And then we had to test it. Whee!
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This year we focussed on improving the Tadpole/Spinner, on training, and on Sojourner, our new (black) project. I will say no more Sojourner until 2006.
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| Spinner with tadpole and frog flags in the park |
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Of course, we couldn't leave well enough alone. We took the Tadpole apart and rebuilt it. |
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Rachael built a bike. |
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| Gina wearing her princess outfit. |
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Grinding a part for the spinner. |
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Dave working on the spinner. And then we had to test it. Whee! |
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| Dave giving Steven a ride in the spinner. |
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Dave's babysitter Natalie trying out the spinner. |
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| We built a sunroof for the Tadpole. |
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We also did some training in welding skills. Gary demonstrates for April and Anna. |
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Dave registering disapproval. | Steering cable route |
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First Electric Tadpole Test - The motor mount. | As an experiment we mounted a portable drill motor to the Tadpole and powered it from a sealed lead acid battery. It wasn't very effective, but it was able to move me around without pedaling. |
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Unless otherwise noted, all pictures above were taken by Allen Brown.
Copyright 2005,2006 C. Allen Brown