More Tunes from Cardboard Tubes
12/07/2017 by rbm in category News tagged as cardboard, cardboard tubes, musical instruments, percussion instrumentsPart Two: percussion instruments from cardboard tubes In our previous post on this subject, we looked at how cardboard tubes are used to create woodwind style instruments. Our last feature showed us how to make didgeridoos, flutes, and panpipes. If you went to Marple Carnival last month, or seen a gig of any description, no […]
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10/07/2017 by rbm in category News tagged as cardboard tubes, hive, National Building Museum, Summer Block Party, temporary exhibitions, Washington D.C.How Washington D.C.’s National Building Museum’s latest exhibition, Hive, features 2,700 cardboard tubes If you’re jetting off to America some time this summer, here’s an amazing exhibition that’ll appeal to you. At the National Building Museum in Washington D.C., this year’s Summer Block Party will feature three giant hives. The tallest of the three hives […]
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29/06/2017 by rbm in category News tagged as Alder Hills, cardboard tubes, Dorset, Dorset Scrapstore, PooleHow Dorset Scrapstore’s plethora of cardboard tubes and other craft materials offer a unique way of reusing recyclable materials If you have been following the Romiley Board Mill blog for the last six months or so, you would have noticed the handicraft related posts. Not least the several uses of cardboard tubes. For many people, […]
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22/06/2017 by rbm in category News tagged as Cambridge, cardboard, charity, Marple Carnival, MV Cardboard Tube, raft raceIn pictures: the MV Cardboard Tube and its intrepid crew on the Cambridge raft race Another feature of the Marple Carnival weekend was the raft race. This has historically taken place at Etherow Country Park with monies raised for charity. Local teams, including one from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, and the Marple and […]
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21/06/2017 by rbm in category News tagged as cardboard, carnival floats, Ludworth Primary School, Marple Carnival, The Wizard of OzIn pictures: Ludworth Primary School’s carnival float at Marple Carnival Each year in the middle Saturday of June is the happiest summertime event on our side of the solar system: Marple Carnival. Hundreds of people line Stockport Road, from the locks down to Hibbert Lane. Some follow the carnival’s floats along the full route, prior […]
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20/06/2017 by rbm in category Products tagged as cardboard tubes, didgeridoos, musical instruments, panpipes, percussionPart One: How cardboard tubes can be used for woodwind style musical instruments It goes without saying the devil not only has the best tunes, but also the best cardboard tubes. Besides their merits in packaging, they can also make for good musical instruments. Especially if you’re on a budget and cannot afford Dawsons prices […]
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14/06/2017 by rbm in category News tagged as blue cross, cardboard homes, cats, charityBlue Cross’ Estate Agents for Cats, with cardboard homes for sale Many cat owners may agree on one thing: their feline friends love cardboard. Cardboard boxes test the curiosity of the average cat. With this in mind, the Blue Cross animal charity went one better in London. As part of a fundraising initiative, they opened […]
0 0 Read moreA Toilet Roll Stick Puppet Theatre
07/06/2017 by rbm in category News tagged as handicrafts, puppets, recycling, theatres, toilet rollHow to create a toilet roll stick puppet theatre with cardboard About ten minutes walk from our base, we have the Romiley Forum theatre on our doorstep. Opening in the early 1970s as part of a town centre redevelopment scheme, it is managed by NK Theatre Arts. From musicals to musical tribute acts, it has […]
0 0 Read moreThings to Do with a Used Pringles Tube
06/06/2017 by rbm in category News tagged as handicrafts, Pringles, recycling, reuse, tubeAlternative uses for a used Pringles tube, once the pop stops This month hasn’t been a good one for the Pringles tube. It has been attacked by The Recycling Association over its materials. The tube has a metal base, plastic cap, metal tear-off lid, and a foil lined cardboard sleeve which makes it a pain […]
0 0 Read moreCardboard Sheets and Landmine Detection
06/06/2017 by rbm in category News tagged as cardboard sheets, detection, landmine, tortoises, turtles, war zonesWhy cardboard sheets, disguised as turtles, are being used to detect landmines Detecting landmines is a dangerous occupation. So much so that robotics and drones need to be deployed for this job. Only one problem with robotics is they are far from discreet, and look conspicuous from a short distance. According to an article in […]
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