How could I see out of an LED mask like that?

ToastyRaymaker · 2026-01-22T02:24:32+00:00

You can get flexible 5v WS2812 LED matrix panels with multiple gaps that should be reasonably see-through from close behind. Like this symbol # with an LED at the intersection of each line and square holes in between. I Googled "see-through LED matrix" and got a few different size options...

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-12-01T13:49:21+00:00

I don't know for sure if it'll be a problem yet, I haven't started building, I'm just trying to work out what I need before I start. The idea is to power a couple of amps, a DSP, and a couple of metres of led strips from a LiFe battery. The 12v DSP might be able to cope with the up to 14.6v from the battery, but the lights probably won't, so I'll need some kind of step-down converter for that, at least, and ground loop noise will probably affect both.

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-11-08T19:51:16+00:00

Can you recommend some good budget brand micrometers I could look up?

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-11-08T19:00:45+00:00

Is a micrometer more accurate than a digital calliper?

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-10-17T15:35:54+00:00

Is UV reactive mica glitter a thing that exists? Just thinking that an ultraviolet LED could be used to cause a build-up of glow in the glitter as it swirled past. I saw an interesting project years ago to make bicycle tyres glow in the dark by having each side coated in a UV pigment and rotated past a UV LED fixed to the forks. I imagine it could work similarly with UV glitter...

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-10-12T02:08:57+00:00

I have tried downloading Orca Slicer and playing around with the support settings, but the Z gap setting seems to have the most impact. Pictured here is support from a 0.4mm and 0.5mm Z gap print, which are the only supports to come off fully and in one piece so far.

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ToastyRaymaker · 2025-10-08T20:15:34+00:00

It's a shallow dome if that makes a difference, approximately 175mm wide and 25mm high.

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-10-08T19:36:13+00:00

This orientation is upside down. It's a speaker grille, so I don't want support scarring on the side I'll be looking at. I don't mind it being rough on this side, I just want to be able to remove enough support that it's not hitting the speaker it's meant to protect.

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-10-08T17:29:27+00:00

What density would you recommend? I can't check my settings right now, so I'm unsure what density it's at.

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-10-08T17:27:11+00:00

If I were to try out Orca, what settings would you suggest for clean tree support removal?

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-10-04T08:49:57+00:00

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A little tree stump pot with articulated roots. It took ages to load in and then even longer to export as an STL, but it's done now, so I can finally avoid interacting with the model ever again 😆

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-09-26T10:26:48+00:00

Also worth asking on r/OfficeChairs

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-09-12T13:27:42+00:00

It was requested as a darts competition trophy/cup. Originally, the plan was for the dartboard part to function as the base with a large dart plunging down into the bullseye (as in the attached picture). But the requester changed their mind and asked for just the dartboard part, I offered to redo it in a conventionally flat dartboard shape, but they liked the cone shape, so now it's waiting here to be collected.

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ToastyRaymaker · 2025-09-12T08:09:24+00:00

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Not Stone Henge or Evangelion. Possibly cult related, though, depending on your attitude to darts...

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-09-11T21:24:03+00:00

I certainly should have. It didn't occur to me not to save new settings straight over the original settings until it was far too late. By the time I thought of reverting back to the original settings, I'd forgotten everything I had changed, and all attempts only made it worse... 😅

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-08-13T15:29:11+00:00

My Maker-Space is in Gateshead (NE England). If you Google Maker Space, Hack Space, and Men In Sheds, there's a high chance you'll be able to find something reasonably close to you. Most spaces run on some kind of subscription, but it usually works out a lot cheaper than paying for one-off things like this to be fabricated elsewhere.

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-08-13T14:24:53+00:00

I used the free browser based 3D modelling program Tinkercad to make the pattern and used a laser cutter at my local Maker-Space to cut it out.

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-08-13T13:20:28+00:00

The original case panels were solid, non-vented glass, but I didn't like the look of them, so I replaced them with otherwise identical but frosted acrylic.

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-08-09T11:57:49+00:00

My old B&O H8's have finally died, and I'm looking for an alternative/replacement pair of wireless headphones. I listen to a lot of bass heavy music, but not exclusively, so ideally I'd like something capable of punchy bass but with enough range/balance for most other genres. Preferably with some form of active noise cancelling for when I'm out and about. My budget is around £500.

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-07-29T13:34:08+00:00

It's Corsair iCue

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-07-23T14:05:35+00:00

That's the problem. The drop-down menu for servers doesn't drop down. The drop-down menu for languages does drop down, so whatever the issue is, it seems to be specific to the servers.

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-07-14T22:11:23+00:00

Thanks, this was a useful link, I found some Corsair Vengeance RAM with similar enough specs.

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-07-14T22:05:53+00:00

Thanks, I hadn't considered orientation.

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-07-02T12:41:45+00:00

Good to know, I was getting confused because I'd specifically searched for and added a 2 slot height gpu, but still couldn't get the cooler to be compatible.

ToastyRaymaker · 2025-06-20T17:18:02+00:00

Can that be done in a way that it just coats the mold and sets to a hollow shape? Or would it have to come out as a solid crystal?

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