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chrishuck

@chrishuck@fosstodon.org

Mechanical Engineer, Cyclist, 3D modeling of all kinds, 3D printing, Linux, programmer. Believer in making things better for everyone

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hotdogsladies, to random
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"Better to rein in Hell than to serve in Heaven.

—John Milton, Teen Horse Enthusiast

https://overcast.fm/+E5IPejLQQ

chrishuck,
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@hotdogsladies Puns are definitely the dumbest way to show how smart you are.

MisterMaker, to random
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Actually worked on this crane in the beginning of my career. Wasn't under Mammoet then but ALE. I didn't find the mechanical design all that interesting since you don't see size on your computer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Oq3nWkTtY

chrishuck,
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@MisterMaker That is badass!! The biggest crane test load I ever designed was 438 tons.

chrishuck, to Engineering
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I don't know why component manufacturers even bother publishing catalogs on their websites because they almost never have the parts in inventory.

"Oh, our hydraulic actuator meets all of the requirements of your project? You can have it in 15 months."

I feel like I could design my own and spin up a manufacturing line for it in less time.

chrishuck, (edited )
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@bmaxv Probably not. But, that’s not the point. I’m sure there are tons of manufacturers and distributors that complain about places like McMaster-Carr. The reason people buy from them is because they have inventory and you can easily see if it’s in stock. Sure, you might pay a little more, but they actually have it when you need it. Availability drives more of my buying decisions than cost.

chrishuck,
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@bmaxv My biggest gripe with modern business is nobody having anything in inventory. It’s all “Just in time” delivery. They all think every company is a John Deere or CAT that buys things by the thousands and plans a year’s worth of production. I’d wager more customers have the one-off demand. If a supplier tells me they don’t have what I need in stock, I generally move on right away.

foosel, to random
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An OctoPrint release overshadow by some major CI issues (outage, not my fault, but I managed to solve it with a workaround), PyPI changes refusing to accept my sdist name (was still accepted during RC phase, will have to push that manually) and still being exhausted from yesterday.

Timing 😅 But it's out 😊

chrishuck,
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@foosel We all appreciate everything you do Gina!

hotdogsladies, (edited ) to random
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It has been pointed out by friend-of-the-show @agiletortoise that these are, in fact, two different people.

I don't have a position except to say that many people find both Jameses somewhat challenging to listen to.

Merlin regrets the error.

chrishuck,
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@hotdogsladies @agiletortoise The whole time I kept thinking you were going to mention that it was actually Jerry Reed that you were talking about.

(Bonus: Glen Campbell)

https://youtu.be/nqxv3DbXO4k?si=2QaNZ5nuw-Oq7zF0

lewis, to cycling
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Finally! 🎉

chrishuck,
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@lewis New bike day is the best day!

hotdogsladies, to random
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Anthony Pellicano looks like if Tim and Eric became the same character.

chrishuck,
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@hotdogsladies Regis is such an under appreciated name. My grandpa Regis and Regis Philbin are the only two I know of.

chrishuck, to 3DPrinting
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Continuing my of the logos of my favorite teams, the next installment is the Rubber Ducks minor league baseball team. When I bought the hat last year, I knew I needed to do something with the logo because it really pops.

I fired up to make a SVG and to make the model from that SVG. It took a little planning on the heights for the different colors since I only have one extruder. Turned out great!

3D printed version of the Akron Rubber Ducks team logo next to a baseball cap with the same logo.
3D printed version of the Akron Rubber Ducks team logo viewed from the back side to show the stand.
3D printed version of the Akron Rubber Ducks team logo still on the printer.

chrishuck,
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@FreeCAD Thank you!

chrishuck,
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@M4x Thank you! Yes, I had to manually change the filament each time. I would need a maxed-out PrusaXL to have enough extruders for automatic filament changes.

linux_mclinuxface, to 3DPrinting
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Due to travel and things I hadn’t done any #3dPrinting for two weeks.

Anyone want to guess what I’m doing today?

(Aside from printing too fast and under extruding in the corners 😉)

chrishuck,
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@linux_mclinuxface Looks like the start of a milk crate type container?

ian, to random
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Why did I ever develop open source software that requires DNS, NAT, reverse proxy and HTTPS certs to work properly? Every request I get for setup help quickly devolves into me having to draw diagrams 😭

chrishuck,
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@ian No good deed goes unpunished.

thelinuxcast, to linux
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We'll be podcasting in about 25 minutes! https://youtube.com/live/mEjVtoULEfI?feature=share

chrishuck,
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@thelinuxcast As a longtime user of Ubuntu, I really have no complaints. I can do CAD to code and everything in between. The people that I see complaining about Ubuntu are doing things with computers that most people are not. I can understand not using it if you’re a gamer or in some development environments. However, for the average user, it’s a good OS that runs well on old hardware.

foosel, to random
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Suddenly hail 😬

chrishuck,
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@foosel What the hail?!

timdesuyo, to Birding
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just look bad at flying.

chrishuck,
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@timdesuyo Whenever I see a duck flying, I always imagine that the duck is thinking “Oh my god! Oh my god!” the entire time it’s in the air.

chrishuck, to random
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I’m certainly not afraid to repair things in my house, but a fix that I thought would be “easy” on my dryer has turned into an entire drum replacement. There is a felt seal/bearing on each end of the drum. It’s glued onto the drum… The front seal split and got inside the drum, twisting itself around clothes that were in there. A new drum will be here in a week, but this seems like an unnecessarily-costly-to-repair design. It’s only 4 years old ffs.

I suppose that it’s at least fixable…🤷‍♂️

chrishuck,
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@mcdanlj Nope. It’s a GE.

Manufacturer’s warranty is only a year. I had a previous GE that I bought used that was still going strong after 12 years of my use. I had to replace the control board on it once, but it was mechanically solid. It stayed at my old house. I bought a new set when I bought this house 4 years ago. I was a little shocked at this failure.

chrishuck,
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@kbob I can do either. There’s a drying rack beside the dryer that is generally where my cycling clothes go. We have another drying rack that has forced airflow that can work in a pinch. Fortunately, the laundromat isn’t far away. Less than a 5 minute drive.

chrishuck,
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@mcdanlj I will say that I already had to replace the door catch on this dryer. I’m just glad I can get parts and it’s serviceable, even if I t took a little bit to figure out how to get it apart.

Nixie, to random
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Well...I'm kinda getting fed up with Fusion...today it won't save changes to a part, no matter what. I think the part is finished so it should not be a problem, but still...

So, I'm gonna try my hand at Freecad. As of first impression, I have no fucken idea on how to do anything. XD

chrishuck,
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@Nixie @smellsofbikes If you’ve been using Fusion for 7 years, you should be pretty familiar with the Sketch->Feature workflow. In FreeCAD, you will probably want to start with the Part Design workbench. It will be the most like what you’re used to in Fusion. As others have said, the MangoJelly and Joko Engineering YouTube channels are great resources. There are tons of us here on Mastodon as well. Just use the #freecad tag for reach. We want to help!!

chrishuck,
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@Nixie @smellsofbikes You can also check out Ondsel. It’s a fork of FreeCAD that might present a more approachable experience compared to what you’re used to. It’s still FreeCAD under the hood, but the interface addresses some new user complaints. The same tutorials and techniques apply.

FreeCAD is extremely powerful and works like most other CAD, as much as people want to say that it doesn’t. It’s been improved significantly in recent years and keeps getting better

chrishuck, to random
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My dad is a huge fan of YouTube. He listens to so much music on there even though I pay for Spotify for him. Today, he was telling me about something he saw in a video about repairing an overhead garage door and how it helped him fix his own door. While that's not surprising by itself, what caught me off guard was that he didn't refer to what he watched as a video, but as a "YouTube". He's like: "Just type in 'garage door bottom board repair' and you get 20 YouTubes about it." 😂

MLE_online, to random
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I got my ham radio working and now I'm listening to the hams fighting with each other

video/mp4

chrishuck,
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@MLE_online Breaker breaker. This here’s the Big Red Rider tippie-toeing past the Bear’s Den on I-64 West. Come on back

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