tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260170608317887597.post8601540579527255947..comments2023-08-28T16:26:31.558+02:00Comments on The Musings of a Life-Long Scholar: Background learning has meant a reduction in postingA Life Long Scholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13930670217574191380noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260170608317887597.post-13168915695809235572009-10-29T10:17:24.999+01:002009-10-29T10:17:24.999+01:00Well the first step has gotten much easier. It is ...Well the first step has gotten much easier. It is now a simple task for me to pinch the end of an empty tube into a triple-junction and weld it shut. Alas, sealing the capsule when full is still a challenge, but one I hope will also get easier with time. I suspect the fact that there is so much more time invested in the filling (and careful weighing at each step) that makes it seem so daunting--if I do the empty one wrong, I've lost 30 seconds, but it is 30 minutes or more gone if I mess up the final weld.A Life Long Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13930670217574191380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260170608317887597.post-73887854309659517592009-10-28T16:29:01.403+01:002009-10-28T16:29:01.403+01:00This process sounds fascinating! Hope the bulk of ...This process sounds fascinating! Hope the bulk of them turn out well. I imagine the welding gets easier as time goes on?Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.com