Soldering iron (writing) pen
Super simple and fun – Got an old soldering iron, turn it into a pen! – [via] Link.
Month: June 2007
Homemade CatCamera
Another cat project today… J.Perthold made a camera that takes pictures automatically… from a cat! – Sometimes I have some challenging ideas, or crazy like some other people would say. This time I thought about our cat who is the whole day out, returning sometimes hungry sometimes not, sometimes with traces of fights, sometimes he […]
HOW TO – Make SUPER CATNIP… isolation of nepetalactone from catnip
Talbotron22 shows you how to make SUPER CATNIP… isolation of nepetalactone from catnip – At least two thirds of domestic cats “enjoy” the effects of Nepeta, a.k.a. “catnip.” But do they it enjoy it enough? If humans were able to isolate the active ingredient in catnip, could we not use it to become omnipowerful CATGODS? […]
Is it better to invest or pay off your mortgage early?
There’s a huge discussion happening both on Lifehacker and Get Rich Slowly regarding the pros and cons of paying off a mortgage early. Contrary to my own assumptions, the numbers (assuming current interest rates around 6%) seem to strongly encourage investing your money instead of paying toward your mortgage’s principal. On the one hand, you […]
The week in tools
Chuck drops some tools of the week on us – Toolmonger readers tell us that they consider palm sanders archaic, recommending instead random orbital sanders for more control and power. We looked at a slick new one from Festool that switches between random orbital and pure rotary – to remove material quickly – on the […]
Weekend Projects: Mousey The Junkbot
As the end of the weekend approaches, don’t forget to learn how to make Mousey the Junkbot! Watch the podcast – Link Read the PDF Article – Link Subscribe in itunes and have it downloaded automatically – Link
Recycle cans into nice trays
Here’s how to turn old cans into serving trays – Link. Related: House of Beer Cans – Link. How Many Cans? How Much Money? – Link. It’s all made from cans… – Link. Art Of The Can – Art made from Red Bull cans… – Link.