Showing posts with label workshop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label workshop. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 9, 2026

The Snake Shack of the Amazon

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/science/snake-collector-mera-ecuador.html?unlocked_article_code=1.o1A.2O0_.gzrRsoBWgWvH&smid=url-shar...
Saturday, May 23, 2026

Building an Electronics Work Bench (and fixing an old CNC Lathe)

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It is interesting to Watch Wes Work .  Recently I came across his YouTube channel when he described his effort to repair an old CNC machine...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

A Very Impressive Workshop from the UK

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This one is almost scary.  There is an amazing number of machines crammed into that workshop.  There is even more stuff in the drawers down ...
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Monday, April 27, 2026

Other Workshops: Homebrew Sailboats

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In the Dominican Republic I sometimes find myself wanting to take sailing lessons on Juanillo Beach.  Maybe next winter. I've also been ...
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Friday, March 20, 2026

Solar Powered Drone from South Africa

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 I've been flying a DJI 4K Mini drone here in the Dominican Republic, so I am interested in the whole drone thing.  The technology invol...
Friday, February 13, 2026

The Mahbood Radio Service Company of Hyderabad, India

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Our friend Farhan sent this today.  It is really beautiful and captures very well the magic of radio.  Thanks Farhan. and thanks too to Moha...
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Saturday, December 20, 2025

Bricoleur -- "Someone Who Fixes Stuff with Whatever he Finds Around"

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A short time ago Paul VK3HN told us about the term bricolage. It seemed to capture much of the homebrew spirit.  This morning I heard Van Ne...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Some Great Analog Pictures from MIT Building 20 and other Analog Locations

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Here is a picture of Jim Williams taken through a Tektronix oscilloscope camera.  I never used one of these things, but Dean KK4DAS did.  He...
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Saturday, November 29, 2025

California Typewriter -- Full Movie with Tom Hanks

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I think this one is a bit over the top.  They are way too interested in the old typewirters.  The artist who destroys the old machines to ma...
Friday, November 21, 2025

A Great Story about the Benefits of Repairing Old Gear -- The Bremerton Typewriter Company

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Listen to this in its audio form.  Maybe follow along with the (type?)written text.  Enjoy the pictures and the videos and -- above all -- t...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Building "Newt" for "The Lightning Code"

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This is part of our "Other Kinds of Workshops" series.  Newt was a little Arduino-R/C robot built for a movie called "The Lig...
Sunday, April 27, 2025

Building a Helio in Alaska from 75 year-old Blueprints

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This video is part of our "Other Workshops" series.   I like it because in the beginning it seems to have a Piper Cub vibe that re...
Monday, March 24, 2025

Forbidden Workshop Practices -- Part 2 -- By Van Neistat

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The image I had for Part 1 was frighteningly large, so I made it smaller.   I know this is controversial (!) but I share Van's aversion ...
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Sunday, March 23, 2025

Forbidden Workshop Practices Part 1 -- By Van Neistat

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Sunday, March 16, 2025

CuriousMarc Gets an Apollo DSKY Running. FPGA AGC Computer. Rope Memory.

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I really liked this video.  So much amazing wizardry in it.  Just the FPGA Apollo AGC simulator that Mike whipped up.  Wow.  Kudos!   Thei...
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Other Workshops: Making The World's Smallest Motor

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When I watched this very cool video, I thought of all those hams who complain so bitterly about how difficult it is to wind a toriod on a T-...
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver Challenge -- Soldering!

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The DCR challenge is going well, and we have several builders making good progress.  We noticed that some first-time builders are having a l...
Sunday, December 29, 2024

Other Kinds of Workshops -- Making a Clock with a Lathe

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Somehow, this video fits well with the SolderSmoke theme.  It may be that Uri cheerfully acknowledges that the lathe can kill you (the same ...
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

The Importance to Bell Labs of Lunch or Breakfast with Harry Nyquist -- "The Communicator" -- Bimonthly Publication of the Surrey (British Columbia) ARC.

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This is a good sample (!) of the great content to be found in "The Communicator." This is the bimonthly publication of the Surrey ...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

A Solar Energy Workshop in Hawaii

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I include this because I am interested in workshops and solar power.   Thanks to Bill AH6FC for sending this.  Mahlo Bill!