The fine folks at instructables sent me one of their patches as a a “thank you” for featuring my Zero Point Shelf project in their “Weekend Builder Newsletter.” Also in the mail was the copy of “Making Things Talk” that I ordered. Happy Day!
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Industrial Picture Frame
This project reached featured status on instructables and has received over 8,000 views there. It was also listed in the instructables “Weekend Builder” e-mail!
This is an easy and cheap industrialish picture/poster frame I came up with a while back - it uses 1/8″ thick 3/4″ wide flat aluminum stock and some little alligator spring clamps; all of which you can pick up at Home Depot and the like. I’ve used this on larger (20″x30″) pictures but here I’m showing some smaller prints, whatever the size the method is the same.
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Zero Point Shelf
This project reached featured status on instructables and has received over 24,000 views there. It was also listed in the Instructables “Weekend Builder” e-mail!
If putting holes in the wall was a game this shelf wouldn’t net you any points. The image above is a very rough SketchUp drawing of a shelf I am going to start building over the next couple of weeks. The concept of “clamping” shelving between the ceiling and floor isn’t original to me, in fact I’ve see several variations of the idea; this is just my variation. The point of this method of mounting shelves is - you get the shelf without the holes in your wall, the concept also lends itself to being placed where there is no wall (stud) support.
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Custom Denkimono - alarm clock/timer
Jim Blumenfeld sent me an e-mail detailing his customized Denkimono Alarm Clock/Timer kit.
from the e-mail:
Thought you would enjoy the attached pictures of the Denkimono clock kit. I’ve been working with them on custom programming for my specific application. The next spin of the PCB board will have more mounting holes and provisions to connect to the PIC to change the programming. I’ve designed mine for use in timing high speed off road car rallies. The Red button freezes the time of day to record the time the car crosses the timing line. I took the connector with the 90 degree bend and straightened the pins and used that to stack the boards. It is also powered by a 6 volt sealed lead acid battery and has a simple voltage regulator on board to allow it to be run from a cig lighter plug in a car and to also charge the battery.
Thanks Jim!
Related - Denkimono - alarm clock/timer kit
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