Making a ram puzzle on the scroll saw
Thoughts from making a ram/Aires upright puzzle on the scroll saw
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Regular versus recursive functions in Fortran
This is a short post that contrasts recursive versus regular Fortran functions and gives an example factorial $n!$ recursive function.
Carve this dragon portrait
Recently I took out my old Dremel rotary tool that had been collecting dust and played around with some walking sticks, carving a couple wood spirits. After carving mostly with knifes for the last few years, I wasn't a big fan of the dust! Guess I'll have to get a nicer fitting mask...
Modeling and animating the evolution of a cinder cone in Python
Numerically modeling of the evolution of a cinder cone where individual rock particles or "bombs" are launched from a central point with "random" trajectories from a central location and deposition/accumulation. Each process is explicit, eventually this process develops the shape of a classic cinder cone.
A simple dehydrator build with temperature control
Step-by-step process (with pictures) of how I built a large capacity food dehydrator, including optional thermostat control of a heating element and ventilation. Includes all parts and detailed instructions.