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| cfastie | "Threaded lamp pipe. 3/8" OD. $3.27 for 8 pieces http://www.homedepot.com/p/Westinghouse-8-Assorted-Nipples-7015000/204836020?MERCH=REC-_-PIPHoriz..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "These M12 vented screws give another .2mm of space for wires (2.5mm) and a knurled end for better purchase when turning. I'd feel comfortable comp..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "I've looked at those vented set screws-- their vent holes are tiny but they might work. I'd like to try sealing one with glue. My suspicion is th..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Any hollow bolt can be a cable penetrator. These cost $1.20 apiece, but you also need two nuts and rubber washers. The hole is only 2.3 mm in diame..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "@pdhixenbaugh, we have experimented with putting cables straight through the cap, and it hasn't been successful. the plastic (HDPE) of caps is ver..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| pdhixenbaugh | "Some ideas: I love the presta valve idea (I used to work in a bike shop, and we threw many of these away each day from flats). I wonder if having ..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| liz | "That's how i keep score too @cfastie ! " | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Yes Nalgene. Remember when BPA drove all responsible mothers and other tree huggers to abandon Nalgene water bottles? I have a box in the shed ful..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "To sum: @cfastie will be using a Nalgene bottle, @mathew will be using stoppers and pop bottles, and @donblair will be using screws and water bottl..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "How many sensors can a Riffle monitor gracefully? Considering that the typical sensors that might be used are cheap and maybe unreliable, does it ..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Thanks! I bet the thermal coupling with a temperature probe could be easily accomplished with some heatsink thermal paste connecting the temperatu..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| donblair | "Wow, amazing note. Thanks so much for putting all this so nicely together, @mathew!!! Still digging in, but quick thoughts: The 6-32 screws wit..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| liz | "Presta valve on a soda bottle - yes! " | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "I wonder if I will miss Markdown when the Rich Editor is implemented. " | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "look at those lists now! thanks! " | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Let's see if the backslash (\) escape works: #0 machine screw #2 nylon washer In a list: #0 machine screw #2 nylon washer " | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "my bulletted lists of parts are improperly formatted on purpose as a markdown workaround. I can't start a sentence with '#' or it becomes a huge t..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| wjw | "So, the time has come to get ready to move this from the bench to the real world. Thus far... Started with a new plated through-hole half size p..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| EdMallon | "@ cfastie: To be honest I probably would have started with Geir Andersen's shield to if I had known about it back at the beginning of my project. A..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| donblair | "Oh gosh -- Chris, thanks for tagging me in this thread -- I had no idea that this existed! Wow, Ed -- what amazing work you've been doing!! It's ..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Thanks for the tip about cheaper SD card modules and RTC modules. I see now how you made your pro-mini logger for $13.00. One of those sensors I l..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| EdMallon | "Not sure about that Arduino clone, as I don't know about the chips it's using. But for less than 4 bucks just try it and see. Just don't expect the..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "I am really impressed with the new tutorial. Thanks for that great effort. This definitely lowers the barrier for me to try this. I just dove into ..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| EdMallon | "One of my high school teacher friends mentioned that he wanted add Arduino based projects to his science classroom, but after I posted those DIY gu..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago |