TheEskimo Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I took Spanish from 5th through 10th grade. I'm kinda rusty, though...I think I have found a new calling--going to lesbian bars and breaking hearts . I'll post pics later of me dressed as a woman for a play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagabu Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Cricket, cricket..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuleo Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Do any members of APC fleuntly speak spanish or german? I speak German...it's my first language Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUUUUUN Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I had some questions about German grammar, but I found the answers in a coupla chat rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkInLight Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 This is why I have no living space. Whenever I go out to purchase some single item I come home with a car loaded till the rear bumper scrapes. Today I went out to pick up a drill press from a fellow pyro (been a long time coming), then tacked on 5 lbs of dark Al, 3 lbs of dextrin, a star gun, and a 5' Fresnel lens. Now I'm starting to think I need to go back for a 20 ton press and a cement mixer. A new shed may be on the agenda for this summer...I'm happy to have the stuff, but I've got no place for it. Anyway, I'm also trying some new designs for rocket tooling and I believe I've come up with the winner today. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peret Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 What use do you have for a 5 foot Fresnel lens? Are you building a lighthouse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkInLight Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 What use do you have for a 5 foot Fresnel lens? Are you building a lighthouse? I plan to...Melt things I guess It's like a WMD against ants! Maybe I'll just sell it. I'm sure there are plenty of young guys out there that would love to get their hands on a 5' magnifying glass. I already have another that's about 3.5', I might get rid of that and keep the upgrade. I've thought about using one to heat a small boiler to power a generator. A big project likely with mediocre results, but it would be fun to try. I pounded it off a giant TV on the side of the road while driving home. Can't beat free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Updup Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Some people really know how to think outside the box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Some people really know how to think outside the box know it alls all ways love to say there is lots of potassium in bananas ash and ammonium nitrate or calcium nitrate would work (with different processing techniques required for both) but bananas would be a very poor OTC way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEskimo Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Isn't there a high amount of some strontium isotope in Brazil nuts? All we have to do is move to Brazil, and we can soon have an unlimited supply of Sr(NO3)2!!Anyways, I thought I would share this ridiculous tidbit I found in the local newspaper:""A New Jersey teenager who was severely injured by fireworks his friend bought in Pennsylvania is now suing the store, the manufacturer, and the friend who brought them across state lines illegally.""Apparently a mortar misfired, sending a tennis-ball sized shell into his face, causing permanent damage.This is the lawyer's statement: ""These stores are located in Pennsylvania, but they are not allowed to sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents. Yet anyone with a New Jersey drivers license can walk in the door and buy thousands of dollars' worth of extremely dangerous products. Because of this, Thomas Eldershaws' life was forever changed on the Fourth of July, and every year it's the same sad story--on a national holiday that is supposed to be a celebration, New Jersey youth are senselessly maimed, even killed."" Welp, looks like we need to ban cars and car dealerships. Anyone with a New Jersey drivers license can walk in and buy thousands of dollars worth of extremely dangerous products... every year it's the same sad story--New Jersey youth are senselessly maimed, even killed.I am just glad that I don't have (hopefully) vindictive friends like this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peret Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Apparently a mortar misfired, sending a tennis-ball sized shell into his face, causing permanent damage.This is the lawyer's statement: <blah, blah> Just typical ambulance-chasing lawyer exaggeration. These scumbags would call Mother Teresa a child molester if they thought it would help enrich them. Unfortunately it makes nice sensational copy for the papers, and the firework haters will whip it up further. He's just posturing - probably the kid doesn't have any money nor liability insurance, hence he's having a go at the store and manufacturer to make his contingency fee. Unfortunately it will cost them a bundle to defend, even if they win. One might observe that if it weren't for nanny-state laws preventing us from doing what we could all do freely when I was a kid, kids today might be sufficiently familiar with fireworks to know not to lean over a hangfire and stare down the tube. I hear on good authority that firearms are still permitted in New Jersey, but we don't often hear of New Jersey youth being hurt and maimed by looking down the barrel of a gun to watch the bullet come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrokid Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I would like to hear some personal responsibility from the kid. It says right on the directions "light fuse and get away." Let's see: I just lit the fuse that will ignite a shell which is propelled out of the mortar at very high speeds. It probably isn't a good idea to put your face over the mortar. I just love how the article tries to blame the fireworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50AE Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I think i totally knocked out my meat grinder today. It's made from somewhat brittle cast iron. A few months ago, I broke its lever while trying to grind MgAl, now I broke the axle while urgently grinding charcoal using a pipe wrench as lever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50AE Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Apologizes for the double post. I did my first mold for vacu formed hemis, finished it today! It's a 4". I will try it in action soon and post the results here! http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/1893/picture067nf.th.jpghttp://img844.imageshack.us/img844/4121/picture066u.th.jpghttp://img715.imageshack.us/img715/5665/picture065tt.th.jpghttp://img190.imageshack.us/img190/4468/picture064t.th.jpghttp://img16.imageshack.us/img16/6324/picture063iq.th.jpghttp://img845.imageshack.us/img845/5021/picture068s.th.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Looking good so far. What sort of sieve do you have in mind for the top of the form? I hope you have a good water compatible vacuum source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50AE Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 (edited) This vacuum cleaner has huge suction! It broke a huge edge of my mold! It sucks more than enough pulp in a matter of a second. I recast the broken edge now, gonna redrill it tomorrow when the resin has cured, and I will try again with much less suction. But I can say - it works! The hemis are nicely formed. And they hold on quite well when wet. Edit: Mumbles, I'm using fabric from a lady sock as "sieve", it works good enough.Edit2: My first hemi has dried. It's not perfect, mainly because the mold broke. But it gives you an idea. The paper mulch is mainly newspapers and a little recyclated kraft. I must say it is quite strong, maybe because I added lots of wheat paste. http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/9136/picture071q.th.jpghttp://img52.imageshack.us/img52/9425/picture070pa.th.jpg Edited April 11, 2011 by 50AE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkInLight Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 They looks great 50. That'll be quite a thing when you start pumping out 12"ers in a matter of seconds Well look at that, I'm a firebreather. I apologize to everyone for droning on for 1,000 posts. Who would have imagined I could spew nonsense for so long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSM Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/9136/picture071q.th.jpghttp://img52.imageshack.us/img52/9425/picture070pa.th.jpg Very Cool!!! Keep up the good work. WSM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 did anyone go to the Florida Fall Fireworks Festival and listen a a guy from malta there was a formulla he gave for a red report and TR wont pass it on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 If even he wont pass it on, you're not getting it. Chances are if a guy from Malta distributed a formula, it's not modern anyway. Check out Degn or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 If even he wont pass it on, you're not getting it. Chances are if a guy from Malta distributed a formula, it's not modern anyway. Check out Degn or something. was a strontium oxalate based formula and it looked stunning. none of the Degn colored reports really look that good I think I might do some experimenting my self and if I still have my fingers by the end of it hopefully Ill have a good red report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peret Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 was a strontium oxalate based formula and it looked stunning. none of the Degn colored reports really look that good I think I might do some experimenting my self and if I still have my fingers by the end of it hopefully Ill have a good red report From Hardt:Potassium perchlorate 54Strontium oxalate 11.5Strontium Carbonate 11.5Magnesium 120-300 mesh 15Red gum 8 "NOTES: these traditional compositions for colored salutes require handling with great caution." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 From Hardt:Potassium perchlorate 54Strontium oxalate 11.5Strontium Carbonate 11.5Magnesium 120-300 mesh 15Red gum 8 "NOTES: these traditional compositions for colored salutes require handling with great caution." Thanks Ill try that and probably go experimenting from there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimus Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Just thought I'd drop in and share this, taken a few weeks back: http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5621971386_ec01ba3f1d_z.jpg Full-res image linked in my sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkInLight Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Awesome image. Is that HE and gasoline? It looks like a nice shockwave on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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