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  • You Have Just Been Poisoned

    The claim that "nitrile gloves provide no protection to acids" is unsupported by any evidence that I can find, and, frankly, makes little sense to me. They exclude water, they exclude acid.

  • Micro FM Transmitter

    You should check out Mr. Kogawa's site, linked in the opening paragraph. The thing is, though I'm not an expert on the law, once you put an antenna on this circuit it will transmit to ranges that, in many areas, will require that you have a license to operate an FM broadcast station. Which is why I'm reluctant to instruct on those details. But the information is out there.

  • Soda Can Label Embossing

    Depending on how heavy the leather is, maybe. Best thing to do is experiment!

  • Cable Dyeing

    I dunno, but let's see if we can figure it out. I guess you followed the instructions either here or in the magazine pretty closely. Did your dyes come from Narad marketing and/or are they called "Rekhaoil?" And is the substrate a piece of PVC pipe? Or is it a cord? Any info you can provide will be helpful. And if you have pictures, please feel free to send them to me directly at sean@makezine.com.

  • Concrete Tea Light Holder

    This is great! Thanks, Ray!

  • Self-Disinfecting Toilet Brush

    Well, I've been using these for more than three years, now, and the brushes show no signs of degradation apart from some rust stains; apparently some of the bristles are made of steel or secured with steel. The plastic parts are fine. The disinfectant in them has been changed probably every six months, during that time, and has never shown any sign of contamination. I imagine the rule you speak of about changing it daily is only important if you're actually using it for its intended purpose, i.e. to sterilize sharp instruments that will be used on living human beings.

  • Laboratory Cork Ring

    Martin, thanks for pointing that out. Left an instruction out of step 1. Should be fixed now.

  • Giant Snow Globe

    Thanks Darcy! Not a bad idea, thought I think they would be on the thick side. Might be worth an experiment or two. Think I still have some around here from my Shrink Dink Gaming Minis project...

  • Creating Living Hinges

    This is great, Kevin! And timely, too! I've been seeing these everywhere and it's nice to finally find a detailed discussion. Thanks!

  • Using CDs to Create Scatter Terrain

    Cool! Why is it called "scatter terrain?"