The afternoon projects thread

[Twilight Wolf]

Cool, macintosh cookies!

Windows cookies Fix'd

 

[ShockSlayer]

You'd have to be a complete retard not to recognize that as the Linux penguin!

SS

 

[Ashen]

Is it just me, or do those plates in XCVG's pic look like they are upside down and hovering slightly? Maybe I'm just tired...

 

[samjc3]

Is it just me, or do those plates in XCVG's pic look like they are upside down and hovering slightly? Maybe I'm just tired...

Good god, you are right!

 

[Mario]

It looks like the top is right side up and the bottom half is upside-down.

 

[ttsgeb]

It looks like Tupperware to me....

 

[Bibin]

Made a little holiday scroller out of an old DMG with an LCD which had lines in it - unsellable, but usable for projects like this.



It's mounted outside Me and Beta's (and kinda Aux's) door.

The ribbon cable between the DMG's front half and motherboard was extended so the cartridge and motherboard can safely reside inside. If the front half is broken/stolen, that's unfortunate, but not the end of the world - it was a duff LCD that had no other future plans.

 

[ShockSlayer]

I honestly couldn't think of a more perfect door decoration, now Beta needs to put up some $300 shoes and a macbook.

That is really awesome!

 

[DK]

All I had on my door in Uni was homophobic slurs

 

[ttsgeb]

Spent $90 on a car stereo, 4 speakers, and a 4 channel speaker hookup block thing...
Using a power supply I bought from an evil slice of delicious, awesome, pumpkin pie Zeturi and modded to be a 12v supply last spring, I recreated the most reoccurring afternoon project in this thread... This is like the 20th time I've done this, and I get some sick amusement from it everytime.

 

[Twilight Wolf]

I think I have that exact stereo in my car.

You, sir, picked a good unit.

 

[ttsgeb]

It's actually a really crappy pioneer, but there are a ton of stereos out there that look just like it.

 

[ShockSlayer]

ttsgeb post with pictures mmmm~

So then where's beta? I can only see Aux.

SS

 

[ttsgeb]

The whole things is beta... eventually that will be built into an epic computer desk that is going to cost far more than I care to admit to build...

Aux is inside of Beta, apparently.

 

[Mako321]

Deadmau5

So, I picked up a mouse from my friend today.
A broken Razer Naga for $10, only thing wrong with it was dirt and a broken USB cable.
http://i.imgur.com/uxJA8.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/nFkOp.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Ar3iG.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kPlMv.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/xf9j9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/m9vTS.jpg
Spent 3 hours taking it apart and cleaning every piece of it with rubbing alcohol, cotton swabs and q-tips.
Result:
http://i.imgur.com/rLaVe.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/q7sQ4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/i0XIj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/x7bDG.jpg
Looks like it's in pristine condition, but I need to get new adhesive on for the bottom anti-friction/slippery pads, had to take them off to get to the screws.
I also need to fix the cable and put some extra cover on the cable to make it look nice as the meshy stuff Razer puts on was ripped off by the mouse's previous owner.
http://i.imgur.com/FWeSO.jpg

 

[bentomo]

Lucky, I want.

 

[Mako321]

Mmkay, soldering at 2 in the morning paid off. Lucky me, only thing wrong with the mouse was the USB connection.
I also ran out of electrical tape and have no shrink wrap.
http://i.imgur.com/189OB.jpg

 

[ShockSlayer]

I added Aux to my automobile.

Put a switching headphone jack on the L and R channel lines so conveniently marked on the radio motherboard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUFQ1fRXhyA


SS

 

[Mister Nickels]

Re: Deadmau5

So, I picked up a mouse from my friend today.
A broken Razer Naga for $10, only thing wrong with it was dirt and a broken USB cable.

OH MY SWEET LAWD.

I have wanted one of those forever! You lucky ducky. Now, if your friend could only "break" a Logitech G18 keyboard or two you'd be in bidness.

 

[ttsgeb]

I want that van so hard. I would spraypaint free candy all over that mofo.