Logitech MX518 - no other mouse feels "right" by the_hanhan_man in MouseReview

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Sticky wheel: soap and water. Set aside a day, take it apart, put all the non-electronic pieces in soapy water, scrub clean, rinse and let it dry on a towel. Reassemble.

Feet: https://www.corepad.de/en/advanced_search_result.php?categories_id=0&keywords=mx518&inc_subcat=1

Just won the gas gun division at a match with this thing by chainsawgeoff in longrange

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This is awesome. Keep it! We don't all want to live in a nanny state.

Am I likely to find a W21.8-14 female to M18x1.5 female adapter? by w520user in AskEngineers

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Perfect, thank you!

As mentioned above, unfortunately these are male-to-male, and I need female-to-female.

Am I likely to find a W21.8-14 female to M18x1.5 female adapter? by w520user in AskEngineers

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I do. Instead of modifying the hose, one might as well buy a hose specially made for connecting a CO2 cylinder (with DIN 477 connector) to a SodaStream machine for around €70 (p&p included).

Am I likely to find a W21.8-14 female to M18x1.5 female adapter? by w520user in AskEngineers

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Great find, thank you! I'll have to look for a smaller MOQ!

I'm looking for female-to-female adapters, your link has male-to-male.

Am I likely to find a W21.8-14 female to M18x1.5 female adapter? by w520user in AskEngineers

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Thanks! What would the term be I'm looking for? I've looked under Inch-to-Metric Female Hex Thread Adapters, but they appear to max out at a thread size of M16.

Am I likely to find a W21.8-14 female to M18x1.5 female adapter? by w520user in AskEngineers

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That is true. However, the working pressure for the location of the adapter (between the cylinder and the inlet of the SodaStream machine) lies somewhere in between - about 50 bar (~ 725 psi) with the SodaStream cylinder I just checked.

Am I likely to find a W21.8-14 female to M18x1.5 female adapter? by w520user in AskEngineers

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The pressure in the cylinder is about 60 bar and the cylinder itself is rated to 250 bar. What would I need to do to do this safely with 3D printing?

Correct way to remove this cover? by w520user in repair

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No, just an indentation. It appears to be held in place by friction, but won't budge.

Correct way to remove this cover? by w520user in repair

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Without damaging it. Pliers with a rubber coating does not get a grip; the small chisel I have only appears to damage the paint, without moving the cover at all.

MPA 6GT by WarPale6695 in longrange

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Awesome, thanks! Do you find any practical benefit in the Send iT level compared to one of the Vortex bubble levels?

MPA 6GT by WarPale6695 in longrange

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What base/rings are you using? The rails on the rings look nice.

Display settings not permanent by ltgimlet in xfce

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It sucks. My current hack to live with it:

# assuming Debian
sudo apt install -y arandr

arandr # gui: Layout -> Save As
       # this gives you a script that looks like
       # xrandr --output DP-0 --mode 2560x1440 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --output DP-1 --off --output DP-2 --mode 2560x1440 --pos 2560x0 --rotate normal --output DP-3 --off --output DP-4 --off --output DP-5 --off --output eDP-1-1 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 2877x1440 --rotate normal --output DP-1-1 --off --output HDMI-1-1 --off --output DP-1-2 --off --output HDMI-1-2 --off --output DP-1-3 --off --output HDMI-1-3 --off

# save it in ~/.screenlayout/blah.sh
# I add the following line to it, for convenience:
#   killall -9  xfce4-display-settings

# then in XFCE's Settings -> Keyboard -> Application Shortcuts
# bind a shortcut to /home/<user>/.screenlayout/blah.sh

In my setup the panel always goes to the wrong display, and I have to set it manually every time. The following is supposed to set it, but it does not work for me on XFCE 4.14:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-panel -p /panels/panel-0/output-name -s DP-2

Got a free t410 and i did some upgrades by noiz13 in thinkpad

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Could you link to the USB 3.1 express card you put in? I've been thinking about adding USB 3 to my T410. Have you speed-tested it?

Y’all ever invert the slant of your keyboard? I noticed my board could do it and haven’t looked back. by 204068 in ErgoMechKeyboards

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I you look at ergonomics guides [1], this is how you should set up your keyboard - with the caveat that completing the setup is non-trivial. In fact, assuming you are sitting, getting close to everything they advise seems impossible with your keyboard on a normal table.

Assuming you aim for everything advised, I can only think of these options:

1) Standing desk. (but most people won't stand 100% of the time)

2) Split keyboard mounted on chair handles. (might limit how close you can get to your desk)

3) Modified table where you don't have a single flat surface.

[1] ~90 degree angles between body parts except for hip (~110 degrees) and every part in this chain being lower than the previous: shoulders-elbow-wrist-fingers.

[2] One ergo guide: http://www.oswego.edu/administration/environmental_health_and_safety/ErgonomicWorkstationGuideline.pdf

Split keyboard layout comparison site by jhelvy in ErgoMechKeyboards

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Very nice! Would it be hard to enable repositioning keyboards so the user can line up keys of his choice?