Tag: tig
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backpacking poop shovel
I am planning a backpacking trip and did not have a poop shovel. This is one of the cheapest pieces of gear that backpackers carry, but of course, where would the fun be in that. It had been a while since I welded any aluminum, and this was the first times setting up for welding […]
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The Last Bike…for a while at least
I guess I always say it is going to be the last for a while, so we’ll see how long it lasts this time… Anyhow, this time it coincides a bit with the end of an era: I have graduated and re-situated myself on the west coast once again. For most of July I was traveling, […]
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Day 4: Motor and seat mounts
Today started so terribly. It was 4:30pm already and all I had was a CAD of a motor bracket. And a partly scrapped attempt at a pair of brackets. I took a break for 20 minutes, followed by a few minutes of sulking. Then, 4:55pm, waterjet. 15 minutes after it was done cutting: This was […]
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Day 3: now the steering is actually done…
Sorry for the lapse yesterday. Today I am a little behind. Looks like I will have to make a motor mount and seat mount by the end of tomorrow. Yesterday I did most of a steering system, and today I spent a good bit of time fixing it, and then actually finishing it. The steering […]
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Lamb Roasting
Today I made a shovel. Charles Guan and I then hacked together a lamb spit. Motor is 1 RPM synchronous, 115 V AC. Torque is a bit limited, so we will see how it works. This is for roasting a 28 lb lamb for 6 hours tomorrow.