Well that's quite the literal translation :)
Woaw now that's a nice jig I'm going to keep in mind for later use!
I love the multitude of solutions people can think of to get to their goals.
Props on making your own stuff!
Hahaha, thank you!
Haha thanks for the link, I didnt know that show
Well I am a woodworker myself and I gotta say that bench looks clean af, nice job!
I also think about that sort of things every time I need a lathe and have tried repurposing old motors, but i haven't yet made a semi decent one.
I feel you, I crave so many tools...
Well I had no idea thanks for that bit of info!
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Nice setup! Everything looks nice and sturdyish ^^
How clean was the finish on that bar and how did you spin it?
I need a vise... I'm still free-handing the angle grinder and it's super hard to be consistent.
Edit: sorry I only looked at the "lathe" pic and hadn't read the words which answered all my questions :)
Sounds very satisfying but I'm leaving the christening privilege to their future owners :)
The sword is actually quite sharp, with some patience I'm sure I could cut a sandwich
Good idea!
The wrench and pistol would require me to seriously upgrade my carving skills though...
The rest seem easy enough :)
(forget the rope)
I would have too haha, thank you!
Yes! I'm giving those tomorrow but I'll see if I have anything that could hold these
Had to look this up and man I would love to arm mice
Thank you!
Thanks I love that enthusiasm!
Little weapons
For packing joints.
I made a little baseball bat years ago for that purpose and recently had fun making more different ones for friends.
As you can see I used a piece of rebar for the bat.
I "turned" it using a drill and angle grinder then going through different grains of sanding:
The lightsaber's hilt was made the same way, using a dremel tool to get more control on the details.
The "blade" is made of Corian, a synthetic stone commonly used for countertops.
The sword required a lot more precision to make and ended up okay but looking closely nothing
Oh yeah good idea! I'll keep it in mind for next time I play around with that
Assuming the color wasnt photoshopped (which I doubt),
Would the camera's white balance setting really matter?
I would tend to think that since both objects are in the same shot,
whatever color change you get from the white balance setting would affect them the same way.
I don't know though and would love the truth from someone qualified :)
Looks like a ball sack ^^
Yeah :)
Work in progress - Bluetooth speakers
Today I jumped back on this project that has been on pause for about a year :)
Turning cheap defective desktop speakers into a set of wireless Bluetooth stereo speakers.
Got the idea from this video from DiyPerks.
I'm trying to recycle as much as I can:
Desktop speakers were defective and given to me by family,
Bluetooth receivers are from old earbuds,
Batteries come from and old powerbank,
Charging module from old vapes (still need to figure out a few things about them, not sure I'll end up using those).
The only thing I bought so far are amps for the audio output tu the speakers.
Any input or advice is welcome :)
I'll keep you updated with more details if anyone is interested
I made this yeast keychain
Recently dismantled a TV and its backlighting consisted of thin cfl tubes. This gave me the material to try something I've been curious about for a while! I sealed some yeast in a little section of tubing for a friend's birthday (his last name is Baker). Kind of a shitty gift as i doubt it would survive as a keychain but I had fun making it (and its failed predecessors). Here are the other attempts, from left to right: pepper, red and blue food coloring, yeast
I made an audio cable tester
Plug one side of the cable on the left of the box, the other side on the right, press the button and whichever light doesn't come on means that part of the cable is faulty.
I learned a lot from my bad decisions :)Carbs scoop
I made this a few years ago and still use it regularly! The "spoon" side fills up with 1 portion of rice and the hole in the handle can fit 1 portion of spaghetti. What do you think?
Edit: sorry about the double post.. I thought I had backed out and lost the first one so I posted this one, and I just noticed the first one went up
Playing cards pouch
Made this out of a plastic bottle after seeing a YouTube video (can't give credit unfortunately as I can't find it anymore).
You can make it into any shape that the bottle will fit around (and can't be much smaller than the bottle since it will only shrink so much).
I used a piece of wood as template, cut the top of the bottle, put it around the piece of wood and shrank it with a heat gun. I then cut off the excess and shaped the closing mechanism.
It took a few tries to get it right but I've since used the technique to make containers/protections for several objects and I'm very happy with the results!
If you want to try this, be aware that the tightest you shrink the bottle around the template, the hardest it will be getting it out! I suggest making the template in atleast 2 pieces, this helped me a lot. (In this example I first pulled out
Pine person
Gave it paper towel lips, I hope it isn't against the rules!
Soldering station recommendation
Hi all,
Do you have some recommendations for a soldering station that would meet my needs?
I've been into hobby electronics for a few years, doing mostly analog audio projects but recently got into repairing and repurposing broken electronics (Bluetooth earbuds, speakers, USB cables and such).
I've been using a cheap Parkside(LIDL)-rebranded "generic Chinese product" (I came across the exact same model on AliExpress, in different colors); which has served me well until now but has a few flaws that I can't be bothered with anymore. Mainly: -it takes ages to get hot. -the cable going from the station to the iron is super thick and stiff, which is annoying as hell...
I would like it to be the least expensive possible, while being good enough I'd be happy with it for the foreseeable future.
I have been looking at these:
[Newer tech, "expensive" tips (8-10€
Does anyone have a solution to this?
As you can see on the image, you can barely see the artist, title and controls in the drop down menu "widget" on Android. This is not the worst case I've had but it's a good illustration, it didn't use to be this way, and I'd like to go back to how it was or anything better than this.