Saturday, March 30, 2019

1950 Martin Stationette


Saw this Martin as a random image on the internet.  When I did a google image search I found that Jesse had posted information about it in 2010.  Some information is available on his site at justacarguy.

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Helical insert

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There are several types of threaded inserts and they are available in various sizes.  They can be used to repair damaged threads or to install metal threads in a material prone to failure (plastics come to mind).  I was using these on a project calling for 2mm machine screws in 3D printed material.

The procedure involved drilling and tapping a hole to 3mm.  The helical insert is "screwed" into the tapped hole and then the horizontal segment is broken off before installing the 2mm machine screw.

Additional information about threaded inserts can be found here.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Monday, March 18, 2019

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Prius Relaxcabin


A Prius based "green" RV from a few years ago.  More information here.

Saturday, March 9, 2019

Friday, March 8, 2019

Selfie


Back in 2011 this macaque commandeered a photographer's camera to take a selfie in the jungles of Indonesia.  PETA decided that they needed to file suit for the macaque to give him his due.  The case was settled in September of 2017.  Read more here.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Frankfurt parking lot


This is evidently a private storage lot as opposed to a parking facility for short term parking.  It is purported to use 60% of the space needed for typical short term parking.  A person only has to think of how some people typically maneuver and park to realize why this arrangement would not work for public parking.

Friday, March 1, 2019