Month: April 2007

HOW TO – Naff movie into ‘DVD Spectra’

HOW TO – Naff movie into ‘DVD Spectra’

DoWatt writes – Everyone has at least one DVD they are ashamed of buying. You know, the DVD that was ‘a good idea at the time’, was watched half way through and then consigned to the back of the DVD rack, ‘hidden’ from prying eyes. This instructable makes some use of that mistaken purchase. This […]

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Mixing polyester resin (video)

Mixing polyester resin (video)

Resin mixing is an important part of composite manufacturing, trebuchet03 shows you how to do it safely and with an acceptable margin of accuracy – Link. From the pages of MAKE: Moldmaking. How the pros replicate objects. MAKE 08 – page 160. Subscribers–read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 08 @ […]

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AppleTV hack weekend

AppleTV hack weekend

Jason @ Hackszine had a great AppleTV hack weekend, check out all the projects and how-tos! The Internet tubes have been chock full of AppleTV hacks this last week. This weekend, I’ll be collecting links and posting everything on the subject I can find, hopefully recapping at least a portion of all the cool things […]

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The week in tools

The week in tools

This week in tools from Chuck! This week we tested one of the first available 10.8V Impact drivers from Bosch. We pitted this tiny, 800 in-lb capable monster against a much larger 14.4V driver with spectacular results. We also checked out a sub-$300 26-gallon air compressor that ships with six air tools – a great […]

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Photos from 2007 Rhode Island FIRST Vex Challenge

Photos from 2007 Rhode Island FIRST Vex Challenge

I dropped in toward the end of the Rhode Island FIRST Vex Challenge yesterday, and I learned something I didn’t know; my home state is the first state in the US where every public high school has the opportunity to participate in a FIRST Challenge. I realize we are the smallest state in the US, […]

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