I made a motorized fish skull that demonstrates how fish open their jaws. It is my submission for the annual MakersCare fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Download the template here.
Motorized Fish Skull
Tag Archives: Fish
Mini Fishing Spears
How to make small-sized pole spears and Hawaiian sling spears with interchangeable spearheads. These could be scaled up easily.
Peter’s Research: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~asimons/peter-hundt.html
Peter’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/pjhundt
Constrictor Knot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constrictor_knot
Supplies (most can be found at local hardware stores):
15mm Bicycle Spokes – check eBay
#10-24 Stainless Steel Coupling Nut – check eBay
PC-7 – http://amzn.to/1P1ih7P
Driveway Marker – http://amzn.to/1gXDODV
Stainless Steel #10-24 Machine Screw (bolt) – http://amzn.to/1Mg2FxY
Quick Set Epoxy – http://amzn.to/1L1Yw1P
Stainless Steel #210 Screw Eye – check hardware store
3/8″ OD 1/4″ ID Latex Tubing – http://amzn.to/1MYe8ns
Paracord – http://amzn.to/1f3KaQ7
Braided Fishing Line – http://amzn.to/1L1Zyeg
3/4″ PVC and fittings – check hardware store
5/8″ ID Nylon Hose Barb Connector T – check hardware store
8″ Releasable Ties – http://amzn.to/1gXFeOB
Wine Cork Bobbers
I made some fishing bobbers, some people call them “floats,” from some old wine corks using my homemade, drill-powered lathe.
Supplies (Amazon):
Bobbin – http://amzn.to/1GLHuhP
Gesso – http://amzn.to/1GJ7jy3
My favorite neon orange paint – http://amzn.to/1JtMcXt
Repair a Fishing Rod Tip
Recently, I broke the tip-top on my fishing rod. In this video, I will show you how to replace it. Read on…
Simple Frozen Fish Food
In this video, I show you how to quickly, easily, and cheaply make some DIY frozen fish food. This is a very simple recipe that I will be feeding to fish fry and other small fish. There are many other ingredients you could add. Do you have a favorite ingredient? Read on…
Power Filter Refugium
Once upon a time I had a 2.5 gallon nano reef tank and I wanted to add a refugium to it to grow macro algae. Being such a small tank it did not make sense to set up a smaller tank to act as a refugium like some people do for larger reef tanks. So, I came up with the idea of adding a refugium to the small power filter that provided water movement to the tank. Read on…
