Stuff you have made today

[badabec]

What is a camel back and what is it used for?

 

[Barking Mat]

What is a camel back and what is it used for?

To measure it things are straight, like a straight edge, I'm fairly sure.

 

[mtt.tr]

To measure it things are straight, like a straight edge, I'm fairly sure.

Straight crazy levels used to transfer flatness from one item to another

 

[Barking Mat]

Straight crazy levels used to transfer flatness from one item to another

How do you transfer flatness ?

 

[mtt.tr]

How do you transfer flatness ?

Engineers blue,

 

[Fraserb]

Flat pack bbq

 

[henry Kadzielski]

^^^ That's a great idea, easy, simple and convenient. Doesn't take much to build either. I might have a go myself to construct one

 

[Ashley Burton]

@Fraserb You make that yourself?

 

[indy4x]

The box on my compressor motor was broken, knocked up a replacement part on my 3D printer and glued it in place

 

[m_c]

Ok, I try not to post on things that I am not sure of which is why I referred to BMS networks perhaps I should have Googled automotive Can However, if it were BMS I would be removing nodes to see which one was bringing + or _ down, when both lines returned that would be the faulty node found, with all nodes out and still bus shorted to ground that would be cabling.
I did not know that single wire can existed and by definition it would not be can as can needs both lines twisted together for spurious signal rejection same as Cat 5 / 6 etc. network or a balanced audio cable.
I now want to read up on can, not because I need to just because...

Just remembered about this post.
It all depends on the CAN specification being used. Automotive manufacturers hate any more expense than necessary, so they use lots of different network standards.
Typically two wire high speed CAN is only used to connect critical controllers, like Engine, Instrument Cluster, Gearbox, ABS/ESP, and steering.
They'll then use two wire mid speed for less critical things, like anything that falls under the convivence, comfort, or audio.
Then for the far less critical stuff that doesn't need much data, like lighting, they'll use single wire CAN, or LIN.

Off course different manufacturer's put their own spin on things, and very few vehicles will actually use a theoretically perfect loop through wiring setup. They'll quite happily add branches where needed, and/or use a star point, and just dump a terminating resistor in every module.

 

[LandRoverTom]

A two channel PC scope will not cost a lot, for occasional on site use we had a Tenma USB scope which I think is just a generic Chinese scope sold by CPC / Farnell the same item could have come from any of the usual suspects with a different colour case and different name on it, just we had an account with them.

I've got a Hantek USB scope, two channels, was farily cheap and does the job for my little bit of tinkering from time to time.
Picoscope is the other name I know, but they cost much more and as nice as they are I couldn't justify the cost for my use.

 

[Kram]

The Fnirsi 1013d doesnt look bad other than the price is double what I want to spend £140.

 

[Fraserb]

@Fraserb You make that yourself?

Yeah drew it up and cut out, got the folding done by a friend though.

 

[Ashley Burton]

Yeah drew it up and cut out, got the folding done by a friend though.

Plasma job?

 

[Fraserb]

Plasma job?

Yeah cut out with the plasma.

 

[Ashley Burton]

Yeah cut out with the plasma.

Looks great!

Nice job

 

[Fraserb]

Looks great!

Nice job

Thanks for that, until I got the fildi g done was worried how it would all sit together but it's worked out well.

 

[zx9]

I've got a Hantek USB scope, two channels, was farily cheap and does the job for my little bit of tinkering from time to time.
Picoscope is the other name I know, but they cost much more and as nice as they are I couldn't justify the cost for my use.

I am pretty sure there was a Hantek version of the one we got, main difference was the included software, example waveforms and auto set up for different uses but for a given sample rate they were all much the same.

 

[brewdexta]

It took three applications of resin before the chess table stopped drinking it. Rather than pour loads on which is a pain to sand, I left each coat for about 20 mins then used a plastic squeegee to remove the excess. I then sanded it back to through the grits from 60 to 400 and this is it with 2 coats of satin Osmo Polyx wax/oil.

It will have last light sand of 400 and one last coat. It has to be ready for my youngest daughters birthday on Thursday, it's a joint present to both my daughters.

I looked up board/piece sizes and there's a range of recommendations, so I went with standard US chess federation tournament sizes. That's 2.25 inch squares and 3.75 inch king height. The pieces are boxwood and sheesham, a type of indian rosewood.

There's quite a few things I would do differently, but as a first attempt I'm happy enough. I'll make the rest of the table later unless the girls like if as it is.

Cheers
Andy

 

[Shox Dr]

It took three applications of resin before the chess table stopped drinking it. Rather than pour loads on which is a pain to sand, I left each coat for about 20 mins then used a plastic squeegee to remove the excess. I then sanded it back to through the grits from 60 to 400 and this is it with 2 coats of satin Osmo Polyx wax/oil.

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It will have last light sand of 400 and one last coat. It has to be ready for my youngest daughters birthday on Thursday, it's a joint present to both my daughters.

I looked up board/piece sizes and there's a range of recommendations, so I went with standard US chess federation tournament sizes. That's 2.25 inch squares and 3.75 inch king height. The pieces are boxwood and sheesham, a type of indian rosewood.

There's quite a few things I would do differently, but as a first attempt I'm happy enough. I'll make the rest of the table later unless the girls like if as it is.

Cheers
Andy

Is one of the squares at 90* to the grain

Lovely job Andy