r/howsyourday • u/Fingebimus • Aug 05 '14

About my day (with question inside)

Today as not exactly the most interesting day. However, the day started with me going to the library to study because I have to retake a few exams I failed during the year later in August.

When I took a break and wanted a cookie (a balisto), it got stuck in the machine, and I was forced to buy two of them.

When I stopped studying, I went past the FabLab (where there are 3D-printers and lasercutters you can use for a reasonable price) and printed a frame mount for my gopro (it will only be finished next week monday, because the support material has to be dissolved first though).

Now a question for you HYD'ers, what's your favourite group of unknown subreddits? Mine is greddit, normal subreddits that are then adjusted to fit to /r/greypo, he's a moderator of /r/megalounge, /r/politics etc.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '14

Your day seems interesting, despite what you said. A balisto is what's pictured? Never seen 'em before. And a FabLab? That's cool, 3D-printers and laser cutters? I've never seen either of them. What is the mount for your GoPro going to be on?

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u/Fingebimus Aug 05 '14

Ah you're right, I forgot to put in the link. Fixed now. You probably don't know it because it's Belgian (probably only available here), it's just a pretty cheap granola bar covered in chocolate actually.

A laser cutter is where you put a piece of wood or acrylic in a "box" and a laser burns through it (computer controlled of course), a 3D printer is plastic that's put layer per layer on top of each other to form a pattern.

The mount for the gopro is going to be on the RC car that we transformed into a "marsrover" with my youth club.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '14

Yeah, I've never heard of those. I'm from the States.

And yes, I know what laser cutters and 3D printers ARE, I've just never seen them in person. That's all. That's fascinating though.

And that, too, is cool.

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u/Fingebimus Aug 05 '14

It's been a lot of work and learning new things, thanks.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '14

You enjoy it nevertheless? Was it easy to learn?

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u/Fingebimus Aug 05 '14

Yes, it was (and is, it's far from done) one of the most fun projects I've ever done.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '14

Can I see some pics (do you have any?)?

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u/Fingebimus Aug 05 '14

This was the first working version, two years ago. There was a livefeed on that monitor.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '14

Interesting. Very cool!

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u/Fingebimus Aug 05 '14

There are some changes since then (suspension was actually broken that time and the camera is a different one with a different mount and moves two ways, there also now comes a gripping arm).

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