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[FlyingPotato_is_taken]

10 minutes ago, Mnky313 said:

and the 65 screws to remove the keyboard

I raise the Microsoft surface pro as competitor.

29 screws for these two metal parts (90 for the entire tablet):

https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Microsoft+Surface+Pro+Teardown/12842

 

[FlyingPotato_is_taken]

Budget friendly 3D-scanner for home use:  3D-Model of existing products to model mods in CAD.

 

 

detail good enough to show that I use an mini-DP to DisplayPort adapter:

Spoiler

 

If there is interest I might write a word or two regarding what they can do and they can't deliver.

[Kilrah]

5 hours ago, FlyingPotato_is_taken said:

3D-Model of existing products to model mods in CAD

Good luck with that. Be sure to update on what you manage to do, if anything...

[FlyingPotato_is_taken]

@Kilrah It's an reference mesh and not an model you could actually print/mill.

 

In this particular use case I wanted the shape/curve to draw a mount (accuracy only needs to be good enough for the glue to fil the gap and the part not colliding with the plastic housing.

Good luck getting this right without a scan.

[8tg]

Fox mud guard in the exact right kind of orange 

[Kilrah]

3 hours ago, FlyingPotato_is_taken said:

Good luck getting this right without a scan.

For me a handful of manual accurate measurement points and curve fitting have always been way better than a scan that has +/- 1 or 2 mm error anywhere to the point there isn't a single thing you can trust as reference...

[SimplyChunk]

4 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

For me a handful of manual accurate measurement points and curve fitting have always been way better than a scan

How are these kids gonna cope when the internet goes dark?

[FlyingPotato_is_taken]

@Kilrah What scanner did you used?

It wasn't so long ago that anything costing less than 1000 dollars was terrible.

 

[Kilrah]

8 hours ago, FlyingPotato_is_taken said:

@Kilrah What scanner did you used?

It wasn't so long ago that anything costing less than 1000 dollars was terrible.

 

Don't remember what it was, wasn't mine... but regardless taking a surface scan of a thing into a program and trying to turn it into something or model based on it is a nightmare of a process, compared to just assuming the manufacturer will have used a relatively simple curve type, taking a couple of precise measurements, finding which one and there you have it

 

The output you posted also doesn't look much better than what a friend with an iPhone 14 has been sending me  

[FlyingPotato_is_taken]

1 hour ago, Kilrah said:

The output you posted also doesn't look much better than what a friend with an iPhone 14 has been sending me  

The Creality Ferret is by no means perfect but still better than a iPhone.

What it can't do is small objects, anything that's metal or glass and surfaces without detail or repeating(that's why there are stickers on it), recognizing screw holes as hole. Mesh? Doesn't like that either. Walking the scanner around a sharp corner is always difficult. Easy solution is to introduce/place another object that can be tracked/scanned and walk it this was around a 90° bend.

Texture mapping is "interesting" but there isn't any downside to capturing it.

 

texture:

 

3d-model below it (compressed to just 200k faces):

 

 

 

other part where the texture could be useful: controls/buttons

 

2 hours ago, Kilrah said:

taking a couple of precise measurements, finding which one and there you have it

Easier sad than done with a 34" monitor. You would need to place it on a reference surface with a grid so you could measure it. With a scanner just stick some marker on it and scan it. Takes some practice to get good results out of it.

 

Where it shines is large objects with decent details or humans.

 

Want another example?

One knob worked well. The other isn't there for some reason.

 

Geometry like this is an indictor of operator error (me):

[Rarity]

finally managed to find just the case without having to get the bundle (case,gpu,aio,m/b etc)..should be arriving within the next 1-2 days 

[sub68]

Medical trauma stuff (I hope I dont need it but hey) no I didnt buy the medical items on ebay wouldnt trust it)

[Bitter]

Noco lithium jumper, been debating it for a while. Needed one today, didn't have it.

[Velcade]

A nice little homelab upgrade.

 

Once it thaws out I'll get to installing. 

[Retro_R]

On 1/13/2024 at 12:10 PM, 8tg said:

GoPro Hero 12 Black

 

also ordered a bunch of related stuff which will arrive in the future, the media kit for it, a chest mount, a lavalier mic, sd cards and all that jazz

also ordered a smith mainline full face mtb helmet and a chin mount for it 

What do you plan on using it for? I kinda wanna guess motorcycle stuff

 

On 1/13/2024 at 1:27 PM, Retro_R said:

finally caved and bit the bullet. It's gonna get here pretty late but i'm tired of waiting around. i'm excited. I'm gonna get 2x the vram i have now.

 

Amazon says it'll come in feb whats weird tho is if i ordered it today, i would prob get it sooner. although im just glad to have one.

[8tg]

1 minute ago, Retro_R said:

What do you plan on using it for? I kinda wanna guess motorcycle stuff

i do a lot of mountain biking and as ive been getting in better shape, its gone from casual trail crawling to much faster, much cooler stuff, so i got a full face helmet and a camera to record myself breaking my spine at some point

[8tg]

Also showed up, media mod, and a faster 256gb micro sd card

 

so when it warms up, bike stuff 

[IkeaGnome]

On 1/13/2024 at 9:10 AM, 8tg said:

GoPro Hero 12 Black

a chest mount,

 

4 minutes ago, 8tg said:

 

so when it warms up, bike stuff

Yup. Story 100% checks out. 

[wONKEyeYEs]

1 hour ago, 8tg said:

so when it warms up, bike stuff 

Going to post some videos?

I was out today for a ride, -11/-21C.

My toes got a little cold, will have to try double socking it.

[8tg]

The hope crank arms arrived, last piece of the bike puzzle 

 

edit, now installed

It’s -5 outside so we’re doing this inside

bottom bracket installed 

arms on

 

god damn, you know when something just feels premium? This feels premium 

[Rarity]

the case arrived , quite heavy(compared to the 011D that using now .).. gonna start transferring the system over tomorrow ..if i`m not feeling lazy  now dunno should i use the Noctua NH-U12S-TR4-SP3 cooler (which has never been used due to being too tall for the 011D) or use the existing aio. and before anyone asks whether i bought the Eva theme Ryujin III cooler , no , because does it not support Threadripper socket ..however the mouse and k/b and psu  , maybe in the future 

 

Spoiler

 

[soldier_ph]

GamersNexus purchase:

 

PC Disappointment T-Shirt 2023:

 

15 year anniversary Mousepad. signed of course:

 

2x 15 year anniversary pint glasses:

 

PC Components Shortage T-Shirt:

 

The 10 year anniversary T-Shirt, I wanted to buy the 15 year one as well but that was already sold out:

 

GN Blueprint T-Shirt:

[FlyingPotato_is_taken]

Technically not a purchase. 

Same procedure as every year. Not sure if I will go but the conference might has a handful of interesting talks.

 

 

Orbiter v3 extruder: These new extruder getting small.

Time to figure out if this is the new king. Replacing the E3D Hemera XS Revo.

Probably wont beat a Orbiter v2 with Rapido UHF for large nozzles/very high flow rates (only good for this use case and nothing else. While the Hemera and hopefully Orbiter v3 are great allrounder).

 

more electrical stuff:

Somehow Wago 2002 feels higher quality than Phoenix contact QTC:

[8tg]

Smith Mainline

Decent mountain biking helmet

Just a little more physical confidence to send it over stuff, if I fail, it might not hurt as much and I probably won’t die 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

New belt (used more like crossbody) bag for wallet and wireless buds case while out and about.