Solar panels – anyone know where I can get 5V panels like this one which is no longer available from Jaycar (see previous post).
Month: January 2020
Solar LED strip lights for property name signs
Not happy with what’s available so once again looking to do my own thing.
Not willing to pay like $35 bucks for solar LED strip lights. Crikey…that would kill the price point.
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Scroll saw clean out
After using this for the last couple of days the easiest way to clean the saw is take it outside and give it a blast with the cordless blower.
I don’t bother with any dust extraction.
Solar lighting for property name signs
Solar LED strip lights for property name signs
Not happy with what’s available so once again will need to do my own thing.
Scroll saw clean-up
Scroll saw – after using this for the last couple of days the easiest way to clean it out is with a blower.
Country property name sign – part 5 update
Here are night photos of the sign but before I took them stuck some white paper to the inside of the back panel and yes it does improve the lighting effect but not really captured by the phone camera.
Tomorrow I’ll change that to glossy photo paper.
Country property name sign – Part 5 update
Country property name sign – part 5 update
Here are night photos of the sign but before I took them stuck some white paper to the inside of the back panel and yes it does improve the lighting effect but not really captured by the phone camera. Tomorrow I’ll change that to glossy photo paper…(y)
Country property name sign – part 5
Fitted and screwed on the back panel, then removed it. Found a length of 5V LED strip and taped it around the inside of the sign frame.
Looks good considering there’s still a lot of light around with the ‘shade mesh’ curtains drawn.
Country property name sign – part 4
Spent this session cutting the back panel from the same fence paling and boxing in the sign.
Making a frame that will be glued and tacked onto the back of the sign. The strips of timber I am using are from a carton of ALDI garden stakes, very handy for woodworking…
Country property name sign – part 3
Off to the workshop to cut the last 2&1/2 letters and during cutting the last segment of the very last letter (the M) we had a break-out – bugger
Setting up to cut the last segment of the last letter – yay
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