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Still alive
...after a while with no updates. Last winter season working with research project, with some more participants to catch. Interim results...
mattiverkasalo
Jan 25, 20231 min read
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VSSW virtual meeting
Very interesting, but seems that either the system or my skills in zoom+webinar need improvement.
mattiverkasalo
Oct 6, 20201 min read
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User instructions in YouTube
https://youtu.be/2p2AOun4muk
mattiverkasalo
Sep 26, 20201 min read
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Heureka!
The tiny 25 mm tubular vial plus a 3-d printed vial holder seem to work and finally make he Clinopole a real DIY thing! The vial is put...
mattiverkasalo
Sep 26, 20201 min read
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Fixing the vial
Trying to find a better way to fix the level vial on the pole. Epoxy works fine, but is too time-consuming for the average upgrader. A...
mattiverkasalo
May 17, 20201 min read
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Back to epoxy glue
Sanding the groove on the bottom of my vial for the horizontal pole of the BD Compactors, I realized the difference between two-component...
mattiverkasalo
Feb 22, 20201 min read
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Compactors got the tape
Just got a sheet of tape scales for z-flex poles. It only took me an hour to get the tape on a Compactor pole, even though I had to paint...
mattiverkasalo
Feb 8, 20201 min read
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New approach, hopeful!!
After one not-so-good experience with z-folding poles I have now got me a pair of BD Compactor poles. I will try to use a tape with...
mattiverkasalo
Dec 12, 20191 min read
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Skredkonferansen in Voss, Norway
I was excited to come to the Number One Nordic meeting of avalanche sciences - of course mainly with Norwegian presentations because...
mattiverkasalo
Nov 5, 20191 min read
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Some thinking done
Nothing revolutionary... but this winter season has taught something about Clinopoles anyway: -I do need hardier paints for my flick-lock...
mattiverkasalo
Mar 7, 20191 min read
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Thinking time
Actually I have realized that only the most avid DIY person with most of the tools and a workspace readily available would be likely to...
mattiverkasalo
Nov 12, 20181 min read
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ISSW 2018 Innsbruck, Austria
First-timer in this prestigious biannual get-together of world top snow scientists. Wow! This is a week of presentations which mostly go...
mattiverkasalo
Oct 9, 20181 min read
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