What are you building /diy/? Post your projects! I'm

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Just needs legs and a switch and it's good to go.

>catpcha: death notledi

How fitting...

>>752942
That looks safe. Very safe ;)

>>752941
>Local man amputates himself with homemade table saw. More at 11 pm.

>>752942
delicious.

but from the looks of this one >>752941 you wont be able to make angled cuts

>>752942
op make holes in the metal sheet of the saw and screw the bolts in them, way more safe than those wooden thingys

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>>752941
Have you already seen this? Next level.
http://woodgears.ca/homemade_tablesaw/

>>753133
I ended up just buying a table saw for 50 bucks, keck.
>>753157
That's really nice though holy shit

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now I just gotta glue all this shit together

Where all the builders at? I thought this was /diy/

>>753516
so what are you makin'?

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I built some raised beds for my new garden over the last two days. From an engineering standpoint they're ugly, the materials are substandard, and they have some technical issues. But they work, and they ought to hold dirt without falling apart which is good.

Many pics here:
>>>445050

This is a picture of the final products, four in total. Now I just need to get the rock pile I have on the other side of the house and lay down a bottom drainage layer, and then somehow get the dirt (also on the other side of the house) into the beds.

All the materials I used were scrap and/or free, and the tools were all borrowed as well, so overall I think I was pretty successful.

>>753560
let me try that again
>>>/out/445050

>>753545
Making an amplifier rack for my home theater

>>753560
looks rustic kek

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>>753573
forgot pic
should look like this when done

>>753560
the rocks arent really needed, it should drain by itself, add coffee grounds, leaves, and random compostables as you fill in the dirt to make the worms happiers

>>753560
Not sure if someone said it but remember to not use treated lumber when doign that (doesn't look like yours is, but I'm just sayin anyway). Looks good mate, will probably hold a couple of years which is all you really can ask for unless you build it with stones (but that requires another kind of climate).

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>>753157
John Heisz also makes a good one though not as fleshed out.

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>>752941
currently I'm on a speaker project.
This is my Hi-Fi setup (also good for theatre sound) with 2 27"x8" speaker towers that I custom built myself, the total volume of each of these cabinets is 25.75 liters, each housing a 5.25" peerless mid woofer and a 3" peerless full range speaker (up to 20khz) which acts as a tweeter. I didn't use a traditional tweeter because I wanted a fuller sound and tweeters hurt my ears after long periods of listening.
They look are complete, but I want to make improvements on them, like make my own speaker grills, and other things I can apply to them that reduce vibration.
I am open to any suggestions and comments on what I do with these.

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>>754055
I too am working on making some speakers, that's why I made a table saw.
Got half the wood cut out today.

As for your speakers, adding internal bracing will reduce vibration, and for grills you can drill holes and glue magnets in, then put metal inserts in the grills.
That's how the grills on my fortes are.

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>>754119
Thanks for the tip on using magnets to secure the speaker grill, I have an idea of buying 3/8" magnets from madisound, then buying a speaker grill kit from parts-express and combining those to make an easily removable grill.
As for vibration reducing tips, I read that using a mazed baffle, like the one in the picture should work well enough (and i can't really take it about because it's completely glued together and already painted). I also read that using 5 pound brass or lead weights on the inside of the vent should help reduce vibration.
And your project looks pretty interesting too, how many drivers are you planning to use?

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well, i got a lot of shit going on, with little progress here and there.

got my electric skateboard almost done.
still struggling with the range on the fukken wii nunchuck.

it keeps losing connection at less than 1 meter. any ideas?
with the controls always fucking with me its been hard to take for a ride,
but i managed to do a little round and about after 2 beers last night, felt good man

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>>754229
i've also been messing with an old VFD i rescued form the dump during out scrap purge when the office moved.
i thought it would be a bitch to get working but it turns out you can just serial print to it at 9600 baud and it types the ascii right out.

i used an atmega8 on a little standalone board i made just to test eagle.
pretty much a barebones arduino just internal oscillator and programmed over SPI.

here it's running a little test code i wrote printing each character and its corresponding hex value just to test.

its old and used so some segments are dim.
i've read about running a higher current on the heater/cathode for a few seconds with burn of residue, restoring the brightness.
thoughts on this?

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Recently finished this project
Table top is made of oak wood

>>754255
that's a fine looking table u got there.

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>>752941
I built a forge. I haven't fired it up yet, still waiting for the temperature to get above 10 degrees.

>>754255
nice table

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I'm building a queen sized bed for me and my gf.
But I'm still stuck with the design.

So what do you think?

>>754264
Is that just perlite/firebrick?

>>754283
I used a mixture of perlite and sodium silicate (made myself) and water, packed it in, then lined the entire thing with plaster of Paris/sand, waited a week until the entire thing is bone dry, but I waited a day too long and the big freeze came and now too cold to fire it up, so I won't know if this will be good till it gets a little warmer.

>>754282
i think your a beta little bitch

>>754292
>He's building a fucking platform with his own hands to securely pound dat ass on.
>beta
yeah, no.

>>754282
drawers won't move easily with a mattress resting
on top of them

>>754304
I forgot to mention that this is going to be a slatted based bed. So the mattress won't rest on top of them.
The nightstand on top can also be reracted at daytime to save space.

>>754292
I don't think so.

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>>754255
Nice looking table! Good save from that old top. I did this Lego table for my son for Christmas (Red pieces are IKEA, the rest is poplar, OSB and PVC (mostly, what I had around)). Next few projects are all for the shop (bookshelf, cabinet for the fragile tools, then probably an extension table for the table saw).

>>753560
I never got the point of those raised beds. Why not just dig a hole or mix up the ground and put some futile dirt(sand, coffe grounds, leaves, random compostables,...) in there

>>754255
those tiles remind me of churches

>>753561

meh its construction is diy related

>>754487
youre a good dad

>>754144

interesting design, look into getting the program that does the math for you to get an effective port system, more important than the shape is definitely the cross over, because it will send you back to the drawing board if you don't like the frequency response, you probably did some testing

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>>754229
>>754231
no replies? i am disappoint!

pretty sure i figured out my range issue.
adding some distance between transceiver and mcu more than trippled the range when debugging at the office.
added some heatshrink for temporary protection.

ideas on enclosure for battery, ESC and this board?
the underside of my skateboard is convex so maybe bending aluminium is the way to go.

i'll be testing it on the board later. gotta go to the main street to test because there is snow, ice and roadsalt everywhere else.

>>754229
Specs / Motor type? Does it transport you?

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>>754487
Top dad

Making a mill. Going to convert it to a CNC. Having trouble finding wood for the frame.

>>754966
forgot to ask, how do you drill holes straight with a hand drill?

>>754970
Practice.

Or get a drill stand.

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>>754771
I actually made these speakers only using calculations related to volume and weight. I also did not use a crossover, as the larger woofer will only play sounds from 60Hz to 5,000Hz, while the smaller one plays everything from 50Hz to 20,000Hz. I did this one purpose because I wanted a more dynamic sound with lots of bass, due to the low F3 I obtain from the maze port system.

>pic related is before I applied the finish

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>>753107
you just made me spit soda all over my monitor
thanks

>>754970
Look at the bubble level of your drill

>>754825
yeah, but I've only gotten to test it on really short stretches. again, due to the Norwegian climate
most go for longboards but i got a pretty short one, i thought this would be a problem but i think i like it.
tighter turnradius and i can carry it by the trucks without scraping the ground.

esc: http://www.hobbywing.com/product_show.asp?id=239
motor :http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__18181__Turnigy_Aerodrive_SK3_-_6364-190kv_Brushless_Outrunner_Motor.html
battery: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__8586__ZIPPY_Flightmax_5000mAh_6S1P_25C.html

despite being an electronics tech, I've pretty much just followed this guide:
http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=53506

>>754292
Being on /diy/ pretty much makes you alpha.
Plus, he's building himself a fucking bed to fucking fuck her on, you fucker.

>>754765
they look nicer, less laying on ground, less weeding, less watering, neater rows

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Optic fiber trasmitter and receiver I made this weekend. It can only transmit mono music, but it's still pretty cool

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>>755347
Here's the transmitter scheme

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>>755347
Here's the receiver scheme

>>755347
The fiber can go up to 100m without loosing the signal, it's multimode fiber. Very useful if you want to make a secure telephone line between two houses

>>755347
Do want

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>>752941
I built one of those fuckers too.

>>755347
that is pretty fucking cool anon
do you know what frequency it can handle?
you could try sending a tv picture or something?

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>>755441
Mechanism on the bottom.

>>753560
If you put a 2x4 sticking up from the ground right outside the middle of each long side of your beds and screwed each plank into it you'd double the years you could use that.

>>752941
>>752942
>>753157
>>755441
>>755446


A table saw, made of wood is quite possibly the most terrifying thing I can think of as a tool.

Why?

Little known fact; those blades can break.
I heard it before I saw it.
The shop had a HUGE WW2 vintage cabinet saw, other guy was using it... something happened... one part of the blade rocketed up and was embedded in the ceiling beams, the other large part of the blade was safely contained inside the table/cabinet of the saw.

The belts and wires inside the saw were ruined and had to be replaced... what with having a saw blade ricochet through them, and we never did pull that blade out from the ceiling... left it as a warning, we'd tell new guys about the shop safety rules then point up at that blade.

The guy that was using the saw had to take 3 days off to just calm-the-fuck-down, but he was OKAY.
But I would never feel safe using a table saw that's NOT 1 with a cast iron top or with a fully enclosed cabinet.

>>753157
>>752941

Yall owe it to yourselves to have some basic safety features:

1) Accurate fence
2) Riving knife

>>755141
If my calculations are right the battery will drain in 2.4 minutes at full speed no? What's your target speed/battery duration?

>>755538
>If my calculations are right the battery will drain in 2.4 minutes at full speed no? What's your target speed/battery duration?
lol

>>755441
>>755446
whoa, this is really nice.
What are you using for a motor? i can't tell if that's an old circ saw or if you actually have a table saw motor in there.

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>>755347

>>755441
table saw is the second most dangerous wood working tool next to a router, im not saying i wouldnt build a wooden table saw if i needed one and had no means to get one
but the cost of all that plywood and the time it took to build it could not be cheaper than buying a table saw,

>>755581
$35 in plywood.

>>755459
Yolo

>>755463
I have a decent fence(not shown) and with it offset a 1/64" I haven't had a single bind or kickback so far.

>>755567
Thanks brah! Old Ryobi miter saw. Tore it apart, built it a housing, and shimmed the fuck out of mechanism to get it straight and true. Inspired by Matthias Wandel.


To the naysayers: It may blow up and kill me, but I've already ripped about 1000 board feet of hard and soft wood, and for a $35 saw, that ain't bad.

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Road tested the board this evening. FUN AS ALL HELL!!
found a spot with hardly any ice,snow or dirt around an art center.

cruised around, getting used to the balancing and acceleration.
full throttle is impossible to handle from a dead stop. instantly on the ground with a skateboard flying away in its own.

the session was around 10 to 20 minutes and i think i used about 1/3 of the battery or so.

i hope to be able to commute to work this spring.

>>755441
im no carpenter, but why do you guys think this looks less safe than some thin,
massproduced aluminium setup?
this looks pretty heavy to me.

>>755581
You've never bought lumber in your life have you?

>>754292

rekt

>>755694
how much do you weigh, if you don't mind me asking?

>>755699

The weight of the table isn't really a safety issue, the safety features are. There are two main dangers with table saws:

1) It's possible for the saw to grab onto your work piece and drag it into the sawblade. If you're not familiar with this, or if you're not expecting it, and you're holding onto the wood tightly, the saw will drag your hand along with the wood right into the sawblade. This isn't usually a big deal with table saws if you're feeding it correctly, but these DIY saws lack a guard or riving knife that makes it impossible to fuck up.

2) The second, and much more significant source of injury is kickback. This occurs when your wood binds against the sawblade and it creates enough tension to rebound back away from the table saw and into the operator. Wood that is ejected in this way easily carries enough momentum to smash your face and kill you. This is prevented by a riving knife, which prevents wood from binding on the back of the blade, and by having accurate fences, which prevent the work piece from moving sideways into the blade while cutting.

3) The last major risk when using a table saw is the risk of the operator falling onto the saw blade while it's running. Many commercial table saws have a guard over the blade that shield against any inadvertent contact.

Two things here. First- a table saw accident means that you're loosing fingers and hands at a minimum, if not gouging a deep hole in your chest. Second- safety is about planning for the worst case scenario, not the best case. You might feel perfectly able to run your saw, but what happens if a dumbass or a kid gets ahold of it? Even experienced craftsmen have accidents when something unexpected happens... what happens if you have a heart attack and pitch yourself over the table? I read a story about a very serious and experienced woodworker who lost three fingers on to a table saw because he left his workshop door open a crack and his dog came in and bumped him while cutting.

>>755845

This. My grandfather has taken the tips of his fingers off multiple times with his table saw. We are lucky he can still count to ten on his hands and that the doctors were good and able to sew his finger tips back on. All it takes is one little slip up, one second of not thinking and bam, there goes your flesh. It doesn't help that he doesn't like the guards and removes them.

>>752942
wow what?
I hope you're retarded and constantly supervised so no one lets actually you use that thing.

>>755823
around 75 kg

>>755459
>The guy that was using the saw had to take 3 days off to just calm-the-fuck-down, but he was OKAY.

PTSD from using a table saw? Kek, driving is even more dangerous.

>>755845
alright, thanks for answering my question in such detail.
I'm only used to grinders and sanders. which can be bad, but they don't "bite" all that much.

>>755845
I've seen kickback first hand, and it is NOT a pretty sight. Person was crosscutting a small 2x4 on a take saw without the riving knife.
It caught and threw it into the wall, guy was lucky he didn't get hit. It was thrown with so much force it would have broken ribs or something.

>>755845
I've received a kickback and the worst it did was knock the wind out of me. Guess I'm lucky

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redid the taping. looks better and sits very well.
i can lift and shake it by the battery without loosening it.

had my semi-drunk brother try it today.
it was satisfying to see him so impressed, and falling and hurting himself a little.

despite the gravel i rode it almost all the way home and my footsoles got numb from all the vibration.
i hope my truckerpads will help, but most was probably the gravel.

this think is soooo fun!
I CANT WAIT FOR SPRING!!!

>>756201
Holy shit that's badass, I kinda wanna make one now.

>>756201
Sick bro! Here's to the innovative American spirit; whether it's safe or not.

-2nd table saw guy

>>756212
thanks bro.
i found this to be a good start: http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=35
lurked around a bit before i make it

>>756213
im norwegian, but thanks non the less

>>756214
As if Norwegians can't have the American spirit... You probably have more than most Americans, to be honest.

>>756214
You're an honorary American now, boy. I'll make sure we get you your 6-pack of bud light and assault rifle as soon as we can train our messenger golden eagles to fly to Norway.

>>754297
>building a fucking platform
>a fucking platform

I see what you did there.

>>754282
what software is this? I want to try some kind of blueprinting software, but have no idea where to start. What would /sci/ recommend?

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>>752941
No major projects as for now.
Lately, I replaced light bulbs in my Christmas light chain with LEDs and started designing a heatable water bowl for my dog (pic related).

>>756291
It's Sketchup Make.
It's simple enough to use.

>>756298
I should've used google before asking. It's still downloading, will perhaps give it a try tomorrow.

>>756293
Why are you heating the water for your dog? Is the bowl outside in freezing temps?

Not being an ass genuinely curious.

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I'm making an audio recorder.

there's a lot of things I'm winging and havent played with in a while, so lets hope this works first time :--DDDDDD

>>756324
Hiya, from a brief look at your PCB, i noticed you're routing signal paths across two planes (right?)

I don't know if your device will be sensitive to EMI, but you should have one entire plane as ground (block fill), and attempt to route your signal paths entirely on the one plane (where possible).

Or maybe your device is low freq/not sensitive, and none of this matters.

Good luck!

>>756311
Exactly. I'm fed up with having to replace his water every 2 hrs when temp drops below -5°C.

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>>756324
Just some critique - I'm no pcb pro or anything but maybe a couple of things that could help.

At highlight 1 it looks like you can swap those two components so you don't have a trace going under one of them.

At highlight 2 I'd see about cleaning that up a little so you don't have two traces going in between pins - just makes less room for your fab shop to mess up.

At highlight 3 those vias are pretty close to those 3 traces going to the USB port. Again just preventing fab issues

At highlight 4 again multiple traces are crammed between the pins as well as almost wrapping around a pin a little. There might be a way to space them out a bit and leave a little wiggle room for errors.

To be honest as much as it would suck I'd play around with rotating the DIP28 90 degrees and re arranging from there. To me it looks like there is just too much trying to get around too many obstacles.

>>756341

>1
yep you're completely right.
>2
I'll try and use a via near those resistors, otherwise i cant see a way to "untie" it
>3
yeah I should move those down, easy done.
>4
again I'll try and chuck some vias in.

I've rotated the dip around so many times, this is like my fifth revision of the board. but i think aside from those mentioned It should be pretty good.

I've had some late nights lately so the brain isnt 100%. cheers for the help.

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I've made one bar clamp already, and I'm going to make another but a slightly simpler design that doesn't require messing around with epoxy. Got some t-nuts coming in the post tomorrow.

My local hardware store have bar clamps for about £15 but I made this totalling about £3

>>756383
that looks really handy.
pretty sweet.

>>756383
saved

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>>754487
Here's my lego table. Did this about 2 years ago.

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>>754487
>>756447
We quickly outgrew it now i'm planning another one

>>756214
Did you buy the trucks? I want one, but not for $200 :(

>>756447
I'm sorry but isn't that just a cabinet?

>>756484
oops. that was an old listing.

try this one. fiddy darra
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Caliber-10-50-Red-Rum-184mm-Longboard-Skateboard-Trucks-/371174730094?

>>756485
the wheels where also pretty cheap

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151269998981?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

>>756481
how very astute of you.

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A loading dock with a hydraulic lift and a ramp. Should be done in a week or so depending on if I can stop wasting time on dota2.

>>756627
BUNKEFAG IS BACK!

>>752941
a career

;_;

>>755141
>and i can carry it by the trucks without scraping the ground.
>mallgrip detected

>>756201
That's really impressive man congrats. If you make a bigger one, consider adding brakes so you could take a smaller hill or two

>>752941
gonna cut a hole into the side of my computer and put a window in it

I invented an electric hedgehog pokemon.

I'm building a couch cushion replica of you're mom. it's fucking huge

>>756711
thanks!
im adding a brakepad when i get it from ebay.
the motor can brake but its not very good.

i'll see if there is a setting on the ESC that can better the electronic brake.

>>756917
There are ESC's with regenerative braking for under $50 afaik

>>756928
sauce on that, because i couldn't ever find any?

>>756627
i didnt get it the last time you posted about it and i dont get it now with the new picture in the third frame.
is there an entrance to the left?

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>>756951
Yeah, I'm building it in the blast wave trap.

>>756958
now i understand. thank you and keep up the good work

>>756958
Do you have a floorplan of the whole bunker? if yes, would you be so kind to share?

building engineer here

>>755845
Kickback is scary shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=u7sRrC2Jpp4#t=150

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>>756987
Not all since some parts are still classified as other bunkers share the same characteristics. Not posting any more than that one and this one, as I've posted them before, a part of level 1.

>>756995
informative.
neven used a tabel saw before, but now i'll know in case i ever need to.
thanks.

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>>754977
>>754119
Cool! I started my first speaker build. I built a Sonosub using a program before but for these I just used Jim Holtz Statement Monitor design.

They are fully functional and ready for finish. Going to have to invest in a HVLP gun.

Next will be a matching center and couple of small surrounds.

>>754255
Nice, looks like a lot of work sanding that down.

>>755845
I worked in a cabinet shop for several years through high school and college. I was so happy I still had all my fingers when I was done working there.

The guy that ripped most the materials used to angle these 45 degree cuts into 1.5"x1.5"x.75" blocks used for decorations with his fingers right next to the blade like nothing, never gave a shit or seemed concerned about it but on several occasions warned me a bout kickback.

>>752942
I worked with something like this once on a remodel job. I just used an old board and jammed the saw in through a cut, from its angle it never fell out. Then i used a scrap piece trim jammed in the trigger to keep it on while I used it. Finally I just dropped the whole thing, after it was buzzing, on top of a cabinet that was being taken out; instant table saw.

>>756293
Perhaps have the heating element in a separate or covered reservoir?

I don't want your dog to be scorched.

>>757276
Did you freehand those knockouts?
lol....

>>757782
kek

>>756383
Very nice, might want to consider the handle a bit though, twisting it like that is a bit inefficient for your arm, so on your next ones you should probably put a bar through it

How deep into the bottom block did you put the dowel?

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speakers are coming along well

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I've been working on a crazy musical instrument for the last couple months. I got the sliding tray on the front finished tonight. That's where the magnetic tape sections go.

>>758384
Moar!!

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>>758385
The back of the case has two carrying handles now.

>>758393
Wtf is this? Do u have a blog/site?

I wired some cabinet lights and a dimmer switch for them. Now I need to figure out a housing for the switches and wires. Might do it from a folding storage box I found in a store. Once that's successful and once I get another set of lights to wire, I might redo the box or modify it to fit another set of batteries, a dimmer and a switch.

>>755845
Saw a guy get a small piece kicked directly to the nuts. He was fine, but it put him on the ground for 20 minutes. Had a laugh about it the next day when he resumed work.

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>>752942

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>>758393
>>758384
what exactly is the plan here with all those switches knobs and levers?

how the hell do you play this?

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Almost done polishing my turd/drill press

>>758554
i needs me a drill press, any way to turn a regular hand drill into one?

>>758554
Trying to think of an appropriate connector for 14g stranded wire. I would rather not fit a bus bar in there, and a wire nut doesn't seem appropriate for stranded.

Also don't think one of those automotive wire taps would be appropriate for ac...

Honestly can't think of what to do. I night end up using screws crimp connectors and putting a nit and heatshrojk through it, but that don't seem right.

>>758560
Not in a satisfying way. Your hand drill doesn't have the speed control you want, and it doesn't have bearings as good as even a shitty drill press. Watch craigs list and estate sales.

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>>758560
there are a few guides on it floating around but drill presses are usually pretty cheap and you wont get the same sort of accuracy by nigger rigging it

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>>758546
The top section is a sequencer. There are seven rows of 20 switches. The system checks each switch in a pattern set by the faders. If a switch is closed it triggers the oscillators to start doing a thing (they do a lot of things) . The box of knobs controls the oscillators. There's a lot more to this project than those two parts.

> how the hell do you play this?
I'll figure that out after building it.

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Reused an old cabinet mirror door.
Mounting brackets have been cut out of a computer case

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REVIVE

>>757002
So you could just walk into the classified rooms and see what they look like but not get the map? That sounds kinda off

>>758563
>drawer rails

Wow I have like 10 of them lying around, guess I'll build this when I find the time

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>>758379
flush mounted woofer

>>754289
Bro you put wwwaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy to much insulation.

I made a forge similar to yours with about 2 inch thickness and still think that might be too thick. I wish it was thinner so I can fit more things into it

>>752941
don't have pics atm but im building a go kart

>>756213
>burger detected

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>>761153

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>>761153
my skateboard isn't really innovative at all, but i still appreciated that complement.

i got my brakepad in the mail and attached it.
looks a bit better now.
more snow than ever, so i wont be using it any time soon i'm afraid.

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>>761338
right next to it is my mess of stompboxes and my mess of a tubeamp.

been meaning to put start mounting it in its chassis, but i always get stuck trying to clean up my workbench.. never really getting anywhere.

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im buldingy an ash tray

>>752942
you're going to fucking kill yourself with that thing

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>>752941
Building a geocache buggy out of old shopping cart frames and other random crap I found in a ditch.

>>756917
Just carry an umbrella and open it when you need a parachute, drag race style

>>761342
that looks classy as fuck, nice work

>>761515
Whats powering that?

>>761515
your steering looks really strange

>>756958
Hey bunkerbro, I'm getting discharged from the military and have literally nothing to do, would you be cool with taking on an apprentice?

>>761515
Looks nice mate, though that bar to the right of the seat looks like it would break your ribs if you got into a jumble.
How are you planning on steering it? Will you be putting in pedals? How are you going about it?

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>>761515
Hey man, You should help this guy
>>761186

>>761587
I have a 6.5 horsepower engine, planning on having a 5:1 ratio. I might step it up to 13hp later on, but I'm not sure I could do that with the metal I have just yet.

>>761588
Nothing on it is permanent yet. The wooden bar you see was just to see if the tie rods were long enough. I have a legitimate steering pinion on the way.

>>761596
Steering it will be done as said above. I'm putting pedals in for sure! I don't have a transmission for it yet (I don't know if I'll get one at all...) But I'm looking at the peerless 700 transmission if anything. I'm also planning a full roll-cage, sheet metal "floor", and headlights/gauges. Also, possibly a four-point harness as I might step the engine up later.

One of the major barriers in this project is finding good steel so I won't kill myself with this thing. I've got one buddy who's helping me out though, so things are going quicker than I thought, but for now, this is REALLY early in development. I'm planning to use this kinda like an ATV for geocaching in spots where my van might struggle, or possibly some back yard/neighborhood fun. Any feedback/wisdom would be appreciated!

>>761627
are you sure you can't go and buy some steel? (i would take a pic if i could) my go kart frame is just a rectangle with some bits going across it and the steel only cost $60 for the whole thing

>>761631
The only places I can really get steel at in Henderson Nevada is at lowe's or home depot, but the steel is pretty over-priced for what they're selling at both locations. I do however know plenty of places that buy scrap steel. Not sure if they're going to sell it though. I don't even mind if the steel is caked in rust either, I'll take the time to clean it thoroughly. If they don't sell it, my only other option is to buy steel in bulk or pay 30+ dollars for shipping to ship long pieces of square tubing; something I'd rather avoid. My buddy might have some steel I could take though. I'll have to ask him later. I guess I should also mention I'm on a pretty sharp budget for this too(~500 dollars left for now), so I'm going to spend as much time as possible trying to find whatever I can at the best price I can.

>>761515
>>761627

Anon, i've built a couple glorified gokarts in a college club for competitions for a few years. As for steering i have no suggestions since im not familiar with that kind of front suspension.

For the rear suspension i would suggest a solid mounted rear axle for simplicity. If you want some rear suspension the easiest thing would be to put a hinge in the frame behind the drivers seat and attach a shock or two to handle the load. If you wanna get even more complicated you're gonna need some sort of system to run cv axles and that opens a whole new can of worms with driveline angles and plunge issues.

As for power that 6.5 will make it scoot, but anything more would be terrifying with that frame. I dont want to shit on it, but ive seen people bend 1" tube with a 0.089" wall on a slow roll over (10-15mph). Try it out with that engine and if you still have the need for speed adjust and brace accordingly. If you really wanna go fast, you gotta build a much stronger frame from scratch. We got only 10hp and ive seen people get hurt even with all our rules.

As for a transmission you can pick up cvt's for decent prices from any gokart supply shop. Race karts can have up to 50hp so you should be about to find something that should hold the power. make sure to measure the output shaft on the engine and make sure it is compatible and that is it or isnt tapered. Most of them are the same if i remember correct. If you wanna go with a shiftable transmission then retrofitting a motorcycle trans is your best bet, but i have no experience in it, just seen it done.

Good luck, ill drop in and see if there's any progress every once in a while.

>>761639
Thanks anon. I was planning the rear hinge suspension method. Speed isn't my main concern with this thing, but if I want to make it go fast, I'll take your word for it and start anew.. The rear steel bit I have now will definitely NOT be what's used. I'll consider the transmission when I get a bit more money for this project. My buddy said he has some pretty nice steel he could give me, and mentioned he had some hinges off of a huge carpet hanger like in home depot. I'll post as soon as I do any more work on this thing.

>>761639
Might also be worth mentioning that the wall thickness is 0.125", it's not horrible stuff actually. But still, I'll use something bigger for a speed-driven frame.

>>761639
Also worth mentioning before I go to bed, the frame seen is not intended to be the final product at all. I'm still planning bunches of supports, braces, and frame elements. The whole rear behind the front isn't even welded at the moment. While it's not final, perhaps you could suggest a gauge of steel and diameter to use? Thanks. I'll post again tomorrow I get anything done on it.

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Just a work bench. But I like it.

>>754119
>magnets
>near speakers
this feels wrong

>>754970
I used to use a block of metal with predrilled holes at different angles as a guide.

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>>755913
>It doesn't help that he doesn't like the guards and removes them.

>>756338
Build him a warm place? If the water is freezing so is the dog.

>>756627
What kind of lightning are you using? Do you have a blog or something?

>>756201
Consider the following: You could make it act like a dynamo to charge the battery by using a switch.

>>756338
you asshole heat up his little hutch so he wont freeze
if the water freezed in your house would you like it?

fucking asshole, i feel bad for your cold dog

>>761699
It's not as simple as you are describing. Just turning off the motor with a switch that cuts its connection to the batteries will not let the batteries charge with voltage generated by the motor.

You need to wire up a DPDT switch as an H-bridge so the voltage generated by the motor while moving forwards goes against the voltage from the battery. You then need to ride fast enough that the voltage generated by the motor is greater than the battery voltage, but not too much or the battery will be damaged. A regulator will protect against this excess. You also need to worry about overcharging the battery which requires a charge-controller circuit.

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>>761701
>>761694
These posts were clearly made by people who have never owned long-haired dogs.

(Hint: They come with a built-in winter coat.

>>761701
My childhood chow pup loved being outside when it was fucking freezing. That fuckhead gave no fucks about frozen water unless it was just a solid.
>We always shaved him during summer. You're apparently not supposed to do that shit, but we didn't know and he seemed to like it.

>>762040
We had a dog that was part Chow Chow, shaved is has like a lion every summer. Left a bit on the shoulders like a mane and a poof at the end of his tail. Motherfucker thought he was a badass every time we did it. Outside of a bald spot on his back he teamed to handle it fine. He lived to be about 13-14 years old (not sure when he was born) and got colon cancer, so we put him down. I doubt that was from the shavings though. He was in pretty good health outside of the cancer though.

>>758994
>>758393
>>758384

As a fellow weirdsoundologer, i'm very interested in this.

Any updates?

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A wooden dildo for my son.

>>762003>>761638
FF?

>>761638
Yo, I live in vegas, just buy steel at curtis steel, they sell it way cheaper than home depot or lowes and have a better selection.

There are a bunch of steel places in that area around valley view, the industrial area, you'll find a place that has what you need.

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>>762071
It's a wooden pickle

>>754970
if it requires more than a mill or so precision you need to be using a fixed pillar drill or similar

>>752942
>a switch

What do you want that for? Just reach under.

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>>762219
I may be dumb but I'm not suicidal

>>762195
That's half way across the city from where I live, but it might be worth the trip. Thanks for the input!

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Not sure if the right thread, but here's what i just finished. Space Frigobar

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>>762456

>>762456
That frigo needs a TARDIS somwhere on it.

>>762493
no, thats fucking stupid. why would I do something fucking gay like that. fucking neckbeards.

>>762456
okay how? what paint did you use and how do the colours blend so well

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>fixing up my Mother's detached garage so I can move out of her basement and live kind-of-but-not-really independently
>thought I was so close, just had to put in insulation and do a few other things
>LMAO NOPE FAGGOT, YOU NEED A NEW CIRCUIT TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO LIVE IN HERE
>have to wire an entire new circuit from my fuse box, across the basement, into the crawlspace of the addition, across the crawlspace, then pull the new circuit+replacement wiring through the junction box where the existing circuit goes underground
>then have to reconnect everything
>and hope I don't fucking kill myself

Someone please kill me.

I just want to live in that shack, have a place to call my own (kind of).

Is that so much to ask?

>>762530
sounds rough.
post pics and im sure /diy/ will have all sorts of tips.

i was NEET for a 1,5 years, living with my mom at age 20.
the easiest solution is getting a job, hurts to hear. but its true.

>>762530
>and hope I don't fucking kill myself
Are you joking? If you're afraid or intimidated or unsure of what you're doing you shouldn't be doing this yourself.
If you burn your mother's house down because of a bonehead mistake you'll wish you had killed yourself instead.

>>762530
Could you just run an extension cord from the house?

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>>762530
what're you even trying to run which requires more power than the garage can provide?

they can be a little scarce on plugs but they're usually at least on their own circuit, even if it's a weak one

in other words, don't use a microwave if a microwave knocks out the power, you need to figure out priorities, and if you're living with your mother that honestly probably wouldn't involve a power sucking fridge either

what you're looking to do isn't something that is going to be convenient but it is in the end a valuable experience, and as always, if heating is one of your issues, insulateinsulateinsulate, smaller areas are also cheaper to heat.

if you're in a colder place though, please consider at least waiting until summer, as an amateur could just as easily cut into a line with a shovel if the grounds part frozen, or run a line through a puddle if it's thawing.

I do a lot of stupid shit but I try to avoid doing electrical work best I can, shit is dangerous and you should not be doing it if you are not confident with it

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Working on a DIY Ambilight.
Instead of capturing in software, I'm using an HDMI splitter, HDMI->CVBS adapter, a usb video grabber and a RasPi running hyperion* to analyze the video and control a strip of LEDS.

Obviously not mounted yet, just fixated with adhesive tape for testing. Really looking forward to actually mount a strip of leds around the back of the monitor.

* github.com/tvdzwan/hyperion

>>762793
that is fucking awesome.

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>>762885
I just went to the hardware store and I built a little frame.
This is what it looks like right now.

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>>762941
/r/ing more specifics about how you actually did it

>>762942
Cloned my monitor output to a HDMI-->Composite adaptor (you can use some HDMI splitter with two outputs as well). The composite video output is connected to a cheap USB video grabber that is connected to a Raspberry Pi. The Pi is running an open source project called Hyperion that lets me both grab a video stream and control it over the network using the Android/iOS app.
The LEDs are a strip of WS2801 controller RGB LEDs. Bascially a strip where each LED can be controlled individually with just 4 wires (ground/vcc + clock + data).

Part list:
- HDMI -> composite video adaptor
- USB video grabber (composite input)
- Raspberry Pi
- 1-2m of WS2801 LED strip
- some wires
- Power supply 5V with 5A
(using 2 usb chargers should work too, just be careful, the LED strip I have need up to 3A)

It took me less than 5h to get what you can see in the video, but you should know a little bit about electronics and Linux (to setup Hyperion on the Pi)

>>762942
Oh btw, there is also a kit you can buy: http://lightpack.tv/

The difference is, that it uses a software to capture your desktop and whereas with what I'm doing there is no performance loss since the Raspberry Pi analyzes the video and controls the LED strip. I can also hook this up to game consoles :D

>>762513
don't forget a sonic screwdriver handle! :^)

>jk, i agree with you. it doesn't need dr who shitting it up

how did you paint it though?

>>762456
Great painting, but why on a minifridge?

>>756263
didn't even catch that
top kek
>>754282
where's the little cage in one of the corners underneath that you keep your twink that you are feeding hormones too?

someone must know what im talking about, there's a screencap of it somewhere

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>>762989
if it's the guy from /g/ I think I know what you're talking about

>>756300
>I should've used google before asking
you should have looked at the windows title bar pffft, retard

>>763103
>>762989

oldfags amirite?

the picture is yonks old, get over le epic maymays already.

>>762989
>where's the little cage in one of the corners underneath that you keep your twink that you are feeding hormones too?
>someone must know what im talking about, there's a screencap of it somewhere


I know what you're talking about. he kept him under his stairs or something, instead of paying rent, he got to be his personal bitch.

still don't know how that wasn't a lawsuit just waiting to happen....

>>762493
What is TARDIS?
>>762515
I used regular spraypaint (you can se some cans on the picture)
I am an artist. haha Joke (actually srsly)
May post a video showing how, does someone interested?

>>762988
We bought it from an outlet and had some scratches... So how this minifridge is to an art atelier, it should make it honors

>>763242
tardis is a dr.who phone booth

You wouldn't happen to be the artist who was asking to make his own spray cans a while back are you?

>>762629
I have a job.

>>762635
Meh.

>>762647
No, that's retarded? And really, really ghetto.

>>762650
Living in there so. AC. Space Heater. Computer. Television. Console.

>muh priorities

orrr I could just add in another circuit and not have to prioritize.

>wait until summer....implying i'm digging up the power line

Nah. I'm running new wire through the line. That doesn't involve digging anything up.

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>>760395
got a bit more done

>>763267
Looks pretty nice. Are those permanent cross braces or temp for the construction ?

>>763269
permanent, they will strengthen the cabinet and reduce vibration.
also the left right one supports the end of the mid horn since the driver is like 20lbs

>>753933
>>753157
My /diy/fu

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Small table:
>>754255

Mirror:
>>759029

>>756627
How did that remote bobcat workout m8 ;^)

>>755845
I had a 1/4" square about 5"x5" kick back and it struck my forearm. It made a small but deep nick that left a permanent scar. Hurt like a bitch too because of the impact on the bone.
I took out the riving knife when I needed to make a non-through cut but was too lazy to put it back in even though 99.9% of my cuts are through cuts.

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>>756338
>dog is man's best friend they say
>man apparently thinks it's acceptable to leave best friend exposed to the elements most, if not all of the time

shame on you dickhead

>>763264
sorry we gave you solid advice instead of treating you like an over-entitled sissy boy leech

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>>763851

>>761671
looks decent

>>763720
you nailed the mirror

>>763264
>running new circuit through existing line

Oh boy. That's sure to end well. How exactly do you plan to have a second circuit if you only have one line going to the garage?

Or if you're just upgrading the breaker, I hope you realize that is extremely dangerous and will allow you to overload the cable causing wire degradation and most certainly fires after a period of time.

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custom little red wagon

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>>764745

with underglow!

>youneverhadyourcar.png
>iminyourface.png

>>764745
>>764747
wow, you're a faggot.

>>764749
Why the fuck are you saying that ?

>>764745
>>764747
Don't listen to this fucker.

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>>756627

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>>764764

>>764764
>truckersnightmare.png

>>764745
>>764747
that's awesome
you'll make some lucky kid pretty happy

>>764764
that is awesome.
im really jelly of you bunker anon

>>756627
>>764764
can I come help?

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Here's tonight's project. A battery rack for about 1300 kg of lead-acids.

The cut-open plastic jugs around the feet are to make it float in case of a flood.

>>764960

> A battery rack for about 1300 kg of lead-acids.

> to make it float in case of a flood.

Wut???

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>>764960
>The cut-open plastic jugs around the feet are to make it float in case of a flood.

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>>764960
>1300 kg of lead-acids.
>cut-open plastic jugs
>float in case of a flood

>>764764
what do you plan to do with the bunker? you could make an epic pot farm in it

>>764960
you can't possibly be serious. Now, what are the jugs there for? Protection from grounding or something?

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>>765027
Of course not. This room (it's actually more of an underground shed) has a slight flooding problem when it rains heavily. The jugs are there just to keep the water off the wood, so that my rack doesn't rot and send 40 kWh worth of batteries bouncing across the floor.