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Martin does stupid things
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 16 พ.ย. 2017
Stupid things, projects, and more
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SEM First Startup and failure
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Some video of the first startup of my 34yo vintage JEOL 5200 SEM. It... didn't seem to go too well when turning on the high tension. I'll be making a longer more detailed video from some of the raw footage I have later on. This is a teaser, if you will.
All the cool kids smoke coolant
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You heard me. The cool kids. According to me.
375 microns at a time
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Boring out 4" diameter out of 6" diameter 6061 aluminum. Each depth of cut is .75mm of diameter, or 375 microns. 180 RPM, custom boring bar with TCMT21.51 carbide insert, WD40 lubricant, retraction about as low as I can make it with this lathe. End target ID is 4". Started at 1.5" drilled out and then go from there... I'm also getting lazy with my video uploads and editing, because who's got ti...
Multitasking
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Multitasking between the mill and the lathe. Need some time on the lathe, and was working on stuff on the mill for work.
An idea for winding toroids and saving wrist strain
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A very quick simple video on how I'm winding a whole lot of toroids, repetitively. My first iteration and attempt at making these toroids ended with my wrists hurting like mad due to poor ergonomics. If you are a ham radio DIY'er or RF engineer, I hope this video finds you a way that you can make some of your custom toroids easier and with less strain. I was able to take a 1:30s operation and c...
Chattering laughter
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Doing a bit of prep work for some upcoming... boring operations, and this setup got kinda chattery. My poor poor lathe....
Spin down of an Edwards EXT255H Turbomolecular pump during some diagnostic testing
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In this video I show you a project I've been working on for a while. I've been slowly building up the equipment to make a nice ultra high vacuum chamber, but one thing I need is a wide-range vacuum gauge. The one I have isn't working right, but I thought maybe there was a leak in the system, and this is to kind of show how long it takes to bring the system back up to atmospheric pressure, and h...
Its just a pressure gauge...
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Just a pressure gauge... working... finally...
KayproII booting first time in a while prior to sale
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Sold to a friend, I no longer own this and it has been given a very loving home since I haven't had time or use for it.
Martin's SOAK art for 2023
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This video is meant as a safety preview for review by SoakPDX staff on if this art piece needs any safety improvements. It's not meant to be a 'real' youtube video about the art piece itself. Working title: 110- Diamond lattice structure created by Silicon and Carbon and other ceramics. A simple overview of what the art is going to look like and its basic features.
Edwards E2M0.7 Rebuild Assembly and lessons learned
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I rebuilt an Edwards E2M0.7 lab vacuum pump with a $120 rebuild kit. Paid $180 for the pump, and $220-ish for the kit, oil and shipping. I pulled a stupid, as per normal for me, and didn't do a very good job documenting how the pump came apart. This is the video of bits and pieces of its reassembly, which took me a good 3 hours, and probably would have taken a seasoned pro half an hour plus a g...
2022 Nights 30 & 31: Timber Mountain Modoc County CA - California QSO Party
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2022 Nights 30 & 31: Timber Mountain Modoc County CA - California QSO Party
I made a vacuum fitting way more complex than it probably needed to be...
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I made a vacuum fitting way more complex than it probably needed to be...
Interesting find tearing down a Residual Gas Analyzer
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Interesting find tearing down a Residual Gas Analyzer
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This is awesome! 👏
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Wowzer, I followed because of a rebuild video you did for a rotary vane pump and it turns out we have the same SEM! I've been neglecting the project more than you though clearly -- I've yet to get the HT ready indication, think I have a vacuum gauge issue. JEOL told me I was on my own so I'm planning on spoofing the vac gauge output and going from there. Reach out if you need any info or materials, I have a tote full of misc parts and replacements plus the og manuals
If you use discord, there are 3 more of us with the same SEM in various states of functionality. discord.gg/XttYgy8p
@@MartinDoesStupidThings I'd love to join! Seems I missed the link for long enough that it expired though haha, send me another when you get a chance and I'll be on top of it this time
@@maxhoweth discord.gg/dpk9EKy2 Should be good for another 7 days :)
Martin, came across your channel. You're doing some interesting things 😀Ever thought about building robots for combat? I'm talking 1lb bots (plastic for now) in a 4' x 4' arena.
Not something I have time or energy for. I'd watch a youtube video on the process, but that's about it for me right now.
Rebuilding a nightmarishly varnished 0.7 pump picked up at an online auction. I have a question about the vanes. I assume when they rotate, either centrifugal force or possibly vaccum pulls them out into position, is that correct? I've seen other, really cheap pumps fitted with springs between the two pieces, but saw nothing like that in the 0.7 pump. Just making sure i didn't miss anything in the rebuild. Thanks to anyone who knows what I'm talking about and can answer.
There were no springs between the vanes. There is a spring radially down the center of the pump that presses the bits together along the central shaft (I believe part #67 in the diagram, listed as shaft spring), but otherwise nothing to press the vanes outwards. The rebuild kit diagram also doesn't seem to show any. Search for "Edwards A371-71-840 Issue F" for the rebuild kit PDF I'm looking at, which is different from the one I used in the video. Good luck!
Hello Martin, Can you help me with element called Gas Ballast Valve - small H shaped spacer like thing? The GBV (number 64 on diagram) went missing after i dynamicly rised the "plug" (nr 43). I also make stupid things and now i need to make myself a new one. Could you describe what kind of material it was made of (PTFE?) and measure its thickness maybe?
Hi @sitgard, I don't recall the part clearly enough to recall what kind of material it was made out of or how thick. Unfortunately I would have to disassemble the entire pump I think to get access to that part (or disassemble it well past where I would like to at this point), sorry...
Thanks for your replay! I was hoping that you keep old parts somewhere. I've managed somehow! Based on the e2m5 docs i've discovered that this one way valve plate is made with PTFE. and with some rough measurements it seems that thickness must be below 2mm in order for it to work.@@MartinDoesStupidThings
@@sitgard No, I tossed all the old parts once I verified everything was working and I could verify it was pulling a good vacuum. Glad you got it worked out though! I've occasionally been trolling ebay for a 2.5 -5 sized pump to put in my scanning electron microscope, I won a bid on one at one point but they cancelled the order after the pump 'started leaking oil' because they were too lazy to drain it... XD Ohwell.
I also have a micro-torr V70, it makes all sorts of interesting sounds as it spools down, the best way to slow it down is by controlled venting, so it spends as little time as possible at resonant points, it will last for much longer... Did you measure the power consumption at 75k rpm? Mine is 9W, and at standby speed of 50k rpm, 5W.
Thanks Martin; this was wicked helpful! I have very little mechanical experience and don't know what a lot of these parts are supposed to do, which makes diagnostics a bit tricky. How well is the oil pump flapper supposed to align with the hole in the secondary body (you reattach it off-camera at 11:59)?
Sorry for the lack of reply - let me review my footage, I cut a bunch out. Probably aligned about as best you can, but I don't think it's super critical to get it to the micron.
Hi , I worked for Edwards High Vacuum for 26 Years . At the Shoreham site , and also travelled abroad teaching other Engineers how to build and service these and a great many other of the Edwards range of Pumps . (: . Good luck with that little 0.7 .
Finally they haven't really changed in design. There are bigger ones for Higher mass range, smaller ones for High pressure operation and also dual and triple mass filter (rod sets) .
For the detector it will be a dual mode . Faraday / Multiplier. When there is no multiplier potential the Ions fall straight onto the faraday detector. When the multiplier has its high potential set (usually in the order of -1200V) then the Ion paths are bent and enter the tube of the multiplier.
Interesting - I don't have the controller for this particular gauge (As I recall, it's still being used, so my coworker couldn't give that to me) so I don't know what modes it tries to run it in or other features of what it's controlling, e.g. what frequency, which voltages, etc. That explains the dual path though which I was trying to reconcile a bit.
Hi Martin , Great video The RF and DC form a lowpass / Highpass filter and together form a bandpass filter for M/Z. On the source the outer cage is a Repeller to prevent stray Ions getting in. Next plate down is a source plate where the ions flow to from the filament to establish an Ion Current. After you have extraction lens (Focus). Then the Ions enter the quadrupole assembly.
Also it wasn't worth anything so you didn't lose any money :)
Huh, I hadn't thought about the cage being a repeller... But it makes sense!
@@oly463 Why would you say it wasn't worth anything?
nicely done ! you've added to the body of "I wonder if youtube has a video on that...." collection!
having had one of these, many years ago... I was wondering how "Kayproll" came to be the lead of your video?
nice improvisation! Did you find much flex in the 'boring bar'? In the pipe itself? I'm guessing your cuts were pretty shallow....
The cuts were reasonably shallow, and there was definitely flex. When the cuts were interrupted, I was measuring about 4-5 thou of flex at the cutting end. I'm working on a new boring bar made of solid steel with a beefier base that can use insert tooling at the end.
very interesting. Have you thought about multiple gas points with flow control? Might be nice to have a uniform/balanced flame pattern...
It got reasonably balanced enough having the other feedpoint - it's fed at both ends of the fire tube, which really helped balance it out a bit. The first iteration with a single feed point had 2" flames at the bottom and little 1/4" flames at the top that had to be manually lit. Adding in the 2nd feed point near the opposite end really evened things out. It would have been better with something like 1" or 2" tubing but then I don't think it would have fit the aesthetic. I could have also pressurized the entire lattice, but that would have been a metric crap ton of drilling and welding work. I got this working about 1-2 weeks before the event, so much more effort wasn't really on the table for me.
nice teardown! Really appreciate the detailed examination!
Overall what do you think of Cinder Hill Campground?
Love it! Going back again this year twice. The generator policies in the upper areas are nice. "A restricted generator use policy is in affect for sites 52 - 110 at Cinder Hill Campground to enhance visitor experience opportunities. Generators may only operate between the hours of 10 a.m. and noon and the hours of 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. daily." However when we were there, there was a group partying nearby, so it wasn't a whole lot of good that the generator policy did, heh. Watch for chipmunks. They're fearless.
@@MartinDoesStupidThings We don't have any reservations for this upcoming 4th of July weekend so we are hoping to acquire a couple "first come first serve" sites. Thanks for the information this was very helpful. You said the generator policies in the "upper" areas are nice. Are any of those the "F-F" sites? Thanks again! We cant wait to get out there.
@@dangonzalez2585 Yes, there are multiple. Check rec.gov. Looks like 10 of out those are F-F. The rest (~about 28) are in the lower areas (Sites 1-50).
Probably the only video I could find on these pumps. Thank you!
Very interesting video! Thank you for sharing!
how does the plastic printed former stand up to 100 watts rf in heat ? at 200 watt i can already see some melting , any luck ?
@UCaPs3gfibHWNte9qREZi_IA ...good name for chanel why didn't I think of that... half of my project ended looks hideous.
I think it's the randomized default or something. Don't care enough to change it, doesn't seem straightforward without changing the channel and just... meh.
@3:38
Thank you. I do not have a 3D printer, but have access to a woodshop. N0QFT
Many public libraries these days have 3D printers. Worth a shot to try there.
good stuff!
Totally impressed. I didn't know you built the frame.
Great video, how hard would it be to make center and end pieces so you could make it as long as you wanted? (center section having the half-moon interlocks both top and bottom and top and bottom sections having them only on one end)
Shouldn't be hard at all, you could easily replicate the locks to stack them forever. Probably copy/paste the code and just make sure it lines up right.
Oh, wait a minute. I need one of those!
Make one! OpenScad file at ae7eu.com/ind_support.scad
Hy usdx radio
Lovely. Do you plan to publish your design? 73, Vojtech OK1IAK
Hmmm... guess I have a weird fade transition that made it in there... ohwell.
Well done. Funny I never checked TH-cam for this subject but I too, sent an email asking for the STL files and was given the exact same reply. Took me a little longer to work out the design but I'm learning FreeCAD and used it to design and then print my END Panels. So after about 3 hours of design, and another 2 hours of tweeking I printer a perfect duplicate. Some of that time was configuring my Qidi X-Plus to accept GCODE via my WiFi from my desktop PC. Hank K7CHR
Thanks for this.
Great video Martin. Thanks!
Good job Martin. Good explanation of your equipment. Nice to see ham radio outside 😁
Ha. When I first saw your call I thought " Hey! he stole my call sign!" AE7UV :-) I just finished printing an enclosure for a current balun on my Monoprice printer. Still need to put it together. Have you tried HTPLA filament? Prints like PLA but you can "temper" it and it won't sag on hot days like PLA will.
I haven't tried other filaments on my printers, I've been viewing my 3d printers more as tools rather than as projects... I have enough projects as it is without spending time dorking on filaments...
May we have an .stl or object file of that? I tried one in TinkerCAD but it didn't work out :)
Whoops, sorry, I don't check notifications often. Redoing my webpage, but here it is: ae7eu.com/ind_support.scad You'll need to use openScad.
Dear bro, What is the gauge of the insulated copper wire...??
It's not insulated, it's 18ga copperclad. But no reason you couldn't adjust the print to create a wider groove (or just use insulated wire).
This is incredible. From your description, it sounds like we have the same 3D printer. I’ve not tried ABS on mine though. I got here searching for an 80M loaded vertical. I’m looking to build an 80M vertical that can fit on my 31’ Jackite pole. I was going to opt for a smaller diameter but a bit longer to allow it to fit over the pole without sticking out too much. N1XF
It was done in PLA for me. No reason you couldn't do it in ABS too though, if you have a printer that can do it well. I would not personally do ABS on the Monoprice printer, it'll probably warp to all high crap.
i guess I am kind of off topic but do anyone know of a good site to stream newly released tv shows online ?
@Sawyer Kaleb Flixportal xD
@Bryant Fisher Thanks, I signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) I appreciate it !!
@Sawyer Kaleb glad I could help =)