Wednesday, September 28, 2022

UltraSonic Case Cleaning

Clean rifle & pistol brass ultrasonically.  Read the article for many more details:

CHEAP and CLEAN
24 minutes – 50% Vinegar + 1 Drop Dish Soap per 8 ounces water
480 seconds – Baking Soda (BS) in water (1 grain BS per ounce of water)
480 seconds – Hot Water
480 seconds – Distilled Water
Total: 48 minutes

CLEAN and SHINY
24 minutes – 50% Vinegar + 1 Drop Dish Soap per 8 ounces water
380 seconds – Birchwood Casey (BC) Case Cleaner
380 seconds – Hot Water
380 seconds – Distilled Water
Total: 43 minutes

27 Best Used Sports Cars Under $10,000 - Road & Track

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/buying-maintenance/g6684/ten-legitimately-fun-cars-you-can-buy-for-less-than-10000/

Monday, September 26, 2022

Lemon Blueberry Bread recipe

From a friend in Facebook:
Lemon Blueberry Loaf
Ingredients -
1 cup white sugar
⅓ cup melted butter
2 large eggs
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup milk
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
½ cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons grated lemon zest

Glaze Topping:
¼ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan.

Prepare the bread batter: Beat together sugar, butter, eggs, and lemon juice in a mixing bowl.

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Stir into egg mixture alternately with milk. Fold in blueberries, nuts, and lemon zest. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes. Cool bread in the pan for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare the glaze topping: Stir together sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl until smooth.

Remove bread from the pan and drizzle with glaze.
Continue to cool on a wire rack.


Thanks,
Adrian

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Vegetable Beef soup recipe

https://www.readowding.com/vegetable-beef-soup/

How to isolate between high & low voltage using optocoupler


" The terms optocoupler and optoisolator are often used interchangeably, but there is a small difference between the two. The differentiating factor is the expected voltage difference between input and output.
  • An optocoupler is used to transmit analog or digital information between circuits whilst maintaining a dielectric at a potential of up to 5,000 volts.
  • An optical isolator is used to transmit analog or digital information between circuits where the voltage difference is greater than 5,000 volts."

Ford 300 Inline-Six Topped With Sliced-and-Diced Chevy LS Head

" Hutchison picked up this Ford 300 mill for the paltry sum of just 150 bucks. Another $90 got him six 317-casting aluminum LS heads. ... While Boss 302 heads were expensive, LS heads were cheap and readily available."
" After doing a bunch of research, Hutchison found out the bolt-holes on the 300 were only 0.050-inch or so from allowing an LS head to directly bolt on! A friend filled all the factory holes and then redrilled them to the correct pattern."
" Pushrod geometry will work out great after 12 notches are made in the lip of the Ford block, but he will need custom length 3/8-inch pushrods once everything is together."
" And here's where we are today. "I used a cheapo fabricated intake from eBay and my plan is to cut it up, add length, and use the runners from the other side to fill the gap," explained Hutchison. The engine will be EFI and controlled by a Holley Terminator X Max kit, and he will be using an adapter to mate the mill to a GM 4L80 transmission."