Big shout-out to Xyla Foxlin on #Youtube for demystifying fiberglass for me. I'm repairing rusted out holes in the bulkhead door to the basement, and it was way closer to the tool for the job than the lumpy expanding foam that was there before.
https://youtube.com/@xylafoxlin?si=qe8VEQWVDKid1Sj6
#DIY #HomeImprovement #HomeRepair #Repair #XylaFoxlin #Fiberglass
We got an unexpected thank you video from #XylaFoxlin!
We can not wait to get those Cute Racoon Mugs; We will need so much coffee for our 2025 video season.
#CalifornianMakers need to stick together! Maybe we'll see you at #OpenSauceLive this summer.
https://shop.xylafoxlin.com/thank-you/ty_x-UCCHJbRG2lmgSwmZhYGA
How Hard could it Be?
#Science #Engineering #XylaFoxlin #Veritasium
Seriously, I think Ali's multi-layered gift for Colin Furze might be the coolest out of this year's bumper crop of cool "YT Makers Secret Santa" projects 🤩
Great tradition, may it never die 😁
Link to the whole playlist, obvi 👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl8z1N3rAvU&list=PLBsfTOjKcQe-hKw23746QrYRzt_Z7v7rF&index=10
#YTMakersSecretSanta #maker #art #music #creativity #fun #AliSpagnola #ColinFurze #KidsInventStuff #BrothersMake #EmilyTheEngineer #ThisOldTony #BeckyStern #XylaFoxlin #JamesBruton #LookMumNoComputer
Making a Bulletproof Ball Gown - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuS6Q6Xb6KM&ab_channel=XylaFoxlin
#XylaFoxlin #Sewing #Kevlar #CarbonFiber #DressMaking
I think my favorite part is when she keeps showing people the raccoon sticker & giggling her a** off 😂
Also the build. And the launch. Those things are pretty cool too.
@Workshopshed
Xyla Foxlin talks about walking 100 miles, being out of her comfort zone, and making a caravan at #makerscentral
#XylaFoxlin #YouTube #Maker
She has one of the coolest channels and is a great influence on young girls/women... If you have a little one have her watch Xyla's channel and have some fun...
#Rocketry #Xmas #XylaFoxlin #yeet #Physics
The Season's Yeetings tradition (is 2 a tradition?) continue this year!
A High Power Wood Rocket In 5 Days
Getting started with model rocketry is relatively cheap and easy, but as you move up in high power rocketry, there are a few hoops to jump through. To be able to buy rocket motors larger than H (160 N·s / 36 lbf·s impulse) in the US, you need to get certified by the National Rocketry Association. The main requirement of this certification involves building, flying, and recovering a rocket with the specific motor class required for the certification level. [Xyla Foxlin] had committed to doing her Level 2 certification with a couple of friends, thanks to the old procrastination monster, was forced to build a rocket with only 5 days remaining to launch data.
For Level 2 certification, the rocket needs to fly with a J motor, which is capable of producing more than 640 N·s of impulse. Fortunately [Xyla] had already designed the rocket in OpenRocket, and ordered the motor and major body, nosecone, and parachute components. The body was built around 2 sections of 3″ cardboard tubes, which are covered in a few layers of fiberglass. The stabilizing fins were laser cut from cheap plywood and were epoxied to the inner tube which holds the motor and passes through the sides of the outer tube. The fins are also fibreglassed to increased strength. For a unique touch, she covered the rocket with a real wood veneer, with the rocket's name, [Fifi], inlaid with darker wood. The recovery system is a basic parachute, connected to the rocket body with Kevlar rope.
[Xyla] finished her rocket just in time for the trek out to the rocket range. She successfully did the certification flight and recovered [Fifi] in reusable condition, which is a requirement. There was nothing groundbreaking about [Fifi], but then again, reliability the main requirement. You don't want to do a certification with a fancy experimental rocket that could easily fail.
Rocketry can quickly become a deep rabbit hole, where sending a rocket all the way to space or getting one to land like the Falcon 9 is within the realm of possibility. On the design side, there is also now a rocket workbench for FreeCAD.
#space #techhacks #nationalrocketryassociation #rocketry #xylafoxlin
