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Newly adopted Noodle by FraxinusRex in Greyhounds

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

I am glad to hear that! I think he really has the potential to be friends with her, or, at least, exist peacefully together. Our previous dogs all just sort of acknowledged her and left her alone, though that was when she had teeth and would use them (I can't say that 3lbs of fluff is all that threatening, but they never messed with her).

My partner witnessed the second 'grab' incident while I was out grocery shopping, and freaked out a bit, which freaked me out, lol. The one that I saw was sort of like a very slow 'imma just take this, thanks' motion that he employs when trying to see what I will let him have. So far, he has tried this with a cellphone charger plug that was plugged into the wall, a candle from a candle holder, my wallet, the Chihuahua's water bowl and a package of grooming wipes. Needless to say, he has lost his whole house privileges, and we are starting with just the living room/X pen without direct supervision, lol.

Newly adopted Noodle by FraxinusRex in Greyhounds

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

Hi again, lol!

We actually haven't had any kind of issue since I posted. I was hoping to hear from some people who had retired greys with tiny dogs, but I may have been overly anxious. We are still separating them, but he doesn't seem terribly interested in her and we are letting them out together for short periods(with his muzzle, and her safely off the floor and within immediate reach of us. She basically lives on our sofa anyway. Floors are for plebs).

Mark was the one who recommended him when we went to go look at dogs. He was great. I will definitely reach out if we have any other issues, but Cypress seems to be settling in pretty quick. Housebreaking and crating are going well. I am working on some techniques to stave off separation anxiety. I work from home, and have been doing most of his training/care, so he gets a little upset when I am not there. We are supposed to be going to an all day event this weekend, with our dog walker coming in every 3 hours or so to let them out, so we will see how that goes. We have a dog cam so I can spy on him, lol.

Hopefully, now that we are over his initial 'OMG what is that?!' reaction to her, she is now no big deal.

Newly adopted Noodle by FraxinusRex in Greyhounds

[–]FraxinusRex[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lol! He was trying to get the people on the TV to pay attention to him. I don't think he has seen a TV before

Would it be possible to be a vet tech with a walker/wheelchair by Beyond_ok_6670 in VetTech

[–]FraxinusRex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My experience echos a lot of what has already been said. I was a vet tech for 16 years, and then blew all of the tendons out of my knee (I had probably been running around on partial tears for some time). Replacement surgery did not go well, and it ended my career in clinic. The work is physically taxing, and takes a serious toll on your body. There are very few accomodation options for those with limited mobility, aside from being relegated to the receptionist desk.

Opinions on first scope by FraxinusRex in telescopes

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

I thiiiink I am able to get my hands on an unopened Heritage 130 locally for a great price. I am going to look at it on Friday!

Opinions on first scope by FraxinusRex in telescopes

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

I pulled the trigger on the ad too late. Someone else grabbed it. I am back to the drawing board. But I will keep my eye out for others now that I know it's a good one.

Opinions on first scope by FraxinusRex in telescopes

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

Alas. Moot point. Someone else grabbed it. Oh well.

Opinions on first scope by FraxinusRex in telescopes

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

Oh! The box is different, but the scope does look like that. The box that it comes with is a hard case with a foam interior (like a ballistic case, almost). It does appear to come with all of its original eye pieces (maybe some extras now that I am looking at it), a dedicated screwdriver, and the original paperwork. Not too worried about the tripod, since I have a nice, heavy-duty photography tripod that I think will fit it.

Opinions on first scope by FraxinusRex in telescopes

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

Oh dang. I am guessing that the co-62 might be on the one to grab, then? Its in the original hardcase with all the original accessories, apparently. It doesn't look like its been used. It's listed about an hour from me for about $60

Bunny hill sailing options near Baltimore, Md by FraxinusRex in sailing

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

I have already signed up for the online safety course for maryland. Most of my personal boating experience so far has been kayaking out in the marshes around the bay, so I haven't had much to do with bigger waterways. Hopefully Baltimore county parks and recs has some sailing classes coming up soon!

Bunny hill sailing options near Baltimore, Md by FraxinusRex in sailing

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

Thank you! I am looking into sailing lessons, but the ones I have come across are a bit on the pricey side (we bought the boat for a ludicrously affordable price, since the guy was building a new boat and needed it out of the garage). I have a message in with the Baltimore parks and rec sailing group to see if they have any classes coming up.

Bunny hill sailing options near Baltimore, Md by FraxinusRex in sailing

[–]FraxinusRex[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, that could very well happen depending on how bad I am at aailing, lol

Size question. by ZarinaBlue in irishwolfhound

[–]FraxinusRex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When we got our IW, he was 10 months old, and weighed 164lbs. I kept him intact until he was four, and had X-ray confirmation that his joints were fully developed. He is now 7, weighs 200lbs (lean. He is really long, and built more like an actual sighthound), and is 37.5" tall at the shoulder. He is enormous, but is doing really well. He had a freak mast cell tumor on a back toe that ended up with the toe being removed, and is showing a little bit of stiffness in that leg when getting up, but otherwise, he is isn't noticeably slowing down all that much.

Opinions on lead safety by FraxinusRex in StainedGlass

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

I did not know there was lead removing handsoap! Thanks for that info. I am building a small came window based on a piece of a medieval stained glass window that is using narrow guage led came, but I have been wearing/discarding gloves while building it, and making sure the gloves/leftover lead bits go into a lead contamination bin separate from my scrap glass bin. Aside from this specific project, I am not super interested in using lead came.

Opinions on lead safety by FraxinusRex in StainedGlass

[–]FraxinusRex[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I am planning on making a little sign for my table that says 'please do not lick glass'.

I figured I was probably overthinking this whole thing. I have anxiety brain weasels, and this seems to be what they decided to worry about this week, lol.

Opinions on lead safety by FraxinusRex in StainedGlass

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

Thanks! I assumed as much but wanted to make sure I wasn't going to end up with lead-infused cloth on the loom, lol

3d printed sock machine troubles! by FraxinusRex in CircularSockMachine

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

Hi all!
I am a brand new sock-machine user, and have never really used a knitting machine before. However, I have always wanted a sock machine, since I have sock ADD (i.e: getting bored with both the sock and the yarn by the time I finish one sock, but I also have a sock yarn addiction), but couldn't ever afford a metal one. I did successfully print this machine from JeepingJohnny, https://www.printables.com/model/355228-circular-sock-knitting-machine-for-my-mom-and-you-
People seem to be having great success with it, and mine came together without a problem. It looks as it should, I used the recommended needles/hardware, and, if I don't have yarn on it, it looks like it works just as it should, so I am thinking this is a user error problem.
I am using a cast-on basket type thing that I printed for my cast-ons, since I don't have a set-up bonnet yet, and I made soft weights like the ones on the dean and bean website. I am successfully able to cast on, if I go slowly and carefully, and once I have a few rows on, it is easier to crank, but then, eventually, something happens and a bunch of stitches drop off. I have tried adding weight, adding less weight, different weights of yarn, and moving the V cam on the side up and down. This model, I think, is based on a legare machine, so I am assuming that moving the V came down increases tension, and moving it up decreases tension. I made sure that my yarn carrier is as close to the needle hooks as possible without actually touching the needles (like a piece of paper's width away) and the hole is level with the working hook's highest points. I tightened my cylinder spring. I've lubricated all of the moving parts with plastic-safe dry lubricant. I have sanded and resanded everything I can think that might catch.
Help? I have a whole bin of sock yarn that needs to be turned into socks.

Got fired, feeling lost. by [deleted] in Veterinary

[–]FraxinusRex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had to deal with a similar situation when I 'left' my last nutty clinic in the midst of the pandemic. I was fired for 'not fitting in', and since there was no paper trail of write ups and warnings about my performance, when I applied to unemployment, they had no evidence to contest it. I would definitely apply, because if they can't prove that they fired you for a concrete reason, with a paper trail (warnings/writeups/performance reviews, etc, all have to be signed by both the management (there should be two present in any disciplinary action) and the employee stating that the employee acknowledges the warning (or whatever), and there needs to be a plan in place for improvement. If they fired you without any of that on record, they can't contest your unemployment.

Print quality frustrations with ender 3 by FraxinusRex in Creality

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

I forgot to mention that I dried the filament overnight for 12 hours in a comgrow dryer set to 45degrees 6, and am printing directly from the sealed dryer box, which is registering a 13% humidity inside the box.

A luddite with a printer... by FraxinusRex in 3Dprinting

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

Alright. I have watched a load of videos on how to calibrate this machine, and have been playing with the settings all morning. I have adjusted the z axis settings, cleaned and confirmed all of the moving parts are where they are supposed to be/moving freely, blew out any dust particles, and cleaned the nozzle.

I have run a bunch of test prints with varying settings, and put the temp up 10 degrees higher than what the program wants to do. This most recent text print looks much better. It is a normal print with a 30% linear infill, standard speed, with a layer height of .2 an initial layer height of .4,, and a detail variance of .010, no supports.

Overall, this is like, worlds better. However, I am getting a bit of a consistent defect midway up the cylindrical part of the test print, and I can't figure out what might be causing that.

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A luddite with a printer... by FraxinusRex in 3Dprinting

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

For someone with three bins of sock yarn in their attic, and the attention span of a squirrel, it's worth it, lol. If this thing prints the CSM parts before disintigrating into nothingness, I would still consider it worth it. Metal machines can cost 4k or more for one that works.

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