#garfield Logs

Apr 09 2015

00:26 katsmeow-afk yeas, no tv means you can't tell if the android is working or not
00:28 katsmeow-afk i need a UF diode, or bridge block (like MDA series, but *much* faster), in 6amp min, 600v
00:28 katsmeow-afk lotta UF4007 etc on ebay
00:37 katsmeow-afk MUR / HFA to-220 diodes
00:39 katsmeow-afk MUR1560
00:43 rue_house shottkey? high speed?
00:45 katsmeow-afk shottky is too low voltage, not 600v
00:54 katsmeow-afk MBR2045 DIODE SCHOTTKY 45V/20A TO-220 <<== too low voltage
00:54 katsmeow-afk it is a dual diode tho
00:54 katsmeow-afk insulated to-220 case
01:25 tsmeow-afk goes to lay down a w
02:54 katsmeow-afk .
03:36 katsmeow-afk And, just as a guideline, glass is essentially molten silica, which is rock, so, if you can melt glass, you can melt rock.
03:44 katsmeow-afk http://www.luxfamily.com/jimlux/robot/index.htm
03:48 katsmeow-afk http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/projects/meteorobot/Nomad/deploy.gif
13:20 katsmeow-afk wow
13:21 katsmeow-afk lookie how long i wasn't at the computer!
13:21 katsmeow-afk so cept for "calls of nature", i slept from ~5am till noon!
13:22 katsmeow-afk 7hrs is something of a record for lately
13:23 katsmeow-afk "yea, so what if you didn't burn the water, i didn't burn the Cheerios!"
13:24 katsmeow-afk how much of a score for commercialism online is this: only ONE hit for Cheerios : https://duckduckgo.com/?q=cherrios
13:25 katsmeow-afk ( cherrios is not in my dictionary, so i crowdsourced the spelling by asking DDG )
13:26 tsmeow-afk announces the best of rue's inventions on sale for xmas at Canadiaboon
13:26 katsmeow-afk or something like that
14:54 katsmeow-afk you can't sai that, "sai" is undefined, and you cannot undefine that!
16:08 katsmeow-afk in Latin, "et" is a word that means "and"
16:09 katsmeow-afk they usually wrote in cursive, and it just happened that this made the "et" resemble one letter to the illiterate people
16:09 katsmeow-afk so they wrote one letter: "&"
16:10 katsmeow-afk when they said the alphabet, it was appended to the end: "x,y,z, and and" , but that sounds stupid, which they were, but they didn't want to sound stupid
16:12 katsmeow-afk so they said instead "x,y,z, 'per se' and" , 'per se' was Latin (like "et") for "by itself"
16:13 katsmeow-afk "&" was 'by itself' to mean one letter with an entire word of meaning,, essentially an abbreviation from another language, but again, they were stupid, so....
16:14 katsmeow-afk much like there's a new day in the week now, called "Tuhday", eventually, people recited "x,y,z, 'andperseand' "
16:14 katsmeow-afk eventually, people recited "x,y,z, 'anperseand' "
16:14 katsmeow-afk eventually, people recited "x,y,z, 'anpersand' "
16:15 katsmeow-afk eventually, people recited "x,y,z, 'ampersand' "
16:15 katsmeow-afk and then someone had the idea that since it was used as an abbreviation , why was it also a letter?, and removed it
16:17 katsmeow-afk the same explaination holds for why dummies sing "there's a bathroom on the right" or why no one has a clue there's "a fire on the water" and why it has nothing to do with Cleveland
16:21 katsmeow-afk morons immediately screwed up the history lesson of Latin and "&", and confusing it with the ACTUAL WORD "and", saying things like: "I already knew it was called the ampersand� And I�ve always said �y and z� not �y, z, and,� so I wasn�t really surprised upon finding out it was part of the alphabet at one point."
16:22 Tom_L # is pound too, not hashtag
16:24 katsmeow-afk technically, you can tag with anything, altho they may have killed searching for bangtags (!) or andtags (&), same way some irc nets killed @channels and !channels, and allow only #channels now (or ##channels here)
16:25 katsmeow-afk [16:04] *** Now talking in &test
16:25 katsmeow-afk 4:04:22pm 04/09/15 Thursday
16:26 katsmeow-afk so sorcerynet still allows &channels, but they killed !channels too
16:26 katsmeow-afk you can still have the same functionality , by using rules and channel settings
16:27 katsmeow-afk &channels confused the morons, same as "&" does anyhow
16:28 katsmeow-afk for instance, for a net with 8 servers, you can have 8 &channels
16:28 katsmeow-afk i don't think that any net that still allows &channel will let you register them tho
16:29 tsmeow-afk is overflowing with useless
16:34 katsmeow-afk going outside to get overheated and make noise
17:25 tsmeow-afk feels a lil qu
17:35 katsmeow-afk i wonder what this means, or how it helps anything : Sizing-count the number of water fixtures in/outside the home, multiply that # by 3, there are no disadvantages to having a larger tank, fewer pump cycles will extend pump life and save money on electricity
20:14 Tom_L http://www.electronicproducts.com/Automotive/Smart/Driverless_car_completes_3_400_mile_road_trip_across_the_United_States.aspx
20:30 katsmeow-afk now if they could put me to sleep at 9pm, and wake me at 5am, and keep me alert all day long
20:50 katsmeow-afk "the blue 2014 Audi SQ5 only gave its wheel to its human driver on a 50-mile stretch of city streets, where there were unmarked lanes and heavy roadwork. "
20:51 katsmeow-afk "only gave its wheel to its human driver " but not the brakes or gas pedal ?!
20:52 katsmeow-afk "According to Delphi, the car never broke a speed limit, which apparently did not go over well with other drivers, resulting in the car being on the receiving end of a few hateful gestures."
22:02 tsmeow-afk wants to know why she never heard of Lisa Loeb back when she was sin
22:06 tsmeow-afk wants to know why the radio ever played only 3 of Natalie Merchant s
22:19 Tom_itx woops, he happens to be in robotics :D
22:19 katsmeow-afk who?
22:19 Tom_itx somebody i was trying to help
22:20 Tom_itx http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/avr/arduino/Arduino_bare_min_brd.png
22:20 Tom_itx rue_shop3
22:20 katsmeow-afk he isn't talking to me
22:20 rue_shop3 who
22:20 Tom_itx y not?
22:20 katsmeow-afk i dunno
22:20 rue_shop3 an arduino from china costs $2.50
22:20 Tom_itx that board's about as simple as it gets
22:20 rue_shop3 why does this board exist?
22:21 Tom_itx yeah
22:21 Tom_itx who knows
22:21 Tom_itx it's only costing me a bit of time
22:21 katsmeow-afk this isn't a msg board, it's irc
22:21 rue_shop3 isn't irc just a message board thats 'fast moving"?
22:21 katsmeow-afk not in here
22:22 Tom_itx i don't move too fast irl
22:22 Tom_itx :D
22:22 katsmeow-afk i am the slowest being when at the metal shop in Bham, luckily they still let me buy there
22:23 Tom_itx you keep buying from them..
22:23 Tom_itx i suspect that's why they're there
22:24 katsmeow-afk ah,, yeas they did say something like that once
22:25 Tom_itx i swear that quad core with win7 is slower than my athlon with xp
22:26 katsmeow-afk they let me have stuff sometimes, i have a few used bandsaw blades,, i had a plan, but it involved red paint, so i tossed the blades outside
22:27 katsmeow-afk i picked out the ones still sharp, figured i can mount them on truck tire rims, use them to cut anything
22:27 katsmeow-afk that's one of those ideas i tossed out the window, rue
22:27 Tom_itx not such a bad one..
22:27 rue_shop3 "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY COFFEE!" "Nothing, you were drinking tea"
22:28 Tom_itx hope you have a basket out that window to catch them in
22:28 katsmeow-afk no, just a pile
22:28 Tom_itx piles are ok too
22:28 katsmeow-afk two blades are sitting in water every time it rains, i know what
22:28 rue_shop3 hmm
22:28 katsmeow-afk have been for a couple years
22:28 rue_shop3 bandsaw made between the wheels of a truck?
22:29 katsmeow-afk yeas
22:29 katsmeow-afk because they mount real easy on truck axles, which come complete with heavy bearings
22:30 katsmeow-afk yo do not need the cmplete truck, the complete axle, or the complete rim
22:30 katsmeow-afk these bandsaw blade i can hold up and walk thru, and they are ~2 inches from tooth tip to back of the band
22:31 katsmeow-afk make super quick work of firewood logs
22:32 katsmeow-afk and they'd make good low-movement flex hinges
22:32 rue_shop3 heh, a boat with suspension
22:33 tsmeow-afk
22:33 katsmeow-afk url?
22:34 rue_shop3 I was thinking what you would use leaf springs made of bandsaw blades for
22:35 katsmeow-afk i used actual leaf springs to support the boat on the trailer
22:35 katsmeow-afk they were red too :-(
22:35 rue_shop3 do you think I dont like red?
22:36 tsmeow-afk points to the flex shaft couplers she made, sitting near the bottom of the idea
22:37 rue_shop3 I cant find the logs of that event
22:37 rue_shop3 I'm sure I didn't scorn you for using red string
22:38 katsmeow-afk it looked pink, it was called pink
22:39 katsmeow-afk it was on a shaft coupler for cnc'ing a pcb driller
22:39 rue_shop3 regardless of the colour, I hold my ground
22:39 rue_shop3 I'm sure it wasn't me
22:39 katsmeow-afk well, i cut up the driller with the torch and scrapped the steel
22:40 katsmeow-afk bearings, guides, and everything
22:40 rue_shop3 you do that to most of the things you make, drives me crazy
22:40 rue_shop3 nothing I can do tho
22:40 katsmeow-afk no one likes what i make
22:40 rue_shop3 lift your head up and you may find that some do
22:41 rue_shop3 ever heard the phrase "
22:41 katsmeow-afk no
22:41 rue_shop3 " a man hears what he wants to"
22:42 katsmeow-afk song
22:42 rue_shop3 yup
22:42 katsmeow-afk i also hear what i don't want to
22:42 katsmeow-afk i am not a narcicist
22:42 katsmeow-afk narsicist
22:42 katsmeow-afk whatever
22:42 rue_shop3 sometimes I'm not sure
22:42 rue_shop3 you sent me a picture once
22:42 katsmeow-afk ?
22:43 rue_shop3 i'm preffering to a particular picture
22:43 katsmeow-afk of?
22:43 rue_shop3 you
22:43 katsmeow-afk only two known in existance
22:43 rue_shop3 I thought it was an odd hat
22:43 katsmeow-afk hat?
22:43 rue_shop3 it wasn't
22:43 rue_shop3 aparently was a gun.....
22:44 rue_shop3 your memory playing selective with you?
22:44 katsmeow-afk oh, the shotgun pointed at my head?
22:44 katsmeow-afk dirty mirror, sorry about that
22:44 rue_shop3 '<katsmeow-afk> i am not a narcicist'
22:44 rue_shop3 ?
22:45 rue_shop3 I'm not saying anything
22:45 rue_shop3 I'd like to see you happy
22:45 katsmeow-afk narcissist
22:45 rue_shop3 your great at making things
22:45 katsmeow-afk yeas, i am, that doesn't mean anyone likes what i make
22:45 rue_shop3 I'm envious of your ability to make large things
22:46 rue_shop3 I'm still trying to simply tool up
22:46 rue_shop3 hence the gantry, welder, ...
22:46 katsmeow-afk you have hand tools, and you have alathe, i figure you are ahead of me
22:46 rue_shop3 I often wish I could wrap 1/4 plate around my pinkey finger like you can
22:47 katsmeow-afk odd thing to wish for
22:48 katsmeow-afk well, i did have awebpage showing how to perform that rick
22:48 katsmeow-afk even bent 1/2 thick plate for a trailer hitch
22:48 rue_shop3 instructions on how to perform a particular task pale in value compared to the knowledge of how to make the instructions
22:48 katsmeow-afk bent some 3/8 thick for the hinged trailer tongue
22:49 rue_shop3 I'm thinking that 2" schedule 80 steel is overkill for the arms of a 12' mecha
22:49 rue_shop3 3/4" is too small
22:50 rue_shop3 1" even seems slim
22:50 katsmeow-afk use 2.5 inch chainlink fence posts?
22:50 rue_shop3 1-1/4" ? 1.5"?
22:50 rue_shop3 I have 2" sch80
22:50 katsmeow-afk too thick and heavy
22:50 rue_shop3 I was thinking smaller dia
22:50 rue_shop3 I think its sch 80
22:50 rue_shop3 its...
22:52 rue_shop3 5/16" thick
22:53 rue_shop3 is that 40 or 80?
22:53 katsmeow-afk 40
22:53 katsmeow-afk sounds like sch40 pvc water pipe
22:53 katsmeow-afk i don't know what to say
22:54 rue_shop3 maybe its 40 then
22:54 rue_shop3 I still think its overkill for arms rated for 300lbs
22:55 katsmeow-afk [22:29] <katsmeow-afk> too thick and heavy <<== i seem to agree
22:55 rue_shop3 what would you use?
22:55 rue_shop3 the fence post just cause its lighter?
22:55 katsmeow-afk [22:29] <katsmeow-afk> use 2.5 inch chainlink fence posts?
22:56 rue_shop3 or soemthing thick but smaller?
22:56 rue_shop3 I was thinking something smaller dia
22:56 katsmeow-afk much lighter, still very stiff, lotta surface to attach stuff inside and out, galvanised, and not pricey
22:56 katsmeow-afk ok, 2"
22:57 tsmeow-afk sh
22:57 katsmeow-afk i know looks matter, and i am drawing a blank atm
22:57 rue_shop3 I'm planning to mak the upper torso, to use for misc around the yard, but also to help build the rest
22:58 katsmeow-afk about time one of your robots helped build the next one
22:59 rue_shop3 the *same* one :)
22:59 katsmeow-afk ok, ok
22:59 rue_shop3 I ahve to get the next pneumatic test togethor
22:59 rue_shop3 I'm all excited about that
23:00 tsmeow-afk opens some more sleeping p
23:00 rue_shop3 oh kat, that led flood, its AWESOME
23:01 rue_shop3 why do you worry about when you go to sleep?
23:01 katsmeow-afk everything
23:01 katsmeow-afk define awesome
23:01 katsmeow-afk pics are helpful
23:02 katsmeow-afk i dunno how it will light up the trees if it is under the eave pointing down
23:03 katsmeow-afk is it rgb, so you can change the apparent color of the cement with a pushbutton?
23:03 katsmeow-afk "it's the red house,, wait, it may be green......"
23:04 rue_shop3 oh I'll take a pic
23:04 rue_shop3 and get more tea
23:04 katsmeow-afk k
23:07 rue_shop3 I'd say its equiv to a 100-200W halogen
23:07 katsmeow-afk yeow
23:08 rue_shop3 50W metal halide
23:08 rue_shop3 maybe 75
23:08 katsmeow-afk how many real watts? what voltage did you set the adjustable to?
23:08 rue_shop3 30
23:08 rue_shop3 its the premade one
23:08 tsmeow-afk
23:08 katsmeow-afk so 12vdc ?
23:09 rue_shop3 $45, but I'm not convinced I could make it for much less
23:09 rue_shop3 its 120V
23:09 katsmeow-afk 120? <blink?
23:09 katsmeow-afk 30w and 120v?
23:09 rue_shop3 http://www.ebay.com/itm/371199122161
23:10 katsmeow-afk i think you could make one you don't need a ups to drive when the power is off
23:10 rue_shop3 I got the 30W cool white
23:10 katsmeow-afk i am not seeing any 120v listed
23:10 katsmeow-afk they all are 240
23:10 rue_shop3 the ground wasn't internally connected, the ballast came off the stickeytape they mounted it with
23:11 rue_shop3 85-240
23:11 katsmeow-afk oh,, 85-240
23:11 rue_shop3 includes 120
23:11 tsmeow-afk
23:11 rue_shop3 so I did go over it before hooking it up
23:11 rue_shop3 had to retap the bolts on the sides
23:11 rue_shop3 M8
23:11 katsmeow-afk sounds like they sent you a kit
23:13 katsmeow-afk 30,000 hrs = 8 yrs at 10 hrs/day
23:13 rue_shop3 I would find it fair to call it a kit
23:13 rue_shop3 with good assembly hints
23:14 rue_shop3 it was a good deal compared to what they cost here
23:14 tsmeow-afk
23:14 rue_shop3 I'd like to try to convert a halogen fixure and see how it compares
23:14 rue_shop3 heatsinking would be a challange, that chinese one has a shallow flat bottom to sink the led element against
23:15 rue_shop3 oh dear, all that tea just got to that point half way down my body
23:15 katsmeow-afk i would think the shiney surface inside would be the most difficult to do cheaply
23:16 katsmeow-afk or filling it with dehydrated air so it won't condense and shot out the electronics
23:21 rue_shop3 just foil
23:21 katsmeow-afk filled it with foil?
23:21 rue_shop3 reflector
23:21 rue_shop3 the one in there isn't much better
23:21 rue_shop3 its just like oven pan foil
23:21 katsmeow-afk i never get aluminum foil to lay flat without wrinkles
23:22 rue_shop3 ooo that would be a good hydrostatic moulding project
23:22 katsmeow-afk shaping metal with explosives in a bucket of water?
23:23 rue_shop3 na, in a press with blocks of wood and a pressure washer
23:24 rue_shop3 did I tell you the pressure rating isn't a lie? I bent a 1000psi guage
23:24 tsmeow-afk just reremembered she has 100's of 330uf 200v caps for
23:24 rue_shop3 the particular washer was supposed to be pressure limited
23:24 katsmeow-afk yeas, good positive displacement pumps can be awesome
23:25 rue_shop3 anyhow, I want to try that one day
23:25 katsmeow-afk power steering pumps and car air conditioner compressors can be awesome too
23:26 katsmeow-afk so can blowing 100psi air thru a power steering pump, turning it backwards,, very loud
23:27 katsmeow-afk very high rpm, cannot slow it with wood blocks against the pulley once it revs up
23:33 katsmeow-afk aarrgg, i can
23:33 katsmeow-afk t believe i asked Tiggr how much plate current a 35w4 usually operated at
23:33 katsmeow-afk and cannot believe she didn't know
23:36 katsmeow-afk umm, 660ma sounds grossly exagerated, even as a Ipk
23:37 katsmeow-afk 60ma
23:58 katsmeow-afk zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
23:58 rue_shop3 I just woke up
23:58 rue_shop3 my print finished
23:58 rue_shop3 which it great but Id not started the next piece
23:59 rue_shop3 I made a snap togethor ball joint
23:59 rue_shop3 works good