Random slightly cool stuff you built but not worth its own thread, thread

[Bearded Baldy]

@Raizer

[sheepers]

Installed. 

[sheepers]

Fuck I should add,

One of the main goals for this shed build is to keep the noise down. 

The generator is sold as a "silent" generator. 

Yea, na.

It is fucking loud. like,  FUCKING loud.

It's supposed to be 70db at 7m.

No, it's closer to 85db at 12m 

Anywho,  long story short I've been measuring noise levels at the fence line so I can gauge if the neighbours will be able to hear it or not. my goal was to get it to 45db at the fence. 

Started out at 68db, after noise insulation, a couple of false walls and a way better muffler on the zorst we're down to 55db at the fence.

Still got a couple of things to do that will make it louder (need to cut in some extraction fans in the walls) and quieter (doors still don't close tight so there's air gaps all around ) so we'll see where we end up

 

[AllTorque]

2 hours ago, sheepers said:

Installed. 

[chris r]

Stick the pipe up with a tractor flap on top. Noise will then point 'up' to the sky and may be quieter

/s

 

Shed looks lush and I'm jealous 

 

 

[Vintage Grumble]

17 hours ago, AllTorque said:

Lols, made me think of,

[Muncie]

Gave the work bench a bit of fresh board today as my PCM programming has gotten a bit busier (successful too) built a new interface for my holden v6 flash PCM'S as my old one was cobbled together used computer bits and when I measured all the connections it was bloody terrible im surprised it worked at all. Big upgrade from old setup.

V2 setup. Ive got same setup now for doing LS P01 and P59 PCM'S.

Lab PSU is handy as for all kinds of things too.

Smallest change but biggest changer of success was mounting the PCM In the original bracket from car while flashing if you bump a cable or work bench it can brick the PCM, locked the bracket its way less worries I need to find some nice pine or something to screw that to.

[Muncie]

On 07/05/2026 at 17:05, sheepers said:

Fuck I should add,

One of the main goals for this shed build is to keep the noise down. 

The generator is sold as a "silent" generator. 

Yea, na.

It is fucking loud. like,  FUCKING loud.

It's supposed to be 70db at 7m.

No, it's closer to 85db at 12m 

Anywho,  long story short I've been measuring noise levels at the fence line so I can gauge if the neighbours will be able to hear it or not. my goal was to get it to 45db at the fence. 

Started out at 68db, after noise insulation, a couple of false walls and a way better muffler on the zorst we're down to 55db at the fence.

Still got a couple of things to do that will make it louder (need to cut in some extraction fans in the walls) and quieter (doors still don't close tight so there's air gaps all around ) so we'll see where we end up

 

Considered sending that outlet into a water through some perf tube? Water is amazing for sound suppression (Actual rocket science) jealous of the shed by the way.