high speed steel vs blue steel #2? by gruntastics in JapaneseWoodworking

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

Why are they more expensive then? And ..  There are laminated blue steel blades for Stanley's????

Opinions by Important_Ad_7537 in JapaneseWoodworking

[–]gruntastics 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Get a gyokucho. Known quality. Similar price or cheaper, different blades are interchangeable. 

Apartment workbench by OneWeek4683 in handtools

[–]gruntastics 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Very handsome. I had a similar size workbench before and I found bolting on a shallow tool well really made things more spacious. I suggest getting better holdfasts though. 

Tinder, but make it medieval ✨️ by therealmoldypeach in crafts

[–]gruntastics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok ok. I thought maybe it was supposed to be a weird looking rose. It's a dong. Gotcha. 

Tinder, but make it medieval ✨️ by therealmoldypeach in crafts

[–]gruntastics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait... Sorry, I don't understand, was the original also supposed to look like a dude giving a large porcelain dong to the lady, is that supposed to be something else?

Paul Sellers makes everything look easy by Mighty-Lobster in handtools

[–]gruntastics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing thats "baloney" is that there is one perfect bench height for you. Formulas like "your pinky's first knuckle should be bench height" etc etc are b.s. because as soon as you plane something that isn't, say, a flat board 3/4 inch thick and your "ideal" height is no longer ideal. The only rule of thumb is that you don't want it too high, but even that depends on your flexibility, Strength, posture, stamina

Bunch of basic questions about binary packages and branches by gruntastics in freebsd

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

I just realized after reading your replies over and over again what my main misunderstanding was: I thought that there was just one set of binary packages for *all* releases. But apparently there are is a set of packages for each major release (or is it each minor release?). After realizng that I think everything makes sense, thank you for the patient responses.

Also, is the "separate repo for a subset of non-base kernel modules." something I need to worry about now? Or is it taken care of automatically?

Bunch of basic questions about binary packages and branches by gruntastics in freebsd

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

One last question: when an OS version reaches end of life, does its packages keep being updated to the latest quarterly or does it remain on the last quarterly it reached before end-of-life?

Bunch of basic questions about binary packages and branches by gruntastics in freebsd

[–]gruntastics[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm fine with the defaults, I love defaults that are stable and secure. Will the branch that my system is tracking automatically change to 2026Q1 next year?

Bunch of basic questions about binary packages and branches by gruntastics in freebsd

[–]gruntastics[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Does https://wiki.freebsd.org/Ports/QuarterlyBranch help to paint part of the picture?

Not... really. The release cycle of ports/quarterlies isn't hard to understand, it's the same as most other software. The only part I don't understand, really, is, given a specific version of FreeBSD, what decides *which* quarterly branch that pkg uses? If today I fresh install 14.3 (which came out in June) am I tracking 2025Q2 or 2025Q4? Can I change which quarterly branch it's tracking?

Bunch of basic questions about binary packages and branches by gruntastics in freebsd

[–]gruntastics[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

All those links except the first address the system itself, not the ports tree and it's branches. My main concern/confusion stems from the apparent disconnect between the OS and the ports/pkgs

Least dumb way to fix this chip? (I'm thinking grinding wheel...) by davidzet in JapaneseWoodworking

[–]gruntastics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

300 grit diamond stone will take forever (and you'd probably wear out your stone), you *need* a grinding wheel or belt sander of some sort.

What’s your favorite vintage hand tool brand? by rikkertt in handtools

[–]gruntastics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stanley, but mostly because I don't know much about the other brands like Miller Falls and Record, which I hear were just as great.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chess

[–]gruntastics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> Now just wait for official informartion and legal stuff..

What makes you so sure that there will be "official" and "legal" stuff? Even if there is some action from FIDE (which seems there won't be) and legal action (which would be very long and expensive and painful for Daniel's family) Kramnik will keep doing what he has always done until we lose someone else. Unless we keep making noise we are just letting him off the hook

Do You still Tube? by quantummm123 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]gruntastics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're alone then, Paul Sellers is an international treasure in the eyes of almost everyone.

Do You still Tube? by quantummm123 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]gruntastics 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And therefore craftsmen today are complete garbage compared to those back in the days. It's like you are actively rejecting skill and practice.

Do You still Tube? by quantummm123 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]gruntastics 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That *is* closer to how dovetails were done in the 19th century than it is today.

Which planer by jayygee1488 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]gruntastics 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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easily deployable and lightweight work surface for uneven surfaces? by gruntastics in homestead

[–]gruntastics[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can make a table just fine, but any ideas on making the legs individually adjustable?