Soap making is really easy and there are basically only two ingredients:LardLyeIf that seems a bit complicated there is an even easy method. One tremendous secret of soap making is that soap melts! This might not seem earth shattering. But, as it melts you can use simple cheap soaps as a base for your own creations.There are certain cautions that you do need to take, however, thousands of people around the world make homemade soap every day of the year safely an...

Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #43. If this isn’t the best issue we had to date, it’s pretty darn close. Lots of great tales are packed into this one—including not one, but two mystery novels (by Edwin Balmer and Nicholas Carter), three shorter mysteries (including a major new novelet by Robert Lopresti, a great reprint by Victoria Weisfeld, and a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles). On the science fiction side, we have an amazing set of stories by Daniel Marcus, Isa...

This book is best used in conjunction with the youtube videos found at youtube.com/user/RobertMurraySmith where I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. The electrochemical supercapacitor is an emerging technology that promises to play an important role in meeting the demands of electronic devices and systems both now and in the future. This book traces the history of the development of the technology, and explores the principles and theory of operation as well as giving some ...

The aim of this book is to give a little of the background regarding the making of inks, paints and conductive inks and to suggest some possible uses and further experiments for them when applied as thick films.The book concentrates on the use of inks produced by FWG. The main reason for this is that FWG inks are conductive, like a lot of inks out there, but because of their unique nano-structure they posses some very interesting properties not normally found in other conductive ink...

This book describes the basics of the Stirling engine, as well as some of the most promising alternative models, how to go about building them and how they can be used to generate power for home use. Home power generation is not new. You can buy home generator kits and solar panels by the ton. The main problem is they cost so much. The Stirling is astonishingly easy to make and can be built from scrap or commonly found components at a fraction of the cost of a home solar kit and yet produc...

Graphene is a two dimensional material consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb or chicken wire structure. It is the thinnest material known to man and yet is also one of the strongest materials there is. It conducts electricity as well as copper and is better than all other materials as a conductor of heat. Graphene is almost completely transparent, yet so dense that even the smallest of atoms cannot pass through it.Being such a fascinating material lots...

Natural dyes have been used for centuries. Archaeologists have found evidence of textile dyeing dating back to the Neolithic period. In China, dyeing with plants, barks and insects has been traced back more than 5,000 years. The essential process of dyeing changed little over time. Typically, the dye material is put in a pot of water and then the textiles to be dyed are added to the pot, which is heated and stirred until the colour is transferred. Textile fibre may be dyed before spinning ...

A travelogue of a four-month journey mixing adventure, volunteering and touring through China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. Not your usual twenty-somethings, this was a trip by two semi-retired but energetic travellers who should have known better.

Journey beyond the stars with Timeless Classic Science Fiction Short Stories, a powerful audiobook collection featuring some of the greatest minds in speculative fiction: Ray Bradbury, Frank Herbert, John W. Campbell Jr., Robert Sheckley, Murray Leinster, and E. E. Smith.This expertly curated anthology brings together visionary tales of space exploration, alien encounters, advanced technology, and humanity’s place in an ever-expanding universe. From Bradbury’s poetic reflections on...

Bioplastics is one of those areas that the home inventor has the advantage. The raw materials are cheap, readily available and easy to work with. There has been relatively little study done so far as the field is still quite new and there are a significant amount of discoveries to be made.What you have to realise here is that you are not attempting to synthesise polymers from monomers or synthesis new monomers. What you are trying to do is source and extract existing polymers from b...

Soap making at home has many benefits both for adults and children. Basic soap making can teach you about chemistry processes like saponification and more. On top of that, the more familiar you get with the process, the more you can create soap that is designed especially for your needs. You will be able to create soaps with the scents that you love, that do not irritate sensitive skin and that even comes in the shapes that you prefer. Soap making is a great way to get the soap you want!

Welcome to your first, concise step-by-step guide to soap making.Transform your skin with beautiful natural handmade soaps any soap maker would be proud of. This little guide is packed with pictures and easy steps to help you make your first soaps. No need to worry about getting burned with caustic soda or lye … (ouch)! Making soaps using the melt and pour process gets you soap crafting along with the kids.Cherie Benjamin is a practicing soap and cosmetic maker. With over f...