So guys live in a third world shithole and things are starting to get hot in here, and I'm not talking about the neighbor's daughter With the heat comes a lot of annoying things such as bugs, flies, mosquitoes and Germans to our beaches So I decided to build myself one of those insect killers with a black light (UV, Ultraviolet they are all the same right?) and the electric grid.
So my question is, is that thing really effective (against bugs not Germans)? Have anybody tried to build one of those? Tips are also welcome
Good day, fellow /diy/ers. Months ago, a man posted his experiments in creating cold process soap from scratch. This man inspired me, and I took his suggestions and ran with it. I now own my own soap company that is slowly growing and have produced a wide variety of soaps.
I hope we can summon the original soap dude, and anyone else with an interest in soap. I will also be happy to answer questions, help you get started, give tips and tricks and maybe offer up some samples for anons in the United States. I will start the thread and see if there is any interest.
I need to make a lot of small silicone cylinders (30-40 mm long and 0.8-10 mm thick) with a minor detail at the end. What would be the best way to do it? I was thinking with molding but don't know which material to use for the mold. Ideally, it would be one which wouldn't require coating with lubricants prior to pouring silicone in the mold. I have a feeling this would significantly extend the production time at given quantities so I wish to avoid such step (also additional cost).
Hello /diy/, I would like to build a very bright flashlight, but I got stuck deciding what the best way to go is. Basically I'm conflicted between HID and LED.
I'd rather go with HID since that produces more light, however I would need to build or modify a ballast to actually make it work. With LED it would be fairly simple electronically, but I will have to make sure the LED module doesn't overheat.
So would it be possible to build a ballast? They deliver a voltage spike to get a spark going, or did I get that completely wrong?
Would it else be possible to modify a ballast for car HID's to fit into a flashlight case?
With LED's is it really necessary to have such a big heat sink as in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c--5c3Egv4E I was thinking about making my own metal case and then implementing fins into it to transfer the heat that way.
I imagined the rough dimensions would be 15-20 cm long and a diameter of 4 cm.
What kind of optics do I need to make a VR device from a 4k monitor? I understand it will have to be some kind of periscope because of the interocular distance?
I'm looking to do the same thing as oculus does with a mobile display but with bigger PC monitor I have.
Every couple weeks I have another one of these cans. Sometimes I use them to germinate seeds before planting outside, a few I use to keep odd screws and such. Height is 14 cm, diameter 8.5 cm. Volume ~ .750ml
Just for kicks I want to make a coffee mug out of one. I was thinking first thing would be to coat exposed metal since it rusts. Is there a coating that I could cover the inside with that wouldn't peel / dilute into the coffee over time? I'm guessing no, doesn't seem very healthy.
Is there a material that I could mold into the interior that isn't too thick and would hold liquid without leaking chemicals/stuff into the liquid? I'd like it to have at least half a liter capacity after lining the inside.
