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Even making chips out of wood now. 555 foot stool

RobotWorkshopRobotWorkshop Posts: 2,307
edited 2011-10-03 01:30 in General Discussion
I'm surprised that Erco hasn't seen this yet (or built one yet) but I thought this link was pretty cool:

http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/555stool

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  • davejamesdavejames Posts: 4,047
    edited 2011-09-30 12:12
    ...wow - just "wow".
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2011-09-30 12:26
    OMG Iam sooo making some DIP40 Prop foot rests .....to prop my feet on :) . the geek in me is in sheer love .........

    I have seen molar chairs at the dentist office . but this is just a hoot .


    Lets see if some sneaky mind at parallax will use there laser and have some fun in the shop .

    Pokes Matt G ..


    Peter
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2011-09-30 12:29
    Just beautiful! But the NE555N graphics are far too legible and thus inaccurate. They need to be barely on there, more like a watermark than printing, like my bin full of 555s. :)
  • piguy101piguy101 Posts: 248
    edited 2011-09-30 12:51
    I have to say that that is so cool!
  • RDL2004RDL2004 Posts: 2,554
    edited 2011-09-30 13:03
    That's pretty neat! Just from looking at the finished product, I would never have guessed how they were actually made.
  • ctwardellctwardell Posts: 1,716
    edited 2011-09-30 13:24
    That is very cool.

    C.W.
  • RobotWorkshopRobotWorkshop Posts: 2,307
    edited 2011-09-30 13:53
    Peter KG6LSE wrote: »
    OMG Iam sooo making some DIP40 Prop foot rests .....to prop my feet on :) . the geek in me is in sheer love .........

    Yes, a 40-pin DIP version of the Propeller would be cool. It would make a perfect coffee table for Parallax HQ...

    Robert
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2011-09-30 16:23
    Yea .. you know is HAS to be done now ..

    I have in my head a Brdge REc bar stool .. Ya know those 1Amp round recs . EMT conduit and Yes Erco WOOD!


    peter
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2011-09-30 17:11
    That is so cool. But my wife would never understand why.
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2011-09-30 18:40
    And what about 2n3904 transistors as 3 legged bar stools?
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2011-09-30 19:01
    resistor and diode sham pillows .. .


    and Mylar film caps as bed pillows..

    120-1075%200047uF%20Mylar%20Capacitor%20sm.jpg

    sans leads..

    bread board comforters ..

    doorknob Caps as real door knobs .

    electrolytic trash cans ..

    gosh this s geting sick ......
  • Zap-oZap-o Posts: 452
    edited 2011-09-30 21:29
    That's pretty cleaver and yet I cant believe how nerdy it makes me feel.
  • WBA ConsultingWBA Consulting Posts: 2,935
    edited 2011-09-30 22:32
    That it is excellent! I would love to make one but could never do that well. I might be able to make a Prop QFN out of a pizza box, LOL! Heck, I could run wires from one of my M44D40+ modules out to pads on the pizza box so it could be an FUNCTIONAL prop!
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2011-10-01 11:54
    Wooden Propellers are best. 40 pin DIP. Would make a great coffee table to leave the Propeller manual on.
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2011-10-01 13:41
    OK I just bought some stuff .. . we will have a few plush parts in a few hours ..


    peter
  • localrogerlocalroger Posts: 3,452
    edited 2011-10-01 13:58
    I saw the 555 footstool off of IIRC hackaday, it would have been a bit cooler if they had hollowed out some of the sections, because it's waaaay heavy. Doing such a thing wouldn't be too hard since they used a CNC laser cutter to cut the sections, but if you don't have your own CNC laser cutter lying around it could be a bit expensive. It would probably cost a few hundred bucks to have Ponoko make the sections for you. (And then you have to hope UPS doesn't drop a 30 kg load cell on your work, as they did with my last laser cut acrylic order.)
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2011-10-01 14:25
    not to steal thunder ...

    http://forums.parallax.com/entry.php?346-Mr-OHM-!
    Mr OHM is done ! ..

    now for a Cermaic cap . 103 and a poly cap ..

    This is too much fun ...

    and yes I have IN there a 2.2 K . not wired but floating in there just for fun .
  • ctwardellctwardell Posts: 1,716
    edited 2011-10-01 15:52
    Peter KG6LSE wrote: »
    and yes I have IN there a 2.2 K . not wired but floating in there just for fun .

    Ouch, that might make for an unexpected pain in the neck some day...

    C.W.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2011-10-02 03:50
    @Peter: They make large diameter, soft foam-covered bendy wires for twist-tying bicycles onto car racks & carriers, among other things. Those would make great "leads" coming out of your resistor pillow, plus you could use them to hold your back pillow in place.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Foam-Twist-Tie-17-1-2-4-pack-/400211352285?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d2e749add
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2011-10-02 05:14
    Well for some mood lighting whilst relaxing on your resistor pillow you are going to need a giant LED. Like this one http://www.instructables.com/id/Giant-100mm-LED/
    I just wish it had a giant current limiting resistor to go with it. Of course ideally the giant 555 could flash the giant LED.
  • lanternfishlanternfish Posts: 366
    edited 2011-10-03 01:30
    @ Martin_H
    Same. No matter what "wow!" electronics projects I produce she only wants to know if I can give her a hand in the garden.

    And a giant 100mm LED (using a wooden blank for th mold). Given all the wood being used, does some form of log law apply?
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