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Work in progress - Bluetooth speakers in c/imadethis@lemm.ee

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago

Thank you, and cool! Do you mind me asking about your wiring?
I actually also started trying to hook up a small bluetooth speaker's innards to a guitar amp but I'm getting crazy noise when trying to play music through it...
I wasn't sure where to connect the audio outputs and the power supply so I'm interested in seeing how you went about with that :)

Work in progress - Bluetooth speakers in c/imadethis@lemm.ee

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 hours ago

Yeah sorry that wasn't very clear: the only thing wrong with them was the cable used to connect them to a computer.
Now that I think of it there might have been a little amp board in the volume selector switch that was on said cable.

Work in progress - Bluetooth speakers in c/imadethis@lemm.ee

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Work in progress - Bluetooth speakers (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) by MacAnus@sh.itjust.works to c/imadethis@lemm.ee

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Today I jumped back on this project that has been on pause for about a year :)
Turning cheap defective desktop speakers into a set of wireless Bluetooth stereo speakers.
Got the idea from this video from DiyPerks.

I'm trying to recycle as much as I can:
Desktop speakers were defective and given to me by family,
Bluetooth receivers are from old earbuds,
Batteries come from and old powerbank,
Charging module from old vapes (still need to figure out a few things about them, not sure I'll end up using those).
The only thing I bought so far are amps for the audio output tu the speakers.

Any input or advice is welcome :)

I'll keep you updated with more details if anyone is interested

[meta] Thoughts on "I made progress on this"? in c/imadethis@lemm.ee

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

I wanted this without knowing I wanted it, it makes so much sense.
It would make this community much more interesting to me than it already is, what a great idea!

I made this yeast keychain in c/imadethis@lemm.ee

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

And here I was running out of ideas of what to encapsulate!

BTW if someone has an idea of something cool to do with this, I'm all ears.
I bought phosphorescent pigment with the plan to make little canisters of ooze from TMNT 2 but not sure what to mix the pigment with...ideally something non flammable, I've tried water but it wasn't super conclusive.

Carbs scoop in c/imadethis@lemm.ee

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Machined it in two parts using my former workplace's CNC (I only gave it this shape because I had access to it).

The dark line you see is where the parts are glued together, and I added a black laminate interlayer thinking it'd give it some style.

Then did what felt like a year of sanding for such a small object, and some oil to finish it.

I messed up the grain orientation though and the smaller hole in the back has been broken and glued back on already

Why don't movies look like *movies* anymore? in c/movies@lemm.ee

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

Interesting! To each their own I guess, I enjoy most of these things when used in intelligently. Kind of like what an artist's style in a painting adds to the scene.

I had a different experience with avatar 2, saw it in 3d and apparently variable framerate and my eyes were getting lost everytime the framerate changed by a noticeable amount.

I made this oscillator in c/imadethis@lemm.ee

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Dude me too! If you ever do please post it here, I'd love to follow your process!

Carbs scoop in c/imadethis@lemm.ee

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Thanks!

Carbs scoop in c/imadethis@lemm.ee

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Oooh yeah well finances are helping me behave in that regard (งツ)ว

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I made this yeast keychain (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 weeks ago by MacAnus@sh.itjust.works to c/imadethis@lemm.ee

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Recently dismantled a TV and its backlighting consisted of thin cfl tubes. This gave me the material to try something I've been curious about for a while! I sealed some yeast in a little section of tubing for a friend's birthday (his last name is Baker). Kind of a shitty gift as i doubt it would survive as a keychain but I had fun making it (and its failed predecessors). Here are the other attempts, from left to right: pepper, red and blue food coloring, yeast

Carbs scoop in c/imadethis@lemm.ee

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I sense i'm missing the joke, but in case it'q a genuine question: it doesn't, it's for weighing about 60grams of rice :) And thank you!

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I made an audio cable tester (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 weeks ago by MacAnus@sh.itjust.works to c/imadethis@lemm.ee

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Plug one side of the cable on the left of the box, the other side on the right, press the button and whichever light doesn't come on means that part of the cable is faulty. I learned a lot from my bad decisions :)

Meet Frank, he likes charcuterie in c/imadethis@lemm.ee

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Great idea!

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Carbs scoop (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by MacAnus@sh.itjust.works to c/imadethis@lemm.ee

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I made this a few years ago and still use it regularly! The "spoon" side fills up with 1 portion of rice and the hole in the handle can fit 1 portion of spaghetti. What do you think?

Edit: sorry about the double post.. I thought I had backed out and lost the first one so I posted this one, and I just noticed the first one went up

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Playing cards pouch (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 weeks ago by MacAnus@sh.itjust.works to c/imadethis@lemm.ee

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Made this out of a plastic bottle after seeing a YouTube video (can't give credit unfortunately as I can't find it anymore).

You can make it into any shape that the bottle will fit around (and can't be much smaller than the bottle since it will only shrink so much).

I used a piece of wood as template, cut the top of the bottle, put it around the piece of wood and shrank it with a heat gun. I then cut off the excess and shaped the closing mechanism.

It took a few tries to get it right but I've since used the technique to make containers/protections for several objects and I'm very happy with the results!

If you want to try this, be aware that the tightest you shrink the bottle around the template, the hardest it will be getting it out! I suggest making the template in atleast 2 pieces, this helped me a lot. (In this example I first pulled out the small wooden tab with pliers, and once out the bigger one came out easily).

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Soldering station recommendation (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by MacAnus@sh.itjust.works to c/askelectronics@discuss.tchncs.de

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Hi all,

Do you have some recommendations for a soldering station that would meet my needs?

I've been into hobby electronics for a few years, doing mostly analog audio projects but recently got into repairing and repurposing broken electronics (Bluetooth earbuds, speakers, USB cables and such).

I've been using a cheap Parkside(LIDL)-rebranded "generic Chinese product" (I came across the exact same model on AliExpress, in different colors); which has served me well until now but has a few flaws that I can't be bothered with anymore. Mainly: -it takes ages to get hot. -the cable going from the station to the iron is super thick and stiff, which is annoying as hell...

I would like it to be the least expensive possible, while being good enough I'd be happy with it for the foreseeable future.

I have been looking at these:

Old tech, cheap tips (<1€)

Newer tech, "expensive" tips (8-10€)

And wondering how these "newer" types of iron compare to stations, what are the main drawbacks?

Thanks a lot in advance for any input, Please be gentle if you think I'm an idiot :)

Edit: changed the "Smolderin" in title to "soldering"