Caribbean market - OMG

Never ever in all my years going there have I seen it so crowded. Gave up doing the usual right turn which was backed up past Borg street, pulled out went past and U-turned back into the left turn which itself was backed up but not to bad but still took a while before I handed over my dollar coin. Inside was a sea of vehicles right across to the factories, worked my way around to the back carpark and all good - last photo.

This is the left turn and much better that the right which is backed up way past Borg street - WTF

I'm in but hardly moving, still had to wait for quite some time...why is it like this ?

Phew...here we are !!!

LED lights x 3 with RCU video clip

LED lights x 3 with RCU

As posted I want to modify one of the lights to power LED string or rice lights and if it works out I can offer this as a lighting option with remote control for the night lights.

As posted this is what I got from the market for $10.

Pulled one light apart, unsoldered the battery wires and held up to the desk lamp to get some idea of the PCB component and track layout. Interesting that the five LED's are in parallel with the IC switching the negative through the usual current limiting resistor. Cut the track on the LED side of that resistor and connected a length of six string LED's

Lights off..

Turn on lights with remote control.

The question now is how much current can I pull from that IC which has no identification on the package. Enough for now I'll take some more measurements tomorrow and see how it pans out. I need to get that lab power supply.

Tyrrells Sweet Chilli & Red Pepper Chips 165g

Since the supermarkets dropped this flavor a couple of years ago been searching far & wide for another supply source - with no luck.

Was in Wheelers Hill Woolworths when a lady staff person waltzed up to me and said...I saw what your looking for in the Reject Shop - really. Most stores had sold out but found some at Rowville so grabbed what they had left - 12 bags.

Well...looks like I won't have to stock up to that extent here they are again - all good.

Bedtime for Misty & Speckles

Misty (silver laced Wyandotte) and Speckles (Pekin) off to bed.

We only have two left now.

Post parcel tray sign - 2

From the first session created the sign in MS Word and put it in a clear plastic sleeve. Here we finish the job.

Stapled the top and bottom overlap to the back and found some black shelving edge trim to enclose the whole thing. Used a hacksaw and mitre box to cut the 45's.

Somewhere over the rainbow

Just caught another one.

Samsung J7 Pro - Panorama mode (Monday 5.38pm, 23-Sep-19)

IPTV Pro purchase

IPTV - been using the free version for a while and now that Foxtel is cancelled (return box tomorrow) decided to buy the full IPTV Pro version. Going around installing on all the devices, Lenovo AIO Win10, balcony and lounge Android TV boxes, several tablets and just finished setting up my Samsung J7 Pro.

Playlists - configured all of the above for Ozzie TV all states m3u & EPG and Fluxus IPTV worldwide m3u but no EPG and Fluxus Cinema.

New coat for Pixie

We have Pixie in her new winter onesie which was on special at Pet Warehouse cos it's now Spring...:-)

Sanyo projector system - part 3

Fixing 90 x 35mm pine timber to the front of the box.

Copyright symbol stamp

I posted if anyone knew where I could get one of these and there was no response.

Not to worry cos in the meantime I sent off a e-mail request to Blackburn Rubber Stamps for a quote yesterday and just got a reply.

Happy with that so I'll send back a confirm to go ahead with the job.

MSCD Reception Sign - Part 4

Finally we can start laying out the 5V LED strip light.

That looks bloody nice if I do say so myself. 

Post parcel tray sign - 1

For a while there we had a couple of great posties, a guy on a push bike and a gal on the usual motorcycle. If I was out there they would often stop and chat and...knew about my dishwashing parcel tray.




Looks like they've gone and the new crew are all over the place, mail will be delivered and often they'll return zig zagging down the street posting again, most likely due to sloppy mail sorting.

Al's Workshop update

With regard to my silhouette night lights I found something on eBay that I will offer as a optional lighting extra. LED fairy lights with remote control, battery or USB operation.

DJ 58" TV visual display - part 5b video

DJ 58" TV visual display - part 5

The front of each side will have LED strip lighting so in this session we are setting up to route those channels.

The LED strip is 8mm wide so we'll use a 12mm router bit.

DJ 58" TV visual display - part 4

Got ready this morning to start a solo session and after a few minutes had to quit !!!

Just started to bore the next hole and had to stop 

Xmas silhouette night lights

Mocking up some ideas in MS Word 2013

Bunnings shopping trip

ET wandering through the garden section, can you spot her?

Garden World for lunch - 1

Linked up with our older daughter daughter who works down the road.

Samoyed night light repair

Just need to make final connections and fit the PIR controller .




Boosted lighting looks good.

Foxtel begone

Just cancelled Foxtel from Telstra.

I was on a good deal with Ent + Docs + Movies for $24 for the last 12 months but this time their best offer is $20 off the normal package prices - goodbye.

Garden World for lunch - 3

While having lunch checking on Holly back home.



She's moving so all OK :-)

Garden World for lunch - 2

Checking on Holly back home after she was sick this morning.

Android TV and Kodi - Foxtel Go

Just installed the Foxtel Go addon on the balcony Kodi box - works well. This relates to my Sanyo projector system project cos I'm thinking of buying another dedicated Android TV box for that projector loaded with everything and now including Foxtel Go.
Ironically it's quite likely that today I'll be cancelling Foxtel from Telstra...more on that later.

Holly update

After a quiet day yesterday cos she was sick in the morning when she woke up happy to report back to normal - all good. This morning she woke me with paw tugging on my arm and happy face.



 

Holly says... I'm back!

Shetland night light - happy customer.

Always nice when customers send me photos of where they have setup their night lights.



"I'm so happy with my Sheltie Silhouette Illuminating Picture Light
Alan also does Rough Collies & Smooth Collies different styles.
Thank you Alan Mackenzie."

Makes it all worthwhile.

Goodbye Foxtel

Having cancelled to return just take to any post office and they do the rest. Make sure you have the return authorization code with you.

AA

As posted 12 months ago struck a deal with Telstra to remove basic Entertainment cost from bundle so only paid $24.10 for Ent + Docs + Movies.

This time best offer was $20 off normal package prices - hasta la vista

Pantry shopping for Indian groceries

Time to stock up on pickles and pappadums plus other stuff.

My first faulty night light return

Fortunately it's a family member. my older daughter.

This was my very first freestanding night light with the silhouette mounted on a backboard fixed to a stand. The problem is she no light up any more.

Shetland Sheepdog night light – 2

Prepping to glue down the background photo print.

Shetland Sheepdog night light - 1

Starting another job for a new customer. This is one of my new models where, besides the usual silhouette lighting the moon or other featured background object is also illuminated.

Doing a mock-up after waiting for the matt black paint to dry for a while. Next session we'll start the lighting.

DJ TV Display - Part 4

Session summary - spent a few hours this morning and expended a fair bit of energy - then gave up

Each side will have four large 125mm holes down the middle. This gives the unit that funky DJ look, reduces weight (each quite heavy) and provides convenient hand holes.

Here we are setting up the drill guide to drill pilot holes with the bit depth set for two and a half panels.

DJ TV Display - Part 3

Completed the second side, that is the right side in 1/3 the time it took to do the first side - the left side.

Ready for the next stage of the build each side will have four large holes.

DJ TV Display - Part 2

After a good start with Philip Tyme on Saturday I am back on this job cos for the last two days got dragged away doing other stuff.

Doing some planning before we start. This Torx wood screw is just the right length and I have a dog food tin full of them. 

DJ TV Display - Part 1

Doing a job for Philip Tyme to make a integrated display TV unit for DJ gigs.

For the Bunnings plywood we both had to ring around, see the picture further down the page.

Nothing out his way and in my side the only one was Notting Hill so off yesterday morning in the Camry to buy 3 x 1200 x 600 x 18mm @ $35 per sheet. Loaded nicely across the back seat. We are using this picture that Philip found on the net.

MSCD Reception Sign - Part 3

While the morning sun is about masked off the internal frame tray and spray painted matt white.

As usual used the spray paint carousel. Thisis early afternoon and that won't take long to dry so I'll soon be able to continue the job. 

MSCD Reception Sign - Part 2

With some concepts in mind started making the internal frame.

Doing a fitting before glue-up. The backboard here is the actual picture frame back flipped over. When dry it's removed along the 'masking' sticky tape so the frames don't stick together cos of excess glue, then turned over ready for the next stage.

MSCD Reception Sign - Part 1

This is another job for the Melbourne School Of Classical Dance.

Printed the logo image on glossy photo paper.