RainstormZA's Vape and DIY Diary

Hooked said:
Whew! It must be a boon though - if people are talking utter BS you can just remove your hearing aid! Seriously though, how fortunate that we have Internet. Without the written word life must be quite difficult for someone who is deaf.
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Yes! My written English is better than my spoken English. I have not been wearing my hearing aid for about two years because of the dogs barking. Now that we only have cammy, she doesnt bark for nothing.

To be honest, it's way more peaceful not having to hear anything at all. Lol.
 
RainstormZA said:
Yes! My written English is better than my spoken English. I have not been wearing my hearing aid for about two years because of the dogs barking. Now that we only have cammy, she doesnt bark for nothing.

To be honest, it's way more peaceful not having to hear anything at all. Lol.
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Yes, I would think that the written word would be much easier for you.

I can't stand noise of any kind, but particularly dogs' barking - even my own - especially my own!! It just does something to me and I lose it completely. One of my dogs goes into a frenzy of barking when someone comes onto the property e.g. workmen. There have been times when I've put earplugs in just to keep me sane!! And over the 3 years that I've lived here I've had a few renovations done. What I do now is to book the dogs into Pet-i-Ket for as long as I think the building is going to take. It's a fantastic place for either day-care or boarding. The dogs aren't kept in cages etc. During the day they have big fenced in play areas with sand and bridges and tyres and toys - and they run around and have a ball! At night they're all herded into a big barn, where they have blankies on the floor and blankies in the middle of old tyres. My dogs love going there!
 
If you really were bored you could add "spider webs" in copper.

E.g.
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RainstormZA said:
Hahaha @Bulldog. I really need some copper wires to add coils to the lamp.

And maybe wrap some around the pipe too
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Strip the insulation off some old power cables. Also an old transformer can give u loads of copper wire if u are able to break one open. U can also get copper wires from an old fan motor or blender.
Coil winding wire used in motors are not actually copper but they have a insulating paint on them that makes them looks like copper.
 
Faiyaz Cheulkar said:
Strip the insulation off some old power cables. Also an old transformer can give u loads of copper wire if u are able to break one open. U can also get copper wires from an old fan motor or blender.
Coil winding wire used in motors are not actually copper but they have a insulating paint on them that makes them looks like copper.
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Now thats an idea. My dad has loads of cables, I might be able to find some solid wires in there.
 
RainstormZA said:
I found solid thick wire!!!! Plenty more where it came from...

Now when I need my craft knife, I can't find the damn thing... It has a way of hiding somewhere from me.
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I know just how you feel. Mine hid from me so had to buy another. Must say, the new one is far better than the lost one

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RainstormZA said:
A bit of a progress today after finding copper wire.

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Everything else will come next week.
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Wondering what the ohmage is on that coil, and if my shirt with the simply Cannoli spilled on it would fit, thing 15 amps of 220 volts should produce quite a throat hit.:D Just joking, what you are producing are very unique items of exceptional beauty, please keep on sharing with us. Can't wait to see what's next.:campeon:
 
Room Fogger said:
Wondering what the ohmage is on that coil, and if my shirt with the simply Cannoli spilled on it would fit, thing 15 amps of 220 volts should produce quite a throat hit.:D Just joking, what you are producing are very unique items of exceptional beauty, please keep on sharing with us. Can't wait to see what's next.:campeon:
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Lol at ohmage. I can measure it in a bit and give you the readings.

Thanks, man. I'm thinking about doing more - I want to leave a legacy for my brother's kids, specially my 5 year old nephew as I won't be seeing him for a long time when I leave for the UK. Apparently I've heard that I'm his favourite aunt, overhearing him and his French gran talking about me over Christmas when I was there.
 
Raindance said:
Did not expect these readings from this gauge copper wire. Could be the due to induction as a result of the coil shape?

Regards
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Maybe. I wasn't expecting any reading and was surprised.

If you look at the science behind it, kinda why they used copper for tesla coiling in electrical stuff like lamps and house wiring. This was the house wiring I used.

 
Looking good! For a heavy steampunk look you can even put these on the pipe joins on the vertical and horizontal pipes:
https://www.builders.co.za/Plumbing/Copper-Pipes-&-Fittings/Compression-Fittings/Saffer-15mm-Copper-to-Copper-Slip-Coupler-Compression-Fitting/p/000000000000286963?gclid=Cj0KCQjwibDXBRCyARIsAFHp4fpeparrodWcJPWs83ysOlh7kukUeIslxyWQOPuCSIZxo-9ZrbyJ5F4aAujTEALw_wcB
(well, not that size, but you know what I mean)
Since you don't need them to actually "join" the pipe but more for aesthetics, you can even grind them in half (lengthwise) and glue/epoxy them on from either side.
 
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