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Scratchy dome

November 28, 2011
By admin in Uncategorized

As an under water photographer and wreck diver it is almost impossible to keep you optic dome port and camera rig away from sharp objects.
This will results in scratches that sooner or later will be visible on your images. So I took my courage In both hands and attacked the dome with some special sand paper pads…

The scratched dome and the Micro Mesh kit

You start with the roughest pad first from edge to edge.

Change to the next pad and turn the dome 90 degrees to rub off the scratches from the previous pad

After the finest pad you move over to the Novus polish kit and a clean cloth

Almost done, just number 1 left...

The last bottle contains anti static polish. The dome is now like new!

The last bottle contains anti static polish. The dome is now like new!

 

 

 

 

Midi Interface

March 15, 2011
By admin in Gadgets


Hook up your keyboard or any other Midi-instrument with this low cost USB Midi Interface. I found it on Ebay for 9 $ including delivery.
Worked perfectly with my Mac, Garage Band and Roland TD-9KX drums.
There is a Garage band plugin to enable Midi OUT:

http://mysite.verizon.net/retroware/

Living room 2.0

June 22, 2010
By admin in Hillbilly/Backyard projects

Time for an extreme makeover
Our living room was boring, cold and pretty much original 1958 style. The plaster was coming down from the walls, there was black mold under the floor…

Before

Finally we got started.

First step: Tear down the walls floor and ceiling…

Plaster, floor and ceiling removed. Old windows still in place

Floor insulation completed and foundation for fireplace

Studs, wall insulation and board on walls. Chimney mounted and electrical wiring completed

Painting almost finnished

Floor completed, LED-lights mounted

The last painting done!

RFID cat flap

May 8, 2010
By admin in Gadgets

Some time ago i installed a cat flap to make things more easy for the two cats. The only problem was that the door also was used by the neighbors big red oriental to kick some cats ass and steal food.
The solution was to get a cat flap that can read the microchip implant identifying integrated circuit placed under the skin of each cat.
Now everything works fine except for some fighting on each side of the door.
It can be locked from the inside and it also has a night program that allows the cats to enter, but locks from the outside when it gets dark.

Pet Porte Smart Flap Microchip Cat Flap

Apple Ipad

April 21, 2010
By admin in Gadgets

Who needs this gadget?
I used to have a Nokia N810 – surfpad, that was smaller and more like a bulky iphone. I used it for a week and then passed it over to a friend, mostly because of the interface and small screen. But this thing is lovely, fast and somethin really different. I got the 64GB version last week.
The screen is magnificent and clear. Perfect for reading books, surfing the web, movies and read mail.
Currently you need to register a US Appstore account to be able to download apps, and swedish keyboard layout is not available yet.
My intention is also to hook it up to my camera to store and review pictures when traveling. There is a USB-adapter available, so you can use it to download you images from your camera directly to the Ipad.

Ultrasonic Cleaner

March 18, 2010
By admin in Gadgets

Ultrasonic cleaner

If needed to clean some pieces of diving equipment with hollow areas that was hard to reach – The ultra sonic wash did a great job! I was amazed but this little machine.

Before

After

 The tank can be filled with up to 1.5 liters of water. I added a cap of concentrated vinegar that got rid of the calcium oxide. You can see the result above on the brass double-ender that i have been used for several dives.

Apple Magic Mouse

January 29, 2010
By admin in Gadgets

The little scroll-ball one my old Apple Mighty Mouse stopped working, so i ordered the new Magic Mouse. It was out of stock for over a month, but i finally got it.
I’ts far from perfect, but i like the touch sensitive surface on the top.

Might and Magic

Magic mouse

+ Nice design
+ No moving parts
+ Scroll, Zoom, back and forward without any buttons

- Right click sucks
- More design than ergonomic

There is a free software called MagicPrefs that improves the functionality of the mouse.

Foam cutter

January 7, 2010
By admin in Hillbilly/Backyard projects

For one of my projects i needed to cut some styrene foam, so i took a regular car battery charger, 220v dimmer and a guitar E-string. It was a little difficult to cut it free hand, but i used the wooden frame as a guide for straight cuts. And it worked really well.

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Iceman giving a helping hand

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Temperature of the wire can be adjusted with the dimmer