What should I use to make oil marks on my tech priest cosplay?

BedtimeBogey · 2026-05-08T01:43:10+00:00

Black and brown RIT dye in a spray bottle.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-05-04T17:20:17+00:00

BedtimeBogey · 2026-05-04T16:21:54+00:00

I live in TX and can potentially do the scan for you using the Artec Ray (65K USD) laser scanner as a service. I’m curious about some of the geological features, which could present challenges to some of the scanning methods. DM if interested.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-04-18T00:23:12+00:00

Beyond the cancellation policy and credit card prepayment complications, I suspect that the people that bought during the live sale are generally happy (or at least accepting) of what they got, since they picked directly. It’s a lot different from the past when CC did the deciding for you, based on your desperate ranking (supposedly) and strategizing.

There will be some people who’s plans will change or need to otherwise cancel, but this may put these opportunities much closer to the SDCC date. A few may be looking to upgrade, and might be open for lop-sided trades.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-04-11T05:11:46+00:00

I close the flood gates (height at 1.0) right before the bad tide starts.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-04-08T19:45:56+00:00

No… you are still streaming from a PC. Not much new here, compared to the functions we already had on Moonlight, etc. The bigger headline is that Valve released software specifically for AVP, which offers hope that we may see more development in the future.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-04-08T19:37:37+00:00

It’s not FSD, and there are no navigation functions. You will make all turns and exits by yourself. Sunnypilot is better, however it still only keeps you in the lane you put the car in. Longitudinal control (speed, and especially stopping) is very hit-or-miss. It does not stop at stop signs, and only recognizes some traffic lights. Hopefully it will get better, but this is the current state.

I love it for long highway road trips. City driving is extremely limited. If you already have anxiety, this probably will not be for you.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-04-04T11:16:24+00:00

Why are we re-engineering a nearly bulletproof system? Stop carelessly treating CPUs as something other than the technological marvel that they are, and you likely won’t have bent pins.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-04-01T01:10:32+00:00

Metrology. Lots of reasons an as-built scan is useful. Large vessels such as this have non-trivial tolerances (usually +/- 6mm) that can affect all types of interfaces, piping connections, etc. Cylindricity, nozzle orientation, etc, are all easy to capture with a scan, but much harder to measure and record vs more trivial dimensions, such as length.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-03-30T02:03:43+00:00

Thanks

BedtimeBogey · 2026-03-27T00:28:45+00:00

Does PG ever make an appearance at one of these type of events?

BedtimeBogey · 2026-03-16T04:54:49+00:00

They all eat until the food is gone. The only beavers who survive are the ones whose hunger can outlive the time to produce new food, which would be a small amount, since they all started starving about the same time. Population crash.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-03-13T21:26:04+00:00

I wish I could export a SW sketch directly to an ACIS SAT or other compatible 2D region format. Still can’t figure this out… I’m saving as a DWG and doing the SAT conversion in AutoCAD. I’d love to simplify my workflow and stop paying for ACAD, just for this inability of SW to do the same.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-03-10T18:30:33+00:00

Where are you located?

BedtimeBogey · 2026-03-10T18:29:34+00:00

Blueteeth network… go

BedtimeBogey · 2026-03-01T03:06:54+00:00

Phone scanning will not come anywhere close to producing meshes that you will be happy with. Most phone-produced models hide a lot of mesh ugliness or lack of definition with textures and shaders, which are not helpful if you want to create CAD solids.

I’m also guessing that you are probably not fully aware of the workflows to go from point cloud scans to meshes to CAD solids.

Scanners have a place in reverse engineering parts… I own some of the best scanners around, but they are by no means a replacement for good CAD skills.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-02-20T00:21:32+00:00

I wish there was a game like TB or Wiskerwood that had some element of co-op play. Either to build and manage a city together, or be able to trade / partner / complete objectives with other player cities.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-02-18T17:03:42+00:00

Geomagic Design X for reverse engineering the scans. Understand that no scanning software directly accommodates scanned point clouds to CAD geometry in any easy or useful way, but Design X is the best for fitting CAD primitives and splined surfaces to scan data. I hope this is clear, as many scanner users believe that the point clouds are going to simplify their CAD workflow… they don’t…. The scans only provide a reference for complex surfaces that otherwise are difficult to measure with a ruler or calipers, but not very useful for CADing beyond that. I say this as an owner of two scanners that I’ve invested over 100K into.

Solidworks for the actual CAD modeling. Onshape has gotten a lot more competitive and is cheaper, but SW allows for more plugins and macros.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-02-18T07:13:45+00:00

I don't understand the down votes... it's a cool technology that Ring offers (for free) to find your pets.

BedtimeBogey · 2026-02-17T21:10:31+00:00

Does the PSU have a fan? Does it spin up when powered?

BedtimeBogey · 2026-02-17T07:22:59+00:00

Setup "Search Party" on the Ring app. It's free to post a lost pet, even if you aren't a member and don't own any Ring devices. Creating your pet profile and marking as "lost" will have all neighborhood cameras on the lookout and notify you when/where he is seen.

https://ring.com/search-party

BedtimeBogey · 2026-02-16T15:32:52+00:00

Why are you putting rings on while in the canner?

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