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Sagebrush posted:i really want a robot arm for the shop but we've never been able to justify it. our standard curriculum maxes out at 3-axis machining and we can't argue that we need a $50,000 robot arm that will be used by one grad student and two keen undergrads per year. echinopsis posted:build one and make a youtube channel for it Seriously can you finagle "build a robot arm" as a student project somehow
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Dec 1, 2022 23:41
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is a sewing machine a tool or a contraption
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Dec 1, 2022 23:42
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Silver Alicorn posted:is a sewing machine a tool or a contraption its a tool
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Sagebrush posted:i really want a robot arm for the shop but we've never been able to justify it. our standard curriculum maxes out at 3-axis machining and we can't argue that we need a $50,000 robot arm that will be used by one grad student and two keen undergrads per year. shop around! i got two of those staubli's complete with controllers for under 4k. after a quick browse through hgr i found 3 or 4 passable kuka's and abb's under 5k. plus with a kuka, you can integrate directly into grasshopper/rhino with kuka|prc
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Dec 2, 2022 10:13
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i think i need a new solder. any recommendations?!
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Dec 3, 2022 03:45
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dioxazine posted:i think i need a new solder. any recommendations?! leaded solder is best
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Dec 3, 2022 04:20
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dioxazine posted:i think i need a new solder. any recommendations?! kester 63/37 in whatever diameter you like. https://www.amazon.com/Kester-24-6337-0027-Solder-Alloy-Diameter/dp/B0149K4JTY did you mean a soldering iron? i have recommendations for those too! Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 04:52 on Dec 3, 2022 |
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Dec 3, 2022 04:25
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Sagebrush posted:kester 63/37 in whatever diameter you like. this is correct. no-clean flux for new assembly, rosin or RA for old rework. dont be an idiot like me and use a fluxless solder for years, wondering why it refused to stick so often
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Dec 3, 2022 07:39
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what crimpers do yall like for mid-tier? looking for something above iwiss chinese grade (these are usually good, imo, but looking for the next step up) but below the four-figure amp/molex/etc ones ive used ideal and xcelite ones before and they seemed decent, but i mostly have used either trash grade amazon stuff or super expensive ones that cost way too much. the search function at the usual vendors (allied, digi, mouser) totally suck and don't even really call out what the crimp profile is or whatever. seems like a needle in a haystack trying to find something specific that isn't also single-purpose.
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Dec 3, 2022 07:46
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idk about dedicateds. i use my nifty needle nose for smaller crimps that don't need hulk smash and my linemens for big ones that do  huuuuge force on the latter.
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Dec 3, 2022 09:19
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Jonny 290 posted:The brushless setups are sick but i still have fear of vendor lock-in and i KNOW for a FACT that the month after i spend $500 on brushless tools that the line will be discontinued and I'll be hosed. 120v 60hz is always there. jonny admiring his vendor-agnostic, never obsolete, all-purpose tool set 
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Dec 3, 2022 10:14
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Jonny 290 posted:idk about dedicateds. i use my nifty needle nose for smaller crimps that don't need hulk smash yeah i already have a set of klein pliers, and several different iwiss ratcheting crimpers at home but like, for example, today i was at work looking for a crimper for harting han c contacts. these things:  the official harting crimpers are like $800, so gently caress that. ive used the uninsulated dies on a generic crimper, these things:  it worked ok, but im looking for something in between these and the $800 "correct" ones. i don't really like how the dimple deforms these han contacts, either. at a previous job we had some generic-ish crimpers that had a square crimp profile, and they felt pretty good, but i have no idea what they were. and good luck trying to search anywhere by what crimp profile they have, rather than what terminal type they're supposed to be for. i could name some tool brands that are high end and expensive (amp, molex, phoenix, knipex) and theres a never ending deluge of cheap tools that sorta work from the usual suspects, but i don't know what the middle ground really looks like. who has good value without being "value engineered" all to hell and back? Raluek fucked around with this message at 11:44 on Dec 3, 2022 |
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Dec 3, 2022 11:19
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thanks for this! i ran out of my solder a few months ago, but it's been so long since i bought a spool, i've forgotten what i used to have.Sagebrush posted:did you mean a soldering iron? i have recommendations for those too! not particularly, BUT! i would be interested regardless
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Dec 3, 2022 13:51
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echinopsis posted:it’s not truly in the spirit of the thread but I wanna give a shout-out to mains powered electric drills a corded drill is the only one i have in my house right now. mostly because i just want it to last forever. imo the big downside to corded drills is they typically don’t have a clutch, so you can’t set them to nicely stop at a given torque. gotta feather it or hand drive so you don’t strip fasteners or over-tighten into wood. that and the limited range but it’s been mostly fine with (appropriately sized) extension cords.
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Dec 3, 2022 15:02
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Sagebrush posted:i really want a robot arm for the shop but we've never been able to justify it. our standard curriculum maxes out at 3-axis machining and we can't argue that we need a $50,000 robot arm that will be used by one grad student and two keen undergrads per year.
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Dec 3, 2022 15:54
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echinopsis posted:it’s not truly in the spirit of the thread but I wanna give a shout-out to mains powered electric drills if the lights don’t dim when you pull the trigger, it ain’t poo poo
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Dec 3, 2022 16:52
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i keep a giant old metal bodied corded drill specifically for using with a cement mixing attachment. it always surprises me how much power it has
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Dec 3, 2022 16:58
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i use a cheapo home depot lithum battery drill and its fine op
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Dec 3, 2022 17:01
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The three high quality power tool brands you can get at home depot these days are Makita, Milwaukee, and DeWalt. Milwaukee is manufactured by TTI, a holding company that also makes Ridgid and Ryobi. Milwaukee is the high end, Ridgid is mid grade, Ryobi is meant for lighter duty (though they're still fine tools imo). Similarly, DeWalt is the high end brand from a group that also makes Craftsman and Black+Decker. (I would not really recommend either of those two lower-end brands -- they're noticeably more cheaply made). Makita only makes Makita and they are very good quality. There are other good quality brands that only make a single line of tools, like Bosch, Festool, and Hilti, but you usually can't get those at Home Depot. Also hoo boy those Festool prices! Most other brands, especially if you're spending less than about $125 for the individual tool with one battery, are just going to be generic cheap stuff with some random house brand stuck on it. Fine for occasional use around the house probably but not much more.
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Dec 3, 2022 17:19
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when i see makita blue i think "now thats a good tool"
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Dec 3, 2022 17:23
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Also when i turn my monitor off
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Dec 3, 2022 17:23
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I am fully bought into Makita and they're great and have never let me down. Also, only in Japan you can get them in pinkuu (pink) and I really kind of want to pick one up on ebay
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Dec 3, 2022 17:26
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gently caress yes i got reverse pink tax on some USB chargers the other day and now amazon thinks i'm a girl and pushes 8000 different purple and pink USB cables to my front page good way to make sure bros don't steal your cable tbh
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Dec 3, 2022 17:38
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pink used to be a masculine colour in europe a millennium ago, didn't it? either way, it's nice to have some pep in your cables so not everything is just a black wire that you need to hand trace
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Dec 3, 2022 18:59
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does a vinyl cutting plotter count as a tool? because i just bought one 
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Dec 3, 2022 19:06
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more like 100 years ago tops and yeah i love colors and bright and cool things now. its rad
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Dec 3, 2022 19:06
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i want cool patterns and stuff. Stop making drills that look like a decepticon sex toy and give me a damask hammer drill.
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Dec 3, 2022 19:48
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Sagebrush posted:Milwaukee is manufactured by TTI, a holding company that also makes Ridgid and Ryobi. Milwaukee is the high end, Ridgid is mid grade, Ryobi is meant for lighter duty (though they're still fine tools imo). Yeah its a Ryobi, its fine imo. I'm debating getting a tabletop wood planer. Its just such a pain to use a hand plane and the nice ones are also hundreds of dollars
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Dec 4, 2022 00:13
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ADINSX posted:Yeah its a Ryobi, its fine imo. i recently bought a makita handheld power planer and as god is my witness i will never strip paint off a door any other way
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Dec 4, 2022 00:16
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ADINSX posted:Yeah its a Ryobi, its fine imo. if youre talking about a thickness planer, all the reviews say the dewalt one is best so i bought one and it was unconscionably loud - no power tool has any reason to be that loud. Went through two layers of earpro like nothin. I sold it off, i cant take that kind of noise.
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Dec 4, 2022 00:20
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rotor posted:if youre talking about a thickness planer, all the reviews say the dewalt one is best so i bought one and it was unconscionably loud - no power tool has any reason to be that loud. Went through two layers of earpro like nothin. I sold it off, i cant take that kind of noise. hm interesting, I never considered the noise factor, thats good to know. And yeah, thickness planer, but if I ever had to do a heavy duty stripping project I'd consider a cheap hand planer. After my epoxy pickguard project I actually wanna try designing and building my own guitar body. It seems relatively easy and seems like it would be really satisfying. You can buy cheapo no-name necks online and I'd just build a body around that. So that might be the excuse I need to pick something up
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Dec 4, 2022 00:23
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like theyre all loud but the dewalt is just brutal
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Dec 4, 2022 00:28
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i got rid of most of my power tools because they are so loud and messy
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Dec 4, 2022 00:31
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woodworking power tools are ok but they cant kick up too much dust or be too noisy. This is why routers are the worst power tools.
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Dec 4, 2022 00:37
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Here’s my package opening load out. First is this safety cutter thing. Open boxes with reckless abandon. No exposed blades to cut you or the poo poo inside the box. Also good for envelops and getting through cardboard backing.  A Cricut weeder tool. Handy for getting shrink wrap off a thing without damaging the thing. Also handy for prying poo poo out of jenga box packaging.  I don’t know what these are. I otherwise call them my zip tie cutters. These are the least awkward way of getting through plastic packaging I’ve got. I’m sure there’s better though. 
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Dec 8, 2022 03:13
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big shout out to square drive
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Dec 8, 2022 03:36
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I need new embroidery scissors. or I need to sharpen them. idk. they were cheap
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Dec 8, 2022 03:39
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echinopsis posted:big shout out to square drive you mean Robertson, of course.
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Dec 8, 2022 05:05
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Sagebrush posted:you mean Robertson, of course.
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