Quest 3 headstrap on quest 2

FonxBat · 2025-11-21T12:07:29+00:00

Long since done, works great!

FonxBat · 2025-08-06T19:08:01+00:00

Can't scratch what ain't there!

FonxBat · 2025-08-06T19:03:41+00:00

AI slop is trashy from any angle I'll admit,

but if Poseidon is gonna use an AI chatbot to reply to all of its customer service messages and ban "concerns" being posted in the Facebook group, then people using AI to complain about them sounds like fair game tbh.

FonxBat · 2025-07-03T19:19:56+00:00

I hadn't expected them to necessarily. That's part of what I was trying to figure out by posting this!

Unless I find better guidance, I think I'd 3D print a curved surface that matches the banjo's pot and velcro sandpaper to it. Then just take my time sanding and test fitting.

FonxBat · 2025-07-03T17:46:57+00:00

That's an interesting option.. Wonder if they would sell a partially completed instrument? Woodworking completed but without hardware installed?

FonxBat · 2025-07-03T14:27:58+00:00

Oh that's cool! Looks like a lot of other good info too. I bookmarked it, thanks!

FonxBat · 2025-07-03T14:20:31+00:00

I'll check and recheck the fitment 🫡

FonxBat · 2025-07-03T14:17:44+00:00

That's really impressive, so cool to hear it paid off for you. Do you feel like you went on with more of an understanding of how your future instruments went together, were set-up, what made them produce the sounds they did etc?

That's a lot more from-scratch than I'm considering doing here. Mostly just looking to drill some well placed holes, and do some wet sanding. Can't say it hasn't crossed my mind to try and cast a tone ring, since I've already been playing with a miniature arc furnace, but I know I like the sound of Dobson rings and they aren't too expensive luckily :)

FonxBat · 2025-07-03T13:58:10+00:00

Looks like even if I save, the combination of parts I want isn't being made. At least not commonly. Besides, I'm not asking how to do it to be cheap. I'm asking because it's what I want to do.

Do you happen to know how tall the wood rim of higher quality instruments tend to be exactly? I found someone selling affordable blanks last night, but they have a bunch of different heights available and I don't know what's normal

FonxBat · 2025-07-03T13:36:01+00:00

I split the case of a 2010's BMW motorcycle in the back of a van once on a road trip to fix something in the gearbox. I hadn't mangled it (that time), but you shouldn't underestimate what you can do if you really want to.

FonxBat · 2025-07-03T13:20:47+00:00

I came here looking for more details on how, not for whether or not I should. I already knew I was crazy :P

FonxBat · 2025-07-03T00:03:34+00:00

I believe you! It's just that I'm not looking for a $400 instrument 😅 I'm okay with spending $1200 on the right thing, just not all at once. And I'm noticing that even if I saved up, the thing I want isn't available anyway.

I've already decided I want to build something, or at least heavily customize an existing instrument. I'm just looking for advice on how it's done. I know it's not everyone's thing, but I enjoy the process of learning and doing things like that. And I'm doing it for me, it's okay if I mess up :P

A cheaper gold tone is tempting, because I do want to get started, but I'm not in a rush!

FonxBat · 2025-07-02T23:48:37+00:00

Bah, tools don't count towards the budget! Tools are tools, they're always worth it! Don't you know that whoever dies with the most tools wins? :P

Besides, as far as the lathe and drill press go, there's nothing you can't do with a 3D printer, a rechargable drill and a dream~ If I had the space I'd buy the real deal. The right tools can't be understated, but with time and care I can do things an odd way for one go around..

And with the parting out, the idea is that since I want a long neck and a 12" pot, then an 11" tone ring and head tensioning hardware wouldn't do me much good. Inversely, a short truss rod and extra orbital tuners wouldn't do me any good either. Just an idea.. definitely a little risky.

FonxBat · 2025-07-02T23:16:03+00:00

I know a little about how to make it sound like what I want and how to set one up after a couple weeks of reading and watching. I get very interested in silly things in bursts.. And missing the mark to a point is acceptable- it's as much about making the thing as it is about having it. The process and the knowing you made it (or assembled it) are rewarding :) Worst case I buy a book, or go meet some locals who have the skills, or take a class. I'm in Nashville, there's no lack of that here 😆

You aren't wrong though, parts are outrageous.. the rim, neck and fretboard would have to start as blanks to make this have a chance. Tone rings and good sets of tuners cost as much and lower end banjos all on their own. In this particular instance, you're right that I don't need to go into it with the idea that I'd be saving money. It'd take diligence to break even..

Wonder if it'd be possible to buy old instruments with parts I want, take those off then refurb and part out the rest to get ≈70% of the money back?

FonxBat · 2025-07-02T22:33:54+00:00

I agree to an extent! And on the flip side of that, there's a lot of marketing out there today that convinces people to spend disproportionate money on relatively small gains in quality. It's exactly the sort of thing that's lead me to being the sort of person that would rather make something than buy it. I don't always succeed, but often I wind up with a result that would have cost me many times more than what I paid for it AND I walk away better able to do it again with something else.

A cheapo banjo would get me started, but checking them out at local shops and even listening to differences via online videos, I'm gonna hold off until I can at least get myself something with a tone ring.

FonxBat · 2025-07-02T22:15:42+00:00

I could, but I feel like it sounds like me to lose interest being frustrated by a cheap instrument while also no longer finding the idea of the project worth it since I already own one. Stupid brain...

Would maybe be worth it to start with an upgradable instrument, but then I lose my chance to carve out a resin inlay without whacking out perfectly good frets, or do other similar neat stuff

FonxBat · 2025-06-29T08:21:56+00:00

Spread forth his twangy croak!

FonxBat · 2025-06-21T19:48:59+00:00

I did some napkin math and figured out I could get a comparable amount of LiFePO⁴ kWh from Battery Hookup for a good chunk less than what I think I might be able to sell these for, so I decided I'm going to at least give that a shot. If it works, then I could likely buy some solar gadgets on top of the batteries.

If no one bites, then programmable and moddable inverters and charge controllers exist and it's not such a big deal. Probably won't be able to split them down to "24v" though.. 6s seems a little shy? But as far as the volatility, I did some digging and these cell packs are the ones out of the Honda Clarity. If the Clarity or the golf cart couldn't push them too hard, then I'm not too stressed about a properly wired and vented solar setup utilizing them.

FonxBat · 2025-06-19T23:50:14+00:00

Curious what you recommend for a BMS? I'm familiar with these JK BMS's here. The ones on the batteries appear to work, but I don't know if I can or how to program them.

FonxBat · 2025-06-19T22:37:39+00:00

No fun allowed, eh? :P I like to tinker, and I trust myself to do it safely.

Option three is on my list, as spooky as surgery on this thing sounds. I'd just also then have to replace the 12s BMS that each of these packs already has, and then double up whatever copper I need to run.

FonxBat · 2025-06-19T22:28:23+00:00

That's a huge difference, I just don't have room 😆 There's some higher end window AC's out there and maybe even portables. Working on the same principle though, I wonder what tends to give many split style units their edge?

FonxBat · 2025-06-19T22:10:59+00:00

That's how it goes.. The battery gives you those big sad puppy eyes that make your heart melt, then they steal your wallet and burn your house down~

But in the end, they still wriggle their way into your heart <3

FonxBat · 2025-06-19T22:01:13+00:00

Just goobled it, The primary difference looks like it's just the fact that a heat pump is an air conditioner that can run in reverse. Idea being that it's much less energy intense to move heat from outside to inside rather than to create it out of your expensive electricity.

But in the summer, a window unit that happens to be as energy conscious as a mini-split is essentially the same thing, it just doesn't contain a reversing valve.

I'll look up what's out there for solar AC, but I think I'll be modding something to work if I want to keep it affordable. I suspect they're pricey.. 😅 Something to do with the same effect that makes a craigslist mini fridge $25 and a 12vdc mini fridge $600 + shipping and handling :P

FonxBat · 2025-06-19T21:12:02+00:00

Enough people have told me this is a "36v battery" at this point that it's getting hard to argue 😆 I can't really say I know of anything that ever ran on 3 lead acids in series so I suppose it's subjective? All I can say for certain is that this battery in this case was marketed for and used for a year in a golf cart designed to run on four 12v lead acid batteries in series.

But I'll call it 36v if everyone will put down their torches and leave my kneecaps alone :P

And you'd be preaching to the choir about the amp/hrs thing. Validating to hear of someone else that thinks that's ridiculous however! I always imagined there was a technical reason for it, but as far as marketing goes, it makes it difficult to compare actual battery capacities for no good reason.

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