Environmentally-Friendly Houses "QUANTUM SHOT" #233Link - article by Joshua S. Hill and Avi Abrams Most ecologically friendly house designs This article is co-written by our guest blogger Joshua S. Hill, from My Writing Voice and Avi Abrams, Dark Roasted Blend. "A Low Impact Woodland Home" by Simon Dale Now I had originally intended to take you on a tour through all the wonderful ecologically-clean houses that exist in our wonderful world, but it turns out that as a group, those who tend towards these houses apparently disdain the creation of a decent website, and even further hate actual content. Simon, with his wife, father in law and two young children spent 4 months building what they have termed a low impact woodland home, which is now their family home. Simon, who is more than willing to tote the fact that he is in no way an architect or certified builder, believes that a house of this scale is within the reach of any able-bodied person. Other nature-friendly designs around the world See more photos here ...
Derek on Cast Iron - Cast Iron Recipes: campfire cooking Camp dutch oven cooking involves applying heat from two directions: the bottom and the top. This dual heating, when done properly, simulates the even heat of a real oven. I do all of my camp dutch oven cooking over a campfire (as opposed to using charcoal briquettes). To my mind, charcoal briquettes are just one more thing to buy, another thing to pack, and are loaded with additives like coal dust, sodium nitrate, borax, parrafin, and other petroleum products. If you search around for camp dutch oven recipes, you'll find that the vast majority of them use charcoal briquettes. Here's how it works: Preparing the Fire RingsBegin by preparing two fire rings. Depending on where you're camped (and the flammability of the ground surrounding your fire pit) your "cooking" fire ring may simply be a patch of ground next to the main fire ring. The Perfect Campfire for Dutch Oven Cooking Once you've prepared your fire rings, make a large fire in your "coals" fire ring. Campfire Cooking
A Low Impact Woodland Home Take one baby, a toddler and a building site. Mix well with a generous helping of mud, combine with 6 weeks of solid welsh rain whilst living under canvas. Do this in candle light without a bathroom or electricity for three months. Having children is a major motivation for buying a house. Some past experience, lots of reading and self-belief gave us the courage of our conviction that we wanted to build our own home in natural surroundings. Initially we had no capital and we had decided resolutely to be full time parents whilst our children were young. So here we are today. Many people ask how we managed to build a house whilst camping without mainstream facilities and as the mum rather than the full time building blokes (my husband and father) I can assure you of a few things. If that hasn’t put you off more serious issues do provide an impetus to eco-building. So what did the house that rose from mud, slugs, physical effort, three months and a few grand entail?
How To Make Your Own Sugru Substitute pic2 shows a 2"x2"x2" solid silicone cube that cured enough in two hours to be removed from its plastic box form. For years I have been looking for an inexpensive way to create a flexible skin covering for robots and electronic circuits. I have tried several kinds of casting urethane rubber and silicone rubber. They all have their difficulties and either set up to fast or too slow. They are too thin or they are too thick. They are also very expensive in small quantities. I and many others have tried using the inexpensive silicone caulk that is readily available from hardware stores. So I wanted to add a catalyst that would help the silicone to cure from the inside out rather than just from the outside in. As I understand it, 100% silicone caulk works by the moisture in the air initiating the polymerization of the silicone. I experimented with quite a few additives to try and introduce some moisture into the uncured silicone. So that's it.
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The Dearthbox: A low-cost, self-watering planter If you already own most of the cutting tools and the drill, this instructable costs about $13-15. We got everything at Home Depot, but you can find similar stuff at any hardware store. Materials pictured: 2 big paint buckets that stack (~5 gallons each)1 lid1 plastic tub OR drain grate (The height of the tub/drain grate should be approximately the same height as the gap between the two buckets when stacked)1 2' long 1" diameter plastic pipe (make sure it is longer than the height of the buckets when stacked)*1 mesh baggie (find them as packaging for fruit, veggies, other stuff!) Tools pictured: drill with 1 inch bit and 1/4" masonry bitutility knife with extra bladesrounded filesawpermanent markertarp (collects all the plastic bits!) Not pictured: black plastic garbage bagsseedlings or established plantspotting mixcompostfertilizer *I've read different things about using PVC after making this first version, which does use PVC.
Stone Sculptures, carving marble, limestone, soapstone, alabaster That's the million dollar question. There are a number of ways. I took an art class in college and there was an art student that had finished a piece in stone. It was so beautiful that I had to try it. I brought a stone from the instructor and with tools that he lent me, I headed home. Two months later (I had to work in private as it was a mother's day gift for my wife) Mother and Child Reunion was born and I became a stone addict. So you have a number of choices to make. 1) Take an art class in college. 2) Ask the local colleges if they are going to have a stone-carving workshop. 3) Go to the library and take out a book on stone carving and use the resources at the end of this page to get your supplies. Stone Availability of carving stone Depending on where you live, you can probably find SOME kind of stone to carve within driving distance. Kinds of stone to carve From the softest to the hardest; 1)Soapstone Available in many different colors and textures. Tools Sandbags Personal protection
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How to carve stone | Architecturals.net How do you get started? That's the million dollar question. There are a number of ways. I took an art class in college and there was an art student that had finished a piece in stone. It was so beautiful that I had to try it. So you have a number of choices to make. 1) Take an art class in college. 2) Ask the local colleges if they are going to have a stone-carving workshop. 3) Go to the library and take out a book on stone carving and use the resources at the end of this page to get your supplies. Stone Availability of carving stone Depending on where you live, you can probably find SOME kind of stone to carve within driving distance. Kinds of stone to carve From the softest to the hardest; 1)Soapstone Available in many different colors and textures. Tools These are available from a number of resources and I have listed some (Check the internet for more). Sandbags You MUST have sandbags before you start carving to support your stone on while carving. Personal protection Next comes the file.
SC52 AA Flashlight Cool White What's New: Record breaking 280Lm ANSI from one AA Eneloop (more output with Energizer L91 lithium)Record breaking 3 months runtime at min output (longer runtime with Energizer L91 lithium)All levels are current regulated.Battery capacity indicator (LED flashes 1-4 times. 4 short clicks to start)Low battery alert when the light is switched Off with AA batteries (LED flashes if the battery voltage is below 1.06V)Programmable M2 and L2LED driver circuits sealed completely from the battery chamberRecessed switch (improved from SC51) Main Features and Specifications LED: Cree XM-L Cool White (Norminal CCT 6300K)User Selectable Levels: 3 main levels (High, Medium and Low). Each main level can be programmed to one of its two sub-levels. Operations This light has 3 main levels (High, Medium, and Low). Basic OperationShort click turns on the light to High or turns off the light.Long click (press and hold for about 0.6 seconds) turns on the light to Low. Accessories in the package Two o-rings
How-To Read Runes If you do not believe in the paranormal or metaphysical please do not leave mean or rude comments on the Instructable, thank you. We're new to Instructables but not the world of the paranormal. Reading Runes is one of the most popular methods of Mancy (Divination). What is the best way to use your runes? Method #1: With your runes in their pouch close your eyes, concentrate on what you want an answer for (past situation, present situation or future situation) and chose a rune from the bag as your answer. Method #2:Gently toss the runes from the bag onto a soft surface and the runes while thinking of what you want an answer for (past situation, present situation or future situation) and the rune(s) that stand out the most to you is your answer. Method #3: Lay the runes out in grid and let your hand pass over the runes slowly while concentrating on what you want an answer for (past situation, present situation or future situation).