How to Make a Potato Clock

post from How to of the Day on 16 April 2011 10:00:00 PM. © How to of the Day

Before mashing or baking those delicious potatoes tonight, how about using them to learn a little about chemical reactions first? You can do this through building a clock that runs purely on potatoes. Give it a go before guffawing!

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Gorm Bunk Bed Made in Italy

post from IKEA Hackers on 16 April 2011 04:34:02 PM. © IKEA Hackers

Materials: GORM

Description: Hello, I am Daniele Rossini (nickname MacGyver). I have a house of 50 square meters and two children. The need now is to buy a bigger house, but right now I'm happy to organize them to take advantage of all 50 square meters. To start with I'll tell you how did the idea of building a bunk bed structure with GORM:

I have a bedroom about 16 square meters and with two young children need two beds with a space that you desire, then I thought about a bunk bed, but not a normal one that measures 60 x 120 cm. I begin to think, imagine and measure the space without finding solutions ....... then I do not know why the port facilities Gorm with me, I take a pencil and paper and in the blink of an eye I'm holding the project I ran into the store and at a cost of about ?60 I manage to buy Gorm shelves and uprights.

The frenzy runs through my blood and in three days, weather permitting after work, I transform the structures assembled together ...... and ualà!...... just what I imagined and so I wanted a bunk bed GORM sturdy and secure!

My children are happy with their new bed and I felt very happy but .... suggest the production of shelves 62cm, perhaps with factory waste and an instruction manual, ad hoc, bunk beds 60 x 120 cm can not be found!

As a child I played with Meccano 31 years now I'm not ashamed to play with GORM. Hello everyone and good life!

P.S. For those who want to achieve:

What you need:
-8 Pairs of uprights 174cm
-2 Pairs of uprights 110cm
-4 Shelves 77x51
-2 Shelves 77x31
-4 Pairs of caps.

Getting Started:
be sized from 77cm to 62cm shelves then the rest with a few tweaks and a jigsaw if it comes from ......... complete with adjustable sides!

Finished size:
Internal bed 62 x 133cm
external dimensions 66 x 135cm
Height 174 cm

~ Daniele, Italy, Rome

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How to Change the Oil on a Yamaha Virago Xv250

post from How to of the Day on 16 April 2011 04:00:00 PM. © How to of the Day

REDIRECT Change the Oil on a Yamaha Virago XV250

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whatever, “Whatever, Martha!”

post from craftlog on 16 April 2011 03:32:59 PM. © craftlog

Tivo thought I might like Hallmark’s “Whatever, Martha!” which has apparently been around for a while but is new to me. The concept appears to be MST3K on old Martha Stewart episodes (ha, I just found out that this is actually true). The twist being that it’s her daughter, Alexis, and some friend of hers doing the snarking. Unfortunately, they are just not particularly funny or interesting. The show also featured a guest who had been on Martha and watched the episode with them. That part was particular cringey. Oh well, maybe people who actually like Martha are not the target audience.

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IKEA's latest doggy furniture

post from IKEA Hackers on 16 April 2011 11:34:11 AM. © IKEA Hackers

Description: A funny one to get you woofing for the weekend. Posted from Australia on 30th March, but perhaps it was already 1st April there.

See the vid on youtube.

~ Daniel, Germany

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Giveaway: AboutOne membership & $100 gift card!

post from House of Hepworths "hoh" on 16 April 2011 10:00:05 AM. © House of Hepworths "hoh"

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How to Enjoy a Baseball Game when You Don't Like
Baseball

post from How to of the Day on 16 April 2011 10:00:00 AM. © How to of the Day

Consider this: Your friends bought tickets to a Mets game for the whole group. You don't want to miss an afternoon with the guys, but you've never really got the point of going to watch a game of baseball, or you actually don't like baseball, period. Or, maybe your dad's a big baseball fan and he wants to take the whole family to see a game but you're not that keen on the idea. Don't worry, folks, situations like these are quite survivable, as you'll soon find out.

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Coffee Table Train Set

Materials: Liatorp Coffee Table

Description: The hack includes the Liatorp coffee table with glass top and pull out drawer that was modified to include an N scale model train set.

I didn't like the white so I painted about 95% of it black. Four coats of satin black furniture paint to be exact. I left the shelf that the drawer slides on unpainted for two reasons. One, the paint would just rub off as the drawer glides back and forth over the shelf. Two, simply to provide a highlight color to offset all the black. The last thing cosmetically, was I purchased two new pull knobs for the drawer as the stock ones did not match the black.

The drawer from the factory includes a cross in the middle of the drawer making four available compartments, and two particle board pieces that make up the drawer bottom. Now obviously this won't work if you plan to utilize the entire space in the drawer. Leaving out the cross was easy but by doing so, the bottom particle board pieces are rendered useless. So I need a floor for the drawer. I took the necessary measurements and made my way over to TAP plastics, had a custom floor made, and I was good to go.

After assembly, the only thing left to do is design the train layout. I used a program called AnyRail available at anyrail.com. Once the layout is set, it's just a matter of purchasing the engines, cars and scenery that you like to complete the look. Since this was my first attempt, I spent a little more than I probably would have liked but I think it was worth it. It's definitely a conversation piece and fun to look at.

To see a video of the trains in action, check out this youtube video.

~ Jaxan, Sacramento, CA

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From the archives: Chickummyjig pattern

Adorable chick pattern – free tutorial with downloadable pattern pieces from whipup contributor Tania. About the designer: Tania Ennor is a mother of three, wife to one, graphic designer and craftster of the, (let’s be blunt about it), obsessive kind. Visit her blog: Myrtle and Eunice. This pattern free for you and yours. Please do [...]

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How to Make Sugar Easter Eggs

Sugar eggs can be decorative or edible treats to make at Easter. While ones made of gum paste will probably break your teeth they are so hard, they look like beautiful sculpted porcelain. This article looks at 3 styles: the more complex decorative fondant types and also some edible styles of sugar eggs.

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