Things we made Thread.

>>1015852

looks like you lost your motivation while doing the legs.

>>1015854
Well that sucks,
How do you think i lost my motivation?

>>1015852
Looks good OP

Simple and solid

>>1015857

the material doesn't really match.

there is not enough contrast to make it work, and too much contrast for it to go together.

>>1015865
I disagree

>>1015865
What a load of verbal wank.

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>>1015852
Pic from another angle

>>1015883
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R6_Chr2vro

>>1015924
Nice table... would sit back and rest my coffee on it.

>>1015924

I think he was getting at was the finish on the top and legs isn't consistent. I'd plane the other sides of those badboys and poly or varnish like you did the top and it'd be perfect. The wedge joinery also looks disproportionately small just to nitpick but I think all exposed surfaces should have the same glossy finish imho.

>>1015852
How did you join the leg with the top plate?

>>1016493
Ah i see, i tried varnishing the legs(a test piece that is) but this stuff is like a sponge, i lose all my varnish within seconds and the leg would turn very very dark for some reason..

>>1016508
I sank the legs in the table with a chisel

>>1015865
I think it suits, particularly like the joinery

>>1016708
I really like it except the varnish something matt cloud be better tbqh. Did you use glue on legs' joints?

I like it OP gone for the rustic feel

>which means that anon spewing crap and stroking his ego having it not be exactly matching its a positive thing.

Great work Op

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>>1015852
I like it!

I built a bench out of 2x4's

>>1017021
I like this.
>>1015924
I also like this- but I'd like to see the cross joint shaved down to the leg and pegged in by wedge pressure instead of having that 't' sticking out the end.

Also finish your laq n varnish cause the top looks slick - you're obviously capable.

>>1015857
I think your wife left you while you were at work and took the kids

>>1016977
Well, i sanded the tabletop with grain? 600 for 2 days straight so it was allready very very shiny
and no i did not use glue anywhere, you can take this table apart without breaking anything

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Built this using dowel joints, took about a full day to build it, don't know how I feel about the handle though

It's suppose to be a version of this:
http://rogueengineer.com/slim-rolling-laundry-storage-cart-plans/

>>1017370
a full day?
really?

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I made these 2 today.

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Made a vacuum forming table. Looking forward to posting what i make with it.

>>1017418
You sell on etsy?

>>1017446
i am planning to sell these " genuine imitation replicas" (Sierra pls dont sue)
What would you pay for this mask, when finished?
Feathers are going to be added next weekend

>>1017455
I'd need at least $10 to take that off your hands and haul it to the dump.

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Much was learned

>>1017456
Well, that was uncalled for.

>>1017412
Fuck off, this is /diy/. There's no expectations of being an expert in any given field.

I like that cart! Might have to make one for myself.

>>1017455
diff anon, those like like some mighty fine 100% genuine,imitation replicas you got there. personally, 50 buckeros, i bet if you use cheaper materials and do a lower price point you could sell more. then again i dont know shit about selling so maybe try different price points on different sites. good jorb

>>1017455
Tough to say without more info. What did they cost you to make and how many hours of work was it? Personally, Im the wrong guy to ask because Im a wood worker myself, but I have bought my gf home decor wall stuff, that i can't personally make, at home goods, pier1, etc for$100+.

Never listen to an absolute faggot like>>1017456 . He doesn't know what hipster douchehats pay for cool looking shit like this.

>>1017458
What type of gateway does it open?

>>1017531
Your mother's vagina.

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To hell with all of you! I am the king of simplicity!

Table for my chest fridge.

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>>1017610

Shit! It was vertical when I opened it.

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I made some simple temporary steps for an outbuilding a week or so ago.

I dug out a hole wider on all sides than the steps and 2 shovel blades deep (the ground is solid compacted clay at that depth). I filled the hole with small layers of gravel and used the end of one of the blocks to tamp the layer very well. I repeated this until the hole was as full as needed. then I placed the blocks on it and filled around them with gravel and tamped again.

The entire thing cost about $18 in gravel, the block was used and free. It feels as solid as a block wall even though no concrete or mortar was used. After a week of rains it doesn't appear to have shifted at all.

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>>1017610
>>1017611
>no stretchers

>>1017418
You again. I loved that first mask you did and am glad to see you're back at it. I wish you the best luck selling.

>>1017901
You don't' need them for 4x4s that short using plywood on top.

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>>1017964
Awesome!
First time someone recognizes it from earlier!

I am glad to report i made my first sale today, i sold a mask for a whopping 85 euros.
Also, i made a third one today

>>1017588
I could do that without a gateway opener though.

>>1015865
I agree, the legs would look better if you sanded and polished them with a similar finish to the top.

>>1017989
I can still do that, nothing is glued so i might do it actually.
The problem is, the legs soak up the finish like a sponge.
I made a test piece which turned very very very dark and doesnt even shine..

Is there a way to prevent this from happening?

>>1017982
Fucking congrats, bro!

>>1017982
Hi guys,

So i'm going to need some legal advice here about selling those masks.

I have posted my masks on facebook and since then they have become very wanted i guess.

A carpenter i know( ex brother in law) wants to sell them for me on etsy and his own website for 120 each.

How do i not get sued doing this?
should i contact Sierra/ naughty dog if this is even possible or are there ways around this problem?

>>1018338
https://www.bellevuefineart.com/copyright-issues-for-artists/

>>1018340
>>1018338
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative_work

>>1018088
I was wondering, were you the guy who asked for a tutorial on how to make the masks?

>>1018338

Hell no

just set up an LLC. That way they can't sue you for everything you own.

>>1018437
Not me, brah. I'm the guy who originally asked if you sell on etsy.

As for selling on etsy, I'm not a lawyer, but the proverb "it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission" is the truest thing in starting a business.

I know /diy/ has a huge contingent of union 'do everything to code with permits' dudes who'll disagree, but if you jump through every stupid hoop the government/lawyers set up for you, you'll never be able to just start making money.

>>1018840
I should add. Under no circumstances should you advertise your masks as 'from' or 'as seen in' anything protected by ip laws. There's a difference between selling art that may or may not incidentally bear a passing resemblance to something somewhere, and going out of your way to piss of multinationals.

>>1018841
Allright thanks a lot for the info man!
A carpenter i know has taken interest in my masks and he wants to sell them for me on his etsy and website!
Things are looking good.

>>1018913

He's trying to screw you over. Make your own etsy and website. He's hedging his bets for if and when shit gets rolling so that he can outright start to manufacture his own tiki masks when a market appears. If not, no loss since you're still doing all the manufacturing. You then have no distribution channel and he's already established for selling "your" design.

>>1018913
What materials does it take to make one of those? Thinking about making one myself since it seems simple enough.

>>1018923
Well, i see why you think that, but it is my brother in law.
I highly doubt he will go through all this trouble for ripping me off, but i do need my own contacts so i guess you are right.
might be better if he justs posts a link to my website.


>>1019033
i use Douglas for the mask itself, use a steel brush on a drill to get all the soft wood out if the mask, which leaves those lines.
Coat it with wood tar.

for the everything but the nose, i used some red cedar i had lying around, the nose is pinewood.
model everything on a bandsander, and paint it with spraypaint.
then give everything a coat with woodtar and wipe it off to get that aged look.

slap some glue on there and done.

I would love to see your result! please post it when you are done:)
If you have any questions or need a better explanation feel free to ask.

>>1019401
I'll start getting the supplies, I'm really really new to woodworking. I'm sure my initial result will be shitty, but just like with anything the more you do, the better you get. I'll still post though for laughs haha

>>1019530
Dont post it for the laughs, post it for the improvement:)
Feel free to ask help whenever needed, i check this thread daily.

>>1019585
Well I hope you know you inspired someone haha

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Nothing really special but I just finished a small PCB that let's me control an electric typewriter with my Arduino. Still waiting for a Arduino nano to arrive so I can solder it right onto the board.

>>1019624
Im happy m8:)

>>1017418
aku aku? neat but why?

>>1019819

>Arduino
>solder it right onto the board

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I found a parabolic satellite dish next to a road, cleaned it, polished it, painted it black and applied sticky mirror foil to the surface. now it's dangerous

>>1017423
couldnt you have use pegboard?

>>1020785
danger, thy name is archimedes

>>1020730
People in my country like them, i am selling these genuine imitation replicas (sierra pls dont sue) for 120 each

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>>1020785

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something from last year
[spoiler]I do this for a living :^)[/spoiler]

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Aside from a bit of polishing, my big skinning knife is pretty much done. Which is good because its fought me every step of the damn way and kinda sick of working on it.
Handle is Gabon Ebony, Tiger Myrtle and Eucalypt burl, mixed in with some F4 and brass inlay, bolsters, the fittings are 304SS. Blade is 5x layers of 1095 and 5 layers of 15N20, tempered to about 59-60R, so its a fairly 'hard' bit of metal.

I did the front guard extensions to help with the slicing, mostly the pinch-grip on the spine which I use a lot when preparing game and skinning, plus added a sub-hilt around the forefinger which will reduce the chance greatly of hand slipping when the knife is all covered in blood and shit. As much as it was a pain in the arse to make, actually very happy with how it feels in the hand.

>>1020785
I really want to do this, but I refuse ti spend money on a satellite.

Here's a question though - surely any satellite would work because of their shape?

Restrung my curtains so that the pulley is now onto the opposite side. The carrier had fucking tiny holes and was riveted onto the track, so I couldn't do anything about that. I barely fit a paperclip into those holes. I had a little help with an old youtube video. Now I'm wondering how to make the action smooth.

>>1017458
Titanic conspiracy theorist

>>1021020
>Here's a question though - surely any satellite would work because of their shape?
Yes, that's basically how they normaly work - dish reflects satelite signal to the reciver at the end of the metal rod in front of the dish. If you leave the rod, you woldn't need to find focal point with stick like in the pic, because it should me more or less where reciver is.

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>>1015857
The legs needed to be more delicate to offset the solid slab of top, I've made a (very poor) drawing in MSpaint of a leg pattern that with a curved stretcher might have looked a little better.

>>1021135
sadly the rod of my dish was incomplete so I still do not know where the focal point is. but even without having found the right angle/focal point the mirror easily burns wood. how could I find the focal point? it's an offset feed mirror

>>1021163
Maybe you can find it by measuring the temperature. Focal point would be the hottest spot, isn't it?
But you can also do the math
http://hotmath.com/hotmath_help/topics/focus-of-a-parabola.html

>>1021183
sure, I could easily do that. but I don't know where the axis of ymmetry is, which is necessary

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I've been working on a charcoal grill table

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>>1021599

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>>1021610
I'm almost done with this bitch.

This is the first one I've made. I'm thinking about making a few more to sell / trade on Craigslist

>>1021611
Also, everything minus the top is made from old pallets.

this is the first time I've made anything resembling a cabinet. Next one I make I think I'll use a thickness planer on the planks instead of using a joiner to get the thickness uniform. And the on the top I had some issues do the the wood splitting where I cut the hole even though I put a rail in the bottom so in thinking I should use a biscuit joiner for the top. Instead of just glue. I tried to fix the split using dowels but I didn't have the right tools.

Regardless, it was a fun learning experience. Any carpentry tips appreciated

>>1021616

Tip #1: Don't make your grills out of wood. Da fuck are you thinking?

>>1021633
>Woah didn't think of that.
There is a 3/4 inch gap all the way around the grill and the bolts I used to mount it have a ceramic coating on them and ceramic bushings.

Im gonna cook a few times on it before I make another to see if I need some sort of heat resistant paint in the hole and 2 inches around it.

>>1021638

The issue isn't even radiant heat, it's burning embers exiting the grill and setting your workpiece on fire, unless you live in the land of no wind. Also, food safe wood treatments are flammable as fuck, you snarky idiot.

>>1021633
>Da fuck are you thinking?

Pallet furniture

>>1021643
>The issue isn't even radiant heat,

Dont downplay the heat issue, its very much a problem too

But yeah, porches burn down every single year because air carries off a small ember of charcoal and it smolders till it catches on fire.

This is on treated porches and shit.
Its an ok looking piece, but to put a grill in it is retarded

>>1021643
Lol @ calling me the snarky idiot.

If a tiny ember blows out of the grill and lights it on fire in the 30 seconds it takes to run inside and grab a plate, I'll suck your dick. I'm not preparing good on the wood. It doesn't have to be "food safe."

I'm cooking dinner, not burning brush.
>summer

>>1021644
Pallet furniture is what the dumbasses want where I live. That's the selling point. It could be dimensional lumber for all I give a fuck. But when these people search "pallets" on craigslist, they will see my grill.

>>1021645
350 million people in the US, at least a few of them are dumb enough to light the grill then go to the store for beer while the coals heat up and end up burning their house down. Hell some of them even try to cook with charcoal inside.

>>1021638
Air gap should be ok on the thermal side of things, from a safety perspective you might also consider something like aluminium sheeting on the inside areas which might allow coal or ember to rest somewhere.

I've often used 1msq x 2mm sheets that are about $5-10 for various odds and sods in the past. Plus if you really want it as a load bearing section you can crease the panel and it'll both harden and give it a fair bit of structure- paint it with some exhaust paint and might be worth considering as a weather shield to go over the top of the table area. Little bit more work, but I reckon it'd add to it.

>>1021668

you're literally pants-on-head retarded purposely selling dangerous products made of shit materials to ignorant hippes. So quit trying to justify and accept you're a shitty person selling shitty/dangerous products with mah ceramics with no brain cells.
Go in a store and look at the grills. All sheet metal, not wood. And they cost like 100-200$ bux brand new. And they won't burst into flames or set your house on fire. Your stupidity and arrogance will injure and/or kill people. Asshole.

>>1021680
I guess we should stop building anything from wood in that case. Maybe we should ban asprin, as it does kill thousands every year. Maybe we should ban cars too. I highly doubt this thing is going to burst into flames man. You are thinking about it waaay too hard.

The ceramics only purpose is to minimize heat transfer where the bolts meet the wood.

I'll slap a don't leave grill unattended warning right on top when I finish yours.

>>1021675
I kinda was going for a butcher block top look and I thought about some sort of collar to sit in there. I just feel like that would get pricey, and seeing as im not selling this one, I'll see how she cooks and make any changes from there.

>>1021690
Your retarded, you don't make a cooking surface out of flammable material, that's like kindergarten level shit man.

>>1021668
>>1021690
Fires don't happen because people leave their grills unattended.
Charcoal can smolder for hours, even small pieces that were taken in the wind.

The grill can be snuffed out, you have eaten dinner and relaxing inside before the fire even starts.

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>>1015852
This board actually helped me figure out a lot of this project, and I posted the finished project here a while ago, I refinished a milsurp rifle and added some electrical burns filled with uv reactive epoxy resin, I love how it turned out, and a couple anons said I should market similar shit on etsy but I've been kinda drawing a blank on how. Gun furniture seems like a niche market and other than just burning wooden planks and selling them as wall art I dunno. Any suggestions?

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>>1021697
Better pic of the details

>>1021692
>>1021696
Don't you guys have a black lives matter protest to be at or something?

>>1021700
Shouldn't you be burning down your project you spent tens of hours of your life on cause your a retard?

>>1020997
Nice work. I just finished my first knife. Mild steel with pine handles as a proof of concept just to see if I could do it.

>>1021700
Thats one way to take criticism.
Stick your fingers in your ears and throw out logical fallacies.

>>1021702
Good one.
I wonder how many hundreds of hours I'll have to spend before I burn it down?
I'm sure I'll really regret spending 2 Saturday's and a Friday night having a good time building something that I'll get to use with friends for a while (most likely years)

I kinda want to build another and fill it with tanerite just so I can post a video of it blowing up on this board.

>>1021709
I say tens of hours cause it looks like junk, that many uneven joints look like crooked, running the top 4x4s shortways, and that's aside from the whole thing being a fire hazard, you could've at least put a fireproof coating on the wood, I mean my god. the

>>1021709
>I kinda want to build another and fill it with tanerite just so I can post a video of it blowing up on this board.

Im not exactly sure what kind of response you are fishing for with this comment.

Just because you like your project doesnt mean it was a well thought out idea.
Its a fire hazard, its exactly like using your charcoal grill on a wooden porch.

Sure you may never have a problem with it, but an ember an catch wind and it can catch fire.

Fire retardant wooden porches still catch fire every summer when people grill on them. Being retardant just means it doesnt blaze and take your house down with it.

Spray it down with a hose when you are done using it, and I would never try and sell it to someone when you might be held liable

>>1021710
Considering it's the first time I made anything like it.... Its pretty good. And if you read all my posts I point out the flaws, why the flaws are there, and how I am going to correct them in the future.

>>1021705
Shall I point out all of your logical fallacies? I can if you like.

>>1021714
So a metal grill is only a little safer then. Glad we can agree.

>>1021699
I think that'd be pretty sweet on a blue stained stock...probably for a 10/22 for widest appeal.

>>1021714
>TFW there's literally hundreds if not thousands of these Weber grill tables online and not a single reported fire.

Mine sits on a table almost identical to his, on a wood deck, attached to my house. Zero problems going on 4 years.

>>1021717
Can you do to order stuff on etsy? That seems like a better model, pistol grips or gunstocks or tabletops, dunno if it'd still though. I had a friend ask me if I'd do it to his pool cue, so maybe that's a thing.

>>1021716
>So a metal grill is only a little safer then

How exactly did you get that out of my post?
Charcoal grills burn down porches all the time, its a big no-no.
It comes from smoldering embers.

Its a bad idea to have the grill on the porch. To then put the grill into a wooden table just adds to the chance of a fire.
So yes, if you are grilling on your wooden porch like a retard, a metal table is only marginally safer.

I was under the impression you werent being stupid and grilling on the porch. Because if you were grilling in the grass or on a patio, your wooden table is a fire hazard while the metal one would not be.

>>1021718
Please dont samefag.

Just because you have a small scope of anecdotal evidence, doesnt mean what I say is untrue.
Just because other people built them doesnt mean they are safe.

Use some critical thinking skills. Its made of pallets for gods sake, its not like you invested a lot of time or money into it

>>1021722
Sorry not samefagging.

>>1021718
Is not me


I guess thousands of people nation wide having the same rate of fires is anecdotal evidence. Use some critical thinking skills man.

Its made of the planks off of pallets, Then I used a joiner to take off the old wood, Then I sanded it. Then I stained it. And im sealing it this weekend.

I'm also assuming of a person is going to pay for a nice Webber and then more for the table, they are a seasoned griller. Pun intended. And have the sense to not burn down their house

>>1021697
>>1021699
Looks great, I love how it turned out.

>>1021616
>old pallets.
>grill
its like rushing for cancer

>>1021731
The tism in this thread is unreal.

>>1021724
The mental gymnastics in this post are palpable

>inferring that your arbitrary number of "thousands" of people have built these and "none" have had a fire
Pulled straight out of your ass.
Its a great thing you can look up and see there were nearly 10,000 fires last year that all caused serious damage. And those are only the reported ones for insurance purposes, who knows how many more happened that didnt go to insurance.
The reportings do not confirm nor deny what the actual causes were, so you have no idea whether any of your "thousands" burnt up or not.

>I'm also assuming of a person is going to pay for a nice Webber and then more for the table, they are a seasoned griller.

This is not a bad assumption, Weber makes a really nice table with a charcoal holder, propane starter, and digital thermometer built in.

>And have the sense to not burn down their house
This is also a good assumption.

The problem for you lies in the fact that it IS a fire hazard, and it IS shittier than a weber table.

>>1021611
Make sure the next one you make is an end grain butcher block. Looks good so far.

>>1021733
Proud of you, son.

>>1021736
That would be dope. I night try it once I get the hang of making the blocks uniform in size. Maybe once I get a thickness planer

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I finally made myself a belt grinder after 2 years of grinding knives with files. Now things go much faster and easier

>>1021753
Linisher.

>>1017027
What the fuck? It's a bench, a fucking bench, why would you spew hate at him for a bench...

>>1017418
They're spot-on dude. I love them.

People are always going to be assholes when you do something original.

>>1021703
If you're just starting out, its a bit bewildering to go through a lot of the shit. But if you've got some existing metalwork and carpentry skills its really not very hard at all on a basic level.
I just do it once in a while as one-offs for family/friends or I simply lost my old bush knife and needed another.

>>1021753
Cool, what power of motor did you end up with?

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I've made just under 8 lbs of aluminum so far. I still had like 5 pounds left to Melt but I ran out of propane

>>1021996
the motor is 2 kw , but its 3 phased and powered by single phase using capacitors. So it uses 50-60% of its power. I tried a friend's grinder with 1.1kw motor and when i push hard the blade , the motor slows down . Mine doesn't care at all how hard I push it.

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(Sorry for terrible quality picture).
Just got this fired up today. Any ideas for things I should change/do differently?

I've got it hooked up to a rather large air compressor/tank from my shop and it can pump out some serious air pressure if I open it right up.

I've got a few things I need to do first until it's usable like attach the wheels and add bracing for the legs.

I was thing about extending the flow valve lever from under the table through a cutout so I can adjust from the top.

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>>1022132

>>1021616
You might want to try putting some of that HVAC tape around the inside of the cut out to reflect the heat away.

http://duckbrand.com/~/media/Images/Products/paint-diy-tapes/hvac-tapes/metal-duct-repair/silver-188-in-x-50-yd-Primary-Image.png

>>1021697
Take a look at this guys work, also you might think about decorative boxes with it on.

https://www.youtube.com/c/thepoultrypeople/videos

>>1021753
Nice work anon, give a coat of paint to jazz it up though.

>>1022132
Looks good, got any pictures showing the underside with the blower and such?

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>>1022151
Thanks!

I'm using my shops large compressor/tank to fuel it.

I combined the ash tray with the air chamber.

This is an old picture though.. I've since welded that panel air tight and plasma cut out a hole in the bottom to clear out ash.

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>>1022154
aaand heres the first failed attempt at refractory.
I'll try sourcing some kiln bricks or making my own refractory out of mortar/perlite. I'll just keep experimenting until something works

Or blows up in my face

>>1022084
I really need to build another furnace and get a crucible to melt aluminum. I have too much scrap aluminum taking up space now.

I have a few big chunks of coal I'll be using, but I may save that for forging later on and just by a torch and propane take for the aluminum.

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Made this with my dad when i was 15, still have it, it's a box of marbles

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>>1022162

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>>1022163
This used to have 5 marbles of different looking patterns in each slot

>>1017418
top quality there bro. but as for selling them i think theres a chance youre going to run into trouble getting people to buy them.

on the one hand, theyre well made, original, interesting pieces, so MAYBE it will appeal to the a general audience. On the other hand, theyre a specific character from a specific series of games from the early 2000's that no longer has a strong media presence (that im aware of) and thus finding buyers who know what it is, much less want it hanging on their wall, may be very hard

>>1022145
I don't think that would work in this application. Maybe some sheet metal flashing / trim.

>>1021940
Thanks a lot man!

>>1022173
Crash bandicoot is getting reworked this year though

>>1022162

10/10 those feels

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>>1022159
my setup is literally a plumbing pipe propane torch pointing inside a ceramic blanket sitting on 2 bricks. it gets well over 2000f because ive even used it to melt copper.

>>1022112
>the motor is 2 kw
That's some serious meat- 3hp or so, yeah that's not slowing down even if you got dragged into it!

Been thinking about a home built one using a 1.1kw motor and stepping it down with pulleys so its got a bit more torque, where did you find those nice nylon pulleys by the way? Damned if I can find any around where I live worth a shit.

>>1017458
Jet fuel can't melt steel beams

>>1022232
Oh wow. Yeah, I need to make something like that.

>>1021751
That's not how you do it. Google up some youtube vids. All you need is a tablesaw.

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bracket for the steam link.

>>1022612

I've have a decent delta table saw, but it doesn't have a finishing blade on it and the fence on it doesnt hold true square when I use it. I also have a 10" dual bevel sliding miter saw. At the least, only the ends will be square. I have access to a friends joiner that I plan to run 2 perpendicular sides of a board on to square them, then use a thickness planer to take the other two sides down square to the ones from the joiner to a specific thickness.

Not sure if this is overkill or even protocol, but I'm gonna see how that works.

>>1022611
It cost like $100 to make, 30 for the blanket, 15 for the torch itself, and like 65 for the hose and fittings and adjustable regulator.
Pro tip: if you have a welder use steel for the gas nozzle instead of brass or copper, that way you can just weld the nozzle in place instead of having to do set screws or run the whole pipe through the flare end like you see online

>>1020763
So?
The nano I ordered has just solder points, no pins.

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>>1017458
Free energy when?

>>1022897
Good info, anon. Thanks.

My previous furnace was coal-fired, with a hairdyer fan motor on an AC/DC adapter, and a hole in the ground. It ended up melting the steel crucible, but I got a lot of aluminum poured into ingots at least. Live and learn. At least it didn't cost anything.

>>1020785
can you use it to take out the satellite?

>>1020785
>mirror tape/foil

Wow, thanks.

>>1017991

A pre-stain would work, or you could use epoxy as your finish.

>>1022605
those are hand pallet truck rollers and here they are pretty cheap. I had to straighten their surface on a lathe , and make axles for them. I heard that people use skateboard rolls too.

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>>1020785
I bought a satellite dish a few months back (maybe more even :).
I think it is almost 1,5m in dia! When I get the urge to do something dangerous I'm finally going to fix it. It even has a motor but I haven't managed to figure out how to drive it yet (haven't tried very much though :/)

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>>1021697
Thats pretty sick. I like the tree branch pattern.

I did something similar with a guitar kit I made, where i took baking soda, water and a microwave transformer to make some lichtenberg patterns.

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>>1023593
Took some video too

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made this pile of scrap garbage

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I am making a tray for a mother of a friend who loves to puzzle, so i am making this tray to put tea and stuff on as a gift

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Currently working on that knife bruce willis uses in chronicles of riddick

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^-^
A Radio Wave Jammer.

>>1023510
yeah i tried that shit, but it was ALWAYS a fucking project and usually ended in anger. using propane is without a doubt worth the cost (i like to think of it as a convenience fee). im actually going to work on an electric one soon so it will be even cheaper (maybe) and i can do it indoors when it gets cold outside which is bonus because it will heat my garage while i do it.

>>1023510
forgot to mention the torch is based off of this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO8NwseRxSA but slightly modified, for example welding the gas tube

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some clocks i made for my parents, the states theyre from. made from pine i think, took 2 hours to make both

>>1022084
>>1022232

Is this financially viable for recycling purposes?

>>1023984
You do this for metalcasting. Turning them into ingots helps for materials storage. Then when you need to replace a parts, make tool handles, make art pieces, make a specialty part, etc you can sandcast what you need in a jify.

It isn't intended for you to make ingots to sell to a recycling center for money. At least not for something like aluminum.

>>1023984
not really, you actually lose money melting cans and shit because some of the weight is lost to oxidation and dross, plus the time of melting and cost of coal/propane/electricity. i do it pretty much for shits and giggles over the fact that any schmuck like me can melt metals at over 2000* so easily. plus like >>1023994 said for casting

>>1023593
>>1023595
Now that is fucking cool. That turned out awesome man.

>>1017412
He started with pine cones.

>>1023715
Way cool I'm making one of those for my wife!

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I made an entertainment center

>>1023701
What exactly is this? Looks pretty cool.

>>1023718
Nice, Going to rivet that handle?

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>>1024463
Thanks m8
i did my best but my belt sander caught on fire yesterday so its not finished..

>>1024393
Awesome:)
I sort of used this pic
http://cdn3.volusion.com/xhop2.absu4/v/vspfiles/photos/CSS16-2.jpg
but i messed up with the sizes needed for the pieces so i just made it free hand.

its a pain sawing that shit though

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>>1024474
its the second knife i made in my life.

this is the first, i made it last week

>>1024475
>>1024474
Awesome knives, man!

I'm hoping to be starting in earnest here once I can find a bit of free time.

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I made this arduino controlled electric kettle. I posted here about deciding to make one a few years back.

>>1024409
dank as fuk bro!

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>>1024409
Nice, mine is still in progress.

>>1024816
Sick!
looks like an urukai sword

>>1024793
You will always be awesome to me bunkeranon

>>1024793
Looks like some nice stadium seating! Is that a barrel ceiling?

>>1021611
Why are you putting something that holds fire in something made of wood?

>>1023956
Nice King of the Hill clock

>>1024793
bunkerbro even though you're eurodumb you're alright

>>1024461
It's called a rocket stove and it's fucking awesome
https://youtu.be/J70n2nzRY54

>>1017982
You can sell them for way more , hand crafted , here in the states easy $150-$200

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>>1021609
nice

>>1024902
So?
I just hooked up propane to it as well. I think one of the old tubes I used for the propane has a leak though. I think the inside of the cabinet is pretty much sealed off so I doubt any of it will reach the flames. Whatever a guy is coming to buy it in the morning anyway.

>>1017804
2 weeks later, nothing has visibly shifted and it still feels as solid as a rock.

God, it feels like 2 months has passed since I made those steps. Busy ass summer.

>>1021699
looks comfy af
grats

ill bump this

>>1025352
Man, are you trolling?
You piled up some bricks..

>>1025542
Those are cinder blocks, not bricks. Drystacking is a thing and if you do it wrong it starts to shift early on. It is cheaper and easier then pouring cement and lasts way longer than wooden steps. It is also highly moveable.

>>1023593
>>1023595
i saved every pic from the thread you made, i'm dying to do this.

showed my drummer uncle and he demanded we get set up and start burning some snares.

as i said before anonfriend, fucking top notch job. (besides the metal pick guard, i still don't like it. shiny black would be my preference)

>>1025553

you put some gravel on a cinder block. I meanwhile stacked up some Pt 4 x 4 blocks for steps earlier this YEAR and the shit hasn't moved either, but I won't hold my breath waiting for my nobel prize to come in the mail. jesus, are you autistic?

>>1023595
Thats awesome, what kind of transformer is it?

>>1023595
need details, looks pretty sweet

>>1025572
Optimus prime

>>1025564
Obviously, you are mad jelly of my block laying skills and are trying to tear me down to your level, kid.

>>1015924
I like it OP. Have to agree with others that the legs really don't work though.

>>1025671
Great job, it's sad that the paint will rust off quickly tho

>>1025770
Thanks :3
Yeah, mild steel is usually based in all sorts of ways but making it look good in the long term is a fucking pain in the ass.

bamp

>>1023595
How many volts do you need for this?

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I made this table for my aunt
They had this very big and dry oak stump from a tree felled some years ago, it was a real torture for the saw to cut through it

>>1026245
Cool!

>>1026221
A very deadly amount.

>>1026255
Fuck you all, diy is a joke

>>1026259
No need to get your labia tangled, Friend.

>>1026259
>4chan board is a joke
No shit.

>>1025671
That's actualy stunning

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Small serving board I made

>>1026781
slick

>>1026781
I should learn how to make serving and cutting boards.
They're so purdy.

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End grain butcher block

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I covered a clay pot in tile, I have so much tile.

>>1026830
>>1026862
both look very nice

>>1026862
wow, that ones hot, closeup pics please

>>1021753
that is fucking cool but also looks fucking dangerous tho

are you gonna build any sheetmetal casing around it?

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I wanted to buy the aranyik utility billhook but it's out of stock everywhere so I made one. Had to use stock removal because it's too hot out to forge. Done 90% with an angle grinder took about 2 hours.

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>>1027069
Here's what I copied for reference.

>>1027069
Looks like you wisely used a flap disc. What grit?

>>1022173
I think you'd find more people coming out of the wood work for something like this. Make it and they will come.

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>>1026979
I gave it away, that's the only pictures I have.

Just glued up this one out of some pieces of marble I took out of a dumpster.

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Finished these today

>>1017423
I've always wanted to make a vacuformer, but plastic seems so expensive

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building a shity cart for stick welder and learning how to weld with stick... wish i had a mig

>>1027954
looking good, anon

>wish i ha a mig
If you learn to stick weld using a mig will be a breeze
If you learn on a mig, you likely still can't into stick

A little suffering up front is good and has a nice payoff in the end.

>>1024816
Thank you anon for posting this, got me some Lord of The Ring feels because of this.

>>1028072
actuali i have a welding curse for MIG but dont have a MIG welder there are some cheap ones for arount 180€ for flux-core wire still not sure if i want invest, or buy later a proper mig
thats why i use the stick it was laying around and i had bunch of electrodes want build 2 worbenches later still long way to go

>>1024409
apparently with a gateway to somewhere inside it

>>1027954
>wish i had a mig
breh

TIG>stick>FCAW>a bag of shit>Fallout New Vegas>>>>MIG

>>1028438
for me
TIG>MIG/MAG/FCAW>stik/gas

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Coffee table in white pine with hand turned legs,
night stand in red oak with dovetailed drawer,
bar stools in construction grade 2x4's joined by half laps

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>>1028644

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>>1028645

>>1028645
Why blue?

>>1028664
>>1028645
anon, if you don't understand that, I'm afraid you dont blue

>>1028664
>Why blue?
coz it's this guy
v
>>1028266

>>1015924
don't worry op i like your legs

>>1027834
ork as fuck
looks pretty sick

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made with stock removal, not forged unfortunatley

Gladius
Baltic axe
knives x2, deer antler for the handles

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>>1027834
Is that the fucking mark of the slayer, that's fucking metal dude

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>>1027834
This is what it's supposed to go with

>>1021690
Is this guy fucking serious? I work for District 13 FD in Washington State, I hope you're not in my area because we don't need this dumb shit

>>1021715
It's not good, you didn't research and you're trying to defend your crap. please stop.

>>1028805

Tell us more about this. Is it for comedy, or what?

A film, a divine comedy

>>1028832
>>1028834

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>>1015852
That's the only /diy/ thing I have to show off, sorry.

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Made a gate, came out a bit more rustic than i wanted. And I made it assuming i could put the right post where i wanted but it turns out theres a large mass of concrete under the grass so its a it gappy. But now i can hang out in the back garden in just my underpants a bit safer now

>>1026986
no, all of the 72x2 belt grinder designs that i have seen are like this. I only plan to put it on a work table. Also when i saw your question the first thing i had in mind was - "its perfectly safe , you cant hurt yourself " , but then i looked at my fist and I saw the scar on my knukle.

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the first commission in my blacksmithing career

>>1028981
Congrats, Anon.
Beautiful blade.

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Made this a week ago, its fully functional right now but i still got plants for it, a towel paper dispenser, thinner can box and a brush dryer box.

>>1029008
toy

>>1029010
Yea I know, but that was 5 years ago, stopped writing since I got caught and had to pay a fine, also its an expensive hobby or whatever you want to call it

>>1028970
>call gamsstop
>ask if they have battletoads
>they say no!
>you say, "WELL I DO!"

>>1017982
how does he make the color of the nose? its gorgeous

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200w led flashlight

>>1029135

Looks fuckin monster there bud...good job!

Reminds mo of a vid I saw couple weeks ago with a Bong working with a 20k w incandesent bulb...fucking thing drew like 96 fucking amps!!!

>>1029135
holly crap are these 2x100W LED bulbs with lenses and CPU coolers?

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>>1029135
Top is accessory voltages such as fans and relays. the middle is after the buck booster, light amperage and voltage and the bottom is my battery amperage and voltage
>>1029141
Thanks

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>>1029151
Yes it hurts to look at

>>1029065
Thanks man!

Ill try to explain.

First i take red spraypaint and spray it from far away so it wont get too wet until it is fully collored red.
When dry i take an orange spraypaint and do the same thing but not fully covered,
I actually dont even know what im doing at this point but i spray until it looks cool.

I let that dry for 20 minutes and after that i take a rag with Wood Tar, rub that shit over the nose and presto

I will make a webm on how to make those mask since everyone seems excited about them.
I think ill have one made tomorrow

>>1029158
oh god that is amazing

How much did the materials cost?

>>1029158
>lasers and laser related accessories

Shit, how long does that run for?

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>>1029362
About $175 for the LEDs the coolers the lenses and all the other electronics inside
But the batteries on the other hand were the most expensive part about 300 it has to 10000mah 6c LiPO batteries
>>1029363
It depends on the outside temperature an hour and a half to 2 hours

>>1029141
Photonicinduction yeah he's a bit nuts

>>1029371
Make this shit next time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUoe-9bKa0

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First thing I've ever made from scratch. Also first time working with leather. Luckily it's just for a costume, so the fact it's shoddy doesn't matter all that much to me, especially since I'm UK, and I couldn't carry a handgun if I wanted to.

>>1029397
I should add that the strap isn't the one I'm using in the end, it's just there to make sure it's the right size, and I'm gonna use some elastic where the string is.

>>1029397
I dont like guns.

>>1029432
Never fucking reply to me again unless you're contributing to the thread

>>1029432
go back to tumblr

>>1029433
Well Ok, the stitching looks like absulute shit.
Also judging by that nigger sweatpants you are wearing, you probably smell like sweat and have fucked up teeth.

Also, do you live with your grandmother, what the fuck is up with those stairs.

>>1029464
>He doesn't know the maymay
>Getting mad because he got rekt for his unnecessary reply
>Thinks my shorts are sweatpants and insults my attire, on a DIY board about making things
>Insults the stairs
>Assumes I have fucked up teeth

WEW LAD

>>1029489
Stitches still shit do

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I made this shelf table thing

>>1029508
Like I said brah, I've never made anything before, and I've never used leather before. Never done any DIY at all.

>>1029397
I like it, looks very wastelandish

>>1029390
that's some mad scientist shit rite there

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>>1029397
Well I've finished it now anyway. If I had more time, I may have done things differently, but the deadline for it is 4 hours from now, so I can't get more material for it.

May be sitting a little high for one, but I can use it well enough.

>>1029867
nice offset micro nips

>>1029868
Thanks. I reckon they really bring the whole fit together

>>1017418
Fucking sick anon. What did u use to make them? U sell them?

>>1020785
10/10 doing this. Thannks for sharing anon.

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I made this lighthouse with working light controlled by an arduino. I originally started this idea to make a wind mill but the generator didn't come out so good plus i couldn't make turbines that didn't weight too much.

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>>1022084
Pics of setup anon? Heres mine. Kwickie burner. 3 foot tall 18" diameter pipe. 6 inch inner. 2 foot tall 4 inch diameter pipe crucibles. Working on a much larger version. Told my buddy i was going to drop off a 40,000 pound aluminum peen behind his car and litterally cockblock him half way accross the country. I have a cdl and a friend nearby has access to a crane. I for sure am posting it on b. Im up to about 5 tons of aluminum strap. 35 more to go!

Protip. If u gonna cast anything and can afford it. Buy petrobond off amazon. Makes your hands nasty but you will fall in love with it.

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>>1022156
I used 50/50 mix of plaster of paris and sand. Works good but dries out and gets ...crumbly?... and will shoot lava melting sant particles at u. But cheap af tho. That plaster sets up fucking quick.

Only if u okay it with the scrapyard first. Most wont take it. And youd need free fuel like used motor oil. Really not worth the time for scrapoing.

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I built Lawny here. Remote controlled lawnmower.

>old push mower
>old electric wheelchar low geared motor assembly
>2 12v 35ah sealed lead batteries
>saber motor controller 32amp >a110? I think reciever
>spekttum dx6i transmitter
>john deere mower seat


Works okay i guess. Needs a wifi camera that doesnt use 2.4ghz so i can mow from my couch. Mower cant keep up tho. Too slow and dies a lot.

Building a 48" all electric drive mower dec soon. Then in tall grass it bogs down or blows a breaker instead of dying ever 1/4 of a fucking second...

Its for sale or trade in SE Kansas if anyone is interested?

Got other projects in the way and want this dangerous contraption out of my garage.

>>1029873
Thanks bruh!
i used wood, a steel brush and some spray paint, and a jigsaw.
I am going to make webm on how to make them since a lot of people want to know.

I do sell them for 120 euros each

>>1029902
Nice!
Got a buddy into stuff like that. I'll pass the word on.

Has this reached its bump limit?

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Not really a build, but I made a cabinet to conceal the cats shitter

>>1029995
Thats actually a very good idea!
am going to copy this.

>>1029390
Damn, he actually built a fucking weapon.
The damage he could do to people..

>>1029885
I recently finished the bricks for my forge setup. I made moulds so I can reproduce the bricks and I make them out of a 50/50 mix of PoP and perlite.
Sand will pop like any rock will under intense heat.

With the PoP/Perlite mix it still crumbles like you say but not quickly at all. Cheaply duplicated so w/e. One thing I would do differently is crushing the perlite up smaller so it can transfer heat more evenly and deteriorate slower (theory).

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Me and my mate built this anvil stand today. I'm a metalworker by trade and dislike working with wood but thought it would look cool and I guess it does. Have a bit more work to do with it like add gripping chains to hold the anvil in place and maybe a set of wheels on one side to tilt and wheel it around.

Opinions / tips?

>>1030336

why waste all the milled wood when you can just use a solid tree stump which would have more mass and perform better?

>>1030344
Just wanted to make my own I guess. Had a fun time making it with my friend and it looks cleaner than a stump.

>>1030346

Looks like a fucked up game of jenga. I woulda made it pyramid shaped for stability and bolt it to a heavy base (bolt it to some 1/2" plate or something) to make it sturdy as fuck so it can be beat on without any danger of it tipping over

>>1030349
Thanks for the kind words..
I'd guess it weighs around the same as the anvil and you'd have to be using a sledge hammer to come close to knocking it over.

It barely budges when I work on the anvil so it does it's job.

Also, How does it look like a fucked up game of jenga? Looks like a nicely organised start to a game of jenga.

>>1030336
Should work fine and it's tidy.

If you ever upgrade you already know how insanely handy that wood cribbing is for many things.

>>1023525
it works a lot better than polishing it, partly because it's an aluminium dish

>>1023588
jeeeeez that's a beast, count yourself lucky to have a symmetric one with fixed focal point

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I just finished my 163 LED Cube. Never again. If you build one, build an RGB 83, but even monochrome 163 sucks to build.

>>1030731
>tfw 4chan doesn't support superscript.
>tfw no face

>>1030731
Jesus christ that looks insane, Well done.
Any pics of it lit up?

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I made a hole in the ground...

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>>1030782

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>>1030784

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>>1030785

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>>1030787

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>>1030789

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>>1030792

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>>1030796

>>1030746
This pic is lit up (with a few cubes inside the cube). But it's hard to film it...
WIll try to get a few better pics as soon as I'm back at school (where I store it...)

>>1030820
Ooh, Right. Sorry I had assumed that was the reflection from the lights on the ceiling or a window.

>>1030850
I will prolly make some pics of my rgb 8x8x8 soonish

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>>1030879
will also post vid

>>1030782
What's that property? It looks huge! Also nice pool!

>>1024882
hes building out a bunker

>>1030731
>>1030906
How did you get your corners so crisp, and what's the framework used to hold the LEDs together? I have no idea how this shit works, being less experienced than a novice at pixie-wrangling. Can you explain a little bit? I'm interested.

>>1031039
There was an article in eetimes that showed how such a thing is made. The frame is made of .8mm steel rods on the 16cube, so it was awful to solder. The 8cube was made with tinned copper rods, which wasn't doable for the 16 since it's too soft...

>>1031169
The article:
http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?doc_id=1323590

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>>1015852
this, screw less only dowels and glue