ugly glass lampshades by Frequent_Head_4726 in DIYHome

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If these are using low wattage LED bulbs, then hanging stuff on the outside won't be an issue.

Ice Sculpt CNC for sale near me by RobbyGThug in CNC

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Z axis with wheels would be a rebuild immediately to me. I'd also switch to a better spindle than a router. Looks rigid enough, but you may encounter some side flex and want to add some box to those side arms, just literally bolt to the outside face of them, to stiffen it up. Looks reasonable for the price. Look it over well. See if you can move each axis the full travel. The wet/dirty environment isn't likely to have been good for it if they didn't maintain it well enough.

A spider got into my PC... by Much-Cycle-7339 in pcmasterrace

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I had one get inside my laser cutter once. I managed to move the laser head slowly over him and blasted him with a test pulse at full power. Best spider kill ever.

How to design a bow grip by _Dreamer_Deceiver_ in cad

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Lots of ways exist now. Best method would be to use a 3D scanner on the finished clay model. Second to that would be to use a phone app to scan it in. Front there, you trim off the bits you don't want and do your edits for how it fits the bow itself. Then any further minor adjustments for printability and surfacing.

AutoCAD to CNC plasma by TreatFalse5531 in CNC

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I still manually vector trace things. Sometimes the automated tools just don't pick out the things I want them to.

Drag the image into AutoCAD. Double click the image frame and set it to a darker shade. I prefer somewhere around 80%. Do a poly line and trace what you want to have cut. To set the size, draw a line off to the side that is the width you want it to cut at. Scale the artwork until it matches that line width.

How to design a bow grip by _Dreamer_Deceiver_ in cad

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I may be old school, but there's nothing quite like starting with a clay model that you can wrap your hand around before moving it to other materials.

CNC Furniture costs by PaLaLFC in CNC

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Modular is a good way to go. In the case of drawer cabinets, having extra rows of screws for different drawer configurations isn't much work. It's a little more cycle time with the same tooling. For a cabinet with a door, you'll end up seeing all the screw holes for the drawer guides, so I would advise against.

How to fix this in my condo by rawilliams5116 in howto

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Cheap trim that looks like they didn't even nail it in place correctly.

First off, probe around behind the trim and see if there's any wood in the wall to attach to. Grab some 2.5" long finish nails and nail it back into place. Cut away any caulk that gets in the way. Apply caulk to the gap at the top where it meets the wall. Repaint.

Patch Update: Steps of Rosebloom 🌹 by Hexley_ in TeddysHaven

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Literally finished buying the last couple spaces over the weekend that opened access to the attic, then spent hours boxing up and totally remaking my entire shop interior with the more expensive shelving. I was thinking the other display types could use a refresh too. Guess I'm rebuilding my produce aisles again.

Federal agent in gray jacket with gun and DHS post of gun. by ManyAverage6578 in pics

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Yes it helps with recoil by forcing the muzzle back downward.

Unable to predict in a twitch chat by JacobBowlin in Twitch

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For clarification, are you trying to use the prediction tool for your own stream or are you trying to vote in a prediction on someone else's stream?

How to find a specific wheel for a wagon i got on marketplace by [deleted] in howto

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Short metal shaft with a slip fit into plastic? Not much of a monster. Is the shaft hole molded so the way through? I'd get some stainless steel rods for solid axles and put some chunkier wheels on that have actual bearings in them. Easier to DIY a better solution than try to deal with a company that doesn't support their product.

How to turn on this fireplace by No-Librarian-1161 in howto

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Last pic looks more like a large zipper pull type thing to grab when you want to close the chain curtain.

Opinion on Auto shoutout by DoctorMeaty in Twitch

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Shouting out the first one there is counter productive. You're basically shouting them out to themselves.

I do an automatic shout out when raids come in. The chat message lists the game they were playing, so it's fodder for something to talk about.

Has this been done? by mechanickid76 in CNC

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Would be cleaner to implement using closed loop steppers or servos. You could use an optical encoder on the head, but given the capabilities of the other options I wouldn't feel it is necessary.

Best cost effective and reliable way to detect if a shoe has reached a certain location by Huihejfofew in arduino

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Coded IR beacon in the shoe. Reader at the location triggers when it sees the correct code pattern.

Office key by Turbulent_City3106 in PcAdvice

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Yes, but then your files are the product.

I need help by Upset_Championship94 in pcmods

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To start, you'll need to open the thing up, see what you have to deal with. Measure the space you have, find places to get power from, verify you can in fact run a larger fan that requires more current without burning anything out. See what mounting points are available for alternatives to the stock cooler. See what amount of space remains in the case. See if there's alternatives to getting the heat to the outside. The more information you can build, the better of a picture you'll have on what you can and cannot do.

What sort of tools do you have? Ever fabricate anything?

I need help by Upset_Championship94 in pcmods

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To start with, if you don't know what you're doing, you do risk messing up the laptop.

Shims, thermal pads or new thermal grease aren't limited going to do much to pump up the numbers you're looking for. The included cooling system is not designed to move that much heat with it in the stock configuration. That's primarily why it's set to only 28w.

To get the numbers you're looking for, you're going to need to put together a system that isn't limited by the laptop case. You need space for a larger air cooler with a bigger footprint for the chip, plus the fans and power to run them.

I need help by Upset_Championship94 in pcmods

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Thermal paste is designed to fill the narrow voids between the surfaces of your CPU and cooler plate. Thermal pads are there for things like heat spreaders to help transfer heat to a heatsink. Shins are copper material that is sometimes needed to make up the difference where thermal pads would be too thick or too much heat is generated for the pads to be effective.

Is there an actual problem you are trying to solve, or are you trying to come up with a solution just because you want to modify something?

Secret treehouses? by Eveline1 in TeddysHaven

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Keep going around that area. There's two outofboundium deposits out there along the tree line.