hacks | Petri Damstén

I ripped off the legs of an old light stand, so it’s just a handheld pole with the light. I also want to use the camera remote control when holding the light. That way, I can operate my camera on a tripod when I don’t have an assistant. The STL file for the remote holder...

Remote on a Pole

I needed a mask display stand for my Freddy Krueger latex mask from Trick or Treat Studios. I ended up making this super cheap DIY stand that was fast to make. You only need some leftover wood, a screw, an empty soda bottle and a black sock (in my case a one without a pair).

Super cheap and easy DIY mask stand

I wanted some extra protection for the tethering cable and found this old neck strap for a USB stick (I think). I glued it to a short USB cable that I have to use anyway since it has the right 90-degree angle. I need that so I can still use the L plate also in...

DIY Cable Relief

The Plan I have used an electric cigarette as a small smoke machine. My first version was bit and pieces glued together but that wasn’t very robust and broke. Now that I have a 3D printer I wanted to revisit this project and make it properly. Smokers can suck smoke to their lungs and blow...

A tiny smoke machine

After selling some stuff and buying some that fit better to the selves I thought that I’ll add some holders for light stands. Now they stand in a nice row when not used. Those holders are from the garden section of the local hardware store. They are normally used for rakes. My home studio has...

Light Stand Holders

After a longer photo project wanted to do something different. I have wanted some kind of charging station to clear up the wire mess but my wall space is kind of limited. I have used tool cart for photo use and I thought I could hang it there. With this project I thought I also...

DIY Charging Station

I wanted to try these cheap battery operated Ikea lights with motion sensor for automatic staircase lighting. They seemed nice but the light was way too harsh. The lens in original light is designed to give you a spot light but I that was not what I wanted. I removed the lens but the shadows...

Ikea Hack: Automatic Staircase Lighting

I needed a small subwoofer and wanted to make one of my own. I ended up using a subwoofer kit and DIY plywood case. But how to finish the case? Wood veneer or just paint would have been pretty obvious but since I had two unused leather jackets I wanted to make something more personal.

Leather Subwoofer

The LIRC receiver itself is build to the 5×6 hole test board (13mm x 18mm). It’s then placed to the cockpit of the TIE fighter. For TIE fighter model I used AMT/ERTL Imperial TIE fighters model kit #8438. Kit contains a stand and two fighters which other one is used for this receiver. Stand...

LIRC in TIE fighter