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Wooden project box for electronics
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Күн бұрынBuilding a wooden enclosure for a simple micro controller project.
The project just changes the color of the built in light as a subtle reminder
of time for counseling sessions for my brother in law. This is inspired by timeqube.com (no affiliation).
Video about the electronics:
• Pi pico therapy timer ...
My other KZfaq channel:
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@DiscoDevilDog 10 ай бұрын
The spring retention on the switch PCB is a brilliant idea.
@docolemnsx 10 ай бұрын
That's just genius engineering 😂
@JDeWittDIY 10 ай бұрын
The whole light box is a brilliant idea, if you get my gist.
@nickoakley69 10 ай бұрын
That folding and cutting in one piece is a touch of genius 1:53
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
it ensures the slots line up perfectly
@jimthesoundman8641 10 ай бұрын
Matthias makes it all look so easy. This would take me a month of Sundays.
@Don.Challenger 10 ай бұрын
He mentioned at the end that he habitually uses that project housing scheme for most of his enclosed devices, so he has undoubtably stumbled over or been pinched by most of the gotchas over time and has sorted those ingenious solutions out long eons ago (so for him perhaps also a month of Sundays but those were spread out and are now embodied in his skill set, work flow and experience as sunk costs).
@VAXHeadroom 10 ай бұрын
Building his box joint jig will take you a week. The 2nd box will take you 5 minutes. It's an amazing tool.
@chvolow 10 ай бұрын
Spring-loading the whole PCB like that is such an neat solution to the button problem. Most of us would tear our hair out trying to isolate the button mechanics from the board.
@dalevalentine1721 10 ай бұрын
Ah, the elusive and seldom seen Yellow Robertson seen in its natural environment.
@gorak9000 10 ай бұрын
Good catch! I think I've used a yellow robertson driver about 5 times in my lifetime - guess I don't use tiny wood screws that often!
@GiddeonFox 10 ай бұрын
I made something very similar to this a few years ago, but for the diffuser material on the front I used sheets of the backlight diffuser from a flat screen TV someone was throwing away. It's pretty easy to find people throwing out old TV's with broken screens and the diffuser system they use to even out the backlight is super useful for lighting projects like this.
@Don.Challenger 10 ай бұрын
A large, capacious and organized junk space tucked away in your secret laboratory is essential for all respectable mad scientists.
@honeyforce996 9 ай бұрын
The omittance of drywall screws gives away that it's a gift
@matthiaswandel 9 ай бұрын
Ha! I was going to use drywall screws, but the heads were just too big bon the bottom. And for the inside, I needed shorter screws.
@KJChaput 10 ай бұрын
When can I get a therapy session scheduled with you? I'm obsessed with your videos.
@kalaruch1974 10 ай бұрын
Woodworking therapy? I'm all in.
@BEM684 10 ай бұрын
The first thing I thought of when I saw those wooden buttons was "wow you could make a wooden NES controller and actually hook it up to the Nintendo" lol
@superdau 10 ай бұрын
Another idea (which I've used several times) for wooden buttons: fill the gap between the hole and the dowel with silicone or construction adhesive. The gap has to be wider of course. It depends on material thickness, you want to be able to fill the gap and the "button" also has to be able to move. A 3mm gap works fine on 6-9mm thick material. The silicone/glue obviously has to be an elastic one after curing (not all of them are). Tape the front and stick the "button" on the tape as well so that it is centered in the hole. Then fill the gap from the back. I usually also tape the back so the dowel is even more secure and fill the gap through a hole in the back tape. Right out of the caulk gun's cartridge's nozzle works, but for very small buttons using a syringe (without a needle) makes it easier. If the glue you use is (semi)transparent you can even have buttons with a lit up ring around them by putting lights on the inside.
@leonclose7823 10 ай бұрын
I like that system. It would keep dust out.
@TheVoidSinger 10 ай бұрын
Integral membrane buttons for woodworking... I like it! You could get some extra flex by shaving or tapering the dowel like a bolt shape. or hollow it and make a top plug for extra lighting options
@AndreaCuchetto 8 ай бұрын
Do you have a silicone or glue preference?
@davetenney5800 10 ай бұрын
I didn't realize you were doing counseling. I have an aversion to flat sawn wood. Maybe you could help me through my problems 😅
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
I don't Watch the video.
@davetenney5800 10 ай бұрын
I was joking...
@feedthechunk9836 10 ай бұрын
I love that box joint jig. I really need to make one someday.
@MCsCreations 10 ай бұрын
Beautiful work, Matthias! It looks awesome! 😃 You could easily make a night light for the bedroom like that! Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
@krenwregget7667 10 ай бұрын
great stuff. Matthias's channel is like a box of chololates... you never know what you're gonna get.
@Andyjpro 10 ай бұрын
The universe revolves around time cube. All hail time cube!
@bill3143 10 ай бұрын
I'm reminded of the "Obsoletely Fabulous" episode of Futurama
@SnappyWasHere 10 ай бұрын
I wonder how many kilometers that box joint jig has traveled going back and forth for so many years!
@Ratimus_ 10 ай бұрын
Very cool. I made one similar to this using an Ikea picture frame, with a sanded piece of a CD jewel case for the diffuser. Mine was a bit hacky since the only tool I had at the time was a Dremel. It's in the first video I ever uploaded to my channel.
@MadeInMichigan 10 ай бұрын
That's not the Timecube I remember. Where are the four simultaneous days all happening at once?
@carlitobriganti9718 10 ай бұрын
That finger joint jig is the best !! Excellent making something smart from firewood , wish I had space for a jointer , and also wish I had that finger joint jig and a band saw …. I tried cutting plexiglass glass with track saw. Not good for the blade atall and the saw / plexiglass dust was a nightmare
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
the slower the blade the better it works. my 16” bandsaw I used has a fairly slow speed. but a small blade on a table saw also works ok
@teenflon 10 ай бұрын
Interesting to see your take on it. My default is always 3D printing things like this but love to see the wood alternative!
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
yes, most people would. But counting design and printing time, plus filament costs, a 3d printer saves neither timer or money.
@teenflon 10 ай бұрын
@@matthiaswandel yep, I liked the fact you used firewood, literally cost nothing! Pros and cons to both, just different design choices
@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT 10 ай бұрын
Nice boxes! Luckily those projects don't require shielding, or you would have to line the inside with grounded metal foil.
@jonroberson9027 10 ай бұрын
This reminds me of the HoMedics color cube line of products. Very nice!
@VAXHeadroom 10 ай бұрын
I made one of the screw advance box joint jigs - challenging build but SO FAST to use!!
@edwardholmes91 10 ай бұрын
I bought the plans and have a handful of different tool... and I keep telling myself that I need to setup a workshop!
@VAXHeadroom 10 ай бұрын
@@edwardholmes91 DO IT.
@rogerdudra178 10 ай бұрын
I made a bunch of boxes using box joints, they (box joints) work real good.
@HonoredMule 10 ай бұрын
I've never been happy with the results I get from crack filling using wood and sawdust. I used to think I just wasn't doing it right, but it rather looks like your outcome is about on par with mine. Nowadays I just use (LePage) plastic wood which is way better at thoroughly plugging even the smallest cracks, easier to apply, and less messy besides. Only downside is I don't go through much and the Home Depot nearest us stopped carrying the ~1/2l tins (the squeeze tubes are useless and don't keep).😑 However, after a little time inadequately sealed I discovered that a partially hardened tin can be rejuvenated by mixing in some acetone. That happened a few months ago and it's still soft, gooey, and consistent so maybe shelf life won't be an issue.
@captain-syntax 10 ай бұрын
Matthias, can you throw a link up to your second channel with the tech video?
@chrisfarmer4397 10 ай бұрын
And here I was expecting this to be a night light for the kids with an add time button and color mode button. I was wrong.
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
Maybe some day, to tell them when its ok to get up.
@dfiction 10 ай бұрын
cool box - with two buttons would work great for my cnc controller
@johnford7847 10 ай бұрын
A very practical video. Thank you.
@richardbrobeck2384 10 ай бұрын
Nice little build !
@user-bf9nv7ld7q 10 ай бұрын
elegant and creative.
@michaeltempsch5282 10 ай бұрын
I, as more of an electronics guy and very occasional wood mangler, wouldn't feel too good about the flex in the button board - personally I'd have put backing/support behind it.
@Don.Challenger 10 ай бұрын
Ha, like all large technology enterprises careful thought must be spent on optimizing the acceptable time to obsolescence versus the all consuming profit margin. The cycling time per decade must be kept reasonably low. Maybe some digressions into his use of flexures would be informative to all of us.
@wolfgangmcq 10 ай бұрын
Looks like the PCB itself isn't flexing, it's mounted with a spring so the entire board pivots gently if the button is pressed too hard
@TRC00020 10 ай бұрын
I think its quite nice just as a soft lamp
@trishblakely3476 10 ай бұрын
I was thinking it was a good little kids’ nightlight.
@sprint955st 10 ай бұрын
4:52 “A little filler and a bit of paint…makes a chippie what he ain’t”
@JB-fh1bb 10 ай бұрын
You might like using copper tape for low-voltage projects like this as it’s completely flat and stays out of the way
@paulstaf 10 ай бұрын
Instead of the diffuser, I thought it would be cool to cut a paper thin piece of wood that would allow the light to show through.
@TKC_ 10 ай бұрын
I have basically made this project before but rather made the diffuser by converting a black and white image to a 3d model where thickness is based on grayscale value (there are free websites to do this). When 3d printed in white it makes an image when backlit. He’s not a 3d print guy I know but a neat expansion of this sort of project nonetheless.
@TheVoidSinger 10 ай бұрын
Veneers are great for this sort thing, Did a Block Clock that way once. You can even do buttons that way if you make them wide enough, but they'll eventual show wear and may crack if too narrow.
@creativecomposites6193 10 ай бұрын
I really hope that walnut table is for you!
@Leo99929 10 ай бұрын
Where's the link to your other channel?
@gregthorne4292 10 ай бұрын
Great results! I’ve heard you can sand plexiglass for a frosted look, but I’ve never tried it myself.
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
have experimented that way, but the results were never satisfying
@DanieleGiorgino 10 ай бұрын
You can but it's not great.
@JonnyDIY 10 ай бұрын
Too cool so how do you program the time? Does it have to be hooked to a computer? 🤔
@JonnyDIY 10 ай бұрын
Maybe it's explained in your random stuff video I'll check that out
@jemand8962 10 ай бұрын
2:38 why not use the holes in the pcb to screw it to the wood?
@SPGWhistler 10 ай бұрын
I figured he had a reason but then ended up using the holes for 'locating pins' anyway.... so I really couldn't figure out why he didn't just use the mounting holes as they were intended.
@jemand8962 10 ай бұрын
@@SPGWhistler Maybe the screw heads could be touching the circuits?
@timlaunyc 10 ай бұрын
Those holes are typically meant for machine screws. A screw small enough to go through the hole in the PCB would not bite into the wood without a threaded insert.
@cjhoyle 10 ай бұрын
Same question. That is the method I've used when mounting a Pico to wood. The only explanation I could guess is that he didn't have any screws handy that were the right size.
@superdau 10 ай бұрын
The Pi board has 4 easily accessible screw holes btw. The hold-down clamps seem a bit over engineered 😅.
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
too small for wood screws
@daveduncan9005 10 ай бұрын
I'm disappointed Matthias used a saw for his rabbet joint instead of his magical Makita rebate from many years ago. I guess he used them all up.
@TonyHammitt 10 ай бұрын
You just need a couple dozen of those and you could paint some clock hands on them and have the right clock light up when it would read about the right time. An analog clock with no moving parts!
@gorak9000 10 ай бұрын
You could just stack multiple pieces of plexiglass with the "hands" etched on to each one in a different position, and then light them from below one at a time - like the way they do "LED Nixie Tubes"
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
I could just take the individually adressable LED strips I used and make a circle out of them
@TonyHammitt 10 ай бұрын
@@matthiaswandel That wouldn't be nearly ridiculous enough! How about a big sundial that has a bunch of broken clocks around the perimeter?
@bogmaerke 10 ай бұрын
Might be a good idea to link the other channel in the description for those who don't already follow it.
@Beakerzor 10 ай бұрын
wait, second channel?!?!?!!!!!! why did I not konw about this already?!! FOMO!
@dpmeyer4867 10 ай бұрын
Thanks
@Paradox460_yt 10 ай бұрын
That volt meter looks like a Tivoli Audio radio
@aserta 10 ай бұрын
The Matthias box, because it's both electronics and wood working!
@dkamm65 10 ай бұрын
I'm curious what the reason was for making a bracket to mount the PCB instead of using the existing holes to screw it in place.
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
too small for wood screws
@TheVoidSinger 10 ай бұрын
I was thinking brackets over the locating pins myself, but it's a bit extra work for a fast project
@30ught6 10 ай бұрын
Box joints!
@virtualmarc2383 10 ай бұрын
When I make a non-metallic case for electronics, I usually coat the inside with foil tape and or aluminum foil to help with interference.
@DanieleGiorgino 10 ай бұрын
You're remembering to ground the foil right?
@virtualmarc2383 10 ай бұрын
@@DanieleGiorgino yeah, that's the whole idea
@DanieleGiorgino 10 ай бұрын
@@virtualmarc2383 What high powered RF equipment are you encasing that shielding is needed?
@Viken43 10 ай бұрын
A battery could be easily added that could be charged via usb
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
that's the easy part. The hard part is the shutoff and turn on circuitry, where the microcontroller shuts off power to itself, and some way for the buttons to reactivate power. Not easy. Otherwise the battery will just drain sitting there.
@TheBookDoctor 10 ай бұрын
You built the world's lowest-resolution 1x1 pixel screen!
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
actually, the 4 LEDs are individually adressable
@shoelessone 10 ай бұрын
Very cool! It seems (for good reason I suppose) it's not possible to link to other content in a comment here, but I made a very similar design for an esp8266 box I made for my family. Even has a copper capacitive touch bottom. I have a video of it on my channel fwiw.❤
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
Just checked out your video. I can't figure out the use of your box.
@shoelessone 10 ай бұрын
@@matthiaswandel it's a "thinking of you" box. We all live quite far apart, so the idea was when you press the button on your box your name lights up on everybody else box, indicating (for example), "Mom was thinking about you" - sort of like a very simple analog-ish way to just sort of "check in" with family.
@sloapmonkey123 9 ай бұрын
What would you have to do to make box joints with minimal imperfections?
@johnfithian-franks8276 10 ай бұрын
Hi Matthis, after hearing about your other channel I went on the search for the name so that I could subscribe to it, but I could not find any reference to it in your notes. Could you please let me know the other channel name so I can check it out?
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
added to description. Its "matthias random stuff"
@johnfithian-franks8276 10 ай бұрын
thankyou@@matthiaswandel
@krumpinjugger 10 ай бұрын
Matthias painted something with a paintbrush?!
@alexanderkononov1113 10 ай бұрын
Nice
@asailijhijr 10 ай бұрын
I tried to fullscreen the video just as a 15-second unskippable ad ended, now I can't see the video. And it's impossible to reload a video on mobile, you have to play another video and then go back to this one.
@pedromaju 10 ай бұрын
hey matthias, I love you box joint, I just have one doubt about it. How do you know exactly where to stop a turn? I mean, you can go a millimiter foward or backward when turning it, right? Have you ever thought about something that sticks on the gear tooth, so every turn are equal? Sorry if I missing something or maybe this is not so relevant to the end cut.
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
its not that sensitive. Being within half a tooth is close enough.
@TheFreeBro 10 ай бұрын
I’ve been wondering the same thing
@ratchet1freak 10 ай бұрын
IIRC that threaded rod is 16 turns per inch, and there is 12 teeth on the driven gear (on the rod itself) so 1 tooth worth is about 1"/16/12 = 0.005" and unless I'm mistaken there is more slop in the machine than that
@VAXHeadroom 10 ай бұрын
@@ratchet1freak About right - very easy to get tight joints!!
@Don.Challenger 10 ай бұрын
At 04:50, Matthias mentions how glue and sanding hides variation (in that case he's talking about finished aesthetics not the necessary fitted precision) in this case glue and sawdust relieves any minor gapes.
@OldePhart 10 ай бұрын
How do you not have a shop full of Lasers and 3d printers?
@AdamEarl2 10 ай бұрын
4:53 i need some glue and sanding to hide the imperfections in my soul..
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
pain and suffering is good for the soul? If you don't know what I mean, try using a belt sander on yourself!
@Joshplv 10 ай бұрын
Was wondering what tyoe if varnish you used on this project? also would this be possible with a handsaw in place of a table saw?
@harkbelial 10 ай бұрын
Joint them with box jig or box them with a joint jig😵😵😵
@tracybowling1156 10 ай бұрын
I looked up The Time Qube. Yours is much, much better looking. I'm partial to wood anyway. 🪵
@Gunbudder 10 ай бұрын
i can't stop buying buttons. why are buttons so fun to click??? at this point, i just have drawers of buttons that i will likely never use lol
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
maybe install them all on some box, not hooked up to anything, so you can click to your hearts content?
@worstuserever 10 ай бұрын
For tactile satisfaction try rotary switches. Lovely clunky knobs on vintage test gear, nested rotaries are a vice of mine. Get yourself an old analogue oscilloscope and a function generator, it's like an activity centre for nerds.
@unregistereduser2 10 ай бұрын
i recently built a similar lamp. but instead of building an enclosure, i went to the dollar store, and found a decent battery-powered lamp. Then i murdered it, and replaced the internals with my own circuit
@unregistereduser2 10 ай бұрын
ikea lamps are hackable that way too.
@Tysonography 10 ай бұрын
would it be possible to ad a rechargeable battery inside of it so its cord free?
@matthiaswandel 9 ай бұрын
the hard part is battery management, and a circuit where the computer can disconnect power from itself
@user-wo6xc3kr6m 6 ай бұрын
👍👍👍
@VencelBiro 10 ай бұрын
Why did you use box joints and not simply repeated the flat joint?
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
because the box joint is stronger and looks nicer
@kvaks3000 10 ай бұрын
Mathias: I made this thing to prevent the buttons from falling out Me: Clever! ... FIVE seconds later ... Mathias: I made this thing spring loaded to handle overpushing Me: motherf
@roydaley3413 10 ай бұрын
👍
@alexxustube 10 ай бұрын
Nice little project. Raspberry Pi is a bit overkill for such a simple job, but maybe you add some custom features later on 🙂
@englebig 10 ай бұрын
It's not a raspberry pi computer, it's a raspberry pi Pico microcontroller
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
Still overkill, way more powerful than an arduino. But also much cheaper!
@sigma9102 10 ай бұрын
It's 2023, don't you have 3D printers in Canada?
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
3d printers are so 2020
@thomashverring9484 10 ай бұрын
I used a dowel in the same way on a weird thingy I made for a friend. It has no true purpose other than being weird. When he presses the button a small "window" lights up. I made it from walnut, so it's also a bit fancy :^)
@billlichirie14 10 ай бұрын
😁👍
@dylan-weber 10 ай бұрын
Why not just use the mounting holes on the Pico PCB instead of making a wooden bracket?
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
too small for my smallest wood screws
@alejandroalessandro7820 10 ай бұрын
Counseling? Did I miss something? Have been away for a bit
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
Not for me.
@lukas--8538 10 ай бұрын
Raspberry Pi has holes for mounting screws, why you didn't use them?
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
holes too small for wood screws
@lukas--8538 10 ай бұрын
@@matthiaswandelSorry, but I can´t believe that man like you don´t have smaller screws. Screw with spring which hold board with button isn´t wood screw too. :D
@andrebrandao9451 10 ай бұрын
From 3:57 to 4:07, who is speaking? Doesn't sound like Mathias at all.
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
camera sounds a bit different depending on whether I speak in front or behind it
@James....... 10 ай бұрын
Neat
@Warrigt 10 ай бұрын
4:14 That's what he said.
@ShopTherapy623 10 ай бұрын
Matthias...the worst best woodworker around. lol
@jpinheiro7523 10 ай бұрын
Legal 👍👏👏👏👏👏
@icequark1568 10 ай бұрын
nice
@Somun-a 10 ай бұрын
I would say that it's time for you to get a 3d printer :)
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
this method is way faster!
@richardebbole1 10 ай бұрын
what is your I.Q.
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
My I.Q. is "not loser enough to obsess over such silly numbers"
@csehszlovakze 10 ай бұрын
please don't leave the table saw running between other jobs, it's terribly dangerous!
@matthiaswandel 10 ай бұрын
just because I edit out starting and stopping it? Do you really want to watch that part?
@csehszlovakze 10 ай бұрын
@@matthiaswandel I mean the part where you put the piece through the table saw, then through the jointer and back in the table saw again, your table saw blade keeps running. It might not seem like a big deal, but I've seen enough videos about accidents, and the overwhelming majority of them are caused by complacency, which you seem to be drifting close to in this video. Just be careful out there!
@Xpdgxkgkhx 10 ай бұрын
Эту хрень можно было сделать миллион раз проще и дешевле, чем с малинкой
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