Category Archives: Projects

Casting Aluminum at Home

Posted on 2015-12-04 by Nigel VH

As a follow up to my last post about melting down scrap aluminum at home, and pouring into a goodwill found heart shaped ingot mold, I have progressed further with my first attempt at lost foam casting. Put simply, with … Continue reading →

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Recycling Aluminum at Home

Posted on 2015-10-24 by Nigel VH

As part of my general desire to learn how to make and do things myself, I’ve long had an interest in being able to re-purpose metals. Metals, being an incredibly useful and versatile raw material cover a lot of ground … Continue reading →

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YouTube Series

Posted on 2015-08-22 by Nigel VH

I’ve recently finished up a series of videos I’ve uploaded to my YouTube channel, which albeit long I think you may find interesting. There are a bunch of projects I’ve documented on this blog, most of which show the shiny … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter

Posted on 2015-08-22 by Nigel VH

No, I’m not going to tell you about some cool project on Kickstarter I backed. Instead, I’m going to tell you about one I helped CREATE! Some time back, a couple of guys, Casey and Morgan, who had an idea … Continue reading →

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2015 Balloons Launch

Posted on 2015-05-30 by Nigel VH

Launch happened the morning of Saturday, May 30st. We had one launch from Moses Lake, WA, which reached nearly 26km in altitude. We were successful in recovering the payload string, and received good data throughout the flight. The flight carried a … Continue reading →

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