Yesterday I found a piece laminate in my basement and decided to build 🛠️ a small box for my stuff. For the box I used only parts I already had ♻️. It's a good project for beginners 👍.
I have a lot of plants 🍃. So I decided to build a small shelf for them 📐. This is my result from last weekend 🛠️. I used only "old" materials that I already had.
I'm particularly proud of this. I crammed a mITX motherboard (5600G, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe) and a 650W SFX PSU into an old Samsung BT-120AT portable TV. I also managed to find a 5.6" 4:3 LCD to replace the original B&W CRT, and a circular LCD that perfectly fit the window for the AM/FM tuner. I have USB, HDMI, and C13 ports on a custom-made carbon fiber insert.
I have a few finishing touches I'd like to sort out: better power button, a screen to go behind the VHF/UHF tuner window, maybe a way to use the knobs for something (they're just held in place with hot glue at the moment). I also need to figure out how to talk to the circular LCD on the top, which I'll likely use to display system performance metrics. Still very happy with the progress so far!
It's running #Linux Mint, and it's going to serve as our entertainment center (I'll install some emulators, stepmania, maybe a few modern-ish Steam games). Right now it's just connected to our local Jellyfin server.
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My wife asked me to build a circle ⚪ for a self made game 🎲 for the kindergarten where she works. It was my first diy that I build on the new workbench 👍.
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🤔 Now I need a shelf for all the adapters I build for my new workbench. 💡 Fortunately I still have our old slatted frames. I have disassembled it and use some parts for my new shelf 👍.
Made another necklace (left). It is a component from a cheap digital weighting scale that died. The previous one I did was a was a component off a plug. Got loads of these things so I may sell them cheap someplace.
I bought some Castelli legwarmers and the instructions on the back, suggest how to upcycle the plastic bag. You can cut of the hanger and since it's got a zipper, you can use it as a clear waterproof bag for your phone or other valuables. #upcycle#castelli
I made this wall art/canvas thing a few years ago. I made it from an old pair of jeans and a wooden frame I scavaged from a discarded canvas picture thing.
I basically just cut up the jeans and pinned it to one side stretched it across and secured it the other side.
Disposable products have their appropriate place in the economy. Disabled people often need plastic straws, and shouldn’t feel bad for it. But in most circumstances, outside of medical or accommodative items, there are better choices. Steel or glass straws, industry standard safety razors rather than proprietary disposable cartridge systems, quality used real wood furniture instead of semi disposable MDF crap. Metal over plastic. Long term sustainability over short term savings.
And a lot like.Amazon's #Kindle.have obnoxious #DRM, but if you need thousands of pages that are searchable on the go then sadly there are few options.besides that and Tablets/Laptops with them on...
Personally, I prefer to #UseLonger wherever possible.and #upcycle the hell out of my gear...