this is where is will post about all of my aquarium projects that i have done and have planed. I have a plan to get a 20 gallon turtle tank where I will keep two three striped mud turtles
Periodic Table
This is our periodic table of elements. There are samples for elements and also real world examples of how the elements are used. We 3d printed the whole thing and used laser cut wood blocks for the labels. Below are some images and a list of elements we have.
Nuclear Fusor
Here is the Farsworth fusor we built. The system runs at 6kv and a vacuum below 10microns. We built everything from scratch including the shield and rectifier. I made the top and bottom aluminum plates from a piece of bar stock. Below is some information from wikipedia on fusors (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusor) A fusor is a device…
NOAA 15/18/19
We use the software gpredict (http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/) to track the NOAA satellites to tell when they will be over head. Then using an old laptop and a software defined radio with a dipole antenna we are able to record the satellite transmissions. We use gqrx (https://gqrx.dk/) to do the recording and saving of files. Then we…
Cloud Chamber
This is a cloud chamber my Dad and I built. Ours runs around -55C and has a chamber with a diameter of 150mm. It uses four, two stage peliters that are water cooled. We used an old PC power supply to run everything. There is also has a “voltage cage” created by a bug zapper…
Laser Projector
Laser projector using an Arduino (https://www.arduino.cc/) and a surplus galvanometer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanometer). It looks solid in real life the camera speed makes it look blinky.
Drawing Bot
This is our drawing robot, it is able to draw images 3’x4′. It is a type of plotter called an polar plotter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_plotter). It uses an Arduino (https://www.arduino.cc/) to take commands from a computer and control the motors. The image is created in a vector format and then is processed into a list of X/Y…
Shark Cart
The SKARK CART!!! I helped my Dad weld and build a soap box derby cart for a race. We won 1st place for best team theme. We used fiberglass to make the shell on top of the metal frame.
Model Rockets
I like to build model rockets and launch them. We sometimes put cameras in the nose cones.