August, 2009

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Two cardboard projects: Cardboard Frisbee (easy), Cardboad Surfboard (super-challenging)

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Cardboard. An awesome material, great for boxes and backing paper pads.
Also useful for more advanced projects.

Here are two how-to’s from the web: a simple frisbee, and a badass surfboard.


Cardboard Frisbee – More DIY How To Projects

CARDBOARD SURFBOARDS
or, Cross-sectional Notched Rib Assembly for Aquatic Sliding Boards

I’m building hollow, cardboard core surfboards. Cardboard, seriously. These are ridable prototypes for a new approach to building boards out of interlocking cross-sectional ribs cut from sheet materials.

 

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Build Your Own Electric Guitar – A List of Instructions and Resources

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Building your own musical instrument is a project of immense pride and skill. And there aren’t many instruments cooler than the electric guitar. Here are some great sites with instructions on how to build your own:

One of the steps in the Instructables writeup...

One of the steps in the Instructables writeup...

Rick Eesley’s page – Lots of detail and info. Shows three kick ass looking guitars he’s built.

Instructables – Very highly rated set of notes

Project Guitar – Tons of resources for anyone undertaking this type of project

How to build a Les Paul, the hard way – The GOD of electric guitars. Warning, some links are broken

 

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DIY Lamp From Translucent Vinyl 45s – Instructable

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

Found another great instructable at instructables.com. Perfect project for the music fan.


Lamp made from translucent 45 records – More DIY How To Projects

 

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