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Time for science!
October 3, 2015Today’s experiment: tungsten wire recrystallization.
I <3 stainless socket caps
June 8, 2014Before: After:
Porcelain HV switch
November 5, 2011After tragically melting my previous HV switch, and given that a 15kV multi-ampere switch isn’t exactly something you find at…
The rheology and thixotrophy of slip slurries
August 29, 2011Here’s a great article on the importance of deflocculants and specific gravity in maintaining your slip suspensions. A more modest…
MakerSlide Kickstarter
May 10, 2011Barton Dring (of Buildlog DIY laser cutter fame) is holding a Kickstarter for an Open Source linear bearing system. This should…