Friday, May 27, 2011
By Mike on Friday, May 27, 2011, 21:38
May 2011 - I found a second hand set of Play-Doh shaping tools in a charity shop for the bargain price of £1.50. The set includes a couple of different extruder tools which have potential for fun in the kitchen.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
By Mike on Sunday, May 1, 2011, 14:44
Breakfast Pie - A Full English Breakfast, in pie form! Can it be possibly true?
It certainly can - we live in an age of wonders!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
By Mike on Sunday, February 27, 2011, 20:22
The objective of this project was to make a life-sized humanoid hand that can be controlled with wires or cables - and hopefully to achieve fairly realistic finger movements and grasping action.
Friday, January 21, 2011
By Mike on Friday, January 21, 2011, 21:18
Electroplating with copper is a classic science experiment that is easy to set up, but loads of fun and can produce highly attractive results - something I haven't tried since my schooldays. I decided to give it a go again.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, October 23, 2010, 20:02
"Dad, I'm bored! What can we do?"
"OK, let's make something, how about an electric motor...?"
Sunday, October 3, 2010
By Mike on Sunday, October 3, 2010, 22:35
'... can be used to make a substitute for coffee' - if (like me) you're a reader of books about foraging, wild food and bushcraft, you'll have seen this phrase applied to an assortment of different things.
So it's possible to make fake coffee - OK, but how good is it? - let's find out.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
By Mike on Thursday, February 4, 2010, 21:34
This idea grew out of previous experiments to make energy bars - but I wanted to try making them with white chocolate so as to show off the fruit.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, January 30, 2010, 21:52
This is an experimental attempt to make a compact, durable, tasty, high-energy foodstuff suitable for carrying and eating while walking, exploring and hiking.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
By Mike on Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 20:31
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
By Mike on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 15:53
Starting on 1st December 2009, I picked every dropped coin I saw, saving them up in a jar.
I'm planning to keep this up for a whole year - so at the start of December 2010 - hoping to have accumulated enough found money to be able to do something useful...
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