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Edit: solved! "Memo pins" or "label pins".

Help please, my usually elite search skills are failing me. Do you know the name for a type of stationery pin that ends in a paperclip? So like a pushpin that can hold a small piece of paper. See diagram.

I have used these in the past for annotating a map on a corkboard

#stationery #AdvicePlease #advice

Sarah dreams of beans May 12

Hey #makers what material would you use for this project?

I want to make a set of lawn poetry, like magnetic fridge poetry but with non-magnetic and bigger pieces to play on the ground outside with friends.

I want it to be big enough to read off the ground while standing, and light enough to easily bring to picnics. Looking at the magnetic sets, I am guessing I will make 400-500 word tiles (ranging from "a" to e.g., "bedazzled")

#AdvicePlease #AdviceNeeded

Sarah dreams of beans Feb 24

Q for Canadians who mask: where should I get Readimasks or other MRI-safe masks?

#CovidIsAirborne #CovidIsNotOver #YallMasking #AdvicePlease

DefinitelyNotRabbit Jan 20

I ain't exactly a rocket scientist with stuff like boards and soldering so I thought I'd throw this out to people that I follow that seem alot smarter than me on this sorta stuff (and most other stuff in life).
Do feel free to tell me to rack off or ping someone else you think might give some good advice on this if you dont wanna or whatever

I was thinking of getting into this area for the sake of it, always wanted to try my hand at messing around with hardware in my free time;
thoughts on the Open split deck as a project to get started on? It looked cool and I'd love working on something like that to have as an end result but is this way over my head sorta level? (even if im willing to spend a little extra on any fk up i do or extra time)

https://github.com/tommybee456/OpenSplitDeck

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#soldering #adviceplease #imstoopid

GitHub - tommybee456/OpenSplitDeck: A steam deck-like controller made from a mix of off the shelf parts and 3d printed parts with custom hardware and firmware

A steam deck-like controller made from a mix of off the shelf parts and 3d printed parts with custom hardware and firmware - tommybee456/OpenSplitDeck

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mattdawhit Sep 28, 2025

Hi folks, can anyone recommend an ethical/sustainable print on demand provider for calendars?
#help #adviceplease

Sarah dreams of beans Aug 16, 2025

Possibly silly thought: hey d and d folks, do you have special words for different types of fatigue or low stats? Like are there names for having low stamina vs low strength vs having to expend energy slowly vs taking a long time to recover?

Because I think I'm not the only chronically ill person who would be very interested in your vocab.

#DnD #AdvicePlease #ChronicIllness

zeyus Aug 5, 2025

Any chooms got some 3D printing advice?

I have a bedslinger (Sovol SV06 ACE, PLA), and any lower profile prints have been perfect, but I wanted to try this cool paper-holding rat to print for my son, and I have tried 3 times and it comes loose from the bed near the top of the print. Of course then it just air prints.

Things I have tried:

Cleaning the bed with 96% ethanol (I do that before each print anyway)
Using hairspray on the bed
Increasing the first layer thickness
Adjusting the z-offset for more squish
Adding a skirt of 8mm
Checking all the temp settings: bed 60C, first layer 210C print temp 200C (as specified on the PLA spool)

I'm using orcaslicer, I think the one thing that's left to try is reducing the print speed, but I hoped that wouldn't be needed...Maybe there is a way to slow the print as you get further up? Or maybe because I'm such a n00b I missed something obvbious

#3dprint #3dprinting #orcaslicer #slicer #bedslinger #AdvicePlease #AdviceNeeded #hardware

Sarah dreams of beans Aug 3, 2025

#gardening #AdvicePlease : I have added 9 raised beds of various shapes to my back yard over the years, but the paths are still grass and maintaining them drives me nuts. What are your preferred path materials? Aiming for something low maintenance that supports soil health and works in the Pacific Northwest. Wood chips?

Sarah dreams of beans Jul 26, 2025

Folks with #MECFS please share your wisdom about getting through a surgery without triggering permanent PEM hell 🫠

#ChronicIllness #LongCovid #AdvicePlease

Sarah dreams of beans Jul 21, 2025

I need more enrichment in my chronic illness enclosure. Please recommend me your fave documentaries? Do not have to be streaming, can be weird, should be lefty-compatible.

High value topics: art, diy, gardens, computer history, disability, people's history, politics, own voices, queer stuff, science + nature...

Less interested: war, US politics, boomer music, serial killers...

#AdvicePlease #movies #documentaries #chronicIllness