So I've got this Mitsubishi PMC3 kit from 15 years ago that I'd bought for KMP/T since she did jewelry at one point. Before I could get it to her, she moved to Kansai, which I rarely go to, and since the package is fragile, didn't want to mail it. Now as an assistant prof with two kids, she doesn't have time to mess. It occurred to me to give the kit to JFJ's daughter, but 1) the instructions are in Japanese, and 2) the fuel disks are hard to come by in the U.S. There's another "hot pot" kit that uses a clay pot filled with some sort of liquid fuel, but I can't find that for sale. Things always get more complicated than I otherwise think they should be.
Mitsubishi has a page on the PMC series, but conspicuously don't mention any of the kits that they used to produce! At least there's some English instructions on the page. The Japanese page links to several other pages, including to a neat fan page, 「ギンダラケ倶楽部」. Another site, silver-clay.com, has a number of the PMC materials for sale, as does Amazon. It seems to be about 3x the cost of the base metal, at least for silver. The only place I found online that sells the fuel tabs is "Best from Japan", which ships from Japan and doesn't have the item in stock. Shipping is of course either SAL, with a huge lead time, or EMS, with a huge price tag.
2020-01-09
2020-01-04
Calyx Institute
A while back, RJS informed my about the existence of the Calyx Institute, and more importantly the membership benefit that gives unlimited data access to the Sprint network.
The Calyx Institute is an educational organization that develops frameworks, tools, and sets of best practices to promote privacy on the Internet and in the field of telecommunications. For the past few years, one of our goals has been to do research on to develop Internet access strategies that offer "Privacy by Design".
Oxalic Dribble
I attempted an oxalic dribble in the fall on three hives. Due to the light weight of the crystals, I had to use a gunpowder scale to get the right accuracy.
Scientific Beekeeping mentioned using a water-only base for the oxalic. Another article suggests treating package bees initially. This makes sense in that they’ll be carrying phoretic mites and the number can be drastically reduced if treated prior to the development of brood.
One paper describes using oxalic and thymol together. I was more interested in the dosages mentioned.
Scientific Beekeeping mentioned using a water-only base for the oxalic. Another article suggests treating package bees initially. This makes sense in that they’ll be carrying phoretic mites and the number can be drastically reduced if treated prior to the development of brood.
One paper describes using oxalic and thymol together. I was more interested in the dosages mentioned.
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