Local rapper Jordan Burnell and filmmaker Matt Popowich recently launched a music video on YouTube highlighting our city. We don't usually get much positive publicity like that here. Maybe our city leaders should hire these guys to do promo videos like this, rather than the usual stuffy ones.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
"Alarming" rise in cyberattacks at social networks: Sophos
A warning for all of us who use social networks, which means hundreds of millions of people around the world.
From the article, "The Sophos study found that 57 per cent of online social network users reported getting spam in their virtual communities in what amounted to a 70.6 per cent jump from the prior year.
"Some 36 per cent of social network users queried said they had been sent software orms, viruses or other types of "malware" in what amounted to a 69.8 per cent leap from the previous 12-month period, according to Sophos."
The full story is here:"Alarming" rise in cyberattacks at social networks
From the article, "The Sophos study found that 57 per cent of online social network users reported getting spam in their virtual communities in what amounted to a 70.6 per cent jump from the prior year.
"Some 36 per cent of social network users queried said they had been sent software orms, viruses or other types of "malware" in what amounted to a 69.8 per cent leap from the previous 12-month period, according to Sophos."
The full story is here:"Alarming" rise in cyberattacks at social networks
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Making Trike Hubs Without a Lathe
First of all, I would like to thank all of those who visit our forum and help others with advice and offer their great tips and tricks. There have been two alternative ideas posted in regards to creating the hub flanges that I use on trikes and quads such as the DeltaWolf, Kyoto Cruiser, Street Fighter, Gladiator, and Lode Runner. One alternative to the machined disc is to cut the required flatbar or plate using the appropriate sized hole saw. The other alternative is to source out precision made washers of the appropriate size. Often these washers are called "fender washers", "dock washers", or "aircraft washers".
I would like to present another alternative to the machined discs that only requires the use of an angle grinder, and hand drill. This procedure takes about two hours for all four discs, and is very effective if you don't mind spending a little quality time with your angle grinder. Since the hub flanges required in the plans vary in size, I will not be posting measurements here, but the same procedure will work on all trikes that use the hub-axle system I have developed.
Figure 1 - Marking the flatbar for the disc cutouts
The flatbar needs to be at least as wide as the discs you plan to make, and the required thickness. This flatbar is very easy to acquire, and can often be found in the welding isle in many hardware stores. You will need enough material for 4 discs, which is the number of discs needed for a delta trike or quad.
In Figure 1, I have traced two of the discs using a paper template that was made in Photoshop and then cut out. The traced circles are the same diameter of the flanges on the hub in Figure 1 because I am using the rim and spokes from a complete wheel that had this hub. The center of the disc must be marked and punched before any cutting, as you do not want to loose this center position. The punched center will later be drilled for the axles. Also, use a marker that can hold up to a little abuse as you will be grinding and handling the discs with gloves.
Figure 2 -Rough cutting the discs with an angle grinder
Figure 2 shown the discs being cut from the flatbar using a few straight cuts around the circumference with a zip disc. 8 or more cuts are made just outside the marker line so that final grinding does not take much time.
Figure 3 - Rough cut disc number one
After a few minutes of cutting with the zip disc, the part is liberated from the flatbar as shown in Figure 3. Notice how none of the cuts are inside the marked line.
The complete DIY hubs plan can be found at AtomicZombie.com.
I would like to present another alternative to the machined discs that only requires the use of an angle grinder, and hand drill. This procedure takes about two hours for all four discs, and is very effective if you don't mind spending a little quality time with your angle grinder. Since the hub flanges required in the plans vary in size, I will not be posting measurements here, but the same procedure will work on all trikes that use the hub-axle system I have developed.
Figure 1 - Marking the flatbar for the disc cutoutsThe flatbar needs to be at least as wide as the discs you plan to make, and the required thickness. This flatbar is very easy to acquire, and can often be found in the welding isle in many hardware stores. You will need enough material for 4 discs, which is the number of discs needed for a delta trike or quad.
In Figure 1, I have traced two of the discs using a paper template that was made in Photoshop and then cut out. The traced circles are the same diameter of the flanges on the hub in Figure 1 because I am using the rim and spokes from a complete wheel that had this hub. The center of the disc must be marked and punched before any cutting, as you do not want to loose this center position. The punched center will later be drilled for the axles. Also, use a marker that can hold up to a little abuse as you will be grinding and handling the discs with gloves.
Figure 2 -Rough cutting the discs with an angle grinderFigure 2 shown the discs being cut from the flatbar using a few straight cuts around the circumference with a zip disc. 8 or more cuts are made just outside the marker line so that final grinding does not take much time.
Figure 3 - Rough cut disc number one
After a few minutes of cutting with the zip disc, the part is liberated from the flatbar as shown in Figure 3. Notice how none of the cuts are inside the marked line.
The complete DIY hubs plan can be found at AtomicZombie.com.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Atomic Zombie February newsletter online
Just uploaded the latest newsletter today. Thanks to everybody who contributed.We are working on a new Builders Gallery format and hope to have it online over the next couple of weeks, so the latest gallery submissions won't be uploaded until then.
Brad is writing a new gallery software program from scratch since we can't find anything out there that will integrate with our current web site. So, in traditional Atomic Zombie style, doing it ourselves. It will be a unique format.
In the meantime, check out our latest newsletter. Keep sending in your story suggestions and Builders Tips.
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