Wire Wrapping Technique
Anitra of CoffeePot People shares her wire wrapping technique using fine wire to keep ends tucked nicely inside the bead or to create beautiful curling and loops in your jewelry-making.
Month: September 2008
Hot glue for expressive LED diffusion
Hot glue guns & LEDs – two great tastes tools that go great together – What would I do without LEDs and hot glue? They are integral components to nine tenths of my projects. Well, while I was working on my first instructable I noticed that the LEDs I’d hot glued onto the wires kind […]
Austin Event: Grid-Tied Solar System Class
Austin has an aggressive solar energy rebate program ($4.50 per professionally-installed watt), and here’s an opportunity to learn the in’s and out’s of grid-tie system design: Grid-Interactive System Design and Installation (part 1&2) Cost: $80 Saturday, September 6th – 10am to 4pm This 6 hour workshop, lead by expert installer and NABCEP certified instructor Roy […]
DIY PSX to USB is A-OK!
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Here’s a good project for those interested in getting started with microcontroller circuit builds – Izuna posted details on building a PSX controller –> USB converter using an ATmega8 chip – Sure, you can buy an extensor and cut the cable, but you can also buy a PSX to […]
Canning 101
Epicurious has a feature on classic canning 101, covering all the basics including recipies, equimpent, and techniques to make the perfect pickles, jam, or chutney.
Austin Event: Weirdest Commute Contest
(Paul Sender’s jet toilet, which would be my ideal winner) Late notice, but today’s weirdest commute contest is just waiting for a Maker to steal the show: WEIRDEST COMMUTE CONTEST Combat climate change, and help kick off Commute Solutions Month at this lunchtime party featuring a contest for those who arrive in the strangest forms […]
10 hardest jobs to fill
This list is from April, but still likely accurate… Hands-on jobs like these are where some of the the worst U.S. talent shortages exist, according to Manpower Inc., which recently surveyed more than 42,500 employers worldwide. In a weakened job market, the overall percentage of U.S. employers struggling to find talented workers dropped by nearly […]
