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Month: July 2018

Dr Mike Finnley, Going Postal
Engineering

Making A Ruby Laser – Part Two

31st July 2018 Doc Mike Finnley 2178 Comments

(a ruby rod lit by two bright blue LEDs. Due to the IR filter in my camera the pink colour is actually red. What you are seeing is the absorption of the blue light and the [more…]

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Postcard From the Brecon Beacons Visitor Centre

31st July 2018 Jonathon Davies 2108 Comments

The Brecon Beacons Visitor Centre, known locally as the Mountain Centre, is not far from the village of Libanus as you drive up the A470 towards the town of Brecon. The drive up itself is [more…]

Fiction

Tilda and the Witches 5.4

29th July 2018 Tachybaptus 1672 Comments

ACT 5 SCENE 4 Felix’s Camp in the Hills overlooking Purdonium.   Enter FELIX and VISCUS.  

Fiction

The Unseen Path – Part Sixty Three

29th July 2018 1642again 2232 Comments

No point going back to the office, I’ll head off to see him.  Helena opened the lobby door and entered, followed by Sam, closing it behind him; a large bunch of narcissi was sitting there [more…]

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Solving Cryptic Crosswords – Some Hints

28th July 2018 Going Postal 2261 Comments

A Puffin asked in the comments recently if someone could do a post on this, as he had always been interested in having a go at them but didn’t know where to start. So here [more…]

Fiction

The Unseen Path – Part Sixty Two

25th July 2018 1642again 3412 Comments

Time to move then, break down and pack away the Barrett, can’t bear to leave it for them, drop the pack, rig a small charge underneath it to ruin its discoverer’s day, hand gun in [more…]

Fiction

Tilda and the Witches 5.3

22nd July 2018 Tachybaptus 5019 Comments

ACT 5 SCENE 3 A Street in Uttalibad.   Enter TILDA, VULPECULA, JESSICA, ETHYLENE, OCTANE and CONCUBINES.  

Fiction

The Unseen Path – Part Sixty One

21st July 2018 1642again 2432 Comments

Four hours later, he heard voices in the distance, coming up the valley, accented English, a sizeable force.  His scope was on them now, dressed in camo gear, small backpacks, AK47s, carrying what looked like [more…]

Engineering

Making A Ruby Laser – Part One

21st July 2018 Doc Mike Finnley 1750 Comments

Introduction For many years the Doc has had the desire to attempt the construction of a ruby laser. After six months of hard work, disappointment, late nights, lots of booze and a drained bank account [more…]

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