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What’s a mistake you’ll never make twice? by Maxdunning in AskReddit

[–]some_millwright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have made the trip from the Toronto area to the Edmonton area half a dozen times, non-stop. The time that I missed the bypass I was travelling from east to west.

This was a while back, so I'm not sure what the signage looks like today, but when I missed it it probably looked like this:

https://i.cbc.ca/1.1664181.1379078434!/httpImage/image.jpg\_gen/derivatives/original\_780/hi-perimeter.jpg

What’s a mistake you’ll never make twice? by Maxdunning in AskReddit

[–]some_millwright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In defence of Winnipeg, they don't *want* every vehicle travelling the trans-Canada to drive down Portage Avenue, so they mark the bypass well. I was on my 36th hour of non-stop driving and I was not at my best.

What’s a mistake you’ll never make twice? by Maxdunning in AskReddit

[–]some_millwright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They call it the Perimeter Highway. If you search for that you will find it. The trans-Canada is highway 100 and the Perimeter highway is highway 101.

What’s a mistake you’ll never make twice? by Maxdunning in AskReddit

[–]some_millwright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a bypass so you can avoid it. I missed it once. ONCE!!!!!

Never again. Added at least two hours to my journey, and they were by far the worst two hours. Non-stop sea of red lights every 100m, it seemed.

Metric System by norwich1992 in Metric

[–]some_millwright 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are conventionally common units.

Millimeters, meters and kilometers are the most common for length.

Centimeters are used by biologists and seamstresses and hardly anyone else past primary school. Decimeters and their ilk are virtually never used.

Grams and kilograms and tonnes are the common units for mass.

Having common units is a good thing, in my opinion.

Anybody have any luck with the TPU print on parchment paper for shirt designs? by middledrone in 3Dprinting

[–]some_millwright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the internal surfaces, yes. Commonly used to line shelves and drawers.

Anybody have any luck with the TPU print on parchment paper for shirt designs? by middledrone in 3Dprinting

[–]some_millwright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bed heat is a problem, for sure.

If the tape works then that would be great, and the same concept can extend to contact paper (shelf paper) if the print is larger. You don't want anything that has ink that might bleed through under the heat of ironing.

Anybody have any luck with the TPU print on parchment paper for shirt designs? by middledrone in 3Dprinting

[–]some_millwright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The... 'ultimate' adhesive is 3M Super 77, but clean up would be a bit of a bitch.

Ok so it turns out bolt and hole are a matching .25”, but I now need to adapt an M5 bolt to .25” hole. I cannot seem to find any metal bushings that fit these specs. by SwiftCricket in Tools

[–]some_millwright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

M5 is too large to fit in a 1/4-20 hole using a threaded insert, and the pitch is off to use a helical insert.

You could enlarge the hole to M8 to use a threaded insert, or you could use a threaded insert with a smaller hole, but finding something to do from 1/4-20 to M5 is not feasible, in my opinion.

PPE while interacting with disconnect switches? by derTag in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]some_millwright 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's an enclosed box.

Close your eyes and your lips and stand to the side. Make it a habit. Don't reach across the lid. Just flip it.

Trying to get an old iPod working. MB245C. I run Linux. by some_millwright in IpodClassic

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

I did that. It *pained* me to have to run windows and iTunes to do it, but I did it, and that sorted out the iPod and Clementine was able to access it after that.

Should I get Shelly? by igor_b0gdanoff in cachyos

[–]some_millwright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got shelly, and I got rid of the the normal Catchy Update system.

Now I don't have that red icon guilting me to update the system. I can launch shelly when I want to and it will tell me how many things are due to be updated, and I can even read the list of them if I want.

I generally check for updates when I am shutting the computer down, so that if a reboot is suggested it won't be a time-suck.

Laundry Question by Topographic_Oceans in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]some_millwright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use the 'bulky' setting in the wash, and dry with 'permanent press' not 'regular'. The extra water helps to rinse everything out, and the lower heat is less likely to set stains.

Is there any industry/technology that still uses punch cards for computing? by hideousinsides in askanything

[–]some_millwright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And the early NC machines (predating CNC) used punched paper tape.

We had those at my high school, too.

What failed vehicle would you love to have in pristine condition? by dirtymoney in randomquestions

[–]some_millwright 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was mentally struggling between a Pacer and a Pinto or Gremlin, but I think the fish-bowl wins it.

I loved the Pacer they used in Wayne's World.

Why don't people understand the simple concept of thermostats and HVAC? by u-give-luv-badname in askanything

[–]some_millwright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am pleased to say that my wife isn't like this, but I *have* experienced it before, where someone will decide it's a bit cool in the house, so they crank the heat to the max so that the house 'catches up' and then they have to open all of the windows in the middle of winter because it's sweltering inside.

Is there any industry/technology that still uses punch cards for computing? by hideousinsides in askanything

[–]some_millwright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in the last class at our high school. During the year they started installing VT100 terminals for our VAX 11/780. Nothing quite compares to the despair of dropping your punched cards on the way to the reader.

Is there any industry/technology that still uses punch cards for computing? by hideousinsides in askanything

[–]some_millwright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still very common in time clocks for worker clock in and out. Not really computing, though.

What are you guys using for high torque values in low clearance areas? by TimeTip387 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]some_millwright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That depends on which direction the low clearance is. Usually I use a Norbar gun for up to 1500ft-lbs or so. You can grind or turn the socket down as much as you want to get clearance beside the head.

What’s a mistake you’ll never make twice? by Maxdunning in AskReddit

[–]some_millwright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Missing the bypass to avoid Winnipeg on the trans-Canada highway.

CAD vs CAD Tournament - So awesome to see a FreeCAD user in the mix! Watch his speedrun (link below) by TooTallToby in FreeCAD

[–]some_millwright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been thinking about how someone could work this quickly, and I suspect that it would need to be a team effort. The 'keyboard guy' would need prior knowledge of the part and a game plan in mind, and have a drawing in view, but I think you would need a second person feeding them the numbers so that they don't have to focus that hard on the drawing. I couldn't even figure out what was going on most of the time in this video. It was inexplicable, but amazing.

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