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NomNomNom posted:That was the question though? Why do you want a spinning death wheel? If we can understand the purpose, just maybe we can help you with your questions. Also what this guy said. Actually describing what you're trying to achieve here may help rather than just describing something as a spinning death wheel! Communication is key, I know it's not easy for people on the spectrum to communicate effectively but take the time to think it out and describe it better
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McSpergin posted:Also what this guy said. Actually describing what you're trying to achieve here may help rather than just describing something as a spinning death wheel! Communication is key, I know it's not easy for people on the spectrum to communicate effectively but take the time to think it out and describe it better It wasn’t a power tool — and I wasn’t even going to put actual blades on it, just some rubber cutouts where the blades would go (I don’t even know where I’d get blades for something like this) — but it was something that would sound incredibly stupid if I told you what it was, especially now. Like I said though, I’m not doing it anymore. The fun is gone. I’m not a loving sideshow act. I might be okay with telling a mod what it was over PM, but only if I can trust them not to call me stupid or tell anyone else about it, since the last loving thing I need is more assholes laughing at me. My life sucks enough as it is.
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I. M. Gei posted:It wasn’t a power tool — and I wasn’t even going to put actual blades on it, just some rubber cutouts where the blades would go (I don’t even know where I’d get blades for something like this) — but it was something that would sound incredibly stupid if I told you what it was, especially now. A lot of the questions you ask are examples of the XY Problem and you'd get a lot less grief if you recognized that and asked the right questions. I. M. Gei posted:bitch YOU try living with ADHD That is not ADHD.
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I. M. Gei posted:Y’all can go ahead and knock it right the gently caress off with all the “I. M. Gei is too loving stupid/r******* to be people, he must be a performance troll cuz zaurg” poo poo. That poo poo really loving pisses me off, and the PM I got from a mod (you know who you are) asking if I’m really a real person and not a troll doesn’t loving help poo poo; it just implies that I’m too big a fuckup to be called a “person” and makes me wonder if I’m the crazy one, and that’s not okay. I didn’t reply to it because just looking at it made me too angry to put together coherent sentences. here on the Something Awful comedy forums we like to make fun of each other a bit because its fun and its a way to bond between friends. i hope this helps you understand what was happening
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Dec 7, 2020 13:57
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McSpergin posted:I'm gonna tell you as someone who is in the process of figuring out what mental "ism" I have through psychology, there's a key thing here: How do you know what things you don't know unless you try the things you think you know?
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I. M. Gei posted:It wasn’t a power tool — and I wasn’t even going to put actual blades on it, just some rubber cutouts where the blades would go (I don’t even know where I’d get blades for something like this) — but it was something that would sound incredibly stupid if I told you what it was, especially now. Was it a spanking machine? I bet it was a spanking machine. To be fair, I support your spanking machine. Sorry you're getting poo poo on, broski. As others said, communication is key, but I'd like to chip in and say you're on the tool forum. People here tend to discuss things in a more technical way so it will pay dividends to consider that in your post. Perhaps "Spinning death wheel" could have been "rotary spank drum" or "rubberized clown-glove rear end sanding cylinder". I mean, you mentioned it wasn't a power tool, perhaps add manual to that as well. "A manual manual rump adjudicator" might be a tad over the top though. Cannon_Fodder fucked around with this message at 15:49 on Dec 7, 2020 |
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McSpergin posted:But if you're not going to listen to me or anyone else here you've only yourself to blame. This is their first problem. Constantly asking for advice and not taking it. Why ask in the first place? I. M. Gei posted:It wasn’t a power tool — and I wasn’t even going to put actual blades on it, just some rubber cutouts where the blades would go Then there's this poo poo. Asking a questions about something, not asking the question about that thing. And not even asking good ones. And then continuing to move the goalposts. This has nothing to do with ADHD. And nobody here knows nor should be expected to know your medical history. All we have to go on is what you have voluntarily typed into the somethingawful dot com forums. And those thing make it look like you are a troll or a bad faith poster. If you don't want to come off looking like that you should change the way you post and ask questions.
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I. M. Gei I don't want you to feel bad, but anything that can drive through solid oak like that could maim or kill you. Nothing about what you said previously suggested that the thing you wanted to build would be a harmless mockup or whatever. People, I think understandably, do not want to answer the question without checking the premise. With the ruler thing, trying to help you get a better ruler or figure out why they didn't match was a waste of time and sent you down the wrong path because it was the wrong question and we could have skipped all that and just found the right question, which was more like "how do you measure things for basic carpentry?" The question "how can I calculate the force to split halfway through an oak log" absolutely prompts some premise-questioning, especially in a thread that's more about practical everyday tool use than abstract physics problems.
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I. M. Gei posted:For the record, the thing I was thinking about building wasn’t a giant motorized wood-splitter like in that video. When I said I was trying to build a “spinning death wheel” like that goon said, what I meant was that I wanted to make something round, that might be able to cut through wood if I could get the math to work. Cannon_Fodder posted:Was it a spanking machine? powderific posted:I. M. Gei I don't want you to feel bad, but anything that can drive through solid oak like that could maim or kill you. Nothing about what you said previously suggested that the thing you wanted to build would be a harmless mockup or whatever. People, I think understandably, do not want to answer the question without checking the premise.
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The other day I used these: and they're fine, very good even! However, I'm more interested in seeing the absolute unit Wichita Lineman motherfucker who'd be able to crimp 1/8" ferrules without destroying their hands in the process. Holy hell, that was a struggle.
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Are you implying I was kinkshaming? Usually that includes shaming. Man said he would "put rubber cutouts where blades would go". Let's settle down a bit here.
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The ones I have are basically 30" bolt cutters with replaceable bits for each size. Those look very short and yeah, I can't imagine doing 1/8 or larger on that either.
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Trabant posted:The other day I used these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRc7ZDRcgrQ This thing is super cool, immediately reminded me of the crimper except for much larger applications.
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Trabant posted:The other day I used these: I used an 18" version of those to hang up a shade sail and it was excellent. Going to use them again to hang up a steel cable to string bistro lights along
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Cannon_Fodder posted:Are you implying I was kinkshaming? No you were very supportive and I wanted to hold your post up as a model of good, kink-positive posting!
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Cannon_Fodder posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRc7ZDRcgrQ gently caress, that's a neat thing!
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Dec 7, 2020 18:37
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A smaller version of that is used in aviation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of9p70H7gdg
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The I.M Gei style posts like these can be found in the IT area of forums a lot too. You've got people playing with ideas and doing things that don't always make sense, but can be interesting experiments, fun, or learning experiences. You don't want to write a book explaining your hairbrained afternoon idea and answering questions about why, you just want some idea about some small part of the equation. Its the same issue with standing in the plumbing department at home depot trying to get the guy with 20 years of plumbing experience to point you towards a fitting that would be just right for your replica 5th Element gun.
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Cannon_Fodder posted:Are you implying I was kinkshaming? I think you are asking the wrong question. The right question is how else a log splitter could be repurposed as a sex toy? Flywheel or hydraulic, either is fine.
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Tools: We will absolutely help anyone build a safe spanking machine.
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Platystemon posted:A smaller version of that is used in aviation. Is there a term one would use to find the knockoff made by an enterprising gent in China? I’ve a hankering for such a tool but aviation quality prices are a bit high for my low-danger applications.
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Vindolanda posted:Is there a term one would use to find the knockoff made by an enterprising gent in China? I’ve a hankering for such a tool but aviation quality prices are a bit high for my low-danger applications. In my video, the guy makes one and walks you through it.
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The standard one is like $29 if you only ran into the fancy $80 versions. It also looks like something you might be able to DIY. edit: beaten on the DIY with actual instructions it seems!
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I think that the Clamptite orientation, with the twist‐tension axis perpendicular to the thing you’re clamping, is slightly more ergonomic. Here’s one made from a turnbuckle, a wing nut, and a couple of bolts.
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Cannon_Fodder posted:In my video, the guy makes one and walks you through it. He does! But I’m restricted by tooling, noise and flammable surroundings. Looks like it’s the screw and turnbuckle, or pay the $29 and the heinous shipping fee here.
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bobua posted:The I.M Gei style posts like these can be found in the IT area of forums a lot too. The difference between I.M Gei and both of your examples is that the stuff he is asking about can easily result in lost limbs and death.
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JEEVES420 posted:How do you know what things you don't know unless you try the things you think you know? I'm talking specifically about making stuff like power tools in this instance, like I do some basic electrical wiring (i.e. connecting a motor to a VFD) because I'm 100% certain of what I'm doing. I'm trying to say if you don't understand what you're trying to achieve and don't know how to achieve it properly wrt something dangerous, maybe don't do it?
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McSpergin posted:I'm talking specifically about making stuff like power tools in this instance, like I do some basic electrical wiring (i.e. connecting a motor to a VFD) because I'm 100% certain of what I'm doing. I'm trying to say if you don't understand what you're trying to achieve and don't know how to achieve it properly wrt something dangerous, maybe don't do it? This is still a horrible stance as you make the assumption that someone can't learn what they are doing, so don't bother. Instead accept that someone asking questions has realized that they don't know how to achieve it properly and have stopped to get help understanding. Also thinking you are 100% certain of what you are doing is just as dangerous since you don't think you can make a mistake. That being said if you are asking questions start with the end goal and then what you are stuck on. Keeping the ultimate goal a secret will only get you bad information not actual help.
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JEEVES420 posted:This is still a horrible stance as you make the assumption that someone can't learn what they are doing, so don't bother. Instead accept that someone asking questions has realized that they don't know how to achieve it properly and have stopped to get help understanding. Also thinking you are 100% certain of what you are doing is just as dangerous since you don't think you can make a mistake. That's not specifically what I'm trying to say and that's probably on my wording, I'm trying to get at something like "if you're talking about building something you're calling a spinning death wheel and have no prior experience building it, maybe don't build a spinning death wheel". You can absolutely learn the other stuff first but I'm trying to tell this dude something that can kill you easily isn't a good start. Start by finding out what you don't know and then figure that out, although I'm curious to know what he's trying to achieve with rubber and wood now based in his posts For example: I built my 2x48 belt grinder only after understanding the electrical and mechanical side of it, if I wasn't mechanically inclined I absolutely would've bought off the shelf ready to go and spent the extra $1000 doing so. But as I've been taught/learnt basic wiring and mechanical stuff, I felt confident doing the wiring for motor and VFD Tldr I'm also currently dealing with my own potential autism spectrum disorder and communication is absolutely a weak point for me in some instances, this being one
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McSpergin posted:That's not specifically what I'm trying to say and that's probably on my wording, I'm trying to get at something like "if you're talking about building something you're calling a spinning death wheel and have no prior experience building it, maybe don't build a spinning death wheel". You can absolutely learn the other stuff first but I'm trying to tell this dude something that can kill you easily isn't a good start. Start by finding out what you don't know and then figure that out, although I'm curious to know what he's trying to achieve with rubber and wood now based in his posts Do you have a plan or some pics? I'm trying to source something similar and am having trouble.
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Can someone recommend a decent multimeter for the casual home owner? I'd like one to check out some doorbell wiring related stuff (since my voltage pen can't accurately detect the power), but I figure having one around the house would be helpful.
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I bought a cheap UNI-T brand multimeter. Seems like they get decent reviews on YouTube and aren't dangerous to use. I've only used it for Automotive stuff though. VVV: Yeah I ain't sticking poo poo into walls. I did buy a Fluke Voltage sensor thing for checking that the wall outlets are really off (as a double safety thing after switching off the mains). MrOnBicycle fucked around with this message at 18:53 on Dec 8, 2020 |
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If you are sure you will never use it to directly measure anything higher than ~40-50V, literally any multimeter will be fine. Yes, even the HF freebies. Checking for "is the voltage here and is it approximately right" doesn't require any real accuracy, and doorbell wiring doesn't represent a safety hazard. If you think you might need to actually check voltage on wall outlets, get something from a reputable brand and safe supply chain.
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I got two harbor freight multimeters free with coupons. The first one's lead fell apart in my hands the second time I used it. I cracked the other one open and stole its 9 volt battery and threw it away. I ended up buying an Amprobe AM-510 based on a recommendation from an electronics subreddit.
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IOwnCalculus posted:If you are sure you will never use it to directly measure anything higher than ~40-50V, literally any multimeter will be fine. Yes, even the HF freebies. Checking for "is the voltage here and is it approximately right" doesn't require any real accuracy, and doorbell wiring doesn't represent a safety hazard. I don't need one in the near future, but are there any electrical meter manufacturers with a reputation as solid as Fluke's but not nearly as expensive?
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IOwnCalculus posted:If you are sure you will never use it to directly measure anything higher than ~40-50V, literally any multimeter will be fine. Yes, even the HF freebies. Checking for "is the voltage here and is it approximately right" doesn't require any real accuracy, and doorbell wiring doesn't represent a safety hazard. Is this one of those situations where, if I don't know if I'd use it for wall outlets, I probably won't ever have to deal with it again? I was thinking it'd be nice to have for checking car batteries and other little things around the house.
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Filthy Hans posted:I don't need one in the near future, but are there any electrical meter manufacturers with a reputation as solid as Fluke's Yes. Filthy Hans posted:but not nearly as expensive? No. Turns out well built tools cost money. I would suggest hitting up the used tool places for an older Fluke, Extech, or BK Precision.
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Tool thread: Who makes the best work overalls (not insulated) for large goony people? I'm 6'4", 275 and love overalls for all the reasons that fat guys love them. I've got a 15 year old pair of carharts that are pretty dead (the elastic in the shoulders is limper than month old celery) that i want to replace with something a touch more modern. I love Duluth's fire flex fabric, but I'm wary of their bibs because a lot of reviews complain that the elastic in the straps is too weak and long, making them slingshot as you move around. Going to guess that gets worse when you have a gut bouncing around in there like I do. I've looked at walls and dickies and they just seem cheap and flimsy. So what else is out there?
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Motronic posted:Yes. what I figured I've only used Fluke but never had to pay for one
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Cannon_Fodder posted:Do you have a plan or some pics? I'm trying to source something similar and am having trouble. I say built but in retrospect it's more "put together" I got this kit here and a 1.5hp electric motor, and a 2.2 kw VFD, wired it up, got a base with it and made up a mobile base frame for it until I go somewhere I can bolt it down (8 weeks to go, my partner and I have bought a house in Sydney with a decent garage). There's a lot of plans out there and I'd have loved to build one from scratch but I just didn't have the gear that I do now (i.e. this grinder and the MIG I got recently)
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