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Showing posts with label magnet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label magnet. Show all posts
Saturday, January 2, 2016

The mother of all videos!

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The quest continued today, despite my back injury to build the front door unlocking mechanism. There were plenty frustrations today! I'm...
Thursday, December 24, 2015

problems, problems, problems

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It's one of those days. It started with a return of my stomach virus which wasn't entirely welcome but not unexpected. I don't e...
Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Small achievements building toward success

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That's the way to do it! Today of note were several achievements in an otherwise dismal, dreary, wet day. I'd like to be able to cla...
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Frustrations

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Today started with my laying conduit on the ground from the outside breaker box to where I was going to have my plugin. Then I was going to ...
Sunday, November 22, 2015

Mechanics Magazine 1853

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In my quest to build a latch opener for my bus I had a brainwave and consulted Mechanics Magazine from 1853. Yes - a publication I downloade...
Saturday, November 21, 2015

How depressing!

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Two identical electromagnets refused to repel each other. Today I wound an electromagnet all of my own. I put about 5 layers of coils on...
Friday, November 20, 2015

Ouch!

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Yes. I might have to lie down in a darkened room for a few weeks. I went shopping and it was expensive! My 10-2 electric cable was double wh...
Saturday, November 14, 2015

An interesting day!

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The primary goal of heading out today was to get my car serviced, which happened this week. Now I don't have to worry about it all. Sure...
Monday, October 19, 2015

On the path of Houdini

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Houdini could open any lock. I'm almost there myself with the front door locking mechanism. Today my electro magnet arrived from China. ...