Safe USB version of the Gillian's Diamonds lamp. (With PCB file.)

Probably the final version of this lamp, and a competition too (Patreon version already won.) It's a safe low voltage version of the PCB aimed at the small 2" (50mm) diameter glitter-lamp style bottles. It produces extremely good fluid movement when used with a 10 ohm resistor for a current of around 500mA for the total current draw is around 750mA. I recommend the use of a 2A USB power supply to allow continuous use.
The bottle is filled with common plastic wedding table scatter crystals available on eBay and from shops like Poundland in the UK. The crystals are a light plastic like hard polystyrene, and float in a solution of water and common table salt adjusted and fine tuned to make them flow well without gathering at the top of the bottle (too much salt) or the bottom (too little salt). A pinch of boric acid can be used to reduce the risk of mould growth in the liquid.
Fine tuning the solution is easier with a dropper bottle filled with a saturated salt solution.
By using silicone sealant to attach the resistor to the base of the lamp, all the power dissipated is put into the bottle, keeping the resistor cool and allowing very efficient operation. Allow the silicone to cure completely if it is the acid curing stuff (smells like vinegar) or use neutral curing silicone for fish tanks and mirrors.
The LEDs are connected as parallel pairs and identical LEDs (colour and batch) should be used in each pair to allow proper current sharing.
You can download the file for the PCB design and find a link to the viewing software here:- www.bigclive.co...
If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:-
www.bigclive.co...
This also keeps the channel independent of KZbin's advertising algorithms allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty.

[@Liqtor]

Lucky for Big Clive, the drill landed on the thigh, and not on "Little Clive".

[@MichaelOfRohan]

"Little" is a relative term here x)

[@HuskyObscura]

@@MichaelOfRohan ayo???

[@disqusmacabre6246]

No measuring tape, no pissing contest. Rules are rules. Sorry, I did not make said rules.

[@TheRealChunkyPirate]

Or maybe not so “Little” Clive 😉

[@richardtaitt7236]

Lol

[@GodlikeIridium]

48:25 i like how the overall combined light looks violet, but you still clearly see red and blu spots reflected by the chrome coated diamonds.

[@davechupp7922]

Magenta. I think magenta is a beautiful color.

[@TheMNWolf]

For anyone taking notes, be sure to lick finger BEFORE you dab the silicone, not after.

[@heron5045]

oh man, whyyyyyy :D

[@user-lq1dk6gr3p]

You didnt lmfao

[@bippityboppityboo552]

I think i misuderstood

[@peterpoop7760]

The Minnesota Wolf "For anyone taking notes, be sure to lick finger BEFORE you dab the silicone, not after. " My brain was faster than my eyes. I read " be sure to lick finger BEFORE you....." and completed it with "stick it in the socket" Getting ahead of yourself is not recommended.

[@NavinBetamax]

Now, This is another Before -- After Lesson ?! Lol !

[@TimHollingworth]

Clive, I have the same story of my first time visiting "Taylor's Available Ltd," in 1963, for my special Christmas present... It was a little shop in Mcauley Street in Huddersfield. They had the original Baird TV on display on top of a glass cabinet. It was run by a very old gentleman who's back was bent to almost 90°. His daughter, Miss 'Ma Taylor' must have been about 70 who was his assistant and took over the shop when he died. She was an amazing posh lady, very tall and wiry and dressed in loud bright colours with her grey hair put up in a tight bun. She reminded me of Olive Oyle in the Popeye cartoon. Apparently she was a model before the war. She never married but had a tiny dog. All the electronic components were kept in a mirriad of biscuit tin boxes. And were sold in little paper bags. She always apologised for the price of things. Quite a character... My mother took me the 7 mile journey on a bus to the town, I must have been 10 years old. It was late in the year and it had been raining. I remember all the lights in the town being very bright and and reflecting off the streets and pavements. I was so excited to bring home my very first soldering iron in a brown paper bag. It was a 25 watt Antex with a black handle and a hook of bent metal. It was the key that unlocked a new world and a lifetime love of electronics. From that day on, no radio was safe with me, as I took them apart and de-soldered everything I could find. The wonderful smell of old flux and dust still lingers to this day. Thanks Clive for sparking that wonderful memory.

[@squ1dd13]

Great story. Made me smile. Thanks 😊

[@Will-fn7bz]

I know I'm late to the game, but this is a very cool and informative video. I've never made my own circuit board (can barely even spell it). Now thinking about doing this project with my children. Thank you, Clive. This is the essence of the kind of public service that KZbin can be.

[@holzwurm_hd7029]

I cant believe this Video is already 5 years old. Feels like ive just watched it yesterday.

[@Ian.Valerio]

My goodness I started reliving moments in my life while tranced into those crystals. The music just took it to another level. You have a gift of incorporating art into electronics. Beautiful work.

[@cold_fruit]

18:50 - clearly clive doesn't mind cutting corners during the manufacturing process 😞

[@dadillen5902]

You so funny!! 😆😆

[@rogerbeck3018]

I have watched this full video a couple of times and I am regularly impressed with Clives breadth of knowledge, and manual dexterity. Thanks Clive.

[@dring219]

Whatever the music turned out to be , even time shifted , was amazingly soothing . It was almost like listening to the 5xxMhz or w/e music to fall asleep by . Beautiful re-purpose of something that originally was what it now is , but safer and more efficient . Awesome video , thanks Big Clive .

[@jpopelish]

Here is a nice hack for ferric chloride etching: Lexan (polycarbonate) plastic floats on ferric chloride solution. I etched many boards, by taping them to a slightly oversized Lexan sheet, and floating the pair on a glass pan of ferric chloride, suspended over an incandescent lamp. The copper saturated etchant is more dense than fresh etchant, so no sloshing is needed. The etchant constantly rises under the board, as the loaded etchant sinks. This vertical convection almost eliminates resist undercutting, as a film of loaded etchant clings to the vertical copper edges, while a plume of fresh etchant works on the exposed horizontal surfaces, so very fine spacings and small holes are easily etched. An eighth of an inch of etchant is usually plenty deep. And, if the board material is a bit translucent, you can watch the copper disappear, from above.

[@bilboswaggins3488]

This has quickly become one of my favorite binge watching channels on youtube

[@NitroGuyJH]

Clives always been my favorite binge watching KZbinr. I’ve already watched literally all his videos to date and watch the new ones upon release

[@gsp911]

It's unbelievable how many people say that. Although the project is completely foolish, you will be entertained in a relaxing and satisfying way. 👌 But in most cases, you also learn something new. All this in combination makes this my favorite channel.

[@minefreak2000]

I wish I could still binge them, have seen almost every video by now

[@adamfreeman4198]

@@NitroGuyJH r

[@adamfreeman4198]

@@NitroGuyJH too

[@jdgower1]

I'm a year and a half late getting to this video, but as a huge Pink Floyd fan, I recognized that music as an uber appropriate, and very "time shifted", clip from "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" without even going through the comments. Hella props to the BC for musical direction! Also, nice project and, as always, very nice video skills.

[@thumbwarriordx]

"With a drill press it wouldn't be as fast" Truly living up to the funnel goatee lifestyle, my man.

[@drteeth7054]

Love the long vids. I never skip anything. With that music and the crystals, I wish I had a spliff.

[@NavinBetamax]

We use Chillum !!!

[@DBREW]

Always nicer with a spliff, tough to simulate otherwise.

[@Yorky222]

I got my first transistor at the age of 14 - a red spot" and made a one transitor radio in a matchbox. that's 63 years ago, cost £1

[@101blog]

Just bought a few actually for a "retro" project

[@DanielField2023]

I was born two weeks after Albert Einstein died.

[@CraftQueenJr]

PinFumbler radio operations can lead to legal trouble if you get the wrong channel.

[@evanleebodies]

@@DanielField2023 Reincarnated?

[@user-yw8sr3uj1w]

@@DanielField2023 great. literally no one asked

[@tonysansom]

With my projects, a stunned silence usually follows it working as intended!

[@johnmullinex6146]

I love watching him work . His voice is so soothing that my eyes start getting heavy and I have to watch his videos twice sometimes. Very Nice job

[@BigClive]

A lot of people use my videos to help them sleep.

[@johnmullinex6146]

@@BigClive I hope you took that in a good way because that is how it was intended.

[@BigClive]

@@johnmullinex6146 Yes, I'm fine with it. Happy to help people sleep.

[@kirkb4989]

"... and that was not the last time I've had things explode in my face..."

[@jadedsoul1]

what like jizz.... the gay electronic show..... i pitty the darlek . labeled with no choice. he might be bi, yea bio darlek sounds well better..

[@jacobduncan87]

Definitely blade runner vangelis "Rachel's song" sounds like a meditation remix tho. The lamp turned out quite nice. The close up shot at the end would make for a great screen saver. Lol well done.

[@FlnSkr]

yep it is XD

[@namespacetoosmall]

Sounds like kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXWsZYmjbtl0r9U

[@yarloo]

Jup. Save it in a format that's supported as a screensaver? I remember there was one but maybe it was for xp

[@builderdex]

Kind of my thought too. "yup, Vangelis."

[@brandonbarnes1942]

Omfg vamgelis slowed down is amazing

[@sammiller5509]

That was not William Osman, it was rather Michael reeves

[@SianaGearz]

EXACTLY!

[@WizardAngst]

besides why would you shit on William Osman anyway, hes a treasure.

[@GenosetScentia]

What's the timestamp on that plz and thank you

[@darkmann12]

I agree

[@owengrimm1370]

@@GenosetScentia 38:33

[@Keith_1]

I work all day soldering circuit boards but still enjoy watching these videos

[@brianevans1946]

Shine on you crazy diamond...

[@MysticWanderer]

I heartily applaud your gratuitous rock reference while hiding my face in shame at not having thought of it.

[@xatoor]

Is this a jojo refrence

[@bjornarnols5905]

That quick digital focus info blew my mind

[@victoriam586]

25:53 "And that does impede access to the soldering iron at times... that's okay." You really _are_ the Bob Ross of electronics! :U

[@Coastal_Cruzer]

I LITERALLY READ THIS RIGHT AS HE SAID IT

[@willemm]

The close-up at the end is brilliant - looks like something they would use in night clubs in the late sixties/early seventies.

[@TATICMOOR]

Yeah Man, playing some Pink Floyd and shit, with girls in mini shirts and dry ice smoke (if it was dry ice) and not a load of extras sharing their UK size Spliffs... LOL.

[@krackpack1]

I wasn’t ready for the William imitation had me choking on my soda and coughing till I couldn’t breath best thing ever

[@danieldavvid]

Really awesome content, at least for me, a future electronic engineer, this really motivates me. Thank you!

[@enlightendbel]

That time Clive accidentally created an arc reactor.

[@protat0]

1st comment Turns out it was made 3 years ago and it's at the top of the comments section

[@JanicekTrnecka]

That pretty well fits to the phrase and now for something completely different. Ka-Boom!

[@GodlikeIridium]

Rather looks like a gaylightreactor to me xD Not containing nerve gas or anything else toxic though xD

[@davidbiondo2512]

Wow!!!! Beautiful!!! The music plus the visuals is fantastic!!! Need an 8 hour loop of this to sleep to.

[@LeeNullus]

"Gay Dalek approves this message" Oh thank god, now i can sleep at night

[@SLLabsKamilion]

DISROBEINATE! DISROBEINATE!

[@klausstock8020]

I'ts funny how the glitter lamp pacifies the Dalek's voice at by around 48:30...

[@EternityofNight]

Instant thumbs down for that atrocity

[@BedsitBob]

"I'm pretty sure it'll work." To quote Napoleon Wilson:- *You can't argue with a confident man* 😁

[@dennisintersimone3416]

"Now for something completely different" thanks now I'm going to watch some old Monty Python.

[@chocolatejellybean2820]

Love the Gillian's diamonds piece at the end. Also I find it very touching tribute.. actually quite emotional about the tribute.

[@PowerScissor]

"This isn't going to be a long video" Checks length = 1 hour hmmmmmm....

[@deloslanc7755]

Love how the purple diamond led's are towards the end . I applaud your knowledge my man .

[@TheSadButMadLad]

Poundland doing well. Poundworld not doing so well. We can see that promotion by Big Clive makes a difference. All other retailers take note. ;-)

[@Gigator]

Owned by Steinhoff International Holding, a bit of a weird multi national with German heritage, but operated as a Netherlands/South Africa company. In a bit of hot water because of an accounting scandal. :)

[@Coastal_Cruzer]

this video has taught me it's not actually too hard to make PCBs. just takes knowledge

[@BigClive]

And a bit of trial and error.

[@Lumibear.]

Oh, you did one with chromed crystals as I suggested! Oh that’s very nice, I like that muchly! Music sounds very Vangelis from the original Bladerunner to me. Rachel’s song? *edit* I just found the album and played it, yes that’s definitely Rachel’s Song slowed down 8x approx.

[@vortmax1981]

I really appreciate you going into more detail on what exactly you're using

[@6yjjk]

Can we have a "10 hours" video of the diamonds and the music. please?

[@icebear6393]

ice bear wold like that.

[@6yjjk]

Coding at work, flip over to YT to get some tunes, see notification of reply from "ice bear"... while writing software called Icebear. Mind blown!

[@f.d.6667]

Totally!

[@markfergerson2145]

Nice project, made me remember my first LED too. Also liked the "one-shot strobe" story. Been in that neighborhood, did something remarkably like that.

[@baconcatbug]

"This won't be a long video" ~1 Hour later~ Good thing I watch everything at 1.5x speed!

[@BigClive]

Yeah, it wasn't supposed to be a long one, but then I thought about the people who might not have seen the other full videos. Everyone else has the option to skip forward.

[@Peter_S_]

I really appreciate the longer videos. It's always easier to cut things shorter than it is to cut things longer.

[@baconcatbug]

I love the longer videos. I have your vids playing in the background to soothe me with your boomy bass.

[@AM-yj5yc]

I much prefer longer in-depth videos. Even on content similar to things I've seen, the banter and stories and your calming voice make it still excellent watching.

[@Chuckiele]

nah, never gonna skip through your builds ;)

[@fiskurtjorn7530]

I really appreciate every Big CliveVideo. I also adore the randomness of the content. Usually, I watch youtube at dinnertime and like to watch it without putting my plate to the side. I don't like putting my dish to the side while having dinner. So I like a Big CliveVideo like this one over a Short CliveVideo.

[@PaftDunk]

"You can't teach a person experience."

[@NavinBetamax]

Only if you Learn to keep Learning !

[@Dogedows]

I have to disagree, it just takes a very long time.

[@NavinBetamax]

If you Keep at it, Time won't matter !

[@vicmiller7191]

Yes I like symmetry too Clive, Great Project and I like the etching process it looks much neater and cleaner to use...Thanks as always.

[@roughshaf7321]

"I wanted the diamond shaped one and she said No" *Long Pause* "Damn."

[@kevanparker908]

Good to see you making something for a change, instead of just taking them to pieces. I do appreciate what you are doing and it is very educational. but sometimes its I hope he mends it and I could use that!Anyway I normally watch all your videos so don't worry about it to much!

[@kardeef33317]

This is like hearing a favorite song on the radio and the name and band just leaves your mind and bugs the beejeezus out of....

[@evilcanofdrpepper]

Go to the settings and speed the video up to 2x, it sounds closer to the real sound, I'm guessing BigClive slowed it down by 4 to 8 times.

[@bornach]

Likely used a version someone else had already slowed down and uploaded. Type " 800% slower" into the search bar.

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

sounds almost lord of the rings-like.

[@mikecowen6507]

An earworm.

[@The_Macaroon]

Another BigClive video I have to watch all the way through - no idea why. Consistently great stuff - one of the best youtubers out there. Well done

[@frosty9392]

* *click* * oooooh "poundland" is a real store name. it's like our "dollar store" I thought he was making a "pound town" joke this whole time

[@markwilson2856]

The Internet is amazing. I'm sitting in my farm house in South Dakota watching you create near where my forefathers lived over 250 years ago. Highly enjoyable!

[@lloydevans2900]

When you're doing that circuit board etching to take the copper layer off, there is a potential way of using less of the ferric chloride etchant: Electrolytically etch most of the copper off first, and then etch the remaining copper off with the ferric chloride solution. All you need for this is a bit of copper sulfate solution, another piece of copper (to use as the other electrode) and a DC power supply - 6 volts works fine, but 12 volts gets the job done a bit quicker. Just clip the piece of circuit board with a crocodile clip to part of the "waste" copper surface and make it the anode (positive electrode) in the copper sulfate solution, with any other piece of copper as the cathode. Passing current between them etches copper from the anode and deposits copper onto the cathode at the same rate, so the concentration of copper in solution remains the same, meaning that the electrolyte is not consumed and can be re-used for this process as many times as you like. Of course once enough of the copper is etched off to break the electrical connection (which will probably happen in multiple places as it gets progressively thinner), the etching will stop. You can either determine this visually, or if you stick an ammeter in the circuit, just see when the current drops to near zero. It probably won't drop to completely zero because of side-reactions, such as electrolysis of the water in the electrolyte, but that is relatively slow, especially if you only use 6 volts. Anyway, this method won't get absolutely all of the "waste" copper off, but it should take the bulk of it off, meaning that you won't need to use as much ferric chloride to take the rest of the copper off. Which would possibly be a slight saving of money (not necessarily of time), since copper sulfate is cheap enough.

[@mirkomueller3412]

Great idea ! Thank you !

[@jmcarp0]

This is my favorite bigclive video so far!

[@DaveLennonCopeland]

Hi Clive, I guess this was a Patreon video, as the comments are 6 days old. 56 minutes is good. :)

[@BigClive]

All the videos get released for critique on Patreon when they've been recorded. They get released on KZbin at the normal time. The Patreon version of the competition has been won and the correct answers removed to allow for a fair competition.

[@richie73]

bigclivedotcom where do you get the lamp bottles and caps clive

[@davidferguson8478]

Hi Clive would it be okay to expose the board to uv light for 59 seconds ?

[@NavinBetamax]

To be safe and shure.....Clive says....Exactly 60 seconds...not one more nor one or several Less !!! Lol ! btw........i heard this on the grapevine ! Lol again !

[@GADGETVP15]

Brings me back to my younger days when I worked for DDL ELECTRONICS LTD and IRELANDUS CIRCUITS

[@hurhurhur123]

15:52 "right up the end of a finger" that made me go "oof" out loud

[@haroldsmith45302]

That is a definite success. Well done, Clive. I look forward to the time when you make this available as a kit.

[@Glensen]

Clive - "Let's bring my strippers in." Me - Yes!, please do bring on the strippers. 😂

[@BillAnt]

That lamp makes a great looking lit dildo, so let's get this party going, shall we?! xD

[@kevmc291]

When Clive said that I immediately scrolled down the comment to see if there were any like-minded individuals. Sure enough...

[@dadillen5902]

You missed the most important part of that request. Clive has his own strippers. 😉😊

[@carnivorebear6582]

Degenerates

[@dadillen5902]

@@carnivorebear6582 why, thank you. Nice of you to notice.

[@tonelemoan]

One day Clive, one day I'm gonna do an electronics course. And I'll be able to follow your videos for more than a minute before smoke starts coming out of my ears. I mean I dabble but it's amazing I haven't set anything on fire yet. Still, I find them inspiring so thanks.

[@evilutionltd]

No strain relief in the cable! Throw a zip tie on the inside section of cable.

[@dgedi78]

This, or just a knot.

[@designworksdw1949]

a knot would be better.

[@peterzingler6221]

Senseles in this case , the usb plug got ripped out faster then the other side

[@SuperAWaC]

you know what they say, "when all else fails, take the knot"

[@operator8014]

SuperAWaC - Are you SURE they say that?

[@JSMCPN]

Our epicenter of electronic geeks was Eagle Electronics. They had at least one of every conceivable electronic component, old test equipment, hobby supply, etc you could imagine.

[@zx8401ztv]

I used to use the rubbery abrasive blocks that maplin sold to clean pcb's, R.S semiconductors sell them too if you want to sell a kidney lol. In coventry there was a tiny shop called "Electronic Services" , ran by two brothers originally, they had walls full of components, but it vanished years ago, another electronic shop gone :-(

[@dreddwailing6395]

zx8401ztv the cheap 22mm silverline polishing wheels on ebay are made from a very similar material and are useful in a dremel for other things too.

[@streaky81]

"used to use the rubbery abrasive blocks that maplin sold" - this is what Amazon is for, search "Garryflex" - other brands are available but Garryflex are the good ones.

[@williamsquires3070]

If you have a hobby shop locally that sells model railroad stuff, look for the Walther’s brand “Bright Boy”; this is a nice, abrasive hard rubber eraser used to clean nickel-silver railroad track, but it also works on brass and copper! 😎

[@zx8401ztv]

Martin Nichols, Smashing :-D, the brownish ones look identical to the maplins ones, 600grit. I used them for pcb cleaning and contact cleaning, they were brilliant at doing jobs like that.:-D

[@zx8401ztv]

William Squires, there are no usefull shops near me, that's why i would go to coventry to get my parts/tools. My small town is useless for most hobby/diy stuff, when i wanted pcb drills i used to go to car shops for jet drills but no one stocks them now. I guess that amazon will become my maplin. The "Bright Boy" sounds interesting too :-D

[@ahettinger525]

Always enjoy a video where Clive is soldering something. It's relaxing.

[@willhowell7688]

I still think it sounds like 2001: A Space Odyssey

[@richardred15]

Mr Carlson's Lab did a video on making PCBs and he had a whole thing about how you *absolutely can not* hand drill PCBs as you will break bits all day long. Makes this fun to watch.

[@joefarr3304]

Clive, the track... is it "Rachel's Song" by Vangelis ?

[@robincastree]

We had a similar shop in Newport, South Wales during the 70s, it had all sorts of left-over and new electronics from military valve technology stuff to brand new transistors. The shop was rammed. And the best thing about it? you didn't have to buy anything to build anything - you could just stare through the front window and imagine the things that you could build :-)

[@robincastree]

Charlie Marks was the name of the shop.

[@philipcross1586]

i went looking for a component lead former and found none, i found one called electronic component lead bender for £6, hope this helps someone looking for one of these.

[@andrewmoon1898]

I cannot believe how easy making your own circuit boards are. Way back in college we had to use generic strips with wires going everywhere to make the circuit. May have to look into re-learning electronics for hobby projects.

[@braeburnhilliard8340]

Wow, fascinating! I absolutely love how you made that lamp. When are you going to be taking pre-orders?

[@streaky81]

Okay so your drill story made me actually wince. It's amazing to think people still do through-hole electronics. Obviously sometimes you have to for certain stuff but generally I find it easier to surface mount stuff these days.

[@aemvasconcelos]

How about lasers instead of leds?

[@peterzingler6221]

Would work but lasers need a decent cooling normaly

[@Furiends]

Most lasers are leds.

[@SuperAWaC]

would be a cool effect but getting randomly dazzled by lasers as they hit the perfect spot in your eyeball to stun your retina does not sound appealing past single hilarious use

[@aemvasconcelos]

Peter Zingler so, no need of a resistor to heat the bottle, or the metal base will be the dissipator

[@aemvasconcelos]

SuperAWaC I have no idea how lasers work through a liquid, would low power lasers still be dangerous to the eyes?

[@DavidWatts]

I am never gonna guess or figure out the track but I thoroughly enjoyed the video and the ambient bit at the end. Thanks Clive

[@hughaskew6550]

What's the chance that the saline solution will corrode the "chrome" coating on the crystals over time?

[@BigClive]

Only time will tell.

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

It won't. If it is electroplated chrome, like chrome parts for a model, it is very resistant to corrosion just like chromed metal parts. If it is vacuum deposited aluminium (which with it only on one side of a sheet, the obvious continual flow manufacture technique, and the price) it will not corrode since there is not another metal present to cause galvanic corrosion. This is as long as normal table salt was used. Plant friendly de-icing salt can corrode chrome sometimes, depending on the salt type. So use table salt instead of sea salt and you will be fine.

[@hughaskew6550]

Another metal like sodium? It's almost guaranteed to be aluminum, for the reasons specified. I just can't picture longevity from such a cheap process. I might get fooled, though. Have been before!

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

Vacuum deposited aluminium is a pretty robust coating since the aluminium forms an oxide layer that protects it. Thermal cycling can lift it off or cause cracking, nut even on plastic, it holds up well. Most flashlights and car headlights use the process to make their reflectors, so it is durable.

[@hughaskew6550]

I agree about the durability of aluminum coatings of this nature, although in your examples there is not a continuous heated saline bath. Now, if manufacturers could make headlight lens that don't form cataracts after 4-5 years....

[@calicodan1556]

I've watched you do the same project over and over now. Don't regret a thing

[@Kumimono]

That's a very Vangelisque music, Bladerunner perhaps.

[@PatrickM-nw3ss]

lol...

[@UpLateGeek]

After spending several minutes being mesmerised by the diamonds at the end, now everything looks a greeny blue. It's quite eerie.

[@joruss]

Almost shame it wasn't Enya - Diamonds in The Water ;-)

[@jimbaritone6429]

I confess at the outset that I'm a lifelong dabbler in all sorts of weird electronic and electromechanical projects, as well as having been a professional pixie wrangler for several decades. I'm also (unfortunately) older than Clive and retired on disability, so my resources for purchasing new equipment are limited. However, this project really interested me, so I used an old, if slightly crude method to make a PC board, although I followed the layout of your PCB mask. This method uses a black Sharpie marker - not the type with water-soluble ink, but the permanent marking type. This ink makes an excellent resist on copper-clad fiberglass PCB material. With a steady hand, it's possible to lay out a very acceptable board. There is an optional step involving gluing on a laser-printed paper mask, then inking in sections excised with an X-Acto knife with Sharpie ink. But, making the trace markings using Sharpie ink as resist can be done freehand, and it works well for relatively simple boards. Because the ink from the Sharpie nib is not uniform, It's a good idea to make two or three passes with the Sharpie to get even coverage, and a copper trace with neat edges and no perforation. A straightedge and some plastic "French Curves" of the type once used in mechanical drawing can be helpful for this step. I drew my board traces following your general PCB layout. The rim of a small whiskey glass had the perfect radius for marking the curved traces. (It seemed appropriate, and of course it was necessary to test the glass before and after use). After etching, I removed the Sharpie ink with alcohol (or was it Acetone? Gad - memory is fickle) and very light rub with a Scotch-brite pad. Rinsed and dried, the PCB was ready to drill and populate with components. The "Sharpie Resist" method doesn't work for fine traces, but it's very satisfactory if somewhat wider traces and pads are acceptable, as in your mask. A one-off board can be made very quickly. I'm sure there are now several newer methods, but since I haven't needed to make PC boards for some years, I haven't kept up with the technology, and I didn't want to invest time and money in experimenting. A box of Sharpie markers was $5 at my local office supply store, and it turned out they still work just fine. (I was lucky in that I had some granular powdered Ferric Chloride in a sealed jar. My municipality now asks buyers to submit a "Hazmat Use And Disposal" document before buying the liquid etchant. I'm sure, Clive, that you remember (and probably used) the "Sharpie" method to make one-off PCB's. However, the UV-activated gel resist method looks far superior. Since both the resist film and a modest UV lamp are available through EBay, I think I'll give that a try. If I get impatient waiting for deliveries from China (typically 2-3 months), I may get out the Sharpie again. I have in mind a second version of your lamp. That one will have a wooden base housing a small USB-powered mp3 player/amplifier module - they're $3 - $4 on EBay. The module puts out about 3 watts/channel without distortion, and will drive a pair of "folded horns" routed out of a center core of wood sandwiched into the base. The active elements are small speaker drivers, also very inexpensive on Ebay. (I recently found a KZbin video showing an easy method to make the small folded horns). It will be quite simple to incorporate this into an unobtrusive but decorative wooden base. With a micro-SD card that can store many hours of music, the lamp will provide both visual decoration and ambient ethereal background sound. Thanks Clive for a very good video showing a very interesting and decorative project.

[@littlebacchus216]

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.

[@NegAlpha]

Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.

[@ozonesama]

I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.

[@barrypage7220]

Time to die.....

[@troutstag]

All will be lost, like tears in the rain.

[@weaselbox6746]

at 51 mins in the filming of this LAMP is magical. thank you : o D

[@nutsnproud6932]

If Clive puts the resistors in the wrong way around will all the electrons fall out? Cool PCB film and component former tools. I'll never guess the music. I hope Clive can tell us the answer when somebody has won?

[@TrapperAaron]

Luvs ya Clive, I was dying from laughter when you couldn't figure out how to turn off camera. Instantly I thought take off gloves! It's funny how people can do some amazing stuff and then get stumped by something that appears so simple and logical to others. Keep on trucking Clive.

[@iamdarkyoshi]

Clive, any ebay links on where to find these for us unlucky US viewers who don't have access to poundland? I'd love to make one of these things.

[@BigClive]

Search eBay for wedding table scatter crystals.

[@MalleusSemperVictor]

www.amazon. com/Wedding-Decoration-Scatter-Crystals-Diamonds/dp/B01MUR9MTV

[@dwarf365]

We do have the equivalent stores. Dollar General, Dollar Tree, or Family Dollar to name a few.

[@elesjuan]

Eh - I don't know so muhc about that. I've never seen any of the cool shit Clive comes up with in our local dollar stores....

[@rkline1963]

MalleusSemperVictor my crystals from Amazon that I ordered after Big Clive's previous video just arrived (unchromed) and I verified the density is about 1.12 g/cc

[@chocolatejellybean2820]

I remeber seeing my first led at about the same time they were so curious. I remember early breadboard circuits that I got from Watford electronics. It was like magic. Wish I just stuck with electronics as software always takes new learning but electronics remains the same.

[@sparkyprojects]

Sounds like Edgar Froese from Tangerine Dream

[@Magic-Smoke]

Very good point about neatness, Clive. I remember a recent smc project and I decided, foolishly, it would be good to make sure that all the letters were the same way up. Hard with diodes 🙃

[@sebrassino]

Is this product already for sale? Im close to buying one!

[@spamletspamley672]

Those carbide sets come with end mill/sidecutter bits too, that you can cut circles with if you are careful. They grab even more than the plain drills, and it's a good idea to wear a leather apron. You need to try which is the most controllable direction to cut, but I find I use them more than the plain drils. This took me back to my first job in the test lab of Standard Telephones. I think I still have a multicoloured, one sleeved, full of holes, lab coat from all the dyes, resists and etchants. There were also radioactive sources for measuring thickness of the copper. People kept finding them in their pockets! :O

[@zh84]

27:50 In re quality USB leads, Ashens did an excellent video about this a few months ago.

[@zetasyanthis]

Link?

[@russellhltn1396]

The video reminds me of the "footsteps" sound effect that many radio stations had. "Just a minute" < footsteps returning> "Ok, I'm back".

[@PhaQ2]

Darude Slowstorm

[@Darth-.-Vaper]

Negative it's Rick Astley sir.

[@WLHS]

Diamonds are forever... beautiful thanks. I would love a lamp

[@gregorythomas333]

I like big butts... But I also burn my own boards... Does that mean that I can or cannot lye?

[@calebbell5018]

Thanks for the long build video, made my commute this morning!

[@robinturner2300]

I love the Freudian slip... Bath... Oops sink scourer... You love being in the bath with a scrubber don't you Clive... And then you bring the strippers in🙄

[@g7eit]

Pure genius, I did however shout at the screen saying tie a knot in the lead to stop it going through the hole in the base 😂

[@HuntersMoon78]

BCDC instead of ACDC

[@nathanlucas6465]

Hunter's Moon took me a while to twig what bcdc stood for 🤣

[@tonysansom]

Big Clive Dot Com

[@HuntersMoon78]

Nathan Lucas - I cottoned on after a few minutes

[@ChallengeTheNarrative]

Ba dum tss☺

[@PsiQ]

Our cinema had an old style lava-lamp, halogen projector shining through an angled rotating liquid thingy. Always running before films started while music was still running, projecting onto the corner... ..and then one time a fly got in somehow, seemingly into the liquid. (never knew how, but it did.) Over the following years it disintegrated part by part, and you only knew what it was when you were an old customer :-)

[@BigClive]

Sounds like an oil wheel projector.