#robotics Logs

Dec 08 2013

06:03 rue_house gngiht
06:19 GargantuaSauce finally down to the last layer of crap on my work table
06:19 GargantuaSauce god damn i am a slob
06:19 GargantuaSauce so many cable tie fragments, little bits of wire, insulation, etc...
09:14 Ubuntivity join #engineering
09:14 Ubuntivity Hello
09:14 Ubuntivity What is the most practical way to drill a hole in a screw?
09:20 Tom_itx Ubuntivity, which direction?
09:20 Tom_itx thru the end, a lathe
09:20 Tom_itx thru the side, centerpunch it first then drill
09:21 Ubuntivity Tom_itx: through the side. So, what is a 'centerpunch'??
09:22 Tom_itx http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-Steel-Automatic-Center/dp/B00004T7RH
09:36 GuShH Tom_itx: and a very good vise
09:37 GuShH Tom_itx: you reckon a machinist's screwless is worth getting (used condition)
09:37 GuShH I can't recall the size or brand, but it was complete and not dinged up
14:53 MrCurious anyone here made DIY solar panels and got good results?
15:05 Tom_itx no
15:05 Tom_itx rifraf got some glass pannels and put them together himself
15:05 Tom_itx with diode banks etc
15:06 MrCurious i think i remember him saying that
15:06 MrCurious will have to ping him when he surfaces
15:14 GuShH MrCurious: he won't he's at #reprap though
15:15 GuShH 34�C ... can't.. take it... no moar..
15:15 MrCurious i bet he was in #43oh when i heard that
15:15 GuShH bah I need to machine an odd sized 1.25mm thread
20:18 MrCurious frost... hmmmm
20:21 GargantuaSauce -5 here
20:26 robotustra -3
20:28 MrCurious but its not supposed to get cold here
20:28 robotustra humans suppose and god empose
20:29 MrCurious GuShH: has been turning that thread a long time... wonder if his tie got caught
20:40 GuShH lol
20:40 GuShH decided to do something else (gardening related)
20:40 GuShH 24�C with sprinkles
20:41 GuShH robotustra: have you ever tried to anodize aluminum on a diy / at home basis
20:42 MrCurious jaja
20:42 GuShH MrCurious: is that yes-yes in german or "haha" in spanish
20:42 MrCurious haha
20:42 MrCurious some peru doodz taught me that last night
20:43 GuShH no comment
20:43 GuShH MrCurious: and why is it funny to mow the lawn
20:43 MrCurious lawns are ALWAYS funny
20:57 robotustra GuShH: no, but I saw how people anodized aluminium
20:57 robotustra and put color on it
20:58 robotustra think at home you can anodize not very big parts, because you need to provaide rather big current through the surface of part
21:05 GuShH robotustra: what's wrong with a DC welder? heh
21:06 GuShH robotustra: small parts, I know the basic process.. but never tried it.
21:06 GuShH I couldn't source sulfuric acid yet
21:06 GuShH been looking at sodium bisulfate as an alternative
21:07 GuShH bah time to sleep
21:26 Tom_itx car battery