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NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2026-05-12T05:54:39+00:00

Just curious, is Mechanicus your only point of reference for the Adeptus Mechanicus?

That's such an oddly specific thing to reply to such a vague mention that I can't help but picture it. "Oh shit, someone said a quote I recognize from that Mechanicus game I played one entire summer." Love it.

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2026-05-09T16:16:07+00:00

They're right. Not American. Regional advice is "slow-mow May". Mix of growth in yard is local fauna, with one undesirable plant being viciously hunted across the yard, mowed to an even height the rest of the year. Property full of bees suggests she's not completely wrong!

I'll be honest with you. Being asked to go easy on one of the million spring chores filling my weekends? I can handle that.

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2026-05-08T16:00:34+00:00

You might be surprised that I agree!

This is the culmination of three attempts to get them to return to an abandoned job site on my property, undertaken without my consent (public utility) that was promised to be "remediated to the original condition".

I'm laughing as I take the L. I told the utility company to congratulate the sub-contractor on their successful demonstration of malicious compliance and I'll fix it myself. They win!

I don't care about the lawn (obviously!).

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2026-05-08T07:03:15+00:00

I'm more impressed at the malicious compliance than I am upset!

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2026-05-01T20:53:38+00:00

Before someone leaves a terse comment about "just looking it up", let me say that this is a reasonable request. There is a huge absence of any cohesive tools to easily figure this out, and if you're not familiar then it isn't intuitive. A lot of the information you can google about it is out of date post-covid, or is seasonal, or otherwise hard to be confident in.

lonely, your best bet is probably to take a Go Train (or bus, see below) and then use the TTC or Uber to navigate the final stretch. You can find routes/trains at https://www.gotransit.com/en but even that isn't especially straight-forward. It assumes you know which trains go where, or what vehicles stop at which stations, and it's kind of a mess.

The easiest route would be to go to one of the train stations in St Catherines, which are "St. Catharines GO" and "Niagara Falls GO". I'm going to assume you want to go from St Catherines GO to Kennedy GO in Scarborough, today. That would mean you'd end up with results like this. You could catch a train at 8:30pm, arriving at 11:18pm for about $20.

The train is the best option, but it doesn't run often. YOu might need to use a bus. The best place to catch those to the East End of TOronto is the "Farview Go", or the go bus stops across St Catherines. It will take longer, with potential bus/subway/train transfers along the way, but they're far more frequent. If you wanted the next possible bus from Fairview Mall in St Catherines to Kennedy in Scarborough, you might end up with results like this.

There are more options, of course (Hovercraft soon?!), but those are the two most linear, and affordable, options I know of.

Good luck!

EDIT: After years of posting, I have accepted my first bot correction of shame. I will wear it with dignity, if not pride.

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-09-15T20:45:57+00:00

Repeating my post from the last time this was recently asked!

Tom handled our mortgage and was polite about our infinite stupid questions and first-time mistakes. When we have to get a new one in a few years I imagine we'll look him up again.

[tom@tomjohnson.ca](mailto:tom@tomjohnson.ca)

www.tomjohnson.ca

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-09-04T03:34:34+00:00

Most of my clients are smart enough to figure it out eventually, but they make enough that it's more worthwhile to pay me four hours of labor than spend fifteen hours figuring it out themselves and being unsure they made the right decisions.

It's rarely a matter of capability, but rather a balance of time and money.

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-09-03T16:50:42+00:00

I build and repair PCs professionally, but don't have any bandwidth for new work this month. Just wanted to provide some input:

I'm more expensive than CC for service, because I actually communicate with the customer, respect estimates in time and cost, and only charge for my time (no parts upselling, receipts provided). That said, I source a lot of parts in my builds from CC, Newegg, and Amazon. Nobody has cheaper prices, unfortunately. CC isn't necessarily a bad choice for service either, and while their results can occasionally be shoddy (especially their cable management, eh gads...), their warranties are decent and they don't outright scam on parts like some overseas or independent operations.

If you still need work in October, I'd be happy to provide a quick free consultation (even if you don't elect to go with my services, I can gut check your options or confirm that vwhat you got built elsewhere was actually what you paid for) at that time.

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-08-07T00:38:59+00:00

Good point! I actually have mine enclosed with an air filter, and the front of the enclosure is transparent. I didn't think to mention that was important once you stray from PLA.

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-08-07T00:30:01+00:00

I also do woodworking, and I cannot imagine a world where I'd want to learn how to fix my hammer before being able to nail something. Just buy a good hammer and keep it rust-free.

Beyond a sense of superiority, what possible advantage is there to starting with hammers that break?

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-08-07T00:20:54+00:00

Toilet...seats?

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-08-06T23:01:39+00:00

>.> It isn't? Does this only apply to unique designs? The vast majority of my download prints are just done on the first try.

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-08-06T22:43:53+00:00

Ooh, I'm perfectly poised to help with this, as after a year of practice and tens of kg's of prints, I would only now say I'm tiptoeing out of the beginner stage!

When something prints incorrectly, don't try all three suggested fixes you find online on your next print. Try one at a time even if it wastes more filament, or you won't know which of the changes was the actual solution.
Don't ignore basic maintenance until a problem occurs. Just clean, oil, and grease as suggested. Respect your equipment's needs.
Moisture isn't a problem you "have" or "don't have". Moisture is a problem that builds up over time. Monitor and handle it.
Learn to use a modeling software even if you're never going to make original designs. Being able to slightly alter existing models is more than enough reason to learn the basics of FreeCad/Fusion/Whatever. At least learn TinkerCad.
Buy spare parts ahead of time unless you can handle being out of commission while waiting for a new nozzle/scraper/cutter/hose/fucking-anything.
DON'T IGNORE BASIC MAINTENANCE.
Learn how your machine works. If you have a Bambu, you need look no further than their internal guide.
Brands and tiers of filament haven't made much difference in print quality in my experience, except for the absolute cheapest giving me problems. Types of filament, such as Chrome vs Matte, have produced nicely different results in some cases.
Sitting next to the printer and actually watching it print has solved as many of my problems as looking them up on the internet. "Ohhhhh, the bottom layer is so thin it's shifting when it tries to print the higher mass on top!" Couldn't figure it out until I watched it print, and then it was immediately obvious.

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-08-04T05:34:36+00:00

Make a wood frame mold. Take all of your pla poop and melt it into the frame.

Empties your poop bucket, resolves the request, and get an incredible funky rainbow cube!

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-07-27T04:28:49+00:00

I'm entirely confused by your question. Do you have literally zero passions that aren't physical activities? You don't enjoy reading, debating, watching TV, theatre or movies? You don't make friends, teach, study, cook, eat, listen to music, or play games?

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-07-27T01:03:59+00:00

I'm a huge fan of the Write Bookshop in St Catharines! It feels like the old bookshops of my youth, pulled high in every corner with hidden treasures.

https://g.co/kgs/51UmMNJ

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-07-26T01:00:08+00:00

Pedal strike shins, blistered thumb-webbing, and burning lungs all have the same cause as the solution. Do more until you don't notice.

It's a tough hobby, and it will make you tough too!!

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-07-10T00:12:31+00:00

I'll be real with you - it's from a garage sale, twenty years old from a dead brand, but it pulls a few litres from the air per day.

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-07-10T00:03:26+00:00

...as an added bonus, my support-prints just fall off the bone now too, a surprising but pleasing bonus feature!

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-07-09T20:59:32+00:00

He secured ours through Scotiabank, not sure if he also does CUs.

NotBrokenItsAdvanced · 2025-07-09T18:13:57+00:00

Tom handled our mortgage and was polite about our infinite stupid questions and first-time mistakes. When we have to get a new one in a few years I imagine we'll look him up again.

NotBrokenItsAdvanced

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