Engineering
Open Source Gasifier Experimenters Kit the GEK
The Open Source Wood Gasifier Project is for people who want to generate electricity or run a vehicle on wood gas. Research Links GEKGasifier: How to Build and Run the GEK Gasifier Build a Gasifier GoogleVideoSearch: wood gasifier electricity gengaz.net – Russian consultant – Cheap? Google: Imbert Gasifier Instructables: Building the Read more…
Engineering
Do It Yourself Lithium Battery Packs
Update 9/29/2019: Buying 18650 cells on ebay is tricky. Many weigh only 22 grams and are no where near what they claim the rated ampere * hours is. I replaced the cells in a cordless screwdriver and found that the torque was not as good as original cells. This is Read more…
Computing
Servo Mirror Grinding Machine
Mirror_Machine I designed a servo controlled and driven mirror machine that was fully automated. Included with this was automatic abrasive, water and polishing compound application. I caste the following blanks out of borosilicate glass. It was real work getting to the point that the mold did not stick terribly. 16 Read more…
Engineering
How to Build an AR15 – Step-By-Step Ghost Gun Tutorial using Easy Jig Gen 2 and 80% lower
Research Links 80-lower.com Local copy of video: How to Build an AR15 – Step-By-Step Ghost Gun Tutorial using Easy Jig Gen 2 and 80% lower
Business
3D Printed Sand Cores and Molds
Research Links Humtown: 3D Printed Sand Cores & Molds ExOne S-Max Industrial Production 3D Printer – The S-Max system, designed for sand casting foundries, prints complex and accurate sand cores and molds directly from CAD data, eliminating the need for a physical pattern. Furan binder system requires no curing and guarantees cores and molds Read more…
Engineering
Natural Gas and Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Research Links How to Build a Fuel Cell – Uses platinum Google: natural gas fuel cell generator Plug Power – hydrogen based Pittsburgh Electric Engines Inc Bloom Energy ES-5700 – Natural Gas – Bloom Energy BlueGen – Natural Gas – quoted as good for residence BlueGen: The Most Efficient Small Scale Electricity Read more…