Author: ramadan

  • Amus(e)ing Boredom

    Amus(e)ing Boredom

    Trying to define my creative muse. You know, that moment of inspiration to create something new. The Greeks had several goddess to do that. The 9 Muses. Today, the word muse can refer to anyone or thing which inspires creative inspiration and design.

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  • WWW Design

    WWW Design

    Non-tangible Design

    I enjoy a design interest that has no tangible result. There IS a result, but one cannot physically sense it with a finger touch. One can read it as you are doing now. It is website design and publishing,

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  • Extruder Design (Pushing Limits)

    Extruder Design (Pushing Limits)

    Extruder Design (Pushing Limits)

    There are many designs (variations) in FDM printer extruders. The basic concept is to feed a 1.75mm (or 2.8mm) round plastic filament to a melting device (hot end) and continuously deposit the resulting liquid flow of plastic in patterned layers on a build plate. One layer on top of the previous layer until a 3D item is produced. 

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  • A Key Design

    A Key Design

    I am a long time licensed Amateur Radio operator. Call sign W5EHS. I first started building electronics projects about age 10 in 1956. After my active Navy military service in 1969. an ET CPO John Petrec, W8BNO (SK), mentored me and gave me my novice operator test,

    Now 56 years after my first radio license, and 69 years electronics experience, I am still fiddling with radio stuff.

    A long time fellow ham. Jim Frank KW5CW was in my Youngstown, Ohio – Mahoning Valley Amateur Radio Association (MVARA club) back in my early radio days. WE are both now in the Dallas, Texas area and of course keep in close contact. Jim asked me to help design/build this project.

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  • Raised Bowl Print

    Raised Bowl Print

    This is my original design. Created and printed 6/2/25 Bowl/vase is 150mm high and 135mm wide,

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