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Basics

  • The Entries in Eric Lotze Log from the year 2023
  • Moved to this page to reduce slowdowns/size of the main page

Entries

12/3/2023

  • I'm still alive
  • In Other News:

Main Things of Note I Have Been Up To

    • By the magic of Adapters off amazon, i got the Old Camera i got at the auction to work (Via the S-Video and the Coaxial Video over the BNC Connector to VGA (then VGA to whatever) )
    • Also connected my computer into that old crt monitor to see if it worked (it did)
  • I got the Sunlu S2 Filament Dryer and 3D Print Quality Improved Substantially (Mainly Stringing )
  • Also got a Lightbox to use with that 3DBenchy Photography Studio 3D Printed Turntable for Print Quality Monitoring (Good High CRI Leds Incluided (At least as measured by my Mk1 Eyeballs) , Collapsable, i'll add the amazon link later)
  • Got some more Power Tools
  • Bought the Ikea Lacks to be able to make the Ikea Lack Enclosure
  • Learning how horrible renovation work is at this jobsite (more details later)
  • I dropped off some old blankets (beyond Donate-able quality wise) to that Safe Animal Shelter , got distracted, pet some cats + cleaned up there a bit, also asked for if they had a TNR Program (sidenote, snobby me wants a different acronym, some elequent backronym if possible of "Capture, Treat, Sterilize, Vaccinate, Chip/Mark, Adopt or Release"
    • Plotting making those "Cat Colony Monitoring Station" things (Trail Camera + RFID Reader (and/or Optical Recognition of 2D Barcode tags, or maybe even facial recognition?) + Ant Proof Food/Water Dispenser + Box Type thing for Shelter
  • Printed more things, to the extent my 0.4mm nozzle is probably moreso a 0.6mm nozzle; i had to adjust my z offset
    • Also the belt tensioning mechanism on my Prusa Mk3s brings me pain
  • Took my car to some local chain Carwash place called "Luvs" or something (odd branding), anywho they have a standard Tunnel Style Carwash and then they have what essentially a single row of parking, but with Central Vacuum lines for cleaning out the inside (Also a "prewash station" , and Microfiber Cloths at the end
    • All pretty standard stuff, although a pretty slick layout. The main thing of interest is they have a subscription model where you get "unlimited washes" for a montly fee. I am currently tracking the "cleanliness" equivalent of the Time Between Overhalls (also trying to plot how fast i go through toiletries and whatnot as well but that's another rant)
    • Main takeaways from that rant are 1.) OSE Equipment Washbay would be pretty slick and 2.) From a preventative maitnance standpoint (Bird Poop Eating through Clear Coat and so on) it may be worth it compared to paying each time and/or Water+Soap+Time for DIY (lack of wastewater treatment of the effluent at home also, although from a Dilute and Dispose standpoint it isn't too big of a deal) 3.) Dumb Idea but Franchise / Replicate thye Business Model for Continous Revinue
  • Also i have a somewhat stable income now so am growing my collection of tools / hardware

Thoughts of Note

"Open Source Taxes"

  • One i want to plot a good personal budget and get that going
  • Has me thinking of the concept of Open Source Taxes
    • Basically Merge Patreon Donations, Donations to NGO's ( Amnesty International, Humane Society, OSE), Donations to "free" things like Wikipedia and Open Source Software ( Blender Foundation , etc)
    • Tricky bit would be prioritization
    • On the Youtube Channel Patreon side i am somewhat sure at least
    • Hard part would be exactly who, and exactly how much each
    • Main thing though is Consistent Long Term Donations vs Bulk Donations
      • Not sure if it has been covered on-wiki yet, and what to name the page if it hasn't been yet, but essentially Monthly Donations are better as:
        • They make budgeting (especially predicting income in the future etc) easier for the group
        • They can be lower / "seem" lower (10 USD Per Month vs 120 USD All at Once)

Investing

  • The other bit that has me intruiged is Investing
  • Probably low risk + some companies i like (The whole "Game the System" get rich quick type investments tend to fail, short of companies with supercomputers+piole of anaylists, although even then. RE: Goldfish Rich of Investing etc)
  • There was some ad for "Acorns" which uses the Cost Round Up Model to get you to invest money
    • Need to real all the fine print, and if i remember correctly they interfered in the Gamestop Stock Short Selling Event (or whatever would be a better name for that phenomenon that happened)
    • Also the Ethics of Investing has me a bit concerned
    • Either way i've been pondering that a bit

(OBI) Rennovation Work

  • SO the recent jobsite i have been working on has been a country club so that, and it being built in the 90's/early 2000's means it is somewhat peak "Cheap Sloppy Work"
  • Granted i am of the philosophy of "As long as the company and i get payed, no reason to be concerned too much/get stressed" (within reason, not slacking, or also still say some combination of swears when hitting my head on something in an attic etc lol) DBT and all that, bit funny seeing some others and being like y'all need therapy goddamn
  • ANYWHO there are some Reverse Switchlegs , Discrepancies Between The Prints and Reality in Construction (Things measured wrong, product not specified/mismeasured, lack of communication between departments leading to overlapping HVAC / Electrical etc) , and just in general bad things happening
  • Has me always thinking of "Oh how could this be optimized"
    • Not that i'm walking around like i own the place/talking people's ears off with my "ideas" and all that, but yeah
  • My Main Philosophy Though Would Be:
    • Measuring Crew
      • Goes in First
      • Uses 3D Scanners (Unlike Quality Control / Reverse Engineering , they don't need to be Metrology Grade 3D Scanners ), Laser Levels , Tape Measures + Laser Distance Finders (forget the term), and Cameras to capture what is there currently
      • ALSO doing whatever one can to determine what existing wire + studs + insulation exists behind the drywall would be of use as well
        • Pulling out outlets, or even some "Exploratory Drilling" with small bits, then feeling around + using an Inspection Camera (Especially my ideal one which would have a 360 Camera by 2-4 wide angle lenses facing outwards from the center (protected by a saphire or optical grade diamond layer for longevity) + a higher definition/zoom camera on the "end" (attatchments for a hook/magnet, if not medical style manipulation system would be nice as well)) and maybe a Wall Scanner such as the Walabot device should gather information + find any abnormal situations
      • They also preform the esential tasks of scouting for Asbestos so the proper Asbestos Abatement professionals can be called in
    • Design Crew
      • They take the existing design process but add in Cross Referencing of Different Sectors (Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC, Framing, Roofing, Insulation, etc), and Taking into acouint the Measuring Crew's data and any details on what is being installed (Such as the size of a Refrigerator etc
      • After finishing the design, and making sure all parties agree to it, it should be "final" ; the goal is NO Change Orders (Construction)
    • Along with Resilient Part Sourcing , Integrated Construction Site Logistics , and Proper Staffing (Not Understaffing etc, although Overstaffing needs to be avoided) (Swarming is a neat concept, hard to implement (for now...) in most "long term contractor company" models due to the inconsisent work, not a "9 to 5" type deal, not fitting with the needs of Wage Workers having a consistent schedule+income, although if salaries or Pay by Project / Pay by Task (Although these can introduce Rushing, and thus Safety/Mental Health issues) are used this may be a non-issue. Either way they are definetly great for onsite stuff probably)
    • Construction Crew
      • Can be Subcontractors , although Vertical Integration has MAJOR advantages, short of the important issues of Monopolies and Monopsolies (spelling oof) (Also Are Ethical Monopolies Possible for thoughts on this once i get around to that)
        • Mainly the coordination is easier, quality is easier to assure (consistent "your people" not "oh i don't know this is some local contracter that made the bid" (Although at least as far as work Batia Construction has been a GREAT partner (Just hope their workers can get more holidays/breaks and pay, needs muckraking) they have a great standard of quality and their workers have all been nice (short of the eternal "can you move your stuff", althogh that is inherent to the work and we do the same at times)
    • Planning/Managment/Logistics/Safety Crew
      • Try and keep it minimal, Lead From the Front and all that; want to keep the Managerial Class from getting a bad dynamic / even forming
      • Although in terms of Answering Phonecalls, "Herding Cats" (although the aforementioned changes and their advantages should greatly reduce this), and Managing Material Flows it can still be quite an ordeal
      • Could also merge the Safety Specialist role into this (Making sure everyone has the PPE they need, inspecting it + ladders, lifts, and such, and also Access Control among other things)
        • Bit of a sidenote but we have had MAJOR problems with Access Control despite the Construction Site Warning Signs / Posters on Doors etc
          • "HARD HAT ZONE" etc in bold text and people wander in like they own the place, we even barracaded a door with a table lowkey like Zombies or a Slasher Flick Villian were coming and they MOVED IT absolutely wild, but adding more Caution Tape and locking down some doors is somewhat working ( May just need to have someone sit by a door and drop something loud, like a metal pipe, enough we scare them off!0
  • I'll need to clean this up and make a dedicated page for it later, but i just wanted to throw these on-wiki for now, in case anyone else is interested/can "jump on that" first!

Construction with "Long Time" Considered

  • Materials Choice ( Corrosion Resistance , UV Protective Coatings , etc)
  • Galvanic Corrosion prevention by design
  • Potentially adding Cathodic Protection to Metal Studs , Steel Rebar , and EMT although the degree to which that would be of use is debatable (need to look into this more)
  • Design with Upgrading/Retrofit/Repair in Mind
    • ALWAYS "Think of the Next Guy"
    • Features Such As:
      • Rigid Conduit rather than "Freewiring" or Flexible Conduit to allow for easy addition of more wire, or "repulls" for Broken Wires, Updating a Data Wire to the Latest Standard, or even Preventative Maitnance (Replacing Wire Before the Plastic Coating Becomes Brittle etc (Need to determine the exact time, Accelerated Aging Testing + Documenting Ages of Jobsites and the Condition (Visual and "Feel" Most Likely) of the Wiring/Materials Used)
      • Going above and beyond the code in terms of things being Accesible
      • Computer Models, or even "Scale Runs" (just a few studs vs a whole build etc) to ensure Ergonomics may be of use (IE can a Short Person, Average Person, and Tall Person each get in here (at least just the average person) and have space for tools and a ladder/lift)
      • Standardization of Fittings and Fastners
      • DOCUMENTATION
        • In Prints, Labels on Panels, Paperwork on Protocols, "Changelogs" but for the Physical Building as well as the Prints, Maitnance etc
      • Considering Insulation's Impact on Other Aspects of the Construction
        • As an Electrician, Fiberglass Blanket Insulation is PAIN (both in mental anguish digging for wires/looking for where the next hole is, and in the physical sense with Fiberglass Splinters ), unsure on what a better alternative would be, but that seems (at least to me) to be something to ponder

Power Tools etc that have me Tempted

  • Milwaukee Packout and Klein Tools ModBox (or both via an Adapter Plate...if i can find someone who makes them/figure out how to make one)
    • Dream would be base module with power tools in bags/cases chucked in there, then drawer modules above that (with Gridfinity in them), then maybe the Milwaukee Radio Module / the Light One
    • The Milwaukee Packout Wet/Dry Vacuum has me intruiged, although having the Milwaukee Backpack Vacuum hung on the handle/side would be more multipurpose, especially for On-Tool Dust Extraction / that neat device they have that uses the suction to stick on to the wall and catch dust
    • The Collapsable Handle on the ModBox would make fitting stuff in my Hatchback easier (although it has been fine so far with power tool case or two + a ridgid rolling toolbox thing; it's funny to see people be like "i need a TRUCK" and only use it for grocery runs + dropping lil timmy off at soccer practice, meanwhile i do contracter work in my lil hatchback (granted also hauled that *flight simulator thing* in the sedan too lol) (granted also don't view people with contempt, and other things like that, but it does make me smile at times)
  • Dewalt Stealthsonic
    • VERY quiet wet/dry vac, need to read up on specs/reliability, but could be neat for creating a central vac of sorts for the garage, also maybe on big jobs, but it's a bit bulky
  • Dewalt High Pressure Inflator and High Volume Inflator Two in One (Basically a tire pump, and air matress inflator all in a little thing the size of a lunchbox, and powered by their 20v removable batteries, seems AMAZING but the Amazon reviews have me concerned
    • Between this, a Lithium Ion Jump Starter , and my Spare Tire i am set vehicle emergency wise (I also have some Retroreflector triangle style signs, and a goofy Vehicle Escape Tool (Overkill, but neat peace of mind i guess, that and/or save kid (and/or dog) from hot car if need be) (I also want to get a proper Trauma First Aid Kit , seems only way to do it right is to buy all the peices parts, most amazon etc kits use counterfits; seems fine till the turnoquite windlass snaps and the bleeding isn't stopped!)
      • Also would be of use for Air Mattresses , maybe even a Air Inflated Beam Based Frame Tent (or whatever the term is), beachballs, and bike tyres etc (also maybe quick starting charcoal/fires if i'm feeling brave)
      • ALSO i saw the framers do this, but blowing Drywall Dust out of the Air Cooling sections of Cordless Drills etc, keeps them functioning well and clean in general
  • Thermal Cameras
  • Computer Monitors (Hard to tell what is good, and especially get a good idea of the risk of Dead Pixels / Display Burn In / Outright Failure; if i'm burning money on a good monitor i want it to last, not die after one year as some reviews have said) (A bunch on "sale" though; need to look into if any are just On Permasale
  • Thunderbolt 3 Dock (Would make my laptop-desktop mess nicer) (Also sidenote m o a r d e s k has me intruiged, although even ikea was DAMN expensive compared to what i was thinking they would be) (Also a proper desk chair maybe, although these days not doing too much time at my desk anyways!)
  • Metal Casting Gear / A Multiprocess Welder
    • The "YesWelder" Multiprocess+Plasma cutter in one has me intruiged, but supposedly low duty cycle and not that great
  • The Usual CNC Mill and/or Laser Cutter
  • Also saw some crazy high resolution Resin 3D Pritner on sale, and granted the real expense is in the Resin (...+Gloves+Solvents for Post Processing Washing+PPE Filters+...), but the ceramic resins have me especially intruiged (3D Printed Rocket Stoves, Gasifiers , and even maybe a Fuel Reformer (Re Swiss Roll Reformer )
  • Also misc kitchen gadgets but those are even lower on the priority list

Small Combi-Oven Plotting

  • I learned about these recently, although they are a bit hit and miss feature wise
  • Basically the form factor of a Toaster Oven , but also (depending on the model)
  • NONE have these features that would be in my dream one sadly:
    • Self Cleaning Oven (Would allow for that, and also Neopolitan Pizza / that "Wood Fired Pizza" type deal as Demonstrated by Alex/FrenchGuyCooking (YouTube Channel) (Granted i'm not too crazy about all that, but having the capability would be neat, also how hot do Tandoori Ovens get (Although Rotimatic should have me covered in the flatbread territory once i have money to incinerate and assuming the company still exists)
    • "Smart Oven" in the sense of "sensor cooking" and also the "cook by barcode" function demonstrated by that one company
      • Smart as in Wifi/Bluetooth etc wouldn't be horrible, but not needed, and for something OTS almost always comes with horrible software and privacy risks
      • [Technology Connections (YouTube Channel) ]] made This Very Interesting Video on the "Popcorn Button" on most microwaves
        • Most seem to use a huimidity sensor, if not just blind timers, optimal is a microphone essentially automating the "time between pops" method
  • ANYWHO
    • My dream one would have all those functions and maybe have the rotissorie (somewhat of a gimmik, although could be neat to have, also if it has a "multiplexer" of sorts for 1 spit replaced by many Kebab Rollers :) )
    • HOWEVER either OTS and Rip Out + Substute the Controls, or all DIY/OS
    • This way there is no behinds the scene stuff happening code wise, there are no annoying preset buttons i don't use, and it may just be more straightforward
  • GRANTED this is not that important/great of a project, but as per one review i can dig up these are AMAZING for Campervan / Tinyhome type stuff

NPR Stuff

  • Getting late so i'll have to add these later, but on Fridays they have a non-news bit, "Science Fridays"
    • All sorts of neat papers + interviews and whatnot
  • Also had a news bit on there being an Agricultural Surplus of Apples , and thus Farmers making the choice between hire labor to pick them and go into debt/not be able to sell them, or let them rot
    • Luckily some Food Rescue Groups stepped in on at least one location, but tragic nonetheless
    • Some book also mentioned this, i forget which, but yeah this stuff is wild
    • Networking (as with most situations) may help though?
    • Either way that story really stuck with me and i thought i might as well throw it on here
  • ALSO all the bits are archived and can be listened to on demand
  • They also have call ins sometime, granted i don't want to Grandstand too much but that may be a neat avenue

Catching Up

  • It's been a while since i've checked the discord so i should do that sometime
  • Also Marcin, could we Catch Up over a Videocall or something sometime?
  • Been a while so i'd love to join a meeting if we still have those, or just catch up + share ideas sometime.

Final Notes

  • Holiday Crazyness is Ramping Up
  • Between that, The Jobsite Getting into "Crunchtime", and just the usual work schedule i may not be on wiki that much as per the past few months, but we'll see
  • I do want to document waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more things though, and expand upon all this, so if i get the time i'll dive into that
  • And again i'd love to catch up in a more efficient non-huge text entry way sometime
  • Either way thanks for reading this far, and happy holidays and all that!

9/28/2023

  • Today I Mainly did
    • Usual minor wiki work (Adding Categories to Stuff, Reading Recent Edits)
  • ALSO:
  • Documented Oscillating Tool stuff
      • one of those is probably going to be my next "big purchase" as i gradually get more and more tools
      • Along with an Impact Driver , Basic Hammerdrill (not an SDS Rotary Hammer although that is a good later buy, few times i may need it now one of the older people will have it, etc), and all the various Electrician Hand Tools those are the main things you really need for more Electrical Work, Conduit Benders are usually company provided, but that may be on the list as well (granted N/A for residential work for the most part)
    • I do need to buy a pair of Diagonal Cutters , was going to get the Klein Tools one, althpugh someone recently got Knipex Lineman's Pliers and Diagonal Cutters, and they may be a bit better, so i may want to double check that, but honestly only so much differences/innovation in hand tools short of Stuff that Breaks Quick and has a Horrible Joint (If Applicable) and just good tools
    • Less priority than that stuff, and cleaning up the last few logs, but documenting BambuLab 's Products, and what that means for the Future of 3D Printing / RepRap / "the maker movement" / "the open source movement" may be interesting
      • I don't want to be all "the end is nigh", and they may hopefully Open Source work down the line, but they essentially took all the work VORON , RatRig , HevOrt , 247Zero , and to a lesser extent Prusa did and locked it up IP wise
      • I need to see what degree the cost reduction is due to their mass manufacturing, but their printers, mainly the latest Cetus / Prusa Mini esque cantilever design which is ~300 (or ~500 USD with the Filament Splicing Multicolor 3D Printing "AMS" unit), are quite cheap. This may just be my "grrrr not Open Source" bias, but i wonder to what degree "skimping" on componets/long term support/wages for the people assembling them (although someone rightfully pointed in a YouTube comment thread i was in out how Czech Republic isn't amazing either, which i need to look into, but on a scale of sweatshop to anarchosyndicalist utopia it isn't too bad (i hope, again citation needed, not Confirmation Bias stuff)
      • I wonder if any Occulus/Meta Type Predatory Pricing is happening. I don't know if they have / how much money they have to "bleed" compared to Facebook/Meta's Horde, but that could be something happening; their semi-closed materials system/cloud use (although again LAN mode and custom spool use is allowed...for now at least) and proprietary Hotend (and maybe Nozzle) system is concerning. Sort of a 1.) Wipe Out Competition 2.) Swap Over to the Printer Ink Model / Raise Prices / Paywall Features / Require Subscription
      • Again all speculation, need to do proper mudraking, and they could turn around and OS all the things, or become a great company (printers look nice, and seem decent too admittably)
  • Rambling there, but the Prusa XL (Mainly the 5 HEADED TOOLCHANGER ) ( Although i think sadly only 2x is available for now for some reason) release has happened to an extent, and reviews are trickling in. Due to the main advantage being the physical toolchanger (similar to the E3D Toolchanger although hopefully the Development+Community Prusa Has will make it polished+commonplace unlike E3D's Design and some custom VORON's etc) which isn't fully released on launch it has been a bit anticlimatic, especially due to the Prusa Machine's higher cost. So that is all over that part of the internet. YouTube at least, haven't been on reddit since the Reddit Boycott thing began (although i think their CEO is being proven right which also is a bit of a dark sign. Good Union stuff happening in the USA for once, so that's promising at least
  • 'Anyhow whenever i'm able to write on all that philisophical/political stuff that's what i should go into, that or Marcin you can read up and dive into all that!
  • That's about it, guessing 4 Hours?

9/26/2023

  • Slowdown at work (At the Commercial Site we're waiting on the Framers/HVAC people to finish some things up before we can begin working on the next steps) so i'm on hold to an extent for this week
  • I have support networks and whatnot so it's not too big of a deal, but still odd
  • Figured i'd get some things done on here with the free time
  • I'd don't know if you got my email, but i'd like to get in contact with you sometime User: Marcin and see what all is happening/will happen soon.
  • Maybe ~3-4 Hours of wiki work, nothing too much today

Misc Things i Was Looking Into

  • Some more things i want to document sometime that i saw recently over the past few days
    • Rotary Atomizers
      • Mainly used for Paint (Coinidentally the cone type is used on most Painting Robots !) and some Spray Drying applications, i'm intruiged by using one for Pyrolysis Oil / WVO / PPO and such that may have the viscosity of Heavy Fuel Oil etc. Also unlike pumps "dump liquid on spinning thing" can be simplified quite a bit i'd imagine. Potentially even making a crude Gas Turbine of sorts (Almost like those goofy Turbo Burn Barrels ) to drive it could be done
      • Even without all that, as proven by those battery powered "Milk Frothers" (Stir, not Steam Wand based) (this is what inspired me a few days ago, i was rinsing one off and bumped the button made a PILE of spray/mist from the water flowing on it), not too much electrical power is needed, potentially allowing for a low power Biolite Camp Stove type Thermoelectric powered system
    • I was looking into Diode Laser Cutter/Engravers
      • There seems to be a VERY good brand, Skulpfun
        • Seems to be higher build quality on the motion aspect than xTool
        • Also quite modular, and offers Upgrade kits akin to Prusa
        • Not open source sadly, although they do seem to at least consider their customers' feedback. Also could maybe push them towards open sourcing their stuff like what Naiomi Wu did with the Creality Ender 3 / CR-30
        • The Skulpfun S30 Ultra (33w Optical Power Version) isn't cheap ( ~1200 USD (+ Import Taxes potentially, also a Base Honecomb Board, an Enclosure + Fume Extractor + Fume Scrubber (Charcoal cartrige seems to work as per a video i saw) ), but is very capable, and seems quite well constructed short of the use of Cable Wrap rather than properly constrained Cable Chain
        • It may be cheaper to DIY, but they offer a Camera module for layout assist
        • Not as good as a proper CO2 or Fiber Laser to an extent, but given the price (Compared to Offerings by Full Spectrum Laser etc)
        • Looking into Laser Diode vs Laser Tube Life may be something of interest as well
    • A BUNCH of Petrochemicals to document, may just chuck the links on the discord + my temporary trashcan page
    • Cooling Vests (Specifically saw a novel system, often used by Media Blasting personell (since they already need, and thus have, a PILE of compressed air) that used a Vortex Tube and a standard Compressed Air Quick Connect for personal cooling)
    • Agricultural Water Managment / Water Table Management (Essentially Drainage Tile / Drainage Tile Line connected to a small valve of sorts often using Stoplogs . This, sometimes in combination with other strategies such as Ponds , Swales / Subsurfacing or Keyline Plowing / Terraces , or even more complex systems like Subsurface Dykes =
      • I was watching something where they had a large homestead/market garden type farm, did no-till, then had the issue of "too much water" etc and went to tillage/creating furrows or whatever the term was, i was thinking something the lines of a French Drain / drainage ditch, and found all sorts of information on all that
  • Bit more knowledge on Vacuum Sealing mainly (Semi-) Automated forms of the Chamber Vacuum Sealer ( Double Chamber Vacuum Sealer and Conveyor Belt Vacuum Packaging Machine etc
  • The Thought Emporium recently posted a very interesting video titled "Synthesizing Chicken Soup From Pure Chemicals" ( !23 Minute Watch )
    • Mentions this Expired Patent "689,289 CHICKEN FLAVOR AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME"
      • They could imitate different meats or vegtable broths by varying the ingredients
        • Makes me want to make something akin to a CocaCola Freestyle but for broth
      • They only compared to storebought broth/soup etc, i figured a collaboration with Alex/FrenchGuyCooking (also to complete his ramen series, could make his own take)
      • Also tangentially discussed the vegan meat simulant type stuff, open source impossible meat type stuff had some people hyped in the comments
        • Seemed like a neat oppertunity to tap into sometime
  • That's about it for now

9/16/2023

What i have been doing / ramblings on things i want to cover in the near term

  • Jobsite for the New Job is a MAJOR Renovation which isn't too bad, however the Drawings either haven't matched up with real life...or sometimes eachother (HVAC vs Electrical vs Framing etc) (Safety Lights right where a Fire Sprinkler is, Walls where an existing Chandileer we are supposed to keep are)...and the Architects are in Georgia
    • Been a bit of a wild, if not sadly uncommon experience
    • Has my mind thinking about the advantages of not only Open Source stuff like all the Seed Eco Home / OBI Stuff will be, but also great reccordkeeping "what does this breaker go to, what does that wire go to" etc
  • Got some power tools (for a price oof) for work the other day, want to document what i learned looking up tools and whatnot sometime
  • Also maybe what all i have, gets odd privacy wise / i don't want to be showing off per se (not to say that i have anything crazy), but documenting my experiences/takes on what i have may be of use
  • Anywho was in the middle of work, two windows piles of tabs + seperate account with window for music
    • m y c o m p u t e r d i n ' t l i k e t h a t
    • Was supposedly at only low 90's / high 80s % RAM Usage, so i thought things were stable, guess not
  • Was aiming to finish out the Thin Film Coating Technology documentation (although mainly just YouTube Playlist for Now), mostly done on that
  • On a note related to that above stuff and the Rubber Boat page, it's been in the garage for ages, but we finally got a small RHIB dinghy and engine from my dad's dad out from the garage. Airtight, Engine is Good (Friend of my dad did a "startup run" / looked it over i guess (could potentially grab details), main thing is there is some liner that needs to be glued down, so my looking into all of this may be of use lol
    • Sidenote, i'll probably document this when making a page on RHIBs and materials etc, but supposedly the High End material is " Hypalon " (aka Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene ) which is more chemical and UV resistant, plus able to deal with more temperature extreems. Another to add to the list at least!
  • CNC Kitchen (YouTube Channel) covered PET Bottle Pulltrusion (or whatever term would be good for a page on all that)
    • Makes me think a Petamentor 2.0 or something similar ( "ElectroNoobs" has a good design, i may modify it to use my Arduino Uno i have lying around, rather than the Arduino Nano they used, also maybe a more "proper" spooler to get that perfect overlap to prevent potential tangling etc, other than those two things either would work well
    • Main things are 1.) Open Source Design 2.) In my case not requiring an old 3d Printer (typically Ender 3) to cannibalize for parts
    • Looking into Material Properties, Print Settings, and whatnot for the material may be of use as well
  • Getting a Dedicated "Non-Food Use" Toaster Oven, Microwave, and maybe given that parts cleaning video crock pot may be of use too, more things to add to the "near term decently large purchase" budget
  • I was looking into the Babington Burner a bit, also stumbled upon training footage for Fired Process Heaters (Furnaces) in Refineries, learned stuff from that, turns out due to Ash and/or Coking on the outside of the (for lack of a better word, for Crude Oil and other Process Fluids, not water) Water Tubes in what is quite similar to a Water Tube Boiler there is a sort of Clean in Place System (Fixed, or Retractable) called a " Sootblower " (Most use steam, looking into Dry Ice Blasting based versions would be neat
    • Internal Coking was a more concerning aspect, not only inefficiency (such as Water Scale in Steam Systems), but also Pipe Overheating/Melting spilling flammible fluid all over the (most often directly fired with open flames) Furnace and potentially causing a catostrophic incedent!), need to see how that is adressed, mentioned burning it with Superheated Steam / Oxygen, something akin to that Foam Ball Based Descaling / Pipeline Pigging would be neat
  • Other than that mainly need to check recent edits, finish out the Textile / Threadwork Stuff
  • After that things are somewhat stable and i can return to the To-Do Page of mine / the longer term goals of Full Fabrication Capability / Makerspace Type Stuff, also look into Campervan/Skoolie type stuff, and just getting budgets+scheduled plans together
  • Also had a quick google search i'll need to finish+document on YouTube Compression (both in Audio and Video, wondering if it's variable and so on)
  • Other bit was Lubrication. Someone on the jobsite (i think HVAC) had a squaky as hell wheel on their desk-cart thing, someone grabbed WD40 after a search by the framers i think it was in their various toolboxes. They have these small cans now (of WD-40 and PB Blast etc) (although no attatched straw, either need a good 3D Printed Case or something or i'll only get the one with attatched straw) so i was considering getting some when i was buying tools. Didn't have time to go in depth, so resisted the impulse buy, but despite short term Lubrication, given that is not it's primary role, it may "dry out" existing lubricants. So i looked into similar "cans" which were there for Dry Lubricant (advertised for locks at least at Home Depot), Lithium Grease , and Silicone Oil (Major Compatibility Issues with these so that's a rabbit hole to explore)
    • One of the same people had a bottle (not pressurized can) of that "Sewing Machine Oil" type stuff (did seem like a good choice, lack of pressure can/Grease Gun spooked me from getting some (short of whatever came with my 3D Printer), but may not be too bad) a few days later so that may be the way to go

Communicating With People

  • I was in contact with this person, Stanislav Zachazevski who has some REALLY NICE seeming Stirling Engine designs (and not just models, but engines that are actually capable of doing useful work)
  • If you're reading this and haven't seen it already User: Marcin , after getting their permission i CC-ed you in the email. Granted i'd assume you are doing plenty of work on the SEH and all sorts of stuff as is, but more direct communication to someone with Fabrication Experience/Capabilities, and potentially more time may be of use i'd imagine. I hope my occasionally delayed replies didn't scare them off
  • On a related note Marcin, Could we potentially have a videochat sometime to catch up/talk about what the near term plans are for OSE?

Final Notes

  • Anyhow though, around Midnight local time here, so will get at this tomorrow hopefully, if not Friday-Sunday (outside of odd bits like Jobsites being closed due to Hurricanes and whatnot) are the days when i'm available

9/2/2023

  • Got a bit sidetracked with Dry Ice Blasting and also other surface prep stuff
  • Did get the Loom stuff started
  • I want to make a Flowchart for Feedstock->Finished Textiles using that chrome plugin sometime
  • Need to clean this up later, it's 2:00 am oof

9/1/2023

  • I feel I was quite productive today
  • Today I Mainly did
    • Usual minor wiki work (Adding Categories to Stuff, Reading Recent Edits)
  • ALSO:
  • Next Steps:
    • Contacting the people behind both of those designs for more details may be of use to "wrap things up"
    • Documenting some more textile stuff (Went down a bit of a rabbit hole looking for terms around looms today, need to tie those loose ends up
    • Also uncovered a small loose end on some sort of Scraping Self-Cleaning Filter (One of the applications of PCM )
    • Documenting that OS-ish DIY Single Point Diamond Turning Lathe
    • Watch the Technology Ingredints (YouTube Video) on Photonic Radiative Cooling and document anything of interest (most likely cooling panel design)
    • Document more Freeze Drying / Microwave Vacuum Drying stuff
    • Granted all of this is probably 2-3 days of work at the same level of what i did today
    • Also i NEED TO LEARN FREECAD AAAAAAAAAA
      • That and i want to plan/budget out Laser Cutter/CNC Router type stuff, the Folding Bicycle / ultimate pedal electic hybrid cargo bike crazyness, and also a BOM and General Plan for a Campervan / Skoolie
        • ~~Granted crunching numbers for the latter one has me c o n c e r n e d given current wage lol~~
  • Catching up on all the discords is a good idea too, although that can be a bit of a task in of itself
  • Anywho that's about it for today
  • Guessing 7-10 Hours, hard to tell when i started, although i am stopping now-ish ~10:35 est, started noon-1pm-ish ? although uncertain on what gaps existed

8/31/2023

Pre-Log Notes

  • I don't know if i said it anywhere yet, but turned out fine hurricane wise, the track bent up north a bit compared to earlier predictions (also not in a flood plain ~~yet, climate change woooooo~~, and a bit sheltered compared to some areas by the coast or more south, so we usually aren't hit bad)
  • Anywho Brains deciding to crash now at 10:25 rather than burn the midnight oil documenting things (probably related...)
  • Was working with a stream of someone assembling a Prusa XL in the background (Sadly it was only the Single Toolhead model, which compared to a VORON / RatRig / HevORT / VZBot etc isn't all that exciting
  • I think content on the 5x toolhead version should be trickling in soon
  • Time's ticking away until Tuesday
  • Might not get all my to-do items all written up by then, but we'll see
  • I'll clean this^ up whenever i edit next

8/30/2023

Pre-Log Notes

  • Monday started a "working interview" for a similar electrical job at another local place
  • Got paused to an extent due to Hurricane Stuff (will resume this next tuesday after Labor Day )
  • Was some renovation work so usual mess that that is, but otherwise neat and nothing new/scary really
  • Also gradually accumulating tool recommendations / good things to have, need to add those on-wiki, or at least to my Data Buffer Page / the discord for now
  • Jynxing it now, but not too concerned with flooding in our area, and it should be a bit weakened before it reaches the mid/east coast
  • Wind is my main concern, my dream would be to have those Hurricane Shudders on all windows just in case, but a e s t h e t i c s (and they aren't cheap!)
  • Either way may be offline and/out of power although that can be hard to predict
  • If/when it starts getting real stormy i'll be shut off just in case
  • Here's to hoping i guess lol

Log

  • Today I Mainly did
    • Usual minor wiki work (Adding Categories to Stuff, Reading Recent Edits)
  • ALSO:
  • Finished up the Photonic Radiative Cooling short of watching + documenting anything from the Tech Ingredients youtube video
    • Their Heat Exchanger Design may be good; their Desiccant AC seemed really well build (*just need a damn BOM for it oof* )
  • Somehow snaked over to and documented the Open Source Maskless Lithography stuff
  • Making a Category for Existing Open Source Designs and really getting all the robotic arms / robot actuators etc documented is a good near term project
  • Made a category for Optics stuff and Paint
    • That "High Density Pigment" thing had me wondering if the key to those Black 3.0 type paints is just multiple meshes of Carbon Black ?

8/23/2023

Pre-Log Notes

Log

  • Today I Mainly did
    • Usual minor wiki work (Adding Categories to Stuff, Reading Recent Edits)
  • ALSO:
    • Dived into good sources / learning+teaching material for Logical Fallacies
    • Looked into Vacuum Chamber stuff (2 channels doing some great well documented work, one made a light ring and camera holder for the "ports" (forgot to ask if they were glass, or Sapphire ), the other channel made a Vacuum Chamber System Controller (may need a better word)
      • Basically it has to Check Conditions, Run the Roughing Pump (with the door to the Turbomolecular Pump closed), close that and run the Turbomolecular Pump, THEN close another door, do it in reverse for venting to an extent, etc
      • They made a very clean design and are open sourcing it if i understand correctly
      • The other channel plans on doing some Physical Deposition (i mentioned the PA-CVD and DLC Stuff!)
    • Got Caught Up on Discord Short of Precious Plastic (who i want to get into contact about their recent Plastic Welding video)
    • Was also looking into Towing Capacity (Was thinking Campervan type thing towing a Makerspace-in-a-Trailer would be a neat way of doing things!)
    • That's about it
  • Started Later, Partially due to watching the amazing the IRSO Chandrayaan 3 Landing Livestream!, so didn't get as much done
  • Getting to a good point though
  • Guessing ~4 Hours Maybe?

8/22/2023

Log

  • Today I Mainly did
    • Usual minor wiki work (Adding Categories to Stuff
  • ALSO
    • Open Source Weather Station / Indoor Air Quality Monitor (I was looking into these, and documented what i have found)
    • Short bit on House Fires
      • Seems like basically don't use sketchy wiring, keep fire contained, and keep a fire extinguisher in your kitchen and you *should* be good, need more sources to check)
    • Ronja
      • I need to read up on how complex the optics are, as per the Technology Connections (YouTube Channel) video, TosLink doesn't even necessarily use Laser Diodes / Proper Optical Fiber just a LED, Coated Clear Plastic, and a Photoresistor (Or transistor for the sensitivity?) Either way surprisingly simple. I remember a ted talk on Solar Panel Based LiFi for Rural Areas, although i though FSOC required complex optics
        • Granted most of the places i've seen it are aerospace applications by DARPA and all that craziness so go figure
  • Some Minor Concrete Stuff
  • Need to grab the name of that YouTube channel if i haven't put them on-wiki yet, expert on concrete that does videos on all sorts of aspects of it
  • That's about it, didn't get as much done today as i had wanted to (had to help someone load up car / head out and lots of hecticness in that regard for a bit), but i am getting close to single window with only a few tabs
  • After that can get on just a single project at a time (as well as "keeping up" with the Recent Changes
  • Maybe ~6 Hours?

8/21/2023

Preface/Update on Things

  • Alrighty
  • So due to some stuff i can discuss another time at another place maybe, after a few months or so at that first job, they let me go/dismissed me
  • Wasn't anything horrible like "Get the fuck out of here, don't let the door hit you on the way out!" but yeah i don't want to get into details too much here
  • on the bright side of things at least got a few months of experience out of it!
  • I saw all sorts of jobsites:
    • Parking Lot Light Install
    • Walkway Light Install
    • Indoor Commercial Renovation (With a PILE of design vs reality issues / "discoveries" )
    • Indoor Renovation in Name, but it was essentially new construction in practice at times
      • New Metal Studs were put up, ran EMT for the boxes in those, Drywallers came in put that up, the whole process really (i was learning more spanish too with the drywallers, still "survivable" (bad grammar a kid could probably beat lol) but that was neat
  • Also learned a trick or two
    • Trick for Stranded Wire on Screws like Outlets etc (if you aren't using Crimp Connects (which at least industry standard here in USA is no, probably cost cutting, also not too needed, makes sense honestly
      • You strip the wire as per usual, but leave the loose insulation on the end, this keeps the bundle of strands together
    • Using a Shop Vac's Exhaust etc to determine which conduit went where
    • 2x Drywall is a 1 Hour Firewall (iirc, need to check notes i took on my phone)
    • Rudimentary Punch/Predrill makes "Zipits" Drywall Anchors go in way better
    • etc, small stuff like that
  • Also got more hand tools and a Rolling Toolbox (Smells like cancer, for lack of a better word. Must be some Plasticizer , i just assumed it would offgas soon enough like the "new car smell" etc, more persistent and noxious than that sadly) (need to make a page on these, would be my optimal storage/moving setup; like a Universal Load Unit but for a Hatchback / Minivan
  • Been figuring out what to do next, in the middle of that now
  • In the meantime i've been doing some stuff around the house, and getting into this work again to stay busy
  • Getting all my chrome tabs together then want to budget/plan things out a bit
  • Wait adding this in last, forgot the fan control on my alienware broke in a recent update, so i spent a day or two waiting for drivers to delete then reinstalling them yada yada yada, fan is stuck on max for better or for worse lol. Getting a Framework (or just budget route of rpi4 + monitor to be honest for stuff like this) may be higher up in expendable income (or remains of it) priority lol

Work i Did Today

  • I can grab the page links tomorrow if need be (also a time hack)
  • Added a lot of category links to stuff
    • These were small quick edits just to make finding stuff easier really (One person on the discord, i forget the name, was working on wiki search algorithm type stuff iirc)
    • I marked most if not all as "minor edits" to hopefully not fill up your Recent Wiki Changes page too much!
  • Outside of that i:
  • That's about it, unsure on the time, maybe around 4-5 Hours or so?

6/24/2023

  • So some family stuff going on so i had more babysitting / responsibilities around so was off and got off that rhythm
  • Did 3D Print Spare Parts for, and fully set up the Rokenbok we have with my siblings
    • Had me thinking on that V2 (Brushless Servos, either IR, or longer range and probably 2.5ghz wireless, More "Real" functionalities for the Forklift etc (Also making a refinery game of sorts to make it less Sisyphean
  • Have been doing a pile of 3D Printing (Mainly Spare Parts, although made some more of those phone stands for some family members. Currently making Gridfinity parts for what will probably be my toolbox or whatever
    • Printed 2x of the holders for Klein Screwdrivers, i will need to download+slice the shorter one for the long flat head one
    • Probably also want to print a new "baseplate" (Preferable to "flush fit" inside a toolbox, or try and make one of those 3D Printed Toolboxes (although PLA would...probably not hold up too well)
    • That's something to figure out tomorrow
  • I got a job!, heading in to work on Monday, i'll keep you posted on all that; figuring out that stuff has also been a theme of the past week
  • 'Need to backup my Phone and move stuff of Google Photos; Both are almost at capacity, the latter of which also holds all emails sent to me, so that is almost code red to-do wise, spending some money on a NAS / smaller Data Buddy type thing for a more sustainable workflow is probably one of the first things i'll burn "expendable money" on
  • Getting the non-401k or whatever system, savings plotted out (both in term of savings-savings, and "saving for project x's fund" savings, that and maybe some money for misc small stuff like eating out etc but that can add up!
  • Either way exciting times, but i need to get to sleep
  • I'll keep you posted and sorry for the gestures at the mess of all this but yeah!

6/12/2023

  • Finished up the stuff on Steam Weeding
  • Watched that latest bit on the DIY LN2 Temp Cryocooler project (Seems to be stalling due to difficulties in the design)
  • Outside of that not much else
  • Read up on the current Reddit Boycott Protest
  • Barely did any work just wanted to document all that
  • I have a job interview (of sorts, it's a bit nebulous when it starts/ends) tomorrow at 8:30 AM est, so will be up early (thus heading off to sleep early, thus no late night edit binges from me today!)
    • (Unsure what the afternoon will bring ie "you ready to work" "sure" "welp here's the job site's address, meet you there", or "see you in 1 week" etc)
    • Either way edits may be going back down to similar levels of when i was at trade school, i'll keep you posted
    • Also need to post this in the discord

6/8/2023

Pre-Log Notes

  • Heading off to something that will probably be about an hour or so. Will get back and finish up small page creations for tab reduction
  • Between Short Notice Babysitting Duty, and just feeling drained (i guess quite litterally lol) from blood donation didn't get much done today
  • Heading off to sleep now, should be on later morning early afternoon

6/7/2023

Pre-Log Notes

  • I was reading that Design Guide stuff, and i figured something along the lines of a Style Guide may be of use for video/picture/infograpgic/slideshow creation as more people get involved etc
    • I need to read up on what they actually are, but if i understand correctly they are basically a list of rules and some Templates
  • Currently trying to move my work tabs over to my business email's chrome browser so i can comment / get into those google slides better

Log

  • Pretty much just some nigh-useless redirects/category additions and staying current with discord/yt comment correspondence, and whatnot
  • I could probably finish up the Sulfur Lamp page (add in the hive plasma par etc yt video links) and the Steam Weeding page (Youtube links, consumer level product, commercial company that uses the word "satu-steam", (potential for) diy experimentation with ots Steam Mop / Steam Cleaners , more intense design of a Flash Steam Generator , boiling water method, etc
    • Someone in the "Forest Building" section of SciHub's discord was mentioning attempting to weed without Herbicides and a failed attempt at Flame Weeding (issues with wildfire risk, how topical), i mentioned steam weeding page needs cleaning up / more infor pre-sharing imo
  • On the note of wildfires i was also mentioning PM Emissions vs NOx emissions / VOCs etc and the concept of an OS PAPR Unit for use in welding, or hazardous air (Painting with a chemical cartridge, medical staff or just out and about when needing during a epi/pandemic with filter, welding or fire related stuff with some odd mix of the two etc)
    • Especially a 3M Speedglass PAPR type thing *potentially with* either a look through lcd type ar, or Project Northstar type semi-reflective coatings on the clear parts
      • Also with this was mentioning the benefits of an Infared Camera , Ultroviolet Camera , and Near IR Camera etc in order of usefulness. Machine Vision itself would be of use for maintainance etc, but yeah
      • The 3M one has a small "task light" but a brighter one, a wide fov one, a red/green night preserving one, and an ir illuminator would make it the ultimate one!
      • Heck could even add in a gyroscope sensor and have virtual laser level lines, granted those bricks will probably be more useful akin to Smartphones and Smart Watches vs AR HMDs
  • I'm rambling, but yeah Maybe ~4 hours
  • Also moving back to the proper chrome email as stated earlier

6/6/2023

  • Today I Mainly did
    • Usual minor wiki work
      • Made redirects for Solar Thermal Chemistry stuff for some reason, may have showed up in the search engine when i was looking up "rtv silicone" then "silicone" etc?
    • Usual SMM work
    • Also Did work on Gridfinity after realizing i hadn't documented it on-wiki yet
      • This was after reading the OSE Super Tool Box page and adding my thoughts in the talk section
    • Somehow got into a rabbit hole (although my mind has been churning over it for a long while) on where the line between Grassroots Organizing and Astroturfing is / how one navigates that
      • Discussing it on some discords/trying to refine my thoughts
      • Also saw a GREAT 60 Minutes episode called "Brain Hacking" which discussed Social Media and the Attention Economy as aspects of this
      • All sorts of names to drop / a study to like etc, but i need to go to sleep, not muckrake
      • But yeah. Also sort of tied to that email marcin, i am pondering to what degree support exists for OSHW etc it just most people Don't Have The Word to Describe It , and once they do are good. However some people will have Fixed Mindsets and may even be hostile to OS Movements, especially if IP Invested Parties start dumping money into Attack Ads etc
    • Also made a page for RTV Silicone (Saw it in a BPS Space video, may have seen it elsewhere, but finally made a page on it
  • That's about it guessing 6 hours? ( Hour Logger is Still Broken )

6/5/2023

  • Getting into a rhythm which is nice, getting some major work done
    • Only caveat is i need to push the timeline earlier by 2-4 hours, so i go to sleep at a normal time not looks at clock 2:30-ish local time (est)
  • Anywho today i mainly:
    • Applied to a Local Company for work as an Entry Level Electrician (They mainly do commercial and industrial work)
    • Updated my User Page, so hopefully that has more info, and also is current
    • Was researching Greensand Casting / Sand Casting stuff
      • Was spurred into this by talking about how with the makerspace planning i have been doing recently, i've been looking into what tools can really "get you going" especially in the sub few thousand dollars area too (not a full on Lifetrac + property + Lincoln Welder + cnc table etc)
      • Between A FDM 3D Printer , A Pair of Cheap Digital Calipers , a Rotary Tool and/or Angle Grinder (+ Downdraft Table if you want, especially for plastics), A Soldering Iron, a Drill, and some Metal Casting setup, (along with other odd bits and ends), you can build other tools and work your way up
      • Also selling products/providing services locally to get some makerspace independent income to keep things afloat / gradually improve
      • A CNC Router and/or Drill Press (Or Magnetic Drill Press ) and/or a Lathe are a good next step
      • I don't need to rable about it here, heck should be moving this over to another page and just have the page names+hours as is the standard, but yeah that is what the general theme of my train of thought was today
    • Also got around to my longer to-do task of contacting people on the Sulfur Lamp stuff
      • I thought i added way more to that page / youtube playlist before, getting some odd Deja-Vu there, but either way i had to add a pile to that page, but it is pretty much finished short of the youtube playlist being near empty
    • Also checked the discord, and discussed Subsurface Ripping / some sort of Land Restoration Machine / Rewilding Machine (Similar to the Lifetrac variant that was used for the Hazelnut Tree plantout, but with the flail mower / some sort of Plow and/or Rototiller , something to add Biochar, Fertilizer, and Soil Inoculant , and either seeds via a Seed Drill or Hydroseeding. Then potentially either a Land Imprinter or a Mulch Spreader to keep Soil Erosion from happening post- Feed Plot type Initial Soil Restoration Tillage
    • Also a "survey bot" of sorts
    • I also need to determine what pulling power is needed for Subsurfacing / analyse the old footage on that, maybe do some comment necromancy, one person seemed snarky/rude, but with some convincing they may have legitimate insight, that and/or look at some OTS options
  • That's about it though!
  • Granted usual guessing, but i'd say somewhere around 7 Hours or so? (sure didn't feel like that many damn time flies)
  • Still having that 403 Error with the Hour Logger, so someone maybe User: Marcin can add that in if they want
    • Also if you're reading this marcin, check for that email i sent your way about that person doing some land restoration work in somewhat in need of heavy equipment advice / with similar goals to OSE in that regard

6/4/2023

  • Mostly did job hunting stuff and whatnot today, but got caught up on the discord stuff, and checked here+chimed in
    • Also went down a rabbit hole on paint i guess lol (Sidenote i should check if the Magnetic Primer page is still good)
  • Also in Scihub Inc. 's Discord there is a subsection on "Forest Building" and someone got some interesting hardware akin to what was used for the Hazelnut Tree Plantout , so there may be some reverse engineering on that and/or if they need to modify it (seems to be breaking on them already) could aid in that by sharing resources and whatnot
    • On a note related to this, i am in the beginning stages of moving photos around / clearing up drive space on my computer, and i noticed i still have the g i a n t file from balancing the sound levels out/and my primitive attempts at Color Grading in blender from forever ago
      • I don't have enough space in my work email's google drive/photos account but could move that to Wiki/Marcin's end somehow maybe
        • It was either that or the export failed and retry that and it will be compressed more, but giant still
      • I wanted to find it either way to show the people in that server what the Flail Mower + tractor / "stuff carryer" setup looked like
    • I might make a page on Hydroseeding / a Semi-Automatic Seedling Planter or Automatic Seedling Planter Attachment or something along the lines of that
    • ALSO i haven't asked / infodumped about it there, but i was thinking while taking a shower about Biofilms and whatnot, how to wipe em out, reminded me of the concept of Sample, Sterilize, Inoculate i had a while back for compost/soil type stuff
      • Basically determining the optimal Microbiome for healthy soil (Re Synthetic Terra Preta / Terra Preta ), then growing that in a Bioreactor and innoculating soil when "Building it up"
      • Would probably take a Soil Sample beforehand (i was pondering on something akin to a Mars Rover, but for Surveying...RTK GPS , 3D Scanner / 360 Photography (If you got money to burn Volumetric VR Photography ), then like the Curiosity Rover to an extent, have it take a "grid" of Soil Cores so you can analyze how it varies over the plot. Could also even have a Metal Detector and/or Ground Penetrating Radar all on it. So you buy a plot of (contaminated, overused) farmland etc, send one or more of those out, it does a sweep akin to "mowing the lawn" determines what the "diagnosis" is, and can grab any interesting microbes to add to the ultimate micribiome mix (also good documentation for before/after etc), THEN you do an Extreme Build kind of thing, that and/or send out your fleet to restore it
        • I'd need to see if there is any literature on it, but although Low-Till | Low]] / No-Till is best long term, "working in" your Biochar , Phosphorus Fertilizer , Organic Matter / Compost (or even "seed soil" (so some existing STP) may speed up the time it takes, rather than adding layers and waiting for them to sink and/or be mixed by Earthworms etc
        • May need to do a test plot on this
  • Fought with FDM 3D Print Stringing recently, probably due to humidity, need a Filament Dry Box / Filament Dryer (That and/or lower temp from stock 210 to 180 or so as per the Temperature Tower although that lowers Layer Adhesion ...
  • ANYHOW THOUGH
  • That's pretty much all, i need to sleep i'll come back later and clean things up

5/28/2023

  • Currently working, but i just checked out the "real" site for the first time in a while. A small bit rough around the edges, but DAMN those D3D Pro and D3D Universal pages look good!
    • I don't know who did that / when the change took place from when i last saw the website, but DAMN. I just had to comment this somewhere, seriously well done and i hope we can do that for *everything* soon!
    • Only possible improvement i can think of would be OSHWA Certification or something along those lines, otherwise (again, ranting/gushing here) VERY slick design!
  • Scrolling through the photos of Seed Eco-Home construction right now and i saw the dreaded drywall box (also a lot of Romex but that wasn't as bad to be honest), hated those almost as much as Nail on Boxes
  • Went and got food with some family in town visiting and now am just tired, so will be logging off at a surprisingly healthy 9:00pm-ish local time
  • I'll get this entry all cleaned up tomorrow
  • Also marcin saw that email, but i'll respawn tomorrow when i'm more awake and both of us are probably awake!

5/25/2023

  • Haven't done a log in a while:
  • May Need to Finish This later, it's 12:12am / 00:12 local time here already, but TWO MAIN THINGS TO NOTE
    • I just had a lag spike or something odd on ose wiki, "page timed out", internet was fine otherwise for whatever that's worked
    • Had to kick the alternate accounts of someone who keeps on re-joining despite being banned for causing a mess by accusing the people behind Precious Plastic of whatever, and not only that but does so in a toxic way, and i'm rambling but it was b a d
    • Given them enough seccond chances, so if they rejoin again probably going to message them the macro of the reasons why / what they would need to do to be allowed back on (basically just play nice in the sandbox oof), then ban them
      • They do make decent hardware design contributions from the little i have checked though, so bit of an oof to do so, but i'd prefer there being no "fires" happening even if that means they get booted out of the metaphorical treehouse i guess
      • Noone else was on, so semi-unilateral decision but yeah
      • I forgot their original name, they have had the alt accounts of "LeaveMeAlone" and misc related things
      • That's that bit of drama, it is managed though so things should settle out on that
  • Other Discord Related Stuff
    • I caught up with " Sci-Hub Inc 's Discord and OSE's a few weeks back, as well as a few smaller ones
    • I caught up with all of them except the Precious Plastic one, and the 3D Scanning One
  • Just because time is limited i'll leave it at this, but yeah. Neat to see more people doing edits!

4/18/2023

  • Been very absent recently, mainly due to school
  • That is finishing up, and i will hopefully be joining the union, or if that doesn't pan out another local company
  • Have learned more, mainly in terms of Commercial Wiring
  • We did EMT bending, and some "panels" based off of that
  • Also covered Armored Cable
  • Recently Threaded Rigid Metal Conduit (may have been intermediate, maybe did both?) did this both manually, ratchet-assisted manually, and via a lathe like machine
    • "Power Pony" and that combined with a "Hog Head" for larger diameter conduit was mentioned
  • We did PVC Conduit and that is heat-bendible
    • I looked up the box we used for heating up the pipe and it was an obscene price for what it was (at least in my opinion) so that may be a project soon
    • Open Source Mechanical Conduit Benders/Threaders would be a MAJOR labor saving thing, and assuming the cost reduction could be done a major help
  • Mentioned 3 Phase / Hookups to powerlines, although that varies based on if they do Overhead Power Lines or Pad Transformers and Underground Utilities
  • Went over, in worksheets, Grounding Systems and all that (Also saw a Ground Rod (copper coated steel, if i remember correctly)
  • Lots of stuff to cover later, and they are glad to let me upload worksheets/diagrams so i'll upload the pre-work pictures i took and/or ask for some "fresh ones" later and get those on-wiki
  • My laptop is out of commission (I am beginning to think the heat cooks those batteries)
  • Typing this up in the computer lab real quick, and am heading out, but i thought an update was due

2/10/2023



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