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mathew "Ron, there are a few tabs that aren't held together. I put some notes on your image: here's a closeup: " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "the #3 stopper just barely fits under a bottle cap. I'd mentioned trying vulcanized rubber stoppers and that they were too hard-- the problem was p..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "@DavidMack a silicone stopper would be great! they're better in cold temperatures than natural rubber. It also seems like it would bond better with..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "this is interesting! I hadn't thought to just use the stopper directly filled with silicone. " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "further followup on analysis of samples. " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "read my follow-up on imaging the samples " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "Don, that's a pretty good case for project R&D having an "in-between" stage where bigger production runs aren't ready to go but folks are maki..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "I somewhat agree with @cfastie. I'm skeptical that there is value in a through-hole kit because there are only three components a DIYer would want..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "the cutter works great! I went through similar initial issues, setting the blade lower and not seeing it cut all the way through. I settled on the..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "Nick, I re-cut your video to 5 minutes as a quicker walkthrough-- what do you think? Public_Lab_Where_We_Breathe-cut.mov " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "I'm really interested that you were able to patch one of the balloons locally. I'd be fascinated to see the patch. " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "you may want to use an existing potentiometer such as @JSummers WheeStat " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "forgot to add a link-back here: I made a smaller version of the card on the formaldehyde kit for borrowing: download pdf " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "I know you're looking for a sphere, but I'd instead look for a hydrodynamic shape that can be pulled without a ton of actual "bobbing." on the thin..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "studio shots " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "Here are some beauty shots of the next version in black. nothing much has changed except the locations of the buttons and inlets to accommodate a ..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "Pat, this might ruin the lens focus, but I have a few of these filter-switchers sitting around: http://publiclab.org/notes/mathew/3-12-2013/ir-filt..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "that is the latest file, yes. its only slightly modified for die cutting. " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "sled kites have that characteristic skittish 'hunting' behavior. They stabilize well with a drogue on a long string that connects to a bridle on b..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "Real neat! two comments about the setup: the shinyei should have everything but the intake and outlet covered to prevent light leakage. you may w..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "wow! that's a real clear match! " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "Here is the Approach Fish TALA in flight in a 7mph breeze. I only had it up in 5-10mph but it was stable the whole time, with that "hunting" motio..." | almost 9 years ago
mathew "Its real interesting to study the effects of weight and drag on stability. I just want to link out to some methods used by kite fishers to fly off..." | almost 9 years ago
mathew "awesome! glad the instructions worked for you! I'm putting 2-meter cords in the newer prototypes. We won't be able to run these on battery power t..." | Read more » about 9 years ago