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gm, have a blessed Friday pleebs 😎 🔆

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🍊 orange update 🍊 Sorting out the two power cables... 1) Cut some small holes in the mesh filter to let the power cables through. 2) Removed the material underneath where the clips go for better glue adhesion. 3) Glued two black clips to the inside of the cool air vent. Clips hold down the power cables securely and are easy to open and remove the cables. 4) Repainted areas around the clips 5) Run cables through and put the mesh filter back on Done 😃 #DIY #Bitcoin #Mining #BTC #Airflow #Filters #Cables

🍊 orange update 🍊 Next, I spent a bunch of time thinking about what I could do for the external vents that pull cool air in and let warm air out. I was thinking that I could make something out of metal or wood that would slide in (like a custom vent). I also thought about fitting in some more heavy duty filters so it would act like an air purifier in some way. However, I put all the complexity aside. Luckily I recalled that my friend who built a PC used some nice black magnetic filters. So I bought some of these black mesh filters and some magnetic strips to use on my unit. 1) I cut some of the felt off near the vent holes to make space for some magnetic strips. 2) After some of the felt was removed, I used a knife to score the wood behind it (better adhesion when gluing). 3) Cut the magnetic strips to size and glued them onto the sides of the vent. 4) Cut the mesh filters to the correct size and applied a magnetic strip to each side. 4) These filters easily just pop on and off and they look great especially with the orange light shining through. 🔆 #DIY #Bitcoin #Mining #BTC #Airflow #Filters

🍊 orange update 🍊 Spent some time trying to work out what material to use to cover the miner compartment... After some thinking and research, I opted for 2 layers of mass loaded vinyl and some fire retardant plastic sandwiched in-between the vinyl. This gives a nice combo of weight, flexibility and sturdiness. These three layers were glued together and wrapped with metal tape to improve its heat/fire resistance. I then glued on some of that black fabric onto the rectangle cover. Like the prior posts, the surrounding foam was covered with the black fabric and it is removable in case I need to access the wires underneath. All of this is in the middle section of unit (where the miner sits). #DIY #Bitcoin #Mining #BTC #Soundproofing #Finishing #Metal

One thing I don't see the UK government doing is building beautiful outdoor training facilities which are free for the public. Instead they provide free everything to illegal immigrants. 🤣

fiat is a scam... back to work 👋

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OK, so I had try out a different client to locate my posts, nice to know they still exist!

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Still can't find my posts from last year, wtf lol

🍊 orange update 🍊 1) Constructed a thick cover for the cool air section from the remaining sound absorbing materials. This was tricky to do because the shape had varying sides and lengths. Made it in a way that ensures a snug fit between the walls. 2) Next I spent a bunch of time researching what material I could use to cover all of the sound insulation material. Found some black fire retardant fabric which was very easy to cut and use. I ironed it first to get any unsightly creases out. 3) On the detachable piece I made (middle picture), I used epoxy to glue the fabric to the sound insulation material. The fabric along the walls is actually removable and not glued so that I can access the wiring if I need to change anything. 1) I did the same thing again for the warm air section. But this detachable piece is around x3 more thick than the piece I made before. #DIY #Bitcoin #Mining #BTC #Soundproofing #Finishing

🍊 orange update 🍊 After applying the nice acoustic panels to the outside of the unit, I painted the gap between the panels and the top of the unit black. It's a small gap all the way round the unit, around 0.5cm. I forgot to cover up the rubber on the top so there was some paint accidentally applied to it. I used some special wet wipes designed to remove wet paint. #DIY #Bitcoin #Mining #Painting

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🍊 major orange update 🍊 The finishing outside walls have now been attached to the unit and the nice internal artwork (BTC white paper) has been added in. I still need to: 1) make some small tweaks to the outside walls 2) put some filters on the outside vents 3) make the table top piece 4) and some other things when I remember Starting to look good now! 😎 Might change my name to OrangePoW because the thing I'm making looks like a something now... #DIY #Bitcoin #Mining #Artwork #Art #BTC #Soundproofing #Finishing #Metal

🍊 orange update 🍊 When I was not busy making the outside of the unit look nice, I kept busy making the inside of the unit look nice. I created a custom BTC white paper with a black background and orangey/gold colour writing. I used Photoshop to do this and it took a while to figure how to get everything perfect... I'm talking super high resolution pixel perfection. I had to educate myself on how to use Photoshop but I did it in the end. **sigh of relief** I preserved the white paper style to a 99.99% accuracy so it looks like the original but with different colours. 3 pages of the whitepaper were printed of each of the 3 metal panels. These all sit inside the top of the unit to help with sound proofing. When you lift the table top up, you are greeted by Satoshi's BTC white paper or should I say black & orange paper. 🙌 #DIY #Bitcoin #Mining #Artwork #Art #BTC #Soundproofing #Finishing #Metal

🍊 orange update 🍊 To keep an even gap between each panel and the floor, I used a wooden block to check each wooden strip on each panel. #DIY #Bitcoin #Mining #Wood #Woodchoppa #Soundproofing #Finishing

🍊 orange update 🍊 Next up I applied the very nice acoustic wooden panels to the outside of the unit. 1) I marked off the top of the unit and the bottom of the unit by a small margin so there is a slight gap between the panels and the floor, and the panels and the table top. 2) Used a knife to score the outside of the units walls, the rugged surface will provide more grip for the panels when glueing. 3) Used a clamp, a spirit level and a small block of wood to make sure things are level and secure. 4) Added glue to the panels and stuck them on. Quite a timing consuming process this is because you have to wait for the glue to dry and there were many panels to attach. 5) Had some issues with symmetry as mentioned in the prior posts, so I had to make a few manual adjustments by taking the nice wood off the black felt and re applying it. 6) Had to fill in some gaps with some felt to cover off any light white/brown areas. 7) When clamping I used some cardboard and newspaper to avoid damaging the nice wood. 8) Goggles, mask and gloves are usually worn. (well I try not to forget) #DIY #Bitcoin #Mining #Wood #Woodchoppa #Soundproofing #Finishing

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