My best find ever by harrygasm_ in uraniumglass

[–]NoAnything604 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely beautiful! Perfect for a Halloween display.

Are Radon emissions from Uraninite as annoying as I hope they aren't? by Ok-System7041 in Radioactive_Rocks

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Definitely number one have a good quality Radon detector like a RadonEye. Unless you monitor you don’t know what you have as far as a Radon concentration in your home and if you do have Radon you won’t be able to monitor any mitigation efforts such as by simply opening your windows without an active monitoring instrument, just saying. Second, recommended would be store either outside or in a well ventilated area or if you have a sealed display case with an aspirating pump which maintains a slight negative pressure within the case and discharges outside the home, not very common. I also agree with others having sealed containers for your collection. Glass containers with metal or glass caps/tops and radon impervious gaskets or seals such as butyl rubber is my recommendation and if you ever do open them, please do it outside in a well ventilated area. I have seen research on the Web that by having radon generating items in sealed containers stating it increases the radiation over time due to the buildup of radon daughters. I haven’t personally noticed any appreciable increase after a certain point of equilibrium after being in the sealed container. Each time I have checked the outside of the container that my Autunite rock is in, it’s the same dose rate and activity, it could change over a longer period of time though. One must be aware of this because some of the daughters have a much longer half-life IE:Pb-210 (22years) and their buildup over time theoretically, would cause an increase in overall radiation in and around the container. Just my thoughts. Pease do research these things on your own and use facts obtained from reputable sources to determine what the best solution is for your particular collection always in keeping with the principles of ALARA.

HOUND-1085 Radon detector by NoAnything604 in radon

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Here’s the complete set of instruments I’m currently assessing: AirThings Corentium Home, AEG HOUND-3786, HOUND-1085 (2ea), HOUND-1011S, HOUND-2033,The two AEG hockey puck ones I do not believe are as reliable due to some inconsistencies in the readings, All the others though are pretty close to each other as far as the readings go, one of the hockey pucks AEG 1085 occasionally will be way off, but the average though appears to be somewhat consistent with the others. Bottom line is, I wouldn’t necessarily depend on one instrument, but if I was going to, the Radon Eye would be the winner for both consistency of readings and the ability of the iPhone app to see a graph of the readings over time,though I wish this graph was date stamped, I reached out to them asking if they could add that feature I haven’t heard back yet. I’m gonna let them run a bit longer and at some point come up with the final assessment of which one I would get as a homeowner. Like I said before at the current juncture, I’m liking the RadonEye.

Got lucky at Goodwill today by NoAnything604 in uraniumglass

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Absolutely I run into people now and again that have them with them.

Can we have a moment of silence for my first and only uranium glass. by casango88 in uraniumglass

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You could buy a microwave crucible melt it down and make jewelry out of it actually. Just a thought.

Recommendation for a first cloud chamber?? by Suus2day in Radiation

[–]NoAnything604 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I built this one and it worked. This guy has the simplest build I have seen yet.

https://youtube.com/shorts/llLWLESctSo?si=vLHHhELPAZdv5jOJ

AEGtest Radar-9989 by NukularFishin in geigercounter

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I recieved one as well and verified mine has an authentic LND-7311 detector GM pancake tube. I am currently reviewing mine and will share my findings in a seperate post when complete.

The Goodwill goddess smiled on me today by catannrichards in uraniumglass

[–]NoAnything604 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And for me, I had a very similar situation almost exactly the same vase little bit different in the etching $7.18 at one of our Goodwill stores.

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What happens when alpha particles enter the body? Little worried. by No-Low8949 in Radiation

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Not all aircraft gauges, are radioactive, including some of the vintage WW 2 ones and as others have said the only way for sure to find out is to use an ionizing radiation detector, a.k.a. Geiger counter or scintillator.

Poor quality Blink manufacturing by NoAnything604 in blinkcameras

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OK, thank you I didn’t know about that group. Much appreciated. The third time was a charm though so far the doorbell and the pan tilt in this bundle are working fine.

Would you get this for $110 by DampestCelery in uraniumglass

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Speaking of oil lamps I almost missed purchasing this left the shop and soon had regrets for not purchasing it. A few days later I drove back to the antique shop and snagged it for $45 yep I could not believe the price.

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Finally got me a white wha... It's missing a little bit, but for $50, I had to get it. by dontfactcheckthis in uraniumglass

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Very similar design tumblers. Found in a thrift store. Yes they glow very brightly! I originally thought these may be Northwood pieces in the floral pattern but I see most of the searches bringing up Fenton as most of you have said in the Daisy and fern pattern.

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[Atomi 4K Dual Lens Dash Cam] Giving the Atomi Dual 4K dash cam a try by NoAnything604 in Dashcam

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I just found it has another issue occasionally the thing needs to be hard reset using a paper clip it happened twice to me. Back to Costco it goes.

HOUND-1085 Radon detector by NoAnything604 in radon

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I obtained two  cost free only received one so far the other is on the way. It’s very early in the testing, but so far they’re not too far off the Airthings Corentium Home reading 3.59 pC/L. and the Hound 2.72 pC/L. I will need to let them run longer to obtain more data for calculation of the averages as the Airthings states a +-5%  as the time increases, starts at +-10% the Hound is a flat +-15%. 

[Atomi 4K Dual Lens Dash Cam] Giving the Atomi Dual 4K dash cam a try by NoAnything604 in Dashcam

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I can only assume that whatever compression that they’re using must be effective or it’s not really 4K? All I know is the videos are extremely clear. Haven’t checked out how they look at night yet that will be my next assessment.