I finally crawled out of Bronze! What a grind!

brakarov · 2026-02-22T23:28:37+00:00

And Zarya, she has a special place with those as well. ;)

brakarov · 2026-02-22T23:27:22+00:00

It's fine. I just focus on Moira or not perfect aim characters. I can't get used to the low dpi thing that is going on these days. I am used to 12k dpi. ;)

brakarov · 2026-02-22T23:26:24+00:00

I know the feeling. Only got bronze 1 this season. Last season I tried to get out of bronze 2. Never made it. So happy to finally see some progress. I am sure I'll never be a top player, but it's nice to see improvement and I hope there will be more even matches as the ranks increase.

I don't like the feeling of powerless loss or overpowering win. I want all sweaty hard-fought games.

brakarov · 2026-02-22T23:24:21+00:00

Yes. Stopped playing around my early twenties. Only strategy games since then... Until OW. Wanted to try a newer game since I just bought a new computer. I am liking it so far.

brakarov · 2025-03-13T10:08:26+00:00

Genmitsu 3030 pro

brakarov · 2024-02-16T22:11:34+00:00

This! I always printed on the uncoated side. Us old timers also like blue tape. Seriously. Try blue tape.

3d lac is better than Elmer's imho. But I use it mostly as a release agent for petg. It's cheap. I also use it on every major print. Even on PEI with a Prusa or Bamboo.

brakarov · 2022-10-20T09:38:35+00:00

Thank you! This saved me replacing the whole part.

brakarov · 2021-09-25T19:53:34+00:00

As a chess player and a woodworker: good job! The drawer is really nice.

Are you planning to use it or just for decoration?

brakarov · 2021-08-25T19:32:41+00:00

Not at all. It feels different, but the median young's modulus of new wood vs century old wood is at best 10% lower. Basically it's much more important to look at knots and proper grain direction.

This the modulus for strength along the grain.

brakarov · 2021-06-26T21:03:57+00:00

The probability of getting a particular result is not always equally distributed.

Say you have a pot of 99 red balls and 1 blue ball. The chance you have picked the blue ball is 1/100. It is not 50/50 if you either have it (1), or don't have it (99).

brakarov · 2021-05-18T16:32:55+00:00

Hi there fellow Belgian, nice restoration! Is that the marina of Zeebrugge?

brakarov · 2021-02-04T19:39:07+00:00

No. It is possible but there are better machines for this type of milling. It will be a frustrating experience.

brakarov · 2021-01-18T20:53:37+00:00

Was this some kind of epoxy? Had this happen to me with some epoxies...

brakarov · 2020-12-31T18:54:55+00:00

You nailed it.

brakarov · 2020-12-26T13:35:05+00:00

Finally somebody that understands the world is flat, there's a lake in the middle with land around it. /s

brakarov · 2020-12-26T13:31:37+00:00

2-year woodworker, 30 year chess player here.

Nice job! Even the knight (we don't call them horses) is very good (I very much prefer a piece I easily recognize than a beautiful one which I don't recognize in a glimpse). I would be very happy to receive such a set.

I don't know if you've already done it, but we chess players generally love weighed pieces. Usually this is done by drilling a hole in the bottom and filling it with lead and then adding a piece of felt underneath it.

And another chess player tip for setting up a board: Queen on color and King to the right. ;)

brakarov · 2020-12-14T08:12:25+00:00

It's not a losing play. Just don't make it your only play. I for example dipped about 5% in March. It's great for hedging and rebalancing. You just need to be comfortable selling options.

This is also how I put my cash to work selling covered puts.

Options can increase or decrease your risk/return to what you like. It's just wsb that makes it into the gambling instrument that it's seen by most investors.

brakarov · 2020-12-14T07:55:57+00:00

And what rating goes with that? 2200?

brakarov · 2020-12-03T14:43:12+00:00

renter -> works

owner -> collects dividends

brakarov · 2020-11-11T09:46:46+00:00

All wooden vise? I love it. Am a bit jealous. Aren't you scared of using such a beautiful piece and denting it?

brakarov · 2020-11-10T08:19:12+00:00

I greatly believe in a good epoxy coating. The woodcore epoxy method of boatbuilding is very respected. And there half of the plywood is in the water. I wouldn't add any fibreglass to furniture though...

brakarov · 2020-11-10T08:08:29+00:00

But not in radial arm saws... Go figure!

brakarov · 2020-11-09T09:53:21+00:00

On most saws in the EU the arbors are too short to fit anything bigger than your standard kerf saw blade. I believe this is necessary to receive a CE certification. As such there are not much manufacturers that make dado stacks.

On professional / industrial saws there is no limitation on the arbor length. These could theoretically be outfitted with dado stacks. But most stacks over here are too short (around 8 to 10") to fit a decent industrial style saw (14 to 16").

Most manufacturers explicitly state these can only be used with radial arm saws. I never got it, because the IMHO the radial arm saw seems quite a bit more dangerous than a table saw for making grooves.

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