- I recently built a very simple algae culture "farm." A lot of people like to call these "bio-reactors" but I feel that makes it sound way more cool than it really is. It's essentially some bottles that have algae growing in them. I have yet to decide on a use for this algae... oh well.
- I've been working on building a model sized jet engine for quite some time now. It will be a fully operational engine about 24 cm in length. This project is a little more expensive than most of my others, so it's pretty slow going.
- I had to build a fully automated lifting bridge for a project at school. I will have a detailed post on this later, but here is a quick teaser image:
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| I went with a tilt style bridge for this project |
- Last year, I had to design and build a scale model of a food cart for a Thai food restaurant for another school project. I will have another detailed post for this at a later date.
- I've been on a bit of a coffee kick lately. I've been trying all different kinds of ways of brewing coffee. I'm in the middle of putting together a siphon coffee brewer, similar to the one demonstrated in this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHz-NIPTvf0. I have also been working with a classmate to develop and build an espresso machine. This will be an ongoing project, which we will work on throughout the year.
- To get experience using PID controllers for the espresso machine, the same classmate and I are planning to build a sous-vide cooker: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sous-vide
There are many more projects which I have worked on, and currently have going that I will most likely talk about another time. Keep coming back to see any updates!
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