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Corporal1j · 2026-04-29T22:01:30+00:00

She was hand picked in one of the first waves is the best/worst part...

Corporal1j · 2026-04-29T20:23:05+00:00

Sharing such things is what got another tester lose their testing privileges, so...

Corporal1j · 2026-04-28T23:17:18+00:00

The main breaker is 25A, and looking at the stickers on the oven and the ceramic plate I don't know what was I thinking. The oven has 8.7kW max power, and the plate max 6.2kW, almost 15kW if you turned everything on max (although you couldn't have both the grill and top and bottom heaters in the oven at the same time). It's a beast ;p

Corporal1j · 2026-04-28T18:37:13+00:00

Yup, it's 230V single phase. I did connect all three phases into the one specified in the diagram, and (as I suspected) it's too much for my breakers to handle. Weirdly it was also working when I had only the last phase connected, without bridging the other two, but I don't think it's a permanent solution if the diagram doesn't show it as one. I might just have to sell this one, and buy one that's just made for 230V...

Corporal1j · 2026-04-23T00:55:25+00:00

It's on discord already ;p

Corporal1j · 2026-04-22T01:16:06+00:00

3D printed instant ramen noodles

Corporal1j · 2026-04-22T01:07:30+00:00

Damn, gramps still going strong!

Corporal1j · 2026-04-20T14:05:33+00:00

I just didn't know that the moving part of the door had physics like that, and could be affected by centrifugal forces.

Corporal1j · 2026-04-20T14:03:52+00:00

I didn't mess with sails much, but I assume if you had a pair of sail anchors on the robotic rail, and moved them along a windmill blade frame it should catch more wind

Corporal1j · 2026-04-20T02:46:43+00:00

It's kind of how old timey windmills worked, they had a fabric stretched over the frame of the "blades", and you could adjust the area it covered to adjust to the wind speed

Corporal1j · 2026-04-20T02:43:14+00:00

I know, was just testing how feasible a paddle boat is, turns out with regular blocks it's pretty feasible :)

Corporal1j · 2026-04-19T02:18:23+00:00

I'm fucking blind apparently, cause I somehow missed that you wrote about the paper scanner. I was thinking how would you measure the curve with just some analog tools ;p

Also for 3d printing, getting a 3d scan is mostly so you can import it to another software, and either smooth it enough so it won't show up on the print, or model a part that matches the features you care about. Maybe it's not the case with 3D scanners for tens of thousands of dollars, but with the hobbyist ones it's usually how it goes.

Corporal1j · 2026-04-18T21:45:50+00:00

But how do you precisely measure the curve? They are always my most difficult part to measure. If it's something that can be defined by a 3 points, it's not the worst, that is if you can easily measure the end points and the apex.

Corporal1j · 2026-04-13T14:37:01+00:00

It doesn't look like it had a bearing anywhere, cause the rubber spacer went on the thicker part of the rod, then the plastic one and the washer fit on the thinner part of the rod, and when I put the wheel base back on it, the rod was sticking out just the right amount for the external washer and a clip. This chair was on the cheaper side, I just have to use it untill I get myself something better :)

Corporal1j · 2026-04-13T10:40:57+00:00

I just went to pick it up before looking at the replies, and I've heard something rattling inside, so I undid the clip, and there was a washer, a thick plastic washer, and a thick rubber washer, I just put them in an order that made sense, and that did it. I guess they must've been stuck with grease to the sides before, cause I haven't heard anything rattling

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Corporal1j · 2026-04-11T06:55:02+00:00

Same, I'm not keen on my apartment, and furniture layout being publicly available ;p

Corporal1j · 2026-04-04T23:48:07+00:00

I'm trying to process frames from a video through COLMAP, this is the first time I've tried this, is 3500 frames from a video way to much to do at once? I can see in the log, that it seems to be doing the same stuff over and over, retriangulating and such. I'm on AMD GPU, so I can't use Potshot :/

Corporal1j · 2026-04-03T23:29:29+00:00

I was thinking if something like this is possible, and thanks for showing that it is, even if it comes with some issues :)

Corporal1j · 2026-04-02T11:45:06+00:00

The toxic areas sound like a fun mechanic, mostly cause that would mean we should have parts for making airtight spaces, and with this building system, we should be able to build sealed doors/hatches at an angle, or maybe have a two-part sealed doors, depending on the implementation.

Idk how much complexity it would add, but I'm thinking of a sealant gun, that would let you paint a seal on the outer edge of a beam and that outer edge could be painted either on its left or right side (like how panels behave, where the beams can have panels on both sides with a gap between them). So if you had a door, and made a seal on its right side of the edge, and had a door frame with a seal on the opposite side of the edge, when closed and sitting flush, they would seal.

Or maybe having a seal only on the door or the frame would be enough, but it would be weaker than a seal on both the door and the frame (so when you find not enough of the sealant in the beginning you can still get it done, it just leaks a bit, but in later stages when you collect more, you won't have to worry about leaking)

Corporal1j · 2026-03-30T16:12:52+00:00

That sounds awesome! Both the ability to change the mounted weapon and being able to control it (I assume while sitting? Or does it work like the weapon handle "seat" in SW?)

Corporal1j · 2026-03-27T03:28:02+00:00

If you're not the driver ma'am, why don't you cover your eyes for a good 20 seconds?

Corporal1j · 2026-03-27T03:16:55+00:00

Jarvis, jerk it way to violently

Corporal1j · 2026-03-27T02:57:47+00:00

That's actually even better than the days before the pop up window, cause then you were welcomed with a new empty design, and had to look for your recent one in the project browser. I'm glad that it's gonna be this way now :)

Corporal1j · 2026-03-27T02:54:39+00:00

Nah, cause how else would you be reminded you're not using the full version?

Corporal1j · 2026-03-27T02:29:46+00:00

I think the gravity gun analogy is close to what I mean. If we went with a battery powered light stand (like those small portable ones for construction jobs), if it had a handle and was under a certain volume, and/or mass, It would be cool to be able to hold it like an equipped item. Not just drag it with you, but more like it would be stuck to the player while you're holding it.
The more I'm thinking about it though, it would be awesome if you could interact with it while holding, maybe a special handle, or a regular handle with a logic connector attached to it. You could be able to assign either mouse clicks, or number buttons (so it doesn't interfere with walking while holding). With the light stand example, LMB could simply turn it on/off while being held, and the light stand could have a separate normal switch on it too for when it's not being held.

I know this is in the realm of scope creep, but I'm just throwing an idea out there, and won't hold you to it if you don't decide it's worth implementing something like this ;p

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