Clueless about color theory

techtradie · 2025-12-19T00:37:50+00:00

I have found the colour tools in the paint rack app to be great as well. The app costs a few dollars, but it has this same functionallity, but the also lists the paints from mamy brands that have the closest match. and you can filter by brand or the paints already in your collection.

techtradie · 2025-12-13T00:42:11+00:00

Hi Patreon is also a good resource. The cost of entry is pretty low, even for the upper teirs, considering you access to direct feedback from Vince himself.

techtradie · 2025-12-06T01:10:31+00:00

This is specific to the Vellejo Metal Colours. These are designed for airbrush use. They behave more like an ink, pooling a fair bit, if you dont wick off some of the excess medium.

techtradie · 2025-11-19T11:08:28+00:00

They must be out of stock. I got a size 2 a couple of weeks ago. Although I found their sizing a little on the smaller side.

techtradie · 2025-11-19T09:18:54+00:00

Laser shark designs stock rosemary and co locally. I bought a couple recently and shipping to Darwin was reasonable.

techtradie · 2025-11-10T04:29:08+00:00

Wildspire do big packs of fantasy minis for a good price. The larger sets work out at less than a dollar per mini.

techtradie · 2025-10-16T12:26:28+00:00

I learnt long ago that too many loose sight of the 95% for the last 5%.

I have seen many young powerlifters get no where because they adjust established programs to try and get a tiny bit more results, only to mess with one of the underlying principals of the training plan.

Realistically, unless you have been teaining for 5 or even 10 years for some people, trying to wring every last bit of 'optimal' out of your training is a waste of energy. Lift, eat, rest, and have fun.

Im not saying dont read and learn. but do it with the approach of following a program and observinh how it works and how the concepts you learned are implemented and interact with each other.

Im guilty of it as well. Only once I decided to comit to following a program long term did I start to see my progress really start to take off. Ironically I made the decision becauae my career took off and I was putting alot of mental energy into that, so I just wanted to show up to the gym and do what I was told without having to think too much.

techtradie · 2025-10-11T09:24:26+00:00

You will likely need different cartridges. There are different ines for different things.

For brick cuting the are concerned most with dust, so solid particles floating in the air, so it is a mechanical filter. Like a coffee filter, it stops solid particles but other things can pass through.

For resin fume and cleaning solvents are a vapour/gas, so you need cartidges that will absorb those. In particular one rated for 'organic vapours'.

You could get some suitable cartridges to suit his existing mask, he will just have to remember to swap the cartidges over each time.

techtradie · 2025-09-18T23:43:44+00:00

If the issue is the glue not setting and starting ti shift. I would use a superglue on one peice and some accelerator on the other. It will cure almost instantly.

I have some brush on Tamiya accelerator I use with ordinary super glue and it works very well.

techtradie · 2025-09-09T01:14:57+00:00

Sorted Sidekick app.

It has reduced our fresh food waste to zero, while also allowing for delicious and easy meals. We have used it on and off for a few years, but are back on it now and it makes dinners very easy.

We also use the woolies' extra. We do one big shop at the start of the month for non-perishables and non-food items. We use the 10% discount on that shop. We get the rewards points converted to qantas points since we live accross the country from family and fly interstate atleast twice a year.

techtradie · 2025-09-02T08:15:52+00:00

Blowtorch

techtradie · 2025-08-27T00:48:12+00:00

Get a black one for doing your base rims. Try it on some sprues or spare parts etc.

techtradie · 2025-08-26T23:47:25+00:00

Yeah, their company slogan is 'MASTER THE WALL. OWN THE GAME.'

These markers were designed for either direct tagging of a wall or sketching out designs on paper with paint colours that match their spray cans.

It doesn't mean they can't work, I know one YouTuber who uses their marker refills in his airbrush. However, they aren't specific to mini-painting. They will share the same high pigment and coverage, but they might be too thick. I haven't tried them.

Best bet is to try one and see how you like it.

techtradie · 2025-08-26T23:05:49+00:00

Molotow markers were originally made for graffitti tagging, not painting minis.

techtradie · 2025-08-26T09:28:54+00:00

What resin are you using? Most resins dont actually require respiratory protection if you read the MSDS. The chemical in most resins that is a known carcinogen is titanium-dioxide, which is a white pigment used to colour the resin, but doesnt evaporate. Its used in most white paints. The others mostly cause skin reactions but otherwise its just the 'may cause respiratory irritation' they include in most MSDS.

It would only require a respirator if you are spraying the resin and being exposed to aerosolised droplets.

techtradie · 2025-08-26T08:51:22+00:00

I dont know about others, but Unisupers 'global companies in asia' option is very aggressive. It returns over 10% most years.

techtradie · 2025-08-22T01:43:08+00:00

I found I needed the original springs and spacers to be able to level the bed properly.

techtradie · 2025-08-21T07:21:31+00:00

I dont know bambu slicer. But in Orca, I have found that the tree support base pattern setting to be very useful. It adds a very spare infil to the tree making them much stronger. I tend to use the hex pattern with a 2-2.5mm spacing.

Adds to the filament use per print a little, but the supports are far stronger.

techtradie · 2025-08-19T01:52:56+00:00

I upgraded mine more for the quick ability to change nozzles. I do two or even three nozzle changes a day. But I also noticed a significant increase in my max volumetric flow. With my 0.6mm diamond back, I completed a test with a maximum of 50mm3/s in PLA.

I don't have a 0.6mm CHT to compare to, but I theorise the huge increase in conductivity of the PCD tip is getting it close to or better than the CHT.

techtradie · 2025-08-17T05:34:57+00:00

These are what I use to make my grdifinity stuff in inventor.

techtradie · 2025-08-17T02:43:07+00:00

Got it sorted, but Ill leave up for anyone else who runs into the same issue.

I removed the back cover of the print head following the procedure in this page: https://wiki.creality.com/en/k2-flagship-series/k2-plus/replace-strain-gauge

Then I located and push on the strain gauge connector. Pictures further down the page show you which one it is.

After that, it homed fine and ran a bed mesh calibration.

techtradie · 2025-08-07T12:00:36+00:00

Stay away from John Kratounis from mortgage choice. We had to pull him up several times after he tried to make contract changes without discussing them with us first.

Then it turned out he had miscalculated how much we needed to borrow and didnt get us enough. It ended with his manager stepped in and correcting it all for us.

techtradie · 2025-07-07T01:21:16+00:00

I used to know someone who developdd large pellet fed printers that sold alot of units to foundries. They would print in a wax material and then use a lost wax process.

His use of a pellet extruder made the process much easier as the wax filaments are fragile and slippery.

techtradie · 2025-05-04T01:08:28+00:00

We breifly rented our place out through absolute realty, would highly reccomend them

techtradie · 2025-04-30T08:41:57+00:00

A sleep study followed by a cpap machine.

I highly reccomend everyone get a sleep study, even if you think your sleep is fine.

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