This could be work or recreational related. Anything you've done that you sit back and go "hell yeah I did that". I'm typically wary of working on cars because I have big hands and no auto specialty tools. But, I was able to make a pretty involved (for me) repair last week and I've felt really great about it since. What about you?
I wound my own common mode choke to reduce noise in the power line for my mobile radio
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Chippys_mittens @lemmy.world - 5hr
Fantastic!
4
☂️- - 4hr
tell us more about the process of calculating and making it!
4
SendPicsofSandwiches - 4hr
It's a mix 43 ferrite toroid with 3 turns of 8awg wire going opposite directions for positive and negative. The idea is that clean dc power can get by easily, but interference from stray RF, or nearby electrical switching (think dimmable LEDs or similar) will see a really high resistance as it goes around the ring and get lost as heat, letting only the clean power get to the radio.
This same idea is used on usb cables and all kinds of household electronics to protect against data loss and interference.
Pictured above as the knobby things at the ends of a usb cable, these guys are the little cousin of the big bertha version I made
Edit: It's a really easy thing to make, it's just the first time I've ever done anything like that completely from scratch, and I have been really happy with the result
3
Assassassin @lemmy.dbzer0.com - 5hr
She thicc
2
SendPicsofSandwiches - 4hr
She carries a good amount of current, and she don't get hot doing it!
3
Assassassin @lemmy.dbzer0.com - 3hr
I'd bet! How many amps is it pulling?
2
SendPicsofSandwiches - 3hr
Less than 30 with full modulation from the radio, but this is the low current side. The big side of the system can pull 150 peak
2
Assassassin @lemmy.dbzer0.com - 3hr
That's a spicy meatball
2
Sheridan - 6hr
I bought a Pentium II 450Mhz Dell tower for $40 at a flea market recently. It was in great condition except for missing a hard drive. Installed a 32gb ssd with a SATA to IDE converter kit and installed Windows 98. It works! This was my first time doing something like this.
Looking for a good graphics card now. I want a VooDoo 2 but those are like $300 on ebay.
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hansolo @lemmy.today - 4hr
Yo, I just set a Dell Inspirion 4600 out on the curb. Free! No HD. It'll run Linux.
3
renegadespork @lemmy.jelliefrontier.net - 5hr
You’ll be playing Unreal Tournament in no time!
2
Chippys_mittens @lemmy.world - 5hr
Windows 98 is wild hahahaha.
2
CelloMike @lemmy.world - 5hr
Finished this lil guy 🖖
Probably the last job of the year
You do some beautiful work. As a kid I collected a few of the metal miniatures from the board game, loved them. Models don't have to be big to capture the imagination.
2
YiddishMcSquidish @lemmy.today - 4hr
Is this printed or carved?
1
CelloMike @lemmy.world - 3hr
Carved :) oak and brass
1
YiddishMcSquidish @lemmy.today - 3hr
Very cool and impressive!
1
Suck_on_my_Presence @lemmy.world - 5hr
When I get depressed or stressed, I tend to withdraw hard. I've ghosted friends for months at a time before. The guilt that comes with a relative ghosting makes it really hard for me to reach out again and usually I instead just let go of the relationship.
But I had a frank conversation with someone I recently withdrew from and it feels like there's still a friendship there for us both. So it's tentative and covered in bandaids, but we're on good terms again.
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Chippys_mittens @lemmy.world - 5hr
It takes a lot of guts on both sides to have a conversation like that. Good for you, keep reaching out, we need people like we need water.
2
otacon239 @lemmy.world - 5hr
Your friends want to hear from you or they’re not your friends. Simple as. Reach out, I’m sure they miss you :)
2
Today @lemmy.world - 6hr
We're in the middle of remodeling a house that was builtt in 1981. I'm pretty proud of the changes we've made so far. I just draw it out and the contractor does the work, but i think we've really improved the design, function, storage, and feel of the house. My biggest disappointment is that I should have hired a real plumber instead of a guy with a truck to replace the cast iron sewer lines.
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Chippys_mittens @lemmy.world - 5hr
I hear ya on that last part. You learn to always pay a premium for quality plumbers and electricians.
2
bizarroland @lemmy.world - 4hr
I think it depends on the job. In house cast iron sewer line replacements are only a few steps in difficulty above swapping a sink, not counting the muscle you need to move them, assuming you're swapping to PVC.
3
Today @lemmy.world - 4hr
He went over instead of under the French drain lines because he was digging with a shovel. Now it's not deep enough to allow proper drainage from a new bar sink. Awaiting next plumber's ideas.
2
Chippys_mittens @lemmy.world - 4hr
What a dunderhead
2
Chippys_mittens @lemmy.world - 4hr
I have a decent bit of pipe fitting under my belt. I really only call my plumber if it has to do with gas (like my stove). Pipes that move water, no problem. I try not to fuck with electric systems at all though.
2
mech @feddit.org - 3hr
I replaced my 3-beers-a-day habit with a new bicycle-30-miles-a-day habit.
Still kind of an addiction, but one I can live and raise a son with.
12
Chippys_mittens @lemmy.world - 3hr
Thats a significantly more healthy habit, good for you bud.
4
chunes @lemmy.world - 5hr
Solved most 2025 Advent of Code problems using an alien programming language called Uiua.
I finished my first ever album! 6+ years in the making and I learned a ton. So excited to take what I learned to the next one. https://omnigon.network/music
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Chippys_mittens @lemmy.world - 5hr
Congratulations!!!
2
foodandart @lemmy.zip - 5hr
I finally am allowing myself to take some down time for my own sanity. It’s weird how slowly a work ethic can tale over your mindset and the next thing you know, you’re putting in 24- 25 days in a row of work and are burnt out.. Rather than be frizzle-fried by Christmas, I decided to stop now and actually enjoy the holiday. This is a first, and it’s been a long time - too long - that I’ve allowed myself to relax.
7
Chippys_mittens @lemmy.world - 5hr
Good for you bud, get some rest. How do you like to wind down ?
2
foodandart @lemmy.zip - 3hr
I'll find a nice planet and build a base in Creative Mode in No Man's Sky.
Have a save file editor for my build game, so I don't have to grind to get the fancy parts and I can just relax and settle in and let my imagination fly.
1
Assassassin @lemmy.dbzer0.com - 5hr
I'm about halfway through the biggest furniture commission I've had so far. It's only a small bookshelf, but it's solid 1" thick red oak with wenge accents. I've only messed up a couple of minor things along the way 😅
Wow that'll be one hell of a book shelf, are you going to stain/varnish it ?
2
Assassassin @lemmy.dbzer0.com - 5hr
Yup! Dark red stain+poly. Hoping that using an oil based one will be able to somewhat sidestep the issue that my garage is like 40° right now.
3
Chippys_mittens @lemmy.world - 5hr
Nice! I love a good stain, the red is really going to bring out the beauty of the wood!
3
Tippon - 3hr
Thanks to some fantastic help from @irmadlad@lemmy.world and the other awesome commenters on my help request, I got some of my self hosted services running externally, and was able to backup my phone photos while I was away :)
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irmadlad - 55min
Aww shucks. Glad to help. Pay it forward.
2
Rhaedas - 3hr
Somehow I managed to get inspired and created/published a few medium content books (aka puzzle and other oddities in niche areas) online. Actually sold a couple somehow, but if they don't do well that's okay. Trying to work on a real novel now. Not really a writer at heart, but have fallen in love with an idea and the deeper I get the more I want it to succeed. Ironically I took a break from the writing part and played around with cover ideas and character envisioning. Was better at that since I'm a graphics person, and finishing that side trip inspired me to jump back into the writing.
3
DoubleDongle @lemmy.world - 4hr
I'm successfully jacking up someone's sagging floor as one of my first solo jobs. I don't want to make being my own boss a lifestyle, but it's cool to have the confidence that I can ditch my future bosses at any time and just fly solo for a bit til I get a new one.
3
Chippys_mittens @lemmy.world - 3hr
Nice
1
JakoJakoJako13 - 3hr
Took my dog for a walk in this freezing ass weather two days in a row. Hes' loving it. I'm freezing my balls off. I do feel so much better though.
3
Chippys_mittens @lemmy.world - 3hr
What kind of dog?
1
JakoJakoJako13 - 2hr
Pitbull/boxer mix.
1
grue @lemmy.world - 2hr
I joined Zwift today! I already did utility cycling, but it's mostly using an e-bike so doesn't provide all that much exercise. I think the gamification will help me stay motivated enough to actually do rides for fitness.
2
gigastasio - 2hr
I finished recording, mixing, and mastering a song I wrote.
It’s a big deal to me because my job takes most of my energy, so when I get home all I want to do is sit and decompress. Also I’ve been struggling with getting a good vocal chain and drum sound, and every time I sat down and didn’t get anywhere, I’d get discouraged and not touch it for weeks at a time.
At this stage I just have some minor mixing edits to make and I intend to release it. I’m hoping this gives me the motivation to record the dozens of other songs I have sitting inert in my head.
2
MissyBee - 2hr
I have set myself some goals this year. Broke them down into many smaller in between goals. And so far I achieved many of them. The most difficult ones are still pending, but yay for me.
2
Bobby Two Times - 1hr
Was getting really unhealthy. Lost 22 kgs so far, been going to the gym the last three months.
Starting to see some muscle definition from lifting, stuff is easier to pick up and move around. Wish i did it earlier, but better late than never.
2
Lodespawn @aussie.zone - 2hr
Ripping out 50sqm of paving to install grass for my kids. Had to readjust levels, rip out a badly placed brick planter box and the oversized footing for it, adjust retic feeds and install new lines and sprinklers. So far I've shifted around 6m3 of dirt, bricks and concrete, not including the pavers. Final step of clearing last few cubic metres of dirt, putting down loam and then laying grass is this weekend. Then I just need to get it to establish in Australian summer ..
2
squirrel - 13min
Got my own single user PieFed instance running on YunoHost before it was ready for production. Lots of testing, multiple failures, but I got it running in the end and it works great.
1
Psaldorn - 1hr
I got some business finance to build a vertical slice of my game which I can hopefully launch on Kickstarter to make the rest of it.
It's a lot of work but the prototype was fun and there's lots of interesting stuff to do but could only get about a third of what I wanted, financially.
Exciting and also kind of anxiety inducing. Clocks ticking.
Chippys_mittens in asklemmy @lemmy.world
Have you done anything you're proud of lately?
This could be work or recreational related. Anything you've done that you sit back and go "hell yeah I did that". I'm typically wary of working on cars because I have big hands and no auto specialty tools. But, I was able to make a pretty involved (for me) repair last week and I've felt really great about it since. What about you?
https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/80f9a66c-3bcc-4af5-b613-23d71296f41b.jpeg
I wound my own common mode choke to reduce noise in the power line for my mobile radio
Fantastic!
tell us more about the process of calculating and making it!
It's a mix 43 ferrite toroid with 3 turns of 8awg wire going opposite directions for positive and negative. The idea is that clean dc power can get by easily, but interference from stray RF, or nearby electrical switching (think dimmable LEDs or similar) will see a really high resistance as it goes around the ring and get lost as heat, letting only the clean power get to the radio.
This same idea is used on usb cables and all kinds of household electronics to protect against data loss and interference.
https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/41937a55-b73e-464e-8613-db0e011bd890.jpeg
Pictured above as the knobby things at the ends of a usb cable, these guys are the little cousin of the big bertha version I made
Edit: It's a really easy thing to make, it's just the first time I've ever done anything like that completely from scratch, and I have been really happy with the result
She thicc
She carries a good amount of current, and she don't get hot doing it!
I'd bet! How many amps is it pulling?
Less than 30 with full modulation from the radio, but this is the low current side. The big side of the system can pull 150 peak
That's a spicy meatball
I bought a Pentium II 450Mhz Dell tower for $40 at a flea market recently. It was in great condition except for missing a hard drive. Installed a 32gb ssd with a SATA to IDE converter kit and installed Windows 98. It works! This was my first time doing something like this.
Looking for a good graphics card now. I want a VooDoo 2 but those are like $300 on ebay.
Yo, I just set a Dell Inspirion 4600 out on the curb. Free! No HD. It'll run Linux.
You’ll be playing Unreal Tournament in no time!
Windows 98 is wild hahahaha.
Finished this lil guy 🖖 Probably the last job of the year
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ea946765-f00f-48be-892d-fdba7680e3cf.jpeg
HELL YEAH LOVE STAR TREK.
You do some beautiful work. As a kid I collected a few of the metal miniatures from the board game, loved them. Models don't have to be big to capture the imagination.
Is this printed or carved?
Carved :) oak and brass
Very cool and impressive!
When I get depressed or stressed, I tend to withdraw hard. I've ghosted friends for months at a time before. The guilt that comes with a relative ghosting makes it really hard for me to reach out again and usually I instead just let go of the relationship.
But I had a frank conversation with someone I recently withdrew from and it feels like there's still a friendship there for us both. So it's tentative and covered in bandaids, but we're on good terms again.
It takes a lot of guts on both sides to have a conversation like that. Good for you, keep reaching out, we need people like we need water.
Your friends want to hear from you or they’re not your friends. Simple as. Reach out, I’m sure they miss you :)
We're in the middle of remodeling a house that was builtt in 1981. I'm pretty proud of the changes we've made so far. I just draw it out and the contractor does the work, but i think we've really improved the design, function, storage, and feel of the house. My biggest disappointment is that I should have hired a real plumber instead of a guy with a truck to replace the cast iron sewer lines.
I hear ya on that last part. You learn to always pay a premium for quality plumbers and electricians.
I think it depends on the job. In house cast iron sewer line replacements are only a few steps in difficulty above swapping a sink, not counting the muscle you need to move them, assuming you're swapping to PVC.
He went over instead of under the French drain lines because he was digging with a shovel. Now it's not deep enough to allow proper drainage from a new bar sink. Awaiting next plumber's ideas.
What a dunderhead
I have a decent bit of pipe fitting under my belt. I really only call my plumber if it has to do with gas (like my stove). Pipes that move water, no problem. I try not to fuck with electric systems at all though.
I replaced my 3-beers-a-day habit with a new bicycle-30-miles-a-day habit.
Still kind of an addiction, but one I can live and raise a son with.
Thats a significantly more healthy habit, good for you bud.
Solved most 2025 Advent of Code problems using an alien programming language called Uiua.
This is what my day 2 solution looks like:
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/227a95da-1f83-4674-b77c-b507438a8897.png
Looks like something!
Uiua is insanity.
One year I hope to remember that's a thing that exists when it isn't already several days into the month.
I just wrapped my kids’ Christmas presents and put them under the tree. I really took my time this year too.
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/cc1bdbba-7439-4977-981a-e5abe4d9f9c3.jpeg
Nicely done!
Thats great! Lucky kids
I finished my first ever album! 6+ years in the making and I learned a ton. So excited to take what I learned to the next one. https://omnigon.network/music
Congratulations!!!
I finally am allowing myself to take some down time for my own sanity. It’s weird how slowly a work ethic can tale over your mindset and the next thing you know, you’re putting in 24- 25 days in a row of work and are burnt out.. Rather than be frizzle-fried by Christmas, I decided to stop now and actually enjoy the holiday. This is a first, and it’s been a long time - too long - that I’ve allowed myself to relax.
Good for you bud, get some rest. How do you like to wind down ?
I'll find a nice planet and build a base in Creative Mode in No Man's Sky.
Have a save file editor for my build game, so I don't have to grind to get the fancy parts and I can just relax and settle in and let my imagination fly.
I'm about halfway through the biggest furniture commission I've had so far. It's only a small bookshelf, but it's solid 1" thick red oak with wenge accents. I've only messed up a couple of minor things along the way 😅
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/1b4fd2c0-7896-4434-b2d7-e5e0120c7291.webp
Wow that'll be one hell of a book shelf, are you going to stain/varnish it ?
Yup! Dark red stain+poly. Hoping that using an oil based one will be able to somewhat sidestep the issue that my garage is like 40° right now.
Nice! I love a good stain, the red is really going to bring out the beauty of the wood!
Thanks to some fantastic help from @irmadlad@lemmy.world and the other awesome commenters on my help request, I got some of my self hosted services running externally, and was able to backup my phone photos while I was away :)
Aww shucks. Glad to help. Pay it forward.
Somehow I managed to get inspired and created/published a few medium content books (aka puzzle and other oddities in niche areas) online. Actually sold a couple somehow, but if they don't do well that's okay. Trying to work on a real novel now. Not really a writer at heart, but have fallen in love with an idea and the deeper I get the more I want it to succeed. Ironically I took a break from the writing part and played around with cover ideas and character envisioning. Was better at that since I'm a graphics person, and finishing that side trip inspired me to jump back into the writing.
I'm successfully jacking up someone's sagging floor as one of my first solo jobs. I don't want to make being my own boss a lifestyle, but it's cool to have the confidence that I can ditch my future bosses at any time and just fly solo for a bit til I get a new one.
Nice
Took my dog for a walk in this freezing ass weather two days in a row. Hes' loving it. I'm freezing my balls off. I do feel so much better though.
What kind of dog?
Pitbull/boxer mix.
I joined Zwift today! I already did utility cycling, but it's mostly using an e-bike so doesn't provide all that much exercise. I think the gamification will help me stay motivated enough to actually do rides for fitness.
I finished recording, mixing, and mastering a song I wrote.
It’s a big deal to me because my job takes most of my energy, so when I get home all I want to do is sit and decompress. Also I’ve been struggling with getting a good vocal chain and drum sound, and every time I sat down and didn’t get anywhere, I’d get discouraged and not touch it for weeks at a time.
At this stage I just have some minor mixing edits to make and I intend to release it. I’m hoping this gives me the motivation to record the dozens of other songs I have sitting inert in my head.
I have set myself some goals this year. Broke them down into many smaller in between goals. And so far I achieved many of them. The most difficult ones are still pending, but yay for me.
Was getting really unhealthy. Lost 22 kgs so far, been going to the gym the last three months.
Starting to see some muscle definition from lifting, stuff is easier to pick up and move around. Wish i did it earlier, but better late than never.
Ripping out 50sqm of paving to install grass for my kids. Had to readjust levels, rip out a badly placed brick planter box and the oversized footing for it, adjust retic feeds and install new lines and sprinklers. So far I've shifted around 6m3 of dirt, bricks and concrete, not including the pavers. Final step of clearing last few cubic metres of dirt, putting down loam and then laying grass is this weekend. Then I just need to get it to establish in Australian summer ..
Got my own single user PieFed instance running on YunoHost before it was ready for production. Lots of testing, multiple failures, but I got it running in the end and it works great.
I got some business finance to build a vertical slice of my game which I can hopefully launch on Kickstarter to make the rest of it.
It's a lot of work but the prototype was fun and there's lots of interesting stuff to do but could only get about a third of what I wanted, financially.
Exciting and also kind of anxiety inducing. Clocks ticking.