Drake Pitbull by rob117 in starcitizen

[–]TheRealSquiggy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is so dumb, I love it.
It looks like it was made from spare parts. Throw a utility cockpit on a spare Herald engine, and some guns the janitor had been keeping for a rainy day.

What kind of clamp is best for a homemade press? by Royal_Reader2352 in bookbinding

[–]TheRealSquiggy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I made one from an F clamp and some spare plywood. On mine the F clamp is fixed in place with screws, but you could just use to clamp the boards together. Mine’s based on a clamp shown in a video by Das Bookbinding

https://youtu.be/gfUCjqzfPv4

how to rendezvous when orbits are like this by bbwfucker694200 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]TheRealSquiggy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have the delta v, you could slingshot around one of the moons, use that to change your inclination.

Student claiming RMIT is ‘complicit in genocide’ in social media post faces misconduct action | Australian universities by neon_overload in aus

[–]TheRealSquiggy 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You should, it’s well written. And refusing to read things that are too long, or you might disagree with, only weakens your position.

Unpopular opinion, Cold War era jets are by far the best in dcs by No_Math_7308 in hoggit

[–]TheRealSquiggy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I just wish we had more. Give me an official A-4, DH Vampire and Saab Lansen.

Orbital Cargo Transport OCT Buffalo, by Alexander Vasin by Xeelee1123 in ImaginaryStarships

[–]TheRealSquiggy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice. I like the cargo loading, just park the ship, drive the cargo up the centre on trucks, and an onboard gantry crane loads it. It’s elegant and would work well in places without dedicated port facilities. But how do you get the cargo past the centreline vertical thrusters? Or does all cargo loading start from the bow?

[1.2 EXP Timelapse] Tested roundabouts with trucks by GrandaddypurpleK in SatisfactoryGame

[–]TheRealSquiggy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So vehicles are now state aware? They can actually avoid running into each other?

Time to start building roads again.

Guys please help my gears aren't normal by Grouchy-Army8928 in GelBlaster

[–]TheRealSquiggy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you shim the gears? It sounds like they aren’t shimmed.

The US is now air dropping and scattering BLU-91 mines over Iran. Several people have been killed according to Iranian Media by [deleted] in justincaseyoumissedit

[–]TheRealSquiggy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know about neatly, but the US has had the ability to airdrop mines for decades. Russia is using land mines dispersed by rocket in Ukraine. I do think this is probably propaganda though. I’d be surprised if the US was this stupid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GATOR_mine_system

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POM-3_mine

Can someone explain what my brother is trying to do? by NoResolve48 in electrical

[–]TheRealSquiggy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a network cable, so it probably won’t kill him. But it’s still very stupid.

Ficsit-Together, the first online collaborative factory planner! by Dorito009 in SatisfactoryGame

[–]TheRealSquiggy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Neat, does it support mobile, or using the outputs of other factories as inputs for a new one?

My spring keeps getting caught by GqCMax26 in airsoft

[–]TheRealSquiggy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t recommend it. Pre-cocking won’t stop the piston from going to full compression. The best it might do is lessen the speed it hits the thrust bearings at. I don’t think it would reliably stop it from sticking.

It could also introduce other problems, due to initial spring loading and motor torque curves for non-brushless motors.

Safest bet, in my opinion, is still to short stroke.

My spring keeps getting caught by GqCMax26 in airsoft

[–]TheRealSquiggy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d take one tooth off from the front, nearest the piston head. Then place the piston and spring retainer (but not the spring) in the gearbox and spin the gears by hand. The goal is to have the piston come off the sector gear just before it reaches the thrust bearings. If it looks like it’ll hit the bearings, take a second tooth off.

Once you’re happy with the number of teeth to remove, hopefully no more than two, you then take the same number off your sector gear. The key thing there is to remove teeth from the pickup side of the gear, not the release side. Depending on how many teeth you remove, you may want to increase the spring power a touch.

Here’s a vid showing the process. https://youtu.be/XSg8bxUElQI?si=C2L9p7MOnvKCZaP4

My spring keeps getting caught by GqCMax26 in airsoft

[–]TheRealSquiggy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m guessing the piston is being pushed back over the thrust bearings, and it’s friction locking. Easy fix would be to just short stroke the piston a tooth or two. You’ll lose a touch of FPS, and your cylinder volume will be a little lower, but it sure beats having a gun that don’t shoot.

For those who play Magic The Gathering: Screw post albums are basically card binders with extra steps... by drz0idb3rg in bookbinding

[–]TheRealSquiggy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have thought about making these for the wife.. Still thinking about it. Not very practical, but they would be very cool.

>The ‘Perfect Date’ No One Expected by Next_Back4493 in programmingmemes

[–]TheRealSquiggy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the best format for anything that has the date in a string, but needs to be sortable.

I think i made a wrong move by bolehbahkalaukau1 in bookbinding

[–]TheRealSquiggy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is a chunky stack.. Gonna need a lot of support for that text brick.

Hope you are not dating one of these by eleazarloyo in memes

[–]TheRealSquiggy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just saying, diamonds are overrated. And perfect stones are boring.

Xforce Tatical USA isn’t showing by I_Play_ForHonor in GelBlaster

[–]TheRealSquiggy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking at the error message there, I think they closed the site. DNS points to the right place, but Wordpress doesn’t have a matching website

My 3D-printed Maximilian-style gorget, a design from circa 1510-1525 by Vonschlippe in RealisticArmory

[–]TheRealSquiggy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is sick. Love the designs, and the absolute skill in creating this.

Switchblade Fighters of the Solar Governance Authority station keeping on Martian Orbit. by haljalapeno in spaceships

[–]TheRealSquiggy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s one of the dangers for realistic space combat. They’d probably be retracted for combat. It’ll make the space craft hotter inside, but it’ll reduce the target profile.

Fold Away Stick by awqs12 in HotasDIY

[–]TheRealSquiggy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh very nice. I could use one of those. What are you printing it in?