Showing posts with label metal work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label metal work. Show all posts
Thursday, November 23, 2023

Other Workshops: A Twin Cylinder Solenoid Electric Motor and some Very Cool Craftsmanship

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This project caught my eye for a couple of reasons:   First, it is the product of a very cool metal shop and a very skilled craftsman.  It i...
Thursday, September 21, 2023

Marb Builds a Replica of Michael Faraday's Motor

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Really cool, at a couple of levels.  First, well, Faraday's motor.  Cool enough right there. But also very cool is the workmanship.  Mar...
Thursday, September 14, 2023

Building Nixie Tubes for a Hiroshima Project

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Thanks to Bob Scott KD4EBM for alerting me to this wonderful video.  It seems especially timely, given the recent release of the Oppenheimer...
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Homebrew Transistors

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Hang your heads in shame, my friends.  This dude is getting ready to homebrew his own transistors.  None of that store-bought stuff for him....
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Sunday, May 28, 2023

Greg Latta AA8V on Making Aluminum Chassis -- FDIM Interview by Bob Crane W8SX #2 (audio)

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Our correspondent Bob Crane W8SX caught up with prolific builder Greg Latta AA8V.  Greg gave an FDIM talk on how to make aluminum chassis wi...
Monday, April 24, 2023

Tim Hunkin on Drilling Holes (Secret Life of Components Video)

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  I guess that aside from being a great video, this is something of a test of technical nerdy-ism.  If you find this hour long video really ...
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Thursday, October 6, 2022

How to Tap an Aluminum Heat Sink: Pete Juliano Shares Tribal Knowledge

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This is a SolderSmoke Classic:  Pete Juliano N6QW coached me on how to tap (put screw threads) a piece of aluminum.  This is an important ho...
Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Tim Hunkin on Prototyping, Welding, and on Being a "Jack of all Trades"

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I always like Tim Hunkin's videos, even when they are not directly related to radio electronics.  In this one we learn about his prototy...
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Words of Wisdom on Which Tools to Buy

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Also interesting are Van Neistat's thoughts on workshop design:  https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=r8bzWKBvZsE  
Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Soldering to Aluminum with Mineral Oil

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  Hack-A-Day has a potentially useful workshop tip.   Has anyone tried this?  https://hackaday.com/2022/03/06/how-to-solder-to-aluminum-easily/
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Sunday, March 1, 2020

KG7TR Describes his Homebrew SSB Rigs (Video)

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We have posted before on the amazing homebrew creations of Mike Bohn KG7TR.  Today I watched this 54 minute video in which Mike describe...
Thursday, February 20, 2020

Tribal Knowledge: More on Tapping Metal

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Back in 2014, when I was putting together my EB-63A solid state amplifier, I had to learn how to tap aluminum so that I could attach my t...
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