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What are some good homemade 'kit' ideas for Christmas gifts for the kids?

GernBlandston — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:46:34 -0800

I'm looking for Christmas gift ideas for our kids. They are 11, 9, and 6 year old girls. Specifically, I'm looking for ideas to put together homemade 'kits' that combine multiple items making up a single theme. For example, a calendar making kit with heavy paper setup like an empty calendar for them to number the days, with space for monthly pictures; including markers, stickers, etc. Or a journal kit with the empty journal, stamps, stickers, etc. Or a 'game night' kit. The kit can be for the 3 of them together, or for one of them specifically. Thanks!

Old Server Rail Kits?

yellowbkpk — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:28:29 -0800

Where do I find sliding rail kits for older Dell PowerEdge 1750, Sun, and HP/Compaq G3/G4 machines? We've been moving a bunch of 1U servers from one server room to another at work, and quite a few of the machines don't have rails. One of the rules that the IT folks have in this new server room is that machines can't be stacked higher than one on top of the other, so we need to find quite a few rail kits.

My Google-fu seems to be lacking as I can't seem to find any sites that sell such a thing.

Paint By Numbers Kit From Photo?

The_Partridge_Family — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:59:46 -0800

Is there a service where I can upload a photograph and have a painting-by-numbers kit mailed in return? My friend told me about this a while ago but now I can't find anything on Google. Live Search returns craftbynumbers.com but the site is no more. I'm interested in this as a gift idea, so sites that do online conversions from uploaded photos isn't really what I'm looking for.

Can you hear me? How about now?

niteHawk — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:28:31 -0800

Best Bluetooth speakerphone/car kit? Excluding the install them in your car permanently/wire them to the stero ones (as it's a lease), does anyone have any real world recommendations for bluetooth hands-free kits to make me sound less like twiggy from Buck Rogers?

I've seen a lot of positive press on the BlueAnt ones, but is the $100 one really any good?

Tnx!

Electronics workbench recommendations?

mrbill — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:43:42 -0800

Recommendations for what I should have on my electronics workbench? I've recently gotten into electronics (building kits, etc), and would like recommendations for what good "general purpose" supplies and tools I should have.

So far I've started out building lots of mini kits, and am working my up to this single-board Z80 computer, with a stop along the way to play with PIC microcontrollers.

Right now, I've got the following tools and supplies:

- Weller 25W pencil soldering iron
- 1/2-lb roll of .032mm 60/40 rosin-core solder
- Soldering iron stand w/sponge
- Solder wick/braid
- Needlenose pliers, tweezers, diagonal cutters, razor blade
- Digital multimeter

As for books, I've got Forrest Mims' "Getting Started in Electronics", along with Rodnay Zak's "Programming the Z80" and Leventhal's "Z80 Assembly Language" for when I work my way up to the SC1 kit. I"ve got "The Art of Electroncs" on my "to buy" list.

Any suggestions or recommendations for tools/supplies/books would be greatly appreciated.

What do you have on your bench / workspace?

Where can I find Iranian replica soccer jerseys?

kuperman — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 05:51:30 -0800

Where can I find a reasonable selection of Iranian soccer jerseys? I tried to shop at www.persianleague.com to find some Iranian soccer jerseys for myself and my wife, but they cancelled my order the other day, saying their bazaar was closed and/or broken. I've looked at some of the kits at www.iransoccerstore.com, but I'm not very thrilled with their selection - I was hoping to find more club kits.

Any ideas on where to find these items? US or Canada mail-order shipping is OK. (Bonus if you can help find more than just Esteghal or Persepolis stuff)