Most innovative DIY...

[TD13]

What DIY project are you the most proud of??? I know there are a LOT of tinkerers out there with ingenuity and refined "hillbilly engineering" abilities!!! Post a pic and a description of your gadget! Hopefully we can get enough, I'll put 'em all together and we can vote on the coolest. No prize but a sure pump to your ego, and a way to tell your wife "I told you I'd use that some day, now look!"

 

[Paul B]

Probably my water cooled LED fixture that I built this week and finished today.

 

[TD13]

Probably my water cooled LED fixture that I built this week and finished today.

I DESPISE SWEATING COPPER!!!!

 

[Bunnee911]

I have a cup with a pinhole in it for ato.

 

[TheEngineer]

I built a 4' LED light fixture from scratch back in the day before people were doing LED on "large" tanks. Still works, I just don't have a tank that size anymore.

 

[Mandrew]

That thing is sick!!

 

[njtiger aquariums]

I am building my own controller. It's slow going but the goal is to have a good amount of bells and whistles. Currently I have it where I can enter my data. I get a weekly email about up coming maintance. I also have code and working (just not hooked up) prototype of controlling power outlets for equipment. My next goal is to build a stand for the touch screen monitor, outlets, and all the wires. Then I hope to add some sensors (like pH and what not).

Also note this system is accessible/controllable via phone or pc.

 

[TD13]

Home Made Controller

That is awesome! What language do you write the code in?

 

[TaylorPilot]

Probably my water cooled LED fixture that I built this week and finished today.

That is AWESOME! It looks like a Steampunk LED fixture.

 

[njtiger aquariums]

That is awesome! What language do you write the code in?

Thanks. Mix of HTML, PHP, and Python

 

[TD13]

Thanks. Mix of HTML, PHP, and Python

Nice! I've though about learning Python, not sure what I would use if for though.

 

[njtiger aquariums]

I'm teaching myself PHP and Python but I already know C#, ASP, .NET, Netlinks (AV equipment code base), and some java.

 

[frogman_reefer]

I am building my own controller. It's slow going but the goal is to have a good amount of bells and whistles. Currently I have it where I can enter my data. I get a weekly email about up coming maintance. I also have code and working (just not hooked up) prototype of controlling power outlets for equipment. My next goal is to build a stand for the touch screen monitor, outlets, and all the wires. Then I hope to add some sensors (like pH and what not).

Also note this system is accessible/controllable via phone or pc.

Interested if you wanna test a second model.

 

[njtiger aquariums]

Interested if you wanna test a second model.

I will keep that in mind. I had a couple of people already say the same thing lol. I need to get working on it some more

 

[Pepcrylic]

I like to tinker

 

[frogman_reefer]

I will keep that in mind. I had a couple of people already say the same thing lol. I need to get working on it some more

pm'd you

 

[Killjoy]

I like to tinker

Where did you get the acrylic cone.

 

[TaylorPilot]

Where did you get the acrylic cone.

I would be interested to see where you got it also, or if you made it, how. I've always wanted to DIY myself a large injector fed cone skimmer.

 

[Pepcrylic]

Where did you get the acrylic cone.

Me and a buddy built a small oven , heated up some 3/8'' and pushed it into that form. Many jigs were used. We were lucky to get 3 good ones out of 6-7 tries

 

[TaylorPilot]

LOL, way cool! I've always wanted to see how they do it in production. I should ask a contractor I use for 3D scanning / Reverse Engineering business. He has a masters in plastics manufacturing. I bet he would know....