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2014 Balloons Launch

Posted on 2014-06-01 by Nigel VH

Launch happened the morning of Saturday, May 31st. We had two launches from Moses Lake, WA. We were successful in recovering both of the payload strings, and received good data throughout the flights. The first flight carried a number of … Continue reading →

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Black Rock 2014

Posted on 2014-05-11 by Nigel VH

As some of you may know, each year for the past several, I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to volunteer my time and expertise to a couple of classes at the University of Washington, one of which makes a … Continue reading →

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Learning to Lathe – Threading

Posted on 2014-03-09 by Nigel VH

I posted a little while back about picking up a small lathe, and working with it on various things, but something I hadn’t tried yet was threading something. The lathe has interchangeable gears that can connect the chuck with the … Continue reading →

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Ludicrous LEDs

Posted on 2014-03-09 by Nigel VH

A little while back I was visiting a local electronics/hobbyist store called Vetco, which has, in addition to their normally stocked new components, a selection of limited quantity new/used items they manage to get their hands on. On this particular … Continue reading →

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Learning to Lathe

Posted on 2013-12-15 by Nigel VH

So, I got a chance this evening to play a bit with the mini lathe I got, and grabbed a scrap of brass tube, and a stainless steel bolt with a stuck nut that I had broken off and started … Continue reading →

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