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Building a Personal Clean Room?

Posted by Cliff on from the if-you-have-the-time-space-and-inclination dept.

eagleyezx asks: "I have a rather large basement with nothing currently sitting in it (I moved all my crud to my garage). Since I am really into space and satellites, I have a satellite all designed. It's kinda based on one of the Amsat designs, but all it really does it beep, just like Sputnik. However, I would need a sterile clean room to build one that would function properly and not go beserk in orbit. I know everyone out there has thought about this at least once? Has anyone ever built a room like this? Any suggestions on equipment?" If you had the drive to do something like this, what would you need to do to be able to build a workshop that would even come close to "clean room" standards. Has anyone ever built an airlock on the cheap?

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  1. Build it like the russians do! by E1v!$ · · Score: 4, Funny

    (I was on the ASU Sat1 team. && !(I know what I'm talking about))

    Go to radio shack! Buy all your parts there.

    If you're a farmer, build it in the pig pen. If you're not a farmer, find a farmer.

    If it can work under those conditions, it can work anywhere.

  2. Get one of these by dimator · · Score: 4, Funny

    Swiffer. I used one in my bathroom today, really a cool product. Picked up everything.

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  3. Here's a hint by quintessent · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you want a really clean room, you should ask your girlfriend for advice, rather than Slashdot. If you don't have a girlfriend, one of your friends might have one. Check around.

    So what do you want to do, anyway? Fab some chips?

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  4. Uhhh by smoondog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Uranus jokes aside, I think the conversations will go like this:

    Potential Girlfriend: Wow, what's this?
    Geek: A satellite
    Potential Girlfriend: Gee, has it been to space?
    Geek: Nope, but its built to spec. I build 'em in my spare time.
    The Woman Formerly Known As The Potential Girlfried: That's, um, pretty dedicated.
    Geek: Yup. Want share a Mt Dew with me?

    -Sean