your creations/projects!

[Jinx Leven]

if you could get a working prototype and it being cheap enough to give to soilders you could sell it to the military and be a billionaire

[maggintons]

almost done my pic ill show yall soon

[Aoren Deringer]

if you could get a working prototype and it being cheap enough to give to soilders you could sell it to the military and be a billionaire

 
That's the idea, my friend xD Unfortunately it requires some rather advanced equipment to manufacture at any reasonable cost. So putting it out could be a laborious and very delayed process xD

[Jinx Leven]

I wish i could help you there but sadly i cannot

[Aoren Deringer]

Most cannot. I'm actually designing the machine that makes them as we speak xD I'm for customisation of equipment. Modularity only goes so far IMO

[Strike]

I started to build a Tesla coil in 2003 but I never finished it. During my free time freshman year of college I started reading more about Tesla coil design and construction. I built it over the course of the summer in 2008. Worked the first time too. Ha! Over the years it hasn't changed much. I've only made little changes and additions.

This is how it appeared in 2008:

Since then I've replaced the original saltwater capacitors (in the yellow bin) and made two new toroids (the silver thing on top).

Run about two weeks ago:

The arcs in this picture are only 24" or so. The whole thing consumes about 1kw of power, less than your average hairdryer.

I like the loud arcs, I like the entire design, construction, and troubleshooting process, I like how somewhat simple materials can be put together in the right way to make mini-lightning, and I like that it's based on century old technology. lol

[Cifero Windtail]

Sweet.
Something that I enjoy doing is making my own Lego figures. And I don't mean just the usual configurations. The arms can be switched if you're careful.

When I finally have the time, I'll upload more of those images to deviantART.

However, right now, my main priority should be sleep.
Good night.

[Aoren Deringer]

Ah I love tesla coils
I'm working on a project (my Directed Electromagnetic Field Generator) which uses a similar process in the preliminary stages.
 
And I totally agree on your point with materials. It's always funny how on their own they are so limited... But with a little help, a little desgin... The possibilities are endless.

[Hunter_]

Im drawing on PC's, like littarly (WTF spelling) ON PC's, and making em look awsome

[Luggz]

Well I now have an interesting project to work on thanks to a friend. He has a Vauxhall (Opel) Corsa hatchback, which he wants converted to a pick-up to take his quad.

So today we got cutting his car up. (which I really enjoyed because I HATE Vauxhalls).


Before.
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z413/Luggz694/DSCF4383.jpg

After.
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z413/Luggz694/DSCF4397.jpg

The first stages on the new bulkhead. Still in a rough state to be smoothed off welded properly and painted.
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z413/Luggz694/DSCF4405.jpg

But that isn't all we are doing, we are also converting it to rear wheel drive. Which will require building a tunnel for the new propshaft and moving the fuel tank, changing the gear box and running gear.

[legolyle]

dude. that. is. AWESOME!!!!

what an endeavor!


what kind of motor are you going to be using to make it rear wheel drive and all? Seeing as the current one is likely designed for FWD.
that's quite some fabrication that's gonna be required no? I mean, you might have to relocate stuff in the engine bay, and make new engine mount locations-maybe move the radiator...build the transmission tunnel...all that.
:O
I'd love to see the finished RWD result though. PLEASE!

[Luggz]

Well my friend used to be a coach builder so fabrication is no bother however the reposition of the fuel tank could be an issue. Currently it sits across the width of the car where our prop will be.

The engine can remain as is. Its a 2ltr turbo all we need to do is get a new gearbox (type 9) and bellhousing, for the running gear we can use the RWD Calibra stuff since the only differance is the gearbox as already mentioned.

It's also getting a roll cage from front struts to rear struts so the dash is also getting ripped out.

It will be a long project but will hopefully be ready in a few months time.

[Octavia]

My current project:

Is my mountain bike....

i've recently repainted and rebuilt the front forks...(they used to be white)



Brand new pink handlebars too! as well as brand new tires, same as what I got now but current ones are worn.




And here's my bike currently...with the back up forks on it....I'd rather keep these forks...but 1) the're  a bit heavy 2) they don't have the kind of adjustment i'm wanting (which is what my other fork has)

they have been lowered though.... because the fork angle/rake  was too much/steep for the frame I have and I was at risk of snapping the headtube(Where the fork attaches onto the bike frame)





here's what it looked like before adjusting the forks.Notice how they look"longer"




When the weather is decent again,I’ll be stripping all the parts off the frame and sanding it downto repaint it….I wouldsandblast the frame…but it’s aluminium and unless it’s set up properly…paint won’t stick to it very well..so I’m just sanding it by hand to get rid of the clear coat on it and rough up the paint under neath and to feather out and paint scratches/scuffs/blemishes that are already in the paint…and there’s quite a few. No not from crashes…just from riding, as well as cable rub, it’s only a cheap frame…($100 or so for just the frame…nothing else)

I’ll be painting it Plum Purple…..similar to the ever popular Plum Crazy purple of the Hemi Cuda.

And it’ being an  Iron Horse brand bike…..I’m nicknaming it Twilight Sparkle, because it’ll be purple and pink


And I've put about $1,000 worth of parts in to it in to it this year….but never paid that much..I only paid about $450 some thigns I Bought used and some thigns I bought new….and got one hell of a deal on the new stuff.(Used stuff was a great deal too )

Rear shock: “Fox Float RP3”  Paid $100 -used/almost new (Worth $300 new)

Hydraulic Disc Brakes: “Avid Juicy 5s” Paid $190 –used/almost new  (Worth $400 new)

Cranks and BB: “Race Face Evolve XC” Paid $120 -new (Worth $300) (got them on sale new in box)

Handlebars: “RaceFace Deus (pink)” Paid $30 (new) (Worth $60) (got on sale)

and my basement seems to be warm enough to paint...I'll just put on a respirator when I do it, it being a confined space and all..

This bike isalways a work in Progress...as I"m always changing some part on it....but it's almost perfect....new chain is all I need

and when I get a job, I plan on building another bike up...

[legolyle]

very cool man!

you know way more about bikes than I probably ever will xD

I take it you bike a lot

[Luggz]

Twightlight Sparkle is looking impressive. Just looking at these photos is making me wish I hadn't got rid of my bike (altough you are far more serious about it than me) but it got to the point where it rarely was used and I wasn't really fit enough.

Do you compete or is it all just for fun? (or both I suppose)