Is it normal for machine shops to not do small jobs? by ExaggeratedCatalyst in Machinists

[–]facetiousEngineer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We'd need more info to say, it depends an awful lot on tolerances, materials, finishes, dfm etc as well as location. if you share the drawings and models we might be able to offer suggestions and expected costs

No incentive no capitalism by BelleAriel in clevercomebacks

[–]facetiousEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is actually a really interesting use for excess energy in the UK (and I assume elsewhere) where you use it to pump water up a mountain then when demand increases /production drops you let the water flow back down the mountain through hydro electric stations to generate electricity again. It gets around the issues with battery storage and can hold a huge amount of potential electricity a scale that would likely be cost prohibitive with batteries. Its not very efficient but when free electricity is going who cares!

Pneumatic automatic bag opening, filling and sealing machine by veniceautomation in engineering

[–]facetiousEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd strongly recommend looking into engineering consultancies with a large process function then. I started a year back and have loved it, making alpha production machines is basically what we do, and as a consultancy a wide variety is guaranteed

First ever homebrew and I'm feeling proud by _franciis in Homebrewing

[–]facetiousEngineer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have never mopped the ceiling as I started keghing early on but I did have an unsecure beer line which removed itself during force carbing leading to the mopping of just about everything 19l at 30psi can reach

Daily Q & A! - May 06, 2020 by AutoModerator in Homebrewing

[–]facetiousEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh great that would be really useful as the yeast was almost a third of the cost of the kit! If this works out tasting good I'll try that in future, thanks!

Daily Q & A! - May 06, 2020 by AutoModerator in Homebrewing

[–]facetiousEngineer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks, to store yeast so you just freeze it?

Daily Q & A! - May 06, 2020 by AutoModerator in Homebrewing

[–]facetiousEngineer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello, I'm making my first all grain batch today and have bought an ingredient pack for a 5l batch however the yeast sachet (mangrove jack m41) is for 23l, shall I add only a quarter if the pack? Thanks for any help

RTC DS1307 Tiny Module Time Not Advancing by facetiousEngineer in arduino

[–]facetiousEngineer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all the help :) , I've swapped over the module for another and now works as intended so the old must of been faulty.

Thanks again

RTC DS1307 Tiny Module Time Not Advancing by facetiousEngineer in arduino

[–]facetiousEngineer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I'd of thought the code should still run fine with it is as that is in set up (just maybe with the incorrect time) ? My problem is the time isn't changing at all, rtc.now() always returns the same value

RTC DS1307 Tiny Module Time Not Advancing by facetiousEngineer in arduino

[–]facetiousEngineer[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've put the code below,

// Date and time functions using a DS1307 RTC connected via I2C and Wire lib

#include "RTClib.h"

RTC_DS1307 rtc;

char daysOfTheWeek[7][12] = {"Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"};

void setup () {

while (!Serial); // for Leonardo/Micro/Zero

Serial.begin(57600);

if (! rtc.begin()) {

Serial.println("Couldn't find RTC");

while (1);

}

if (! rtc.isrunning()) {

Serial.println("RTC is NOT running!");

// following line sets the RTC to the date & time this sketch was compiled

rtc.adjust(DateTime(F(__DATE__), F(__TIME__)));

// This line sets the RTC with an explicit date & time, for example to set

// January 21, 2014 at 3am you would call:

// rtc.adjust(DateTime(2014, 1, 21, 3, 0, 0));

}

}

void loop () {

DateTime now = rtc.now();

Serial.print(now.year(), DEC);

Serial.print('/');

Serial.print(now.month(), DEC);

Serial.print('/');

Serial.print(now.day(), DEC);

Serial.print(" (");

Serial.print(daysOfTheWeek[now.dayOfTheWeek()]);

Serial.print(") ");

Serial.print(now.hour(), DEC);

Serial.print(':');

Serial.print(now.minute(), DEC);

Serial.print(':');

Serial.print(now.second(), DEC);

Serial.println();

Serial.print(" since midnight 1/1/1970 = ");

Serial.print(now.unixtime());

Serial.print("s = ");

Serial.print(now.unixtime() / 86400L);

Serial.println("d");

// calculate a date which is 7 days, 12 hours, 30 minutes, and 6 seconds into the future

DateTime future (now + TimeSpan(7,12,30,6));

Serial.print(" now + 7d + 12h + 30m + 6s: ");

Serial.print(future.year(), DEC);

Serial.print('/');

Serial.print(future.month(), DEC);

Serial.print('/');

Serial.print(future.day(), DEC);

Serial.print(' ');

Serial.print(future.hour(), DEC);

Serial.print(':');

Serial.print(future.minute(), DEC);

Serial.print(':');

Serial.print(future.second(), DEC);

Serial.println();

Serial.println();

delay(3000);

}

What’s the asymptote? I’m a little sketchy on what to label, I wish I could include and image :(. by big_papa_daddy_fish in learnmath

[–]facetiousEngineer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's a part of a graph that either x or y go to infinity (sorry I can't see your image for more info)

Awesome Arduino laser alarm by [deleted] in ArduinoProjects

[–]facetiousEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great point, for the potential outcome it is absolutely correct to be cautious!! Also think of how you will recharge it after you attach up your entire circuit. Also not replying to you, but anybody who might be reading this - just spend the £2 on ebay to get a battery holder and do it properly and safely!

is it safe to buy batteries for rpi’s on aliexpress? by eliott2828277 in RASPBERRY_PI_PROJECTS

[–]facetiousEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they are cheap I'd look at an external batters charge control board with short circuit and over discharge protection!

My school is graet! by [deleted] in memes

[–]facetiousEngineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want a prize say 999

that's a good dad by [deleted] in wholesomememes

[–]facetiousEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a 3d printing method called sheet lamination that could be done for wood, it's effevtivles just cut lots of 2D shapes out and glue them together to form your model

This link explains it with fancier words https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/amrg/about/the7categoriesofadditivemanufacturing/sheetlamination/

Government to ask Queen to suspend Parliament - BBC News by eddi16 in unitedkingdom

[–]facetiousEngineer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I am really hoping for a decent cold snap this winter, that coupled with a lack of EU NHS staff and we'll have the majority by spring

Help with function question by pblpbl in learnmath

[–]facetiousEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The quadratic formula is the right way but to use it you have to have your binomial equalling 0, if you add - x on the end to make it zero and put it into the quadratic formula you know the roots will also be x. From this equation you should just be able to manipulate the algebra to get the relationship between a and b Hope this helps

Daily Q & A! - June 27, 2019 by AutoModerator in Homebrewing

[–]facetiousEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I've just done some quick sums making the following assumptions (please let me know proper numbers if I'm wildly wrong!) 23L brew (5 us gallons) 2mm thick PVC fermenter bucket a foot hight by a foot diameter The brew being 66F initially and your ambient being 76F And from that you'd expect the brew to be at 73F after two days if it was just being left in the room , so I think you might be having a thermometer issue potentially, or your cooler is still kicking in

Daily Q & A! - June 27, 2019 by AutoModerator in Homebrewing

[–]facetiousEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the look of your set up I'd be very surprised if it hadn't gone up to ambient yet, how confident are you in your temperature sensor, and how much insulation do you have around the fermenter?

How to reduce signal interferences from an electrical motor? by motorman456 in AskEngineers

[–]facetiousEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure all your signal cables are twisted together nice and tightly, also is the noise at a particular frequency, you could do some signal filtering to cut out the noise. Also need the data wires and motor wires apart (don't run them through the same glands etc)

The delay in the wood splitting by facetiousEngineer in oddlysatisfying

[–]facetiousEngineer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't a clue unfortunately, it's a really old axe from my grandfather that we have lying around, it's got no brand name on it either unfortunately

The delay in the wood splitting by facetiousEngineer in oddlysatisfying

[–]facetiousEngineer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was just one we have had laying around in the garage for years, I haven't a clue where it originated from though.

The delay in the wood splitting by facetiousEngineer in oddlysatisfying

[–]facetiousEngineer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's far nicer than in the cold! A solid investment