{"id":40437,"date":"2022-11-01T22:41:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T05:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=40437"},"modified":"2022-11-02T10:47:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T17:47:01","slug":"tips-busters-amazingly-stupid-tape-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/tips-busters-amazingly-stupid-tape-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips Busters: Amazingly Stupid Tape Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gareth\u2019s Tips, Tools, and Shop Tales is published by Cool Tools Lab. To receive the newsletter a week early, sign up\u00a0here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, I forgot to include a link<\/a> to the oscillating multi-tool tips video I included. Thanks to those of you who kindly<\/em> pointed out the omission. In the future, if this happens, you can always go to the channel I mention, search on the subject, and find the video. My apologies for the hiccup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tips Busters: Amazingly Stupid Tape Tricks<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Months back, I proposed the idea of doing a \u201cTips Busters\u201d section where I deputize readers to try out a tip, any tip they see that appears too good to be true, to determine whether it works, doesn\u2019t work, sorta works. I\u2019m still hoping to put such a series together. If you want to bust a tip or have a tip to bust, message me<\/a>. In the meantime, I\u2019m going to start running pieces from others who are testing and evaluating tips. On this episode<\/a> of Stumpy Nubs<\/em>, James <\/strong>looks at a number of dubious (at best) painter\u2019s tape<\/a> \u201chacks\u201d as found on YouTube. There are many such tips. As James points out, lots of them are just plain silly.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Understanding Tolerances for 3D Design and Printing<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Via Maker Update<\/a> comes this gem of a video<\/a> on Practical Alchemy<\/em> about understanding parts tolerances when designing in Fusion 360 (and other CAD programs) and how to ensure that your 3D designed parts will properly fit when sent to a 3D printer. They also show you how to create a 3D printed \u201cFit Guide\u201d to better understand and accommodate tolerances for your particular printer.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
A User’s Guide to H-Bridge Motor Drivers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Anyone with even a casual familiarity with hobby electronics is likely familiar with H-bridge motor drivers. So named for the H-like configuration of the circuit schematic, with its 4 switching elements, these drivers allow you to control DC motors for speed and moving forwards, backwards, left, and right. In this DroneBot Workshop<\/em><\/a>, they look at a number of popular H-bridge drivers (e.g. L298N<\/a>, DRV8871<\/a>, and the MX1508<\/a>) and the types of DC motors they can control. At over 1-hour, this is a useful crash course in understanding and using this common drive train controller.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Animations of 75 Different Knots<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Via the Tools for Possibilities newsletter<\/a> comes this amazingly useful resource<\/a>. Knot-tying is a fundamental maker skill. But learning to tie them from a text, or looking at still images, can make them seem unnecessarily confusing and complicated. I don\u2019t know about you, but seeing these knot animations immediately makes me want to grab a rope and go to lashing school.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Maker Slang<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Slang, jargon, and technical terms for the many realms of making things.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Surface profile<\/strong> \u2013 The 3-dimensional tolerance zone around the surface of an object, often one that\u2019s a complex curve or shape. This profile requires that every point along the surface lies within a specified tolerance range.

Slush casting <\/strong>\u2013 A form of casting where material is \u201cslushed around\u201d inside of a mold, creating a thin layer on the outer walls of the casting. This technique is most often used to create a lightweight, hollow castings. It can also be done as the first pour in a highly-detailed mold, with a second pour finishing a solid cast.

The Rule of Cool<\/strong> \u2013 In making anything from realms of the imagination (e.g. sci-fi, fantasy, other fiction), the overriding of realism, the laws of physics, and practicality in the service of sheer cool factor.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Shop Talk<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
In response to <\/em>my piece<\/em><\/a> on toilet floats and valve reseating tools, I got an interesting message from a reader. He was taken aback by the fact that doing this sort of basic household plumbing was even a question for me. He assumed that any maker\/handyperson would do this type of maintenance\/repair work without even thinking about it. This led him to ask: \u201cIs there anything you look at and think: \u2018I cannot fix THAT!\u2019 I\u2019ve never once thought that. Am I in the majority or minority?\u201d<\/em>

My situation might be somewhat unique in this regard. I have severe spinal arthritis. So, many maintenance, repair, and DIY projects are outside my reach. Even to replace the float tank, I couldn\u2019t reach down and shut off the very frozen water intake valve on the toilet. I had to get a friend to come over and do that for me.<\/em>

But even for the more physically able, I\u2019m sure there are preferences. I know plenty of people who loathe house painting, and others who would never think about doing electrical work. And I know plenty of electronics nerds who build robots, microcontroller projects, and all sorts of other high-tech makery who wouldn\u2019t think about doing traditional shopcraft (woodworking, metalwork, etc). And vice versa.<\/em>

Different strokes for different folks. And so on and so on and scooby dooby dooby.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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