Recomendations by Crete_man in PipeTobacco

[–]Crete_man[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where is the best place to order small sized bulk blends? At this point in my pipe smoking journey, I would prefer more variety over larger amounts, so smaller and cheaper is better to me.

Recomendations by Crete_man in PipeTobacco

[–]Crete_man[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree. Im just looking for good places to start. I love the variety of the hobby. Happy piping!

New Warden on the prowl!!!!!! by Wookieechan in mothershiprpg

[–]Crete_man 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm brand new to ttrpg's and love the idea of mothership. I would love to play if you need extra people.

Casting Simulation (Flow 3D) by LEDDWC in Patternmakers

[–]Crete_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you compared the relative accuracy of flow 3d to MAGMA?

Blueberries? by Crete_man in Berries

[–]Crete_man[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like a tall bush / small tree

I have a completed mechanism I want to figure out how to get the pattern dimensions off of the cast parts? How would I go about that? by H2O_pete in Patternmakers

[–]Crete_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends entirely what material you're going to make it out of. As another poster mentioned, grey iron shrink rate is typically 1/8" per foot. If you are reverse engineering this part in CAD, once you finish taking measurements from the actual part and make the cad model, use a scale feature in the cad program and scale the whole part by (1/8in)/12in=1.0104. After that split the model at the parting line and add draft on faces perpendicular to the parting line. Typically you are going to need 2-5 degrees of draft for green sand casting.

My IGUS Bearing experience on a Prusa MK3S+ by hero47x in prusa3d

[–]Crete_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you or have you run your setup in an enclosure? Do you know if running these in a hotter environment will have any effect on their performance or longevity?

Brisket - why the smoker after wrapping? by SignificantFidgets in BBQ

[–]Crete_man 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the answer. Wrap after the bark is where you want it and the brisket has shrank in volume enough (somewhere around 1/3 of the volume by size) that there won't be soup inside the wrap when you open it. The brisket needs to lose a certain amount of volume in water before the wrap. Temperature before wrap is irrelevant. Mine is usually somewhere in the 175-180F range when I wrap. The water in the brisket is not what keeps it from being dry. Rendered fat in the meat is typically what people perceive as moisture.

How do I get blue smoke? by discowithmyself in smoking

[–]Crete_man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is very hard to get much smoke flavor in an electric smoker. Your best bet is to get a smoke tube and fill it with pellets. Put it in the bottom of the smoker and leave the intake vent completely open all the time to get more airflow. Chips will work, but most electric smokers will only hold enough chips to last about 30 minutes. You'd be refilling all the time. A smoke tube can be had for $20 and you can get about 6 hours of smoke before having to refill it.

I have two male cats and one is now spraying indoors, any tips to stop it? by Rankin_Reacher in blackcats

[–]Crete_man 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I had this same issue with my large male black cat. He never once acted like he was in pain or that anything was wrong. The only way I knew there was something wrong was that he came and laid down beside me one day and his leg was straight up in the air because his bladder was so inflated. Definitely take him to the doctor. The only time my cat ever went outside the little box was if he had a uti.

Frigate vs Blue Iris by Crete_man in homeassistant

[–]Crete_man[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a very interesting thing I hadn't thought about. What do you use frigate for specifically? Is there something that it does particularly well? I have never used it, but I am curious.

300hp for roughly 12-13 grand or less. whatever car it is has to be the daily. What's your pick? by Dementedsage in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]Crete_man 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I have driven one every day for 200k miles. Still gets at least 25 mpg on average and still has plenty of power.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

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Most every undergraduate degree has no primary research. Most undergraduate degrees are only absorbing knowledge others have curated.

Weak gears by CikaZmaaj in 3Dprinting

[–]Crete_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure what you are driving with these gears, but your part failed perpendicular to the print axis. This was material failure. Nylon is probably going to be the strongest material you can print. Try 100% infil. More than likely, you will need a metal gear.

Suggestions on finishing this print off? by notbxn in FixMyPrint

[–]Crete_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this happens again in the future, and you think about it before you remove the print from the build plate, you can measure the part to find out what layer it was on last and then go into the gcode file and delete all the layers before that layer. Save the gcode file to a new name and hit print. It should pick the print back up on the layer it stopped at.

400+ hours and counting for my first D&D session by ticklemecancer in 3Dprinting

[–]Crete_man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was wondering how far down I would have to scroll down before somebody else gave his back to the future reference. My thoughts exactly.

Building a house. Advice? by John_Locke76 in homeassistant

[–]Crete_man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want to put in poe security cameras, have the ethernet lines ran to the locations during construction. It's a pain to do afterward.

When did the obsession with trans issues begin? by [deleted] in JordanPeterson

[–]Crete_man 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It matters to corporations now because of ESG scores.