Daniel Busby

Tinkerings of a backyard scientist

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Tweaking a Flame Speaker

17th June. By admin. Posted in Art, Rubens Tube.

A friend came across a project known as a Flame Speaker.  The similarities to a Rubens Tube resonated with me and I was immediately intrigued.  Some of the best information we could find about it where documented in a 1960s Popular Electronics magazine.  Apparently hobbyists were making these things in their basements around the country, …read more

Playing around with a Jacob’s Ladder

21st March. By admin. Posted in Two Bit Circus.

I pulled out an old transformer that I had been saving for probably 10 years. I don’t even remember where I got it from. According to the tag on it, it has a 110V input but the output is 6200V rated at 82mA. I ran the input through a contactor (basically a beefy relay) so …read more

Rings and Things

28th May. By admin. Posted in Rubens Tube.

Read Parts 1 and 2, first. Step 4.  Drill and tap holes in the flanges for mounting the speaker and Buna-N rubber sheet.  The reasons will become clear in later steps, but I’ll just describe what holes I drilled.  One flange will be welded to the tube itself, so it will have nothing but tapped …read more

Reading my genes

25th May. By admin. Posted in Daily Life.

On April 23rd, 23andme.com ran a special on the anniversary of the discovery of DNA.  $99 for their complete ancestry and health analysis kit, which usually costs $499.  A bunch of my nerd friends and I got the kit, so we can analyze our own genes.  They’re mine, why shouldn’t I know what they say?  …read more

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