I'm here. Sold? my vapor deposition system and rounding up what's leftover to make another smaller system. Missing the diffusion pump. Not in a hurry at this point.
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-------- Original message -------- From: "Rocky via groups.io" <rocky_beech@...> Date: 7/23/20 10:40 AM (GMT-06:00) Subject: Re: [VacuumX] Anybody still alive?
I am still here although other projects have taken precedence.
Russ
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I decided I want to be able to pull 10^-8 torr in my new chamber so I got me one serious turbo pump.? 4000 L/m all the way down :_)))
Drew in sunny FLA?
What's up Dave?? It's kind of funny how much these hobbies overlap...? I picked up a couple of ISO63 blank plates with rings for $50.
On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 12:27 PM Dave McGuire < mcguire@...> wrote: On 7/22/20 7:40 PM, Nick Andrews wrote:
> Just bought a Varian V-70 aaaaaand controller from Ebay.?? Wish me luck.
? Nice pump.
? Still breathing here, but this summer has just been so chaotic that
I'm losing track of everything.? It's good to see some familiar names
pop up here.
? ? ? ? ? -Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
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Nick A
"You know what I wish?? I wish that all the scum of the world had but a single throat, and I had my hands about it..."? Rorschach, 1975
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
"Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them." Bill Vaughan
"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." Plato
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Our ATM group¡¯s aluminizer is still locked down for the pandemic in the basement of a city DP&R community center. No idea when we can get back in.
Guy in DC
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What's up Dave?? It's kind of funny how much these hobbies overlap...? I picked up a couple of ISO63 blank plates with rings for $50.
On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 12:27 PM Dave McGuire < mcguire@...> wrote: On 7/22/20 7:40 PM, Nick Andrews wrote:
> Just bought a Varian V-70 aaaaaand controller from Ebay.?? Wish me luck.
? Nice pump.
? Still breathing here, but this summer has just been so chaotic that
I'm losing track of everything.? It's good to see some familiar names
pop up here.
? ? ? ? ? -Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
-- Nick A
"You know what I wish?? I wish that all the scum of the world had but a single throat, and I had my hands about it..."? Rorschach, 1975
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
"Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them." Bill Vaughan
"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." Plato
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Seems like there is always a long list of competing priorities...
I am still here although other projects have taken precedence.
Russ
-- Nick A
"You know what I wish?? I wish that all the scum of the world had but a single throat, and I had my hands about it..."? Rorschach, 1975
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
"Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them." Bill Vaughan
"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." Plato
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On 7/22/20 7:40 PM, Nick Andrews wrote: Just bought a Varian V-70 aaaaaand controller from Ebay.?? Wish me luck. Nice pump. Still breathing here, but this summer has just been so chaotic that I'm losing track of everything. It's good to see some familiar names pop up here. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
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I am still here, lurking and learning.
-Christopher Erickson
Observatory engineer
Waikoloa, HI 96738
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I am still here although other projects have taken precedence.
Russ
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I am still here although other projects have taken precedence.
Russ
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Nick,
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I am still here.
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The Varian V-70 is a nice little pump; I have a V-81, which is similar.? Best of luck with it!
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-John
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Just bought a Varian V-70 aaaaaand controller from Ebay.?? Wish me luck.
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Just bought a Varian V-70 aaaaaand controller from Ebay.?? Wish me luck.
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I seem to have been inducted into the new Vacuum-X group. My projects in the high vacuum area have been intermittent over the last few years, but it still draws my attention if an interesting project comes to mind.
There's a forum I've contributed to some time back that may be of some interest to the members here if you haven't visited there yet. The link is https://diyvacuumtubes.com/ It's somewhat dormant right now, but a lot of this old technology may resurface after they drop "The Big One"!
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yes, paypal address is thomas@... if you wish to contribute
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Yeah, there will be an ongoing annual cost, which annoys me
greatly, but I feel the resources we have here are worth keeping.
Right now I'm in the process of getting approved for a Stripe
account (Group.io required donation processor), so in the mean
time I'm using my Paypal account for this (less than ideal I
know).
Once the stripe account is active I'll set up the donations
system in the group and my hope is that everyone can chip in a
small amount, no heroics, with me being the default fall back if
the donations are coming up short for the annual costs.
In the meantime I'm hoping to find a free host or at least a
lower cost one.
PayPal address for donations is: Thomas@... just put
something about the group in the payment description, if we go
over the $220 I will add those funds to the stripe account.
Cheers, Thomas Janstrom
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I'll help. My understanding
is that the $220 is just for one year.
Guy Brandenburg,
Washington, DC?
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On Thursday, November 7, 2019, 01:33:44 AM EST,
t_janstrom@... [VacuumX]
wrote:
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Hi All,?
Just a quick missive from your absentee
group owner.
I'm in the process of getting things
going to transfer this group and the
ATM_Free group over to Group.io, however I
would really appreciate some help with the
costs involved.?
Sadly going forwards a few donations here
and there towards the US$220/year hosting
fees would be greatly appreciated. The
Groups.io portal has the option to enable
donations towards group costs so the funds
would be handled at arms length.
Getting the ball rolling on the transfer
of these two groups is going to stretch my
finances, so feel free to message me at
VacuumX-owner@... for details on how
you can help out.?
Best regards, and clear skies.
Thomas Janstrom.
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Yeah, there will be an ongoing annual cost, which annoys me
greatly, but I feel the resources we have here are worth keeping.
Right now I'm in the process of getting approved for a Stripe
account (Group.io required donation processor), so in the mean
time I'm using my Paypal account for this (less than ideal I
know).
Once the stripe account is active I'll set up the donations
system in the group and my hope is that everyone can chip in a
small amount, no heroics, with me being the default fall back if
the donations are coming up short for the annual costs.
In the meantime I'm hoping to find a free host or at least a
lower cost one.
PayPal address for donations is: Thomas@... just put
something about the group in the payment description, if we go
over the $220 I will add those funds to the stripe account.
Cheers, Thomas Janstrom
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I'll help. My understanding
is that the $220 is just for one year.
Guy Brandenburg,
Washington, DC?
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On Thursday, November 7, 2019, 01:33:44 AM EST,
t_janstrom@... [VacuumX]
wrote:
?
Hi All,?
Just a quick missive from your absentee
group owner.
I'm in the process of getting things
going to transfer this group and the
ATM_Free group over to Group.io, however I
would really appreciate some help with the
costs involved.?
Sadly going forwards a few donations here
and there towards the US$220/year hosting
fees would be greatly appreciated. The
Groups.io portal has the option to enable
donations towards group costs so the funds
would be handled at arms length.
Getting the ball rolling on the transfer
of these two groups is going to stretch my
finances, so feel free to message me at
VacuumX-owner@... for details on how
you can help out.?
Best regards, and clear skies.
Thomas Janstrom.
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Paypal have a special group financing system for this sort of project.
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I'll help. My understanding is that the $220 is just for one year.
Guy Brandenburg, Washington, DC? http://gfbrandenburg.wordpress.com/ http://guysmathastro.wordpress.com/ ============================
On Thursday, November 7, 2019, 01:33:44 AM EST, t_janstrom@... [VacuumX] wrote:
?
Hi All,? Just a quick missive from your absentee group owner.
I'm
in the process of getting things going to transfer this group and the
ATM_Free group over to Group.io, however I would really appreciate some
help with the costs involved.?
Sadly
going forwards a few donations here and there towards the US$220/year
hosting fees would be greatly appreciated. The Groups.io portal has the
option to enable donations towards group costs so the funds would be
handled at arms length.
Getting
the ball rolling on the transfer of these two groups is going to
stretch my finances, so feel free to message me at
VacuumX-owner@... for details on how you can help out.?
Best regards, and clear skies.
Thomas Janstrom.
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Ignore this one, its a duplicate?
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Re: Moving the group to Groups.IO
OOPs moment.
Correct email for the owner is:?VacuumX-owner@...
I wish I could blame autocorrect for that error but no this one is on me not reading the whole address before switching tabs.
Best regards, and clear skies.
Thomas Janstrom.
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Hi All,? Just a quick missive from your absentee group owner.
I'm
in the process of getting things going to transfer this group and the
ATM_Free group over to Group.io, however I would really appreciate some
help with the costs involved.?
Sadly
going forwards a few donations here and there towards the US$220/year
hosting fees would be greatly appreciated. The Groups.io portal has the
option to enable donations towards group costs so the funds would be
handled at arms length.
Getting
the ball rolling on the transfer of these two groups is going to
stretch my finances, so feel free to message me at
VacuumX-owner@... for details on how you can help out.?
Best regards, and clear skies.
Thomas Janstrom.
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Moving the group to Groups.IO
Hi All,? Just a quick missive from your absentee group owner.
I'm in the process of getting things going to transfer this group and the ATM_Free group over to Group.io, however I would really appreciate some help with the costs involved.?
Sadly going forwards a few donations here and there towards the US$220/year hosting fees would be greatly appreciated. The Groups.io portal has the option to enable donations towards group costs so the funds would be handled at arms length.
Getting the ball rolling on the transfer of these two groups is going to stretch my finances, so feel free to message me at VacuumX-owner@... for details on how you can help out.?
Best Regards, Thomas Janstrom
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Nick Andrews
Dave McGuire
Christopher Erickson
Steve Taylor