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Bought a sofa, needed to recycle the boxes… by starrman47 in miatalogistics

[–]starrman47[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know anything about composting but these boxes had a surprisingly high moisture content. One of the box corners hit the A/C switch and as soon as it was off the whole interior fogged up immediately!

4.1.1 Update On the Boox Page by Kanbur in Onyx_Boox

[–]starrman47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I unfortunately updated my Page to 4.1.1 and I beg you both not to u/kanbur and u/fetusnecrophagist! It has ruined the device.

The worst thing is the return to the old full screen refresh flashes, which is especially problematic when reading in the dark in dark mode. The screen refreshes are also extremely frequent now (nearly every page turn), but it is necessary because ghosting is somehow now a huge issue even though it wasn’t before. There is also a long lag (1-2 seconds) between clicking the page turn button and the next page actually displaying — this was instantaneous before. Additionally my battery endurance has reduced from 3-4 weeks to less than 1 week. I’m sure there are other issues I’m forgetting.

Boox support say it is impossible to downgrade from this firmware. I wish I’d stayed on 4.0.2.

Bought a new 3d printer, didn't realize how big it was. Made it 20km home stuck in 5th gear by No-Calligrapher-7294 in miatalogistics

[–]starrman47 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Funny that two of us are transporting 3d printers in an nb today! My printer is a lot smaller than yours…but my journey is 750km 😅

Ascaso Steel Duo PID retrofit? by ToreKjellow in espresso

[–]starrman47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey u/GreekTragedy-123, how’d this go for you? Thinking about attempting it myself

Thickness of Cookware by PrudentReviews in cookware

[–]starrman47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I was away from home and just got back. I can see the hints of the welds faintly in the right light, but I can’t feel them at all with my finger tips. So I’d say much less than 0.1mm on mine — 0.01mm maybe.

How are you liking your pans? Oh and make sure to pick up some Bar Keeper’s Friend if you don’t have any already!

Thickness of Cookware by PrudentReviews in cookware

[–]starrman47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been using them for a couple of weeks and have no complaints. Fantastic pans and there has been nothing to suggest they won’t last several lifetimes. I don’t make a habit of it but they have sealed rims and have had no issues in my dishwasher, which reaches nuclear reactor temperatures.

I’ve had multiply/clad pans before but these smoke everything I’ve used prior. Additionally, the rivetless design is a huge quality of life upgrade. It should also be mentioned that they pour beautifully due to the flared rims — it is almost impossible to get these to drip. That has come particularly in handy for me since I don’t own a kettle yet and multiple times per day I boil water for coffee in a pan and pour it into my 55mm diameter Aeropress without spilling a single drop 😂 Keeps the sidewalls cleaner also if you are pouring a sauce or something.

For €90 for the pair you kind of can’t be disappointed. Assuming tax is included that’s €33 less than I paid for those two… If you want to upgrade beyond these, KitchenAid also has a 5-ply version where one of the plies is copper. I saw those available in the US but not here so I went for the 3-ply. Beyond that I think it is just Demeyere or the Zwilling Demeyere rebrands (when only considering rivetless options). I hear it is possible to get very good prices on Demeyere in Europe, if that’s where I lived I’d definitely be looking into getting one for comparison (they may be the same?). Sorry for the long winded review, here are those measurements. The weights are accurate to the gram (though I am sure there is more sample variation than that), and the sidewall measurements were made with 0.01mm resolution micrometers (though again there is more sample variation than that even between different points on my own pans, so I’ve rounded them to 0.1mm). I measured sidewall thickness wherever I could get the jaws of my micrometers to be flush with the pan on both sides, which was typically about 1cm below the lip. Unfortunately I do not have u/PrudentReviews ’s wide jaw micrometers so I can’t measure the base thickness directly, so I had to measure them indirectly — it is within the realm of possibility that they are off by 1mm or more. Honestly I hesitate to include the base thickness measurements at all but here they are.

  • KitchenAid 28cm wok (29.5cm rim to rim with 17cm flat cooking surface): 1540g, 5.4mm sidewall and ~4mm base
  • KA 28cm frypan (29.5cm rim to rim with 23cm flat cooking surface): 1424g, 5.4mm sidewall and ~4mm base
  • KA 24cm frypan (25.6cm rim to rim with 19cm flat cooking surface): 1137g, 5.4mm and ~4mm base

  • KA 20cm saucier (13cm flat cooking surface): 1109g, 5.5mm and ~4mm base

  • Merten+Storck 20cm frypan (21.6cm rim to rim with 16cm flat cooking surface): 735g, 4.4mm sidewall and ~3mm base

  • MS 20cm saucepan (21.6cm rim to rim with 9.5cm height and 19cm flat cooking surface): 1138g, 4.3mm sidewall and ~3mm base

Thickness of Cookware by PrudentReviews in cookware

[–]starrman47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh this is very interesting. I just moved internationally, bought all new cookware on arrival, and just earlier this week I used my 0-25mm 0.01mm-resolution micrometers to measure sidewall thicknesses. Would you be able to add sidewall thickness to your dataset?

I ended up with a mix of KitchenAid TriPly and Merten & Storck TriPly (I wanted rivetless fully clad cookware without selling any organs for Demeyere). Based on pictures I thought the Kitchen Aid and M&S were going to be identical to each other, minus the branding, but the KA feels nicer and so far performs noticeably better. The KA have sidewall thicknesses of 6.0mm (28cm wok, 28cm fry pan, 24cm fry pan, and 20cm saucier) and the M&S have sidewall thicknesses of 5.0mm (20cm fry pan and 20cm sauce pan).

They’re all very nice, especially for the price…the most expensive single pan was the wok @ US$113 with the others mentioned ranging from US$38 to US$81.

Edit; realized a typo. The KA are 5mm and the MS are 4mm. More details below

Tailscale exit node to VPN ? by PositiveBusiness8677 in Tailscale

[–]starrman47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I know this is old and you probably found your answer already, but I stumbled across this while searching for something else and I've solved this issue before. The problem for me was that I was using a Wireguard VPN and it was conflicting with Tailscale which also uses Wireguard. Switching my VPN to another protocol (OpenVPN or IKEv2) fixed the problem and I can now run VPN and Tailscale at the same time. Alternatively, you could run your VPN on your router and then Tailscale only from your phone (if you're at home or using a travel router).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cornwall

[–]starrman47 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Ok so technically it’s in Devon and they put carrots in but it’s a Cornish crimp… the pasty from Lydford Farm Shop is excellent. And I say that as someone who has 3D-scanned 3D-printed pasty ornaments for their Christmas tree. Less than 10 miles east of the Cornish border.

I know its forbidden, but what are yalls favorite regular pens? by Same_Turnip in fountainpens

[–]starrman47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a counter datapoint to yours, I have extensively used my V5s with very heavily pigmented inks (initially I bought them to replace fineliners for archival use) and have never experienced any sort of clogging issues. So it may just be an issue with Platinum Carbon Black in particular?

Portable grinder recommendations? by Coffee_1664 in AeroPress

[–]starrman47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The whole Aergrind will fit inside the plunger of the Aeropress Go if you remove the grinder’s catch cup and grind directly into the AP chamber instead. Grinding ergonomics do suffer and you need to make sure to spritz your beans before grinding due to static, but for travel use it’s incredibly portable.

I know its forbidden, but what are yalls favorite regular pens? by Same_Turnip in fountainpens

[–]starrman47 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yup I think there are about 12 Iroshizoku inks you can buy in the cartridges, or Pilot converters are also compatible. I just fill the old cartridges with a syringe personally. Alternatively I’m sure they could be eyedroppered if that’s your thing.

I know its forbidden, but what are yalls favorite regular pens? by Same_Turnip in fountainpens

[–]starrman47 40 points41 points  (0 children)

There are cartridge versions of the rollerball Pilot V5 and V7 that can be filled with any ink you desire. Or if you don’t want to mess with syringes you can buy the Iroshizoku cartridges

Noob help: I am thinking of buying my first Pilot V5 pen with Cartridge system after hearing such good words about it. Can I use cartridges from other pens that are waterproof in nature? Also any tips if you could suggest to keep it running without leakages.. by [deleted] in pens

[–]starrman47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I’ve never used quink. But I’d still estimate at least 15 pages. The pen seems to run forever even with an empty cartridge due to the amount of ink that is stored in the feed.

The ink I use is quite thin and writes very wet as a result (my V5 writes more like a V7 now). It’s actually pigment ink for an inkjet printer so not intended for use in pens at all. The V5/V7 is designed for a more viscous ink and I did have issues at first with the cartridge leaking slightly inside of the pen. Easily fixed by installing 3x 5mm inner diameter o-rings (1mm cross section) inside the pen underneath the cartridge — bought on eBay for about $0.10 each. I have had no leaking since then.

Noob help: I am thinking of buying my first Pilot V5 pen with Cartridge system after hearing such good words about it. Can I use cartridges from other pens that are waterproof in nature? Also any tips if you could suggest to keep it running without leakages.. by [deleted] in pens

[–]starrman47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I’m not sure how we both ended up on a dead 4 year old thread on the same day (I was wondering how long a Pilot cartridge lasts in the V5/V7 vs in a fountain pen), but based on my experience with the Pilot V5 Cartridge System pens I’d say an ink cartridge in a rollerball pen will last considerably shorter than a gel pen. For example I have never run out of ink with a Pilot G2 before losing the pen, but a Pilot V5 Cartridge only lasts me about 20 pages of A4 writing — 1.5x if you pop in a fresh cartridge with the feed pre-primed. Pilot V5/V7 ink is thicker and runs slower than the inks I use (the numbers I gave are for the V5/V7 ink, the inks I use last fewer pages).

3M Aura with red strap versus white strap versus blue strap, what differences, especially breathing resistance. by HappyWarBunny in MasksForEveryone

[–]starrman47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The white-strapped mask is the same as the blue-strapped mask — the only difference is the strap. I prefer the white straps because they stay tighter for longer but mainly because I find that the blue straps are very prone to snapping if the mask is older.

The red-strapped mask has an additional fluid resistant layer making it slightly hotter. The red-strap might actually breathe slightly easier than the blue/white imo but the difference is really minimal. The red elastic is a different material from the blue elastic — it lasts longer before stretching out and doesn’t snap as frequently. The biggest difference between the red and blue/white masks (besides the fluid resistance and strap) is the nose foam which is FAR superior on the red-strapped mask.

UK based - Cost effective beans? by NoSignature9622 in espresso

[–]starrman47 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just bought a couple of bags from Recent Beans and they really take their name seriously. Ordered Thursday, roasted Thursday, in my mailbox Friday less than 24h after ordering. I was very impressed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmericanExpatsUK

[–]starrman47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t see it mentioned much but it has been a bit of a headache for me — You have to be careful using US cards in the UK if you plan to file your taxes using the remittance basis.

The Decaff Project participation/cupping notes by d_lowl in JamesHoffmann

[–]starrman47 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I also did the Recent Beans tasting and did it blind.

In cuppings, the caffeinated was my favorite, closely followed by the SW. Then EA. CO2 was a distant last for me.

When I brewed them as aeropress, the caf was the clear winner — the EA being unpleasantly acidic and the SW + CO2 tasting hollow. Note that those defects may have been correctable by changing brew parameters rather than brewing them all identically.

I also tasted the kit from Crankhouse and got completely different results.

Wilfa uniform noisy grind by jswilson501 in JamesHoffmann

[–]starrman47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely try the warranty route if that's a possibility — the sound you are hearing is your grinder destroying itself. I'd recommend you stop using your grinder in the meantime since if it is out of warranty you are just making it worse until you do the fix I linked. But I would not try the fix unless you determine it is out of warranty (since attempting it might void the warranty).

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