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How To Recognize Propaganda
1914 Lord Kitchener Wants You recruitment posterIn 1982 I took a class in college that touched briefly on propaganda. The following is based upon a handout I received in the class. Although just a few...
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Installing a PermaStone Modular Vinyl Tile Floor
We needed new carpet and linoleum on the ground floor of our home. In April we called in Henry’s of Bountiful to do the work. This post is not meant as a tutorial on how to install PermaStone vinyl...
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Build an Arc Welder from Microwave Ovens
Paul with his 33 microwave ovens to turn into one or more arc welders Microwave Ovens I came home from work to be greeted by Paul, “Hey dad, do you want to see my latest project?” He showed me his...
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Build an Arc Welder from Microwave Ovens: Part 2
220 volts source for the arc welder 220 Volt Source After acquiring more than the necessary microwave ovens Paul turned his attention to a source of 220 volts. My electric range is plugged into the...
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Build an Arc Welder from Microwave Ovens: Part 3
The Story So Far Paul obtained his microwave ovens, wired the garage for 220 volts, and extracted the first transformer. In this segment he replaces the old secondary windings with new, thicker wire....
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Make a Halloween Costume from a Microwave Oven
There is nothing quite like a happy microwave. Paul is well known around Kaysville for his stockpile of microwave ovens. Not content with constructing an arc welder from microwaves Paul really started...
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Build an Arc Welder from Microwave Ovens: Part 4
The Story So Far Paul obtained his microwave ovens, wired the garage for 220 volts, extracted the first transformer, and rewinded the secondary. In this segment all he will be doing is to practice with...
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Arduino AVR High-Voltage Serial Programmer
My son Paul is the author of this guest post. This Arduino sketch is useful for rescuing ATtiny microcontrollers rendered useless by incorrect fuse settings. It does this by putting the bricked tiny...
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Replacing My Sacrificial Anode
Extracting the spent anode It is time, yet again, to replace my water heater’s sacrificial anode. My purpose here is to bring to your awareness the importance of changing the anode to substantially...
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Simple Water Heater Emergency Heat
This year’s Halloween nor’easter has started me thinking about how to heat my apartment if the power goes out for an extended period of time. If the water and gas are still on, one possibility is to...
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