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Sticky snow-blower cable
I’ve had growing problems the last couple years with one of the control cables on my Sears snowblower. One of those cables like a bicycle brake cable, with the inextensible inner wire, and the incompressible outer sheath. I’m sure there’s a technical name for cables like that, but I don’t know what it is. (Update:…
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Pneumatic pinch valve, 1/2″ version
After successful testing of my prototype pneumatic pinch valve with a 3/8″ bore, I proceeded to design an improved version with a full 1/2″ bore. This version uses silicone tubing instead of latex, which I believe will not contribute any off-flavours, and will not break down eventually as latex tubing is prone to do. In…
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Pneumatic pinch valve
In a previous post, I wrote about an experiment at building a solenoid pinch-valve, as an inexpensive alternative to the exorbitantly-priced solenoid valves commonly used in automated homebrewing systems. That attempt was a failure, not even able to seal against 5psi pressure. I have since attempted another approach: a pneumatic pinch valve. The idea here…
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Homebrewing pages updated
I’ve done some more work on my brewing gear, updated a few of my old construction pages, and added a couple new ones. Converted more kegs into brewing vessels. I used a new welding company, Grand Valley Specialty Welding, who did much nicer work than the last guy. Also added a glass sight gauge to…
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Old memories, trapped in 126 film cartridges – Part 2
Part 1 I got the processed films back from Film Rescue, quite a long time ago now. They didn’t really rock my world, I’m afraid. I finally got around to uploading the images to my home photo gallery, here.