Guide Post your wanted guides here-

guid to tapping for the newbie

 

oh yeh and guide to cutting acrylic, cos i want to make a mitx case but have no idea how to cut acrylic or tap it etc.

 

SunBeam Chameleon Color Changing QUAD LED Laser Kit

Hi, did some one know how this works???... can any one make one and tell us how???..

this gadget is way so much cool and inovative, here si the link, hope some ona see this... realy do. have fun... mod on .

SunBeam Chameleon Color Changing QUAD LED Laser Kit

 

Only one article I can honestly say I wish there was up here and that is how to choose the proper controller card for an LCD from a laptop. Its very confusing for those of us who are more on the less laptop side. I am almost pure desktop pcs and man laptops just mess with my head to learn about since you cant buy a bunch of parts and make it work. It all works to be part of the same unit.

 

Working on PCs all you likely need is 6-32 and M3.
Drill for 6-32 is #36 and tap is, well 6-32. Clearance holes are drill 25 to 27. For M3 the drill is 2.5mm and the clearance holes are 3.2 to 3.7mm (I guess you know the tap).

If you want to know more google for "tap clearance M3" and you will find sites like. http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Mec...91-211B-4417-9AD3-667D3248B676/0/holesize.pdf or http://www.nmri.go.jp/eng/khirata/metalwork/basic/bolt/index_e.html .

Last advice(s):
Get a full face shield, not just some stupid goggles for eye protection. A broken tap up you nose can do nearly as much damage as in your eye.
Get cutting oil. Salad or WD-40 oil won't keep the tap from binding.
Get a tap holder with a nice, long handle and put force on both ends of the handle as you tap, so there is no sideways force on the tap.

 

My cuts into acrylic never worked out, except for simple straight cuts witha circular saw. Try these people, they will cut it cheaper and tidier than you ever will be able to do it: http://www.pololu.com/laser_cutting.html

You still have to do the tapping (the laser can cut the hole for it) or design your case so you can use nuts. A hot nut embeds itself nicely into acrylic if you have a cold screw (with a washer) to pull it in.

 

i want a guide about how to chrome different things

 

this

i know it's been done before, (hence the linkage) but a proper guide showing all the parts and accessories so everyone can do this and turn a one-off masterpiece to commonplace.

ALL HAIL MEDIOCRITY!!!

 

the how to on etching plexi would b great

 

Go to a chroming shop, doing it yourself IS VERY DANGEROUS

I would like to see bit-tech do a complete htpc guide

 

cos it comes with no instructions or fittings that match anything else...

The Revoltec Sound Active Inverter for CCFL's could really do with a guide on how to install it.....

 

a guide on how to install a qprox q110, as a computers power button

 

Installing relay for Eheim 1048.

This might have already been requested already but I didn't feel like I could go through each and every page of the thread.

ANyways, as title says I am wanting to install a relay for my Eheim 1048. I was unable to find out how to do it, in detail that is.

Thanks if you can help.

BTW - Hi everyone

 

what about a guide on installing a heatsink on a cpu? im just buying a new computer, so im wondering what i need to know about thermal compound and whatnot.

 

thats not hard, just apply enough grease to cover the block but not enough to make it look like you raped the motherboard

then if you are using a fan/heatsink combo, attach the unit over it with the fan wires as close as possible to the connection point on the mobo

 

a guide to make book solid, like those james bond-y movies where something is hidden in a book. i want to use it for a case.

i googled for instructions for making a book into a block but just got books showing you how to do this. since the only book i plan on purchasing in the near future is the one i'll be destroying, i don't think it should be the one i'm using.

 

Hi,


I did see people mention this on page 2, but i think a guide on bondo might be good... with some decent picture and advice, and perhaps a guide on fiberglass resin.. perhaps on the subject of repairing holes caused during a mod?!?!



Thanks...

 

I combined both into one guide: http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=90412

 

How about the Trouble Shooting Faq Where all of us members contribute all kinds of infromation and will create a great online resource

 

Spraying

I am trying to paint aluminum, I have sanded it down with wet n dry and used spray filler to take out any dints, but I can't get the paint to shine properly, its dimpled. Am i using too much paint, the wrong paint?

I'm completely new to this so if someone does have some input you'll have to start from scratch. Thanks

will