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Simple wooden putters, also called "mallets," are used in the game of croquet for hitting the ball and directing it through the hoops, also known as "wickets." The weight of the putter affects the amount of force you can exert upon the wooden or plastic balls. Creating several putters for different applications makes it possible to successfully navigate any croquet course. Choose a larger block of wood for the putter head if you want to create a putter that exerts more force on the ball. Use smaller blocks for more precise and gentle putting.
Crochet jewelry encompasses eclectic pieces created in a nontraditional manner. In making the jewelry, the crochet hook that is reserved for yarn and thread is used to bend wire into the shapes that more flexible materials usually assume. The crochet wire rings differ from the average solid lines that traditional rings are known for. However, a ring top placed on the crochet wire ring can make it like the traditional rings. After you make your crochet wire ring, attach the desired top to make your ring stand out among the rest.
You don't have to be Ed Pink to see how wristpins might be the most heavily stressed part in any high-performance engine. Wristpins must deal not only with thousands of pounds of constant acceleration and deceleration, they must also cope with the scourges of friction-induced heat and wear. Following the logic that race stuff is better than street stuff, many hot-rodders and manufacturers turn to full-floating pins to give these steel tubes a fighting chance.
Some summer evenings you just want to leave your front door open to enjoy the nice cool breeze and the sounds of summer insects. But first, you want to make sure you have a wire screen doorway in place, or those insects will soon be camping out in your living room. Instead of buying a wire screen door from a home improvement store, you can make your own and save a few bucks. It's not that hard if you have the proper tools and materials.
Repairing a locket requires you to have access to a few key tools. Find out how to repair a locket with help from a visual artist and product developer in this free video clip.
Tension hinges are used on hard bracelets such as bangles to allow them to open and close without having to slide them over your hand. They also allow the bracelet to be tugged without the hinge breaking easily. There are several variations of tension hinges, some hidden inside the bracelet and some visible on the outside of the bracelet. If you are making your own 6-millimeter bangle, attach a tension hinge for easy opening.
Jewelry that is not well-organized can become tangled and damaged. Keep your necklaces and bracelets properly displayed and protected by hanging them on a jewelry organizer. Although you can buy a jewelry organizer from a store, make a more creative and artistic-looking jewelry organizer by using materials found around your house, such as a wire clothes hanger. Making your own wire hanger jewelry organizer also enables you to customize the design to suit your specific pieces of jewelry.
Bell sounds and beeps are a common feature of using a computer. Most computers beep on startup as part of the normal boot process. Likewise, some applications use bells or similar sound effects to get your attention or remind you to take some action. Bell-like sounds can also be a sign that something is wrong with your computer.
Wooden windows usually have square, wooden, trimmed edges except around windowpane dividers, which often have a tapered detail. If you prefer a softer edge or corner, round the exposed window corners and trim them to fit the preferred contour. This is done without removing the window, although there is likely to be some handwork involved in some areas. If your windows and trim are not installed, this process is easier.
Roof rakes are used to manually pull snow from your rooftop. Having too much snow on your roof can cause ice jams to form in your gutters or melting snow to back up and leak into your home. You can produce your own inexpensive roof rake that is made out of wood and held together with wire. Keeping your roof free of excess snow is an important, yet frequently overlooked, part of home maintenance.
Wooden gates frequently sag under their own weight over time. This is most common with very wide gates, like the kind that cross roads and driveways. The torque that the gate imposes on the fence post and on itself can be tremendous. Several construction tricks can effectively counteract the problem of a sagging gate.
Pin-on badges have a variety of uses -- they can be used as awards, party favors or name tags. Moreover, creating pin-on badges can be a fun and interactive activity for kids to do together and with their parents. Children can use unusual shapes and materials, such as foam shapes and alphabet beads, to construct their badges and express their creativity. With just a few simple steps and ordinary household materials, kids can make and personalize pin badges for any occasion.
The Zulu African tribe is known for its rich culture as well as its beautiful beaded jewelry, which is typically colorful and intricate in its design. Although members of the tribe use zulugrass, a natural resource made of reeds to form the beads, when making your own similar Zulu bracelet you can rely on your own resources — your local craft store and your creativity. Typically, the Zulu tribe uses a diamond pattern to signify their color code and send messages, but your bracelet will have a different twist, using safety pins to create a horizontal striped design that still…
Mosaic bracelets are both visually attractive and easy to make. You can purchase mosaic beads at many craft and bead stores or, if you are feeling especially creative, make your own mosaic beads. By adding the extra strand to create a twisted mosaic bracelet, you increase the visual complexity of the bracelet. Twisted mosaic bracelets appear much more intricate and complicated to make than they actually are, making them a great gift to impress family and friends.
Metal wire is not only useful for home improvement but also makes an excellent material for crafters. Metal wire can be used to make jewelry, art work and miniature objects, as well as large-scale ornaments such as statues and garden decorations. Whether you are looking to make a small-scale wire arch or a large-scale garden arch, you can do this with rolled metal wire or wire fencing.
Wood is a readily available material for making stepladder hinges because you need very few tools and little woodworking experience to create them. With proper construction, they can support your weight just as well as metal hinges when you use your stepladder. The wood hinges help increase the visual appeal of your stepladder as well. Instead of having ordinary metal hinges, your stepladder will feature a pure wood look down to the hinges for you to enjoy.
A harp can be made at home using either readily available household supplies or blueprints, strings or lumber materials purchased from a woodworker shop. Harps can be made in a variety of shapes, amount of strings and sizes, so you should have an outline before starting the project.
When crafting friendship bracelets, you can create a variety of patterns, including this two-color fish pattern. The repeating fish pattern, worked over 16 rows, incorporates a simple, yet versatile, knotting technique that can be used to create other patterns. In the end you'll have a piece of jewelry that is truly your own.
Feathers play an essential role in Native American culture and ceremonies, but they have also found their way into mainstream fashion in pieces from clothing to accessories such as bracelets. Whether feathers are symbolic for you, or you just enjoy the look of them, they can easily be made into a bracelet with minimal time and tools.
A friendship bracelet is a common jewelry piece given from one friend to another. If you've never made this type of bracelet before, rest assured that it is easy to create. Using beads and elastic string you can make a simple bracelet that can slide on and off a wrist. Add a plastic heart bead to symbolize the love and affection between you and your friend, and place your initials on top of the heart.
Friendship bracelets have always been popular among young girls in middle school and high school. Made from embroidery thread or colorful yarn, creating these lovely bracelets make a great hobby and a sweet gift for a girlfriend or family member. They can be baffling to start, but once you get the gist of the pattern, they are easy and fun to make.
Many do-it-yourself projects require a material that is rigid but easily cut to a variety of shapes and sizes. One versatile choice is medium-density fiberboard (MDF). A byproduct of lumber milling, MDF consists of sawdust compressed with wax and resin; it is a stiff, boardlike sheet available in varying thicknesses. MDF can be worked readily with hand-operated tools or simple power tools, such as a jigsaw or router. That feature makes it useful for projects such as subwoofer enclosures that require large rings, which would be difficult to make with conventional boards. The project calls for a partial sheet of…
A wire coat hanger is sometimes seen as a boring household item. But the creative mind sees a number of decorative holiday projects like wreaths or mobiles. With a pair of work gloves and pliers, turn those ho-hum hangers into wire rings that are ready to be adorned with anything your festive imagination can dream up.
A ring buffer is a fast method to program a circular buffer. A ring buffer links a data structure into a circular pattern. This style of programming is used for a variety of programs, from sound recording to sound synthesis creation to queue strategy for the order of program operations. You can use a ring buffer in any code-creating software and programming language. The creation process is straightforward and anyone with basic programming skills can create a ring buffer.
Surveyors, pavers and excavators all rely on straight lines to complete clean and accurate projects. They also know that straight lines don't happen by accident. That's why they use a series of check pins connected by string to help guide their work. Use check pins the next time you work on a paving or excavating project to know that you are working along a straight line.
You can modify the connection on your vintage Astatic D-104 microphone to interface with a CB or Ham radio. The metal microphone from the 1930s has a classic design and sought-after quality, but the older connector won't work with newer radios. The wiring can be adapted to any microphone connector that has at least four pins to accommodate the necessary wires from the D-104 mic. Note that D-104-M uses a slightly different color configuration for the wires.
A wooden gate lends a decorative touch to any fence, whether the fence itself is wood, metal or vinyl. The gate attaches to the fence posts at a convenient entry point to the fenced area, which may be a garden, pool, dog run or the yard itself. Some entry points are over a concrete surface, like a walkway, patio or pool decking. The wood gate must sit level just above the concrete without rubbing or pressing against its surface. Installing the gate properly ensures that it doesn't leave too large a gap, while opening and closing smoothly.
Although there is a broad range of brands offering fashion accessories, you may choose to make your own, such as wiggle cuff bracelets. Making jewelry and other accessories can be personally rewarding and save you money. Additionally, if you master the process of creating wiggle cuff bracelets, you can give them as gifts or sell them for extra income.
The unmistakable black and yellow stripes of a garden bumblebee are a signal that you have ventured into enemy territory, but in a garden-themed bedroom or party venue, they are a graphic and friendly decoration. You can fashion a kind, indoor bee by coiling nylon wire into a body, drawing stripes, and adding stretched nylon wings. The final bumblebee creation is just as striking as its real-life counterpart and a lot more fun to have around.
Fingers change size all the time. Whether it's because of swelling, weight gain or weight loss, rings can be too small one day and too big the next. Sizing rings at a jeweler can be expensive, and sometimes all you need is a temporary fix. Several simple methods are available for you to make your own ring adjustments.
The exposed beam look is commonly seen in log cabin designs as well as in some older homes with vaulted ceilings. Before you decide to open up the ceiling to expose the rafters, it's vital to determine whether insulation has been blown directly on top of the ceiling drywall. If so, it's going to be messy. If you have a plaster or textured popcorn ceiling, call in a professional to help you remove it. Textured ceilings sometimes have asbestos and can be dangerous to remove. Plastered ceilings can be heavy and can cause injury for the inexperienced.
A four-leaf clover is the perfect inspiration when making jewelry to honor Irish heritage, perhaps for St. Patrick's Day or a party for an Irish friend. You can make four-leaf clover rings using some basic craft materials and tools, all of which can be found at your local art supply store. Make the rings in bulk to give out to friends as friendship rings, or make just one to wear yourself.
Fusing glass is the process of stacking two pieces of compatible glass on top of each other and heating until they fuse together to form one. This technique can create some interesting designs for jewelry, bowls or sculptures. Using textured glass creates an added dimension to the design in the fused piece. However, when the glass heats up, it is often difficult to keep the texture in the glass. Using the correct types of glass with the right preparation are the keys to keeping the texture in the fused glass.
"L" brackets come in all shapes and sizes, but even with the highly varied styles available, they might still leave you wanting something different. Making your own "L" bracket from wood gives you control over the shape and style. You can tailor it to your project, making it seem like a natural part of the project instead of some extra hardware you just slapped onto the piece. Examine your project beforehand to determine how large you should make your "L" bracket.
Artists need a sturdy easel to sit their canvases on when they are painting. Easels are also used to display finished art work, which may be in heavy frames. The easels need to be sturdy as well as functional. Make your own wooden easel for considerably less than the cost of a ready-made one. Stain or paint the finished wood easel to suit your personal taste. With basic wood working tools and skills, you will have a sturdy easel to hold and display your art.
You can make a bracelet with elastic materials to keep it snug against your wrist. Elastic doesn't necessarily mean soft, though. A full range of beads and charms can be attached to an elastic base, and so can unusual materials, such as vintage buttons. When soft is just right, use the elastic in a casing made of lace or ribbon. You also can combine the two approaches, adding beads to a fabric casing by sewing them on the outside or threading the casing and elastic through.
Wrapastoni bracelets -- literally meaning wrapped stones -- are bracelets that combine leather cords with stones that symbolize various elements, such as peace, health, serenity, emotion and imagination. The stones are held in place with wire that frames each individual stone that's added to the bracelet. Wrapastoni bracelets usually contain multiple strands, making them take up a wide amount of space on the wrist. The idea behind each bracelet is that you can wrap the leather and stones around your wrist as many times as the bracelet will fit around.
The Uniband Wristlet is a reflective, adjustable, plastic band that fits most children and adults -- reflecting car headlights and other lights at night. People often use these for safety reasons, so cars and other passersby can see them when it's dark outside. Such bands can be wrapped around wrists, ankles, luggage, bicycles or backpacks. It isn't difficult to make a similar band that glows in the dark.
Resin is a type of substance that has hardening capabilities and dries with a glossy coat. It's used for several purposes, from the creation of jewelry pendants to the protective molding for longboards. Resin that's smooth, clear and free from carbonation is ideal and what manufacturers strive for. Carbonation, in relation to resin, has to do with the blushing effect that takes place and discolors the area in the resin. Carbon dioxide and air humidity are responsible agents in the formation of resin carbonation. You can, however, make resin carbonation more prominent if this is the look you're after.
The Ryzom Ring editor is a game-making tool that lets users and developers create new maps and games in Ryzom. You can then upload those scenarios to the Ryzom site, inviting other gamers to play with you. The editor has many different options that you can play around with as you make your scenario, but it is fairly easy to use. Experimentation and testing our games will help make your scenario strong.
Scope bars allow you to align your scope rings perfectly and achieve precise aim, but you need to match the rods' and rings' sizes perfectly to accomplish that. Therefore, custom-made scope alignment bars are the optimal option for maximum precision. You don't have to seek the help of a professional for this task, as you can make your own scope bars by using polymer clay. This material is malleable before baking -- ensuring you can make bars that fits perfectly to the rings -- and hard when baked, allowing you to use the bars over and over again.
A repeater controller is a device that transmits simultaneously what the receiver hears. The devices come in kits and are not that difficult to build. The system has several individual pieces that must be connected to form a functioning repeater controller. The type of repeater controller you plan to build is determined by the equipment you want to control. Most kits are standardized and come with instructions. Very little electronic knowledge is required. Building one of these systems allows you to minimize the visibility of the controlled equipment, while still being able to control the functions of the device.
Create a Styrofoam ring for a home decor wreath from a slab of the foam material, or make a Styrofoam ring of Saturn for a school project. Use a scrap piece of Styrofoam to save it from the trash and take pride in your recycling savvy and craftiness at the same time. The ring can be customized to any size you like and then painted or decorated to complete the craft.
A ring with a prong setting is designed so the focus is on the gemstone as opposed to the setting itself. Prong settings, also known as claw settings, have minimal metals holding the stone in place and are often used for solitaire settings containing a single stone. Prong settings have three to six claws that fold up and over the stone to hold it in place. The lack of heavy pieces of metal allows the light to illuminate the stone through its facets. These prongs or claws are thin wires of gold, silver or copper that form a basket-shaped setting…
Guitar bracelets are often designed using a primary material that is used with a guitar. The most often-used material on guitar bracelets are metal guitar strings. While soldering is often required to lock the bracelet in place, it is possible to use alternative materials to properly seal your guitar-string bracelet.
If you want to show off your team spirit, make and wear a team logo bracelet. Wearing your team's colors on a bracelet that features the logo is an effective way to show your pride, without having to decorate clothing or paint your face. If you have a group of friends that are all cheering for the same team, make matching bracelets so you can all wear them together at the next game. Use memory wire as the core of your bracelet, so that you don't have to measure everybody's wrists and don't need closures at the ends.
Handmade bracelets make excellent gifts, about as inexpensive as you can find, but are still bursting with heartfelt feeling. Often used as a token of friendship, a twine bracelet is best made with an adjustable design, so it can fit any wrist. Whether you're an experienced crafter or completely new to DIY projects, all that's required is a little bit of colored twine, perhaps beads, some patience and a couple of free hours.
The plow plane, also known as the plough plane or groove plane, has been used for centuries by woodworkers around the world. A plow plane lets you cut a smooth, straight groove into the edge of a piece of wood. While you can purchase excellent plow planes made of steel, wood or a combination of the two, some people prefer to make their own out of wood. Not only does making a wooden plow plane help you feel a connection to woodworkers in the past, you can even save a bit if you have the required bits of wooden lying…
A ladder bookcase leans against the wall with different sized shelves, making it an ideal way to display books and decorative knickknacks in one place. This type of bookshelf is available at most furniture stores, but building your own is an economical way to add an interesting piece to a room on a tight budget. The materials are available at home improvement or hardware stores. The project will take a couple of hours, making it one to do on the weekend if you want to finish the entire bookcase at one time.
With a few easy-to-use metal stamping tools, you can transform strips of aluminum into unique cuff bracelets that will spice up any jewelry collection. Metal stamping is a process of embellishing strips or sheets of different metals, including steel, brass, copper and aluminum, according to Advantage Fabricated Metals. Design your own line of stamped aluminum bracelets to give as holiday gifts to your friends, family or yourself.
