Today I went on a tour of the Elgin Technology Center with some of the people from Fox Valley Computing Professionals. One of the guys I went with took some video. I thought it was funny that he makes it look so… I don’t know what the word is. elgin techology center from Eric Michalsen …
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Installing a baby gate for the front entry
Today I installed the baby gate on the front entry as a half-door. This gate is an expansion gate designed to span a door way. This won’t quite work for the front entryway. The trim buggers stuff on on one end, and the whole thing can’t clamp down tight enough to hold it in place …
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Savonious VAWT windmill aquarium pump prototype
I made a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine today. It was supposed to pump air, but never quite got that far. The idea came about from a discussion on a website I am on about aquaponics. Yes, I made an indoor windmill. Stop laughing. Please. No, really, stop laughing! I am using the air coming out …
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Finishing the Insulation
It’s nice having awesome friends, between Jerry helping with the prep work, and Jeb helping feed the blower, I got the job done! I had gotten sick between the time I started this project, and the time I could finish it, so it took me a bit longer than I had anticipated. I finally rented …
Camping
I went camping this weekend with some college buddies. We had a blast! The weather was good. A bit stormy driving up, and it rained pretty good the last night. One of the tents packed up that last night and cut out early. They always leave first thing the last day anyhow I am told, …