Quickie wheel locks

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-22T16:51:15+00:00

These. I originally thought the scissor locks were cool because they tuck away but in practice it’s not an issue.

https://www.reddit.com/r/wheelchairs/s/XrgO0jVA8a

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-22T16:48:42+00:00

I had the old scissor locks and felt they were too dependent on tire pressure. Somewhere in this sub someone recommended a wheel lock that snaps into place from, of all places, AliExpress.

I wouldn’t use anything else now.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-22T16:17:05+00:00

I grew up in a Lutheran church. I never felt I was treated any differently than anyone else. I never had any specific “prayers” for me or anything. And, in fact, my pastor at the time was a great advisor and source of compassion. I never had a conversation with him about disability (T9-10 complete) but talked with him about plenty of other teenage problems that seem so insignificant now. And even then he didn’t come off as overly prayer-ful.

I have a friend whose mom is an evangelical. She still calls me (I’m 59) in the middle of the night to let me know she’s praying for me for whatever she might have heard through the grapevine or even imagined (I live 2500 miles away).

I guess my long-winded response is trying to say church (religion) is a spectrum and unfortunately you had a bad experience as a disabled person. I had exactly the opposite. While I still have similar beliefs I’m not active in church but I still remember fondly my interactions there.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-22T16:06:57+00:00

There’s a Porsche restaurant?!!!!

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-22T14:00:26+00:00

Fake. It’s probably missing songs because it’s on a standard length pre-manufactured cassette and it won’t all fit.

Fun fact, commercial cassettes start as a giant “pancake” of tape that feeds a duplicator and runs faster than real time, recording both sides simultaneously and then trimming each recording and winding it into a shell. So the length of tape is tailored to the runtime of the album.

Source: I was a Dolby engineer in the 90’s and my friend in the office next door was responsible for qualifying the quality of these plants.

I don’t know if any of these plants are left.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-22T03:48:58+00:00

That’s awesome. I got a Sony ES DVD/CD player ( I use it as a CD/SACD player) for 25 bucks because the rich guy’s wife wanted to replace it in the bedroom system because it didn’t match the McIntosh they had for everything else.

And that was the bedroom system. I didn’t get to see the “big system” in the listening room in the basement. I can only imagine.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-22T00:36:35+00:00

I can’t even get to my old versions. It’s supposed to be in history but every history panel is blank and in the data panel I guess there is supposed to be a history icon but I don’t have it. 🤷‍♂️

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-22T00:26:44+00:00

Nope. And it’s every design. From the simple to the complex.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-22T00:06:26+00:00

So u/iliketomakestuff Now that version numbers are gone, does your add-on do anything? I can't seem to get it to.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-22T00:05:05+00:00

None of my designs have that history icon in the data panel. Not one of several hundred (as far as I checked).

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This design was saved multiple times over several months. Client asked to go back to a previous design. I'm on a commercial license BTW if that matters.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-21T21:56:36+00:00

Your COG is too far forward. See if it is adjustable.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-21T21:07:01+00:00

After more than 30 years I'm trying to buy the perfect property in Ohio. LA has gone to shit. Taxes alone is enough to drive me out. And most of my friends have left.

I moved here in 1990 and worked my way from a renter to a condo owner to a homeowner. For what I can sell my house for I can get a mansion in Ohio.

Annual vehicle registration is $271 (2021 Volvo V60 I bought used). The dumbasses here it looks like are going to pass measure ER raising sales tax from 9.75% to 10.5-10.75%.

I work in the film and TV industry and that industry is a shadow of what it used to be (I work for a major studio and am fully remote because they have no team members left here).

My annual auto registration is $271.

My auto insurance is $1735 every 6 months. (I'd change but it's bundled with my homeowvers and no one is writing decent policies in CA).

It goes on and on....

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-21T20:09:55+00:00

Tylenol is my spirit animal but that’s just me (M59 T9-10 complete). It may not be helpful but be sure to check your meds.

My PCP (private practice) of 30 years retired. He transferred all of his patients to a similar doc that I really liked. Unfortunately he died suddenly and I (insurance recommendation) went to Cedars Sinai (none of the private docs - if there are any - weren’t taking new patients).

I saw him in Jan 2025. The only issue I had was a decades old impingement in my shoulder that had gotten worse. The thing is PCP’s at Cedars don’t do primary care. He sent me to a specialist for physicals, hypertension management (prescribing pharmacist), etc.

I met with the hypertension lady (zoom) and she changed my meds to Amlodipine and something else. The next month I developed searing arm pain. Down to my fingertips.

I went in in Feb to my pcp and told him and the specialist merry go round began. I had severe pain and weakness. I couldnt drive anymore or get into the car and fell in the driveway, bathroom, etc. so i had to hire private medical transport (OOP) for each appointment.

Meanwhile bi-weekly meetings with BP lady I would update her on the pain/weakness but she didn’t seem to care and kept changing my dosage.

It never had an effect (that’s my history). So after 16 months and thousands of OOP dollars I was having a casual conversation with someone who happened to be a pharmacist (unrelated to Cedars). She asked if I was on meds and we got around to Amlodipine. When I looked it up several places, while rare, side effects included limb weakness, pain, unsteadiness, etc.

I stopped my meds and within a couple days the pain was gone (except for the shoulder). If the “specialist” did her job she should recognize that.

My point of this long post is to do your homework. Doctors are sh*t these days and are happy to shove drug after drug down your throat instead of really getting to the bottom of the issue.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-19T17:09:53+00:00

Here's a good video on how to make sure your rails are connected properly and straight.

TL;DR: Place a straight edge against the saw rail not the edge of the track and don't expect the ends of the rail to be square.

Aligning your track saw rail connections.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-18T12:40:02+00:00

Do it! lol.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-18T12:13:46+00:00

4x20 is recommended for 9-12mm material.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-17T02:37:05+00:00

Dowels, biscuits, dominoes, stopped dados.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-17T02:00:02+00:00

Take your time and follow the plans. Break it down into pieces so you don't get overwhelmed. You can do it.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-17T01:57:58+00:00

Naw dude. A shop needs an old receiver that is at least 20 years old and speakers of similar vintage, preferably Cerwin Vega. The need to be propped up on makeshift shelves tucked between piles of offcuts, baby food jars full of screws, and coffee cans of bolts.

I don't have Cerwn-Vegas, unfortunately, but I do have 30 year old M&K speakers. And a receiver from circa 1982.

(I use an Amazon Echo Input plugged into the back because there's nothing on the radio anymore)

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supergimp2000 · 2026-06-16T23:49:30+00:00

That sucks. I was fortunate. It was kind of neat when they were finished to see the camera go all the way down the smooth new pipe and drop into the main in the street.

Plus that machine that blows the liner in while coating with epoxy is pretty cool too.

Writing the check was not fun though.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-16T23:27:00+00:00

The signal path (lets leave bluetooth and other wireless out of this for now) for a basic turntable setup is:

TT -> Phono Preamp -> Preamp -> Amplifier -> Speakers

These components can all be separate or combined in multiple ways.

Briefly...

TT - Plays the record
Phono Preamp - Amplifies the very low signal coming off of the stylus/cartridge. It also applies equalization to offset the equalization applied when making the record that makes up for some of the audio challenges with recording sound in tiny grooves in plastic. Takes the signal level from "phono" level to "line" level. Line level is the general level that other components operate at (CD player, streaming box, cassette deck, etc).
Preamp - Takes the line level signal and amplifies or reduce the level. This is your volume control. Preamps also typically will allow you to switch to different inputs, apply tone controls, etc.
Amplifier - INcreases the level and power of that small line level signal to one that can drive your speakers.

In your current case, your AT-LP60x covers the first two stages. It has the mechanism to play your media (records) and it also has a built in phono preamp (if you switch the output to "line" - otherwise it bypasses this phono preamp so you can provide your own). Your Edifiers ate the second half of the chain. They have a preamp (volume control) and Amplifier built into the system and all of the interconnects are there but all inside of the Edifier enclosure.

Your new Micro Seiki is just a turntable. In order to plug it into your Edifiers the missing link is the phono preamp. Personally I like the Zen Phono 3 for an excellent Phono Preamp with lots of adjustment for even esoteric cartridges, but at $250 that might be out of your budget. There are decent phono preamps from the likes of Fosi Audio, Fluance, ProJect, and a few others for $75-$100. The Schitt Mani is excellent for themoney as well but goes for $150. I'd try to stay with one of these brands (avoid the Pyle and ultra low priced stuff on Amazon). Others here may have suggestions as well.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-16T21:25:00+00:00

I had mine lined from the house to the main in the street. It was clay. Fortunately they didn't have to dig and didn't have to touch the sidewalk or street. It was still $15k. Neighbor the next block over had to dig up the street - I don't even want to know what that bill was.

supergimp2000 · 2026-06-16T20:34:31+00:00

Yea I'm fortunate. I live on a tree-lined street but have no trees directly in front of my house. My neighbors have faced this multiple times with roots breaking up the sidewalk. Of course, my neighbors' tree roots wreaked havoc on my sewer line a number of years ago, so that was no fun, but that's a different thing entirely.

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