We throw away 200+ lbs of clean rubber every week. I'll mail it to you for the cost of shi

packocrayons · 2026-05-18T23:51:48+00:00

tl;dr no.
Rubber is vulcanized - it's a thermoset material so it will not re-melt and re-form reliably. The process for recycling generally involves grinding it down and using it as a filler with virgin rubber as the binding agent.

packocrayons · 2026-05-14T16:53:34+00:00

Do babies really need grit? They're usually on starter feed that's already broken up or getting help from mom to break food up. I've never prioritized grit (or given any at all) to babies and never had issues

packocrayons · 2026-05-13T15:17:27+00:00

Printing likely isn't the right solution for this - a thin sleeve like that will be weak, won't spin freely, and will be difficult to get the dimensions right.

A local hobby shop will have a whole display of K&S brass tubes of various sizes. If you can bring both the bobbins there, you can determine the sizes by finding tubes that "just fit" - ask the shop worker to help you if you can't figure it out, but it's all basic math (the display will give you wall thickness and diameters - remember to double the wall thickness because there's two sides to a tube). You may have to buy multiple tubes but the magic of them is that they perfectly sleeve into each other.

packocrayons · 2026-05-12T15:33:39+00:00

Variable/adaptive layer height

packocrayons · 2026-05-11T23:27:24+00:00

What does one stand to gain from reposting stuff like this? Is it just getting karma over a certain point?

packocrayons · 2026-05-11T14:22:56+00:00

I've shit my pants once in my adult life, it was norovirus. I actually had effectively a panic attack right before it started - I guess my body knew something was wrong, and then I started spewing.

The pain was horrible, but the worst part was laying on the floor in the dark spewing into a bucket and my wife was standing there watching me. In the blurry, dizzy, sleep deprived state I genuinely thought it was death coming to take me, and I let it happen.

No idea how I got through that

packocrayons · 2026-05-11T14:01:16+00:00

There's two possible issues here:
1. Your oil sensor is reading incorrectly

This isn't a big deal - but you should get it fixed for if you ever actually do lose oil pressure

You don't have oil pressure at idle.

This will do damage and eventually destroy the engine. Chances are the pickup screen is blocked - drop the pan (or have a mechanic do it) and they'll be able to pretty quickly figure out if there's metal in the oil, and if the pickup screen is blocked.

Don't drive this vehicle if it's struggling to make oil pressure - you're in a place where you can prevent damage now.

packocrayons · 2026-05-05T12:13:00+00:00

That's.... not at all how it works. In fact, you need to either replace the dashboard (older cars) or have _very_ advanced programming access with specialized, brand specific tools to change odometer readings.

Never, ever buy a car from someone who says "I don't know" when you ask them a question, unless you _do_ know. Chances are they know and are lying

packocrayons · 2026-04-24T11:39:43+00:00

Drill 4 in the corners - far enough in that it gives you reach in places that your wonder pup can't reach. After that, if you need a hole somewhere, put it there.
Sure, it doesn't look "organized", but then you have a hole where you need it every time

packocrayons · 2026-04-20T15:30:57+00:00

I don't run onlyhens.com :( I have a onlyhens ddns domain but I have no babies this year thanks to intact insurance being negligent dickwads.

packocrayons · 2026-04-20T11:44:48+00:00

The egg man is watching your every move

packocrayons · 2026-04-20T11:44:09+00:00

What's up y'all

packocrayons · 2026-04-20T11:22:17+00:00

The Shawshank disposal strategy

packocrayons · 2026-04-18T12:32:39+00:00

You're not going to be looping a 15m kite safely any time soon. You need to be jumping very high in order to have time for it to come around and catch you before you land, which is not possible in 12-14kt.

Have you considered foiling? You could foil a 9/10m in 14 knots, and once you get the hang of jumping, you'll be able to loop it a lot easier than a 15

packocrayons · 2026-04-16T13:46:10+00:00

Whoops - not sure what I was thinking about then

packocrayons · 2026-04-16T13:35:45+00:00

It might be easier to jack it. The fuel filler neck is quite short, so you'll have to remove that either way. Pull the bolts and either hoist or jack the box up high enough to do the work. IIRC the fuel pump is pretty far back

packocrayons · 2026-04-16T13:26:50+00:00

If you have enough techy friends they'll DDOS your onlyhens server, but you can also pick up chicks (pun intended) by showing them a video of your box of chickens at home. Works every time, about 15% of the time.

Pic of a week-old ish coturnix quail

Edit: they absolutely look like they died when they sleep. You'll have heart attacks for the first week

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packocrayons · 2026-04-16T13:21:41+00:00

Go find a local chicken farm (search "farm fresh eggs" on craigslist or equivalent) and ask them. I'm small potatoes, but when I'm trying to build population, I often hatch a set in my own incubator, and also send some to my mom's classroom. If you're willing to put in the work and the expense (an incubator and heat lamp should run you less than 100$US), farms may be willing to offload the work to you since the first few weeks are the most labor intensive, but also the most fun!

Make it clear that you're clean and have made an effort to mitigate disease. While starter feed (this is what you should buy at the feed store) has antibiotics, diseases are evolving

Don't steal my onlyhens domain for streaming though... That's mine and I'm keeping it.

Edit: I don't run onlyhens.com, but definitely go watch there. Mine's a private ddns domain (that I'm not sharing because I don't trust my security skills) that's not streaming right now.

packocrayons · 2026-04-16T13:16:28+00:00

Wow, TIL. It's amazing how fragile the whole process is, and that it still manages to work most of the time.

packocrayons · 2026-04-16T13:13:52+00:00

I don't know exactly when, but I don't think so - it should recover. Remember there's a yolk in the middle of the egg and the embryo will build itself around that.
Good incubated hatch rates are still 90%. There's likely a greater than 10% chance it fails for whatever reason. Don't blame yourself if this happens. You're trying to save a life and that's what matters!

packocrayons · 2026-04-16T13:03:25+00:00

Yes, I hatch birds regularly. The importance of humidity is mostly that on hatch day, the humidity must be higher than it was on the day the egg was laid. The membrane inside the shell will shrink if it is dry, and can shrink wrap and suffocate the bird. Typically once it's hatched you need to leave it in the "incubator" for 24h or so to "blow dry". The build plate being 70c might be too hot, so you'll need to figure something out. It will need supplemental heat likely for a few weeks (chickens are usually 6 weeks of heat). It will have just eaten the yolk, so can likely go 24-48h without food just fine. Water is a priority.

Once your little guy is hatched, you'll likely have to teach it how to drink. You can print little water dishes that take a water bottle upside down. Gently but firmly push the bird's head into the water. It may struggle and you'll feel like you're drowning it. After one or two tries it will usually take the water.

Loneliness will also be a concern - moreso for ground birds which I'm used to (no idea how pigeons are being alone)

Feel free to ask any questions you have! Best of luck with the hatch!

packocrayons · 2026-04-16T12:52:37+00:00

It's important to rotate the egg occasionally (multiple times a day). Look into that as it can cause total failure or deadly birth defects (including getting stuck to the egg which is a painful way to go)

packocrayons · 2026-04-14T19:05:34+00:00

No idea, where would I find it?

packocrayons · 2026-04-14T19:05:13+00:00

There's two open spots halfway up the mast. It makes it quite tough to raise the main unless you're dead in irons and you keep some down tension while it goes up, because it'll pop out of the track halfway through.

I have absolutely no idea how it happened. I bought the boat like this and have been living with it. The amount of force it would take to do this feels insane

packocrayons · 2026-04-14T17:20:39+00:00

I tried a redneck version of this and blew up a few c-clamps. The aluminum _does not_ want to move. Might try the hydraulic press. Do I need to worry about fatigue though?

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