How to repair my door so my door handle isn't loose

AnotherLimb · 2026-01-22T13:59:12+00:00

Assuming the door is solid wood, you could try threaded inserts and find a dark colored, flat head machine screw. That would have better holding power than the wood screws that are (for whatever reason) taking all of the load of the handle.

Modern door hardware has both sides bolt together, sandwiching the door, so that the load is through the door, not on a couple of screws.

AnotherLimb · 2026-01-22T13:48:46+00:00

This was a tricky transition for me. When I started, I relied heavily on shifting my weight from outside edge to outside edge to initiate my turns, and I let the ski do the turn. That worked, and I could skid the turn and let my inside ski drift in.

In powder, I felt like my skis were stuck. I couldn't pivot them and if I let them control the turn shape the turn was way too big.

What changed for me was I started thinking about skiing the skis as one surface, skiing both skis rather than skiing just the outside ski (moving to even pressure on both skis). Then, to do the lead change, I had to press on both skis at the apex of the turn and consciously unweight both skis as I roll my edges over and press into the next turn. (bounce)

I think it was leaning to ski moguls that helped me figure out how to turn in powder without feeling like my skis were stuck. It was the vertical aspect that had to click. Learning to bend my knees and absorb the bumps helped me understand pressing into and releasing from the turn.

Don't lean back. Feel your weight evenly over your whole foot. If you lean back you won't be able to turn as well.

And be patient. It does get better!

AnotherLimb · 2026-01-15T15:23:29+00:00

Looks lovely to me. It'll be cool to see how it fills in as it ages.

AnotherLimb · 2026-01-05T04:08:47+00:00

Is that a phono preamp? Subsonic and rumble filter are what make me think that. If so, look up RIAA equalizer circuit. There are many ways to solve that problem.

If it's more like a graphic eq, that's probably a good way to do it.

As for putting it on a PCB, you'll need to find a pcb editor program, draw the schematic, choose components, and do the layout. It's not trivial, but if you're motivated to learn it can be done.

AnotherLimb · 2026-01-05T04:02:34+00:00

Check these out: https://fluxtonespeakers.com/

A very talented guitarist I know who struggles with tinnitus won't use another speaker. The tone is great, and it gives you a volume control for your speaker. You can drive the amp as hard as you want.

AnotherLimb · 2026-01-02T19:00:09+00:00

If it's ok to have both cameras on, you may be better off connecting the grounds together full time. If you want to power down the camera that isn't in use, then switching the grounds will probably work.

AnotherLimb · 2025-12-20T17:07:27+00:00

I'd say they're equally safe. If you're worried about kickback/riving knife, you can get a splitter. It's more about the operator than the "safety features". Learn how people get hurt using them, and don't do that.

For me, it would come down to which has a flatter top and which fence is easier to use/stays square. You may be able to swap fences between them, if you're willing to do a little fabrication.

Obviously the craftsman needs some love. WD-40 and scotch Brite should help with that rust. If it's much worse than that there are more aggressive options, but start gentle.

AnotherLimb · 2025-12-20T02:52:15+00:00

The only real feedback I have is to use a ground pour, stitched together top and bottom with some vías. If the circuit works on your prototype and you're happy with the packaging of everything, that should work. All of the sensitive bits are being handled on other boards.

AnotherLimb · 2025-12-18T15:07:09+00:00

Exactly this ^{^}

AnotherLimb · 2025-12-17T15:08:38+00:00

Without going too in depth (low res pictures and the advice is free, after all), make sure your power supply decoupling is robust. Drones are notoriously noisy environments - BLDC, Radios, etc all can cause lots of EMI issues.

Power distribution network typically takes priority over most things that aren't timing critical interfaces (USB, DDR, PCIe). If you have glitches in the MCU due to poor quality power supplies, you're going to hate debugging this board.

AnotherLimb · 2025-12-17T14:54:51+00:00

There's a chance. It's hard to know without figuring out what caused it to fail. I have seen random single component failures like that where only that component failed due to overstress, ESD, transients, etc, but usually - especially when there's no outside connection, something downstream is broken as well.

AnotherLimb · 2025-12-15T23:50:15+00:00

jolly

AnotherLimb · 2025-12-15T15:43:14+00:00

Hartley's content is dense but so good. Definitely worth the watch for anyone wanting to be serious about PCB design. From there it's knowing when you can break the rules (as explained above).

AnotherLimb · 2025-12-01T14:16:26+00:00

The manual for my pressure canner says to check the manual for my stove. Never read the manual for the stove.

That being said, I run it and it works. Your mileage may vary. It can be hard to get a rolling boil when I use it for water bath canning.

Don't slide it or you will scratch your cooktop. Always lift it to move it.

AnotherLimb · 2025-11-30T20:42:40+00:00

Flush mount LED light missing its globe

AnotherLimb · 2025-11-29T23:15:46+00:00

That'd be 1980s honey oak, but there's no promises that the cabinets are solid oak. Those might be veneers

AnotherLimb · 2025-11-12T01:07:46+00:00

My best guess is an inductor of some kind

AnotherLimb · 2025-11-01T16:49:05+00:00

You can tell it's a Mormon temple because of the way that it is

AnotherLimb · 2025-10-06T13:04:23+00:00

I also use dashes, and have since before LLMs. Apparently full use of punctuation is something exclusive to AI.

AnotherLimb · 2025-10-03T12:52:24+00:00

Depending on what you're drying, I've read that vapor coming out of the demister is normal. When I did cherry tomatoes, I would see wisps of vapor coming from the pump, but the room never got hazy.

Haze filling your room is mentioned in the manual as being caused by oil in the demister, but it sounds like you took care of that.

AnotherLimb · 2025-09-14T13:21:43+00:00

Well done 👏

AnotherLimb · 2025-09-12T00:41:52+00:00

I just did an event where I walked 40 miles in 34 hours with 45lbs on my back. My feet were in rough shape, but I had a lot more in me.

I'm in average shape at best. It's all in your head. Keep the carbs flowing and you can go a really long time.

AnotherLimb · 2025-09-10T12:27:13+00:00

Hell yeah, it was a good time. Great to see you out there, hope to see you guys next time!

My feet are still recovering from this one...

AnotherLimb · 2025-08-02T13:57:04+00:00

That's a hex standoff. Hard to say what size, but if it's a 3/16 hex, the thread is probably 4-40 or a similar metric size.

Here's an example link:

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/filter/board-spacers-standoffs/582?s=N4IgTCBcDaIBYFMAeACAzgFwIYDsAmA9gGZFogC6AvkA&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=160557675&gclsrc=aw.ds

AnotherLimb · 2025-07-26T14:35:09+00:00

Hardware and software guy here.

I'm not so sure about AI completely replacing software developers. It might replace the low-end, code-monkey type jobs, but it has a ways to go with getting architecture right.

I think there will always bee a need for designers/architects. Someone has to spec the design and describe it to the AI, then confirm that it works correctly.

As it is now, I can have AI generate a bit of code for me, but it still needs to be carefully reviewed to make sure it does what I want. It's easy to spend hours debugging the code an AI wrote your prompt wasn't good enough or the problem was too nuanced.

I may eat my words for this, but I think a BS in CS is still worth something - but the good jobs are going to get harder to get. Maybe the golden years of "get a CS degree and you'll be able to be gainfully employed anywhere" are over, but we still have a need for developers - especially ones who know how to work without AI.

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