Maritime Models, Instruments & Art Sale
Next month is a sale of Maritime Models, Instruments & Art. Charles Miller will be hosting the sale in Kensington on Wednesday 28th April 2010. There is a good selection art work, model ships and navigational equipment. One of my
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Tags: auction, maritime, navigation, ships, Thames Tunnel
For want of a nail
One of the window washer nozzles on my car was only squirting water part way up the screen. “That’s too small to worry about” I though, oh how I was wrong. What had happened is that the pipe to the
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Tags: Ford Fiesta, rust
Dr Octopus
Dr Bonser from the University of Reading made the papers this week after being awarded £649,000 to design eight arms that mimic the dexterity and control of an Octopus. The University is part of a consortium working on the “Octopus
Stirling Air Engine Rally
Later this month is the Stirling Air Engine Rally at Kew Bridge Steam Museum Sunday, 27 March 2011Green Dragon Lane, Brentford. Middlesex TW8 0EN “The rally will bring together probably the most diverse collection of Stirling and Hot Air engines
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Tags: Kew Bridge Steam Museum, Stirling Engine
Tachometer kit construction project
As mentioned previously I bought myself a small electronics kit tachometer only to find that it was all surface mount components. The supplier ikalogic send me some more tips on construction. http://www.bdmicro.com/smt/http://electronic4beginner.wordpress.com/ There were several recommendations to use a temperature
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Tags: pcb, smd, tachometer
Micro Engines
Thanks to Stationary Engine Magazine, I’ve found out that some researchers at Birmingham University have been making tiny petrol engines to form power packs for portable electric devices or power micro vehicles and robots. “General hydrocarbon fuels have an energy
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Tags: Engine, microscopic, petrol
Metalcraft – Metal forming tools
J and C R Wood are the Hull based makers of the Metalcraft range of metal forming tools which includes: Punch & Shears Riveting/Bending/Rolling Tools Strip Worker – Five Tools in One Scroll Formers Twisters and workshop packages Barry Wood
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Tags: Bending, metal forming, Rolling
Surface Mounted Devices
I recently purchased an electronic kit to make a tachometer, with the aim to measure the speed of my lathe and drill. Given that I’ve only got a mini sized lathe and it’s fixed speed there’s no real reason to
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Tags: pcb, smd, soldering, tachometer
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
