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Other Workshops: Making The World’s Smallest Motor

When I watched this very cool video, I thought of all those hams who complain so bitterly about how difficult it is to wind a toriod on a T-50 core.

Thanks to Hack-A-Day for alerting us to this.

Author William MearaPosted on 28 January 202522 July 2025Categories Feynman -- Richard, metal work, Other homebrews, workshopLeave a comment on Other Workshops: Making The World’s Smallest Motor

Home-Brew!

Home-Brew!


Sometimes it is good to take a look at how other people home brew different kinds of things. Here is a fellow in Ukraine that really HOME brews.

I think this FB video is a good place to start:

https://fb.watch/ex9YG4EFJJ/

Here is his YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nrEDtq-0OQEVupubH_QuQ/featured

Author William MearaPosted on 2 August 202222 July 2025Categories Other homebrews, UkraineLeave a comment on Home-Brew!

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