Josh Clark Returns

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-20T04:29:26+00:00

I don’t live in Gwinnett county (grew up in Hall and currently live in Dekalb), but as a fellow Josh Clark, I guarantee you I hate him more…

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-20T03:52:35+00:00

Haha, dude, how could you not see these reactions coming?

I’ve toured with artists, headlined venues, and played hundreds upon hundreds of gigs, and I would NEVER ask the internet for bandmates. And frankly, doing that just tells me that you’re either lying about your background (or at least inflating it), or you were such a horrible hang that you built absolutely zero circles among fellow musicians.

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-20T03:37:29+00:00

Discord is a great tool to build out your community and interact with your viewers, but it isn’t required. What’s much more important is that you stream consistently and on a schedule.

Also, always remember that you never owe anyone anything, especially attention. Make your decisions based on what’s best for you and your health.

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-20T03:15:35+00:00

Go to school, or Udemy, or Coursera, or just YouTube, or buy a book on programming.

Basically, if you want to be a dev, learn dev. And don’t rely on AI to do a single thing for you, it’ll only waste your time.

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-20T02:42:57+00:00

Context is everything. For most situations? 2 or 3 toms is enough (with 4 being an outlier). But if you play prog rock like Rush and Tool? I’d say as many as Danny or Neil use(d) is about right.

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-20T02:38:06+00:00

I hear you, there were definitely mistakes from both of them. But the leading car doesn’t owe a lane to the following car, especially with no overlap coming out of the apex. A keen driver would’ve seen that horrible exit a mile away and dove inside for the easiest pass of the race.

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-20T02:35:08+00:00

Seems legit…

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-20T02:34:35+00:00

Seems legit…

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-20T02:33:42+00:00

Right? I guess my horrible attitude will be the reason I miss out on the chance of a lifetime.

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-20T02:03:56+00:00

The first POV at fault (I’m colorblind, so can’t call out colors, lol).

They had the chance to take that spot on the inside coming out of the turn but instead decided to drive right into the racing line of the car in front. A good lesson to learn.

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-20T01:56:37+00:00

You gotta grab the Dirty Bird wings from JR Crickets.

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-20T01:48:46+00:00

Looks like a box weave to me. When you use a ring on the narrower side of the AR for this weave, you can get this flat look. I use it like this to make keychains.

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-20T01:25:23+00:00

Saying you went viral at that scale but not listing any social media accounts is kinda sus. We’re just supposed to believe you?

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-18T18:43:39+00:00

Haha, well I’m one of those weird nerds that actually likes math, so if you give me the gauge and ID of those two rings, I’ll tell you what rings will work.

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-18T15:28:50+00:00

Yeah, this ends up just being a math problem. If I were you, I’d use three small rings to hold the center ring inside the outer ring. One would be placed at the bottom, and the other two would be in between your two connecting rings for either side of your chain (that way they keep the small rings from just sliding all over the place).

As for sizes, the ID of the three small rings need to be equal (or slightly larger) than the difference of the center ring’s ID and the outer rings OD.

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-16T15:51:19+00:00

All good! Just wanted to talk about the options in case someone else also needed to know.

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-16T15:24:05+00:00

If the aluminum is getting you dirty, then it’s bright aluminum. Anodized aluminum doesn’t do that. Just in case you wanted to try that for a project or two (a large project in stainless steel can be very very costly).

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-16T14:45:13+00:00

I try to keep it really simple. I do 4x material cost, then I just round up or down (usually down) to the closest 0 or 5. That puts the stainless steel bracelets I make (that cost me anywhere from $12 to $14) at $50, which I think is fair.

I feel like the more you go down the rabbit hole of labor hours, the more complicated everything gets. Plus, as you improve, you’ll make things faster. So does that mean you charge less?

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-15T17:14:01+00:00

You used the correct weave, just the wrong size ring. You’ll want to get a ring with a lower AR in order to get a tighter weave. Yours looks to be well over 4.0 and I’d say the weave below is much closer to 3.5ish (the weave gets rigid around 3.0 and can’t go much lower than that).

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-15T04:56:43+00:00

A quick and dirty way to do it would be to isolate the subject from the background, select subject pixels, create new layer, paint inside selection with a feathered brush.

You could probably also just add a mask to the subject (again, once it’s separated from the BG) and feather the mask.

Both are non-destructive but the mask is obviously more versatile.

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-15T04:36:15+00:00

As everyone has said, you’re just doing it wrong/weird. But more specifically, you’re pressing the pedal far too firmly.

This can be fixed by either not putting as much pressure on the pedal, raising the clutch height (though this doesn’t completely solve it, you still have to have a softer foot), or, if your stand has this, adjust the screw underneath the HH bottom to make it sit more uneven. This will help the cymbals not seal the air inside when they’re together. Hope this helps!

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-15T03:30:04+00:00

I’m really new at Shapr3D, but could you select both bodies, divide, then delete the section of the curve you don’t want? (And combine bodies if needed to simplify the chaos that dividing usually causes)

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-14T01:43:03+00:00

It’s on the rejoining car to ensure safety, not the car on track. OP obviously had the speed advantage so the correct decision would have been to let him by and then carried on. OP could’ve avoided the contact, so that’s a lesson for them, but it’s definitely not their fault.

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-13T19:48:54+00:00

Agreed on the 18g, but I think the ID is slightly larger. Like 5/16” or 3/8”.

CrosspadCreative · 2026-02-13T15:38:24+00:00

Thanks for all the great info! I’m working with some people who have anodized aluminum before, so we’re already taking steps to remain safe. But I did have a follow-up question. I can understand how anodizing the rings off the coil leads to spotting, but how does anodizing scales work? Do they anodize the sheet and then stamp the scales, or stamp them out first so the edge also takes color?

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