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Junk Creation

Archive for June 2007

June 16th, 2007

Keyboard Wallet Site

Okay, I bet the first thing you thought when you saw this picture was…”Wow, that’s cool looking.” Yeah, I thought so too!
The link is:
(http://www.instructables.com/id/EU0DY6QKNCEZ7BHEZ0/).
This picture and instructions about how to make the wallet were posted by zieak, on a site called “instructables: step by step instructions.” (a site I can guarantee I will be [...]

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June 15th, 2007

Tire Sandals–Part 2: Tips and Hints

So, now that you have gathered all of your materials (okay, you’re right, I can’t actually see if you have them, but based on what I am posting today, I really have to assume that you have…if you haven’t, then I’ll have to assume–for the [...]

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June 14th, 2007

Paper Making: Why it works

I have been looking at making paper at home for a while now (no, not a thorough research, more like a nibble here and there when I’m not busy with a more interesting project). I even bought a blender to make the pulp really tiny.
The reason the pulp needs to be so tiny, is [...]

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June 13th, 2007

Hand-Made Original

I think it is interesting how what’s popular in society is generally traced most easily by a pendulum. For instance: Bellbottoms were out, then in the middle of last century they were all of a sudden in, then out, then in…and hopefully they’re on their way out. (I apologize to any bellbottom [...]

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June 12th, 2007

Tire Sandals–Painful Kick

I know I should hold off on the tire sandal stuff until friday, so you all can get a long and fun-filled post, but I couldn’t help giving a couple of I’ve-been-there tips about using Elpel’s instructions on a steel belted radial.

The main problem I had with the steel bands (aside from the painful–literally–process of [...]

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June 11th, 2007

Tire Sandals–Part 1: Gathering Materials

Alright, those of you who read my weekend post are hopefully enjoying the idea of hearing more about following Mr. Elpel’s directions for making tire sandals.
I won’t go into detail about the directions, for two reasons. First, Elpel has already done a decent job. Second, I don’t like taking credit for other people’s [...]

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