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Does anyone know if you can make something interesting outta broken USB drive?
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I need an electronically operated valve for a copper airgun, 15mm. any ideas?
EDIT: done some research, I want a 1/2" solenoid valve but can't find one with a good enough pressure rating!
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You check the Amazon small parts site?
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I have a big ass Flowmax fan lying around, it's worth about $50 alone. I'm thinking about making a small box for my laptop (probably out of wood) that I can sit on my desk and plug in when I'm at home that will utilize external speakers (because lord it needs it) and the fan for cooling. I'll probably implement a USB keyboard that extends outwards that will allow me to actually type, assuming this thing will be pretty large. Check out the fan though:
I'm wondering what material to put on the portion that the laptop actually sits on. Also, would it be better to use the fan for intake or an exhaust? Or does it need both?
Any tips appreciated
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This laptop cooler / station will also be loud as shit, I assume.
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Really shitty mock up
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Can't seem to find any of a decent pressure rating. The highest normal one is 10kg/cm^2, which is 142 psi. I'm looking for 200-300, do you think that'd holdbecause there's a large amount of leeway for safety reasons, or is that literally the pressure that the valve just won't work?
Thanks for the help.
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That's probably the pressure the valve blows open... Have you considered a miniature butterfly valve? Those are a bit more rigid than a solenoid.
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One of my computers needed USB3 in the front (for easy access), so i fixed it!
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The idea's good, but the implementation is a tad ghetto. Buy a drive bay cover and cut a hole in it to mount the ports into.One of my computers needed USB3 in the front (for easy access), so i fixed it!
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Better yet, mod the usb 2.0 ports in the device under it into usb 3.0.One of my computers needed USB3 in the front (for easy access), so i fixed it!
Can't be too dificult.
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I was gonna do that, but the drill had run out of battery. (And i didn't wanna wait for it to charge)
I think it would be difficult, cutting the plastic holder open and gluing the USB3 ports to the USB2 holes and all....
Too much work, after all this is just my scrap-computer, made only from stuff i've had layin' around in my room.
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So I've made that simple copper airgun.. really pleased so far. It completely demolished an AA battery against a fence at 90 feet, left a big dent in it too. that was pumped up with a really shitty pump, too, and I have a 400psi shock pump on the way!
I'll probably post pictures/video/make a thread when I've got it all properly sorted out and working just as I like it. I think I may stick with my shitty ball valve too, definitely seems to do the job and the accuracy lost by it isn't a huge deal as it's not accurate itself anyway.
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My internet was down most of the day and my mom was having me do some chores outside so I ended up started starting my own little project and made a fire pit where an obtrusive pine tree once was in our yard.
I'm not done with the yard work, if you're wondering why it looks like crapness.
I'm planning on putting a base around it... and in the long run, finishing up our yard (leveling it, reseeding it) and make a path from the sidewalk (you cant see; behind the pic) to the house (also can't see; to the right). This path will cut right by the fire pit.
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I found a 3x1 foot metal bar, steel or aluminum I think. What should I do with it?
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there are two obvious choices.
1. Weaponize it.
2. twist it into the shape of a bunny.
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Okay. Lost another pile of wood again.
This sucks. I kinda lost all my mood to continue building things I planned.
But I am in progress of repainting my helmet. I just finished sanding it down with sandpaper ranging from 150grit to 1000grit. Man, 1000 feels like rubbing paper onto paper.
I remember seeing a bunch of sticks my summer home, might be going back there sometimes and I wonder if its possible to combine a few sticks to make one plank.
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amazing!
what is it?
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looks like a airgun of sorts
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Looks like one of those liquid trap thing to trap liquid flowing through so that the air is purely air but I forgot whats its called.
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Oh yeah moisture filters.
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But if you fill that halfway with paint/water and hold it horizontally it might just work as a spray too. Hmmmm.
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correct
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Looks like copper tubing attached to a bottle.
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that's what it is
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the most elaborate beer bong in human history.
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firing beer at 4 bar straight into your mouth, sounds like a good idea.
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Restored an old arc welder with my dad, welded a few pipes together with it. sorry for the big pic. Handle on the top was supposed to be blasted but we didn't get around to it.
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I'm a woodworker, gave finger/box joints a go a few days ago for a headphone case I'm making myself. Making the jig for the table saw was a pain in the ass, and I need to level out the joints. For a first attempt though, I'm happy.
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this was fun, I'm planning on building a larger one with a collection of books stacked together.
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What wood is that your using there?I'm a woodworker, gave finger/box joints a go a few days ago for a headphone case I'm making myself. Making the jig for the table saw was a pain in the ass, and I need to level out the joints. For a first attempt though, I'm happy.
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Looks like mahogany to me
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It's walnut, my personal favorite native wood. Just wait until I've got pictures of it finished with the tung oil finish. It's astoundingly beautiful.''
I made my mum a cutting board out a piece of it a few years ago, I'll see if I can grab a picture to show how it looks when finished usually. (cutting board was finished with mineral oil though, but I handpicked the slab of wood to be used and cut it from the log)
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I can't even imagine how hard working with Mahogany would be. I never knew wallnut was such a nice colour either :O
Nice work though, Would be good if you can create some really nice things with that wood.
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mahogany is pretty easy to work with. If you want a difficult to work with wood, try hickory, northern ash, rock maple, etc.
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I loved that quote, anyways looks nice Biotoxsin!
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Was planning to fix this and add some cool things to it.
But the people who caused it insisted that they fix it for me.
Dang you construction workers!
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Made some shelves to go above my monitors where I can put stuff that usually just clutters my desk, like my gamepad, drawing tablet, cellphone, wallet, home keys, calculators, dice set and so on.
It's made entirely using ikea laiva shelves that where about 19 SEK (€2, $3) each at the time and the consoles where 5 SEK (€0.6, $0.8) ish. Total cost not including screws (or labor) was about €15 or $20.
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Did you buy the mouse and keyboard as a pair?
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No, why?
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those keyboards are the best
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We use ribbon- cut mahogany on older boats. It's fairly nice to work with. It's not super hard, but it's not soft either. It sands really nicely as well. Walnut is really nice to work with. It's hard to get large pieces where I'm at though. We built two pillars out of laminated mahogany and then put dark walnut burl veneer over the top of 8 seperate laminates and then placed them together. The columns were hollow and were not load-bearing. Just decorative. Sadly, the developer never paid us for them, or the cabinets we did in the kitchen. They never sold the houses (supposed to run for 2mil a piece) and we got screwed out of any kind of profit, but at least the materials were paid for. I have pictures of the inside of those houses somewhere...
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Almost done soldering the PCB for the PAiA 9700 VCO!
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