tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42316480466157960632024-02-08T00:47:30.402-05:00Cobble ZoneI like to try to make useful stuff (to me, anyway) from junk, without spending too much money.rt.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06078641679073912759noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231648046615796063.post-29619599630287180322009-10-30T14:03:00.002-04:002009-10-30T14:09:26.932-04:00(Candy) Corn on the (Twinkie) CobMmmm, mmmm. What a delightful halloween party treat! Just be sure to bring them out near the end of the party when the neighbor kids can bounce off the walls at their own house.I think a nice finish might be some melted honey butter.rt.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06078641679073912759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231648046615796063.post-10476811341492273752009-09-23T07:37:00.004-04:002010-01-26T09:17:30.285-05:00iHeart Radio Buffering solvedI downloaded iHeart Radio to my iPod Touch while I was at work. It performed flawlessly. It was great. Then I got home and tried it. No joy. It would just sit at buffering. When I snuck on the neighbor's WiFi, it worked. So I figured it must be something with my network. I ran the sniffer and figured out it was something with my Squid Web Proxy that runs on my ClarkConnect home rt.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06078641679073912759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231648046615796063.post-29448224933236979822008-11-25T07:28:00.002-05:002008-11-25T07:28:00.843-05:00Turkey cakeWith Thanksgiving coming up, I though I would share a turkey cake we made a couple years ago.Two hemi-spherical cake pans were used for the body.Two sugar cones were used for the drumsticks.White paper was used to make the frilly things on the end of the drumsticks.We used a pound cake recipe for the body to give it some heft. The sugar cones had to be trimmed at an angle to lay nicely along thert.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06078641679073912759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231648046615796063.post-12667235404571841972008-11-24T22:17:00.002-05:002008-11-24T22:21:20.944-05:00Bike light batteryHere is a very well documented project, right up my alley...Universal Bike Light Batteryrt.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06078641679073912759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231648046615796063.post-29964010813180345832008-11-22T08:52:00.009-05:002008-11-22T09:26:53.928-05:00Fried m&m'sYes, you read that right. Fried m&m's. Delicious. Put them in the frying pan on low heat.After a couple minutes, you will see and hear the candy shell crack. You can stir them gently and flip them over for even heating. The idea is to get the chocolate to melt. After 3-4 minutes, you are left with a crunchy candy shell and melted chocolaty goodness! Yum!Please be careful not to burn yourrt.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06078641679073912759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231648046615796063.post-29308380010920413202008-11-16T22:47:00.008-05:002008-11-16T23:28:54.058-05:00Pretzel jar terrariumHere are a couple terrariums we made out of pretzel jars (WD-40 works really well at getting the label/glue off).There are instructions all over the internet for making a terrarium. Basically, put down a layer of pea gravel, some aquarium charcoal, then the dirt. Choose a small plant and add some water. Finally, close it up. Place the terrarium out of direct sunlight. You need to monitor the rt.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06078641679073912759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231648046615796063.post-5357114921504465072008-11-11T07:11:00.001-05:002008-11-11T07:24:47.879-05:00Fruit fly trapA few folks I work with buy those huge jars of pretzels for all in the cube fields to enjoy. These plastic jars have nice wide mouths. A few months back, the building had a fruit fly problem. A little googling lead me to various trap designs from bowls, ziplock bags, glass jars and even your oven.I settled on the funnel method and recycled one of the pretzel jars. Here is how you do it:Clean rt.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06078641679073912759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231648046615796063.post-91831123668129916892008-11-09T10:26:00.002-05:002008-11-09T10:26:00.138-05:00Loyalty card 'zine'I used to keep my grocery loyalty cards on my keyring. If I'd ever go to the store and didn't drive my car with my keys, I don't have my discount card which can save you a lot of money over the course of a year. There is usually a credit card sized duplicate card, but I needed a more compact solution and a way to keep then all in one place. Since I usually take my wallet, a paper solution rt.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06078641679073912759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231648046615796063.post-36580624888391680692008-11-06T21:59:00.007-05:002008-11-06T22:30:57.701-05:00Coffee pot in the dishwasher tipI have always been annoyed by the water that collects in the dishwasher after the cycle completes. Remember, gravity is your friend and if there is no place for water to collect, it won't. I have gotten good at positioning and wedging items so water will not collect.But the hollow handle of the coffee pot was a different story. Its impossible to position it to not collect the water and the rt.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06078641679073912759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231648046615796063.post-64604918293504692312008-11-04T20:05:00.004-05:002008-11-04T20:59:36.459-05:00WelcomeI call this blog the Cobble Zone. It documents my spare-time projects. They are always grander in my minds-eye, but its an outlet for me. I try to recycle when ever possible, to avoid having to buy something. To me there is something elegant and satisfying in that.Generally what happens is that each project takes 2-3 times as long as what I thought it would.Of course, I like to keep up with rt.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06078641679073912759noreply@blogger.com0