip up some tasty margaritas, with limited supplies on hand. What follows is the simplest margarita recipe I can think of! You will need:
If you have kosher salt available, wet and dip the rim of the glass in salt first. In your glass of ice, combine:
Mix it up with a spoon, or the same fork you used to juice the limes. Adjust ratios to your taste. Enjoy!!
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Here’s how a few folks from the Brooklyn hackerspace NYC Resistor created a mini golf hole inspired by a human cell for the annual Figment mini golf course on Governors Island (opens June 3 2016)! The theme of the multi-hole course this year is “mini is the new big,” and after proposing our science-themed idea to the open call for submissions, we were selected as as one of the teams to construct a hole for the course. This Instructable follows the process of its construction and is a collaboration between Colleen AF Venable, Guy Dickinson, Chris “Widget” DiMauro, Ryan Micaleff, Ranjit Bhatnagar, and Becky Stern.
Special thanks to all members of NYC Resistor, Figment organizers, and creators of the other holes on the course!
These large stainless steel valves came from an old hydroelectric plant. They are quite handsome and had great potential to become awesome lamps, but a few major issues were holding them back. The first was that the valves didn’t stand sturdily on their own, and needed stabilization at the base. The second issue was attaching lamp parts to the hardened steel drive screw and routing wire to the socket, which had no obvious path. This instructable documents the steps taken to achieve lamp transformation status from some super neat old hunks of metal. Hopefully, you’ll glean some useful info for your own lamp projects!
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I had the opportunity to build an LED jacket for Buzz Aldrin to wear in a segment on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Have you been to the moon? Do you know what secrets it holds? I was invited to construct an LED space uniform jacket for Buzz Aldrin to wear in a segment on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. It’s a fairly straightforward NeoPixel and LED sequin project and I thought you might like to learn how to build something similar at home.
Before you begin, you may wish to check out these helpful prerequisites:
Photo with Stephen by Derek Moreno, wardrobe supervisor for The Late Show
To create an illuminated jacket with NeoPixel motif and LED sequin emblem, you will need some sewing supplies and some electronics supplies from Adafruit. I made a parts wishlist and link individually to them here.
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Turn a slice of raw wood into a durable coffee table! This guide follows my process for finishing a cross-cut maple “cookie” slab with epoxy resin and attaching hairpin legs.
This live-edge piece of wood had some holes on top that I wanted to fill, and something had to be done to hold the bark on. So I decided to use bartop epoxy resin to finish the whole piece.
Epoxy resin doesn’t stand up to high heat, so use coasters for coffee and cocoa and never put a hot pan or dish directly on the table.
This slab of maple came from my parents’ property in Connecticut. I was told the spalting (pigmented ring patterns caused by fungi) made this wood very desirable.
Before beginning the transformation from slice to table, this cookie dried out in my parents’ barn for about two years.
The supplies used for this project include, but are not limited to:
This project is very messy and uses materials capable of causing permanent property damage and bodily harm. Follow all the manufacturer’s instructions and safety warnings.
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