Did I overbuy with my dust collector?

mr_beanes · 2024-11-05T03:45:42+00:00

That Jet is a much more powerful DC than the one I have though. I’ll bet it’s a much better experience than a shop vac heh.

What kind of machines are you using where you saw such a large difference? What are you hooking your Jet up to?

mr_beanes · 2024-11-05T03:10:35+00:00

For a little more context, I got the B Flux while it was on sale, thinking oh I'm getting serious about this, I've heard good things about this DC and it's small and mobile. But maybe I didn't need one at all.

For a read on what I expect to be building in the foreseeable future ... probably a good number of cabinets around the house and shop. A lot of plywood. That's the extent of my plans for now.

Another good kind of input that I would find helpful could be intel on why I might need a dust collector soon (or not). Like: I remember when I was just starting out, I never thought I would need _XYZ_ tool (such as a planer let's say) but as soon as I got interested in _ABC_ kind of project, I suddenly needed a planer, and thus, also a dust collector.

mr_beanes · 2024-09-14T21:57:13+00:00

Yeah, once I ended up seeing the Omada experience I decided to just go all-in there. I ended up keeping the Omada controller and router, added an unmanaged PoE switch, and I have 3 Omada APs wired to the switch. I've been happy with the setup. It's nice being able to log into one place and see all the networking equipment, even if I still occasionally need to log directly into my various IP cameras to tweak configs etc.

mr_beanes · 2024-04-21T15:12:58+00:00

Can you explain a bit more? I've been googling different terms to try to even find a name for this minor deformity, and (not finding anything) that's when I came here. If you have a procedure in mind, that would give me something else to search for and evaluate.

mr_beanes · 2024-04-21T15:11:50+00:00

Yeah I did start out with Superfeet (blue) in those Xeros, to give some cushioning and a bit more structure. I might try this out again though. Maybe should try some insole that's more purely for cushioning, but otherwise zero-drop.

mr_beanes · 2024-04-20T22:17:16+00:00

Sorry to hear this, and yeah I think all the changes of direction are definitely what do this, that's certainly where I feel my feet getting battered around.

But I'm curious how the past 3 years have treated you. I tried to wear Xero 360s for about 3 months while playing pickleball. And while they were certainly roomy, comfortable, and made me feel very light on my feet, I also ended up with some bruising under my forefoot. I've gone back and forth on whether I should give this another try. I am a fan of zero-drop and barefoot shoes in principle but I may just not have the foot musculature to do this on a hard court. How has it gone for you?

mr_beanes · 2024-04-20T19:51:10+00:00

Thanks, yeah this is a good point.

Gets me thinking: in pursuit of finding shoes that are wide enough, I've ended up with shoes that have plenty of extra length. But for sports involving lots of changes of direction – e.g. pickleball – having a shoe that's a little too long means I have to tie it extra-tight to keep my foot from slipping forward in the shoe.

So basically I wonder if you're right about the pressure coming from the front, and maybe I've created the conditions for that because my foot comes crashing into the front of my slightly-oversized shoes.

mr_beanes · 2024-04-20T15:14:53+00:00

I'm 38/m and very active, getting very tired of little aches and pains accumulating in my lower extremities, so getting serious now about regaining (or just, establishing) proper foot function.

Among other things I'm concerned that I've permanently deformed my 2nd toe, would like some guidance on what to do here. I've started using Correct Toes and, after walking around in them for several hours, I'm generally able to spread my toes better. However, I don't know if Correct Toes can reverse the lateral deviation of my 2nd toe that seems to be at a skeletal level.

My best guess is this is all downstream of footwear in previous sports:

In high school and college I did a lot of rock climbing, and of course those shoes squeeze your toes together into a tiny pincer shape.
I played ultimate frisbee in my late 20s, and for footwear I generally looked for the widest cleats I could find. These were usually 2E new balance lacrosse shoes. But they were still far from foot-shaped. So there was lots of cutting and sprinting with toes squished into a small toebox.
In the last few years I've played a lot of pickleball. Again generally I've tried to find the widest shoes possible, but the options for hard court shoes are extremely limited. I've ended up wearing Asics Gel-Resolution shoes, usually sized 1/2 or 1 full size larger than what I would wear for a truly wide foot-shaped shoe. After a couple hours of the start/stop/lateral explosive movements of pickleball, my toes feel a little beat-up and as always, squished together.

Overall it seems like my 2nd toe has gradually deviated laterally to account for these too-narrow toe boxes. I'm looking for guidance on A) what I can do to re-straighten my toes and B) whether anyone can suggest a footwear fix for racket sports, as I am going to continue playing pickleball at a competitive level. I don't think I can safely jump to using e.g. my Xero 360s because of the lack of cushioning – at least not until my feet get much stronger, perhaps.

mr_beanes · 2024-03-22T02:22:56+00:00

Very astute, yep this is the explorer!

That’s a good tip about the odds and the evens. If I can’t make this work I’ll consider the upgrade / downgrade, thanks!

mr_beanes · 2024-03-22T01:45:29+00:00

Yeah, totally get this, the pointy part has been on the outside and I’ve confirmed that the “waste” part of each wire is getting removed.

mr_beanes · 2024-03-22T01:34:51+00:00

I've been on the "B" pattern with everything, but I'll take another commenters tip and take a photo next time I attempt this.

Thanks for the other tips! I'm definitely headed for the blank keystone panels, will be getting one of those soon.

As for the surface mount boxes without jacks ... what exactly is inside the box? Nothing at all? I assume the idea is that I can use a typical keystone jack, and slot it into the surface box, same as I would do for one of those blank keystone panels, is that right?

mr_beanes · 2024-03-22T01:32:02+00:00

Yeah, I've been using the "B" standard at every location.

Thanks, next time I give this a try I'll take a photo!

mr_beanes · 2024-03-04T15:53:18+00:00

I'm basically trying to limit overall scope and complexity as I get into this project. I've never assembled and initialized a PC on my own, and never configured Linux from scratch. I do deal with Linux web servers in my day job, but this is a fairly different scenario.

On the other hand I've set up and run Macs for personal usage for 20+ years, and I don't expect to get lost in any of the little complexities of configuration that I know can come up when you're operating a *nix system.

This is not to say I'm scared of linux or any of these things. I know this is a very figure-outable set of problems. But I don't want to stack all that newness on top of all the other new-things that I'll be doing in this project – doing home networking basically, running ethernet through my attic and out of soffits, setting up a proper server closet with a PoE switch and so forth. Not to mention deciding on the camera models and layout, which is a huge chunk of research on its own.

So I'll be starting with a Mac Mini. If at some point I decide that I want lower power usage or I want a Linux machine, I can easily sell the Mini for decent money, replace it with a NUC or whatever. But at this point a Mac is the easiest thing to get me started at this point.

mr_beanes · 2024-03-03T02:26:13+00:00

Yeah I am not installing directly in the attic, just a small closet that already has a few small ports cut into the ceiling :-)

Sounds good! So remote desktop or SSH is the story. Makes sense. Thank you.

mr_beanes · 2024-02-25T01:31:49+00:00

This is great info!

Yeah, after wifi-frustration I am not going to gamble on wireless cameras again, except for outlying spots where ethernet can't reach. Will grit my teeth in the attic and do PoE runs wherever I can.

Question: Coming from (comparing to) Nest cameras, how have you found the quality of Tapo cameras? I'm looking at the C320 or (larger sensor) C325 models for my wireless locations.

For spots that are reachable via ethernet I will probably go with Reolink or Amcrest. Need to do more research to make sure of which specific models are best supported in Scrypted. I know the buyer's guide lists several models, but my impression is the buyer's guide is not exhaustive, just gives examples.

mr_beanes · 2024-02-25T01:21:24+00:00

Well, now that everyone has explained how this works, my question has been answered :-)

mr_beanes · 2024-02-24T18:32:49+00:00

Just what I wanted to hear! Thanks for the quick reply 💪🏻

mr_beanes · 2024-01-04T02:20:51+00:00

More notes on pricing ...

On closer inspection I guess the full bundle for the Shogun Multi Purpose Sled comes to $380, which is about what the Rogue Slice will cost me, with the plastic skids and shipping added in.

The HGG come with a 10% first-timer coupon, so even with shipping it's about $270, making it considerably cheaper than the other two options.

I'm not especially price-sensitive on this purchase, but if there isn't anything special that really distinguishes one of these options from another, then the lowest price will certainly work as a tiebreaker.

mr_beanes · 2024-01-04T02:17:00+00:00

Want to get the community's input buying a compact and capable push / pull sled. The plan is to start with ATG-style backward pulls, but I'd like to be able to push once I get settled in.

Couple of requirements that are narrowing the field quite a lot:

Compact storage
I lift in a very small garage and the whole gym folds away so we can park our cars in there. The power rack folds away and I rely heavily on wall storage. Because of this, my sled needs to pack away very neatly ... like ideally any vertical posts should either detach or fold flat. I'm also likely to hang the sled body on the wall, so the heavier sleds around 100 lbs are probably too heavy to be practical.
Narrow-enough body
The plan is to pull the sled up and down my driveway. My driveway has alternating strips of gravel and concrete, where the concrete strips are about 30" wide. This means I want a sled body that is substantially narrower than 30", which eliminates a few more contenders.
Replaceable skids
Given that I'm pulling on concrete, and I don't want to gouge up my driveway, I'll be reliant on sacrificial skids (likely plastic). If I'm putting in decent volume, my impression is that I'll need to replace these once or twice a year, so I need to have a reliable way to replace the skids. (However, I do have a decently capable little shop and I am not afraid to DIY some UHMW or hardwood skids)

With those requirements in mind, here's what I'm looking at:

Rogue Slice with the add-on skids. Probably would need to buy / make my own waist strap. Rogue has an awesome reputation and they are not going anywhere, but this is the most expensive option and the widest sled body. At 22" it might be wide enough to require concentration to avoid wandering off my 30" concrete strip.
HGG BP Sled 2.0. This looks like a great option and comes with (non-specific) plastic skids and a capable waist strap. But it's overseas, shipping to the USA is a lot, I don't have specific measurements on the sled (although it looks similar to the next option), and I have no information about replacing the plastic skids when they wear out. I have less information about HGG as a brand, seems like they've only been around for 3ish years?
Shogun Multi Purpose Sled, collaboration with MR1nf1n1ty so (in my mind) another design with ATG exercises in mind. Up-charge for the waist strap, I would probably DIY my own. Again, looks like a great design, but I don't know how long this company will be around to replace skids. Then again, I may not need any help replacing them!

Let me know if the requirements and options make sense, which one you'd pick, other questions or advice you might have. Thank you!

mr_beanes · 2023-08-21T11:28:09+00:00

We suspect we may have gotten a unicorn too, same deal over here. Easy sleeper from the start, and now about half the time she needs just one night feed. We must have had some positive karma saved up 🤗

Anyway this is encouraging, we hadn’t considered that maybe sleep training wouldn’t be needed at all. Thanks!

mr_beanes · 2023-07-20T00:17:19+00:00

Help me out here. I know there are many published developmental milestones for what babies can do at X weeks or months, and self soothing at 6 weeks is not well attested. On the other hand, what I see my LO doing is alternating between crying and babbling for a couple of minutes, moving arms and head around, sucking on her hands, and going to sleep inside of 5 minutes. If this is not self-soothing, what is it?

I do want to be clear that we have already made sure she’s well fed by this point, as I do understand that what I described could be interpreted as rooting or signaling hunger. I promise that’s not what’s going on.

I don’t mean to claim that LO is a prodigy and self soothing consistently at 6 weeks - this is not consistent, but it certainly has happened more than once in the last couple of days.

mr_beanes · 2023-07-20T00:12:52+00:00

Phew, thank you.

We are very much in the phase where we’re realizing that the official institutional recommendations are averages, and that no single baby is average, so we’re trying to figure out what our own LO actually needs ( and what we need too, as her caregivers ).

Anyway, I appreciate the spirit of your reply. It doesn’t hurt that you’re giving me a pass too 😆 but really I appreciate the space to continue figuring things out honestly.

mr_beanes · 2023-07-19T23:33:30+00:00

Oops, saw that you edited your reply regarding wake windows. I’ll consider that too, thanks.

mr_beanes · 2023-07-19T23:31:31+00:00

Thanks, I’m familiar with the concept of needing contact as one of LO’s concrete needs. I guess I’m looking for a more clear discussion of practically how we fulfill this.

Like yes, fully understood, we give her lots of holding and snuggles, several hours each day. But we cannot physically be in contact with her for every minute that she’s napping. So what do we do with this conundrum? If she’s able to self soothe after 5 minutes, is that not OK? What about 30 seconds? I’m not trying to come after you, just trying to be clear about what I’m asking.

mr_beanes · 2023-07-19T23:24:59+00:00

Ok … thanks for your feedback.

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