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DIY Sun Gun - romanian version, cost under 5 GPB!!!

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This project started after trying with my friend Razvan aka brautomobile to find a way to have a sun gun similar light at a lower price.

Project and design by Razvan aka brautomobile , engineered by angajatul :)

You will need :

- a broken hair dryer or a really cheap one
- a 50W halogen bulb
- a socket for the bulb

Tools :

- isolating tape
- cordless drill
- philips screwdriver
- hot glue gun
- a file
- pliers
- cutter
- a small piece of metal or something similar
- a screw 3x10 ( i used a 3x25 since it was the smaller I had)

Time : 30 minutes :)

So....lets start
I had this broken hairdryer



The bulb





The bulb socket





First thing I did was to remove the front piece of the hairdryer





Take it apart







Remove and cut off the heating unit





Cut the isolation at the end of the wires with a cutter or a special tool like the one in the pic



To get this...



Connect the bulb socket to them for a test



Isolate for safety





Test it....



No back to construction.Put the bulb next to the dryer end to see how much room you have to make for it



Start cutting the grid







Test to see if it fits
In this case the edges needed some refinement...see the red circled part.
I used a file for it









Test again for fitting...



Now you need something to put the bulb socket onto.I used a metal sheet from a rigips profile



Bend it to get the necessary form







Using a cordless drill with a PZ1 bit screw it into place









Put the assembly back inside



I used a hot gun to put it into place but any other easier way you find will do





The front part now



Rewire it



Isolate the wires



Mount the back piece



And voila........











Some pics with Razvan's one in action



 
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#416 ·
my effort:





it was a bit more difficult than i anticipated. i only had a steel bracket for mounting the bulb holder on. drilling it was tough and screwing the screws was difficult as they wouldn't bite and screw in :/ but i got there eventually. then one of the wires to the switch broke off and had to be re-soldered. it seems my iron is on it's way out as the tip wasn't melting the solder - it was a right faff! I need 2 more hands for soldering!

Anyway, i persevere and it worked:





My Focus needs a dam good detail mind! Not been done in 18 months. I move house in 3 weeks and will have a garage to keep it mint in :)

PS pics may not be great as they were done on my phone. But the swirls really did show up!
 
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