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DIY PCB (motor driver for tennis machine)
After etching. Toner and Green TRF still on where it protected the copper.
I spent three hours scraping this ceiling on Sunday morning. My god you should have seen the mess!
I now have aching shoulders and a blister the size of a small country on my hand.
Por Giselle Medeiros, da Gergelim.
blogged superziper.blogspot.com/2009/03/diy-porta-moedas-de-couro...
There is a spot beside my new steps at the front of the house. Wanted to decorate it because there was the stub of a planned rain-drain and it is ugly.
What better than to make a planter box so I can plant some flowers?
The first 2 versions are so bad I won't bother posting it.
I started making my DIY ringflash when 'Everybody loves Raymond' started yesterday afternoon and ended up finishing it as the football ended late last night. Very fiddly project I got myself into...but I think it paid off in the end. I'll just evolve the design and make it less bulky the next time I make one.
Idea taken from: flickr.com/photos/24737461@N04/sets/72157604445937609/
I can't believe that I couldn't find any reflective tape at any Hardware store yesterday! Would have made it a lot easier to make.
Tips & Tricks at: bephotographic.blogspot.com/
DIY PCB (motor driver for tennis machine)
After toner applied. I used Toner Transfer Paper from Pulsar (http://www.pulsarprofx.com/pcbfx/main_site/pages/products/transfer_paper/transfer_paper.html) and it worked well.
I built this from Fuji x body cap and a lens from a fixed focus point and shoot film camera, a Minolta F10BF to be precise. I thought about using a lens from a single use camera but these used cameras are very cheap (2€) on fleamarkets and the optics are probably much better.
Luckily, it turned out, the focus wasn't irreversibly fixed. There is a simple threaded focusing system, possibly for factory calibration. That thread was glued in place, but the glue came off pretty easily. In addition to providing an unexpected focusing ability, this made my work easier as I didn't need to get the distance to the sensor exactly right.
At a fixed f/5.6 the lens is pretty slow, as can be expected, but the picture quality is quite acceptable. Some blurring on the edges but mostly sharp, and of course the lens is very light and small, not to mention cheap.
I didn't know where to put my newest origami-books... So I did a bookcase my own and finished it some weeks ago.
(it's the one on the right)
Pictures documenting the process of converting a Dish satellite TV
Pictures documenting the process of converting a Dish satellite TV antenna into a wifi antenna.
DIY ring light: Proof of Concept
1 fluorescent light bulb and ballast
1 Shop light
1 White Mixing bowl
Zip Ties
Needed: 10x16" cardboard sheet, folded in half; two rubber bands; iPad
Optional: Hole punch for camera port; Marker for decoration
UPDATE: In some cases the rubber band presses the cardboard against the lock button, waking the iPad from sleep while the case is closed. PRODUCT RECALL
I bought 2 circular paper-mache boxes at the craft store (one big, one small), along with the template-plastic (it's in the quilting section).
I had the white & silver duct-tape on-hand at home.
so it cost me less than $10 (not including the tape).
the REAL one i want to buy is $200.
I WAS NOT GOING FOR AESTHETICS (obviously), this is purely for function. there is a DIY group here on Flickr that posts much prettier ones! :c )
This took me a few hours!
Here is the lightbox that I assembled. It cost very little... with excellent results. Supply List: 2 20x30x1/2" Foam Board ($1.99/each). 3 20x30x3/8" Foam Board ($0.99/each). 4 Sheets of Tracing Paper ($0.80). 1 Roll of 18" wide easel paper ($3.99). 2 500w Halogen lights ($9.29/each). Light box was put together with none other than white Duct Tape. Hope you like. I got the whole idea from www.photography-on-the.net.
Ring light not completely finished yet, still need to add more bulbs to it, but this is it with only 4 light bulbs and my dog (her name is princess, but we call her poochie) is always my model whenever I get or make something new for my camera.
components are:
light aluminum hood of a wok
convex mirror (death corner for trucks)
plastic food container
SB800 flash
Soccer goal made from pipe and Kee Klamp fittings. Get the details on the entire project here: www.simplifiedbuilding.com/blog/make-your-own-6x12-portab...
If you love storage or home organizing crafts , you will enjoy this DIY Rope Basket. Not only will these DIY baskets help you make your home look tidy, these are also fantastic for decor.
Magically transform a length of rope into a basket with just a few easy-to-find items.
Suspension Trainer built for $10 with tie down straps from home depot and a carabiner.
Based on instructions from www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAmnLlwNloU
My DIY ringflash adaptor. Interior surfaces are lined with foil HVAC tape, wich is very strong and has a very agressive adhesive.
Strobist: SB600 on right w/ shoot thru umbrella, SB800 on left w/ shoot-thru, SB600 with SB-III front left.
While it isn't aesthetically pleasing like the ones I've seen for sale on Etsy, my DIY yarn bowl works really well.
You will need :
1 x Stainless steel small-hole sink filter
1 x inexpensive filter with the needed diameter
Tools
1 x electric driller (I used an electric screw driver)
1 x scissors for metal
1 x permanent marker
8mm, 7mm and 4 mm drill bits
Black paint
Process
1. Unscrew the ring that hold the glass on the filter and remove the glass from the filter frame.
2. Put the filter frame over the sink filter and mark a circle using the inner part.
3. Enlarge the central hole of the sink filter with the 8mm drill bit. 6 to 10mm drill bits will work too.
4. Enlarge external holes with the others drill bits, you can experiment for desired results holding the sink filter in front of the camera lens and shotting. I made 4mm holes on the fist circle and 7mm holes on half of the holes of the external circle.
5. Once you get the results you wanted cut the external part of the sink filter with the scissors and then adjust it to fit on the filter frame.
6. Paint it black (optional) and mount it on the filter frame using the ring.
7. Enjoy it at maximum aperture!
By the way, I used a 50mm lense at f1,8. I do not think it will work with lenses with apertures smaller than f3,5.
PS please take this as a starting point to experiment, and not as a final point!