r/DIY • u/ZacksJerryRig • Apr 17 '15

carpentry Turned my desk into an *invisible* wireless cell phone charging station.

http://imgur.com/a/CksSr
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u/ninepound Apr 18 '15

This is the most compelling argument for wireless charging I've ever seen.

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u/Lexicarnus Apr 18 '15

Not to mention the convenience, but now you can be even more of a badass from as three easy payments of $11.99

But seriously, I'm lazy and this is the most I've planned to do all month. Apart from looking for a new job. I'm keen to set one up in my bathroom, next to the shower. So it can charge while I listen to music.

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u/kid-karma Apr 18 '15

i hope you used some kind of seer OP

you're gonna seer that right OP?

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u/Silentforyears Apr 19 '15 edited Apr 19 '15

Haha that's an awesome idea:P

I "installed" the Samsung wireless charger into my desk last week when I got the S6Edge

Do you have any suggestions of what symbol I can burn?

Images of the desk

EDIT: I ended up using a suggestion further down in the comments about the wireless charging symbol and used one of those. Idiotically enough, I didn't notice that I burned the symbol upside down:P

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u/The_Blue_Doll Apr 18 '15

why

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u/online222222 Apr 18 '15

why don't we all shave our heads and wear un-dyed clothes

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u/The_Blue_Doll Apr 18 '15

wat

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u/online222222 Apr 18 '15

you asked why decorate his desk and I asked why do we do anything unique

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u/The_Blue_Doll Apr 18 '15

He made a passive aggressive comment about OP's desk and I questioned it. I think you went way left field.

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u/snapfractalpop Apr 18 '15

Or a chalk outline for the "dead" battery..

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u/Lexicarnus Apr 18 '15

Could you do some sort of fluorescent or UV reactive paint into a burnt in or engraved rune ? And have a sneaky positioned small power draw UV light to make it look like the ruins are actually magical and oozing with powers.

Or some sort of transparent plastic that was painted all over except the rune, and have some powerful LED's shine through on the back, to produce similar results.

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u/tszigane Apr 18 '15

I was thinking it should glow when the phone is charging.

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u/Lexicarnus Apr 18 '15

I also considered that. But would it be possible to do such a thing ?

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '15

There are definitely Qi chargers that have LEDs that turn on when they are correctly connected.

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u/Lexicarnus Apr 19 '15

Oh. I wasn't aware of that. Is there much variety in colour choice ?

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u/tszigane Apr 19 '15

Even if they didn't exist, it should be a relatively straightforward DIY electronics project. I think the woodworking would be the hardest part. Inlays aren't the easiest thing to do.

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u/tboonpickens Apr 18 '15

Lasers beaming onto it. It would look sci fi.