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Derby Day, Epsom Downs, 5th June 2010. The day I fell in love with top hats. (And even from this unlikely angle, the eyebrows continue to impress.)
Grabbed from the top of Llyn Cwm Llwch before I climbed down to the pool at the bottom, well I say climbed - I actually took the steep short cut whilst Dai and Neil walked the ridge down to the left and down like civilised people. I only ran down as I saw the sunrise glow and thought I'd miss it. :)
The Mos Eisley Cantina including the (almost) unaltered LEGO sets 4501 and 75052. You can lift of the roof to have a look inside. Only change is that I had to get rid oh some hinges from 75052. 4501 is not changed.
This spinning top is a quickie project anyone with a few tools and a little time could do in the home shop. I used a Taig lathe for 99% of the work, but a similar project could be done with a drill press and files. (It might even look better!)
The trick to making a top is that everything must Must MUST be co-axial. If you get something off-axis, the top wobbles. It's as simple as that.
To get things symmetric, I chucked some 1/8" brass rod in a collet chuck and cleaned up each end. A 1" diameter piece of Delrin was drilled through undersize, and the rod was pressed in. The whole thing went back in the collet chuck, and a bearing with a 1/8" ID was chucked up in the tailstock, and brought in to support the outboard end. The top was then turned down with a parting tool until everything more or less looked the way I wanted it. No real care was taken to hit exact diameters, but I did step the cuts by 0.050" with an 0.060" wide tool.
This top easily spins for over a minute. Makes a great present for a kid, young or old.
Of course there's more to tops than this. In essence they're finger-driven flywheels, so all the same calculations that can be used on flywheels can be used on tops as well. If you're after maximum efficiency, this top isn't it. Ever wonder why flywheels on steam engines were spoked? There's a critical point in the kinetic energy curve for a flywheel inside which having extra mass does you no good. You really want the mass out on the rim. Which is exactly the opposite of where the mass is on this one.
One of the most advanced spinning tops I've ever seen was the Quark, developed by Jim Lewis, the guy who started www.emachineshop.com - It had an outer rim made of brass, tungsten, or gold, and an inner core made of Delrin. If I remember right they had tungsten carbide tips. The real innovation with their top was that you could tune it for balance using weights inserted into pockets underneath the rim. Balancing was done using a laser pointer, which let you take out all the wobble in the top. They would easily spin for fifteen minutes or more.
They're still being made, and sold by Quirkle: www.quirkle.com/top/index.htm
They're clearly better than the one I made, but something tells me theirs took a lot longer to make.
Have fun in the shop!
1. I forget I have to pretend to care about others......I forget a lot
2. I become your best friend forever as soon as you pet me. But it's so over as soon as I find out you have no food for me. PEACE!
3. My sole purpose for living is to destroy......everything, especially mama's sanity
4. I can open ANY door with just my head. I know impressive, it's ok, no need for applause. I know I'm damn good
5. I got my own bachelor pad....that's right ladies *wink, wink*
6. I like to fist pump
7. I'm awesome.....like seriously dude, Pretty. Freakin. Awesome. Like it's so much, it's insane.
8. I can do a mad hucklebutt.
9. Today I found out that I hate snow. So....I pissed on it to make it go away. It totally worked. Because I piss excellence
10. Last but not least...my nose is very aerodynamic
11. But because I'm so amazing I'm allowed 11 top facts. SO for the 2nd time: Last but not least, I have a wicked name: Daddyus Maximus. Daddy because I rule the house. Maximus because I do everything to the max!
pattern ; top down garter stitch yoke vest
(short row version) arranged into doubled cardigan with lace border
size ; 3-6 months? finished width about 24cm
yarn ; Monterosa Baby ( 2 strands held together )
520m/100g / 100% cotton / made in italy
/ shade 6 lot 0020 about 130gram
needle ; 3.3mm (japanese no.4)
tension ; 27 sts x 38 rows ?
date ; from 20th April to May 29th , 2008
Esse esmalte faz parte de uma coleção antiguinha, e tava pegando poeira por aqui (além de ter ficado mega decantado, com esse fundo vermelho o_O e vejam, ainda está na validade).
A cor não tá muito fiel; ele é um pouco mais acinzentado.
Passei esse esmalte e tive uma surpresa ao descobrir que é jelly. =O
Tipo... eu ODEIO jelly =_=. Nunca vou conseguir passar direito, sempre mancha muito e as cores ficam ~variando de uma unha pra outra.
Tá, até que esse se manteve razoavelmente uniforme, mas não consegui impedir que manchasse, mesmo com 3 camadas.
A vantagem é que fica um brilho bem bonito!
I know Daria for a while now. We had a great shoot a couple of months ago. Recently we managed to do another one and it turned out just as awesome!
Strobist info: YN460II at 1/2 power on a passthru umbrella camera up/left.
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this is the most "feminine" shirt I own. I love how it really shows my collar bone, and bare shoulders. Very 80s
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Ok so I am a little bit behind as I unexpectedly had to go out of town - family funeral - but I am trying to catch up as quickly as i can. Thank fully I had some stars made plus the main parts of the trees before I went away. This weekend I added the while fabric, tree trunks and pieced everything together. Just need to add some stars to the other end so I can get on with the quilting.
Hair and make up done, the bride and bridesmaids were all ready for lunch before the main event. This was toast and gifts time.
I was able to attend Project Nunway LA this past weekend, the models, designers and venue were amazing, it was all for Charity and it was amazing!!!
I was lucky enough to hang out all day and get some great behind the scenes shots, then I was able to enjoy watching the show!
This top is based around the 'Bunting Scallop' fabric by Michael Miller, which was used on the sleeves and welt pockets, and inspired the neckline.
The rest of the top is ivory cotton, plus colourful cotton scraps from my stash. The pattern is 'Chloe' by Victory Patterns (shortened from a dress to a top).
Blogged here: dianaandme.co.uk/?p=1398