Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #08533
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Bruce Robinson Bruce_Robinson@telus.net
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 10:18:23 -0800
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: HPV Project Page started...
> Richard Caudle wrote:
>
> I got a good start on the HPV Page last night. Stop by and see
> where it's going!
And I have got a GIF image of my BEAM event counter. It needs some text
to explain how it works. There is one tiny flaw in the circuit, as I
mentioned. However, the flaw can be: designed around by the sound
receiver circuit; eliminated by a modification (which I have yet to
test), but at the expense of some flexibility in the circuit.
I breadboarded the original in a step-by-step fashion, testing each
section as I went (because I really didn't know if it would work as
advertised). I made a couple of notes as I did this, so the result (if
you like) would be a "how to breadboard it yourself and play" tutorial.
What would you like, Richard? A schematic & some notes, a draft web
page, a page on my system that looks like it's on yours?
Let me know.
Bruce
8534 Tue, 21 Dec 1999 10:15:29 PST [alt-beam] Re: Keeping things simple... beam@sgiblab.sgi.com "Timothy Flytcher" In our society??? I guess by this you mean the would in general...
However... the micro society of this BEAM orientated family... It is
allowed... In fact I would say if we all agreed than it would cease to be...
> > Arguing??? I thought we were brain storming....
> > Timothy...
>
>In our society, at present, you have to agree with everyone. Conflicting
>points of view are discouraged, even villified! I would be called a
>racist,
>mean-spirited, hater of bunnies and puppies by the press if we were public
>figures!
>
>Richard the Bad Guy (Lover of Debate)
>
>
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8535 Tue, 21 Dec 1999 10:50:10 -0800 Re: Carbon fiber, very dangerous and construction overkill
>
>
>
> re the recent chat on carbon fibre
> as I pointed out before carbon fibre splinters dont tend to be visible to
the
> naked eye and once in your skin migrate around your body,
> the recomendation is that when handling the raw cloth or strand rubber or
latex
> gloves are worn,
> when cutting the stuff as some have described large coluds of the stuff
become
> airborne so when cutting rod lubricate with washing up liquid (soap) that
way
> you will keep down the stuff , NEVER NEVER NEVER sand the stuff without
a
> wetting medium.
>
> The use of carbon in our context is downright stupid since its just
overkill for
> the task, I remember the chaps that made a walker in 1/8 th carbon sheet
!!
> they dont even use stuff that sort of sheet dimension often aircraft let
alone a
> mincing little bot. These fools apparently sanded the stuff to shape
!!!!!!
>
> This stuff is only of any value if you use it in the correct places for
the
> right reason rather than for the sake of using it !!!!!
> Remember that Carbon Fibre is stiff but britle and in rod form the resin
that
> surrounds the inividual fibres will delaminate from the fibres long before
the
> actual fibre snaps.
> I recomend that beamers stick to safer alternatives that are plenty
strong
> enough for our task unless you know the PROS and CONS of Carbon,
> have a valid reason to use it ,
> and intent to use it in sensible construction techniques.
>
>
> Rob D
> AKA " Powerbuilder"
>
>
>
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