#flex-dev Logs

Mar 29 2025

04:56 AM JT-Chicken: morning
05:58 AM JT-Cave: making a simple example now
07:11 AM JT-Cave: that's turning out to be not so simple with object name vs widget name
07:36 AM JT-Cave: I think I've sorted it out...
07:36 AM JT-Cave: take a look at replace.py
07:46 AM JT-Cave: try indicator.py now
08:27 AM Tom_L: ok
08:29 AM Tom_L: cool
08:54 AM Tom_L: what did you do different?
08:58 AM JT-Cave: figured out how to access the button
08:59 AM JT-Cave: https://github.com/jethornton/Indicator/blob/master/indicator.py#L186
09:03 AM Tom_L: yeah i did a diff and saw the power_pb line
09:04 AM Tom_L: i'd thought about power_pb = something but had no clue what it should = :)
09:28 AM JT-Cave: https://github.com/jethornton/Indicator/blob/master/indicator.py#L125
09:29 AM JT-Cave: yup I think I've solved the puzzle
09:29 AM Tom_dev: awesome
09:29 AM JT-Cave: so self.power_pb is now a reference to the new subclassed button
09:33 AM Tom_L: well at least i don't see hail in the forecast now
09:34 AM Tom_L: and moved the storm from late afternoon to early morning now
09:37 AM Tom_L: IndicatorButton must be the new class
09:52 AM JT-Shop: yup
09:53 AM JT-Shop: the big problem to solve was making the old reference point to the new button so parent.power_pb works as expected
09:54 AM JT-Shop: looks like the rain is moving in here
09:54 AM Tom_L: yeah i saw that on our radar
09:54 AM Tom_L: not much showing here but it's cloudy
09:54 AM JT-Shop: you must have a wider range radar
10:06 AM Tom_L: on my phone, it will pan out to the us
10:06 AM Tom_L: it's a local TV station app
10:06 AM JT-Shop: ah I'm on my pc
10:07 AM Tom_L: i like this one because of that and it's quick
10:08 AM Tom_L: get the steering back in order?
10:09 AM JT-Shop: not yet
10:09 AM Tom_L: this week will be buttoning things up and packing
10:10 AM Tom_L: leaving 4am friday if things go as planned
10:10 AM JT-Shop: for a week?
10:11 AM Tom_L: yeah
10:11 AM Tom_L: 10 days
10:11 AM JT-Shop: nice
10:13 AM Tom_L: tight fit but can get all the vehicles under a roof
10:20 AM Tom_L: not sure if we're getting internet or not yet
10:47 AM lcnc-relay: <roguish> good morning........
10:48 AM lcnc-relay: <roguish> just saw an article that states the SSA is using a program of 60 million lines of COBOL. pretty funny, a little old....
10:50 AM JT-Shop: new hose still leaks at the fitting on the actuator
10:52 AM lcnc-relay: <roguish> and DOGE is going to rewrite it all.......
10:52 AM lcnc-relay: <roguish> JT-Shop: did you get your bike seat figured out?
10:53 AM lcnc-relay: <roguish> I put in a new bottom bracket yesterday. old bearing were over 10 years old, cranks now spin crazy easy.
10:54 AM lcnc-relay: <roguish> next maintenance will be wheel hub bearings. they're only 25 years old.
10:55 AM JT-Shop: nno
10:56 AM lcnc-relay: <roguish> one decent thing with Amazon is the easy returns...
10:59 AM lcnc-relay: <roguish> JT-Shop: here'
10:59 AM JT-Shop: nap time
10:59 AM lcnc-relay: <roguish> here
10:59 AM lcnc-relay: <roguish> s on for you https://www.singletracks.com/mtb-gear/how-to-measure-your-sit-bones-for-the-perfect-saddle-fit-its-easy/
11:00 AM lcnc-relay: <roguish> and another. Bikeradar is good.... https://www.bikeradar.com/advice/buyers-guides/how-to-choose-the-best-saddle
11:49 AM lcnc-relay: <roguish> ride time
11:49 AM Tom_L: JT-Shop, maybe put a tiny bit of blue on the fitting to see what's going on
12:59 PM JT-Shop: I gave up and ordered a new actuator from a different source
01:08 PM Tom_L: mighty close to nap time here
03:21 PM lcnc-relay: <roguish> back from my ride, 29 miles, and bagel with cream cheese en route.
04:02 PM JT-Shop: how did you carry the bagel?
04:09 PM Tom_L: watching the boat depart
04:09 PM Tom_L: live
04:09 PM lcnc-relay: <roguish> sat an ate it, with a couple or really nice gal friends. both wicked good cyclists. and good looking......
04:10 PM JT-Shop: nothing wrong with that
04:48 PM JT-Shop: actuator is out and the threads for the hose connections looks like crap
04:49 PM JT-Shop: still don't see why the hose doesn't seal off unless the threads are not at the correct angle to the seat
04:58 PM Tom_L: can't replace the fitting?
04:58 PM JT-Shop: it's part of the actuator
04:58 PM JT-Shop: not a fitting
04:59 PM Tom_L: oh
05:00 PM JT-Shop: https://www.ecklers.com/image/1963-1982-corvette-power-steering-cylinder-new-correct-style-25-332600-1.EK-25-332600-1.jpg
05:02 PM Tom_L: buying a new C3 a piece at a time
05:02 PM Tom_L: :)
05:02 PM JT-Shop: just chosen bits
05:02 PM Tom_L: i bet they throw those together pretty quick
05:03 PM Tom_L: after watching that shock video
05:03 PM xxcoder: the chosen bit lol
05:04 PM Tom_L: is that a double acting cylinder?
05:04 PM xxcoder: parting in is what people in afol communty call building a set by ordering seperate parts
05:04 PM Tom_L: looks like it
05:04 PM JT-Shop: yup
05:05 PM xxcoder: whats different with double acting? if I recall it damps on both directions on normal one
05:05 PM JT-Shop: it's an actuator or cylinder for the power steering assist
05:06 PM xxcoder: oh! thought it was stocks
05:07 PM xxcoder: *shocks
05:08 PM Tom_L: is there a male flare inside the holes?
05:08 PM JT-Shop: a male brass thing
05:08 PM Tom_L: yeah
05:09 PM Tom_L: those gotta be pretty close or they'll bottom out
05:09 PM Tom_L: on the 'nut'
05:09 PM JT-Shop: I suspect that if the fit between the brass part and the bottom of the hole might be the issue
05:09 PM Tom_L: ^^ yup
05:12 PM Tom_L: https://fastfittings.com/collections/brass-inverted-flare-fittings
05:13 PM Tom_L: not much surface and the tolerances are tight compared to a regular flare
05:25 PM Tom_L: i think brake lines use similar flares as well
05:25 PM JT-Shop: yup
05:26 PM Tom_L: some of those are a double flare
05:26 PM Tom_L: i almost forgot how to do one of those
05:27 PM Tom_L: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0326/6353/5755/files/Flare_Types_IF_and_Bubble_480x480.jpg?v=1647646395
05:27 PM Tom_L: the left one
05:48 PM Tom_L: when i ran the multi spindles one of the parts had a ball seat similar that was hard to get right. tested the ball seat with an air gage