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Raspberry Pi 2: QtCreator and T3D Server

by on Oct.01, 2015, under Miscellany

I have installed QtCreator on the Raspberry Pi. It was relatively easy, except that I needed to use the program “attitude” to install QtCreator, since the usual “apt-get” method didn’t work. I have also learned that T3D on Linux can be compiled with QtCreator. My next goal is to compile T3D on the RPi and […]

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Raspberry Pi 2

by on Sep.29, 2015, under Miscellany

I have just finished setting up my Raspberry Pi Single Board Computer. I am actually posting this from the PI itself. Well, technically, from a VNC connection to the PI. So far, I am finding it amazingly fast, feature rich, and easy to use. It really is a fully fledged computer which could fit into […]

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P-160: Metalworking Forge Update 6

by on Aug.13, 2015, under Inventions, Miscellany

This time I concentrated on the hilt of the blade. I began rounding out the handle, and making the finger choil (the protrusion at the end of the hilt, just before the blade, designed to prevent the users fingers slipping onto the blade during use).  I also flattened out the blade more. The top of […]

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P-160: Metalworking Forge Update 6

by on Jul.05, 2015, under Inventions, Miscellany

Included are some pictures of my third forging session with my Damascus steel knife. It is finally starting to look like a knife. The tip of the blade is mostly done, and I have started narrowing the length of the blade in preparation for filing. I have to narrow the blade further, add the indentations […]

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P-160: Metalworking Forge Update 5

by on Jun.21, 2015, under Inventions, Miscellany

I have uploaded some pictures of my second forging session. My knife is already starting to look vaguely knife-shaped, with the tip coming together nicely. I now need to work on the handle, refine the tip, and flatten the blade in preparation for taking an edge. I think the tip of the blade was the […]

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P-160: Metalworking Forge Update 4

by on Jun.07, 2015, under Bushcraft, Inventions, Miscellany

I have included a video of my first forging attempt that I just had converted. Also, I believe I have solved most of the problem with the forge. I have discovered that it is possible to weld using just car batteries. I could use some very simple tack welds to create a handle to hold […]

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P-160: Metalworking Forge Update 3

by on May.31, 2015, under Bushcraft, Inventions, Miscellany

I have completed a test firing of my forge. It seems to work well, I can easily bring the Damascus steel up to forging temperature. I have noticed some problems however. First, my anvil is insufficient for the kind of work I am doing, secondly, the air flow is not strong enough, and thirdly, my […]

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P-160: Metalworking Forge Update 2

by on May.24, 2015, under Bushcraft, Inventions, Miscellany

I have mostly completed my forge design. I am using regular (non-fire bricks) to make the outside of the forge, and I am lining the inside with fire bricks. I am then using fire cement to seal the cracks and joints between the fire bricks. The air pipe is a 2 inch diameter exhaust pipe […]

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Data Recovery with DDRescue

by on Dec.21, 2014, under Miscellany, Software and Games

ddrescue is a linux based tool for recovering data from failed or failing hard disks. I had the unfortunate need to use this tool on a badly corrupted (and partially physically damaged) disk some time ago, and I would like to post about it’s incredible effectiveness. The disk in question was a 250GB laptop disk. It […]

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New Business Cards

by on Dec.07, 2014, under Art and Designs, Miscellany

I just received my new business cards. I got them from Vistaprint, I think they came out very well. I could have made the logo smaller, and the writing bigger, but they look good. I had them branded with “Phoenix Advanced Concepts” to make them more generically appropriate.  

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