I am toying with an idea. Toy may be appropriate but there is a lot of engineering nerdy-ness involved. That’s right down my alley. Brace yourself for the following toy hobby nerd-speak. My vision is to turn a remote control type model boat into a robotically controlled model boat. They are both remotely controlled but the robot boat can and will have a lot more interesting things it can perform when underway, or even in...
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Hoarding
I got some de-hoarding done in the workshop. (Is there such a word?) I am motivated by the disturbing thought of compulsive hoarding illness (I hoard, but not compulsive). I don’t want to keep too much “this might be useful someday” stuff packed into my workshop. Ha! I just re-read the last line. The stock excuse is in the parenthesis. I am not going to explore the separate (illness) condition of compulsive hoarding as it is off topic...
Continue reading...Don Stewart’s Puffin
A few folks from the early days of the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) ultralight aircraft beginnings may remember the “Puffin” designed by Don Stewart from Salem Ohio. A few of my friends from EAA chapter 210 worked on building this prototype. I don’t think the design was ever totally completed or flown. I happen to run across this slide today so I thought I would publish it. It was taken at the Oshkosh EAA fly-in....
Continue reading...Big Shot
No rest for the wicked this weekend. A neighbor lady on our little lake community was given a surprise 60th birthday party on Saturday. I was assigned the job to do the videotaping. That is one of the hazards of having a prosumer Panasonic video camera. The spouse will always volunteer you for community service. Ha! I spent Saturday morning checking out all the gear and getting batteries charged and so forth. My large lithium...
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