The Dress I made.
In my “about me” section of my site I mentioned that I dabble in just about everything – I think that this project is testament to that fact. Though I will admit I had one of the strongest motivators know to mankind (wanting to impress a girl) had a lot to do with my decision to pursue sewing a dress – without it I probably wouldn’t have ever decided to make one.
Anyhow, after sewing the kite for my kiteboard project, I saw a very expensive dress that I (and more importantly the girl I wanted to impress) thought was really cool. A situation where I see something very expensive that I want that there is a possibility that I could make make for cheap is usually the recipe for a new project to be born, which happened here. I figured that I could make it for less than $30, and in the process impress someone very important. Talk about bang for your buck! If I had just bought it I would have payed nearly 10 times what it cost to make, and lost the impressive factor – it was an easy decision to make!
Anyone interested in a “build”? It wasn’t very difficult. If there is any interest in the basics of dressmaking I’ll be happy to write an article!
Good gosh HDR makes my living room look AWESOME. I have to say it really isn’t exciting at all in real live.
My article detailing how (with some good plans that are freely available) I built a fully functional inflatable kiteboarding kite for less than $100. It flies well and looks pretty good too IMHO. Check it out!
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Check back for instructions to make the harness, control system, and board.
What is the point of having a beautiful violin if you hide it away in a case 99% of the time. Hang it up for all to see. Even if you just inherited the violin and don’t play it, its still very attractive to hang on a wall. Have your violin hanging for a couple bucks and 30 minutes of work.
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Do you silk screen? Do you hate it when your screens move everywhere and smudge your shirts? Do you hate the idea of paying way too much for simple clamps? If so these are for you. They’re simple cheap DIY screening clamps. You don’t silk screen? You just might after reading my Silk Screening Guide for Beginners which will be up in a couple days.
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Have you ever wanted to build a small engine that was quick and almost impossible to mess up? Just getting into machining and want a fun project? If so this is for you. It’s a build article for the small air engine in pieces above. Check out the Link for a complete build log with free plans.
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My writeup for how I built a centrifuge to cast intricate pieces of jewelry has been posted. It covers building the centrifuge, making molds, and actually casting jewelry. Enjoy!
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My casting at home writeup is now up. It details how I built a furnace, made molds, and cast a one of a kind piece of jewelry. If you enjoy this check back soon because I am writing the article for my centrfuge casting. Its more dangerous and can make more detailed jewelry!
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My home climbing wall how to article has been posted. It goes from design to construction of a small home climbing wall. Enjoy.
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My writeup for the small two stroke engine I made for sophomore design has been posted. There are lots of pictures and a video. If you want to build it yourself you can also download the plans there as well. I put a lot of work into it so I hope you enjoy it!
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