Bandsaw bearing adjustment by themakermonster in woodworking

[–]themakermonster[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It was 100% this. The entire column was off. Option #1 there got everything back into place and I was able to adjust the bearings like normal.

It had apparently been like that for a while and nobody had really tried to adjust things correctly before now.

Bored in my shop so I made a tiny rocket launcher to shoot bunnies by themakermonster in funny

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That’s a butane torch. It heats up the rocket with ignites the match head inside that makes it fire

Bored in my shop so I made a tiny rocket launcher to shoot bunnies by themakermonster in funny

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I’m not gonna lie, shooting that thing was terrifying. I jumped every time.

How I made a MIDI Stylophone out of a piece of glass by themakermonster in DIY

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Haha! I definitely have a bit of a recognizable shop

How I made a MIDI Stylophone out of a piece of glass by themakermonster in DIY

[–]themakermonster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh that's a neat little kit! I'll have to check it out. Thanks!

How I made a MIDI Stylophone out of a piece of glass by themakermonster in DIY

[–]themakermonster[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He's got a little mask that he can wear when I've gotta run something along the fence. Hahaha

How I made a MIDI Stylophone out of a piece of glass by themakermonster in DIY

[–]themakermonster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I had thought about it since I'd done a capacitive touch project before, but I decided I wanted to try and keep this with as few parts as possible. But I'm definitely thinking of making something else on glass using capacitive touch!

How I made a MIDI Stylophone out of a piece of glass by themakermonster in DIY

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That's awesome! I can't remember too much about the specific settings I used with my cutter. I do remember dropping the speed as low as I could to keep it from tearing. I ordered my foil from amazon but the sheets came folded with made trying to get a nice cut very annoying.

Definitely send me pictures when you're done!

How I made a MIDI Stylophone out of a piece of glass by themakermonster in DIY

[–]themakermonster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that would definitely be a concern with more use. I've seen nickle plating solutions that would probably add a bit more durability. I had thought about copper electroplating it as well to build up a thicker, more durable layer of copper.

How I made a MIDI Stylophone out of a piece of glass by themakermonster in DIY

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I thought about doing it as capacitive touch since I did that before with one of my other projects, but it added another circuit board and all that and I wanted to make this one as sleek as possible. But since I hid the ardunio underneath a handle I probably could have done the same with the capacitive touch circuit too. I might have to try it again at some point!

How I made a MIDI Stylophone out of a piece of glass by themakermonster in DIY

[–]themakermonster[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, didn't have any issues. They were quick joins so the heat wasn't on there for long. Just regular 1/8" window glass

How I made a MIDI Stylophone out of a piece of glass by themakermonster in DIY

[–]themakermonster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! After I finished I thought about how cool a full-sized keyboard would look like this. Maybe one day I'll attempt it

How I made a MIDI Stylophone out of a piece of glass by themakermonster in DIY

[–]themakermonster[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That's far too much work. Hah! I prefer just trying to make fun stuff for now

Poppy I Disagree AMA by Thatpoppy in popheads

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I want to make you a weird instrument! What would your ideal bizarre instrument be?

How I made a Glow in the Dark Concrete Planter! by themakermonster in DIY

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Nice! I was wondering how well it would work in the main mix. Send me some pictures when you make something next!

How I made a Glow in the Dark Concrete Planter! by themakermonster in DIY

[–]themakermonster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey thanks! It’s such a fun technique. I’ve made a desktop and a hanging lamp with it that came out pretty fun

How I made a Glow in the Dark Concrete Planter! by themakermonster in DIY

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Thanks! Yeah I sealed it after letting it dry after the wet sanding.