/diy/ - Do It Yourself

I've noticed that there's a large amount of guys from the UK on /diy/ in comparison to all of the other boards. Why is that?

This looks like great fun. I would probably use it to make a sample pad for FL studio.

http://deaddrops.com/

>>371192
I also do this

also,
>tfw tiny philips screws inset by about 6 inches so that you have to own a ridiculous screwdriver to unscrew them

>>370772
>>370491
>>370484
I see. Thanks. I'll look up on how to use the glue properly.

The piping joints I used came with end joints that move around and a circular rubber washer/band. I've taken those bits off and it seems rather more stable already.

>>370461
Yeah I glued them. First without the added tape--which didn't work--and then with the added tape.

My better-than-me-at-diy-friend just suggested metal pipe aswell. He also suggested I put them on 4-inch spacers in a wooden box and pour a concrete block around each one. I'm really considering the latter.

Just use a mousemat covered with different grains of sandpaper. No need to buy a beltsander if you're only going to use it to sharpen blades.

I built some PVC parallettes using 40mm piping, as in pic related, but they're wobbly and generally unstable. Not from side-to-side, but forwards and backwards.
I even wrapped the ends of the pipes with electrical tape so the fit is as tight as possible, but apparently to no avail.

What do you think would be the best way of stabilising them? Bridging from the horizontal bar to the vertical bars with something? Or building some out of wood?

There's a London based company called BareConductive that already do this.

And a conformal coating it seems is the best method for waterproofing the circuit.

I realise now that a conductive textile will be cheaper, and probably more reliable than conductive paint.

>>368541
Doable.

Also lol, I already considered this could be a problem. But EL lighting is waterproof, and with the right waterproofing material the wiring should be fine.

After seeing this: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lumativ/the-lumativ-snapback project on kickstarter for an illuminated hat, I've started considering designs for creating similar items myself, since the market for hats is huge (thanks to swagfags). It will just start as a small project for me, and I'll see where it goes in regards to success.

I will use a conductive paint to connect the luminary (yet to be decided), a small power button embedded into the hat and the power source (still to be decided). I'll cover the conductive paint in a waterproof spray when finished.

So I have these questions that some of you may be able to help me with:

>Do you think that electroluminescent panels/wire/tape are the best available light source for this project?
I have doubts about whether even very small EL units will operate for long enough for this item to be considered for sale.

>Do you think that a USB rechargeable battery is the best possible method of powering this item?
I considered this alongside a small, flexible solar panel installed onto the hat to maximise the item's usage time.

Is there anything else you can think of that I need to consider when taking this project on?

Thank you /diy/

>>368520
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-cider/

>>368184

>>368507
>Retard
>Idiot

Why so hostile? >>>/b/

As >>368510 said, it's not really cider, nor will it taste very good. However it's a really cheap way to make cheap alcohol for sure.

If you actually appreciate cider then this is not the way to go. If you just want to get drunk, then go for it.

I just considered this as an alternative to a graphic tablet, but one thing it will lack is pressure sensitivity--which is arguably one of the more important features of a tablet.

>>366520
>>366528
I don't know much of woodworking but this looks really nice. Good job.

Basically just cut up some wood and put it together and put a hole in the front

Any shape you want

I hope this helped

>Learn how to electronics
>Woodcarving and basic carpentry
>Learn Italian and improve Russian
>Extend knowledge of Javascript and C++
>Break-even playing micro-stake online poker
>Create the haptic glove I've drawn up
>Create the desktop air conditioning unit I've loosely drawn up
>Create the attachable weightlifting heel I've finished drawing up using CAD because weightlifting shoes are really expensive
>Get a real job (preferably not in England)
>Bang a big booty black chick
>Move out of this trash apartment
>Get my own apartment instead of having to share one
>Meditate more
>220KG deadlift, 180+kg squat, 120+kg bench press, 80kg overhead press.

You'd be better off just throwing the grapple

>>364600
I hope it goes well for you.

>>364585
I see.

By lighter, do you mean Zippo style? If I were to take on this project I would probably just buy one of the units that someone posted earlier and replace the casing.