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	<title>Steve's Junk &#187; Work</title>
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		<title>Building a quadrature generator with a PIC10F222</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2012/01/08/building-a-quadrature-generator-with-a-pic10f222/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2012/01/08/building-a-quadrature-generator-with-a-pic10f222/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I need to start my new project with my digital RTJ gage and in order to do so I need to use the quadrature decoder chip LS7166. I could use the actual encoder I&#8217;m going to use for the project &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2012/01/08/building-a-quadrature-generator-with-a-pic10f222/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Well, the project is done.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2011/12/29/well-the-project-is-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t say what it is because I&#8217;m sworn to secrecy but I finished another project. I&#8217;m simply posting it here for posterity. If you can guess what it is, you get an internet cookie!]]></description>
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		<title>RTJ Gage prototype update</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2011/12/21/rtj-gage-prototype-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we go, some images. The unit itself is a bit too heavy, doesn&#8217;t have stroke limits and is a bit ugly. It is but a prototype after all though. The next iteration should be more appropriate for a high &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2011/12/21/rtj-gage-prototype-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-Christmas things I&#8217;m workin&#8217; on!</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2011/12/18/pre-christmas-things-im-workin-on/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2011/12/18/pre-christmas-things-im-workin-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://smackaay.com/?p=1033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve posted anything (I think every post starts like this) so I&#8217;m gonna document a few things I&#8217;m working on right now. Things that are both for work and some things that are not. &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2011/12/18/pre-christmas-things-im-workin-on/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A die, proper</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2011/04/30/a-die-proper/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2011/04/30/a-die-proper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 00:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://smackaay.com/?p=939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s been some time since I&#8217;ve made a die. This is a relatively simple one for a customer. I had some problems with alignment and some mixed up number on my part, but it seems to work adequately. As &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2011/04/30/a-die-proper/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>From start to finish, a cutter.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2011/04/26/from-start-to-finish-a-cutter/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2011/04/26/from-start-to-finish-a-cutter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had to build a certain cutter for a customer and I figured it&#8217;d be neat to document the drawing and then the finished product. This is a cutter I designed and I think it turned out nice. And here&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2011/04/26/from-start-to-finish-a-cutter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The magic of EDM machines</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2011/04/08/the-magic-of-edm-machines/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2011/04/08/the-magic-of-edm-machines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 03:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day we were asked to remove a section out of a valve. It&#8217;s not a huge valve but milling it would&#8217;ve been difficult all the way to the center so we put it on the EDM to blast &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2011/04/08/the-magic-of-edm-machines/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy 2011! uuh, I guess a bit late though.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2011/03/03/happy-2011-uuh-i-guess-a-bit-late-though/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2011/03/03/happy-2011-uuh-i-guess-a-bit-late-though/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been well over two months since I last posted. Frankly, not a lot has happened in the meantime anyways. Work is going well and life is pretty good. That said, I&#8217;ve begun to regain my inspiration for electronics again &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2011/03/03/happy-2011-uuh-i-guess-a-bit-late-though/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The new Haas Mill Features</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2010/12/22/the-new-haas-mill-features/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2010/12/22/the-new-haas-mill-features/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The company I work for has recently purchased a Haas VF-5 40 taper machine to augment the capabilities of the shop. Seeing as they didn&#8217;t have one before, this will greatly improve the capabilities of the shop. The item of &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2010/12/22/the-new-haas-mill-features/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Inside of a Yukiwa Rotary Table Control&#8230; and WTF!</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2010/12/02/inside-of-a-yukiwa-rotary-table-control-and-wtf/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2010/12/02/inside-of-a-yukiwa-rotary-table-control-and-wtf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So today I we got the power going to a brand new Yukiwa rotary table, unfortunately, it seems to produce dangerous voltages on the case of the actual rotary table itself&#8230; dunno why. Anyways, if anyone&#8217;s interested in seeing the &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2010/12/02/inside-of-a-yukiwa-rotary-table-control-and-wtf/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Some changes, some improvements, some fun.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2010/10/14/some-changes-some-improvements-some-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2010/10/14/some-changes-some-improvements-some-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it&#8217;s been some time, again. Every post I make seems to say the same things. anyways. Here are some things I&#8217;m working on and also no longer working on. Viscometer No, nope and no. They bore me now and &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2010/10/14/some-changes-some-improvements-some-fun/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Long time no post. Machining and trying to get back on my feet.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2010/02/08/long-time-no-post-machining-and-trying-to-get-back-on-my-feet/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2010/02/08/long-time-no-post-machining-and-trying-to-get-back-on-my-feet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it has been some time since I posted, about a month and a half or so. There have a been a number of events that have occurred in that time that have both beneficial yet disappointing. I&#8217;m not really &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2010/02/08/long-time-no-post-machining-and-trying-to-get-back-on-my-feet/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A crummy little servo tester and other minutia</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/12/14/a-crummy-little-servo-tester-and-other-minutia/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/12/14/a-crummy-little-servo-tester-and-other-minutia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The little servo tester Well, I needed a way to test all of these servos I got from EBay and I decided to spend a little time making a quick and dirty little board for doing that. It uses a &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/12/14/a-crummy-little-servo-tester-and-other-minutia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Viscometer board proceeding, some RS232 fun.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/12/01/viscometer-board-proceeding-some-rs232-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/12/01/viscometer-board-proceeding-some-rs232-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;Well, things have been proceeding apace, and I&#8217;m feeling pretty confident that I&#8217;ll have both versions done fairly soon. For debugging the device I&#8217;ve decided to create a kind of terminal, this allows one to directly access commands and see &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/12/01/viscometer-board-proceeding-some-rs232-fun/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stormer Viscometer Grams to Oz-Inch Conversion</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/11/10/stormer-viscometer-grams-to-oz-inch-conversion/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/11/10/stormer-viscometer-grams-to-oz-inch-conversion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trying to make sense of the standard stormer viscometer and methods that could be used to calibrate a device, I&#8217;ve been looking at the original stormer viscometer in order to get an idea of what &#8216;grams&#8217; actually means in the &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/11/10/stormer-viscometer-grams-to-oz-inch-conversion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Grams to Krebs conversion formulae</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/11/10/grams-to-krebs-conversion-formulae/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/11/10/grams-to-krebs-conversion-formulae/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After many a day scratching my head as to why I can&#8217;t get my viscometer to calibrate correctly, even assuming logarithmic and quadratic relationships, I find out why I have been having so many problems. Krebs units are in not &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/11/10/grams-to-krebs-conversion-formulae/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Working on new viscometer head</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/10/06/working-on-new-viscometer-head/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/10/06/working-on-new-viscometer-head/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;Well, I&#8217;ve been designing some new stuff since having a little wind of inspiration. This head weighs in at about 700g and provisions have been made to allow an attachment to a handle and therefore a hand-held version could be &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/10/06/working-on-new-viscometer-head/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quick post, a couple of drawings.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/10/01/quick-post-a-couple-of-drawings/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/10/01/quick-post-a-couple-of-drawings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The chill is in the air, October is here. I&#8217;ve been pretty busy with the viscometer and some other things, however I drew a couple of objects just for future reference. I figured somebody might need the dimensions of either &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/10/01/quick-post-a-couple-of-drawings/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Getting closer to final completion</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/09/22/getting-closer-to-final-completion/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/09/22/getting-closer-to-final-completion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A long road behind and still some ahead, here are some pic of the viscometer in its state of completion. Now to implement the ModBUS protocol and finish up this project.]]></description>
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		<title>In-Process Stormer Viscometer &#8211; Damn near complete</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/08/24/in-process-stormer-viscometer-damn-near-complete/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/08/24/in-process-stormer-viscometer-damn-near-complete/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;The viscometer is nearing full completion! YAY! To mark this occasion to mark the end of a long two years, I am placing a small gallery of the almost finished product. The only thing missing is the outside cover which &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/08/24/in-process-stormer-viscometer-damn-near-complete/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDM Part Prototyping</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/08/03/fdm-part-prototyping/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is simply to show how neat the FDM process is. FDM stands for Fused Deposition Modeling and is a neat tool for prototyping plastic parts. I was able to see the results of FDM after a customer had &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/08/03/fdm-part-prototyping/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Programming, Drafting, Designing and whatever else&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/07/25/programming-drafting-designing-and-whatever-else/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/07/25/programming-drafting-designing-and-whatever-else/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s been a busy few weeks since I left the business training program. Thankfully I have some work lined up and things may go well for the short-term. For the last while I was working on the design for &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/07/25/programming-drafting-designing-and-whatever-else/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A quick post about my website.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/07/05/a-quick-post-about-my-website/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/07/05/a-quick-post-about-my-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve finally had some time to put together my website for my business. 8mtech.com is online and has most of the pages complete. I&#8217;ve decided to keep the layout very simple and I&#8217;ll eventually flesh out the theme a little &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/07/05/a-quick-post-about-my-website/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Time&#8217;s a passin&#8217; &#8211; DIY Arms, Music, and invention</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/06/25/times-a-passin-diy-arms-music-and-invention/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/06/25/times-a-passin-diy-arms-music-and-invention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, the past few weeks have been eventful and interesting. I&#8217;ve been busy and school is almost over. I&#8217;ve had a few things on the go and I&#8217;ve come up with some interesting ideas and implementations. Sorry for the lack &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/06/25/times-a-passin-diy-arms-music-and-invention/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rotary Viscometer almost finished</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/05/18/rotary-viscometer-almost-finished/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/05/18/rotary-viscometer-almost-finished/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 01:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s been a long road but I&#8217;m almost at the finish line in terms of the majority of development. All of the parts are mostly made and I&#8217;ll begin programming very soon, most of which has been done already &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/05/18/rotary-viscometer-almost-finished/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>3 point quadratic regression formula</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/04/29/3-point-quadratic-regression-formula/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While developing the in-process stormer viscometer, one of my goals is to allow the end user to calibrate the device with 3 fluids of known viscosity. With a bit of help from mathematica, I&#8217;ve found the formula and for whoever &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/04/29/3-point-quadratic-regression-formula/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Viscometer Project, coming along&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/04/21/viscometer-project-coming-along/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/04/21/viscometer-project-coming-along/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought I would have nothing to post but I do I guess. I&#8217;ve felt the need to really expedite this project now that I am starting a business. I have done a few of the mechanical things associated with &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/04/21/viscometer-project-coming-along/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Still goin&#8217; at &#8216;er, now attending the self employment program</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/04/20/still-goin-at-er-now-attending-the-self-employment-program/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/04/20/still-goin-at-er-now-attending-the-self-employment-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, no new project pictures or anything. Summer is almost here and I&#8217;m pretty happy about that. I&#8217;m going to start at a training course for 8 weeks starting May 11. The program itself is funded through the Canadian Government &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/04/20/still-goin-at-er-now-attending-the-self-employment-program/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Viscometer Ver.(Eleventy Billion Jillion) a la rotational</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/03/02/viscometer-vereleventy-billion-jillion-a-la-rotational/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/03/02/viscometer-vereleventy-billion-jillion-a-la-rotational/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, this has a been a long few days of work. I have created the ideal rotary viscometer in both terms of price and repeatability. Now, this idea is nothing new but I&#8217;m simply happy that it works. I guess &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/03/02/viscometer-vereleventy-billion-jillion-a-la-rotational/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Working on the new rotary viscometer</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/12/23/working-on-the-new-rotary-viscometer/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/12/23/working-on-the-new-rotary-viscometer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Been working on a new version of the rotary viscometer, after many design changes, the result is this. A rotary viscometer bridged with a rotary reaction strain gage. Guess it&#8217;ll work. Here are some pictures. I&#8217;d say a bit more &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/12/23/working-on-the-new-rotary-viscometer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stuff about sensors, a quick post.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/12/16/stuff-about-sensors-a-quick-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I&#8217;ve been looking around at torque sensors and found some interesting information. For one though, they are NOT cheap. Keep in mind that these are higher sensitivity sensors but it doesn&#8217;t seem to have an overwhelming bearing on the &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/12/16/stuff-about-sensors-a-quick-post/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Complete 180, well, perhaps 90.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/12/11/complete-180-well-perhaps-90/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, after doing a bunch of work on the rotary strain gage it&#8217;s been declared incorrect. Oh well. Here&#8217;s the new concept, although not my own idea, were going to rebuild the entire concept around the notion of a dynomometer. &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/12/11/complete-180-well-perhaps-90/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rotary Strain Gage update</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/12/10/rotary-strain-gage-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s been a little while since the last update, I suppose I should have stated something sooner. So far, the device seems to work but now I have mechanical problems. Friction on the top is preventing the load from &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/12/10/rotary-strain-gage-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Viscometer Rotary Strain Gage update</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/12/03/viscometer-rotary-strain-gage-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It hasn&#8217;t been long since my last update about this thing but I&#8217;ve made some progress as far as making the unit into a single board. I simply used the AD7705B as I suspected it work work great for this &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/12/03/viscometer-rotary-strain-gage-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Rotary Torque Sensor&#8230; continued</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/11/30/the-rotary-torque-sensor-continued/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/11/30/the-rotary-torque-sensor-continued/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, so far, so good. That&#8217;s all I can say at the moment. The rotary gage is operational, though it hasn&#8217;t had brushes made for it and it seems to output a reasonable amount of voltage difference based on displacement. &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/11/30/the-rotary-torque-sensor-continued/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Been almost 2 years at Endura</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/11/25/been-almost-2-years-at-endura/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/11/25/been-almost-2-years-at-endura/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that It&#8217;s coming up on two years at the place I work, I was looking through some of the drawings. I figured it&#8217;d be fun to post some of them. I&#8217;ll simply place a gallery here, click the images &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/11/25/been-almost-2-years-at-endura/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Torque Coupling Update</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/11/24/torque-coupling-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This update is a little bigger than usual since I want keep the images and text as a sort of record of what I did for future reference. For the viscometer project, I&#8217;ve discovered that the motor is far too &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/11/24/torque-coupling-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creating a strain gage coupling</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/11/20/creating-a-strain-gage-coupling/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/11/20/creating-a-strain-gage-coupling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So now I have to find some way of measuring the torque applied between the two shafts of the viscometer. Here&#8217;s my idea. What you can&#8217;t see is that I plan to manufacture it out of plastic, that way the &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/11/20/creating-a-strain-gage-coupling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Viscometer and Graphing</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/11/14/viscometer-and-graphing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that I&#8217;ve got the new board working, I&#8217;ve been programming all of the pertinant functions back into the chip. This time I&#8217;ve redesigned them to be a little more modular and useful in the long term. As was mentioned &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/11/14/viscometer-and-graphing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Viscometer Board</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/11/04/new-viscometer-board/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, my design finally came to fruition from AP Circuits and I can say I&#8217;m quite pleased with the results. The overall appearance of it is really nice, for me at least. Interestingly enough, I had some problems and made &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/11/04/new-viscometer-board/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Working on yet another stormer viscometer board. :(</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/27/working-on-yet-another-stormer-viscometer-board/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/27/working-on-yet-another-stormer-viscometer-board/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, For the last week or so I&#8217;ve been developing a new viscometer board. Sloppy as it is, it&#8217;s a jump ahead from the last board in terms of overall inputs allowed. I used the 68PLCC package PIC18F6680 in this &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/10/27/working-on-yet-another-stormer-viscometer-board/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Repaired an abraser the other day</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/26/repaired-an-abrader-the-other-day/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/26/repaired-an-abrader-the-other-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://smackaay.com/?p=175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s an abraser you ask? Well, it&#8217;s a device that has two abrasive wheels that are pressed against a plate with paint on it. The idea is to determine the wear a certain coating or paint will get with a &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/10/26/repaired-an-abrader-the-other-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Viscometer Motor Results</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/09/viscometer-motor-results/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/09/viscometer-motor-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I took the plunge and built an RS232 output device so that I can track the values over a longer term than whatever my memory can hold. I&#8217;ve started with a series of tests designed to test the speed &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/10/09/viscometer-motor-results/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Playing with simulations for the Viscometer</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/08/playing-with-simulations-for-the-viscometer/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/08/playing-with-simulations-for-the-viscometer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I&#8217;ve been playing with simulating the output of the viscometer at a specified power output. When the real unit runs it seems to output noisy but patterned values. I&#8217;ve found that the output has a sinusoidal output with anomalies &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/10/08/playing-with-simulations-for-the-viscometer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Finished another PCB for the Viscometer</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/03/finished-another-pcb-for-the-viscometer/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/03/finished-another-pcb-for-the-viscometer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, as far as viscometers go, I could be considered an expert by now (no, not really). Today my new board arrived and I assembled it, I&#8217;m kind of proud of it, it works real slick just like the last &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/10/03/finished-another-pcb-for-the-viscometer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Laboratory Viscometer</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/09/10/laboratory-viscometer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a couple of weeks of solid work, the laboratory viscometer is almost ready for extensive testing. Since this is a redesign and simplification of the older design, it has a few more features and a couple of drawbacks in &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/09/10/laboratory-viscometer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Viscometer Report &#8211; Aug 6 2008</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/08/07/viscometer-report-aug-6-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/08/07/viscometer-report-aug-6-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the last report done on the viscometer, a great many things have changed in regards to the mechanical and electrical design of the unit. It is now a rotary viscometer instead of a paddle based unit. It operates in &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/08/07/viscometer-report-aug-6-2008/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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