Stuff you have made today

[Hood]

It was yesterday I made it but...

Previously I had made a wireless charging phone holder for my bike but, probably foolishly , it was made to suit the phone I use and no other was likely to fit.

I previously had a bought one but the problem with it was I have rugged phones so they are thicker than normal and are not held securely with the side clamps so you need to use the rubber cage and pull it over the corners. That can be quite awkward to do with gloved hands.

So machined a couple of bits of alu and anodised them.

Bored some holes in the original holder and fitted the parts.

Now there is no way the phone is coming out and it should be fairly universal and hold any phone I have or am likely to get.

 

[RichardM]

@Hood Is your original phone holder water proof, I am thinking of making a holder for my Garmin Drive 50 sat nav so I can use it on the bike. Currnet is an old Nuvi 1370 with Givi case, but the maps are getting really out of date now which is a shame as I prefer it to the 50!

 

[Hood]

@Hood Is your original phone holder water proof, I am thinking of making a holder for my Garmin Drive 50 sat nav so I can use it on the bike. Currnet is an old Nuvi 1370 with Givi case, but the maps are getting really out of date now which is a shame as I prefer it to the 50!

The phone holders themselves are supposedly waterproof but they don't provide protection for the phones. That is fine for me because my phones are IP68.
The one I made is definitely waterproof as I robbed the charging pad out of a bought holder and then encapsulated the electronics with some Raytech Magic Gel.

 

[MattF]

What phone?

 

[Hood]

Current one is a Blackview BV9900E, one in pic is Ulefone Armor 7E

 

[Olderisbetter]

Made some hinge parts ready for the metal door i made, it should slow down a thief

 

[MattF]

Current one is a Blackview BV9900E, one in pic is Ulefone Armor 7E

Are the Blackview units still as good as they used to be?

 

[Hood]

Are the Blackview units still as good as they used to be?

I have had a few Blackviews over the years and found them to be great, had a couple of Ulefones and they were ok but the cameras on them were poor.

 

[MattF]

The camera on that Ulefone I had seemed quite decent. Must've been some variation between models. Currently have a Doogee. Camera definitely seems good on this one. Night vision too. I know; Boys & their toys.

 

[Hood]

Had a Doogee years back and it was decent but not a rugged phone, probably still have it somewhere

 

[MattF]

This one's a rugged. Since getting my first rugged phone years ago, a BV6000, I've only ever had one normal phone inbetween, & that had an early demise, so I've stuck with rugged phones ever since then.

Can still remember losing my grip on that phone, & the sound of the screen smashing. Was in the beer garden of a pub in Chester at the time, & as I'm cursing, an unknown voice drifted out of the bog window saying: "I take it that was your phone then?".

 

[magnet]

Made this triangle and bracket out of the scrap at work.
It's to go at the bottom of my dad's garden mounted low to the ground so he can use it to summon help if he were to fall again. It's one of several measures we've put in since his recent 20 hour ordeal out there.

 

[Tupers]

I’ve been making a building an exhaust manifold for a Suzuki engined chopper. There’s not a lot of room for 38mm pipes.

 

[dobbslc]

FWOOORR!
I love those

 

[Hitch]

Knocked up a side cabinet over a few lunchtimes, for my work box to put a few of the bigger bits in, like laser level, combi set etc.
Frees up a bit of drawer space, so the stuff in them can be a bit tidier.

 

[MattF]

Knocked up a side cabinet over a few lunchtimes, for my work box to put a few of the bigger bits in, like laser level, combi set etc.
Frees up a bit of drawer space, so the stuff in them can be a bit tidier.

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That looks lovely.

 

[Geoffm]

@Hood Is your original phone holder water proof, I am thinking of making a holder for my Garmin Drive 50 sat nav so I can use it on the bike. Currnet is an old Nuvi 1370 with Givi case, but the maps are getting really out of date now which is a shame as I prefer it to the 50!

You can get free maps through the open street map project.

A quick guide to free OSM maps for Garmin GPS devices. - ScarletFire Cycling

Yes, you can use completely legal and FREE mapping on your Garmin Edge 800. Welcome to the OpenStreetMap, completely free maps for your GPS! The comes supplied with a "basemap" which isn't much use at all. It contains a basic routable map of major roads, but lacks detail. If you've got the money,…

www.scarletfire.co.uk

https://talkytoaster.me.uk/free-maps-home/

OpenStreetMap-Garmin maps | Maps Download

alternativaslibres.org

 

[bricol]

Made this triangle and bracket out of the scrap at work.
It's to go at the bottom of my dad's garden mounted low to the ground so he can use it to summon help if he were to fall again. It's one of several measures we've put in since his recent 20 hour ordeal out there.

Might be an idea to go for a community care alarm:

Apply for a community alarm

Many councils provide community alarm services to support independent living in your own home

www.gov.uk

My mum complained about hers - a waste of money for the 4 quid a week it cost . . . until she needed it . . . Press the button on pendant, or on a bracelet, even an autoalerting bracelet, triggers the alarm, if the responder on the other end cannot hear you, which if he's down the garden, they won't, so they send a responder out in a vehicle - or if they can sort of hear and there's previous, they call the ambulance anyway.

 

[Welderpaul]

Knocked up a side cabinet over a few lunchtimes, for my work box to put a few of the bigger bits in, like laser level, combi set etc.
Frees up a bit of drawer space, so the stuff in them can be a bit tidier.

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Let me know when you're due an upgrade mate, i'll swap you for your original one still doing service 12/13 years later?!

 

[magnet]

Might be an idea to go for a community care alarm:

Apply for a community alarm

Many councils provide community alarm services to support independent living in your own home

www.gov.uk

My mum complained about hers - a waste of money for the 4 quid a week it cost . . . until she needed it . . . Press the button on pendant, or on a bracelet, even an autoalerting bracelet, triggers the alarm, if the responder on the other end cannot hear you, which if he's down the garden, they won't, so they send a responder out in a vehicle - or if they can sort of hear and there's previous, they call the ambulance anyway.

Aye cheers Bricol. We have that in place too . We also got him a billy big button phone where he just needs to press one button to summon a list of contacts. Ive also put a plastic box down the garden with a mylar blanket, torch ,whistle and a slack handfull of barley sugars. Small things but could be vital in a pinch.