Patrick Wilson made a template from his father's WWI aviation goggles and made from it generated his own pair. He shares the template and plans below.
Scale drawings of my father's aviation goggles (WW1)
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Sew your own aviation goggles
Posted: July 4th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
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Patriotic paper pinwheel printouts
Posted: July 4th, 2008, 6:45pm CDT
Natalie at CRAFT points out an easy project for kid-friendly patriotic fun.
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Instructables' BBQ PDQ contest
Posted: July 4th, 2008, 6:00pm CDT
In case you didn't know, Instructables has been running a BBQ/grilling contest. Deadline for entry is July 6, so if you want to entry, you'll need to hurry. You can see all of the entries to date at the link below.
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Water balloon slingshot
Posted: July 4th, 2008, 5:30pm CDT
Here's a simple but effective design for a water balloon launcher using surgical tubing -
Make a wicked cool catapult that shoots water balloons really well without them exploding right away! You can buy water balloon shooters in stores, but they never work well and explode the water balloon as soon as you let go.
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HOW TO - Make beer can chicken
Posted: July 4th, 2008, 5:00pm CDT
Want to make the best dang chicken you've ever eaten? Try a beer can chicken on the grill. It's pretty simple. You first cover the chicken with your favorite spice rub. I use Steven Raichlen's basic BBQ rub of brown sugar (1/4c), sweet paprika (1/4c), pepper (3tbs), sea salt (3tbs), garlic powder (2tsp), onion powder (2tsp), cayenne pepper (1tsp). Then, you shove a can of beer (you can also use a soda) up the chicken's butt with half of the liquid left inside. Poke extra holes in the top of the can and put a few spoons of your rub inside the liquid. The bird is then placed on the grill, resting tripod-style, on the base of the can and its two legs. And yes, it does look like it's sitting on the toilet, and yes, your guests, your kids will get a good laugh out of how goofy it looks (but they won't be laughing after they start eating).
Place the chicken on one side of the grill with the opposite side burners on (i.e. indirect heat). Cook for about 1-1/2 hours, or until 180-degrees internal. You'll need to turn the chicken around every 1/4 hr so so that it cooks evenly. Some people like to use a drip pan underneath to catch and revaporize all of the liquid. Also: If you're concerned about the aluminum can and its paint, etc., you can use a soup-type can with the paper label removed (just make sure it's the kind that doesn't have a white plastic lining).
Note: Some people stuff the neck cavity of their chicken with meats (sausage) or fruit/vegetables (onion, apple). To me, this diminishes the chimney effect that the beer can method is designed to take advantage of. The organic chickens I get usually have a big skin flap at the neck. I use that to close off most of the hole so that all of the juices don't vent away.
Below is one Instructable for beer can chicken. There are others and lots of other resources online about it. Everyone has their own variation.
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LED fireworks
Posted: July 4th, 2008, 4:00pm CDT
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Weekend Project: Soda Bottle Rocket
Posted: July 4th, 2008, 10:00am CDT
With a few empty soda bottles and some PVC pipe, you can build a high-performance water rocket. Original project by Steve Lodefink. The basis for this project's launcher design is the Martinet LauncherTo download Soda Bottle Rocket MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes.
Check out the Soda Bottle Rocket article MAKE 05 "Soda Bottle Rocket" & You can see that in our digital edition.
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Weekend Project: Soda Bottle Rocket (PDF)
Posted: July 4th, 2008, 9:00am CDT
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With a few empty soda bottles and some PVC pipe, you can build a high-performance water rocket. From Make Volume 5 by Steve Lodefink. The basis for this project's launcher design is the Martinet Launcher PDF
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Art made with rocket fuel, gunpowder and bullets - Happy 4th of July!
Posted: July 4th, 2008, 8:00am CDT
Fourth of July fireworks might seem tame to Matt Stromberg via Gizmodo.
The Savannah College of Art and Design professor of foundation studies and sculpture uses rocket fuel, explosives, pyrotechnics, propellants and munitions to create earth-shattering art. These energetic materials are used to manipulate metal, wood and paper -- using destruction to create art.
Stromberg's creations include sculpted metal panels. He's also used a submachine gun to create pigment-infused solid rocket-fuel paint that is literally shot into stone.
"I think it stems from a long-term interest in energetic materials," Stromberg says. "Recently, with the birth of my daughter, my wife and I were thinking about what we are going to teach her. I want to encourage her to seek out things in life she finds interesting.
"I've always liked energetic materials," he says. "I think the risk-taking is a big part of it, which is probably a key element of being an artist."
Stromberg first began experimenting with energetic materials last year. It's not something for the faint of heart. "I would say it's very dangerous," Stromberg says.
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How To: Photograph Fireworks
Posted: July 4th, 2008, 6:00am CDT
Sebastian Szyszka has a great write-up on how to photograph fireworks. He covers the delicate balance of ISO and aperture settings along with everything else you need to know. In the end, it seems to be fairly easy to do if you use a tripod and a decent camera.Read more about Photographing Fireworks
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DIY: Air powered Bottle rocket
Posted: July 4th, 2008, 5:00am CDT
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This bottle rocket does not require a match to ignite it. Although, it might take a bit of courage, since it looks like it could take off your head when the bottle is unscrewed? If you add a bit of water to the bottle it might work even better. Bottle Rocket -
4th of July fun: Make your own smoke-bombs
Posted: July 4th, 2008, 4:00am CDT
One of the first things people think about when 4th of July comes around is fireworks. This year you might want to go ahead and try making your own. It isn't a mortar shell, but it will still impress your friends when you toss out what appears to be a blob of peanut butter, and it fills the yard with smoke. This IS dangerous...you've been warned.Learn more about making your own Smoke Bombs
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What MAKEs America great - Happy 4th of July from MAKE
Posted: July 4th, 2008, 3:00am CDT
I asked the authors of the MAKE blog what they thought made America great for this 4th of July holiday, here's what they has to say (and please post yours in the comments, I'll pick a few and send you out something awesome from the Maker Shed Store!).
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What makes America great? One word.....Jell-O!
Here are my top 10 reasons, and projects, that make JELLO a great American invention:
San Fran in Jell-O.
Rainbow Jell-O.
Jell-O Shots (Caffeinated variety).
Stapler inside Jell-O.
Jell-O Shots (Alcoholic version).
Jell-O - Inside a banana.
The Jell-O Museum.
Flickr Photo Pool of Jell-O.
Jell-O Body parts.
Tons of Jell-O recipes.
Jonah -
American flag DIY coffee table project!
Becky -
Strawberry rhubarb pie,recipe is from the Joy of Cooking, another American classic.
Patti -
In his book, American Gods, Neil Gaiman wrote that in other countries, when people find what he calls places of power, they build temples, or cathedrals, or stone circles. But in the USA, when people find those places, they build roadside attractions. When I was thinking about what is great about this country, I was surprised to find that sometimes I really value our lack of tradition. At its worst, it leads to really shallow places in our culture, but at its best, it gives people the freedom to express their ideas and inspirations in really strange and wonderful ways. I love shrines and cathedrals, but I also love places like House on the Rock.
Brian -
It's the land of the weird. There's some kind of strange current that runs through the soil, rocks, and water here. Stand on the soil, climb the rocks, drink the water, and you'll be compelled to try something different.
Gareth-
You know that old saying: "How can I miss you if you won't go away?" It's when I leave the U.S. that I start to really see, and admire, its character. And it's the combination of the do-it-yourself, pioneering spirit, which I think is part of the very folk-soul of this country, with a sense of limitless possibility; that whole "land of opportunity" thing. You see a rather unfortunate side of this spirit during the tryouts for shows like "American Idol," where people's sense of "can-do" can seem downright delusional. And when they take polls in schools and a significant percentage of the students expect to be famous or supremely wealthy. But when you couple that almost Utopian sense of possibility with hard work, innovative thinking, and dogged determination, you get... well, you get America.
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Cultural variety! From music to macramé, this country's diversity of culture is a blast to experience. From where I live I can walk to a Polish dance-club, a Mexican bakery, or an Italian street fair with twenty minutes!
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America, for me, is a place where anyone can do what they love if they're willing to work hard. Sometimes they're entrepreneurs, business owners, hobbyists, makers - it doesn't matter really, we have the freedom to create, build, succeed and even fail spectacularly. If we're lucky we'll do enough of each, it's more fun that way.
Oh, and cheese sculptures in Times Square.
Makers, post up what you think makes America great and we'll pick a few of the good ones and send you out some stuff from the Maker Shed Store!
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Rubik's Cube costume hat
Posted: July 4th, 2008, 12:00am CDT
Instructables user peterthehun made this costume hat replica of a Rubik's Cube. Oddly disturbing, and I wonder how he can see out of it!
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