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Kevin was kind enough to bring down his nice crucible after I brought my furnace body in.  It is just barely small enough to fit in with about 1/2″ clearance on either side. I may try to increase this slightly, as the sides aren’t exactly perfectly circular anyway.  Im just not sure how to ream […]

I was finally able to get my medium size furnace moved out of the shed, and into the Makery. This was used at my previous residence to melt aluminum with a waist oil burner that was scratch built. I have a feeling that it will be converted to a propane, or propane/oil hybrid burner here […]

I’ve found that the fat cables that came with the robot arm I got from the Makery are out-gassing a horrid stink of damp basement. Whelwick is starting to smell like an old barn. To address this I’m going to take a two phase approach. I’ll need to addr…

I’ve decided to take the plunge. Lacking basic cooking skills for much of my bachelor life, it occurs that rather than thinking of the endeavor to procure tasty food as a time consuming chore, I should think of it as an opportunity to experiment in a chemistry lab. To that end, I’ve recently fallen in

As an electronic newbie, it pleases me to say that my first electronic circuit project is complete and functional.  You too can learn to solder! In light of the recent catastrophe in Japan, I decided to construct my own geiger counter.  These kits can be purchased from Cheney Electronics. After one afternoon of acquainting myself