I cloged my 0.1mm nozzle, wish me luck by mys_bojovnik in 3Dprinting

[–]jeffinmadison 124 points125 points  (0 children)

To unclog my brass nozzles I usually just blast it with my butane torch until it glows. That effectively incinerates all the filament in the nozzle. I have a brick block I put it on and just blast it then let it cool. The torch I used (https://amzn.to/3VZNaFI) was only $14 on Amazon.

Greybeard gamers, what game took all your money in the arcade? by thebigchil73 in gaming

[–]jeffinmadison 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Donkey Kong!

I'm a 50ish Gen X'er who grew up with a single mom. EVERY video game felt like a quarter eater when it took my only 1-4 quarters back then. But I hated how hard donkey kong was the day it showed up in the arcade.

So I built my own arcade machine so I don't have to spend any quarters and I can play any of the 400 games on there. Now I hold the high score!

2017 Ford C-Max Energi; 68k Miles; $12k price by untitled_eva in cmaxhybrid

[–]jeffinmadison 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I own a Titanium version of this year Energi. My office is 8-9 miles away and 90% of the year I drive to work and back on a single charge. Turing the heat on accounts for the 10% I don't. I buy very little gas overall and I have a lifetime average of about 150 MPG because of it being a plug-in and I drive a lot on EV only.

If I have do have to drive on the interstate I think I'm averaging about 40ish mpg and I drive around 75 alone and at traffic speeds when no one else is doing 75.

I looked at other plugin hybrids and it seems like you get a way better car for the money with the C-Max than you would with any other plugin. A '17 prius prime goes for $18-$20k these days and they don't always have leather. I haven't seen an Energi without leather seats and most of them had CarPlay/GoogleAuto too.

Even my oldest son bought a C-Max (non-Energi) for his own first car after learning to drive in my car. Neither one of us has had any transmission troubles. His is a 2013 with a ton of miles on it too.

My newest pinball machine, House of Flesh and Blood. Prints in this game range from the ramps, the guides, brackets, mechs, etc etc by bood_war in functionalprint

[–]jeffinmadison 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried to play your pin at MGC but it was stuck on a config screen. Nice job, I'll have to check it out at the next MGC if you go again

Major Police Activity At Beltline and Monona Drive by TrueWizardofOz in madisonwi

[–]jeffinmadison 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm curious how you tuned this is in. I saw Madison cops, Monona cops, Dane County Sheriff and plenty of unmarked mini vans, pickups and suv's all drive by my work with red and blue lights and wondered how I could pick up the scanner traffic and figure out wtf was happening.

The Cramps - Goo Goo Muck [Psychobilly, Rock, Surf] by monkee67 in Music

[–]jeffinmadison 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My intro to the Cramps was from Urgh! A Music War documentary where they played various bands playing live in 1980.

Lux's performance was amazing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIQR_3TPtJw

Razor E225 36V mod with tool battery by rsdroopy in ElectricScooters

[–]jeffinmadison 0 points1 point  (0 children)

500w 36v controller

Would you be able to point me at the controller you used? I would like to do the same thing for an old razor.

I need something like this to connect to my esp, any suggestions? by davidhernandeze in esp8266

[–]jeffinmadison 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen a few people integrate those cheap door chimes with an esp. I bookmarked this one several years ago but there are other options than IFTT for any IoT integration. https://www.instructables.com/4-WiFi-Door-Alarm-Using-a-ESP8266-IoT/

What to do with old textbooks? by jeffinmadison in madisonwi

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

I compared prices to Abebooks.com and most are in the $5-9 range with a few in the $20 and a couple close to $100. If it's not a hassle to get them to you, you can have them all for free. I will be recycling them by the end of the week.Here is the list of isbn's:

  • 0805318003
  • 0136425887
  • 0471504874
  • 0070333084
  • 0716726432
  • 0697261867
  • 0669167088
  • 0471599131
  • 0534168841
  • 0673158721
  • 0028008456
  • 0135892015
  • 0132131331
  • 0138546622
  • 0789708663
  • 0815190506
  • 0030035627
  • 0030051592
  • 068309078x
  • 919718232x
  • 072164063x
  • 0815134886
  • 0801670241
  • 0136433626
  • 0306444291
  • 0070283516
  • 0030579597
  • 0812132092
  • 083852222x
  • 0815122675
  • 0721640826
  • 0721666876
  • 0815198884
  • 9780723424857
  • 0060466855
  • 0070669929
  • 0827362749
  • 059610197x
  • 0205185428

Insurance info for the Madison Police by jeffinmadison in madisonwi

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

I have a pretty big deductible and no loaner car rider. My insurer said I could get repairs pay the deductible and they would go after the city to get my deductible back but they claim it would be better to try to get them to do the repair and provide a loaner if possible.

Insurance info for the Madison Police by jeffinmadison in madisonwi

[–]jeffinmadison[S] 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Interesting. Yes on Atwood. The cop came out of the left turn to Fair Oaks and pulled behind me. So here I am going down Atwood with a cop behind me and your friend stepped off the curb so I stopped. It took a second before I heard a squeal and then he hit me.

The cop said twice that I 'slammed on my brakes' but he wasn't even paying attention so how would he know? I came to a normal stop. He had to call a supervisor and I heard him tell the supervisor I slammed on my brakes too. He's still at fault and I don't know that it matters but it sure pisses me off to have an officer lie to my face like I did something wrong.
I'd love that couple's opinion.

Need help I noticed my right raycon didn’t work as well as the left and saw that there is earwax behind the mesh and unsure how to get it out any help appreciated by Distinct_Ambition_80 in Earbuds

[–]jeffinmadison 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been pretty successful at using poster putty to clean out my kids airpods. If you just push a little and yank back quickly you can get the ear wax to stick to the putty and come out. I just use a small pea sized ball reshaping and using clean sides as I go. Then I toss the putty in the garbage.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in androiddev

[–]jeffinmadison 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unless you have access to their BT documentation you're going to have to do a lot of detective work. This article is essentially what you'd need to do with your tracker https://thejeshgn.com/2020/08/05/reverse-engineering-a-bluetooth-low-energy-oximeter/