#flex-dev Logs

Jan 09 2025

04:23 AM Tom_L: morning
04:31 AM JT-Cave: morning
04:32 AM JT-Cave: no, I was waiting for the carb to show up to see what else I need to order
04:33 AM JT-Cave: Tonight
04:33 AM JT-Cave: Snow, mainly after midnight. Low around 28. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
04:33 AM JT-Cave: Friday
04:33 AM JT-Cave: Snow, mainly before 5pm. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 33. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
04:33 AM JT-Cave: looks like we are getting some snow
04:41 AM JT-Cave: and the rest of the parts will be here tomorrow but ups will not deliver if there is snow on the road
07:04 AM * rdtsc-w expects to see a turbine-powered snow blower by 1pm :)
12:25 PM JT-Shop: someone wants to buy my tapping head but I can't find the thing
12:38 PM Tom_L: figures
12:40 PM JT-Shop: yup
12:41 PM Tom_L: lcnc is really going to shit
12:41 PM Tom_L: alex_joni showed up this morning
12:49 PM xxcoder: whats wrong with alex? seems ok]
12:50 PM Tom_L: nothing
01:04 PM Tom_L: xxcoder, 2 unrelated comments
01:05 PM xxcoder: ahh yeah sometimes hard to tell. thanks
03:09 PM JT-Shop: c3 alignment rescheduled for the 17th
03:09 PM JT-Shop: I wish I could have caught up with alex
03:10 PM xxcoder: well you can
03:15 PM Tom_L: sleet has started here
03:15 PM Tom_L: jr
03:15 PM Tom_L: he's still there i think
03:15 PM Tom_L: shown as 'away'
03:16 PM JT-Shop: precip coming up from the southwest
03:17 PM JT-Shop: yeah it's like 10 pm at his house
03:19 PM Tom_L: figured you might like to touch base with him that's why i mentioned his presence
03:19 PM Tom_L: i didn't know him
03:19 PM Tom_L: i know he's done alot
03:20 PM JT-Shop: he's the guy that helped me get started with emc and fixing the docs
03:20 PM JT-Shop: kinda cool he would give me hints and not spell out the answer to my question
03:20 PM Tom_L: cool
03:21 PM JT-Shop: made me look and think and I like that
03:21 PM Tom_L: yup, the best way
03:21 PM Tom_L: kids want things spelled out these days
03:22 PM xxcoder: nah thats always been true, for all era
03:22 PM Tom_L: more so today than ever
03:22 PM xxcoder: its just more visible now
03:23 PM JT-Shop: anyway it's the weekend for me starting now
03:23 PM xxcoder: its always weekend for me, for good or bad lol
03:24 PM rdtsc-w: invite him into the "den" :)
03:25 PM Tom_L: we were talking about what gen beta will be like
03:25 PM Tom_L: living off AI and chatbots for homework
03:25 PM Tom_L: jobs that haven't been created yet
03:25 PM Tom_L: virtual everything
03:25 PM rdtsc-w: standing on the shoulders of AI
03:26 PM xxcoder: lol life is interesting isnt it
03:35 PM * JT-Shop needs to cobble up a 36" tall small table
03:39 PM JT-Woodshop: hmm the mirror is still stuck to the windshield :)
03:39 PM Tom_L: it's supposed to be
03:41 PM Tom_L: must have had some contaminates on it the first round
03:47 PM JT-Woodshop: totally different process the second time
03:47 PM JT-Woodshop: jb weld to fill the holes in the mirror button then sand flat 3 times until I had a smooth surface then use the primer + 1-2 drop mirror glue
03:49 PM Tom_L: ahh
03:55 PM JT-Shop: https://forum.linuxcnc.org/41-guis/54989-vertical-layout-gui
04:41 PM Tom_L: it wouldn't take much to make a vertical screen from any of the examples
04:45 PM JT-Shop: that's what I was thinking
04:45 PM Tom_L: pretty much drag & drop on any of them
04:48 PM JT-Shop: he did say looks nice so I assume he more hung up on looks than function
04:53 PM Tom_L: if it ever warms up i'm gonna try the threadmills on some aluminum
04:54 PM Tom_L: i kinda like that little probe. seems pretty accurate for a cheap one
04:56 PM JT-Shop: yup the probe is cool
04:56 PM Tom_L: i got some extra tips for mine
04:58 PM JT-Shop: I need to get my bolt hole routine working and finish that part that need 4 bolt holes
05:40 PM Tom_L: looks like about 4" so far
05:41 PM JT-Shop: snow?
05:41 PM Tom_L: yeah
05:41 PM JT-Shop: forecast here is for up to 10" now
05:43 PM Tom_L: looks a little more colorful E of here on the map
05:44 PM JT-Shop: left over chicken noodle soup tonight with reames noodles
05:44 PM Tom_L: you tried the noodles yet?
05:44 PM Tom_L: or just adding them in tonight...
05:44 PM Tom_L: chili here
05:44 PM JT-Shop: yup they are good but take a bit to cook
05:44 PM Tom_L: right
05:45 PM JT-Shop: going to break them up a bit so they don't fall off the spoon
05:48 PM * JT-Shop calls it a night
05:48 PM Tom_L: just cleared my slate for tomorrow
05:48 PM Tom_L: i use a fork :)
05:50 PM JT-Shop: kinda hard to eat soup with a fork LOL
05:51 PM Tom_L: if it's good enough i'm sure you'll find a way
05:51 PM Tom_L: i do
08:18 PM rdtsc: easier than chop sticks!