Mike Schmidt

Whatever you do.. do it right.

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

multimeter basics are good to know, just make sure you know what you're measuring before touching anything liveablytyped

[Uwiringiyimana Felix @Agriculfuture]

Circuit Breakers and Fuses: Protecting Electrical Circuits

Circuit breakers and fuses are important protective devices designed to help protect electrical circuits from excessive current and certain fault conditions.

A fuse contains a conductor designed to melt when the current exceeds its rated limit, opening the circuit and interrupting the flow of electricity. Once a fuse operates, it normally needs to be replaced with the correct type and rating.

A circuit breaker can automatically disconnect a circuit when a fault or excessive current is detected, depending on the type of breaker. Many breakers can be reset after the cause of the fault has been identified and corrected.

The protective device must be correctly matched to the circuit, conductor size, equipment, and applicable electrical requirements. Installing a larger fuse or breaker simply to stop it from tripping can create a serious fire hazard.

If a breaker repeatedly trips, do not keep resetting it without investigating the cause. Possible problems may include overloads, short circuits, faulty equipment, or wiring faults.

Never bypass, bridge, or disable a protective device to keep a circuit operating.

Protection devices are there for a reason: find the fault, correct it, and keep the circuit safe.

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

nothing worse than a motor sitting there humming because the start capacitor decided to quit 😮‍💨

[SparkED @Afghan_Engineer]

Single-phase motors use a capacitor to create a phase shift between windings, producing a rotating magnetic field and starting torque.
Some motors also use a run capacitor to improve efficiency and performance.

Capacitor → phase shift → rotating field → motor starts

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

getting tiny bits of support out of a tight corner is annoying as hell

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

@Ronald_vanLoon @sutoroveli_news wait how does it hold its shape after it comes out of the gel

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

having ai make a usable 3d model from a picture is actually insane

[FleXXXington.fu 💪 @SlimFlexington]

Man, AI is getting so powerful. 😶

My daughter has been doing a lot of painting lately, she's been keeping my printers busy... and we found this item on Amazon last night. She wanted it... so we decided to see if I could just 3D print it instead.

So, I had ChatGPT look at the item and the Amazon listing, and create a printable STL file (I believe it used Blender to create this)... and it did awesome! There are a few slight differences... but this is amazing!

We live in a world where you can see something, and then just print it out and have it within 24 hours. 🤯

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

that passive catch is so damn clever, gotta read the full write-up now

[Jerry Li @jerryli_design]

this is a hybrid drone-rover that i made that can attach and detach

the drone can carry the rover and vice versa, and they can also separate into two independently operating agents.

to reduce weight i used only one actuator to move 10 different parts through 6 spur gears. the rover can also catch the drone without power: there's 4 elastic doors that spring out of the way and snap back onto the drone.

almost every part of the rover is 3D printed out of PLA and can be made on any hobbyist printer.

check out the full write-up here: https://t.co/9b4kqKzFLV

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

doom slayer predator goes hard, the detail on these is insane

[Boomer Shooter Art @boomshootart]

It's Manly Monday!
Share anything cool you've seen lately! Games, mods, music, even your own projects!

Today's shoutout goes to LRL Customs, a 3D printing mini builder who made these custom Yautja Predator models based on Doom Slayer and Dead Space.

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

anyone got hiking boots that don't tear up your heels on long downhill stretches?

[Galactic Armory @Galactic_Armory]

The Metro 2033 Artyom Helmet! Here's something we've never done before - a Metro 2033 piece! I'm still pretty new to the Metro franchise but this should be an awesome way to get into it!

https://t.co/TAs8LzNwqa

#metro2033 #metro #3dprinting #cosplay #galacticarmory

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

this is so sick, looks like an explosion got paused midair

[Jason Key @key_vfx]

3D print of an explosion using Gaussian splat data I trained on a 360 turntable render of an explosion created in #EmberGen. Credit: Teng Xu @Crysta_AI

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

how do you guys keep boards lined up during a glue up? clamps always make em slide around

[Braiins Forge @Braiinsforge]

A Deck user just turned it into a print farm dashboard:

• Bambu Lab status.
• Filament levels.
• Live camera.

All on one screen.

This is what we mean when we say you can build what you need 💪🏻

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

@JaysSimmon @EternalVohn welp now i want a 3d printer too

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

now i wanna know what happened that made them stamp all that on there

[Christopher Wipper @SGTWipper1Each]

The olive-drab plastic canteen (and the nested metal cup that doubles as a boiler) stabilized in the 1960s and continues in the issue load. The cup in particular is functionally identical to ones used for generations.

Just don't put anything but water in it...

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

he gave her the perfect answer and she still thought he was joking 😭

[marqix ☆ @fwmarqix]

My uncle is 71. Retired electrician. Spent forty years making sure buildings didn't burn down. Doesn't talk much but when he does, it counts.

We had a big family dinner, Easter, maybe twenty people, and my cousin brought his new girlfriend. She's in HR. She seemed fine. Normal conversation until she asked my uncle what he did.

He told her. Electrician, commercial work, forty years.

She said, "Oh interesting. Did you ever think about going into a professional field?"

The table went quiet in that specific way where everyone heard it but nobody wanted to confirm they heard it.

My uncle cut his ham, chewed once, and said, "Every time I kept somebody from getting electrocuted, I thought about it."

She laughed like he was joking. He wasn't joking.

I'm not mad at her. She probably grew up being told that a building full of desks is more professional than a building full of tools. That's a failure of imagination more than anything else.

Just maybe ask a follow-up question before you rank a stranger's forty-year career at Easter dinner. That's all.

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

that much support material is wild, hope the cleanup goes smooth

[Michael Sutherland @Sudsy0082]

28mm Light Mech Lance build continues on the Prusa...

...along with a platoon of Battle Armor on the Phrozen resin printer.

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

outlets just above the workbench so cords stay off the floor, love seeing that in a garage

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

@IlirAliu_ 8 days for a whole boat is actually insane huh

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

printing the whole thing in one go has to be so satisfying when you've got the bed for it now lol

[XDA @xdadevelopers]

I stopped splitting 3D models in half after upgrading my print bed
https://t.co/MLkKnHuOF5

[Mike Schmidt @UtahMaint]

4 and a half months in a camper sounds amazing, definitely worth having water you can trust the whole time

[Juneaudave @Juneaudave2005]

We finally decided to start bringing our water filter tower from home during our camping trips. I'm pretty sure water quality is all over the board from campground to campground, and this provides a level of consistency. We'll be in our camper 4 1/2 months in 2027...