The “Beer-Perch”
OK, so I didn’t really use beer bottles, but it’s the same idea. This project is a cheap, easy way to make a perch for your bird. Plus, it looks better than most store-bought, cheaply painted models! Enjoy!
Wire cutters
Tiny Wanderer “Moth”
Adding CdS photocell sensors to your Tiny Wanderer robot allows it to see a spectrum of light that is similar to what humans perceive. With two sensors, the robot can monitor two directions for light level differences and be programmed to either turn to or to avoid high light levels. In this guide I will […]
Folding-Wing Glider: Rockets Up … Glides Down!
This balsa wood glider catapults up with wings folded back, wings pop open and it gently glides down.
Laboratory Cork Ring
Round-bottom flasks offer many advantages for chemical work that requires heating a liquid, but suffer from a major storage and handling drawback: They don’t sit flat on a work surface. The common solution is to equip the bench with one or more cork rings that the flasks can sit in, as shown, to cushion them […]
Mutant Cyborg Pumpkin Halloween Costume
This year I decided to opt out from the boring practice of buying standardized Halloween costumes for my kids and instead build costumes myself. This Instructable is for the one I built for my son. I hope it is interesting not only because it is cool and unusual, but also as fun reading about different […]
Business Lizard with Briefcase Diorama
A strange dream about a lizard in a business suit becomes a strange and lovely Halloween costume.
