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DIY Paracord Lanyard

June 7th, 2009 thuyla 2,012 Views 4 comments

Paracord Lanyard

Parachute cord (paracord) is one of my favorite cord to play with when I was little kid, although at that time I only could tie a round sinnet. I got into Stormdrane’s Blogs and I was impressed with his tying. So I went out and bought about 150 feet 550 type 3 paracord yesterday at Beavers Army Surplus local store. I couldn’t wait to learn some of these new knots and braids, I learned diamond knot and a solomon bar as my entry level.

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DIY “Ceiling Stand” Flashlight

June 2nd, 2009 thuyla 626 Views No comments

My new tiny flashlight is a stainless steel Fenix LD01 limited edition. This flashlight is really compact and nice in my pocket EDC keychain. After few weeks lurking around at CPF (Candle Power Forums) and I’ve found some great ideas you could do with this little torch.

With a single rare-earth (neodymium) circular magnet, I could make the flashlight stick to any metal surface. I’m positive the magnet will NOT damage your flashlight. Items used:

  • 1/4″ diameter x 1/10″ thick circular magnet (fit perfectly inside the LD01 tail)
  • Super glue (be careful once you glue, it sticks forever)
  • Fenix LD01 flashlight

ld01_magnet1Little flashlight and neodymium circular magnet (1/4″ diameter x 1/10″ thick).

ld01_magnet2Close-up shoot at the tail light.

ld01_magnet3The “Celing stand” flashlight is hanging onto my kitchen fan.

ld01_magnet4Horizontal stand on the wall hanger.

Enjoys.

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DIY Charger Station

May 30th, 2009 thuyla 852 Views No comments

DIY Charger Station

Wondering how to organize all your battery charger in one nice place like a box or a carton? There are plenty of ways how to make yourself one with little cost. Here is one of my DIY charger box. Here is what I use:

  • clear Really Useful Boxes (4 liters)
  • TENERGY charger (for my Li-ion RCR123A batteries)
  • UltraFire WF-139 charger (for my Protected Li-ion AW 18650 batteries)
  • Panasonic BQ-396 charger (for my Ni-MH / Ni-Cd AA and AAA batteries)
  • UltraFire Battery Protective case (case for my RCR123A and AW 18650 batteries)
  • Globe 8 Outlets Power Bar (hidden inside the box)

Basically, I hid an outlet power bar inside the box and drilled all the necessary holes for the wires going through. I’ve found some good videos out there with instructions how to do it yourself.

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Canon Speedlite 430EX for DIY Ring Flash project

February 13th, 2009 thuyla 640 Views No comments

Canon Speedlite 430EX

It’s my addition photography gear. I’m planning on a DIY Ring Flash project this long Family Day weekend and it would be fun. I got the flash just today. It’s pretty much used when I got it, but it does look minty like brand new. I’m new to flash as well, not a clue how to use it.

The DIY Ring Flash is required an off camera shoe cord which I don’t have at the moment. I’m looking to buy it off someone for cheap. This is going to be fun for collecting all the parts together, I’ve got hard time finding some of the parts at my local Home Depot store. The parts are:

  • 10.5″ Clamp Reflector Light
  • 4×5″ Vent Coupler
  • 1/4 x 1/8 x 36″ metal bar
  • 1/4″ thumb screw
  • 3/16″ screws, nuts and lock washers
  • JB weld epoxy
  • Black paint and primer
  • some tapes

The 10.5″ clamp reflector light is nowhere to be found in Home Depot. I’ve tried 2 stores and all they have was 8.5″ one.

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