WordPress has come a long, long way since I started working with it some eight years ago. The introduction of the Gutenberg editor to the core was the last significant improvement to the core, albeit badly received in some circles.…
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Pneumatic day
I’ve now got all the parts for the Train Horn Piano and am finalising the build. The horn rack is assembled, all my compression chambers are assembled with the diaphragms cut and inserted, all that’s left to do now is…
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Programmers Puzzlebox
Here’s an iteration of a concept I came up with over the holidays. If you’re a web developer, you might enjoy this set of sixteen puzzles. Be warned! The difficulty ramps up significantly. The game starts as soon as you…
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Overblowing
Further progress is being made with the train horn piano. I’ve cut a pipe for the low E2 and for the E3 an octave above that and tested these out with the new battery and rig. Unfortunately, my E2 is…
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My train horn piano needs a frame on which the horns and other components can sit. I’ve grabbed some lengths of slotted angle iron and given them a lick of yellow Hammerite. I have a 12v 110Ah lead acid deep…
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First successful air horn test!
I’m very pleased to have successfully sound tested my prototype air horn / train horn for the first time! Using a (poor quality) test battery, we were able to get the air tank up to 40PSI, the hardware is rated…
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I’ve recently become aware of the CSS Paint API and am excited to start using it. I can see this having potential uses in keeping payload sizes down on sites, I’m also excited to experiment and find out just what…
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I’ve mostly completed the “brain” for my air horn piano! The hardware consists of a 12v fuse box, 12v USB sockets, Raspberry Pi, adjustable 12v to 5v step-down regulator, and 16-channel 5v relay board. If you are reading and considering…
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My project, working title “Air Horn Piano” is something I’ve pondered on and vaguely planned for many, many years now. I’ve recently come across a 3D printable train horn design which can be easily tuned by adjusting the length of…
Continue ReadingBartholomew’s Plan of London – 1907
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, I’ve been georeferencing some old maps given to me by friends of mine. This map shows Bartholomew’s Plan of London. It doesn’t have a formal copyright on it, but if I’ve understood the text in…
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