Builder of props, waster of time
Sick of rummaging around for cutlery, so I made a cutlery holder.
A separator for the knives, forks, spoons and one for big stuff. I should have done an extra section for random little things like a bottle opener and small sharp knife. Next step is a label and a lid to stop them flying at me in a crash!!
Finally printed some labels to go in the van. The label holders are cheap from AliExpress.
Printed and ready to be stained in tea.
Stained with tea, dried in the oven for a few minutes and cut t size.
Note to future self
Remember to write down what fonts you use so when you reprint you don’t spend ages looking!
The font is ‘Lucida Handwriting’
2nd Note to future self
When handwriting notes, dye the paper with tea first and let it dry otherwise the ink runs and it looks…… less good.
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This is the sound system for the back of the van….
OK…. so I like tinkering and I started off with some 12V computer speakers that I could plug my MP3 player / Laptop / Phone into. That works fine enough and because I found some free ones that worked I never bothered sorting anything else out.
Then I decided that I wanted the option of a little a little more oomph! …and what the hell, why not make it myself.
This is a great source for answers to stupid questions http://www.diyaudio.com/
This is a link to the board I went for in the end [Edit: should have gone for something with even more oomph!]
……………..poo can’t find the link!
The idea is to find a nice piratey looking box to mount all of this in. I can also use an old laptop power supply to either power this or to power everything 12V!
This is the board that I got…. its surprisingly small for so much umph!
Here is the random car-boot-sale mini pirate chest that I managed to pick up for 50p
First half done…. the walls of the box were too thick for the controls and connectors to poke through.
So I cut a bigger hole and mounted a plastic plate on the inside which the control and connectors poke through.
The next step is to do the same again on the other side for the power and speaker connectors. You can just about make out the air holes drilled in the back of the box. Hopefully this is enough to stop it over heating but I’ll have to run it for a while to find out.
So I have ordered some panel mount dc power sockets…
…and some speaker connectors…
…so I went back and cleaned up the wiring a little as well!
My van came with a tape player… yes its old. My current half baked idea is to replace this with a 2Din Android unit that can handle sat nav and the feed from the rear view camera that I previously fitted!
I’ve been looking around and the Pumpkin Android boxes look good to me and have come down in price a lot over the last year.
Help… its always been a little noisy and I thought that the bearings must be on the way out. The last few days its been unbearable… silent from the outside, like an insane drummer that can’t keep time on the inside! I like the idea and have never had an issues with condensation…. I assume because of the vent.
Should they be silent when spinning from inside the van?
Can I service the bearings?
Is there a silent version or better option?
http://www.flettner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/F2000-Fitting-Instructions.pdf
Have done a bit of research and taken a closer look at mine and it wobbles as it spins, in time with the clunk! They are supposed to be almost silent when spinning so I may take it apart and see if I can replace the bearing. I think it may have been hit with something in the past.