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Ah, so it's not really the thixotrophic nature that you're interested in but the high viscosity then? I was imagining some 'special' application benefits or something.

I don't know much about filler materials but I'm curious as to what advantage there is using a thixotropic fluid? Is it just ease of application?

Beautiful and very well made.

What computer are you using? There is no default predictive text on this forum for me (though there is a spellcheck). If you're using a PC then your browser is providing the predictive text and it's likely an add-on that you've installed yourself (even if unintentionally).

Wow, I thought you'd just done the 3D model - I had no idea you meant you'd be physically building it. Very impressive work!

I heard some reports a few years ago of ultra-light type aircraft using 'traditional' 2-stroke engines and having engine failures. What seemed to be happening was when they were descending they'd throttle back to idle and set up a descent rate, however if the descent rate was slightly too high...

Hall effect sensors work on magnetic flux magnitude and not the variation of the magnetic flux so they should work even at virtually zero rpm in theory. Anecdotally, I have had hall effect model ignitions fire at very low crank speeds when trying to manually determine ignition timing. At a...

You were just the only one brave enough to ask - I had no idea either. It appears to be a dividing head by another name...

How small is 'small'? 6kVA units are pretty common and they are described as portable, weighing in around 60kg (~130lbs). Some also output single phase but down here it's only 240V as we don't use 120V.

I didn't phrase it very well - I mean when someone (generally online) pipes up with a crackpot idea and claims it as a 'theory'. They'll then claim this 'theory' deserves as much credence as other theories (like evolution, special relativity, etc.). The colloquial use of the word is fine but...

I've heard this before so I had to look it up. It seems in industry they use 'electrocute' to mean death but Websters Dictionary defines it as "to kill or severely injure by electric shock ". I don't know how severe the injury has to be but you don't have to die. Another one of those terms that...

I live in the foothills in the Armadale area - a long way from the expense of Claremont. I'm still working (I'm only mid 40's) as a research physicist currently. Not good money but incredibly interesting (to me anyway).

Sounds like you're either trying to drill something that is too hard for the drill bits, or your drilling technique is work hardening whatever material you're trying to drill (some materials work harden a lot easier than others). The final option, and a mistake I have made once or twice, is...

Over the years I've approached several sellers when I *really* wanted/needed an item an couldn't get it anywhere else and showed them the shipping charges being quoted to us. I've never had a seller offer me a different shipping method. It seems (anecdotally) that anyone who offers Global...

It's super easy nowdays. You can just drag your pictures into your post and they will upload automatically. Of course you can do it like you are doing also.

A 12" spark would be getting up towards 1 million volts. That's a LOT of voltage.

+1 on the press for me. Similar to Awake, it's a home made affair although I did get the legs already pre-drilled from a scrap yard so it made it easy. Very handy for things like changing wheel bearings or just making things come apart that don't want to. For model-size jobs I use my 2-ton...

Lots of people advocate for 2 set screws, one over the key and one at 90 degrees to the key. So you could call the one you have the 90 degree one and place the other over the keyway once you've broached it. Otherwise, maybe have the screw in the hole with the wrench on it and indicate the...

I just rode dirt bikes in the dirt in my youth. I had a nice (to me) 1974 125 Elsinore that I wish I'd never got rid of (very sort-after and valuable here nowdays). But most of my repairs were on later years 90's-2000's 2-strokes. I still have the last model KX250 2-stroke they made taking up...

Minor to moderate steam (or anything) burns are incredibly painful but in my experience, when you get a truly bad burn the pain disappears in seconds. That's when you know the nerves have been cooked/killed and it's going to be a bad one with a long recovery. Thankfully I've only ever had such...