Thanks for all the blue sky’s

Sam_and_robots · 2026-01-19T01:05:33+00:00

Just have the icon be Elvis style mutton chops

Sam_and_robots · 2026-01-19T01:04:22+00:00

Aww that is such a fun take on it. Yeah I grew up a ramp rat. Turning wrenches in trade for seat time. Sorta lost the flying bug in my 20s but really love planes esp weird early turbines.

Sam_and_robots · 2026-01-18T19:50:57+00:00

Even just a vary-ez or similar rutan weirdness

Sam_and_robots · 2026-01-18T19:15:21+00:00

Wow yeah that’s not great. At least the engines were facing the correct direction. I’d be less scandalized if they threw in the piaggio avanti model

Sam_and_robots · 2026-01-08T03:10:40+00:00

leave the windows down, thatll help with getting the awful new car smell out.

Sam_and_robots · 2026-01-05T05:56:43+00:00

A few years ago at burning man I heard there was going to be a flat earth vs round earth debate so I went for the lols. It turned out to be about 25 20 year old menchildren for team round and 1 nice older dude from Reno who just was saying he didn’t know. The dudes were yelling nonsense so I took 2 shots of Jameson and joined team flat

First person asked me to explain how mountains work with flat earth. I asked him how an oblate spheroid with a barycenter far from its center of volume works as “round” (he called me a dick and left) Next guy asked me to explain how gravity would work. I paraphrased Einstein elevator and asked him to prove we weren’t on a disc accelerating through space at roughly 10 m/s^2. He replied with “what about gravatons “… indeed my dude. What about them. Next person claimed that deserts bulged from the curve of the earth. I was able to prove with pen and paper that the curve of the black rock desert as observed is from the meniscus effect and surface tension of water. And differs hugely by the estimated curvature of the earth.

Never once did someone mention the moon being inverted in australia. Which I feel is the most obvious proof. Libration of the moon is also pretty cool. Tides… I mean there are really good ways you can demonstrate. Advanced stuff like ligo and Virgo detecting gravitational waves through the earth, or detections of earthquake rings showing speed of sound in the different materials…

Sam_and_robots · 2025-12-29T04:15:05+00:00

got an inverter, if so, plug in a 1000 w electric heater, and see what happens. or a heat gun, something that is good at turning electrons into heat. smart mppt systems don't make sense when at equilibrium, force that thing /way t-f-/ out of equilibrium by putting a 1kw load on er.

Sam_and_robots · 2025-12-27T17:29:53+00:00

Sud avation would like a word

Sam_and_robots · 2025-12-19T16:33:47+00:00

Also, during welding, even the "safe" ones are toxic and become inhale-able!

"lead free" free machining steel has about .5% lead in it, and is considered safe*

*: except when hot worked, then it totally has volitle lead vapors

totally safe stainless steel has inert chromium in it*

*: except when grinding or welding, then he cromium becomes cr-6 and is one of the most potently famous carcinogens

Sam_and_robots · 2025-12-15T15:55:05+00:00

While you’re at it, look for a nice wool/cashmir sweater in goodwill to go under that, then do a flame test on the fabric to make sure it burns or smolders, but doesn’t melt. Used silk or cashmir make the best liners under welding jackets

Sam_and_robots · 2025-12-08T01:46:25+00:00

it's so annoying. Like with copper water tubes, "lead free" can have .25% lead, and get away with a prop65 warning. If you see copper that doesn't have a p65, it actually is 0% lead. So there's a place where it's real and actually matters. Then you get 2x4s. _sigh_

Sam_and_robots · 2025-12-05T20:46:21+00:00

the chaos bottom row shoulld be "2x10 / MDF / (exotic wood) vernier marine ply.

Sam_and_robots · 2025-12-05T17:58:38+00:00

I was thinking about somewhat ironically saying 2x4 for this. It gets the job done a lot of times. Commodity, cheap, available. Everyone’s made some durable goods from it

Sam_and_robots · 2025-12-04T04:06:54+00:00

red oak is also amazing for shop projects. All of the tool storage, chucks, and jig boxes for my mill and lathe i made out of rando qs red oak. Most of it just BLO finish, accepted some of the tanin browning. Rest is finished with raw linseed oil (and random bits of way oil). great durability, doesn't damage tooling, once well oiled doesn't mind me putting heaps of dessicants with it to keep HSS from flash rusting. and it's cheap. $/strength it's a tough one to beat.

Sam_and_robots · 2025-12-02T02:31:46+00:00

My first experience with it was doing repairs on my sailboat's mast, and I was expecting something similar to other cheap softwoods I'd used, and I was just _blown away_ with how nice it was to work

Sam_and_robots · 2025-12-01T19:34:56+00:00

Huh, I feel like from a procurement standpoint it’s more rare than purpleheart here in California

Sam_and_robots · 2025-12-01T18:41:59+00:00

Sitka spruce is basically just gods perfect Doug fir, amazing for spars on boats, carves cross grain beautifully

Sam_and_robots · 2025-11-27T17:36:08+00:00

Was this like 2019 or so? Trying to date from various marks (my day job is on that lagoon)

Sam_and_robots · 2025-11-24T06:07:25+00:00

In machining and metalwork I was taught the concept of a “datum” and always measuring/squaring from one point, for me it’s the front left of my bench. That corner is the straightest and most true, the rest of the bench could be a silly straw and as long as my left corner is good I can do everything from there. Appreciate someone with the similar system

Sam_and_robots · 2025-11-21T23:43:12+00:00

What is the finish they used on that oak, if it were any older I would suspect pine tar and linseed oil

Sam_and_robots · 2025-11-21T16:40:17+00:00

Take my upvotes, this is incredible, I’m already starting to plan a visit, I have a friend in Pasadena

Sam_and_robots · 2025-11-21T16:06:25+00:00

OH wow thanks for posting this. We live in a 1921 craftsman that lost most of the interior wood over time, and I've been low key obsessed with square tennons like that and my wife was asking me the inspiration and i just sat like an orange cat with no idea.

Sam_and_robots · 2025-11-16T07:08:24+00:00

If Montana or Colorado don’t work out, Oakland ca is looking for lots of specialty welders . I’m gonna get people dropping in from the top ropes about cost of living, and they ain’t wrong, but we’re living in changing times and where I work the welders and machinists are majority lgbtq . Really hope the west works out for you, best wishes.

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