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This is my diy snoot that i use all the time and cost 1 dollar to make --It bends and folds and even will make you more rich
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This is the first of hopefully a few of these types of posts...not promising any really unique or incredibly cool ideas but just some things that work. I made this hip pouch last summer and rocked it for a good while and found it to be pretty convenient, especially for how easy it was to make. Keep in mind that I did all this stitching by hand and with not much practice...hence it looking a bit crappy haha. If you were to use a sewing machine for this itd probably be done real quick and look a bit better. The pictures probably do a better job explaining what i did but i tried getting it down as best i could with words. I may make a few of these to put in the store if theres some interest...for something like $20. Make sure you read through the whole post! Its a tad long but everything is there. Anywho...
Materials:
- Pant leg left over from making some super hip cutoffs.
- Key lanyard with a buckle (this ones from Disneyland ha).
- Needle and thread or sewing machine.
- Time to kill.
- Beers?
Step 1: Cutting Length.
Measure and cut material to length keeping in mind you're going to need it long enough for a folding flap. I think i cut mine at about 10 inches. Length is mostly a matter of preference...depending on how deep you want the pouch to be.
Step 2: Sealing the Beast.
After cutting your length turn the pant leg inside out and stitch across one end to create the bottom of the pouch. On mine i closed up the end i cut to have a cleaner look, using the hemmed end for the top of the pouch, and make it easier to sew by having less to stitch through. Hell, maybe you want it looking all nasty up top...stitch up the other end if so.
Step 3: Keeping it Closed.
Turn the fabric back back right side in (is the the correct term? ha). Cut your lanyard down to size. I used the female end of the buckle on the bottom and cut it short just short enough to allow stitching it on. When cutting the top portion of the buckle make sure you keep it long enough to connect to the bottom without having it bunch up the bag. Easiest way to do this is to sew on the bottom buckle near the bottom of the bag (duh?) then fold the top of your pouch to the size of the flap you want (mine is about two inches i believe). Connect the buckle together and cut the top portion so that its long enough to be sewn at the top of the fold you made for the flap. Stitch that thing on.
Step 4: Sicking it to the Hip.
After you have the front end ready to be closed up...do so. Then flip the pouch over to attach some belt loops, again from the lanyard, to the back side. These too can be cut to preference depending on how wide of a belt you're going to use. I'd say mine are about 3 inches long but i didn't and haven't been measuring any of this haha. Stitch on the top and bottom of each strap leaving a good amount of room between them to keep the pouch balanced on your hip...putting them too close together will make the little guy hang awkwardly for sure. Shit would be annoying i can imagine. Position the loops near the top of the pouch (while folded still) leaving maybe half an inch for it to close over a grip of stuff should you need to carry a small animal or something in it.
Note: Using something like canvas or maybe more fabric to make a broad thick strap instead of two loops might be a bit better. This works perfectly fine but when its not too filled up it does pinch together when riding a bit. Really though, it doesn't matter.
Step 5: Wear it. Drink a beer. Be Merry.
Ive gotten a good amount of stuff in this thing and whats pictured wasnt even filling it to capacity. I actually used to carry my video and picture cameras in this to avoid taking a bag. This shouldnt take too long and is good way to kill time...especially with the shitty weather coming!
I spent weeks, maybe even months making our wedding invitations...but in the end, it was all worth it!
based on a few retail and diy projects i had bee reading over. adjustable ridgeline (1.9m "tech line") (~215-300cm), adjustable whoopie slings (~1-3m)(5mm amsteel blue), and (unseenn) 2.4m webbing straps.
DIY PCB (motor driver for tennis machine)
After etching. Toner and Green TRF still on where it protected the copper.
I spent three hours scraping this ceiling on Sunday morning. My god you should have seen the mess!
I now have aching shoulders and a blister the size of a small country on my hand.
Por Giselle Medeiros, da Gergelim.
blogged superziper.blogspot.com/2009/03/diy-porta-moedas-de-couro...
There is a spot beside my new steps at the front of the house. Wanted to decorate it because there was the stub of a planned rain-drain and it is ugly.
What better than to make a planter box so I can plant some flowers?
The first 2 versions are so bad I won't bother posting it.
I started making my DIY ringflash when 'Everybody loves Raymond' started yesterday afternoon and ended up finishing it as the football ended late last night. Very fiddly project I got myself into...but I think it paid off in the end. I'll just evolve the design and make it less bulky the next time I make one.
Idea taken from: flickr.com/photos/24737461@N04/sets/72157604445937609/
I can't believe that I couldn't find any reflective tape at any Hardware store yesterday! Would have made it a lot easier to make.
Tips & Tricks at: bephotographic.blogspot.com/
So I decided to try my hands in making my own Diy Battery for my sb28.
I have yet to put a fuse for safety.
Rechargeable RC car battery
Electrical extension cord
Connector clips
Cylindrical wood to hold the wire snugly
Electrical tape
Triggered with skyport
DIY PCB (motor driver for tennis machine)
After toner applied. I used Toner Transfer Paper from Pulsar (http://www.pulsarprofx.com/pcbfx/main_site/pages/products/transfer_paper/transfer_paper.html) and it worked well.
I built this from Fuji x body cap and a lens from a fixed focus point and shoot film camera, a Minolta F10BF to be precise. I thought about using a lens from a single use camera but these used cameras are very cheap (2€) on fleamarkets and the optics are probably much better.
Luckily, it turned out, the focus wasn't irreversibly fixed. There is a simple threaded focusing system, possibly for factory calibration. That thread was glued in place, but the glue came off pretty easily. In addition to providing an unexpected focusing ability, this made my work easier as I didn't need to get the distance to the sensor exactly right.
At a fixed f/5.6 the lens is pretty slow, as can be expected, but the picture quality is quite acceptable. Some blurring on the edges but mostly sharp, and of course the lens is very light and small, not to mention cheap.
I didn't know where to put my newest origami-books... So I did a bookcase my own and finished it some weeks ago.
(it's the one on the right)
(And so does my camera.)
DIY 400 mm f/ 11 lens made from a single achromat and telescoping sections of ABS DWV pipe.
More information regarding this lens and my other homemade lenses can be found here: DIY camera lens tutorial
Pictures documenting the process of converting a Dish satellite TV
Pictures documenting the process of converting a Dish satellite TV antenna into a wifi antenna.
DIY ring light: Proof of Concept
1 fluorescent light bulb and ballast
1 Shop light
1 White Mixing bowl
Zip Ties
Needed: 10x16" cardboard sheet, folded in half; two rubber bands; iPad
Optional: Hole punch for camera port; Marker for decoration
UPDATE: In some cases the rubber band presses the cardboard against the lock button, waking the iPad from sleep while the case is closed. PRODUCT RECALL
Made by me for me!
youtube is a fantastic thing. Mine was not as cheap as the america diy version, however still cheaper than buying one from a shop. Each shelf can hold 17 OPI nail polishes, Once have put all my nail polish in i will post a pic
Ring light not completely finished yet, still need to add more bulbs to it, but this is it with only 4 light bulbs and my dog (her name is princess, but we call her poochie) is always my model whenever I get or make something new for my camera.
components are:
light aluminum hood of a wok
convex mirror (death corner for trucks)
plastic food container
SB800 flash
Suspension Trainer built for $10 with tie down straps from home depot and a carabiner.
Based on instructions from www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAmnLlwNloU
My DIY ringflash adaptor. Interior surfaces are lined with foil HVAC tape, wich is very strong and has a very agressive adhesive.
Strobist: SB600 on right w/ shoot thru umbrella, SB800 on left w/ shoot-thru, SB600 with SB-III front left.