#linuxcnc Logs

Oct 24 2025

01:30 AM Deejay: moin
02:19 AM lcnc-relay: <meisterdippel@> https://www.multixmedia.org/flow.png
02:30 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> Neat
02:30 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> Wish there was a simple android cad/solid modeller
04:04 AM Tom_L: morning
05:08 AM -!- #linuxcnc mode set to +v by ChanServ
06:52 AM rdtsc-w: ccatlett1984, was "hell" a Freudian slip for "hal"? :)
07:49 AM lcnc-relay: <ccatlett1984@> @rdtsc yes, by that point in my dive down the rabbit hole
07:51 AM lcnc-relay: <ccatlett1984@> lucid.nonsense@ OnShape has an android app
07:52 AM lcnc-relay: <ccatlett1984@> Or are you wanting something more like tinkercad
07:53 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> Yeah, thing is last time I had anything to do with onshape they were calling me out of the blue doing a hard sell on more licensesz multiple times and their registration explicitly demands that you allow them to send you marketing emails
07:53 AM lcnc-relay: <ccatlett1984@> Have u tried tinkercad, it's browser based
07:54 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> A long time agoz sort of a toy isn't it
07:54 AM lcnc-relay: <ccatlett1984@> You can do a lot with it, it all depends how simple of a tool you're looking for.
07:56 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> I want autodesk inventor with the most intuitive touchscreen and stylus ui ever of course
07:57 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> I might give tinkercad a try again when I have a minute, been 7-8 years I think
08:31 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> It was more of a, I better model this great idea I have before I forget it sort of thing
08:32 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> Or maybe sketch out a solution to something while you're in front of the thing
08:33 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> I'd like a mini computer that fits in my pocket, guess I could make one with a pi
08:35 AM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> like a phone?
08:35 AM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> 😉
08:41 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> One that runs full fledged linux and has a keyboard and maybe a trackball
08:41 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> Software is the thing
08:46 AM lcnc-relay: <lesliet@> right there with you on keyboard and trackball
08:47 AM lcnc-relay: <lesliet@> I hate the interface on the phone, p much
08:47 AM lcnc-relay: <lesliet@> have an old wired logitech trackball, and since they quit making them, I made sure I have new switches on hand in case it breaks
08:58 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> GPD Win 4
08:58 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> https://gpdstore.net/product/gpd-win-4-2025/
08:59 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> doubt it would fit in my pockets though
09:07 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> Ok, apparantly it's a whole thing https://www.amazon.co.uk/GPD-handheld-gaming-touchscreen-Bluetooth/dp/B0DT9Y9F44/
09:12 AM rdtsc-w: pinephone? :)
09:13 AM rdtsc-w: https://pine64.org/devices/pinephone/
09:14 AM lcnc-relay: <lesliet@> rdtsc-w: how hard is it to get phone service for open source phones? Do the service providers try to discourage it?
09:15 AM rdtsc-w: no idea unfortunately
09:15 AM lcnc-relay: <lesliet@> I haven't explored that route at all
09:15 AM lcnc-relay: <lesliet@> I like the idea
09:15 AM lcnc-relay: <lesliet@> but I could see a lot of frustration at trying to get it working consistently
09:16 AM lcnc-relay: <lesliet@> be nice to have less monetizing cruft
09:16 AM rdtsc-w: and since it is linux, can do whatever you want with it :)
09:16 AM lcnc-relay: <lesliet@> * as long as you are super-genius level with software
09:16 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> rdtsc-w: I have a fairphone 6 actually, guess I could try and compile freecad for it
09:17 AM * rdtsc-w checks behind lesliet's ears... nope, very dry. :)
09:17 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> It's running murena e os
09:17 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> which is android based
09:18 AM rdtsc-w: sounds like some tinkering is in store
09:19 AM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> Apparently you can run ubuntu touch on the previous fairphones, but 6 is too new
09:50 AM -!- #linuxcnc mode set to +v by ChanServ
10:27 AM roycroft: the atmospheric river is due to arrive in a couple hours
12:06 PM xxcoder: yay my pebble steel stays connected on current new app. love it
12:46 PM lcnc-relay: <lesliet@> had to google that, smartwatch? Was wanting to read it as "pedal steel" but that made no sense, either
12:56 PM Unterhausen: the local university apparently has a tap stand for sale at salvage
12:57 PM Unterhausen: wonder if it's worth going to look at it
12:58 PM roycroft: tap stands are quite useful if you do a lot of tapping
12:59 PM roycroft: i would probably go look at it, even though i don't have room for it
01:01 PM xxcoder: lesliet yeah pebble steel is a smartwatch. pretty old one
01:25 PM * roycroft likes old-fashioned analog watches
01:25 PM xxcoder: I like it too, but I like notification vibration so I know text or email arrived easier
01:26 PM xxcoder: and so many smart watches is so overcomplicated. and short battery life. pebble was only one that got it right
01:27 PM Scopeuk: My partner has a Garmin one that has a small oled display hidden behind the clock face so it's only visible when displaying data it has analog hands ontop of that
01:28 PM xxcoder: I think I remember that. that was cool
01:52 PM roycroft: i've never had a watch battery die
01:53 PM xxcoder: probably impossible due to all yours being pure clockworks? ;)
01:56 PM roycroft: yes
01:57 PM roycroft: my rack shelf has arrived, and i'm installing it now
01:57 PM xxcoder: I'd be impressed if someone made pure clockwork smart watch that can connect to app on android phone
01:57 PM roycroft: soon the new server will be racked, and i can rebuild the one whose services have migrated to it
01:57 PM xxcoder: probably spring powered capactor or something
02:10 PM roycroft: so the atmospheric river is running late
02:10 PM roycroft: i'm not going to complain about that
02:27 PM JT-Mobile: Yo
02:28 PM xxcoder: lo
02:28 PM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> Watching applied science magnetics video again, don't think I've seen it since he released it
02:38 PM lcnc-relay: <tom_cell@> Yo
02:39 PM xxcoder: lo
03:37 PM roycroft: and the atmospheric river has finally arrived
04:17 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> Wood furnace lit
04:18 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> Water is already up to 85 degrees
04:21 PM roycroft: i haven't switched from ac to heat mode on the heat pump yet
04:22 PM roycroft: it's been getting a bit chilly at night, but not too bad
04:22 PM roycroft: i don't want to turn the heat on until november if i can help it
04:30 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> It was 28f this morning
04:32 PM xxcoder: foreverrain here
04:52 PM lcnc-relay: <lucid.nonsense@> The barometer says pissing it down
04:56 PM roycroft: the river has stopped flowing
04:56 PM roycroft: it was not supposed to stop until may
04:57 PM roycroft: i'm sure it will start again soon, though
05:03 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> finally getting rid of the tons of cardboard...
05:53 PM JT-Shop: tons of cardboard is a lot of cardboard
05:58 PM roycroft: carboard is heavy stuff
05:58 PM roycroft: but tons of anything is a lot
06:01 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> Figuratively
06:01 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> Lol
06:01 PM * JT-Shop calls it a day
07:57 PM firephoto__ is now known as firephoto_
11:30 PM fluffywolf: "This automatic tool setting instrument is designed with 5mm / 0.2in stroke, 0.001mm repeat positioning accuracy," 0.001mm, eh?