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Tom's Stuff: November 2007
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A brazed tin cornucopia spilling over mechanical jetsam from projects past and present. Tuesday, November 6, 2007. Signs of the Times. Links to this post. My Emoticon: [ 8 }. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). WIFO (What I Found - OK Nature). Collecting Oklahoma" Centennial Exhibit. Burning Bubbles on TV. Atlatl Throw in Slo-Mo. Signs of the Times. My Emoticon: [ 8 }. Who is this guy anyway? Just some guy with a lovely wife, daughter and son. View my complete profile.
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Tom's Stuff: September 2009
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A brazed tin cornucopia spilling over mechanical jetsam from projects past and present. Wednesday, September 23, 2009. SAWR oh po SIDE un pro THE leez). Spanning 39 and a half feet, our reconstruction of the head and neck of this enormous dinosaur leads into the space that will be occupied by the new Orientation Gallery. Not the longest dino, but at this writing the tallest. It's long forelegs (18' at the shoulder) enabled it to look over a 6-story building. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Tom's Stuff: March 2008
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A brazed tin cornucopia spilling over mechanical jetsam from projects past and present. Friday, March 7, 2008. Detroit Science Center - Pumpkin Carving Robot. Links to this post. Detroit Science Center - Flywheel. Links to this post. Detroit Science Center - Gear Wall. Links to this post. Detroit Science Center - Giant Lever. Links to this post. Detroit Science Center - Kaleidoscope. Links to this post. Practically Acme: Victimizational Hardware. Links to this post. Links to this post. Links to this post.
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Tom's Stuff: Riding on a Thin Film of Air...
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A brazed tin cornucopia spilling over mechanical jetsam from projects past and present. Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Riding on a Thin Film of Air. When I was hired as an exhibit designer at the Detroit Science Center. For the grand opening the car was a simple triangular platform of aluminum extrusions. Supported by three air pads. That was shoved around the floor. Soon after opening, I began on the next iteration: directional jets. We placed it right on the control panel that housed the air-powered brains.
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Tom's Stuff: The Long-Lost Tilt-O-Rama Construction Details!
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A brazed tin cornucopia spilling over mechanical jetsam from projects past and present. Sunday, November 16, 2008. The Long-Lost Tilt-O-Rama Construction Details! In a previous post I promised to find some more of the construction details of the "Tilt-O-Rama" rework. After scouring some old computer drives, I finally came across the rascals:. The "bail" could be quickly closed and secured by employing a device constructed from coil threaded rod. Advances the racks to simultaneously rotate the cuffs. ...
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Tom's Stuff: Witness the Tilt-O-Rama!
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A brazed tin cornucopia spilling over mechanical jetsam from projects past and present. Wednesday, June 11, 2008. This unit for The DSC was used to demonstrate center of mass, rotational inertia, periodic motion, and to generally scare the living crap out of it's passenger. It was not for their entertainment, but for the rest of the audience (family, friends, spouse, students) when they saw the expressions of shock and horror. I replaced their kludge with a system that allowed quick and safe operation...
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Tom's Stuff: Sauroposeidon proteles
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A brazed tin cornucopia spilling over mechanical jetsam from projects past and present. Wednesday, September 23, 2009. SAWR oh po SIDE un pro THE leez). Spanning 39 and a half feet, our reconstruction of the head and neck of this enormous dinosaur leads into the space that will be occupied by the new Orientation Gallery. Not the longest dino, but at this writing the tallest. It's long forelegs (18' at the shoulder) enabled it to look over a 6-story building. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Tom's Stuff: June 2008
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A brazed tin cornucopia spilling over mechanical jetsam from projects past and present. Wednesday, June 11, 2008. This unit for The DSC was used to demonstrate center of mass, rotational inertia, periodic motion, and to generally scare the living crap out of it's passenger. It was not for their entertainment, but for the rest of the audience (family, friends, spouse, students) when they saw the expressions of shock and horror. I replaced their kludge with a system that allowed quick and safe operation...
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Tom's Stuff: Highlights from the Centennial exhibit at the Sam Noble Museum Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
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A brazed tin cornucopia spilling over mechanical jetsam from projects past and present. Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Highlights from the Centennial exhibit at the Sam Noble Museum Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Elasmosaur - Casework undulates to mimic animal's posture while providing multiple viewing levels for a variety of audiences. Mural by Debbie Kaspari. (I will do another post on the process involved in the production of the life-sized mural.). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Tom's Stuff: May 2008
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A brazed tin cornucopia spilling over mechanical jetsam from projects past and present. Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Riding on a Thin Film of Air. When I was hired as an exhibit designer at the Detroit Science Center. For the grand opening the car was a simple triangular platform of aluminum extrusions. Supported by three air pads. That was shoved around the floor. Soon after opening, I began on the next iteration: directional jets. We placed it right on the control panel that housed the air-powered brains.
