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Hobby Built
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Приєднався 13 лют 2017
Welcome to Hobby Built! I'm Alex, an industrial designer and maker who shares my journey of creating everything from budget-friendly DIY builds to intricate, over-engineered projects. I focus mostly on mechanical designs but often dive into electrical work, 3D printing, and CNC machining. Subscribe and join me as I bring my ideas to life!
Ring Light Zen Garden True DIY Build
An easy truly DIY zen garden with a ring light feature. I also add in some succulents and a nice mix of play/decorative sand to create I wonderful peaceful calming home decor display. Consider subbing!!!
Thanks for watching,
Alex
links to the project as well as instructions!
kit.co/HobbyBuilt/ring-light-zen-garden-build
(comment below if you need any more info)
More Cool Stuff Here:
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All Projects:
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Buy Me A Coffee:
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Base Painting
01:42 Washing Rocks
02:11 Veneer Banding
03:08 Plants
03:36 Placement
04:37 Gravel Base
05:11 Planting
05:55 Sand Layer
07:35 Printed Parts
07:57 Cost Breakdown
08:37 Reveal
10:08 End
#hobbybuilt #zengarden #diyproject
This video contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase. This comes at no additional cost to you, and it helps support the channel. Thank you for your support!
Thanks for watching,
Alex
links to the project as well as instructions!
kit.co/HobbyBuilt/ring-light-zen-garden-build
(comment below if you need any more info)
More Cool Stuff Here:
hobbybuilt.com
All Projects:
kit.co/HobbyBuilt
Buy Me A Coffee:
buymeacoffee.com/hobbybuilt
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Base Painting
01:42 Washing Rocks
02:11 Veneer Banding
03:08 Plants
03:36 Placement
04:37 Gravel Base
05:11 Planting
05:55 Sand Layer
07:35 Printed Parts
07:57 Cost Breakdown
08:37 Reveal
10:08 End
#hobbybuilt #zengarden #diyproject
This video contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase. This comes at no additional cost to you, and it helps support the channel. Thank you for your support!
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Wow so cool
You could put a small copper coil in each square are power them, and then you put one in each piece and wire it to an led. And make a system so when you place a piece on the board the square lights up brighter
Just WOW!
Just wanted to stop and say that your level of craftsmanship and technique was really cool to watch. I don't really comment often but this was worth commenting on. You deserve more subscribers for sure. I hope your channel grows, you definitely deserve it!
Thanks a bunch, really appreciate the kind words! 🙏
Sick bro
96 magnets I think
157!
Looks like you forgot the most basic thing. "The light and dark squares"
Make a table, like a cool futeristic and place the chessborad inside
Future plans???
im sure we both are jobless and do these thing all day.
need a leviating chess board with levatating pieces and more pronounced pieces
Oh wow!
Crazy additional idea to help beginners, but make it so each space pushes down just a bit, add something that detects different kind of pieces, and then have the spaces it can move from where it is, light up when the piece is pushed down
Definitely possible! V2 if I ever get the time
I thought you were embedding the clocks into it, it might look cool. Anyways, great great job, it came out really nice!
V2!
chess for gamers
I love how it looks and everything, but you forgot to distinguish between the black and white squares, even if some of the squares are not the same size it could still be difficult to tell
But if all the squares are the same color, doesn't that make it harder to play chess? Amazing work though
Oh trust me I thought the same, think positive and negative squares. Once you sit down and play you can’t unsee it.
Personally I would have pronounced at least one of the colors of square. It matters for Bishops, as they can never cross from one color to another, and so it's common to refer to each one as either a "light" or "dark" Bishop. Here it's really hard to tell at a glance. Maybe if you wanted to be _really_ fancy, make it algebraic notation compliant with labeled ranks and files.
Oh trust me I thought the same, think positive and negative squares. Once you sit down and play you can’t unsee it.
Another cool design, a good project and a well made video. Great stuff.
Thank you very much!
Great work. I love the way the board turned out. The video was excellent too, great blend of music and narration. Really well done.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Man casually dropped the best chess board 3 weeks ago and we didn't notice
Thank you 🙏
2 magnet
157!
How are you supposed to tell white squares from black squares??
Positive and negative squares. Once you sit down and play you can’t unsee it.
Very very nice! If you had a way to detect which pieces were where you could have the ESP32 indicate valid moves when a piece is picked up. Also an integrated timer would be a neat touch.
Very cool idea maybe a v2 in the future
Only issue I got is the squares. One of the main feature of playing chess. Generally its whites and non whites. Here its all same color. Other than that, its amazing.
Oh trust me I thought the same, think positive and negative squares. Once you sit down and play you can’t unsee it.
Imagine playing on a chessboard where all tiles look the same😂
Oh trust me I thought the same, think positive and negative squares. Once you sit down and play you can’t unsee it.
Im guessing around 180 magnets
157!
how much to buy?
take my money
The lightning should give the possibility to play in the dark by projecting it into the chest pieces But it still beautiful Keep up
Great idea! Maybe for the v2 board.
Awsome idea, where can i found the software for the esp?
Thank you 😊 Link in the description
@hobbybuilt oh yeah i notice it later but i found it a bit complicate... i was used to use arduino ide to program it 😅
how much will you sell it for
I don’t think I would part ways with it. Atleast for now.
I think that using magnets to secure the hinges at the bottom isn't a particularly good idea, as the magnets might make it feel premium, but correct me if I'm wrong, if you shake the box, everything will fall out, and if the magnets are strong enough to hold it together now, they will eventually lose power anyway. Also, it would have been really cool if you made a timer incorporated into the board, that would give you a lot of productivity.
(Magnets get weaker over time)
I think if you made the magnets in the board (to hold the pieces still while playing) electromagnets you would be able to also use @benrex7775 's idea to light up the pieces really easily.
Very interesting idea. Electromagnets might be cool but very expensive. You have given me an idea for a future idea though!
They are surprisingly strong and if shaken the pieces do not fall out. But if dropped they would fall for sure, maybe a future version would have a carrying case to protect the board and pieces. As for neodymium magnets they lose very very marginal amounts of strength (like 1-2%) over decades so not too worried there.
@@hobbybuilt What about incorporating a timer into the board? The lights may be cool, but they are mainly a gimmick in most situations, if I had that board I wouldn't bother turning the lights on, but if you put a timer into the board, it would be more portable and I would prefer it to using a phone. Another idea, which I think would be really good, is incorporating magnets on the extra bits on the sides of the board. When you play chess, and a piece is eliminated, you usually put it on the side, so putting magnets there would be pretty helpful, right? I hope you make a part 2 of this because I enjoyed watching the video and think you could make an even cooler chessboard with even more productivity features. 🙂🔥 (edit: I just checked your channel and OMG HOW DO YOU ONLY HAVE 5K SUBSCRIBERS, you deserve at least 500k!)
180 magnets
157!
its so friggin good i want it so bad
over engeneerd but the clock is on the phone
Something for v2 maybe?
As a chess player and a maker myself, i really love all the craftmanship put in this chessboard ! I just don't understand why you mold the pieces when you could 3d print the other team in another resin and it would be cheaper to produce, unless you wanted to try to create a batch process to make many boards like this :)
So originally I wanted to make clear resin with leaves and bark embedded in the pieces, SLA printing can’t do that. Ultimately resin parts are not as optically clear either + if I wanted to make multiple sets I can do so. Long story short a few reasons!
@@hobbybuilt Oh yes i totally get it ! I forgot the "leaves in the resin" part in your video but it definitely make more sense now :) Idk but maybe a 2-part mold would ease this leave inclusion process ?
The chess pieces look super light weight and if they are you should consider adding a small weight on the bottom. More heft makes it feel good when you play.
Actually no the resin parts are quite heavy with the added brass washer and magnet they feel just about perfect!
Binging your videos and I'm getting inspired to try some things out.
I’m so glad!! 🙂
How much does the project cost?? 😅 I mean overall cost of each machine you used for it
Not as much as you think! CNC have come along way. Material maybe 150ish but varies if you count sheet cost or material actually used.
That’s a good tip for sanding at least it would be if i didn’t despise super glue with all my being it feels awfully when it’s on your hands maybe I’ll use rubber gloves the disposable kind
Haha super glue is a pain sometimes but I find the super thin stuff easy to use with a brush!
a mini display showing the time on each side that the players have
Love it!
Wow. It's like a mini darksaber.
Oh man! Your right. I would love to redo this into a larger one
Damnnnn that's really cool, honestly thought you had like millions of subs
That would be a dream! Thank you for watching.
there is 72 magnets
157!
187
157! Thanks for watching
I'm sure it would be really tough to pull off, but if there was a way for the board to illuminate where a piece could move when you pick it up, or even have a chess computer illuminate the best possible move, that would be out of this world. Maybe using nfc? Already an incredible, insane build! Amazing job
Definitely possible and if I revisit will do something similar! Thank you for the kind words 😊
❤criminally underrated
Thanks 😊
Cool, but youre missing the main feature on 99% of chessboards. The checkered pattern
This is the 1% ;)
512 magnets used?
As a guess at 3 mins in
157!
@@hobbybuilt still a lot tho
Gaming chessboard
Haha 😆
i'm amazed on how many tools you have. great job and nicely done! try painting black and white in the board. or, darker colors and lighter colors.
Thanks for watching! Great ideas