the Hearth @Felthry@awoo.space

@kat we have been very annoyed at this for a long time and learned recently that!!! in europe this isn't a problem!!! because the US rules for headlight patterns are identical no matter what height the headlights are mounted on the vehicle, but in the EU taller vehicles have to have their headlights pointed more downward so that they won't blind smaller cars in front of them
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@mawr i hope you continue to be amazing as well, mawr. You're a lovely plush <3
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@hi_cial i really want to be able to help you but i don't know what we could possibly do... i hope tomorrow is better to you than today was
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@starkatt https://www.mcmaster.com/77125A66/ here's one a cursory search turned up, you could probably do cheaper and actually know what brand you're getting though. I think Weller makes one, or made one at one point.
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@starkatt Some of the old butane-powered soldering irons have attachments to blow hot air for this exact purpose. We've never used one, but it sounds like a handy thing to have around.
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i didn't get a screenshot but this game just told me "Power has gained a level! Bow before its Baby Power!"
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@JulieSqveakaroo i didn't think a hair dryer would get hot enough to shrink heatshrink!
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@patchwork i am a little curious what projects you've done! and what tools you use, because we get into tools quite a lot for soem reason
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@patchwork i mean, you know what heatshrink is, that's a step above a lot of people out there!
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@patchwork yeah soldering irons are a bit too intense for most heatshrink (though we got this one type once that we couldn't even get to shrink with a soldering iron, only managed to make that shrink by holding it in the flame of a lighter for several seconds)

the usual way to use a lighter for it is to just sweep the flame back and forth so you don't have it in one spot for too long. it's quite easy actually, works really well
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@patchwork We use a heat gun most of the time but when we can't be bothered to get it out and deal with how loud it is and how it has to continue being loud afterward to cool itself down, we have a bic lighter in the lab

we are very much not in the "touch it with the soldering iron" or "carefully use a blowtorch" camp though, both of those have too much risk of damaging or burning stuff

we've never used a flameless butane heat source either but that's just because they're not common anymore
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heatshrink

@owashii@plush.city okay, how about vanadium then, or cerium
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@owashii@plush.city what *are* these logical answers?
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@starkatt "space flavored"?
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@pup_hime I don't have a specific model for you but I know Anker makes good USB stuff, look for a powered hub from them maybe

Do get one that's externally powered
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@DarkOverord it's a very cute dragon! would hug
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@NovaSquirrel it's like a game boy micro but even smaller
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@owashii@plush.city These are nice, yes
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@ziphi Aww, foxes are just lovely
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