Two Tobacco Notes

Tobacciana I: That blue-resin-and-aluminum Airograte pipe produces some very cool smoke, but in the process the metal stem gets so hot that I had to hold the pipe by the mouthpiece or else not hold it at all.

Who's footing the holly jolly bill?

Each year the Dexter community comes together and dresses the village in the trappings of holiday cheer and spirit, but recently the question of who would foot the bill is up in the air.

Linear Actuators can operate from -26 to 65 C.

August 27, 2008 - Including 110 and 230 Vac models, Jaeger IA4A/B Series linear actuators offer 4,500-13,600 N static load capacity depending on model and standard stroke lengths from 100-600 mm.

High-Pressure Plug is designed for venting applications.

August 25, 2008 - Incorporating O-ring for additional sealing in critical oil tool applications, Dual Sealing AFO Plug is designed to vent air from product when filling it with hydraulic oil or to release ...

Continental Hydraulics to Show a Variety of Precision Hydraulic Valves at IMTS

Continental Hydraulics, a DoALL family company, will show a variety of precision hydraulic valves in the North Building Booth B-7301 at the International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago, Illinois on ...

Got Too Many Euros? Kidstuff Roundup From German eBay Auction

You know how The Economist publishes the Big Mac Index, to show how over- or underpriced certain currencies are for the exact same thing? Well, the price estimates the Munich-based auction house Quittenbaum has ...

La Pavoni Pro - Possible machine problem

While the machine is heating up, the gauge gets about half way to the .5 mark, steam starts coming out of the safety valve, and sometimes it doesn't click off and allow the machine to reach the green area.

Y, It's Bamboo! Bam Bam Baby Tricycle

Not only did Andrew Grigor's Bam Bam Baby Tricycle win the 2008 Launch Pad Source One packer's prize for emerging Australian designers a few weeks ago, the prototype's flatpack, anti-plastic, sustainably ...

Sealed Circular Cable Systems are IP68 rated.

August 22, 2008 - Size 10 Shell AccliMate Sealed Circular Cable Plug and Receptacle systems are available with 4 power pins , 10 Tiger Eye contacts , and 14 Tiger Eye contacts .

Fixing a Leaky Hatch

Every cruiser I have owned had a leak around the forward deck hatch. As well as they are made, hatches succumb to wear and deterioration just like everything else on a boat.