Year: 2011
Repairing a Violet Wand
I’ve been asked to take a look at a non-functioning Violet Wand in the hope that I can repair it back to working order. These devices have many uses from being used as Quack Medical devices, through to…
Read More »Hen House panels ready for construction
I can happily say our move into our new house went well, and even though we moved only days after the shortest day of the year, the weather was (mostly) favourable and we moved almost everything over the…
Read More »The best Hen House….Ever
I’m about to move to a two acre lifestyle property in South Auckland and plan to build a Hen House to keep hens and ultimately, get fresh eggs. Since I work in the light gauge steel framing industry,…
Read More »СБМ20 / CBM20 Geiger Müller Tube specifications
I managed to find out some information on the СБМ20 Geiger Müller Tube. I tracked down the following image on Google Image Search… With the help of a Russian speaking coworker, I was able to find out the…
Read More »A working Geiger Counter
I managed to get the Geiger counter kitset working. I believe it was a problem with the high voltage leaking through some flux. Either way, a good cleanup around my solder joints seemed to fix the problem. The…
Read More »Assembling the Geiger counter
The Geiger counter kitset arrived about a week ago, but I’ve been really busy and unable to find the time to assemble it. Things in Japan have quietened down (at least in the news), but I’m sure it…
Read More »Bar Sign Debrief
In my last post, I promised photos of the completed sign, once the cocktail party had been. I’m happy to report that Neville liked the sign, as did all the party guests. Here’s a photo of the sign…
Read More »Geiger Counter Project
I’ve wanted a working Geiger counter for a while. It seems like it would be rather handy to have one as a random number generator, and another to install inside a weather station to monitor local radiation levels….
Read More »Bar Sign Finished
The sign is finished and wrapped up ready to go. You’ll have to wait until after the party for me to reveal the completed photos. I’m very happy with the result. Here’s a teaser…
Read More »Slow progress
It’s been very slow going attaching the EL Wire to the sign. The sign needs to be finished for the 16th April, so I need to pick up the pace. I’ve started to use a toothpick to apply…
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