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Extreme Electronics @extelec.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Want to see large electrical sparks and dangerous electronics plus high voltage machines ... Of course you do. The Gaussfest will be on the 10th October at the LMW&S Details www. extremeelectronics.co.uk/the-gaussfest/ Tickets https:// lmws.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/68513?catID=65283&

People watching a tesla coil and a Wimshurst machine on a desk

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Extreme Electronics @extelec.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

My #emfcamp Workshop Build a @extkits.bsky.social lightning detector is open to book here. I expect it to be busy, and there is limited places, so book early www.emfcamp.org/schedule/202...

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Extreme Electronics @extelec.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The Gaussfest will be on the 10th October at the London Museum of Water and Steam Details www. extremeelectronics.co.uk/the-gaussfest/ Tickets at lmws.digitickets.co.uk/tickets Sign up for notifications for ongoing details.

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The Gaussfest - Electricity day II - Extreme Electronics

Nottingham Gaussfest Teslathon, A meeting of high voltage enthusiasts who demonstrate tesla coils, Van De Graffs, Wimshursts and High voltage equipment.

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Mark Hodgkinson @iamhodgy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

EMFcamp Schedule is 'UP' .

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Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

If you’re going to #emf camp. And would like to build a lightning-detector. Make sure you favourite it here so you don't miss it. www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2026

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Extreme Electronics @extelec.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Yay, we have a village and installation at #EMF Anyone wanting to join us playing with HV over the weekend are welcome at "Spark Life" www.emfcamp.org/villages/202...

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Village: Spark Life (HV Village)

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Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

New Badge design for Extreme Kits. A Retro QR Code badge. NO IC's or Microprocessors, 'just' 143 transistors and three buttons form the QR code and drive running LEDs around the outside. Details of the build Via the QR code or at extkits.co.uk/retro-qr-cod...

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Retro QR Code Badge - Extreme Kits

The challenge Everyone makes a Badge for events that usually contains a microprocessor, a display and some blinking lights. I wanted something different. Retro and of course it must work as a badge. ...

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Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Quick impromptu May day sale 15% off from today till Tuesday. With the code "MayDay" at the checkout. extkits.co.uk.

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Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Luminiferous Theremin Kit The Luminiferous Theremin Kit is a audio synthesiser musical instrument co... Read More #kits #makers #stem #science

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Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Packed ready for the #camjam tomorrow. Bringing mostly the new Pi Pico related stuff to show, but due to travel arrangements, I won't be selling at the jam, althouh do have free UK postage from the website, when you order online. If you see me there, please say hello. extkits.co.uk #RaspberryPi

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Tim Holyoake @timholyoake.uk · 07/01/2026

New from me: Building a Pico RomWBW z80.timholyoake.uk/building-a-p...

The bottom left of the image shows a Pico RomWBW computer in a brown wooden case. The output from it is shown on the screen in the background. It is just about to boot into CP/M.

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Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Happy new year. Over the Christmas period, I was VERY busy. Many product lines were sold out, Thankyou I'm slowly restocking, and the first back in stock is the Theremin kit... extkits.co.uk/product/lumi...

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Luminiferous Theremin Kit - Extreme Kits

The Luminiferous Theremin Kit is a full featured audio synthesiser, musical instrument, played with no contact to the musical instrument whatsoever.

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Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

This is Bernard, or Ber for short. Tomorrow is his birthday. To celebrate we are continuing our Black Fly day sale. For FlyBer Monday. Enter "Black Fly day" at the checkout for 10% off all our products. Last day tomorrow. extkits.co.uk

Bernard the fly on an extreme kits business card

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Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Grab a mini Van De Graff kit In our "Black fly day" sale" 10% off, if you use BLACK FLY DAY code at the checkout. We don't do #BlackFriday until Dec 1st. extkits.co.uk/product/van-...

A small Van de Graff with a fly at the base and a shiny metal dome.

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Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Pico RomWBW computer kits back in stock. You can now order with a wooden case as a single item, saving you £££s. Plus (minus ?) the 10% off Black fly day offer (use the code BLACK FLY DAY) at the checkout. ExtKits doesn't do #BlackFriday. extkits.co.uk/product/pico...

Small box with silk screened front panel rows of buttons, leds and switches extremekits and RomWBW logos. In a polished wooden case, with a huge black fly on top. Because Black fly day is really a thing, well its as much of a thing as black Friday is in the uk.

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Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

If you've been following Extreme kits for a while you will realise that we don't do black Friday. But, to celebrate one of our software bugs becoming sentient, this year we will be doing "BLACK FLY DAY" 10% off your order at extkits.co.uk if you use "BLACK FLY DAY" at the checkout, until 1st Dec.

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Extreme Electronics @extelec.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Great Notts walkabout this evening. Went to see the Aqua Horological Tintinnabulator Then a few pints in a local pub. @drlucyrogers.com

Aqua Horological Tintinnabulator

Notts Emmet clock i victoria centre.

The Aqua Horological Tintinnabulator (also known as the Victoria Centre Clock, Emett Clock,[1] or The Time Fountain) is a 'water-powered' clock. From 1973 to 2014 it was installed on the ground floor at the Victoria Centre in Nottingham, England. In 2015 it was reinstalled in the shopping centre on the first floor.

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Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Mini Wimshurst kits back in stock 30000V of whirly disk based #science on your desktop, but still safe for kids. extkits.co.uk/product/mini...

Small desktop battery powered Wimshurst machine. sparking between two silver balls on wire above the machine. Two acrylic disks spinning on an acrylic chassis below. against a white graph paper checked background.

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Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

RomWBW Bus kits now available. All the features of the Pico2 RomWBW kit PLUS an OLED display emulating a 2 line LCD and a full #RC2014 IO Bus, so you can run RC2014 peripherals. Not that you really need to as you have SD disks, Speech synth, 8 bit LEDs / switches on the front panel.

RP2350 RomWBW Bus kit. 10 leds, 8 switches and an OLED display on two blue PCB's with a 40way connector.

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Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Rainbow time! #GiganticUnicorn

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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I always carry a barge pole with me, just in case I want to not touch something I don't like with it.

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Rise of the Mammals. The cover project from my new book "Making Paper Automata" The project comes as a pdf ready to print out onto thin card. Find out more here www.robives.com/project/rotm/ #automata #dinosaur

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Introducing the most extra 3D printed necklace you've ever seen. 🤣 Contains 3 motors, over a pound of sterling silver, and a whole lot of my blood, sweat and tears. Full build video now live on my YouTube channel! youtu.be/L6DcvBOA1pQ

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peteronion.bsky.social @peteronion.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Latest developments with my Orton 3CX. #RC2014

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Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I will be at Assemble, Darby on Saturday, showing off the @pimoroni.com Giant Unicorn hat and other projects. #GiganticUnicorn

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ste5eu.bsky.social @ste5eu.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Hey Derek @extelec.bsky.social seen this? A steam powered Van der Graaf generator

An old green traction engine with a Van der Graaf generator attached

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

There is already a petition in the UK that has passed 453k signatures against digital ID scheme. Please sign and share. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

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Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

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Tim Holyoake @timholyoake.uk · 20/09/2025

I've just got back to Devon. A great day, many thanks to the organisers from me too, and I'm looking forward to building my Wooden RomWBW machine @extelec.bsky.social !

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Extreme Electronics @extelec.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Just back from #rc2014 assemble... Superb day lots of people to talk to and lots of great talks. Thanks to Spencer @peteronion.bsky.social and @tnmoc.bsky.social for organising.

Extreme kits table, black table cloth, a number of kits with explanation cards.

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L Break Into Program @breakintoprogram.co.uk · 19/09/2025

Following on from my report yesterday about that Hitchhiker’s Guide video, loving this. So many techniques used to create The Guide.

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Making a working Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy prop from junk

YouTube video by Greig Johnson Making

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peteronion.bsky.social @peteronion.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

There's still time to book your place at the forthcoming RC2014 event at The National Museum of Computing. It's a chance to meet other RC2014 builders and users, or to learn about RC2014 and similar systems before deciding to buy and build your first one. www.tnmoc.org/events/2025/...

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RC2014 Assembly — The National Museum of Computing

This Event has been created In collaboration with RC2014 and Peter Onion, hosted at the TNMOC. Witness the versatility of the RC2014 and similar Z80 kits: A deep dive into community-driven 8-bit proje...

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Extreme Electronics @extelec.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Next week I'll be packing for RC2014 Assembly. For all things RC2014 related. rc2014.co.uk/3855/rc2014-... #retrocomputing

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Extreme Electronics @extelec.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

If you enjoyed the #Gaussfest over the weekend, or missed the #Gaussfest over the weekend, and don't want to miss the next one, sign up for our infrequent emails www.extremeelectronics.co.uk/list/?p=subs...

Tesla coil with a large purple branching discharge to air in front of a huge fly wheel and piston of an old steam engine.

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doop @doop.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Hello i am in a building full of steam engines and tesla coil, one of which is playing the theme from Dr Who

A large tesla coil producing gigantic purple sparks

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Extreme Electronics @extelec.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Gaussfest, and an electrical day in London Next Sunday High voltage, tesla coils, electrostatic machine demonstrations and a Victorian/Edwardian pumping station to look around, plus a chance of seeing a working mercury rectifier(s) More Details: www.extremeelectronics.co.uk/the-gaussfest/ #science

Gaussfest, and an electrical day in London on the 7th September picture shows The London Museum of Water and Steam (Brentford) with a large tesla coil spraying electrical arcs 2-3M with Victorian pumping engines around and a crowd of people watching.

I can't think of a better day out :)

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Extreme Electronics @extelec.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

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Anatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Happy 30th birthday to MS-DOS 7! 😉🎉🎂🥂

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Extreme Electronics @extelec.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Join us for The Gaussfest Electricity day London Museum of Water and Steam 7th September from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm A public demonstration of Tesla Coils, High Voltage equip, Van De Graffs. Experience indoor lightning ! (and a collection of steam engines too. waterandsteam.org.uk/event/gaussf...

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Gaussfest: Electricity Day

Discover the fascinating world of electricity at Gaussfest! A public demonstration of Tesla Coils, High Voltage Multiplies, Van De Graffs, and Violet Ray Machines. Experience indoor lightning and magn...

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Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Nano Probe - Logic probe / Oscilloscope The Nano Probe is a combined logic probe and miniature oscil... Read More #kits #makers #stem #science

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Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

A comment about the RC2040 extkits.co.uk/product/rc20... "I plugged it in - it works like a champ. Thank you for designing, selling, and supporting this great kit. It must be a labor of love, because you can't be charging enough to cover your labor. Thanks again!" and Yes it is, and No I don't

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RC2040 - Retro emulated Z80 CP/M computer kit - Extreme Kits

The RC2040 is a PI PICO z80 emulated RC2014 kit with CP/M-80 and support for ROMWBW, FUZIX and RUN CPM - Speech synthesis, parallel port and RGB Leds

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Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Maxwell's Cradle II Kit Maxwell's Cradle II is A desktop toy that shows the power of magnetism. A st... Read More #kits #makers #stem #science

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Gadgetoid @gadgetoid.com · 31/07/2025

So uh the UK government have pressed a US company into involving another US company almost half owned by a Chinese company into determining whether you - a UK citizen- get to view boobs on BlueSky. I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A TINY FUCKING PROBLEM HERE

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Extreme Electronics @extelec.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

High voltage, Tesla coils and electrostatic machines. Live (pun intended) demonstrations. Gaussfest ,London 7th September 2025 www.extremeelectronics.co.uk/the-gaussfest/ and a superb Victorian/Edwardian pumping station to look around. I can't think of a better day out :)

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The Gaussfest - Electricity day - Extreme Electronics

Nottingham Gaussfest Teslathon, A meeting of high voltage enthusiasts who demonstrate tesla coils, Van De Graffs, Wimshursts and High voltage equipment.

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Rob Cruickshank @robcruickshank.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

The leaves are coated with a phosphor that is normally white. There's some argon in the gas mix that makes them fluoresce green. Neon in the mix makes the petals glow pink

An Aerolux style bulb turned off, showing white leaves inside.

An energized Aerolux style bulb with pinkish glowing flowers with luminous green leaves

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Extreme Electronics @extelec.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

More details about the Gaussfest in London on the 7th September 2025 www.extremeelectronics.co.uk/the-gaussfest/ High voltage, tesla coils, electrostatic machines and another Victorian/Edwardian pumping station to look around. I can't think of a better day out :)

Tesla coil striking a mesh target. Onlookers from a balcony and around the room, behind barriers.

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Mark Miodownik @markmiodownik.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

A video of some of our materials. You can browse our collection FREE here: Materials Library www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/materials-li...

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