robbtoberfest

Have been diagnosed with Lyme disease recently; which really affects the brain quite a bit. Once I recover I'll be posting again. The ideas are starting to brew again as I'm three weeks into taking medication.

I just found an awesome source of parts to build anything.
http://www.mcmaster.com/

I've removed the rocket chiminea because of multiple problems with the design. I had problems with wind, smoke, and paint fires.

Look out world, I've got a welder now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gravity is the fifth force.

When in doubt, add some wheels and a small engine.

Human Being Robert A. Heinlein once wrote: "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."

I love this; found it on the makezine site.
Owner's Manifesto
The Maker's Bill of Rights.
-Meaningful and specific parts lists shall be included.
-Cases shall be easy to open.
-Batteries shall be replaceable.
-Special tools are allowed only for darn good reasons.
-Profiting by selling expensive special tools is wrong and not making special tools is even worse.
-Torx is OK; tamperproof is rarely OK.
-Components, not entire sub-assemblies, shall be replaceable.
-Consumables, like fuses and filters, shall be easy to access.
-Circuit boards shall be commented.
-Power from USB is good; power from proprietary power adapters is bad.
-Standard connecters shall have pinouts defined.
-If it snaps shut, it shall snap open.
-Screws better than glues.
-Docs and drivers shall have permalinks and shall reside for all perpetuity at archive.org.
-Ease of repair shall be a design ideal, not an after-thought.
-Metric or standard, not both.
-Schematics shall be included.

http://www.makezine.com