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England left with ‘toilet deserts’ as public facilities decline by 14% in a decade
I read this as toilet dessert and got confused
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England left with ‘toilet deserts’ as public facilities decline by 14% in a decade
I read this as toilet dessert and got confused
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Naughty birds
They're not drunk, they're just dead
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Polymarket paid influencers to fake winning bets, built dummy websites to pull it off
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That means the wins are concentrated to a few while the losses are spread out
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Travel box I made for my razor and toothbrush head
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You can gets started with this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45JhacvmXV8. I don't reccomend waterproofing your stuff though, as it prevents you from modifying them later.
For moulding, coffee ground and glue is simpler, but will take a week to completely dry. It also shrinks, so you have to leave your items inside for the first days of drying. Corrugated cardboard layers will dry faster and keep their outer shape, but is more tedious to make. Maybe you can try cardboard inside and coffee ground outside
In any case, cover the surface with paper and the corners with thin strips of paper. I'd recommend drying it quickly (using a heat gun, or the sun) to prevent fungal growth inside the thick parts.
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The glass held strong. The frame did not. Neither did the company after this.
The name of the lawyer is Gary Hoy btw
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Cardboard box I made for my coffee grinding set
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There are basically 3 ingredients: cardboard, paper, and glue.
First I would make glue by mixing flour with water 1:10 and microwave it until boiling. I'd stir and scrape the bottom every 30 seconds for the first few minutes to avoid burning
The cardboard needs to be kept dry (unless you want to separate the layers). It can be cut pretty easily with a serrated knife. For the first few layers of this box, I cut the cardboard to match the shape of the items. For the final layers, I just took the leftover pieces and glue them on. It doesn't have to be perfect since you can add more paper later. However, cardboard - cardboard bonds seems to be pretty weak, and you can't put too much glue on it, or it will get wet and separate. So I use paper to bind them together.
To get the paper, I spray water down the wavy side of the cardboard (a strong hose seem to work better than a trickle). After that the layers should separate easily. Getting the paper wet and tearing it by hand will give it better edges than cutting with scissors. I would use big pieces of paper on flat surfaces and straight angles, then thin strips for corners and curvy surfaces.
If you need to cut out something from the piece, you can wait for it to dry and cut with the serrated knife. The first version of the box actually doesn't have the hole for the funnel, I actually cut it out with the serrated knife. Then I covered the knife marks with paper
Edit: you can use any cardboard without the glossy surface. The glossy surface doesn't stick to the glue.
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Insulated sous-vide container I made
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The inner container doesn't com into contact with the food. They are sealed in their own bags
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Insulated sous-vide container I made
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Yes, it's to prevent heat loss and water loss. I just feel that an insulated container would lose a lot of heat over the hours of cooking.
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Table I made from cardboard last year
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Haha I'm pretty proud of my paint idea
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Yeah, best crop ever
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Insulated sous-vide container I made
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Sous vide bags containing the food I want to cook
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Table I made from cardboard last year
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I made the glue from 1 part corn starch and 10 part water by weight, microwaved until boiling.
I found that serrated knives cut cardboard best, but they need to be re-sharpened often. The cardboard absorbs a lot of glue so it need to be applied multiple times before sticking together.
I used paper to secure the joints between the cardboard pieces and to wrap the outside before painting. The glue doesn't really stick to acrylic paint, so it should be the final part, and you can't add anything else afterward. If I do it again I would leave to table bare, or maybe use watercolor
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Travel box I made for my razor and toothbrush head
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I don't have it with me right now, but basically I just wrapped many layers of paper around the inner part until it tightly fits the cover
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Travel box I made for my razor and toothbrush head
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I just mixed it with glue to make a grainy paste. Then I used it to fill around the the razor and brush. Finally I covered it with paper and dry for a week. Occasionally I would leave the razor and brush inside to prevent it from shrinking
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Cardboard box I made for my coffee grinding set
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In general, I would glue 5 pieces of cardboard using paper to make the underside of the box. Then I'd put the items in and glue on more layers to fill in the leftover space. After finishing the top layer, I'd leave the items inside the box for a few days to dry and shrink
After that, you can add more paper to make the surface harder, or glue on anything you want.
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Insulated sous-vide container I made
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I cut them with a serrated knife or scissors, then glue the pieces together
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Cardboard box I made for my coffee grinding set
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I tried acrylic paint, but it prevents me from making adjustments afterward by gluing more stuff on. Maybe I'll try watercolor or felt
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Cardboard box I made for my coffee grinding set
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My items does look much better when I use the brown paper from cardboard than when I use discarded white paper
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Cardboard box I made for my coffee grinding set
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It's made from cardboard and a bit of egg carton paper
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