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What was your last Aluminum based Project?

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What was your last Aluminum Based Project?

To celebrate our change to element13, we want to know your proudest aluminium  based projects or moments of victory! 

Was it making our favorite metal from dirt?
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Was it using Aluminum electrolytic capacitors?

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Or maybe a (Classic) Can Crusher? 

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  • dougw
    dougw 4 months ago +2
    Here are a couple of projects that might qualify... Thread Tapping Test StirlingEngine
  • genebren
    genebren 4 months ago +1
    I have been working on a path lighting design for a while now. I have recently completed the project and I have some pictures. The path lights are based on Pittsburgh Corning Architectural Glass Blocks…
  • DAB
    DAB 4 months ago +1
    The last time I used aluminum was to make an electrostatic detector. I used an old soda bottle, a length of copper wire with a hook at the end with two aluminum strips at the end. When the electric…
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    obones 4 months ago

    I know I'm late to the party, but here are pictures of my aluminium based project:

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    The basic idea was to "channel" the RF waves for this human movement detector so that it would detect only movement coming at it from the forward direction.

    Worked well on the bench, now  I have to install it beneath the stairs.

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    obones 4 months ago

    I know I'm late to the party, but here are pictures of my aluminium based project:

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    The basic idea was to "channel" the RF waves for this human movement detector so that it would detect only movement coming at it from the forward direction.

    Worked well on the bench, now  I have to install it beneath the stairs.

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