hackmattr

I know that this comment is late, but I went through some code I wrote a few years ago to find the solution I had to part of this question. The first picture shows part of my form. I populate the drop down list when the form is created using the function in the second picture. It will scan every COM port available and store the names in a string array. It will add the items to the drop down menu and then I use a try catch block to set the first COM port as default if it is available.So the user selects the COM port for the arduino and then clicks on connect to connect to that COM port. The third photo shows my connect function.Now it won't select the COM port for the arduino automatically unless its the first in the list, but it is an option to prevent problems of connecting to a nonex...

I know that this comment is late, but I went through some code I wrote a few years ago to find the solution I had to part of this question. The first picture shows part of my form. I populate the drop down list when the form is created using the function in the second picture. It will scan every COM port available and store the names in a string array. It will add the items to the drop down menu and then I use a try catch block to set the first COM port as default if it is available.So the user selects the COM port for the arduino and then clicks on connect to connect to that COM port. The third photo shows my connect function.Now it won't select the COM port for the arduino automatically unless its the first in the list, but it is an option to prevent problems of connecting to a nonexistent port when the arduino is unplugged..

Thank you. It is amazing how much you can learn from watching someone else. I know I've seen Youtube videos where the person does something that I would've never thought of.

Thank you. I have not tested the burning time for these torches.

The flame might be a little close to the post, but I figure that as long as it is not left unattended or lit in a windy environment, the post should be fine. The torch could be mounted to something like a concrete wall/fence or the threaded rod could be cut to a longer length to help mitigate the possibility of a fire. Thank you for the complement on them.

The motor oil is used to antique the mounting hardware and will let off smoke that smells when you dunk the hot pieces into it. Once the pieces are dried off, there is no smell.I do not think new motor oil would create the same finish on the mounting hardware.Don't use motor oil as the fuel in these. Use lamp oil or the tiki torch fuel found in the outdoor section of hardware stores. These torches do not take much fuel so a container of tiki torch fuel will last a long time.

Thank you for the vote. I am glad you like it. I thought about creating a cap/snuffer and attaching it with a small chain, but didn't get around to making one. The cap could probably be made out of a 1/2 inch cap since the opening for the wick is smaller than the 3/4 inch body.

Thank You.