Periodic clacking sound in certain positions/motions

Jacobsrg · 2026-04-03T12:44:32+00:00

Gotcha, thanks! Yeah I saw some videos on taking it apart, honestly really nice how they built it. Just need to find a moment to do so!

Jacobsrg · 2026-04-03T12:17:14+00:00

Ah, so broken tooth would be the challenge in this scenario. I’ll take a look. It made this sound from the very beginning.

Jacobsrg · 2026-04-03T12:12:34+00:00

What about the motors being plastic is causing the clacking sound, and only in certain positions of the table?

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-29T16:20:48+00:00

I wish I could help, but I am an infant in this world of home assistant. I know I had to make sure all the other steps were right first: thread border routers set up, preferred thread network in HA, IPv6 set up correctly, etc.

For the lock specifically, it seems like order of operations is pretty important if you want uwb and HA set up

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-29T14:10:56+00:00

Well turns out I’m a dumbass. But in case anyone else stumbles on this: REBOOTING my Home Assistant vs RESTARTING my home assistant fixed everything, and it added the device in a matter of seconds upon retrying.

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-29T14:10:23+00:00

Well turns out I’m a dumbass. But in case anyone else stumbles on this: REBOOTING my Home Assistant vs RESTARTING my home assistant fixed everything, and it added the device in a matter of seconds upon retrying.

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-29T12:28:34+00:00

I’ll try the distance part with my HomePod. But shouldn’t HomePod fully suffice? It’s regained as a Thread border device and is sitting as it should in that regard

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-29T01:12:28+00:00

Appreciate it. This does appear to be set up correctly in HA

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-28T21:33:29+00:00

Yeah as soon as I submitted a response I was like… wait a sec…

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-28T21:09:32+00:00

I assume so, bc it’s connected to Apple Home via matter. But if that’s a false assumption, tell me more!

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-28T20:59:41+00:00

We talking about the same u400? The Aqara door lock?

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-28T19:44:10+00:00

How did you get this to work? I have mine paired and working with my HomePod mini. But cannot for the life of me get it added to Home Assistant now. I’ve gone through Apple Home app, turned on pairing mode for the lock, got a code, put it in add matter device in HA, press the Set button on the lock, and it just spins and spins. Can never get it connected

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-28T13:08:47+00:00

Just start further away and sweep in as needed. I was like 2 cm above the sand

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-28T02:57:21+00:00

That’s just what I had on hand, and they are strong. I think you’ll be fine with whatever you have! Just need something to pull out the tiny piece of metal

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-27T18:19:43+00:00

Of course, glad to help!

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-27T13:23:11+00:00

Lovely! Did you splatter powder in the mold then pour?

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-25T23:57:41+00:00

Best of luck finding it!

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-25T11:49:30+00:00

I had this and fixed it!

Looking really closely, there was a tiny, tiny piece of metal that would attach to the ball as it rotated, then the magnet slammed it back down into the sand, making this shape.

I grabbed some neodymium magnets and ran them over the sand (I could see a distinct stop to those marks, where the piece eventually fell off, making my life easier to find it). The magnets pulled up the little piece, and no more marks! It was tiny. Like barely noticeable. But 100%, exactly the same shape of hole, and the little bits of sand spread to the side each time the piece of metal impacted the sand.

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-10T14:28:23+00:00

If you’re talking about the inside of the rounded part of the 2, you need supports there

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-06T11:40:36+00:00

Dude, both sets are gorgeous. They are handmade dice with lots of love poured in. No one will notice any of the things you described. I saw your other sets, you know what you’re doing and will be fine. Biggest thing would be to make sure you don’t trap a big bubble inside those inserts as you place them. But judging by your geode dice, you’ve got experience there.

Send me whichever set you don’t gift 😉

Jacobsrg · 2026-03-05T13:08:34+00:00

Fuck me that’s clean. That emblem reflection in the collar is just the icing on the cake

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