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Aluminum Metalwork Page o Assumes you’re buying a blank, aluminum chassis o “Chassis” and “enclosure” are synonymous o Blank: No holes drilled o Not fabricating: Requires a pan brake for clean bends, and quality welding or riveting. o Not terribly expensive; Hammond 1444 series, such as the 1444-1273 (12x7x3 inches) which, as of...
Aluminum Stock Page Aluminum sheet metal stock of varying gauges is inexpensive and one of the few items I’ll acquired from mass retailers. It may come scratched (see sanding) and will likely be out of tolerance, but don’t sweat it. Jigs & templates Absolutely build a jig or two and do as...
Desoldering & Rework Page Desoldering 101 Apply flux Tin tip with a little extra Get it molten & flowing; move tip around to prevent it from solidfiying Solder sucker - get a few of these since they tend to malfunction only when you need one Wick/braid -...
Heat Shrinking Page Tubing Polyolefin (sp?) 2:1 or 3:1 Tip: Leave out of the sun Position the tube before soldering, and ensuring very far away (took some practice & several do-overs) Gun Wait a bit before handling; needs to cool to the touch...
Inspection Page Light Flashlight Magnification Readers/cheaters Magnifying glass Phone Mirrors Other Microscope? Boroscope? Keep in mind that as we add these, the work area becomes more cluttered, plus it may interrupt your momentum What I use...
Tooltips Page You can add tooltips to any word, such as an acronym or specialized term. Tooltips work well for glossary definitions, because you don't have to keep repeati...
Alerts Page You can insert notes, tips, warnings, and important alerts in your content. These notes make use of Bootstrap styling and are available through data referenc...
Code samples Page You can use fenced code blocks with the language specified after the first set of backtick fences.
Glossary layout Page Your glossary page can take advantage of definitions stored in a data file. This gives you the ability to reuse the same definition in multiple places. Addit...
Links Page When creating links, you can use standard HTML or Markdown formatting. However, you can also implement an automated approach to linking that makes linking mu...
Icons Page You can integrate font icons through the Font Awesome and Glyphical Halflings libraries. These libraries allow you to embed icons through their libraries del...
Images Page Store images in the images folder and use the image.html include to insert images. This include has several options, including figcaptions, that extract the ...
Labels Page Labels are just a simple Bootstrap component that you can include in your pages as needed. They represent one of many Bootstrap options you can include in yo...
Lists Page This page shows how to create both bulleted and numbered lists
Navtabs Page Navtabs provide a tab-based navagation directly in your content, allowing users to click from tab to tab to see different panels of content. Navtabs are espe...
Syntax highlighting Page You can apply syntax highlighting to your code. This theme uses pygments and applies color coding based on the lexer you specify.
Tables Page You can format tables using either multimarkdown syntax or HTML. You can also use jQuery datatables (a plugin) if you need more robust tables.
Workflow maps Page Version 6.0 of the Documentation theme for Jekyll reverts back to relative links so you can view the files offline. Additionally, you can store pages in subd...
YAML tutorial in the context of Jekyll Page YAML is a format that relies on white spacing to separate out the various elements of content. Jekyll lets you use Liquid with YAML as a way to parse through...
Miscellaneous Cutting Page Miscellaneous cutting Sharp, quality blades Swiss Army Knife Hobby knife Utility knife blades Razor blades Scissors Precision General purpose What I use
Retention Page Board holder Commercial, etc. – what the pros use just didn’t seem to cut it, so that’s why I invented the ABRS: Advanced Board Retention System Jigs & Templates Placeholder Smurf Poop a.k.a. “Fun-Tak”, “Fun Poop”, etc. Leaves residue...
Safety Page Cautionary tale RMS vs. Peak: You’re getting hit with peak “Does voltage or amperage kill you?”: both – it’s wattage (work/heat). Will you die? https://robrobinette.com/Tube_Amp_Safety.htm Find the Uncle One with the AC/DC guy DO NOT Treat this like a hot...
Screwdrivers, Sockets, & Wrenches Page Screwdrivers Mini Trim pots (e.g., bias) Set screws (e.g., knobs) Mini drivers Regular Sockets Sockets: Pots, switches, not necessarily nuts (if using Kepp) Wrenches Wrenches: Large nuts (lamp holder)
Soldering stations, irons, & tips Page Soldering Stations Get a solder station instead of only a soldering iron ~70W Adjustable temp Performance is more important than the actual temp Generally not a reflection of the tip’s actual temp Larger mass warrants hotter tip Beware of heat vulnerabilities, such...
Variable Transformers ("Variacs") Page {% include image.html file="placeholder.png" %} ## What I use - Restored "Superior Electric Powerstat" {% include image.html file="superior_electric_variac.png" %} ## What I've also tried, but returned... - "Mass market" variable transformer {% include image.html file="amazon_variac.png" %}