killivolt

More like an F-16 DLP display in a helmet ? Your next project maybe.

dknguyen

Lol...you need a predator mask.

killivolt

Cool I want one actually I happen to someone who worked on the Helmet. Then I got a chance to meet the guy who kept it secret when ever there was an inspection @ Hill AIR FORCE BASE during the Cold war era.

I starting thinking that you could mount a Thermal Laser @ Detector Assemble on the business end and pipe it to the display then you have instant messaging.

kv

Torben

Heh. I got myself a Miller Elite auto-darkening mask a couple of weeks ago which makes things a million times easier. I saw on one welding forum where a guy was asking for someone to make a mask with a clock display inside, since he often loses track of time while working and his wife gets upset.

It'll be a while before I hack the mask. It's a bit too new and expensive for that. If I get my hands on a used one for cheap, however, it's mod city. If I were to gut a distance thermometer and put the sensor and display inside the mask, I'd probably mount the bulk of the electronics on a hip pack to keep weight down.

I think it would mostly be for special projects though--for everyday work it would be a pain to put it on and take it off repeatedly.


Torben

killivolt

wifi, wifi as long as you don't create any x-ray maybe ?

Torben

What?


Torben

killivolt

I know the military use some sort of gear to simulate real life combat. But I don't know the distance or the frequency. GiG probably the report of the rifle generates sound waves that can take stuff like that out ? It's kind of like laser tag.

killivolt

I don't know talking to much again, I thought that you could send and receive info in the helmet that way ? I was thinking maybe the bulk could be mounted away from you to reduce weight.

Torben

Maybe. I suspect that it would need some pretty intense shielding to work that close to the arc though. And it may or may not weigh less than the circuitry it's supposed to be replacing.


Torben

killivolt

Ok, well then work on a timer and rubber mallet assembly for me when I get in the shop so, I can remember that I have appointments with the wife. My dad always said my head was the hardest part on my body he he

Fenris

i used to weld aluminium in my old job. one of the accesories we
made for model aircraft was a manifold to fit inside a radial cowl.
the body was 1"x2"x4" 2mm wall thickness, 2off 3/8" tubes 2mm
wall thickness (modeller to chop off the one they dont want)
and a manifold block milled and drill from 5/8"x1/2"x1.5". watching
for the sheen change on the ali as it was heated was quite a clue
but i also found the flux paste we used would dry as it the metal
was heated then very close to being ready for the welding it would
go liquid again. great fun took about half aday to learn not to turn
them into a molten lump. lololol

Regards

Fenris

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