Commercial radios from about the 1940's and earlier usually used a bunch of paper/wax capacitors. I understand to restore those old radios, hobbiests now replace those capacitors as they've often gone bad. But a lifetime of 60-70 years isn't too bad for such an inexpensive component. Outlasted the vacuum tubes.
Amazing i can imagine a lot of people making furniture when they find out how nice it can look, I think the Victorians used a lot of" not sure of the spelling" papi and mashi i seem to remember a long time back antiques road show showing them as valuable antiques.
I've made a couple of guitar cases with paper, using an existing case as a former and covering it with cling film then strips of brown paper and waterproof wood glue. This makes the basic case shape. When dry take the shell off the former, make the edges thicker and add hardware.
Remember San-Izal toilet paper – basically greaseproof paper impregnated with creosote – non absorbent, carcinogenic and as sharp as a razor, unless it was kneaded for 5 minutes before deployment.
I was sure Robert would mention the paper microscopes and centrifuges. But by far, my favorite use is the pocket brain to keep the good ideas that you may forget.
When I was a kid, I used to use kleenex and white glue dried on a sheet of glass to make model rockets and planes. I would dry it, then peel it off the glass. Then I would lay out a flat pattern of what I wanted to make. I put tabs, tabs and slots, and roll seams into it by slightly wetting the material to soften it. Then, with a little clamping, it would dry as a single piece. The rockets flew pretty well with hobby rocket motors. The material is stiff and light. When you paint it it is pretty water resistant too. The planes worked fairly well but I had to make some parts thicker than I wanted to keep them stiff enough. (White glue is kind of soft when dried. It also absorbs moisture from the air)
Thanks for reminding me how easy it was to make felt. You can use the paper-making method to make felt. It is hours less intensive than weaving to get a fabric, it is plenty warm enough, and the tools necessary are smaller to store and far cheaper than a loom.
do not have so little faithn Willy and his Dddy drive. Would you assist i me if my painting of you and luck in the workshop inspired you to aide me in obtaining a work visa? i would reinest 75 percent of my funds jsut o remain employed. i wish to learn fom you and no were else. i can put gustav courbet and JAcon H Pierneee to shame as an arist, but known lttle about my drive i have no interest in any other measure it's utterly precise and is being neglected or lied about. if you like he paintin, will you help me leave South africa, please. william. the model would make many other attempts other than tetrateanite production based facilities secondary, much lke we went from horse to diesoline. youll hae o train me for years, but allow me to paint expensive paintings h which on ed would take months to finish , while keeping me company, pease. otherwise, I wish t die. I have looked at you and Koreans and Japanese and Chnese… you'e got it all wrong. Perhaps my paining shall prove I am no fool. shall you take up my offre, which if you ingnore, I shal regale
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Commercial radios from about the 1940's and earlier usually used a bunch of paper/wax capacitors. I understand to restore those old radios, hobbiests now replace those capacitors as they've often gone bad. But a lifetime of 60-70 years isn't too bad for such an inexpensive component. Outlasted the vacuum tubes.
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Amazing i can imagine a lot of people making furniture when they find out how nice it can look, I think the Victorians used a lot of" not sure of the spelling" papi and mashi i seem to remember a long time back antiques road show showing them as valuable antiques.
007 used to kill people with a carefully folded copy of the Times!
You've gone and done it now , I bet NASA is working on a paper space shuttle as we speak 😂😂
I've made a couple of guitar cases with paper, using an existing case as a former and covering it with cling film then strips of brown paper and waterproof wood glue. This makes the basic case shape. When dry take the shell off the former, make the edges thicker and add hardware.
I am wondering if you've ever run across duramold — paper product used for making aircraft, among other things. Great video!
Audio was cutting out and comes back at about one and a quarter minutes.
I'm amazed by the paper speaker. When i can, i want to try making headphones with them 😁.
There's a lot of sound disappearance on this video. I hope it's not the platform fuhrers censoring anyone's words.
Remember San-Izal toilet paper – basically greaseproof paper impregnated with creosote – non absorbent, carcinogenic and as sharp as a razor, unless it was kneaded for 5 minutes before deployment.
Masterful storytelling
I've seen that church on Jeju Island in person. It's incredible
I was sure Robert would mention the paper microscopes and centrifuges.
But by far, my favorite use is the pocket brain to keep the good ideas that you may forget.
Wikkelhouse. It’s a modular house made from cardboard and built by a company in Amsterdam.
Balywick lol not heard that in a while mate 😀
When I was a kid, I used to use kleenex and white glue dried on a sheet of glass to make model rockets and planes. I would dry it, then peel it off the glass. Then I would lay out a flat pattern of what I wanted to make. I put tabs, tabs and slots, and roll seams into it by slightly wetting the material to soften it. Then, with a little clamping, it would dry as a single piece. The rockets flew pretty well with hobby rocket motors. The material is stiff and light. When you paint it it is pretty water resistant too. The planes worked fairly well but I had to make some parts thicker than I wanted to keep them stiff enough. (White glue is kind of soft when dried. It also absorbs moisture from the air)
Thanks for reminding me how easy it was to make felt. You can use the paper-making method to make felt. It is hours less intensive than weaving to get a fabric, it is plenty warm enough, and the tools necessary are smaller to store and far cheaper than a loom.
do not have so little faithn Willy and his Dddy drive. Would you assist i me if my painting of you and luck in the workshop inspired you to aide me in obtaining a work visa? i would reinest 75 percent of my funds jsut o remain employed. i wish to learn fom you and no were else. i can put gustav courbet and JAcon H Pierneee to shame as an arist, but known lttle about my drive i have no interest in any other measure it's utterly precise and is being neglected or lied about. if you like he paintin, will you help me leave South africa, please. william. the model would make many other attempts other than tetrateanite production based facilities secondary, much lke we went from horse to diesoline. youll hae o train me for years, but allow me to paint expensive paintings h which on ed would take months to finish , while keeping me company, pease. otherwise, I wish t die. I have looked at you and Koreans and Japanese and Chnese… you'e got it all wrong. Perhaps my paining shall prove I am no fool. shall you take up my offre, which if you ingnore, I shal regale
Watch out for the dangers of paper cuts😮🤣
Just to clarify, the Cardboard Cathedral is in Christchurch, New Zealand. I'd imagine there's a Christchurch in the UK somewhere as well 😉
Sounds cuts out at 0:01:13 and again moments later.