Finished projects

[OP No.412543]

Finished project thread, i'ts a wooden usb, rate and comment please.
I will dump images of the process.

Pic related, the biggest one is the last I've done, the other Is another I made few months ago.

Also feel free to post the projects you've benn working at.

[OP No.412547]

Bumping with the first USB i made

[Anonymous No.412549]

>>412543
That is some shiny finish.

[OP No.412551]

>>412549
I just drop it in barnish and removed the excess, the I let it dry.

[OP No.412553]

TDK 16 gb (new one)

[OP No.412557]

1-Sawing the piece of wood in half

[Not OP No.412563]

>>412551
>I just drop it in barnish and removed the excess, the I let it dry.
Yes it looks like it.

I applaud the effort but I think you could do a little better on the finish.

[OP No.412564]

After marking the wood with the shape of the memory I carved the wood with a sharpened screwdriver

[OP No.412567]

>>412563
Yeah, it's a cheap wood (pine), and the big USB has only 1 layer, I would like to have some good wood like ebony or mahogany just to polish it instead of to barnish it.

[Anonymous No.412568]

>>412543
you posted this already

[OP No.412569]

>>412568
I dont think so, the only pic I posted about this was this one, and it was in a finished projects thread

[Anonymous No.412585]

>>412543
sand it and re finish
2/5

[OP No.412589]

>>412585
I'm going to sand the big one and to apply a new layer to remove the micro bubbles the barnish has left

[OP No.412590]

USB after being sealed with epoxi

[OP No.412597]

>>412549
Also is not only wood, I soldered a tiny white led in the middle of the usb under the wood (~1.5mm) so when I connect it the wood on the top brights, it's very nice.

[OP No.412606]

If someone's interested here I have more pics.
After sanding it

[OP No.412608]

More sanding... And its finished

[OP No.412610]

And barnishing, if someone's want more pics or info let me know, also post your projects

[Anonymous No.412619]

Cool stuff OP. I approve. I'd make one.

[OP No.412626]

>>412619
Tip: you may goy problems with the cap, I used an old USB connector to make the hole, I used a dremel to take out the pins and with a hammer i made punched the wood with it, then, using the dremel again I easily removed the wood excess from the cap.

[Anonymous No.412627]

>>412569
nice hands, well-cared-for nails, not a hangnail in sight, look moisturized, 10/10 would shake

[OP No.412628]

>>412627
Lel, more hand pics?

[Anonymous No.412632]

>>412628
Is that a polini head in the background for a Peugeot 103?

[Anonymous No.412635]

OP, instead of just dipping the thing in varnish I'd recommend you thin a little of it with the appropriate solvent, apply a thin coat by brush and allow it to dry. Then you "de nib" the surface (sand it down lightly with fine paper, or scuff with Scotchbrite or steel wool). You can do this a second time.

This actually could give you a good enough finish but if you want a thicker layer of varnish so it's more robust then you can apply 2 or 3 coats of the varnish at full strength.

You can dip if you want to (the surface will be better after sealing in this way) but be a bit more careful about wicking off the excess so you don't end up with a bead along the bottom edge. Most varnishes have plenty of open time to allow you to remove this kind of excess.

Re. getting your hands on better woods on the cheap, I'd keep an eye out for old furniture that's been thrown out if you get that where you are. One small piece could give you enough wood to make 200 of these.

Another good idea is to look for scraps on construction sites or where renovation is being done - some wood trim may not be crappy softwood in your location, and if they're doing stairs the banister and/or spindles are very commonly hardwood and cutoffs are usually just thrown away, or burnt. It may not be the best quality but at least it is hardwood and the price is hard to argue with :-)

[OP No.412636]

>>412632
That's a vertex piston (50mm diameter) for an airsal 80cc cilinder for a euro 3 motor (at the background you can see the head of the cilinder) theese cilinders are used in local competitions.

[OP No.412640]

>>412635
Thanks man, those are great advices!, i'll remember them for the next time.

[OP No.412641]

>>412632

[Anonymous No.412643]

I've poasted this elsewhere but it's kinda the only project I have worth posting/got pics of.

Gutted an old transistor Hammond (with 12" woofer and a rotating Leslie drum built-in), and chopped it down into a Leslie speaker cab, complete with stompbox to control Leslie speed.

It's a little more refined now than in the pic (Graphic EQ, source switches, etc) but no pics of that stuff.

[OP No.412648]

>>412643
Looks very interesting, I like that vintage design.

[Anonymous No.412657]

Sort of related to OP, i'm building a dead drop network/game in my city. i have 30 4gb usb's that i will place around the city in various interesting places, each one containing some neat stuff and a clue to the encryption or location of my "master drop". the master drop is a 60gb hdd that will have a sata-usb connector on it, and will use a Pantech um175 to email/text me when it is powered on. This will be cemented into a cinder block at a place of my choosing. Of course i will load it with 30gb of porn, but i need some ideas on some other interesting things to add to it. maybe i'll add a treasure map to where i will bury some cash or valuables. It will be fun
pic 1/2

[Anonymous No.412658]

2/2

[Anonymous No.412670]

>>412657
That sounds like a lot of fun.

[Anonymous No.412678]

>>412670
i know, just the setup for it is what interested me

[Anonymous No.412683]

>>412657
This sounds awesome, I'd love to find a dead drop one day, though there aren't any listed on the official site in my city. I've got one set up a couple of suburbs away, though its private. Where are you located out of curiosity?

[Anonymous No.412685]

>>412683
Lansing, and i wouldn't post initial locations on the dead drop website, to many faggots hunt them down just to kick them. I will probably release 10 hints regarding several places, and have it be a scavenger hunt

[Anonymous No.412704]

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>>395073
>>395073
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[Harry No.412721]

Pic related.

[Anonymous No.412738]

Very nice OP!

[Anonymous No.412760]

>>412657
I liek this

[Anonymous No.412764]

>>412641
I have an airsal 70cc on my tomos moped, cool stuff

[Anonymous No.412766]

Book-binding project for a writer friend. Think it's pretty good for my first try. Oddly enough my second attempt is a total disaster.

[Anonymous No.412811]

>>412543
>i'ts a wooden usb
>>412547
>the first USB i made
>>412567
>the big USB
>>412590
>USB

AAAAAAARRRRGHHHH..... USB is a Universal Serial Bus - a PROTOCOL not a thing.... you made thumbdrives that use the USB protocol, not USBs.

Fuck, I hate when people call thumbdrives USBs.

Goddamn.

Good work though, they look great!

[Anonymous No.412812]

>>412766
Pic of second attempt? That one looks absolutely perfect, curious about the "disaster"

[Anonymous No.412828]

>>412811
>How do I into colloquialism?

[Anonymous No.412899]

>>412610
what do you do to burnish it? I myself have been looking into building my own acoustic guitar, and I've been interested in any kinds of finishes on the wood.

[Anonymous No.412906]

>>412811
And I thought /k/ was autistic about stuff like this.

[Anonymous No.412910]

>>412811
>Fuck, I hate when people call thumbdrives USBs.
English not his first language I'd guess, cut him some slack mebbe.


>>412899
>what do you do to burnish it?
Did you miss the tips on varnishing in >>412635 ?

It's a typo, or perhaps OP's from Spain where they pronounce the V differently.

If you're looking to finish an acoustic guitar you really have no choice, have to go with a quality varnish or lacquer finish. Lots to pick from, although purists will scream at you even something from the hardware store will do the job pretty well.

[Anonymous No.412926]

>>412657

>and will use a Pantech um175 to email/text me when it is powered on.

does this mean that when strangers plug the drive that their computer tries to contact you?

[Anonymous No.412931]

>>412543
>it's a wooden usb
>>412547
>the first USB i made
>>412567
>the big USB
>>412590
>USB
>>412811
AAAAAAARRRRGHHHH.....Thumb Drive is not a Flash Drive - a PROTOCOL not a thing.... you made Flash drives that use the thumbdrive protocol, not Zip Drives.

Fuck, I hate when people call flash drives thumbdrives.

Goddamn.

[Anonymous No.412935]

>>412931
all the autism

[Anonymous No.412940]

>>412935
USB = Universal Serial Bus. It is a port, not a storage device.

[OP No.412944]

>>412811
Sorry, I didn't know how to call them in english

[Anonymous No.412946]

Small garment hanger
It's my first DIY project, and although it's very basic, I'm quite proud of it

[Anonymous No.412953]

>>412931
How original! Seriously, you get today's gold star. Enjoy the warm glow of faux achievement.

[Anonymous No.412956]

/g/ent you have done a wonderful thing. You should try selling these on ebay, etsy, or anywhere else. You can also offer to burn initials into the wood for people as a unique thing.

How many hours did it take you to make that?

[Anonymous No.412987]

>>412926
the um175 is a broadband device and has settings on it to contact me when it is powered on in case i lose it

[Anonymous No.412991]

>>412940
wow, i had it wrong this whole time

[OP No.413195]

>>412956
About 5 hours to make one, not very profitable, also it's very difficult to make the cap fit perfectly.

[Anonymous No.413207]

>>412812
Well I ended up gifting it today, so I didn't take any pictures, but I messed up threading the pages like 7 times, then the cover material refused to stick to the adhesive paper (I know right), which meant ugly loose portions, and threads started coming out, and I apparently measured the cardboard wrong because the spine was miles away. I honestly don't know what happened.


However the whole thing is quite easy with minimum invest on your part. I highly recommend you try it out.

[Anonymous No.413425]

>>412557
YUNO buy one of these?

[Anonymous No.413438]

>>412608
Dude. It would look much better if you didn't kill the four bottom corners. Just the lateral ones.

BTW, where are you from? That wood looks like somewhere near to the south of Mexico.

[Anonymous No.414149]

>>412685
I'm in Lansing :)

[Anonymous No.414150]

>>413438
Lol no, I'm from Spain (Europe) i live in a town in the mountains near Valencia.

[Anonymous No.414152]

>>413438
PD: its pine wood, the typical pine of the mediterranean climate.

[Anonymous No.414156]

>>413425
Because I'm a student, not a luxury prostitute, or at least it isn't on my plans.

[Anonymous No.415008]

>>414149
Good luck ;), I won't make it easy.
HINT: some graffiti will be clues

[Anonymous No.415116]

>>413425
Actually, I'm a wood worker looking for a good band saw to buy for my shop. I'm just going to be cutting 1.5" thick sections of alder and the occasional oddball hardwood. I want to keep it under $600. Got any advice?

Also, pic is my finished projects. Chalkboard tap handles I sell at my work.

[Anonymous No.415122]

I like this OP
I make soap
Find me on etsy @
ArtsyBarsAndBurns

[Anonymous No.415128]

>>415122
>from your store
Haha, nice.

[Anonymous No.415142]

>>415122
Saw a bunch of these on /ic/ earlier..

[Anonymous No.415145]

Recently jumped on the desktop terrarium train

[Anonymous No.415175]

>>415145
Kiwi?

[Anonymous No.415176]

>>415145
Those are taniwhas on my Ten cent placeholders

[Anonymous No.415252]

>>415142
Yeah some guy told me it wasn't real art and directed me here. :/ lol I plan on starting a thread today here on /diy when I get off work.

[Anonymous No.415283]

>>412543
They look nice.. but I'll bet you a dollar that people won't want to pay much for them. Why? Because I'll bet you another dollar that some sweatshop in China is cranking these out for about $0.25 each so they can sell here in the U.S. for about $5.

[Anonymous No.415307]

>barnish

[op No.415309]

>>415307
Sorry, in Spanish we say "barniz", thanks for your correction.

[Anonymous No.416563]

>>412811
I KNOW THAT FEEL, BRO.
i fucking rage when people say that shit.