Why a Builders Forum?
Why Indeed!
What's the general purpose of this thread?
We have recently received requests that people, our lovely forum's users, would like to have a specific location for which to discuss the nature, manner, or other associated descriptive-word in which they create, fabricate, or otherwise assemble their projects and/or products.
Thus - This forum was born!
What can I discuss in here?
Carte Blanche? Almost, we'll still be moderating. Topics specifically relating to or for the purposes of creation and assembly. If you're an expert with tips about how to best assemble, machine, or duct tape a project together; this would be the place to boast such expertise. If you're new and still trying not to put scratches onto your freshly out-of-the-box lathe, and require some assistance making sure everything is good to go; this is the place to ask your questions.
Feel free to go a bit off topic as long as it is tied to the original post, in some fashion, and please as always be respectful.
What's the general purpose of this thread?
We have recently received requests that people, our lovely forum's users, would like to have a specific location for which to discuss the nature, manner, or other associated descriptive-word in which they create, fabricate, or otherwise assemble their projects and/or products.
Thus - This forum was born!
What can I discuss in here?
Carte Blanche? Almost, we'll still be moderating. Topics specifically relating to or for the purposes of creation and assembly. If you're an expert with tips about how to best assemble, machine, or duct tape a project together; this would be the place to boast such expertise. If you're new and still trying not to put scratches onto your freshly out-of-the-box lathe, and require some assistance making sure everything is good to go; this is the place to ask your questions.
Feel free to go a bit off topic as long as it is tied to the original post, in some fashion, and please as always be respectful.
Comments
ur kitty-bashing avatar displeezes me. pleeze confine bumps to dogz.
thank u,
browz
Browser,
I think you have misinterpreted the kitty video. It's not a bashing process being demonstrated but instead a separation process. I'm sure Mr. Bump was only demonstrating how to separate two cats that have accidently joined themselves with superglue.
And FWIW, I approve of all avatars depicting cute fuzzy cats and/or kittens that further demonstrate their cuteness :-)
Dave
Dave: I'm really looking forward to seeing your Star Trek Universe projects!
ElectricAye: did you ever superglue one part of your body to another body part and then undergo the separation process? Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ...
Have you seen my voice-controlled, speaking home automation system yet? If I could get Majel Barret's voice it would be just like the original!
I'm fairly handy when it comes to fixing a computer, reasonable decent at soldering up my own projects, and becoming better at Spin every month, but when it comes to drilling a proper hole, or cutting a straight line, I'm burnt toast!
I'll be on regular lurker mode here looking for good tips on design and tool use.
OBC
Thank you for creating this forum. And thanks especially for calling it a "builders" forum and not a "makers" forum. The latter term has become so trivialized by the O'Reilly crowd and others of that ilk that I nearly wretch every time I see it.
-Phil
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Bump & Parallax
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Builders Forum is a great name for it to.
I'll need to fabricate a heat sink system for them. Because the tabs are connected to the collectors I'll need to pass the heat through an insulator or, have individual metal heat sinks insulated from everything in the air flow. At work I repaired a small VFD. On that one the six tabs of the 5 amp IGBTs were clamped to a heat spreader with a plastic clamp and a thin sheet of silicon rubber between the tabs and the aluminum. In the first project I'll have four charging a two capacitor stack and four in the H-pattern on the inverter side.
Evan