Fakenflicker: LED Candle

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Celebrate Christmas the old fashioned way the fakenflicker LED candle!The fakenflicker is a tiny, battery powered candle simulator. 3 colored LED's authentically flicker and fade, just like a real candle, controlled by a PICaxe 08M.This project was[...]

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Make: Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Gifts for dads

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There's a funny thing about dads' toys. Very often, kids borrow dad's supposedly grown-up toys and dad plays with toys designed for a much younger demographic. With that in mind, we present the Gifts for Dads list, filled with stuff that may appeal to[...]

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LEGO-sized hole punch by MUJI

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Paper craft meets LEGO with MUJI's quad hole punch and kits, available November 27th at MUJI Japan. [via CRAFT] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in LEGO | [...]

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Plastering industry finally catches up with the
demands of the internet user.

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You’ve finally decided it’s time to getthat room plastered, a project you’ve been meaning to tackle for months.Amongst the scores of things you have to do, you rarely have time to arrangefor plasterers coming to the home to give you a quote! This is where our newwebsite www.online-plasterer.comhelps you. Our fully automated systemgenerates instant online quotes, emailed directly to you. No matter what timeof the day it is, we promise you will get instant quotes 365 days a year.

Traditionally when looking for plastererspeople would turn to local adverts in newspapers or the Yellow Pages. However,in today’s age of internet communication, people have become accustomed toresearching and receiving information 24/7, at a time that suits them and theirlifestyle. Online Plasterers felt there was a gap in the market for plastering quotesthat meant the end user did not feel it necessary to invest their own valuabletime in organizing tradesmen to visit and quote around their work and familycommitments. The one constant theme wereceived from our customers’ feedback was that many customers had arrangedappointments for plastering quotes only for tradesmen not to show.

How does www.online-plasterer.com work? Inorder to make it a user-friendly process, we have tried to ensure that aplastering quote can be given with the minimum of information from thecustomer. An example of this is that wedecided that we would not require the customer to input individual room sizesas this can be complicated and time-consuming. The questionnaire containssimple questions like whether the plastering work is to be done internally, thenumber of rooms needing plastering, ceilings, walls or both etc. Once you havefilled in the required information, a plastering quote is emailed withinseconds. Once you are satisfied with the competitive pricing of the plasteringquote you can contact us either via the website or telephone to make a booking.

Plastering a whole house, plastering aroom, ceiling or staircase all can now be arranged from the comfort of your ownarmchair. We believe that internet consumersare looking for good service, competitive pricing and 24 hour access. Would it surprise you to know that most ofour online plastering quotes are requested between the hours of 9pm andmidnight during the week?

What do I get? Included in all our quotes are all materialsand labour in connection with the plastering quote and come with a 12 monthwarranty on the works. All installed byour own tradesmen on a day convenient for the customer which can includeweekends, it’s your choice.

Who are we? The directors and owners of www.online-plasterer.com have over20 years experience in all aspects of plastering. For more information telephone 0845 056 9331or email press@online-plasterer.com.

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Twice Baked Potatoes

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Twice-baked potatoes are a great holiday meal. To be honest, they're great for any day and are super tasty and filling. Potatoes with cheese, bacon, green onions, and more cheese? How can that be wrong?They're also super easy to make. Aside from the[...]

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Use an Over-Under Wrap to Keep Your Headphones
Kink-Free

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Headphones have a magic way of tangling themselves in inexplicably complicated knots. Many techniques for keeping headphones tangle-free work but they badly kink and over tighten them in the process. Use an over-under wrap for easy and cord-friendly[...]

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How to build Project Blaster Knex ball machine

post from Daily DIY on 20 November 2009 12:50:57 PM. © Daily DIY

I've always loved knex ball machines and this is my second ball machine on the site. Project Blaster uses quite a few pieces. I estimate that it will take you about 3 hours to complete. It has three of my own elements and two of them are new. The See-saw[...]

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[slideshow] My longboards

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Here I show off my longboard skates I've made. All of them we're made without epoxy (I don't like the stuff). Only with D4 wood glue.The Zeppelin pintail is my daily ride for almost a year now and I love carving and dancing with it. The Pink Cat is one I[...]

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The Week In Tools: Toolmonger Top 5

It’s been a busy week here at Toolmonger. If you’ve been spending time in the shop — you should! — and you haven’t had a chance to keep up with Toolmonger this week, we suggest you start with these posts, which our readers helped to select:

DeWalt’s New(ish) Heat Gun
I?ll admit that most heat guns look the same. This one makes hot air (adjustable from 120 to 1100 degrees F) and offers a nice nozzle protector to keep the heat on the project and off your hands. You can also kind of see at the bottom a swing-out hook that makes the gun easier to store hanging up.

Saving Cash With An Arbor
One of the biggest complaints I hear when the word ?Shopsmith? is brought up is cost. It?s true SS products can be a little on the pricey side, but being the cheap bastard I am I can?t bring myself to send the cash down the $80-a-pop hole that is the Shopsmith saw blade product line. That?s where the 5/8? Saw Arbor comes in.

Basic Automotive Troubleshooting, Explained
Reader Scott pointed us to his blog where he asks the following: What are these little blue and grey caps called? What do they do? Are they part of the cooling system? What happens if they are not there?

Hog Ringer Pliers
Unused hog rings kinda look like rounded staples. When you squeeze them with hog ringer pliers they form a ring capturing whatever happens to be in the center. They?re used in all sorts of applications, like fencing, landscaping, mattress and automobile seat construction, and even holding sausage casings closed.

Easydriver Set
Many years ago I either bought or was given the original Easydriver. This version did not use standard hex bits: It has a simple shaft with a slotted screwdriver on one end and a Phillips on the other. Nevertheless, I did find it useful, and I still keep it in the kitchen tool drawer.

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We’d appreciate your help in choosing next week’s Top 5, which’ll be featured here, elsewhere, and in the podcast as well. While you’re reading TM this week, look out for the “Interesting Post” button at the bottom of the article:

When you see an article that piques your interest, click the button once. You’ll return to the same page, but TM’s software’ll score your click for future reference. We’ll check in on the totals before selecting next week’s Top 5.

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Tracker Tracks: Winners of the Efficient Music
Competition Span Genres, Moods

You know, tracks. Tracker. Photo (CC) Roey Ahram.So much energy is spent reflecting on the merits of different tools, or re-hashing tired debates like the comparison between analog and digital, often with the assumption that you can hear the tool in the finished work. But the real value of an expressive, creative tool is [...]

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