Wizzy Mixer

Another Wizzy Mixer failing.
Same as last time, stripped it, cleaned it, lubed it.
Readjusted the bearing sleeves.

Wizzy Mixing again !

Hovercraft

Building some model Hovercraft....

Some basic materials...

Make sure to let them dry well....

Blow up a balloon, add it to the drinks nozzle, and the air deflates underneath creating a cushion of air the CD can ride on..... 

UPDATE

The No more Nails failed !

Cant believe it, they all just fell off.

Now trying Superglue, and Strong PVA.

We'll see what works.....

Electroscope

Lesson learnt. Working with Gold Leaf is a total  #@!  of a job...

Needed to fix two Electroscopes.
There's a tiny piece of gold leaf about 2 atoms thick, glued at one end to a metal probe.
I had to cut new leaf and stick it to the probe. Its a nightmare to cut as it just tears.

Much swearing later, I got it done :-)

Blue & Green stuff.. makes Brown stuff

Been looking into learning a little basic chemistry.
Interesting stuff.
And loving my Junior Chemistry book.  :-)

Wizzy Mixer

This thing heats and mixes liquids / chemicals by whizzing a metal bar around via Magnets underneath.
Its whizzer was stuck.
I fixed it.

Melting point kit

Fixed.

This thingy had glass and corrosion stuck in some VERY tiny tubes in a brass heating block.
Works a treat now :-)

Tested it afterwards and the heat got to 240oC.

Obviously I burnt myself on it. :-(
Here's a FLIR image to see the heat. It also shows the heat travelling up the thermometer.

Solar System Poster

How utterly amazing is this poster?