/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1189201
>>1189201
Congratulations here's a gold star for the third most retarded post in the thread, you earned this because you wasted words on a retard, thereby making you also a retard. FUCKING RETARD.

>>1037671
The edges came out pretty nice too. The wet sanding really makes the grain on the maple and walnut beautiful.

>>1037670
The chamfers came out decent, if you look a couple inches up on the right one, you can see where I had to fill in where the chamfer ripped it a bit. Oh well.

>>1037669

I sanded it back down with 60, 250, then 400, and finally a wet sanding at 1500. I then soaked in my mineral oil for the finish. It has so far taken in almost 20 fl oz, and I think I will be able to soak in at least half of another bottle.

I proceeded to planing it, but because of all the warping I fixed earlier, I ended up only having to take about 3/16" total, between the two sides.

Next I went ahead and filled in the cracks and new exposed grain with homemade filler. I used mahogany because I have a ton of dust from another project. It was sanded down with 60 grit for now.

I went ahead and added new chamfers on the router, .25" on the top, and .125" on bottom. I had some chip out during this process, so I went ahead and added new filler.
>pics related.

>>1037666
In case you were wondering, the dark spots at the near side in the picture are from my boards getting sniped in the planer. Lesson learned, in the future I will make sure the board length has a an inch or two extra at the end...

Anyways, I first began trying to get rid of the warping. I first tried ironing it w/ a wet rag; no dice. Next, I tried leaving it in the sun for a couple HOT days wrapped in a wet towel. This had some improvement, but it was still warped by over .25". Finally, I said fuck it, and popped it in the oven above a foil tray with water, and steamed it. This got the warp down to just over .125", but, as expected it cracked the board in several spots.

>no pic, I didnt bother taking any at this time.

So I made a cutting board as a gift last xmas, but the jackass let a watermelon rot on their counter next to it. It soaked up a ton of water and warped a bunch. The bow in the middle has 3/8" of deflection...

>pic related is the board when I gave it at xmas

Not bad. I like it.

Are you going to store all this energy you are producing?

>>467571

Well, I was just thinking about it and realised I have an old Toshiba NB200 netbook sitting in my closet that seems like it would do the job fine if I hooked it up to a touch screen and maybe chucked an SSD in there. What a shame, I was looking forward to making this.. but why pay money when you don't have to, I guess.....

Well now I feel like I've wasted a thread. Welp.

>>370636
I do plan on securing it so it can't move. Possibly storing it in the glove box? Also, I did say 'passenger seat', as in, the seat without the pedals in front of it.

>>370621
>you don't want it shooting underneath your feet
wat?

>>370598
I wasn't planning on integrating it into the console, I'd like it to be soft wired so a) I can swap it between cars easily, and b) I can just chuck the screen in the glovebox so it doesn't attract theives. I was planning on mounting it under the seat / passenger leg room. Would that be bad?

>>370116
What >>370118 said. It's not that I'm a bad driver or anything.. it's just that you can't see 10cm off the ground out the rear window. It would just be convenient. And why not? A camera would only be an extra $30, there's no reason not to at that price.

>>370132
It's more about convenience, you know.. I'd like to put my whole library on it, which exceeds 30gb. Thousands of songs. And navigating through them with nothing but forward/back or playlists would be an absolute nightmare... I still think what you did is awesome though c:

>>370160
It's not too harsh.. not like it gets wet or anything, just a bit bumpy. I was gonna get an Intel D525MW (mobo + cpu combo with no moving parts, passively cooled) and an Intel 330 60GB SSD, so there's really nothing that bumps in the road could break. Those SSD's can take a beating, I think I read somewhere that they can withstand 5000 G's. Not sure though.

>>370209
Well, you could get a screen with two inputs, plug the camera into the priority input, then put draw the power for the camera from the reverse lights. That seems.. not bad?

>>370299
I was kinda hoping to DIY all of it, because a) prebuilt mobile systems seem to be a rip off, and b) if I get bored of it then I can still use the machine for other things, since it's a full computer. But cheers, I'll check it out :)

>>369913
Is that a documentation of your own project?

If so, that's pretty cool. I'm impressed.

>>369929
a) Could I attach a camera to an android tablet as a reverse camera..... ? Cause that's a biggie personally.
b) Saying 'I built a computer in my car' would be fucking epic.

>>369020
O hai

I'm guessing you want me to answer your questions in a reply, so: I'd dedicate a good $800 NZD to this I guess. Got nothing better to do with my money. I don't know much software... I've never coded but I can use a computer without hassle. I built my own PC, but I know nothing about vehicle wirings. I have a friend who knows a bit though. I'd like a usable music interface and decent quality audio (I doubt the speakers in the car would benefit from anything too great); I had a play around with 'StreetDeck' and it's got a pretty usable interface. Not fussed on Multitouch and internet browser doesn't matter, mobile internet in NZ is like $1/5mb so it's a tad expensive. Wouldn't mind tethering my smartphone for internet to use a navigation software though.

Not sure what car I'm trying to fit it in yet; I might be getting a new one soon. It would be nice just to have the screen as a clip on/off thing so I can chuck it in the glovebox when I leave the car, so it doesn't get stolen/vandalised/etc. I'm not fussed on having it integrated into the console either, ghetto mounting would be fine.

Your eee pc looks nice :) perfect fit!

pic unrelated

>>369009
Well. So far, my list is:

~ Auto switch to rear vision camera when reversing
~ Music / photos / videos (mainly music but the other two could be handy for passengers on long trips)
~ Plug and play music from flash drive
~ Dock iPod
~ Possibly tether iPhone for net?
~ Maybe GPS?

So, /diy/. I was browsing the internets last night and the idea hit me to make a carputer. Unfortunately, I have no idea where to start. Can anybody give me some tips?

Laptop or custom built? Intel atom board vs a raspberry pi maybe? Any advice on front ends? Linux vs Windows for the host os? iPod/iPhone docking? Plug and play flash drives? Add a rear vision camera that auto switches? GPS? Is it even worth the time and effort?

I have decent technical knowledge (built my own PC from scratch) and a fair amount of money and thought it would be a cool project to try out. Any help/tips would be greatly appreciated.

bumping because OP is a pretty cool guy who doesn't afraid of anything

>>360086
If you say so man. But I can tell you it's 100% not me. I'm a little confused as to why you see a random name on 4chan and try to attach a reddit profile to it. In all honesty, I've made 3 reddit posts ever. I dislike the website, almost with a passion.

>>360007
Why are you even trying to find my reddit profile?

>>360007
Lol, no.

>>359926
Don't worry about it, everyone derps sometimes.

>>359859
Just as you set a microwave to 5 minutes, you set an iron to medium heat.
10/10 for making me lol though.