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04-30-13, 10:20 AM
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My new toy. Its a 90 bmw 325i. Buying it thursday from the original owner who had every maintenence record going back to 1991. Nw tranny and clutch, new top, perfect interior with cold a/c and heated leather seats. Original wheels included in the sale which will go back on as soon as i get it. Those ghetto rims will be sold.
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04-30-13, 10:21 AM
#3677
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Those things will sell in San Jose.....
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Jack Taylor Super Tourer Tandem (FOR SALE), Jack Taylor Tour of Britain, Px-10, Carlton Flyer, Fuji The Finest, Salsa Fargo, Santa Cruz Tallboy, Carver All-Road .
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Jack Taylor Super Tourer Tandem (FOR SALE), Jack Taylor Tour of Britain, Px-10, Carlton Flyer, Fuji The Finest, Salsa Fargo, Santa Cruz Tallboy, Carver All-Road .
04-30-13, 03:40 PM
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04-30-13, 09:45 PM
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This is what tedium looks like in the last two days, I have installed EVERY bolt on this thing:
I spent the day monday putting the covers on, and torquing them, by hand.
Then tuesday came around, and I brought this guy from home:
Awesome little doodad.
Artsy and/or fartsy:
Thought it was too cool looking not to share.
I spent the day monday putting the covers on, and torquing them, by hand.
Then tuesday came around, and I brought this guy from home:
Awesome little doodad.
Artsy and/or fartsy:
Thought it was too cool looking not to share.
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04-30-13, 10:21 PM
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04-30-13, 11:01 PM
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This is what tedium looks like in the last two days, I have installed EVERY bolt on this thing:
I spent the day monday putting the covers on, and torquing them, by hand.
Then tuesday came around, and I brought this guy from home:
Awesome little doodad.
Artsy and/or fartsy:
Thought it was too cool looking not to share.
I spent the day monday putting the covers on, and torquing them, by hand.
Then tuesday came around, and I brought this guy from home:
Awesome little doodad.
Artsy and/or fartsy:
Thought it was too cool looking not to share.
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04-30-13, 11:03 PM
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I took this picture outside of Sears. She was having fits because I wouldn't let her dig through all the hardware bins.
DSC02628 by mkeller234, on Flickr
DSC02628 by mkeller234, on Flickr
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04-30-13, 11:21 PM
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Leak checking a chamber that complex must be a horrible pain in the behind! Is it some kind of deposition tool?
04-30-13, 11:24 PM
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Oh yeah, ha. Sorry.
It's a vacuum chamber for a pulse plasma experiment in the lab I work in. Should be sealed up tight enough to achieve pressures of 10^10 torr (for reference: a torr is 1/760th of an atmosphere). The seals are those copper rings in the picture with the quarter, the covers are torqued so the knife edge deforms the copper and creates a seal. The chamber is a salvaged unit (with ports upon ports with some extra ports thrown in for good measure), but the hardware and the covers (the large covers are about $200 a pop) are all brand spanking new.
I believe the thinking is that inside the vacuum, a plasma will be submitted to an electromagnetic field with the hopes that the field creates a point of compression and, ideally, thermonuclear fusion
Or, it's a time machine. Who knows- I'm just paid to turn wrenches.
That comes tomorrow, should be a party. Thankfully leaks into a vacuum aren't that difficult to find with an active pump and a pressure gauge- squirting just about any liquid on the flanges of a port will, if there's a leak, draw the liquid in, and then the liquid will expand rapidly, increasing the pressure by a power of 10 or more. It's pretty obvious. That doesn't mean it won't be tedious though.
As a total aside, when I worked fixing cars, one of the most tried and true ways to find a vacuum leak was to wave an unlit propane torch around the vacuum lines of an idling engine and listen for the increase in idle speed.
SCIENCE!
It's a vacuum chamber for a pulse plasma experiment in the lab I work in. Should be sealed up tight enough to achieve pressures of 10^10 torr (for reference: a torr is 1/760th of an atmosphere). The seals are those copper rings in the picture with the quarter, the covers are torqued so the knife edge deforms the copper and creates a seal. The chamber is a salvaged unit (with ports upon ports with some extra ports thrown in for good measure), but the hardware and the covers (the large covers are about $200 a pop) are all brand spanking new.
I believe the thinking is that inside the vacuum, a plasma will be submitted to an electromagnetic field with the hopes that the field creates a point of compression and, ideally, thermonuclear fusion
Or, it's a time machine. Who knows- I'm just paid to turn wrenches.
As a total aside, when I worked fixing cars, one of the most tried and true ways to find a vacuum leak was to wave an unlit propane torch around the vacuum lines of an idling engine and listen for the increase in idle speed.
SCIENCE!
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05-01-13, 07:50 AM
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IthaDan, what's the story about the misspelled name in your signature? I've been meaning to ask for a long time.
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05-01-13, 11:57 AM
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I had a cat who would mirror the dogs and sometimes us.
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05-01-13, 01:02 PM
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Oh yeah, ha. Sorry.
It's a vacuum chamber for a pulse plasma experiment in the lab I work in. Should be sealed up tight enough to achieve pressures of 10^10 torr (for reference: a torr is 1/760th of an atmosphere). The seals are those copper rings in the picture with the quarter, the covers are torqued so the knife edge deforms the copper and creates a seal. The chamber is a salvaged unit (with ports upon ports with some extra ports thrown in for good measure), but the hardware and the covers (the large covers are about $200 a pop) are all brand spanking new.
I believe the thinking is that inside the vacuum, a plasma will be submitted to an electromagnetic field with the hopes that the field creates a point of compression and, ideally, thermonuclear fusion
Or, it's a time machine. Who knows- I'm just paid to turn wrenches.
That comes tomorrow, should be a party. Thankfully leaks into a vacuum aren't that difficult to find with an active pump and a pressure gauge- squirting just about any liquid on the flanges of a port will, if there's a leak, draw the liquid in, and then the liquid will expand rapidly, increasing the pressure by a power of 10 or more. It's pretty obvious. That doesn't mean it won't be tedious though.
As a total aside, when I worked fixing cars, one of the most tried and true ways to find a vacuum leak was to wave an unlit propane torch around the vacuum lines of an idling engine and listen for the increase in idle speed.
SCIENCE!
It's a vacuum chamber for a pulse plasma experiment in the lab I work in. Should be sealed up tight enough to achieve pressures of 10^10 torr (for reference: a torr is 1/760th of an atmosphere). The seals are those copper rings in the picture with the quarter, the covers are torqued so the knife edge deforms the copper and creates a seal. The chamber is a salvaged unit (with ports upon ports with some extra ports thrown in for good measure), but the hardware and the covers (the large covers are about $200 a pop) are all brand spanking new.
I believe the thinking is that inside the vacuum, a plasma will be submitted to an electromagnetic field with the hopes that the field creates a point of compression and, ideally, thermonuclear fusion
Or, it's a time machine. Who knows- I'm just paid to turn wrenches.
That comes tomorrow, should be a party. Thankfully leaks into a vacuum aren't that difficult to find with an active pump and a pressure gauge- squirting just about any liquid on the flanges of a port will, if there's a leak, draw the liquid in, and then the liquid will expand rapidly, increasing the pressure by a power of 10 or more. It's pretty obvious. That doesn't mean it won't be tedious though.
As a total aside, when I worked fixing cars, one of the most tried and true ways to find a vacuum leak was to wave an unlit propane torch around the vacuum lines of an idling engine and listen for the increase in idle speed.
SCIENCE!
05-01-13, 01:08 PM
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Every home should have a plasma chamber
05-01-13, 05:49 PM
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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05-01-13, 05:58 PM
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I don't know.... plasma chambers tend to attract a rough crowd. Oh wait, wrong plasma?
It is how I afforded to buy my Raleigh Professional frame. Literally, with blood.
It is how I afforded to buy my Raleigh Professional frame. Literally, with blood.
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05-02-13, 10:20 PM
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Bicycle Repair Man !!!
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05-05-13, 06:48 PM
#3699
You gonna eat that?
Move over Liberace!
My son's taking over! The community band played a fun concert tonight, including Godzilla Eats Las Vegas, a pieces that's supposed to be corny-cheesy. My son played the role perfectly on piano.
My son's taking over! The community band played a fun concert tonight, including Godzilla Eats Las Vegas, a pieces that's supposed to be corny-cheesy. My son played the role perfectly on piano.
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05-05-13, 08:25 PM
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My community alternative transportation event went very well today. Many bikes were fixed and even more people were pumped up for summer. Truly awesome to give back like that. Spent the day riding tandems and a tall bike I made a while back.
Yours truly:
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