Tag: pvc
23
Aug
The Kid-Sized Pump – Teaching Self-Sufficiency
by The Idiot
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Building a small manually-operated pump from PVC and my own check valves, so the kids can inflate their own balloons.
18
Aug
Sanitizer Bollard Part 5 – Gettin’ Fancy
by The Idiot
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Finishing up the bollards - rounding off the razor sharp edges, filing and sanding out the "adventure marks", and painting over my many mistakes.
18
Aug
Sanitizer Bollard Part 4 – Body Building
by The Idiot
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It's starting to look like a project, and not just parts! With all the internals completed, I might as well wrap them in something.
17
Aug
Sanitizer Bollard Part 3 – Inner Magic
by The Idiot
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Down the rabbit hole! Building the interior piston and platform to sit inside the main body.
17
Aug
Sanitizer Bollard Part 2 – Pedal Power
by The Idiot
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Onward with the build! Cutting and assembling the base and pedal mechanism, which drives the whole sanitizer!
16
Aug
Sanitizer Bollard Part 1 – Cutting Corners
by The Idiot
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The adventure continues! Cutting reasonably accurate wooden circles using a table saw, without losing very many fingers!
16
Aug
Sanitizer Bollard Part 0 – A Thing No One Needs
by The Idiot
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Dispensing hand sanitizer without using your hands! Round 0: Motivation, design criteria, and materials.