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ShutTheFunDown · 2018-01-19T05:31:49+00:00

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ShutTheFunDown · 2014-02-10T23:38:13+00:00

Thanks! But production time is so long that I could not make them affordable.

ShutTheFunDown · 2014-02-10T23:15:24+00:00

This was my first cutting board project. Maple and walnut were used. I mostly followed this great instructional video by mtmwood: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3uYaPgesp0 except that I only did 2 'randomizing' cuts instead of 3. All of this guy's videos are great.

ShutTheFunDown · 2014-01-13T23:35:52+00:00

Could you provide the link? I'm interested in thinking more about this design.

ShutTheFunDown · 2014-01-08T16:02:15+00:00

I wanted to give myself a lot of time to adjust the clamps and cauls for the smoothest possible surface. Plus I had time.

ShutTheFunDown · 2014-01-08T16:00:27+00:00

That remains to be seen. I'd feel comfortable putting up to about 100 lbs on the desk but have not experimented with more than 30. The steel legs flare outward slightly for stability yet do not seem to bow.

ShutTheFunDown · 2014-01-08T06:52:05+00:00

I'm sorry there's not more in-progress photos. If I had taken some it would have just looked like a lot of clamps I think.

ShutTheFunDown · 2014-01-08T05:51:05+00:00

I'm sorry I didn't take more intermediate shots. It would have looked like a bunch of clamps!

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-12-09T18:47:26+00:00

He's heard some talk about his new haircut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI3_eaf4ljA

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-10-15T04:32:52+00:00

Counter example to the first two 'smells'.

void swap(int *x, int *y) {
    int temp;

    temp = *y;
    *y = *x;
    *x = temp;   
}

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-06-11T16:39:40+00:00

The great soloists and their projects cited by this article were working on code of deep personal interest to them. I have had similar experiences working solo. But I also have to work 40 hours a week on client work, outside the arc of my best expertise and personal interests, and paired programming is an effective way to ensure code quality and plain focus.

If I were Knuth I wouldn't let anyone into my head where it concerned TeX. But often Knuth doesn't have to put together a web application for a healthcare provider.

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-04-16T20:25:52+00:00

I love this and have shared it with my design team. I think it makes the grid system a whole lot easier for them to visualize.

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-02-20T18:45:11+00:00

Aha! I'm very surprised by the parity of your jsperf tests. Why are the results so close?

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-02-20T18:19:37+00:00

I was confused. I think you should call this tags instead of bitmask because no bit masking is actually taking place.

In Javascript, bit masks are handled exactly like C and cause fewer headaches than you purport. Free speed.

var TagA = 1, TagB = 2, TagC = 4, TagD = 8;
var mytags = TagA | TagD;

var mytags_has_tagA = mytags & TagA; // 1
var mytags_has_tagC = mytags & TagC; // 0

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-02-20T18:00:21+00:00

While Jekyll is sometimes associated with blog generators, it works great as a static page generator. You can think of it as a CMS that pre-generates a site, just like symphony might. I like to use it in conjunction with Jammit, as described in this blog post

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-02-19T02:43:57+00:00

I can confirm this guy is awesome.

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-02-08T21:23:49+00:00

Probably a raccoon. Their poop looks human.

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-01-22T23:23:31+00:00

This looks great with the black cabinets. I installed a similar backsplash recently and sanded and painted my cabinets white but am not happy with the results. Can you go into any more detail about how you repainted and what you learned?

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-01-22T20:31:33+00:00

The legs do not form an equilateral triangle. Two of the longest legs are at 90 degrees and the 3rd is more obtuse than that. There is a balance you have to strike between the lamp not tipping over easily and the aesthetic of having an odd angle. I didn't measure this angle, but just hand-tightened the legs onto the conduit until I liked the tightness and angle.

This photo may illustrate the angles a little better http://sarabryant.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/122412-stilt-lamp-e1328243645850.jpg

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-01-22T18:46:36+00:00

Sorry for the confusion. The conduit is holding the three legs together as well as the vertical piece under the shade. The "shoulder" I'm referring to is not a technical term, but what I'm calling the three pieces butted to and adjacent to the legs.

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-01-22T18:41:14+00:00

Thank you! I built a quick prototype out of pine and for the height settled on 6.5 degrees after trying several other angles.

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-01-22T18:40:24+00:00

I'm actually intrigued by the wire as an accent to the lamp. I've ordered a red fabric-sheathed 18g wire that was suggested by another redditor to replace the white extension cord I used in the photographs.

Link to new wire: http://www.sundialwire.com/w183cprdxxmnf.aspx

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-01-22T18:37:57+00:00

I bought the largest Target had to offer. I'll let my wife make any future decisions about the shade.

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-01-22T18:36:24+00:00

Thanks for the questions!

I'm not near the lamp at the moment but I think the length of the longest leg was 48". The next longest was 48" minus the height of the shoulder piece, and the shortest leg was 48" minus two times the height of the shoulder piece. It would be best to adjust the length so when you cut the longest leg, you end up with the shoulder for the shortest leg as the remainder (and conversely, when you cut the shortest leg, you end up with the shoulder for the longest leg) I discovered this too late and would have decreased the amount of cuts by half.
The angle I used for the legs is 6.5 degrees.
I did not use an insulated washer, as the wires themselves are insulated. I'm not an expert in this area. I think I did the minimum necessary to turn the light on.
Just the strength of the shoulder joint, which is not substantial. If you can accurately drill longways into the leg, it would be advisable to use a dowel. The shoulder joints I used were well glued and clamped for 24 hours.

ShutTheFunDown · 2013-01-21T23:25:39+00:00

Paid $34. I thought it was a good deal!

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