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Shit, nevermind I figured it out: didn't bother to physically remove the old resistor so any new ones I tested were always in parallel with the old one.

>>964597
Dumbass.

>>964499
I did it. It looks like shit and it was hard as fuck to do. I payed 300 for new carpet and padding in 2 15x15 rooms plus the stretching tool, blades and knives. The untrained eye cannot tell I did it, but I see it every day. When I redo it when the carpet is worn, I will pay someone. Also, the cheapest carpet is absolute SHIT at home depot. 7 months and it's already flat and worn in the walkways.

Rent a carpet stretcher.
Look up how to use it.
Did a small room years ago, it wasn't too bad.

>>964503
>Worn carpets
Take of your shoes silly American

coffee mug, make sure it is one of the microwave safe stoneware ones pre heat it empty to 500 deg then start adding metal.

>>964470
Stoneware is good, but make sure it *IS* stoneware. Regular glazed ceramic mugs will shatter in a furnace, causing you to lose you melt.

Same as that picture would be CGI

>>964418
muh hogany
probably polyurethane on account of the gloss

Pallet wood.

>>964266
>Please help fellas.
>>964300

>>964266
If you damaged the ir board, there is nothing you can do to fix it, time for a new tv for you.

Ir receiver is fine i think. I just disconnected from where the actual controller or it runs through the controller. Im thinking of buying a replacement of it, magnavox brand. I really dont know a lot and was hoping for some input. The physical button board is where i guess the signal is put through to the main board but id be okay with a bypass method to just make it one hdmi and a hack to turn the thing on but i might be asking for a lot.

>>964181
yes, yes, any outdoor paint

>>964181
granite is engraved with diamond tools...

a dremel would work, but diamond tools are best used wet (with water) as they tend to overheat and lose the diamond grit if you use them dry. And dremels aint waterproof.

if you had the dremel extension-cord thing you could do something here. just try to be careful to not get water up inside the cord handle.

I use a router, takes a special $150 tungsten/diamond bit and has a water feed.
Granite is a bitch to shape.

Honestly I have no idea how well a dremel tool will cut granite, I have a feeling you'll burn the tool out trying.

Get a white marble tile, like Carrara marble, you can cut that with a knife and shape letters in relief with a sharp chisel... so I imagine a dremel will work too.


Go with marble, it doesn't explode like granite can.

How big a thing do you want to weld? You basically need an electron linac.

>>964117
Are you comfortable working with very voltage electricity, OP? Things will go very badly unless you already know what you're doing.

>>964117
Why?

Check out RepRap's page on electron beam melting, it should have all the information you need:
http://reprap.org/wiki/MetalicaRap

apparently some polish dude built a simple, but not very great, electron beam welder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4OVaqTvh-pw#t=1645

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Anon here one more

>>963964
3M masking tape the painters stuff is my favorite. the problem i think you had, was you let the color coat dry before you removed the tape and it caused peeling. when you removed the tape? gotta remove it when it's still wet, wait like 10ish minutes after your final color to remove it.

Also, never buy color in a can that already has gloss in it. or satin. always get matte colors if you can. Matte lays smoother, doesn't orange peel, and dries faster. Plus the clearcoat is suppose to make paint look shiny, not the color

Krylons crystal clear acrylic I think would work best on bicycle frames comes in gloss, satin, and matte.. if you want something that's chemically stable, Spar urethane, its pricey tho. dries slow AF too, but is dry in 24 hours, sand able in 48. and cure to max hardness in 1 week.

as opposed to enamel clear out of a can that takes like 14 months to fkin' harden where your finger nail doesn't make a dent no more.

also self etching primer is a must of aluminum. so much better at actually stinking to it then the automotive spray primer.

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Op here, thx for comment. You have the point with the masking tape. I had some problems with orange peel but i am glad with finished result.
I will keep in mind your stuff, and try the matte collors next time.

Image have a little process of making the or the bike.

Any ideas of the powder coat diy stuff, still I neen big as hell oven...

Is there a real disadvantage to buying cheapo Chinese PTFE tubing? I want to replace the stuff in my current E3 head as I suspect that I am not getting a good seal.

>>963781
lets keep it to one thread plz
>>963452

>>962919
you know you can buy a light with a pir, timer and light sensor already put together right?

what's wrong with just a normal light switch?

Like >>962933 said, you're probably better off buying one already made. But then you wouldn't be on /diy.

PIR sensors are fairly cheap. If you want bare minimalism, use one of those and a 555 to add your timer function. An easier route for control though would be an Arduino that controls a relay for the light switch.

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>>962919
Use this.

Or just get a stand up lamp.

ds2313 rtc module for about 1-2 pounds.

it has an internal temperature compensated oscillator and keeps time dead on for years.
I've tried other modules that lose up to several seconds an hour.

other than that, cheap as arduino nano clones?

Gearbest is decent although they dont always have all the parts. Free shipping doesnt hurt.

For aliexpress, just go for listings with diamond rated sellers and check the negative reviews that aren't about not receiving the item (which is not indicative of the actual product, only the mail RNG they got or their impatience).
Never had an issue with a high rating seller. And always expect quality to be lower than listed (even if it's sometimes ends up being much higher than what you can locally at 10x the price).

Mind you it will most likely take over a month to arrive, so plan accordingly.

Thing to note is that a lot of those shops are actually the same source running multiple fronts. Fake competition to make everything look more legitimate or something.

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Additional schematic.

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>>962658
>the best constant current is 1.25V
Current is measured in amperes. Your circuit is a constant current source like you said and you can't replace it with a 1.25V constant voltage supply. It uses 1.25V as an internal reference voltage for setting the output current.

Dunno about that buck converter. It might be suitable when used in constant current mode, or not.

A microswitch might be suitable for safety.

>>962663
Thanks for the microswitch tip. Also, thank you for the correction. I always confuse myself with amps and voltage.

>>962182
just attach some fans to it. its overheating. the transformer is meant to buzz. its how they work.

Thin some translucent (clear) acrylic paint, or get the lightest medium (as in base) acrylic and tint to your needs. set up a lazy susan turntable jawn and use a decent sized brush. multiple coats or multiple colors. think nail polish fo yo gos toes

you need some Pebeo Vitrea glass paint. it has the look you're after. then, some color mixing will give you the fading effect you want.

>>961125
>>961113

Thank you both so much! I'll get right on it :D :D

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>>964611
i think that image was wrongly color corrected, this is closer to what i want.

A metallic red-orange

Stick it up your butt

>>964614
that was defo done with either rattle cans or an airbrush. you can tell its just some basic distressing on the markings/cracks with a foam brush. looks to me like, primer, a light orange base color, the redish/copper like color, then foam brushed in the distressed marks. as far as the color goes, you're just gonna have to find your favorite paint supplier and look for a color close to it. maybe contact the maker of it VIA email and just asked what they used...