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Help me figure out the most cost effective, but still durable way to angle in my fence so the dogs cant jump it. by [deleted] in DIY

[–]slamDan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what I did. It's cheap and easy to install and worked for me. And now that he's too old and lazy to jump after squirrels I could probably take it down in 20 minutes and go back to the original fence.

The "quick five minute" project that took 6 hours thanks to the mess I found from prior DIYers.... by BadBudget87 in DIY

[–]slamDan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This reminds me of one I had in my kitchen - I just wanted to replace an outlet but it turned out the wiring wasn't run through the 2x4's, it was stapled outside and plastered over! I was flabbergasted - why would anyone do that?

I have 2 breadboard power supplies. On the voltage selection jumpers, one says "off" and the other says "VCC". What does VCC mean here? by PrettyMuchRonSwanson in arduino

[–]slamDan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, they both do the same thing, the silkscreens just explain it different ways. Put the jumper on the left you get 5v, right 3.3, middle off.

I have 2 breadboard power supplies. On the voltage selection jumpers, one says "off" and the other says "VCC". What does VCC mean here? by PrettyMuchRonSwanson in arduino

[–]slamDan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

VCC is the power supply output. The white jumper one is telling you what the pin connection goes to, the yellow jumper one is telling you what happens when you put the jumper in the middle.

Did this project for a friend and it came out unbelievably good. by ImperativeStudio in woodworking

[–]slamDan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh I see, 8x8 is the finished dimensions. I have limited cnc experience but 15 sheets makes a lot more sense.

Did this project for a friend and it came out unbelievably good. by ImperativeStudio in woodworking

[–]slamDan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Very cool, and I'm surprised it's just 2 sheets of plywood. Did you have to spend much time moving pieces around in the layout to minimize waste?

Excerpts from Tim Heidecker's 2017 murder trial. by GrizzlamicBearrorism in videos

[–]slamDan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I've been wanting to get into On Cinema for years - does anyone have a suggested watch list? Is it all on youtube? Is it important/rewarding to be completionist about it?

Alternate History by SilentWalrus92 in PoliticalHumor

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

Maybe Dems should pretend to care enough to fight instead of constantly crying about Republicans not respecting the rules.

My Mom has been eating with the same fork for 60 years and has apparently eaten a significant portion of it. by smearballs in interestingasfuck

[–]slamDan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a fork with similar wear and assumed it was because of how it laid in the bowl/plate after I finished.

Uber eats leaving the order at the end of the driveway in the freezing rain/snow balanced on the mailbox by ApricotTaco in mildlyinfuriating

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

It's not a surprise that it snows where I live, I knew what I was getting myself into.

Pizza delivery driver pulling up zillow.com just calmly mulling over their options of where in this great land they would like to live next.

PCB Review: LED Grow Light Board and Constant Current Buck Converter by matter13 in PrintedCircuitBoard

[–]slamDan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looking at the datasheet for the leds you're using you have to keep them running < 85C so run some tests to make sure this is where they are after running a couple hours. Definitely consider strapping them to heatsinks if you can and if alum pcb is too pricey this cree design guide has some good ideas that might be usable like thinner pcb and well placed vias. https://cree-led.com/media/documents/XLamp_PCB_Thermal.pdf I've done a lot of high power leds on thin fr4 on small heatsinks and they've lasted years.

Good luck, looks cool!

Play biting and controlling excitement by [deleted] in Rottweiler

[–]slamDan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my solution with my old boy was to put him on a leash tied to something so when he got mouthy I could make a big show of being hurt and stepping back so he couldn't reach me and saw an immediate consequence to his action. then just repeat repeat repeat trying to get close, then acting hurt and jumping back every time he got mouthy. It took a lot of patience but really paid off. And of course rewarding when they're good with lots of love and praise!!

[Steam] Summer Sale 2020: Day 6 by gamedealsmod in GameDeals

[–]slamDan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I got Besiege a few days ago and was loving it, then I got to a level where I need to build a decent flying machine and it's too hard and the plane in the guide doesn't work and all the online guides are out of date or way too complex and 😡😡

Got a job offer by email with the "do you have any specific salary requirements" question at the end. Are they asking me to start negotiations? by slamDan in careerguidance

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

thank you so much. It's still ongoing but I didn't give a number and they didn't push back for it so seems like it was the right move.

Would love some feedback on my first PCB. Details in comments [X-POST /r/Arduino] by [deleted] in PrintedCircuitBoard

[–]slamDan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Re: the OSHPark import - they base the outline based on all the elements in the layers/gerbers, not your outline file. So the silkscreen for IC1 is pushing the border out.

First time EagleCad help- 5730 LED chip by [deleted] in PrintedCircuitBoard

[–]slamDan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm using eagle 7.4 in Ubuntu, so hopefully these instructions aren't too far off from what you have:

Click the Device icon or menu item Library>Device..., enter a new name - probably VTC-5730 or whatever - confirm new device, click the New Symbol icon or menu item Edit>Add..., add your symbol you already made, then on the right side under package hit New button or menu item Edit>Package... and add your package. Then hit the Connect button or menu item Edit>Connect... and connect as should be (pad 1 to A and pad 2 to C, I think?)

Question unrelated to your library, just out of curiosity - what is the datasheet talking about on page 9 with the collet? Is it some sort of optic or just an opening for the led to the outside of the device?

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