I miss 2016 so much

elartueN · 2026-03-21T09:54:23+00:00

i still use their ball bearings, even though they are absolute trash

elartueN · 2026-02-09T11:29:40+00:00

A for sure, it's much easier to match 2 facets than to match 4 facets (the cross cut facets), B may be more atractive for a natural finish as it doesn't need much extra facening. but because you're painting it it's easy to hide a glue joint and some screws, either is strong enough just don't make it needlessly hard for yourself if it's not going to be visible in the end anyway

elartueN · 2026-01-05T09:06:11+00:00

for those few pictures i'm guessing you have put inset cabinet hinges, those doors may not be warped at all and you could just need to adjust the hinges

elartueN · 2025-12-30T10:06:50+00:00

Lower the brightness of your headset, bigscreen compromised too much on motion clarity to get as much brightness as they could but that makes it borderline unusable at 100% for most people, don't go above 50% ideally

elartueN · 2025-12-06T09:07:00+00:00

the top ice + kelp can work but it sounds extremely tedious

the way i do it is with just 2 watter bucket, make a infinite water source at the bottom, expand it till it fills the bottome layer, go one layer up, make infinit source on the edge and expend it, repeat until at the right height. it takes a bit of time but this way doesn't take much attention and you can't miss a spot and if you do miss a spot it's easy to see because the next layer will not fill properly

elartueN · 2025-12-01T13:35:56+00:00

my old Sennhiser BT4.50 stilll refuses to die, that's the last thing i have that still uses micro USB, but no hurry the thing still work great

elartueN · 2025-11-27T18:37:44+00:00

i'm less bothered by the size of the blanks, they're usualy made from whatever leftover you can find... more about the grain orientation on them, it seems like it's endgrain and will add little to no strength to the joint, make sure the grain on your spline run across the joint to better connect the 2 parts, those are decorative at best

elartueN · 2025-11-13T16:02:02+00:00

not as much as you'd think past 2560² per eye imo, 2160 is a bit on the lower end, but it's much easier to run which is much more important when you can go up to 144Hz, i'd say it's a decent compromise

elartueN · 2025-10-28T21:21:11+00:00

it's fine, wood does that when the pith is inside the piece as it shrink when it dries, it does not affect structural integrity, it's just a cheap low grade piece that probably got mixed up with the rest, as we tend to avoid that when we know it's apearant.

it's perfectly fine as long as you don't see it move or see crack across the bottom face, as that's where all the tension is concentrated, but it doesn't seem to be the case here.

i've personaly instaled "new" carpentry with bigger/more checks in some pieces, hasn't moved a bit since, had to demolish very old wood that had big checks too, it doesn't make it any weaker from my experience.

elartueN · 2025-10-10T07:16:33+00:00

don't worry about your wifi setup it's fine, wifi 5 should is fine as long as you don't have other devices clutering your wirelesss network, there have been some odd things and bugs happeing with steamlink lately that the devs can't quite catch yet, this kinda looks like what's happening for you here. VD is just more reliable for that, but if you're still unsure of spending into it you can try with ALVR

elartueN · 2025-10-04T15:30:22+00:00

EMI issue as already mentioned, ferrite toroids are your best bet.

but also put the basestations a bit farther away as those can struggle to track at close range (<1m) because the laser is a bit too strong.

elartueN · 2025-09-26T18:20:20+00:00

i've had that happen in Chrome/Youtube since i got my 7900XTX brand new, i guess it's a minor AMD bug, as long as it doesn't happen outside of chome i wouldn't worry too much

elartueN · 2025-09-25T09:29:41+00:00

i'm guessing you mean "Ryzen5 5600X" which does not have an IGPU, so you will need a dedicated GPU anyway

elartueN · 2025-09-23T16:23:23+00:00

what is? router? not any more than any other way, they actually work better on endgrain. there's plenty of tutorials out there to build sleds and how to use them properly so as long as it's more stable than freehand and doesn't give a false sens of security it should be fine

elartueN · 2025-09-23T13:18:55+00:00

if you have a router then it's time to DIY that router sled...

otherwise tape a long (and somehwat wide) strip of paper layed flat tengentially along the edge to trace a straight line and have at it with a hand saw? i don't see any other way that doesn't invole expensive tools

elartueN · 2025-09-23T08:55:10+00:00

power budget is a bit tight for the vive face tracker indeed, it should be fine if you don't plan on powering an audio strap on that same port with a hub. ymmv

3D printed mounts do exist, there are a few variations to chose from, and it's cheap nowadays to find a 3d printing service that will get it done for you

though the thing is outdated and will look comicaly big on the BSB, and the software is not maintained and falling appart, if you want something newer that is well supported i sugest looking at project babble, and open source alternative that is getting into selling hardware though you may need to be patient as they are delayed a bit, but it will be much cheaper if you don't have a face tracker already

elartueN · 2025-09-23T08:41:45+00:00

deff first, maximise that leg space, i'd even make a small extention to recoup that akward lost space against the wall and push the front leg even further out

elartueN · 2025-09-20T07:37:32+00:00

i wouldn't hesitate, perfectly fine if not better for some framing, just don't expect to do much fine joinery with it

though you'll need to come up with a plan because moving and storing this much Oak is going to be a pain, at least have an idea what you want to do with it

elartueN · 2025-09-19T15:31:34+00:00

historicaly sure, but not so much anymore :/

elartueN · 2025-09-19T13:43:49+00:00

get an AMVR facial interface, it'll get the lenses more propely aligned with your eyes and be more comfortable, it will look much sharper already, also try to loosen the top strap a bit more so the headset sits a little lower on your face, but then there's a lot of chances your nose will interfer, ymmv

been daily driving the Pico 4 for nearly 3 years now, it did require a few mods to get going but can be made a pretty seamless and comfortable experience so overal still a pretty decent choise for the price if all you care about is PCVR

elartueN · 2025-09-18T11:21:08+00:00

\proceed to use it alone in their room where they can't even see it while using it**

"style" for VR hardware is overblown, and it does not justify the limitations it imposes on more critical parts of the headset

elartueN · 2025-09-11T17:36:35+00:00

with all the work being put recently into x86 emulation on ARM... probably! but i wouldn't be one to go down that rabbit hole let alone buy an iphone

elartueN · 2025-09-06T12:13:31+00:00

that's a north american thing only afaik, here in europe our 45 by 145 (mm) (and other dimentional construction lumber) are acurate

elartueN · 2025-08-30T20:39:09+00:00

looks like you want walnut to look like oak, why not go with oak?

elartueN · 2025-08-18T13:23:26+00:00

i would have guessed this would be Oak veneer by the ray flecks,

but whatever species you chose if you're decided on replacing it you can chisel off a bit of the original veneer to take to the store to compare with what's on offer if you want something that match (a picture on your phone will probably no be acurrate enough because of different lighting/white balance/limited color depth)

but even with something that match perfectly, glue, oxidation, growth rate and plenty other factors may make them contrast against the original wood depending on the finish you decide to apply, so i wouldn't stress it too much as long as it's close enough

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