u/jaydeflix

Glossy Acrylic and Dry Erase/Sharpie

I'm working on a laser project and I do have a test going on in my front yard, but...

Has anyone done any long term tests on the erase-ability (and durability) of sharpie/dry erase markers on glossy acrylic?

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u/jaydeflix — 2 days ago

Getting one shape to flow against a different shape

Okay, to start with, I'm an utter novice at Inkscape. I may be good with computers, but a lot of this is "new and scary" to me.

I'm working with an existing design that I want to adjust. The red arrow is normally at the bottom of the sign pointing to the right.

I want to move it so it wraps around the sign like it shows in the second pic, but I can't figure out how to get the arrow path to adjust attach to the sign (which I'm sure is going to be complicated because I don't want it to *entirely* attach, I want it to not follow the SE curve much like it shows in the second image.

I'm aware that this is probably not a beginner question, but any suggestions are welcome. =D

u/jaydeflix — 2 days ago

Outdoor garden faucet behaving oddly

So this faucet comes off plastic pipe from the house. It is one side of a T junction. Both sides show 80 psi, but this side barely dribbles. There are no obvious leaks (water meter isn't spinning, no obvious swamps).

I'm assuming it's just going to be a matter of replacing the sillcock (either with another sillcock or with a normal pipe and bibb)? Does it seem weird that it'd register at 80psi but not spray?

u/jaydeflix — 4 days ago

Shopify and Bookfunnel - Limiting Purchases on e-/audio books

So, we have a shopify store selling e-books and audio books that basically links to the purchasers BookFunnel account. There isn't a way to gift books through this, so we want to prevent customers from accidentally purchasing 2 copies of the electronic book (it happens rarely, but it does).

It looks like there isn't anything built-in, but I see a number of different plugins and just thought I'd get a temperature check on experiences with any of them...

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u/jaydeflix — 7 days ago

tl;dr version: Is there a built in way to get lightburn to just burn a 1cm grid that matches the bounds of the laser it is connected to (in this case, it's a Creality Falcon 22

Longer version:

I have my laser set up on a wood platform and to maintain a consistent environment, I was going to sink four holes for the legs so the frame would always be in the same position. As I was planning this, I realized it'd be nice to have a grid on the platform that matched up with the x/y axis on the frame so that I'd be able to more easily place items that are being etched (when I wouldn't need the honeycomb/metal base plate.

Is there anything built in (akin to the material test) that queries the laser to find the bounds and can setup a grid to burn on the wood? I didn't see anything, but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that it's actually something that can be done in the script side.

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u/jaydeflix — 19 days ago

Short version:
Is there a way on android to make a shortcut on the Home Screen to toggle location sharing with someone?

Longer version:
I’ve switched from Strava to Coros for tracking my runs because my pixel was really jiggling my GPS giving me way, way more distance than I was actually running. The downside is that I’ve lost real time tracking so my wife has no way to make sure I’m still actually moving if I went for a long run (she doesn’t check incessantly, but it’s good to have). We aren’t a ‘Always share location data’ couple, nor do we want to be, but I’d love for a faster way to turn on location sharing before I go out for a run (either as a share for 3 hours or as a toggle). I didn’t see anything on a few searches, but the results were polluted with basic ‘how to share your location’ information and not specific to shortcuts…

ETA: ironically not 3 minutes after I posted just as I was sharing my location I noticed the Create Shortcut option on the person I was sharing with, but I'm leaving this up just to see if there are other options I hadn't considered.

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u/jaydeflix — 21 days ago

So I'm looking at replacing the top on my GMKTec G10 with a 3d print designed to hold a 120mm fan (which I already have) and I can't find anything designed for the G10 itself. There any good guides that show what other GMKTec chassis' are the same lid?

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u/jaydeflix — 23 days ago