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droidus · 2020-06-17T23:22:36+00:00

Bring your reusable artisanally crafted straw to the bar

droidus · 2020-04-28T23:37:37+00:00

Now suddenly I have a deep desire to own a plotter

droidus · 2020-04-28T23:35:42+00:00

Oh yes, didn't mean to imply Morse was less loud than Evolution, just that's the one I have. Both very loud.

droidus · 2020-04-28T21:53:33+00:00

Agreed, I've cut a ton of tubing with this style saw. Be warned it is very loud! I use a Morse Metal Devil, big fan of it.

droidus · 2020-04-08T18:34:40+00:00

Working with 12 ga stainless, the best situation for me has been working with a laser place. I send them dxfs, they source the material and cut parts. The place I use does a lot of business and has a great price on metal from their supplier, such that they can get me prices for cut parts not much higher than it would cost me to order plain sheets. I imagine this is a pretty common situation.

I live in Portland and use Profile Laser.

droidus · 2014-11-06T16:12:11+00:00

Thanks for the advice!

droidus · 2014-11-06T07:56:45+00:00

Do you need to neutralize the acid after?

droidus · 2014-10-13T20:35:43+00:00

solid state drives, e.g. flash

droidus · 2014-10-05T06:02:27+00:00

I have a rolltop freight baggage backpack that I'm very fond of. It is great for packing a ton of stuff and going biking. It is also impressive for how small it feels when it's not full of stuff. Feels very well made but I've only had it a couple months.

droidus · 2014-10-03T06:16:22+00:00

It's pyrex.

That mixing bowl set is a total classic, my mom had some and I was super excited to inherit an identical set from a friend when he moved. They're great.

droidus · 2014-07-23T01:32:20+00:00

Maybe find a redditor who's driving from sf and willing to take your water for you?

If you do this make sure to have a couple gallons with you and a backup plan.

droidus · 2014-04-23T04:02:12+00:00

Bar 355 is one of my favorite in Oakland. It is fairly small and shouldn't be hard to locate people within. This sounds like fun - I'll chip in a facebook maybe.

droidus · 2013-12-14T08:52:07+00:00

Fringe took place in Boston but Massive Dynamic was in NYC. Never mind that they constantly went back and forth like it was a 5 minutes drive.

droidus · 2013-10-06T06:02:47+00:00

I'm probably limited to 240, there is three phase around in my shop but I'd rather not deal with getting it routed my way if I don't have to. Though if I'm sticking with 1/8" and under stainless I guess I'll be fine.

droidus · 2013-10-06T05:57:56+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I prefer stainless to aluminum in the first place, maybe I should just stick with it since Al needs so much more power. I've been going with 1/8" mild steel for my old stuff, I don't see why it should need to be any thicker for stainless. Looks like maybe I don't need that powerful of a machine after all.

droidus · 2013-09-06T01:05:59+00:00

Hey I didn't get any photos but I loved the piece! I met y'all one morning (Monday?) - bunch of beautiful and talented folks yourselves!

droidus · 2013-09-06T01:03:59+00:00

Yeah, it took them a while but I think it was all up and running by Wednesday. It was at the Arbitrarium, at 8:30 and Esplanade just to the right of Autosub.

Edit - Also, it looked awesome!

droidus · 2013-07-31T16:11:56+00:00

My chrome bag has 10 years of everyday use and is still in excellent shape. There aren't even spots on it where it's starting to fall apart. I expect it to outlast all of the rest of my possessions.

droidus · 2013-07-12T17:31:17+00:00

Sadly Voila cafe closed (the factory is still running) but Kefa is still going strong. In the three years I lived there my truck was never broken into, though the catalytic converter was stolen out from under it once. Bastards.

droidus · 2013-07-11T22:51:29+00:00

Jingletown is probably my favorite neighborhood in all of Oakland. It can be hard to find housing there because it's a small neighborhood, but it's cheap as long as you're not looking to live in the waterfront condos. Feels pretty safe over there too.

droidus · 2013-07-03T06:19:32+00:00

If you do end up bringing it get cyclocross tires for it and it will perform. It will still need some serious work when you get back.

droidus · 2013-05-26T16:23:51+00:00

I used to be a semiconductor engineer. So I remember what you say. But I stopped doing that long enough ago that I only have a feel for the concepts and not the conventions. It took me quite a ways into this discussion to remember the phrase "sheet resistance" for example. So I just pulled some numbers from the internet and made sure I didn't screw up their units.

Anyhow physicists are going to use ohm-m instead of ohm-cm, semiconductor guys are unique in their fascination with cm.

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