Monthly Archives: August 2013

Ethyl bleed

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Rey d`Tutto

Still getting ethyl out of the autoclave. I’m only able to bleed for 10-30 minutes at a time, and I need to replace the “valve warmer”, as the last bulb burned out, and all I got on hand are CFL … Continue reading →

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Whelmed^3

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Rey d`Tutto

So. It takes me a little over a week or two, depending on my work schedule, to produce 1 litre of Silica Aerogel with my current methods. Converting this hobby into a business, the customer discovery phase reveals that I … Continue reading →

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Tank-swap

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Rey d`Tutto

Bleeding ethyl & CO2, when the tank pressure drops, you swap to a filled tank. Today, when the pressure dropped 50psi/min for 2 minutes, the spare tank was empty. So a trip to the welder store & the new tank … Continue reading →

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Today

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Rey d`Tutto

Has been interesting, so far. Got a little more Ethyl bled off, leaking needle valve has warmed up & stopped leaking, and I got to play with my son for a few hours this morning, so life is looking good. … Continue reading →

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