Chemistry is Fun
It certainly has been a while since my last post. However it is not due to lack of ideas. For this I have to blame the publishers of MAKE magazine, for making me aware of more stuff that I do not need but surely want.
In the dangerous chemicals department the Minwax Wood hardenener seems to have the most potential. Nothing like turning cardboard or cardstock into something it was not meant to be..plastic. If I could get some plans to build the HALO Scorpion tank....now that would be a project. And yes, I have seen the LEGO version of the HALO Scorpion tank, but what I really need is schematics. Help please. Wait, there are 3 versions of the Lego flavor (Version 2)
(Version 3)
And for that showroom shine nothing better than...Future Floor Wax from the Racine, Wisconsin homeboys of Johnson Wax. Now you can make your non porous projects shine like that car you can't afford.
But be careful out there, you cutting edge do-it-yourselvers, as getting you ingredients for your next prank, er, experiment may get you in trouble with the law. Now I am all for making sure that the wrong goods do not end in the hands of our enemies, but perhaps we should have more geeks in DHS, Consumer Product Safety Commission and other watchdog organizations. The following story in WIRED magazine illustrates some of these issues. The business in question is the United Nuclear Scientific Supplies.
For others suppliers for the amateur scientist crowd also check out Edmund Scientific, American Science and Surplus, Alumilite (for casting resins).
Of course there are any others like Jameco, JDR, etc for electronics and robotics, but that is for a different day.
If I could just get my hands on a print McMaster-Carr catalog...yes I know the catalog is online, but I can't help it. I like books.
In the dangerous chemicals department the Minwax Wood hardenener seems to have the most potential. Nothing like turning cardboard or cardstock into something it was not meant to be..plastic. If I could get some plans to build the HALO Scorpion tank....now that would be a project. And yes, I have seen the LEGO version of the HALO Scorpion tank, but what I really need is schematics. Help please. Wait, there are 3 versions of the Lego flavor (Version 2)
(Version 3)
And for that showroom shine nothing better than...Future Floor Wax from the Racine, Wisconsin homeboys of Johnson Wax. Now you can make your non porous projects shine like that car you can't afford.
But be careful out there, you cutting edge do-it-yourselvers, as getting you ingredients for your next prank, er, experiment may get you in trouble with the law. Now I am all for making sure that the wrong goods do not end in the hands of our enemies, but perhaps we should have more geeks in DHS, Consumer Product Safety Commission and other watchdog organizations. The following story in WIRED magazine illustrates some of these issues. The business in question is the United Nuclear Scientific Supplies.
For others suppliers for the amateur scientist crowd also check out Edmund Scientific, American Science and Surplus, Alumilite (for casting resins).
Of course there are any others like Jameco, JDR, etc for electronics and robotics, but that is for a different day.
If I could just get my hands on a print McMaster-Carr catalog...yes I know the catalog is online, but I can't help it. I like books.
posted by Manuel at 11:15 PM
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