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User Manual & DIY Instructions
2. How to build the damned thing?
You need at least medium DIY and soldering
skills. We tried to make the guide beginner
friendly, but it's not the easiest „first project“.
Specially the woodwork might be a bit unusual,
even to people who solder quite a lot. If you are
a beginner, make sure to read the tools
recommendation list and watch at least one of
the recommended tutorials for electronics:
www.exploding-shed.com/info
Also you should have a minimum knowledge
about how to identify the polarity of electronic
parts. We do our best to highlight these
important info on the little bags. Instead of long
step by step manuals, we now work with iBoms
for the electronic parts. Besides the manuals
you should find a html-file in the download
package, which you can simply click to open it
in your browser.
As said - the woodwork might be unusual to
many DIYers and you should be aware that you
have limited time once the glue is applied. This
means that you should have understood the
sequence of steps before you start.
We took many pictures of the building process
and
organised
the
process
in
various
sequences. The name of the sequence is the
same as the corresponding folder name which
includes the pictures. As they are too many we
can’t put them all here in the document, but we
are sure you will find your way through the
process. Within one or two evenings you
should have your case ready!
Good luck!
General info
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Wood Glue
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Tesa masking tape or clambs (for glueing)
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Some little wood pieces for usage with the
clambs
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Screw driver size PH1
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Screw driver Torx size T10
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Allen key (Hex) 2mm & 4mm
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Universal pliers
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Nut wrench size 14mm
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Hot-Air gun (or a usual lighter)
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Wet cloth to wipe off the glue
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Dry cloth
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Wirecutter
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Wire stripper
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Soldering iron
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Solder
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Multimeter
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Sandpaper
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Possibly some wood oil to give your case a
beautiful finish
Needed tools
You will need the following tools or just adapt the process to what you have at home. It’s DIY, please
be a little creative. Generally it is no bad idea to have some basic woodworking skills.