u/Mountain-Rain-1744

I have a cornhole board I made last year that has IR break sensors underneath the hole in either side, so when a bean bag enters the hole, lights and sounds are triggered.

This worked great in testing, but when I went to use them in the sunshine, no dice. The IR sensor is hampered because of the UV light.

I’ve tried thinking about ways to solve this with other sensors but I’m hitting a block. Any ideas how I could register the bean bag? Trying to avoid building a pressure switch underneath the hole so that nothing interferes with the bean bag.

Thanks!

I’m building a silly little joke MDF picture frame that will have electronics and batteries built into it, meaning there will be additional weight on the miter joints. Nothing massive - 3 AAA batteries, a 2x2cm circuit board, and 2 small speakers - but enough that I’m slightly concerned about the strength of the joints.

Would MDF splines work? Is there anything else I should look to use here that might reinforce those joints a little bit?

Thanks.

Hey all, looking to build our demons a cat wall. There are some YouTube videos kicking about, but none of them are quite scratching the itch for what I want to do design-wise (and I’m not particularly sure what it is that I want to do design-wise).

I’d love to see some examples from people here, and how you went about doing it/things you’d do differently. Thanks!

Hi all, I had an infusion 3 weeks ago (my first infusion). I was fine the first couple days after, and then had the post infusion flu. And since then, I’ve had this full body tiredness that’s hard to shift. Pre-infusion, I’d go to the gym for an hour 4+ days a week, but I can‘t complete a session at the moment and heavy lifts make me feel exhausted. I’m struggling to make it through the day without succumbing to a nap.

Is this normal even 3 weeks after an infusion? For some context, I got an infusion because my ferritin levels were at 46, and I have UC and Alopecia. I am in remission with my UC.

When I was looking at my first saw for general woodworking, not really knowing how I was going to grow as a woodworker, but knowing I wanted to try a saw, I saw a lot of advice suggesting that a track saw was a good first saw because of how compact and comparatively save it is. I saw some people suggesting they were ditching their table saw in favour of a track saw because of how much they liked it. I nearly bought a track saw as my first saw because of that advice.

I don’t think it’s necessarily wrong, but damn, a table saw is so much more versatile in nearly every aspect unless you’re exclusively cutting sheet goods. I almost dread when I have to get the track saw out because of how much setup is involved. It may take it less space in storage, but the mind space it takes up of “oh I’ll get the saw horses setup, and that I’ll get the vac setup, oh and I’ll clamp, and oh wait, just nudged the workpiece 2mm so let me reset that” etc etc etc.

It definitely has the table saw beat on safety, and I totally get that front, but for someone looking to get into woodworking, I’d strongly recommend making the table saw your first electric saw. The variety it gives you in terms of future flexibility is just unmatched.

And damn, it’s not like a job site saw can’t cut sheet goods. You’ll probably have to get them broken down at the store first, but my job site Saw Stop handles 1/4 sheets with ease.

Curious how others feel. Am I missing the mark?

Hey, still trying to wrap my head around all this. I have Alopecia and Ulcerative Colitis. I've switched to a JAK inhibitor (tofacitanib) for treatment of UC, which as a byproduct is also treating my Alopecia. I've gone for 0% scalp hair to 30-40% scalp hair.

My dermatologist did some blood work to check my hair growth through JAKs is as efficient as it could be, and my ferritin levels are at 47. I do get tired quite easily, and obviously have hair loss, but that presents in an "alopecia" way rather than thinning hair.

My UC is in remission, and has been for quite a while - is it possibly to be in remission and still have low ferritin levels because of the UC?

Helpfully, my dermatologist didn't suggest any ways of boosting my ferritin levels...

Also stumbled across The Iron Protocol on Facebook. Can't quite yet decipher if thats full of genuine health advice or harmful quackery? Anyone have any thoughts on that? I've seen stuff around chiropractic "treatment" recommended on there which sets off alarm bell, and the dosages seem extremely high.