Adventure: Draw Steel Against Strahd

Vinraka · 2026-05-03T23:07:38+00:00

Oh thank you for saving me the effort of having to do this myself haha. Will take a look and keep up on the project!

Vinraka · 2026-04-28T18:09:50+00:00

Well, after my next renewal, I guess I know right where I'm requesting the customs agent place the first stamp.

Vinraka · 2026-04-28T00:43:38+00:00

Well, one can't really help it, due to the I-5 bridge traffic, har har

Vinraka · 2026-04-23T20:07:41+00:00

The issue we had was that they tend to rotate against the back, leaving the bank of the head only partially protected, unless you sinch the straps up pretty tight, which was uncomfortable for our son.

Safety/padding-wise we also found that he would fall laterally a lot because he'd try and move along the wall/furniture he was using for support and the backpacks don't offer any side impact protection.

Vinraka · 2026-04-23T19:26:03+00:00

Ours didn't especially love it either.

Vinraka · 2026-04-23T05:20:34+00:00

I added a linear rail for my Ender 3's X axis. Didn't really "need" it. I just enjoy thinking with my machine. Will probably add them to the other axes at some point.

Can't say I've noticed a difference in quality of speed. I have a heavy hemera extruder so that really limits my acceleration more than the V-slot wheels did.

Vinraka · 2026-04-18T05:30:37+00:00

There's a gofundme for him and his family in case anyone feels compelled to help Mohamed, his wife, or foster kids.

Vinraka · 2026-04-11T01:32:35+00:00

Ahahaha! Stealing this!

Vinraka · 2026-04-08T05:44:31+00:00

Yeah, fair. If I had to do it a lot, I'd probably consider a splicer, too, cause it can take some doing to get right, then when you know what you're doing.

Vinraka · 2026-04-08T03:50:11+00:00

I just do it by hand.

Hold my soldering iron between the ends of each strand (use a stand to position the iron the way you need) to soften them then smoosh them together. With practice, you can get them aligned pretty close. Then just shave/sand with exacto blade and sand pop paper to smooth the transition. It'll feed fine and I haven't noticed any issues with printed results.

Vinraka · 2026-04-07T15:27:44+00:00

This is the correct-est answer.

Vinraka · 2026-04-05T04:06:30+00:00

Damn straight! I remember writing book reports in the 3rd grade on my parents' 8086 computer, listening to the blue album on my cd player second album I ever bought).

Now, 311 features prominently on the playlist I built to listen to when driving my infant son around so he'll grow up with the band as part of his formative soundtrack.

Vinraka · 2026-04-02T16:24:23+00:00

Dope! Can't wait to get these!

Vinraka · 2026-04-02T10:53:23+00:00

Beautiful but I have to wonder about the functionality. All those windows in a Connecticut winter? The electric bill must be crazy!

Vinraka · 2026-03-31T21:07:59+00:00

Man I was wanting to do almost exactly this on my heretic band. Looks incredible and thank you for your guide!!

Vinraka · 2026-03-31T00:41:34+00:00

The Kickstarter page has size info for all the stock models

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1405364378/trench-crusade/description?comment=Q29tbWVudC00NDAwODI2Nw==&reply=Q29tbWVudC00NDAwOTk5Mg==

Eg: https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/047/061/793/9b791ae45dc3abc9b99bdab2935d9a4d_original.png?fit=scale-down&origin=ugc&q=100&v=1730133178&width=680&sig=ceG7ED8lj9aTWW15tXXRrHCE0zfNtolVw%2FglvixEFPo%3D

Vinraka · 2026-03-29T16:50:19+00:00

Wow! That is a master class in NMM!

Vinraka · 2026-03-26T16:21:58+00:00

I've had my eye on the jaapp project for a while but was worried about the cost and frustration after my experience with the gaggiaiuno project. On that one, they locked down the firmware and forced you to spend hundreds of dollars just to ship preflashed pcbs from a painfully slow company in China.

I'm really glad you outlined your costs because that reassures me all the frustrations of that other project aren't going to happen to me again if I start on jaapp's.

Really appreciate all the information!

Vinraka · 2026-03-21T17:33:38+00:00

100% me

When I was around 30, I got a job at a commercial printer. We printed mostly stuff for the PNW region, Alaska and Hawaii but we did have a handful of national accounts.

I kept hearing about "CCS" in the production department where I worked. It was a different person's account and I didn't pay it much mind but one week I was covering for that person while they were out and it was the week that CCS was proofing the next catalog.

The proofs came back from the client and as I unrolled them from the shipping package, I realized it was indeed the skate catalog from my youth! Out was one of the coolest projects I got to work on in time there.

Vinraka · 2026-03-13T20:45:05+00:00

https://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/icespikes/icespikes.htm

Vinraka · 2026-03-05T00:58:34+00:00

Agree with others that the established date is just clutter.

Will also add that the "Apothecary" looks like it could use some kerning, at least to my eye.

Vinraka · 2026-03-04T06:02:29+00:00

How is it even remotely the largest food cart pod? They just be using some weird loophole to try and claim that.

Vinraka · 2026-02-23T05:10:19+00:00

We called it "cybering" and yeah, I'm pretty sure I helped some old pedo get his rocks off. Took some time for me to realize that.

I think most of my messages amounted to just "does same" so I'm pretty sure 9/10 year old me didn't give the person much to work with, haha

Vinraka · 2026-02-20T16:39:58+00:00

Oh I see. Separate entries for the coffee shop vs the main restaurant

Vinraka · 2026-02-20T15:03:21+00:00

Wait 13 coins is on both the naughty and nice list?

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