MadModder
Gallery, Projects and General => Gallery => Topic started by: Divided he ad on April 16, 2012, 10:39:07 PM
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Just a quick post to show my nieces lighthouse!
I was roped in to making the light bit as I have all the gadgets :borg: (and lots of ductape!)
The rest was made by my sister, mother and niece.
Well that's enough back story :worthless: So....
The windows.
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll221/dividedhead/Nieces%20school%20lighthouse%20project/Image00001.jpg)
The motor part... I used an old gearbox and motor ass'y from a dismantled kids glitterball. Been rattling around for years!
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll221/dividedhead/Nieces%20school%20lighthouse%20project/Image00002.jpg)
The lamp unit was made from a cardboard tube with a bullseye magnifier (From an overhead projector IIRC)
and a 3v battery pack with an old experimental 4 LED lamp unit containing a circuit for even running etc.
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll221/dividedhead/Nieces%20school%20lighthouse%20project/Image00004.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll221/dividedhead/Nieces%20school%20lighthouse%20project/Image00005.jpg)
And the finished product.... Next to and taller than my niece :)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll221/dividedhead/Nieces%20school%20lighthouse%20project/Image00010.jpg)
And the vid....
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll221/dividedhead/Nieces%20school%20lighthouse%20project/th_lighthouse1.jpg) (http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll221/dividedhead/Nieces%20school%20lighthouse%20project/?action=view¤t=lighthouse1.mp4)
Well, that's it. Took about a day in total. But I am poorly :lol:
Just thought I'd share :)
Ralph
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Well done Ralph. Should make a small girl very happy
Pete
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Nice one Ralph! :clap: :clap:
Quote......
"I had some help from Mum and Grandma...... And Uncle Ralph made the light." :D
"(He's very clever, my Uncle Ralph)"....... :thumbup:
David D
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Grand stuff there Ralph. The more i see of your playthings, the more i know you are going to enjoy a visit to my little den. Do'nt forget to bring your blue, and green lasers when you come though. :poke:
Cheers Dek :thumbup:
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What, no GID powder? :scratch: :doh: :lol:
Nice work there Ralph, nieces are great aren't they? You get all the pleasure of watching them grow up without any of the mess and disruption....
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Thanks fellas :thumbup:
Yeah Pete, she had a proper grin on her face when she went home on Sunday :)
David,
It apparently went more along the lines of "stop pushing the switch, it's not a toy!"
Sister says she came home annoyed at the class for pushing the rotation switch on and off.
But got 5 merits (I'm going to assume that is a good thing?) and it stayed on display in the class room all day! I know she was generally happy though. Just protective :wack: :lol:
Dek,
I will get there.... Just not able to drive at the mo'! Next week or so.... Still off work for possibly 3-5 weeks! Depends on if they find me some "light" duties? When it gets to the time... Remind me about the lasers again :zap:
Ade,
Don't think I didn't think about it. Very nearly exchanged the wooden window frames (just visible in the completed pic, 1 on every corner of the glass) with GID acrylic rods. If it were a night school I probably would have :borg:
you have the correct statement in there too.... Couldn't take more than a day or two of any of my nephew and nieces.... 4 of them all together. House is mental when they all descend! So peaceful when they leave :med:
Ralph.
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Very enlightning Ralph nicely made :thumbup: :clap:
Sod the light ........ where's the Fog Horn.... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
:beer:
DaveH
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Thanks for sharing.
John
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Fog horn! I have six of em,they are called grandchildren. Hell with the lid off when they all arrive together. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Nice when they all go home though. :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave:
Cheers Dek. :nrocks:
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Cheers John, Dave.
Sod the light ........ where's the Fog Horn.... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
If I'd had a digital voice recorder and a spare speaker to hand it'd have had one!
I do a mean fog horn impression :bugeye:
Dek knows the score with loony kids running round the house :thumbup:
Ralph.