#garfield Logs

Apr 04 2020

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12:18 AM rue_mohr: just cooked up 3 potatoes I found in the garden when planting the new potatoes
12:24 AM rue_mohr: mmmm goooood
03:07 AM Tom_L: :)
03:38 AM polprog: for now we make our own bread on sourdough. It's pretty good
03:51 AM rue_mohr: hmm
03:52 AM rue_mohr: turning the world off isn't going to end well is it?
03:52 AM rue_mohr: but the damage, weather we turn it all off, or suffer the casualties, comes out the smae
11:31 AM zhanx_ is now known as zhanx
11:57 AM pinkmutt: is anyone up?
11:57 AM Tom_L: nope
11:58 AM rue_mohr: who are ya?
12:10 PM pinkmutt: rue_mohr: who am I?
12:15 PM Tom_L: that was the question
12:15 PM rue_mohr: strangers dont show up here too often
12:16 PM rue_mohr: it generally implies your not a stranger
12:16 PM rue_mohr: and if not, who are ya?
12:21 PM rue_mohr: I think I'm gonna make full use of the function keys on my editor
12:22 PM rue_mohr: cause, what I'm facing otherwise is just stupid
12:22 PM rue_mohr: Tom_L, you running windows?
12:22 PM rue_mohr: polprog, ?
12:28 PM Tom_L: i am
12:28 PM Tom_L: 7
12:28 PM Tom_L: nt4 :)
12:34 PM Tom_L: rue_mohr, link to your mold test page
12:38 PM rue_shop1: which mold?
12:39 PM rue_shop1: I forgot I have a dos machine
12:39 PM rue_shop1: the answer is
12:39 PM rue_shop1: F1 help
12:39 PM rue_shop1: F2 undo
12:39 PM rue_shop1: F3 search
12:39 PM Tom_L: the mold i sent
12:40 PM Tom_L: pics of the results
12:41 PM rue_mohr: oh
12:41 PM rue_mohr: hmm did I ever officially post those I wonder
12:41 PM Tom_L: i doubt it
12:41 PM rue_mohr: I can repost it
12:42 PM rue_mohr: how soon do ya need it?
12:42 PM Tom_L: looking in /projects and can't find it yet
12:43 PM rue_mohr: no
12:43 PM rue_mohr: do you know whih minth it was done in?
12:43 PM Tom_L: oh hell no
12:43 PM rue_mohr: file date?
12:44 PM rue_mohr: hmm yea, it was out of mainstream
12:44 PM rue_mohr: it was last year, right?
12:44 PM Tom_L: 05/17/2019
12:45 PM rue_mohr: ok
12:45 PM Tom_L: when i posted the mold pics
12:45 PM Tom_L: so after that
12:46 PM rue_mohr: :) that help me narrow it down to a few hundred pics :)
12:46 PM Tom_L: don't worry about it
12:46 PM rue_mohr: photo of the idea on 05/17/19
12:47 PM rue_mohr: got it
12:47 PM rue_mohr: any particular shots?
12:47 PM Tom_L: good parts from it
12:47 PM rue_mohr: :) ok
12:48 PM rue_mohr: so not casting process..
12:48 PM Tom_L: not necessarily
12:48 PM Tom_L: started off about tool changes and went from there
12:48 PM Tom_L: the mold was in the pic of my tool rack
12:49 PM rue_mohr: yep, the first attempt was a flop
12:49 PM rue_mohr: for my casting, so I skipped that
12:50 PM Tom_L: still making sprayers?
12:50 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1120538.jpg
12:50 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1120539.jpg
12:50 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1120540.jpg
12:50 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1120541.jpg
12:50 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1120542.jpg
12:50 PM rue_mohr: we had an inquiry laste last months
12:50 PM rue_mohr: month
12:50 PM rue_mohr: I need to follow up
12:50 PM MiniBat: hey rue what do you think of composite video over usb
12:51 PM rue_mohr: ugh
12:52 PM rue_mohr: Tom_L, got those?
12:52 PM Tom_L: yeah thanks
12:53 PM rue_mohr: more...
12:53 PM Tom_L: one was enough
12:53 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1120684.jpg
12:53 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1120853.jpg
12:53 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1120857.jpg
12:53 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1120862.jpg
12:53 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1120864.jpg
12:53 PM rue_mohr: one of those has more, its the later mold
12:54 PM Tom_L: you should put them on a page
12:55 PM rue_mohr: last year I took 3743 photos....
12:56 PM rue_mohr: I'm definitly meeting my average-one-per-day goal
12:56 PM Tom_L: i'd say so
12:57 PM rue_mohr: MiniBat, hey?
12:58 PM rue_mohr: ok'
12:58 PM rue_mohr: I need to get dressed and leave the huose
12:59 PM Tom_L: may go try to map the screws again i dunno
12:59 PM Tom_L: wear a mask if you to!
12:59 PM rue_mohr: not gonna be round people
01:00 PM rue_mohr: "
01:00 PM rue_mohr: Introducing the COVID-19 Relief Fund
01:00 PM rue_mohr: A message from Chris O'Riley, President & CEO of BC Hydro
01:00 PM rue_mohr: The last month has been challenging. COVID-19 has meant many changes for us as individuals, and for our communities. In this stressful time, we want to support those who need it most.
01:00 PM rue_mohr: This week, we introduced a COVID-19 Relief Fund to help our residential customers who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19.
01:00 PM rue_mohr: The Relief Fund delivers support to you now, when you need it most
01:00 PM rue_mohr: If you've lost your job or income, the Relief Fund provides you with a credit to your account to reduce your bill.
01:00 PM rue_mohr: The credit will be equal to three times your average monthly bill.
01:00 PM rue_mohr: You will not have to pay this back.
01:00 PM rue_mohr: The application window opens next week and you can apply until June 30, 2020.
01:00 PM rue_mohr: "
01:01 PM rue_mohr: sounds like if you start a grow-op, you may need to pay some for your hydro bill
01:02 PM rue_mohr: (electricity)
01:02 PM rue_mohr: ShopMoon, MiniBat key
01:02 PM rue_mohr: hey
01:18 PM pinkmutt: hello!
01:46 PM polprog: sup rue_mohr
02:00 PM rue_mohr: trying to be awake
02:00 PM rue_mohr: I picked up the stuff for the hot bed for the printer I'm modifying to print face shields
02:40 PM polprog: oh, i read the backlog
02:40 PM polprog: no, i was away working today
02:41 PM polprog: ok, now i wanna know about mold test page
02:44 PM Tom_L: you saw the mold?
02:44 PM polprog: no
02:45 PM Tom_L: rue makes paint sprayer holders and wanted to make a mold for the trigger. i machined a few but also made a mold for him to make them from aluminum
02:45 PM polprog: aaah mold for molding
02:45 PM polprog: lol ok. i thought you mean mold as in the living thing...
02:46 PM Tom_L: http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/rue/Can_Holder/A3/Mold_Rev2/Final_mold3.jpg
02:46 PM polprog: i think i saw that. I was planning to make my own casting sand
02:46 PM Tom_L: steel mold
02:47 PM Tom_L: the extra pockets are for heat disapation
02:48 PM polprog: my only aluminum melting endeavors shown that i need borax or other flux
02:48 PM Tom_L: yeah
02:49 PM polprog: grandfather used to design arc furnances
02:49 PM polprog: for smelting
02:49 PM polprog: i have to get borax.
02:49 PM polprog: i was smelting in a brick chimney like kiln, powered by pine wood
02:49 PM Tom_L: grocery store
02:50 PM polprog: thats a summer project, if the virus goes away by summer
04:57 PM polprog: https://polprog.net/blog/cradleservo/
04:57 PM polprog: more like a photo album than a blog post
04:57 PM polprog: the 5 nanos generator is more suitable. and thyristor oscillators
04:57 PM polprog: ill link that on the front page later
05:10 PM rue_shop2: ok, the heated bed can hold 110c at a duty of about 26%
05:11 PM rue_shop2: I need to move around my zeros and see if my extruder can do 250
05:12 PM polprog: reminds me we still havent fixed the printer at the uni lab
05:13 PM rue_mohr: whats wrong with it?
05:13 PM polprog: i think weve established that the nozzle is too cold for some reason.. even replaced the PTC
05:14 PM polprog: the issue is that the print get's corrupted after several layers
05:14 PM polprog: the filament stops bonding with itself. no mechanical rigidity
05:14 PM rue_mohr: yea, too cold
05:14 PM rue_mohr: pla?
05:14 PM polprog: confirmed on FLIR the nozzle tip is 100C onlt
05:15 PM polprog: yeah, i think pla
05:15 PM rue_mohr: dial it up till just below were it smells sweet
05:15 PM polprog: its a prusa mk3 or something
05:15 PM polprog: the controller reports correct temp iirc
05:15 PM rue_mohr: screw the numbers, they lie
05:15 PM polprog: 150 something
05:15 PM rue_mohr: screw the numbers, they lie
05:16 PM polprog: ok. ill keep that in mind when the corona is over...
05:16 PM rue_mohr: dial it up till it smells sweet then back it down
05:16 PM polprog: it would be nice to get that working
05:16 PM polprog: not having used a 3d printer before doesnt help lol
05:17 PM rue_mohr: build one
05:17 PM rue_mohr: thne you wioll know weverything
05:17 PM polprog: well, ive got 1 of 3 axes working...
05:17 PM rue_mohr: no build an i2
05:17 PM rue_mohr: dont custom it for the first pass
05:18 PM polprog: my biggest issue with them is lack of room space, and the smell
05:18 PM polprog: having a lab in the bedroom doesnt help, no matter how many shelves i make
05:22 PM rue_mohr: pla doesn't smell
05:22 PM rue_mohr: unless its too hot
05:22 PM polprog: ill take your word for it. still, not enough space :D
05:39 PM rue_mohr: you can 3d print sideways on a wall
05:39 PM rue_mohr: the part IS stuck to the bed
05:39 PM rue_mohr: you just have to mind that the support/bridges behave differently
06:22 PM Tom_L: hmm
07:04 PM rue_mohr: for my editor, I need a new routine to collect the keyboard escape codes
07:07 PM rue_mohr: there are 8 groups of code types that come back from the keybaord
07:07 PM rue_mohr: and I'm talking the interpreted ones
07:07 PM rue_mohr: not the make/break codes
07:31 PM Tom_L: https://css-tricks.com/snippets/javascript/javascript-keycodes/
07:31 PM Tom_L: tester tool
08:08 PM rue_mohr: I got a command line one
08:09 PM rue_mohr: but I need to write some code to collect them up and match them to what I want
08:09 PM rue_mohr: the authors code for that editor is horrid
08:09 PM rue_mohr: all sorts of leaks and and execeptions
08:09 PM rue_mohr: and and?
08:10 PM * Tom_L gives rue_mohr some putty for the leaks
08:15 PM rue_mohr: moon came around
08:15 PM rue_mohr: should see him sooner
08:16 PM rue_mohr: he's been working on some code to generate random bitmaps
08:35 PM rue_mohr: if I'm gonna do that welding I better get to it
08:35 PM rue_mohr: I need to make a state machine for collecting escape codes... pffff
08:36 PM rue_mohr: turns out the only reason the authors code works is becasue of its leaks
08:37 PM Tom_L: haha
08:37 PM rue_mohr: its such awefull code tom, Its depressing
08:38 PM rue_mohr: but it works and mine doesn't
08:38 PM rue_mohr: which is more depressing
08:44 PM rue_mohr: awe, I gotta rewrite another layer of the orig code
08:45 PM zhanx: booo
08:46 PM rue_mohr: zhanx, your alive!
08:46 PM rue_mohr: 6 instances I need to replace
08:46 PM zhanx: i was moving stuff etc
08:46 PM zhanx: Rain and distance plus sick
08:47 PM zhanx: i had super shortness of breathe for a while
08:47 PM rue_mohr: you had the virus!
08:47 PM rue_mohr: glad you lived
08:47 PM rue_mohr: how many people you pass it on to?
08:47 PM rue_mohr: I think 3 is mandatory
08:47 PM zhanx: i am getting tested tuesday and no one
08:48 PM zhanx: i self quarantined
08:48 PM rue_mohr: I bet ya have/had it
08:48 PM rue_mohr: how much are they gonna charge you for the test
08:48 PM zhanx: zero
08:48 PM rue_mohr: hey, I got a real question
08:48 PM rue_mohr: backpacks
08:48 PM rue_mohr: the frame type
08:48 PM zhanx: this in canada
08:49 PM zhanx: 1000 i bet
08:49 PM zhanx: k
08:49 PM zhanx: U frame?
08:49 PM rue_mohr: you familiar with the frame backpacks?
08:49 PM rue_mohr: I suppose
08:49 PM zhanx: pic?
08:49 PM rue_mohr: I'm working on makeing an air-treatment thing
08:49 PM zhanx: oh air frames are a thing
08:50 PM rue_mohr: https://byallen.com/product/rock-canyon-external-pack-frame/
08:50 PM zhanx: ok
08:51 PM zhanx: those cross bars get bent easy fyi
08:51 PM rue_mohr: so, I'm designing up a UV+ air treatment gig, with scuba face mask
08:51 PM rue_mohr: yea, I need to know what to look for on a good pack design, then gonna build one
08:51 PM rue_mohr: doesn't need to be big
08:51 PM zhanx: ok the u frame is fine
08:51 PM rue_mohr: I recon 12V 8Ah will run fine for a day
08:51 PM zhanx: but the cross bars are bad
08:51 PM rue_mohr: k
08:52 PM rue_mohr: even if their bowed out like that seems to have?
08:52 PM zhanx: that bottom tray = no go
08:52 PM rue_mohr: k
08:52 PM rue_mohr: if you were shopping for one, tell me what you would look for
08:52 PM rue_mohr: and maybe why
08:52 PM zhanx: its better for an air pad on the u frame
08:52 PM zhanx: wait one
08:53 PM rue_mohr: so far I get no rear bars, no shelf (I wasn't gonna use the shelf anyhow)
08:55 PM zhanx: https://www.rei.com/product/125528/deuter-aircontact-lite-50-10-pack-mens
08:55 PM zhanx: air frame
08:55 PM zhanx: add that to the mule pack
08:55 PM rue_mohr: dunno what a mule pack is
08:55 PM zhanx: SF frame
08:56 PM rue_mohr: it looks like good breathing material, does it have structure? (the aircontact pack)
08:57 PM zhanx: hex structure
08:57 PM rue_mohr: sure, its all pad and strap tho, right?
08:57 PM zhanx: yep
08:58 PM rue_mohr: ok, whats mule frame
08:58 PM rue_mohr: pack
08:58 PM zhanx: its a u frame with a ton of attachment points to hold an airframe and sack
09:00 PM rue_mohr: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Large-Size-U-S-Military-Backpack_60782978577.html
09:00 PM rue_mohr: ?
09:01 PM rue_mohr: I'm gonna built it, I just need references
09:01 PM rue_mohr: I think I need about 12" x 20" for equip
09:02 PM zhanx: old alice pack
09:07 PM rue_mohr: it was the only result I got that didn't have a donkey attached to a cart
09:08 PM zhanx: u frame with a hex air frame
09:24 PM Tom_L: https://www.amazon.com/Sandpiper-California-System-Shoulder-Carrier/dp/B01G22B7FQ
09:25 PM rue_shop2: is that the 6 point mesh thing?
09:28 PM Tom_L: https://www.pack-rabbit.com/product/composite-exoskeleton-frame/
09:29 PM Tom_L: build an autoclave and start doing composites
09:35 PM zhanx: you have to fit to you