Comments for Mechanical Mashup DIY for the common guy

Comment on Turn your house into a camera, for reals! by Stephen Eadie

Stephen Eadie — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:04:17 +0000

way cool…

Comment on The 10min iPhone tripod mount by Darren Landrum

Darren Landrum — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:36:37 +0000

I’m wondering if you could widen the gap and then affix some weatherstripping to create a padded friction mount for the phone.

Comment on The 10min iPhone tripod mount by James DeRuvo

James DeRuvo — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:30:08 +0000

GENIUS! Often times, the simplest solutions … well done, Ben!

Comment on Episode 27 Hot wire cutter by Dan

Dan — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:54:29 +0000

Good job with the cutter, I might have to make one now…Thanks!

Comment on Episode 30 The 12 cent Kettlebell by Dan

Dan — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:44:10 +0000

That was funny, good job on the video!

Comment on Episode 26 how to make a silicone mold in your kitchen on the cheap! by Chris B

Chris B — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:19:56 +0000

Forget I said anything, found a similar comment to mine.

Great video, really helpful.

Comment on Episode 26 how to make a silicone mold in your kitchen on the cheap! by Chris B

Chris B — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:18:13 +0000

How well does this mold do with making plastic forms from the molds? Like making custom toy parts, like plastic heads or props?

Comment on Episode 3 by Darren Landrum

Darren Landrum — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 03:50:00 +0000

And now that I’ve finally caught up with the comments in the Instructable, I can see you’ve already been grilled on this question. I personally love the one where the guy said that you can’t possibly have made a true spring because it wasn’t tempered afterwards, as if there’s some platonic ideal for a spring. If it does what you need a spring to do, it’s close enough.

Comment on Episode 3 by Darren Landrum

Darren Landrum — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 04:46:39 +0000

Ah, I think I get it now. Basically, between the gloves and the drill you can apply a great deal of force to shape the stainless steel rod. I might have to give that a go sometime.

Comment on Episode 3 by Dave spencer

Dave spencer — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:17:45 +0000

I used stainless steel for these springs, if you tried to heat treat them, not much will happen due to the carbon content. Spring steel has the correct carbon content to heat treat. If you used spring steel and heat treated it, you might get a stronger spring than mine but my stainless ones have been strong enough for repeated work on my gate for years now and they dont corrode. Stainless springs are used a lot in food production. Thanks for the compliment too!