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"I am an ancient nobleman and need some coin made prove to me youre a craftsman that can make quality coin" "check this thing out." in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[–] MotherReckless@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 hours ago

It reminds me of a Turner’s Cube. Which is just a pointless gee-gaw that machinists make to sharpen and show off their skills

Turners Cube

"Excess deaths climb to 35,000 as the Chevron heatwave continues to ravage Europe" in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world

[–] MotherReckless@lemmy.zip 65 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Name them after the oil execs. “In tonight’s new the death toll climbs to 11,000 in the Darren Woods heat event…”

What is the name for a "mechanical wire" I saw in a video? One end of the wire can be plugged into different gears for different gearing ratios. Like a flexible drill extension. More info below in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] MotherReckless@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That is called a flex shaft. You’ll see them commonly on rotary tool like Dremel. That’s an interesting application in the video. Changing the input on the shaft is basically like shifting a transmission.