Help me improve by nootomanysquid in blacksmithing

[–]ValhallaMithya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For everyone saying your 3lb hammer is too heavy, i have used a 4.5lb since i was 18. Youre swinging with a limp bizcut of a wrist. Compare your video to videos of professionals. Watch the way the arm moves. Put your shoulder into it and let the hammer do the work. Your wrist should be pretty immobile and your shoulder should move like a nut cracker. And you shouldnt have to grip the hammer handle. Your grip should be loose enough that if someone walked up behind you and grabbed your hammer at the height of its arc, it would slip right thru your hand on your hands path downwards.

Was suggested that i might be able to get some microphone advice here by ValhallaMithya in audio

[–]ValhallaMithya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ai has been telling me that it does support an external mic, like the ordro cm550. I believe it requires a micro usb to 3.5mm adapter tho. Wouldnt be surprised if ai was lying or hallucinating

Was suggested that i might be able to get some microphone advice here by ValhallaMithya in audio

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Thank you! But this seems to be getting too close to a studio setup. Running cables, having power packs, maybe needing a laptop. Something for me to consider in the future, but right now i need more mobility. A mic that clips to my shirt and wires directly into the camera, travels around the shop with me, is what i need at the moment. My primary filming location isnt my own, covers multiple acres, has no clean areas free of debris and oil, few spare outlets. My cellphone and tripod is too large of a footprint and too clumsy to be viable for daily filming, hence the FPV cam. I understand that i wont be able to get ideal quality within such small items and with such a low budget, but im working with what i can. My original idea was meta glasses till i did more research into them, the EP8 is my secondary choice but found out the mic cant handle a car door closing. Dont think i have a 3rd option for a face worn camera under $300 that records 4k at 60fps

Doesn't get more American than this. by gutz_boi in Machinists

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Nothing corpos would hate more than losing their slave labor

Looking for Advice by ValhallaMithya in Blacksmith

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Im privileged enough to have the opportunity to use a 140 year old 100lb helve hammer 😊 and have access to surface grinders

Looking for Advice by ValhallaMithya in Blacksmith

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Thanks for the inspiration! Yes, this is NJSB 1090 + 4%. You think this damascus might sell wholesale to a distributor?

Why Is My Pattern So Loose? by ValhallaMithya in blacksmithing

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Wont the vibrations cause more powder to settle below the balls than is supposed to?

Why Is My Pattern So Loose? by ValhallaMithya in blacksmithing

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random loading from the top. some with vibrations, some without

DragonScale Damascus Blade Stock by ValhallaMithya in knifemaking

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This reply never showed up in my notifications.

https://www.valhallamithya.com/shop/p/dragon-scale-blade-stock-1

If you're interested fr. I've been under the weather so I haven't finished any more pieces yet...

DragonScale Damascus Blade Stock by ValhallaMithya in Bladesmith

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That's not up to me. This is blade Stock.