LewisWorkshop

LewisWorkshop, 4 days ago to random

Life seems to involve a lot more plumbing than I expected.

LewisWorkshop, 16 days ago to random

It feels very strange having boxes full of stock ready made and stacked around me shoulder high. Very different to working with a few items at a time and producing on demand.

LewisWorkshop, 18 days ago to random

It's not just new things I'm making for Maker's Central, I've got some old favourites coming back into stock. They'll also be coming to the etsy store next month, after I rejig everything. It's taking a while because there's only me and I'm easily distracted by minor things like food, sleeping, and having a 15 week old daughter 🥴.

LewisWorkshop, 19 days ago to random

They've restored communications to voyager 1. Meanwhile, I still can't get my bluetooth speaker to connect reliably in the workshop, the car keeps losing my seat and mirror position settings and won't report its charge status through the app, and the cooker exploded.

aallan, 1 month ago to ai

We’re now far enough along the adoption curve for #AI that we’re seeing the collapse of the smoke and mirrors stage, as we enter the trough of disillusionment. https://gizmodo.com/amazon-reportedly-ditches-just-walk-out-grocery-stores-1851381116

LewisWorkshop, 1 month ago to random

I wonder if the new small human will use the crafting workbench I made for her sister. I hope she does.

A workbench for a toddler, made from an old ikea table and chairs. A toddler is drawing on small backboards, which are mounted on revolving brackets fixed to the desk.
A workbench for a toddler, made from an old ikea table and chairs. Close up of a printed organiser for pens and pencils. The organiser is red and has several pencils, 3D printed tools, and brushes in it.
A workbench for a toddler, made from an old ikea table and chairs. The front of the table has a red 3D printed vice, with a soft foam liner on the inside. The front of the vice has a twist knob rather than a lever, to reduce the maximum pressure the vice can apply. While intended as a toy, the vice is strong enough for actual use and has some metal parts.

Extelec, 1 month ago to random

Loads of work to do today...

PCBs arrive

<distracted by asquirrel mode>

Must build pcbs... :)

LewisWorkshop, 2 months ago to random

If your door doesn't have a sign like this, do you even science, bro?!

Get it from my store: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1412779927/everything-will-kill-you-funny-metal

*once again, I stand here as a small business owner and ask you to boost my shenanigans so that I may afford food and shelter.

LewisWorkshop, 2 months ago to random

The projects that really engage me and I feel proud of never get any reaction online when I post about them. Yet stuff I post about that I didn't feel any special connection to seems to generate likes and boosts from other people.

I'm not doing stuff for the engagent, but it's disconcerting to feel like the opposite of a trend setter. I feel like the anti-maker... I tried to be a good example but instead I became a terrible warning.

LewisWorkshop, 2 months ago to random

I wish more companies had tech support like @beasts - problem resolved in minutes, clear explanation of what was broken, how to avoid the problem in the future, and info for follow-up. No scripts, no escalation, no call centre. So good.

alexisbushnell, 3 months ago to makershour

A5 From where I'm scheduling this from if I shuffle a little to the right my very heavy Singer sewing machine would be the nearest and I think that could do some serious damage if it clocked them round the head - or even if I dropped it on their foot!

#MakersHour @makershour

LewisWorkshop, 3 months ago to gaming

There's a new sign available from my store - It's all fun and games until the SCP fails.

It's a lean month, and I love luxuries like food and shelter - Boosts and reposting on other platforms is appreciated.

https://lewiswork.etsy.com/listing/1670073273

#gaming #LiminalSpace #indiegame #scifiart #gifts

elizabethtasker, 3 months ago to random

Here's today's press release for JAXA's SLIM lunar landing!

TL;DR:

Pinpoint site identification was crazily successful.

We were lowering into position, detecting boulders like a champ.

THEN ONE OF THE ENGINES DROPPED OFF.

(I kid you not)

(we don't know why yet)

(maybe space pirates)

But we still soft-landed on 1 engine.

(TAKE THAT SPACE PIRATES!)

but on our head.

Strangely, might not be a big deal once the Sun moves round to the other side of the spacecraft.

https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2024/01/20240125-1_e.html

LewisWorkshop, 3 months ago to random

That's better... The first of three Fatmax organisers to fit under my counter. I've been meaning to make these for about 3 years but haven't gotten around to it. All 3 will cut out from a single full sheet of plywood.

Extelec, 4 months ago to random

Dear Evri,
Yes, we were in, but I'm so glad you didn't wake us up at 5:53 AM for this delivery, because I would have been very rude indeed to you.

But to be fair, I think you are lying!

LewisWorkshop, 4 months ago to random

Well, here's the big secret project we've been working on since last year - and the reason most of my posts have been dripping with stress and anxiety for the last 9 months. Say hello to the newest member of the family.

LewisWorkshop, 4 months ago to random

Good grief... There's people out there saying that if I own books by particular authors then they wouldn't feel "safe" around me. That's fine by me - I don't feel safe around people who can't separate information sources from intention.

Are people really this childish now? I'm the big bad meanie because I read widely? I've no time for this nonsense any more and I won't pander to it. Grow up. If a bit of paper on a stranger's shelf is a problem, the real bad in the world is going to break you.

LewisWorkshop, 4 months ago to random

You know what? Bugger woodworkers making things in giant workshops. I want to see an amateur from the arse end of urban decay. Cramped in a humid room with the smell of fungus. I want to see them trying to mark and cut a sheet of plywood with it balanced on the back of a chair at an angle, while a pallid energy saving light bulb sweats electric twilight into the room. I want to see the rage boil in their eyes as the pound shop screw driver bits shatter and strip the head for the third time.

LewisWorkshop, 4 months ago to random

Does anyone have a recommendation for a smallish (12"-24") vinyl cutter? Obviously not a Cricut, but what about a Silhouette, or Vevor, or Roland? Something else?

Anyone got anything they're looking to sell?

LewisWorkshop, 4 months ago to random

There's very little time left to get your signs delivered in time for Christmas - order from http://Lewiswork.etsy.com ASAP if you're based in the UK. International fans - Sorry, it's already too late.

*Boosts appreciated to spread the word.

Red sign with the text "do nothing, touch nothing, get Kryten"
Joke Industrial sign with a high voltage icon and the text "Danger, legacy Electrical Hazard. This equipment operates at higher voltage than the electric chair and was built before electrical safety standards were enforced"

LewisWorkshop, 5 months ago to random

"How are you feeling?"

"A complex network of cutaneous receptors linked to my brain by nerve cells. Why, how do you do it?"

TheGingerDog, 6 months ago to random

Work has had an annual penetration test.

Unfortunately I can't find an appropriate Bevis and Butthead style gif to go with its announcement on slack.

timonsku, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

E: Ok I think I got a few options now, thanks!

I have a pressure pump that is controlled via WiFi to water my plants at specific times.
That works well but my issue is that I get siphoning for some low standing plants.
I can't find something that would essentially only allow high pressure to flow and stop at low pressure. This could be as simple as a backflow valve with a stronger spring but it doesn't seem to be a thing?
Electric solution also ok but needs to be pressure controlled.