Not really an idea but…
Feb 2, 2010 Articles, DIY, Digital Photography, Hobby, Learning, Personal, Photography, Science
This isn’t really an idea as I’ve already built one of these, and the other one is not mine.
First: I’ve been into model rocketry almost as long as I’ve been tinkering. Started out with some simple store bought rocket and moved into (of course) making these things myself. Rocket motors are dangerous and when firing you should be a safe distance away. A 9V battery is sufficient to fire the starter but that’s not a decent solution for a maker. I did some searching and thinking and came up with the VERY high voltage circuit from a disposable camera. This thing cranks out about 400V and is VERY DANGEROUS! You should only attempt to
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Weekend is here
Jan 23, 2010 Action, Life, Movie, Personal, Reviews, Software
No more work today, day is all done. I haven’t made any plans this weekend and hope I don’t have to. The plan is to relax and try to get better. Been a bit under the weather this week, and just now started feeling a bit better. I was supposed to work tomorrow, but had to get someone to take that shift for me.. No way I could be outside for hours and still get better.
I’ve got work bright and early monday morning, and have to be fit for that. Maybe I can watch a movie or two and also try to get some personal stuff done.
Hellboy II: The golden army is on the TV now, but I’ve seen it allready so I’m not really watching. The movie is OK and all but I think it’s too much like the first and looks like it was made just to make a sequel. Read the rest of this entry »
The Big Bang Theory season 3 episode 13 & Beer for my horses
Jan 20, 2010 Personal, Reviews
I watched the latest episode today, and this show just doesn’t stop delivering. I don’t want to write too much, to spoil the episode but here’s the basics:
Leonard and Sheldon get home to find their apartment burglarized and Sheldon goes off on one of his normal rants. Read the rest of this entry »
Another day, another dollar and some movie stuff
Jan 19, 2010 Life, Personal, Reviews
Getting to the end of another day, and I’m beat. Seems I far more enjoy the days where there is stuff happening, as oposed to the days where nothing really happens. Tired? Yes, but on the days where there’s been lots to do it’s just so much better to crawl into bed with a great tired feeling.
Another day has passed
Got through another day, and it’s been an interesting day. Didn’t get home until about an hour ago, but got to visit my father which was a bit of a drive. He’s doing OK, but at age 70 surgery is hard.
Work was great as always, but I can’t really talk about it. Lets just say it was an interesting day, and it brought along events we don’t see to much of.
I just can’t manage to write about the two movies I wanted to share, but it’s coming!
For now I bid you a very good night and hope tomorrow brings just what you had in mind 
Time flies far to fast
Jan 12, 2010 General, Life, Personal, Reviews
As you can probably tell, there hasn’t been any work done on this site since…forever.
I haven’t even had the time or desire to post anything in a long while. Thought I might change that today, and thus here’s a new post. I don’t really have anything to write about, so I’ll just run through some of the stuff in my mind lately.
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. Not the best time of year to say the least. Have lost a bit of oomph to go ahead and make/test more of the pyro effects because of the snow. BUT…This is just ridiculus
Jan 19, 2009 Personal
45 to 50 cm snow on Sunday… That’ll put an effective stop to all testing right now. I got my hands on some great tubes for a simple mortar today, and really looking forward to testing that. All I need is a way to plug it, but I think I might have a solution for that. Tomorrows forecast predicts about 20 new cm’s of snow, so I might not get a chance to build it before work. Have to see how it goes..
Didn’t have a chance to make dextrin today because of.. well.. a few different things. No stars drying to be tested, but there’s still time. It’s kind of hard to have the parts and compounds lying around but no time to build and test. If all goes as planned, I’ll have some spare time this weekend, and things might happen…. That remains to be seen.
See you in the sky!
Too bloody cold!
Jan 18, 2009 General, Personal, Pyrotechnics
All this snow and wold weather just makes it hard to be outside testing. Knowing that I can’t test stuff, makes it hard to make new stuff… It’s a vicious circle! Last batch of BP is dried and tested and I’m well chuffed again. This’ll work great as break. I have to make a mill to get good liftpowder but I can use what I’ve got, just have to use a bit more than the optimal percentage.
I’ve got a few canisters ready for filling, but I have to make some stars and test those. Lacking dextrin as a binder, but hopefully I can make that during the coming week. My starmix has not been tested yet so I don’t know if it’s even usable, but hopefully with some good priming it’ll do the trick. My testing-mortar is ready, and this time I’ll make sure to test it while filming. Great to have some video documentation to see the progress from start to finish.
Snow is the worst part of winter. It can make for some very good photos, but again…too cold to take the camera out (for me). My camera can handle the cold, but I can’t 
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