Jezza Bear writes – “I cannot claim this as one of my inventions but it was a cute little project and hardly took anytime to produce. The Peaucellier-Lipkin linkage (or Peaucellier-Lipkin cell), invented in 1864, was the first linkage capable of transforming rotary motion into perfect straight-line motion. It is named after Charles-Nicolas Peaucellier (1832-1913), […]
Can you boil an egg with the power of the sun? Sure – Link. Related: HOW TO – Make a homemade solar water heater – Link. Mystery solar powered-mobile – Link. Solar Death ray – Link. Floating solar crocodile – Link. Solar Powered Jack-O-lantern – Link. DIY Solar cycle – Link. Solar MOE’s (Made on […]
Sam writes – “A handmade tea light holder, crafted from a log. I shaped a log from our firewood pile into a slab, and drilled holes for the tea lights. Its pretty simple really- but the most important part is picking an attractive piece of wood, and paying attention to nice finishing.” – Link. Related: […]
Herrozerro writes – “This instructable will teach you how to make Duct Tape roses, They are pretty good for valentines day and other events like fund raisers.” – Link. Related: Duct Tape stress tests – Link. Duct tape prom wear… – Link. HOW TO – Make a duct tape two-person bicycle – Link. Make a […]
Sergey collects cards and sent in this instructable. Hmmm, now I’m on the lookout for a deck of black playing cards for a black top hat! – Link
I’m always tangling things up and it’s not so bad until a I tangle a bunch of cords up into a swarm of spaghetti. – Link
Instructables TV is back again this week with a handy video on knife sharpening… – Link & QuickTime (M4V).
