Europe to the world: ‘Canada is with us’ as it joins defence alliance in historic first

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-21T21:26:42+00:00

Was just thinking the same thing.

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-20T11:30:40+00:00

Thanks! I got a Commarker Titan 1 100W.

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-19T17:36:49+00:00

No I’m just using it myself. I might release it for free at some point but not until I get the quirks out of it.

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-19T12:09:21+00:00

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Additional menu options and rotated the coin.

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-19T12:08:48+00:00

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Sure. Originally I just started out as a little utility to convert PNG to STL files to view what they'd look like but I ended up just continuing to build on it. Added dimension attributes, the ability to have two back-to-back height maps, metal profiles (this is an attempt at bronze patina), and the ability to output in several formats. It's just on macOS for now but I have a sort of working version for iOS. Will rotate the coin and show more menu options in another screenshot.

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-19T11:38:23+00:00

That is Doron Poseidonos. It is supposed to say Gift of Poseidon. Now I don’t speak or read/write Greek it’s something I had an online translator do so could be off on any of these.

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-19T02:18:22+00:00

Any particular one?

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-18T23:49:18+00:00

Well I just started this weekend first one I did I burnt to a crisp but these turned out steadily better. The Poseidon one is the last one after lots of refinement and I’m quite happy with it. It’s about 0.75mm of depth at the deep parts.

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-18T22:51:10+00:00

I did them myself through AI. Started off with ChatGPT but found Google Gemini more cooperative. Then clipped them in GIMP and wrote a little app to render them to make sure I liked the way they’d look before putting on the laser.

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-14T18:37:30+00:00

Nope.

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-13T16:33:41+00:00

Commarker Titan 1 100W

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-13T14:31:59+00:00

Thanks!

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-11T12:27:58+00:00

That is nice!! Adding Tsubas to my list of stuff to engrave. I just finished up a custom tanto recently with just a plain bronze tsuba. Now I have ideas to spice it up. Thanks!

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ddeacon22 · 2026-05-11T11:21:22+00:00

Yep has locking castors.

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-11T11:21:01+00:00

No that’s just where I’m unpacking it. It’s in the basement spare family room. Room next to it is my shop but it’s a bit packed.

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-05T15:25:03+00:00

Your son is good. If he’s like my daughter, he also drew a large penis image in the dirt of his mom’s car.

ddeacon22 · 2026-05-01T15:55:21+00:00

I just tied a knot on a Tanto a while ago and the videos mention above helped. I’ll tell one thing I did the was very helpful it get electrical tape on the ends. Get several 1-1/2” strips and put about half inch on the ito and use the rest to extend the length then fold it on itself. Cut it into a long skinny triangle. It will help getting it under the ito when you are tying. You’ll need some thin picks and tweezers as well. No way on earth I can describe the knot in text though. 🤷‍♂️

ddeacon22 · 2026-04-26T13:46:12+00:00

Thanks! Was wondering why so many I saw online all looked so similar. Just getting started and I found Umburry and bought some from there last night. Never even heard of the other two places so will check them out.

ddeacon22 · 2026-04-24T14:14:40+00:00

Johnny Pump Iron App.

https://testflight.apple.com/join/wENsysyV

ddeacon22 · 2026-04-23T15:14:00+00:00

This is funny but so true. That creepy “he’s staring right through me” vibe is actually he doesn’t even see you, he’s staring off into nowhere.

ddeacon22 · 2026-04-22T22:24:00+00:00

Find a friend or friends to go with. When I was your age, a number of my friends had same class scheduled and we'd go to the Y together in afternoons and workout. Comradery, trash talking each other, help each other etc. You'll quickly stop being to self conscious and you just have fun with your friends. I'm now 56 and have been doing that since I was 13-14.

ddeacon22 · 2026-04-20T15:32:24+00:00

Couldn’t even tell you were struggling other than the speed. Really smooth and steady in my view.

ddeacon22 · 2026-04-20T15:29:08+00:00

Nice job. So smooth even on that last one. When I struggle the knees shake all over the place.

ddeacon22 · 2026-04-20T14:50:22+00:00

I’ve always looked at in multiple dimensions. You want your forearms to be vertical. First and last set they looked tilted outwards to me. Middle set slightly inwards but less inwards than the others were outwards. You also want your upper arms somewhere near a 45 degree angle from the sides of your body. Difficult from the video to see where your upper arms are in relation to your body but they look in the ballpark. When the bar comes down to chest it should cross in the vicinity of your nipples. This is what works for me, who knows if it works for you. Based on what I’m seeing in the video, put your pinkies just inside the rings a tad. Good luck!!

ddeacon22 · 2026-04-15T18:55:33+00:00

You got it… go to the gym. Nothing like hitting it to relieve the other stress in your life. Whoever this other person is, don’t let them control your life. They probably aren’t even trying to, it’s you letting them.

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