Happy Birthday CodeProject!
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glennPattonInThePub3 wrote:
Back in the Pub again.
Sorry to hear, good luck in your job search. :thumbsup:
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
Thanks! Just got off an 'interview'/ informal chat about why I applied for a role. Not great Google Teams wouldn't work, Zoom horrible echos not good. Playing with python...
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Thanks! Just got off an 'interview'/ informal chat about why I applied for a role. Not great Google Teams wouldn't work, Zoom horrible echos not good. Playing with python...
glennPattonInThePub3 wrote:
Google Teams wouldn't work, Zoom horrible echos not good.
X| Can't stand that kind of stuff, my 80+ year old mother has been trying to get me to use it, nope, won't do it.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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glennPattonInThePub3 wrote:
Google Teams wouldn't work, Zoom horrible echos not good.
X| Can't stand that kind of stuff, my 80+ year old mother has been trying to get me to use it, nope, won't do it.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
I was amazed she couldn't call me on my mobile. The broad band keeps dropping so not good. I have the feeling that it was I can use this why can't you... Plus I asked a couple of questions to which the answer was "I will have to get someone technical to answer that"?
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How old's the site? Chris' profile dates to July 6, 2000, so member numbers mustn't've been a day-one thing. Regardless, :bob: is now old enough to have a champagne flute in his empty hand. 🥂
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.Happy Birthday CodeProject!
If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
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The first batch of members were refugees from this site's predecessor and came from its mailing list. Member numbers were assigned alphabetically by first name so I am right after Ravi B. on the list. All of our accounts began on that same day in 2000. FWIW, Chris L. got #42.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
I don't think that's right. I'm also from 6 Jul 2000, and my member number is 2094. But "J" is before "R", so it should be lower than yours (196)
Truth, James
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Don't mention that. I have still all kinds of parts for my Eagle all over the desk.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
I have projects like that. :-D You keep intending to put all the parts together but never find time...
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I have projects like that. :-D You keep intending to put all the parts together but never find time...
At least I now have all parts of the model designed and printed now, except for the container in the middle. That container is going to be a brick of around 50 cm length and I can only fit it in precisely when I have assembled the rest of the model. And that's a lot of work because every part must be sanded to get rid of the printer's layer lines and then painted. The only thing I worry about is the stability of the model. It is going to be over 80 cm long and will only be held together by its 3D printed 'spine'. If it proves to be too weak, I will have to make a new version of it, where all the bars over the entire length will be replaced by carbon fiber rods. These don't break so easily.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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At least I now have all parts of the model designed and printed now, except for the container in the middle. That container is going to be a brick of around 50 cm length and I can only fit it in precisely when I have assembled the rest of the model. And that's a lot of work because every part must be sanded to get rid of the printer's layer lines and then painted. The only thing I worry about is the stability of the model. It is going to be over 80 cm long and will only be held together by its 3D printed 'spine'. If it proves to be too weak, I will have to make a new version of it, where all the bars over the entire length will be replaced by carbon fiber rods. These don't break so easily.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
Is the model your design or downloaded? Either way, you may be able to put a hollow cylinders down the centers of the spine beams and slide in metal rods for extra support? If the center span is 50cm, then the spine must be printed in several sections unless you have a large printer! I've used this technique to mount multiple monitors on my desk (printed cylinder with, in my case, 1/2 inch metal rod at core) and it's worked fine.
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Is the model your design or downloaded? Either way, you may be able to put a hollow cylinders down the centers of the spine beams and slide in metal rods for extra support? If the center span is 50cm, then the spine must be printed in several sections unless you have a large printer! I've used this technique to mount multiple monitors on my desk (printed cylinder with, in my case, 1/2 inch metal rod at core) and it's worked fine.
StarNamer_ wrote:
Is the model your design or downloaded?
Both. The original model was intended for graphics, not for printing. Many details were missing or seemed to be done with textures. Also, not much care was taken what the objects looked like inside. A renderer does not care, the 3D printer does. The list is even longer, so I ended up with drawing 90% of the parts from scratch and modifying the remaining parts.
StarNamer_ wrote:
Either way, you may be able to put a hollow cylinders down the centers of the spine beams and slide in metal rods for extra support?
That's more or less the idea, but we don't need metal rods. I have built similar structures as tails for RC helicopters using carbon fiber rods. They are not only lighter and almost as strong as steel, but also don't permanently bend and are easier to work with (no soldering or even welding).
StarNamer_ wrote:
If the center span is 50cm, then the spine must be printed in several sections unless you have a large printer!
I made a mistake! The container in the middle should be about 50 cm, but it's not. That was another problem with the original model. The idiot who posted it scaled it down to fit his printer and did not mention it. I wanted to get the full length of the original studio model, but ended up with something around 3/4 of that. So the spine also is a little shorter, but still 58 cm. But yes, I had to cut it up into four sections. At least I took care to maximize the areas where they are glued together and used a glue that dissolved the outer layer of the plastic and fuses the parts together if they are pressed together until all of that solvent has evaporated. If that's not strong enough, there still is Plan B. Just look at my post in a modeler's board: Modellboard[^]. There are plenty of screenshots directly out of Blender, even if you don't understand much of the discussion.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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How old's the site? Chris' profile dates to July 6, 2000, so member numbers mustn't've been a day-one thing. Regardless, :bob: is now old enough to have a champagne flute in his empty hand. 🥂
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.Became a member in 2002, now I'm just a lurker.
"Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." - Albert Einstein
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Became a member in 2002, now I'm just a lurker.
"Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." - Albert Einstein
Good to hear from you. Jump in more often--the level of discourse here shouldn't be too daunting! :-D
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