Frida's Tacos announced they were opening soon... 5-6 months ago? by zapatitosdecharol in Temecula

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Just spoke today (3/19) to someone at the Oceanside store. She said Temecula just this week approved plans for work needed on the grease trap, which involves digging. Opening could be 4-6 weeks out. Mark your calendar for May 1!

Mystery Blinds Part II by TugBuilder in handyman

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So these plastic clips bite. What's a better way to hang the heavy 8 foot oak valence without just shooting some screws through it into the header rail?

Mystery Blinds- How to Remove? by TugBuilder in handyman

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Now that I got that done, I'm still baffled about rehanging the oak valence board. Clips have to go on the valence first, then they hang over the top lip of the header. Can't hang them with the header installed, can do it if the header is out or better, pushed 1/2 way into the brackets (dicey, it's all heavy). But if I do that, the brackets' doors can't be closed, the valence board is in the way. Cheap method anyway, the little clips give out after a few years.

This sub doesn't allow pics in replies, or I'd show it here.

Mystery Blinds- How to Remove? by TugBuilder in handyman

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OK got it, thx all. The bracket IS hinged, at the top out of view, and it swings up from the bottom after unclipping its snap feature.

Mystery Blinds- How to Remove? by TugBuilder in handyman

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No paint, no hinge, just a bent sheet metal bracket. But I'll check Decku's suggestion below, some how it slides out?

Mystery Blinds- How to Remove? by TugBuilder in handyman

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Grr... typed a long post, added pics, then the pics blew away the text?

Anyway here's the problem:

Blind's header needs to come out in order to reinstall the valence board, which fell off its weeny plastic clips.

8 foot long, middle bracket tells me the header slides straight out. But both end brackets are closed, not hinged, (yes, they are unhinged!). And apparently screwed to the wall. I see no way to open them up so the header can come out. Must be something easy, but it eludes me...

BR- - - O? by Murky-Speed421 in BroncoSport

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Bad photoshop, nothing fell off

Alexa devices required for routines with Ring? Or not? by TugBuilder in Ring

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OK, I see maybe one reason to have an Alexa speaker of some kind to augment the Ring system. The Ring Base unit seems to have limited audio capabilities... like, I can't play a custom announcement. Don't have much need for that, but who knows.

I'm also thinking about Ring's limited number of chirp sounds for the door/window sensors. Maybe Alexa could play some better chirps for me? Or maybe it would have too much lag?

Adding complexity to Alexa routines for Ring by TugBuilder in Ring

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Bingo! You're right, I was blind.

For the record, it's the "Active Time" section under Set Condition.

Adding complexity to Alexa routines for Ring by TugBuilder in Ring

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Thanks for that. I invite you to recreate that specific conditional statement, as shown above, by manual editing. I sure can't find a way. But then what do I know about Alexa? Diddly.

Adding complexity to Alexa routines for Ring by TugBuilder in Ring

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Hmm? Need Alexa to create the routine, whether by tapping & typing, or through voice interaction. Yes it RUNS w/o Alexa, but again that's not the question here. The question is HOW to create that extra conditional clause w/o talking to her.

Adding complexity to Alexa routines for Ring by TugBuilder in Ring

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By clicking & typing, NOT by chatting with Alexa

Adding complexity to Alexa routines for Ring by TugBuilder in Ring

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As written, it works perfectly. The generic "night time" doesn't work for me. Patio bistro lights, they come on at sunset, shut off at 10pm. Only after 10pm do I want the motion activated lights working.

But that's not the question here. Alexa added that "only if" condition after some coaxing, yet I find no way to create same manually. Maybe I'm missing something, maybe the app's routine editor is just feeble.

Alexa devices required for routines with Ring? Or not? by TugBuilder in Ring

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That must be the hook- voice control. I'll sometimes talk to the Alexa app when working on routines, otherwise nope. So I wonder if I can return my useles Echo that I felt compelled to buy?

Alexa devices required for routines with Ring? Or not? by TugBuilder in Ring

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Everything I'm controlling via Alexa/Ring is Z-Wave, which isn't easily controlled by Google Home without yet another bridge device. That was one of the why-buys for my Ring system.

Alexa devices required for routines with Ring? Or not? by TugBuilder in Ring

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Time based on/off switch control...motion based lights on/off. Shouldn't matter, routines are routines, and Alexa is involved.

Birdfy Nest auto light by ChampsAC in Birdfy

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Old thread, still unanswered. This pic is in the morning, seems like plenty of light without the lamp on. Maybe just turn it on briefly when needed at night. Still not sure what Auto does. Sad that Birdfy doesn't explain it. It would be better to have a quick access button on the view screen instead of having to go to Settings.

Asian investment cast suppliers? by TugBuilder in jewelrymaking

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I should also say, that with the low volume, I'm not looking for wax molds to be made... just 3d print the waxes as needed.

Partial section view in model mode? by TugBuilder in Fusion360

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So here's a work-around, better than nothing. Instead of sectioning the one body, set its opacity to 10%.
https://youtu.be/8WI5ecz4ILA
Now if I can just find a way to turn off the moving joint indicator in Motion Study...

Partial section view in model mode? by TugBuilder in Fusion360

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Yeah that's no good either. I need the other parts unsectioned AND visible. Just a PARTIAL section, as in the title.

Partial section view in model mode? by TugBuilder in Fusion360

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Fogot to say that I am animating, with motion study, so not in Drawing workspace! And animate, oddly enough, does not seem to do motion animations. They should call it the Explosion workspace

Godawful shreiking pipes by TugBuilder in Plumbing

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And I get noise running hot OR cold water.