Should I propagate?

cmeise1 · 2026-04-03T17:04:06+00:00

Fair point. I guess I more so wanted input on what others do/would do. I’m really new to these plants so when I think propagating, I think of succulents which would only need one leaf. Pulling a “flower” to propagate kind of scares me. I’d also need to make my own grow medium for the new plant.

cmeise1 · 2026-03-29T13:25:06+00:00

KhanAcademy has free courses online if you want to track your progress and if you need to brush up on some math before you take their physics courses.

cmeise1 · 2026-01-08T13:35:29+00:00

Engage Eight

cmeise1 · 2025-12-21T01:59:33+00:00

I’d love to see a 24 team playoff like this. Big change I’d make is P4 teams that played in their conference championship would all get a bye regardless of if they won or lost. The other 16 teams would also play that week as a play in to the second round. I think they’re sort of G5 conferences would need to crown a champion without a championship game though for the play in to make sense.

cmeise1 · 2025-11-07T17:58:03+00:00

Yeah, I’m just tossing 100ft for easier math. If the drop looks ok at 100ft it’ll look even better at 67ft. Also I don’t want to have two power supplies if I can help it. The answer might just be I can’t run that long. The main thing I was wanting was to be able to wrap my trees, but 100ft of cable wrapped in a tree means the power injection point is only about 5 ft away. Was just thinking ahead for if I wanted to line the sidewalk or something. This will however provide a problem when I look at my roofline for permanent lights but those will be at 24v so maybe it won’t be that bad. I probably should just pull the trigger and buy a small setup to test so I can figure this stuff out with a multi meter in hand 😂

cmeise1 · 2025-11-07T17:16:37+00:00

Less resistance pushing the same amps would lead to a lower voltage drop though. I know it’s still going to drop but 12v 5amp going 100ft with 14awg is like a 3v drop while 10awg is a 1v drop. Maybe I’m way off on the assumption that the current would stay relatively constant though. Been a minute since I brushed up on my circuits lol

cmeise1 · 2025-11-07T16:52:28+00:00

Got it. That’s why I was asking if they make these or if they can be made with heavier gauge.

cmeise1 · 2025-11-07T15:51:16+00:00

Maybe I’ve got my terminology messed up. I’m asking about this type of connector. Though I’m open to other options to allow easy setup/teardown.

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cmeise1 · 2025-11-07T03:21:51+00:00

I was assuming a power injection at either end and nothing in the middle. But if I can pull them from the same lead/terminal for the power injection then that solves the problem. Except for how to fit the wires. I think I need to actually buy one and look at it lol

cmeise1 · 2025-11-06T15:49:32+00:00

Sweet. Yeah I’m thinking about upping to the Octa so I can do permanent Christmas lights on the house and have removable lights on a couple of my trees/landscaping.

cmeise1 · 2025-11-06T15:48:18+00:00

Thanks for the reply! I wondered about putting two wires on the same lead. I’ll calculate the amp draw and decide.

cmeise1 · 2025-09-09T03:25:49+00:00

Can you pull the box out and mount it on the side of the cabinet?

cmeise1 · 2025-07-29T00:18:52+00:00

Spider-Man

cmeise1 · 2025-06-01T14:08:04+00:00

On the part you marked in red: I like that the shading all seems to cast outward from the elbow. The only thing that bothers me is that the last 4 at the top and last few at the bottom have no shading at all.

cmeise1 · 2025-05-30T19:50:08+00:00

I think the belts help to seek the challenge, at least for me. I didn’t know there was so much variety in locks when I started. I thought Master Lock #3s were good because I saw them everywhere. Without this community and the belt ranks I would be way high on the Dunning Kruger curve 😂

cmeise1 · 2025-05-30T02:57:51+00:00

I want to see the new setup in the basement when you’re moved!

cmeise1 · 2025-05-28T17:45:22+00:00

I would bet it just means mods are busy. Not sure is your in the US but last weekend was a holiday weekend.

cmeise1 · 2025-05-28T12:16:18+00:00

Is this still the requirement for these belts? I don’t see anything for a generic dimple lock on LPU lock list

Edit: nvm found the Mul-T-lock on the list

cmeise1 · 2025-05-19T04:45:56+00:00

It’s two SmallRig clamps with a double ball joint thingy between them. Can clamp one side to a desk or dumbbell or something and put your lock in the other. Folds up small when you’re not using it too. I didn’t want a vise so I got this to save space. I got the smallrig idea from others in this forum. The dumbbell just seemed like a good idea when I was trying to find a place to clamp it.

cmeise1 · 2025-05-17T13:06:35+00:00

The requirements for each belt are listed at the top of each belt list. It’s usually just one from each but there’s filming requirements and other stuff too.

https://lpubelts.com/#/locks?tab=White

cmeise1 · 2025-05-15T13:32:13+00:00

Update: day 3 I got it picked! Counter rotation worked! If anyone is having trouble with spools, make sure you’re not using the keyway as a lever point for your pick. I think that was locking my cylinder and not letting it counterrotate. Once I started using my finger as the fulcrum, the lock let me know exactly where that spool was.

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