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Replying to @oakdevtech
haha honestly I’m about to go shred it. it feels like a weirdly radioactive thing to have around.
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Replying to @josecastillo
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they really shouldn’t have released this photo; now I have a new cover sheet for all my important documents. (unless someone chimes in to tell me that merely printing one of these was a federal crime)
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Replying to @captainwonkish
In a very real sense, that Rube Goldberg machine is me.
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I don’t know how I missed the @hackadayio project for this, but meet the UV Sensor Board by @tahnok — the first third-party sensor add-on for Sensor Watch! https://hackaday.io/project/187321-sensorwatch-uv-sensor
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Replying to @captainwonkish
I have not! I wish I could film inside the machine as it does its thing; still I think I’ll wait until I’m done folding everything before I take it apart 😬
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Replying to @jnesselr
(and if you do overload the feed tray…)
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Replying to @jnesselr
I had been putting a piece of scrap paper on top just in case the first one didn’t fold precisely, but after a few runs I realized it wasn’t necessary; they all fold fine as long as I don’t overload the feed tray.
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folks asked for a longer video of the folding machine, and while it isn’t much longer, it is still very satisfying. (I’m running batches of 50 just to be on the safe side; I’m low on toner and don’t want to have to print more if there are jams)
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I feel so privileged to be able to ship a product like Sensor Watch at some scale. Each of these sheets of paper represents one person getting a device. And this is just 1/4 of what’ll eventually go out. This product will launch to a decent sized community, and it’ll happen fast.
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Replying to @dasdom
Forgot to respond to this thread but thank you so much for this! I used several of your edits in the final version.
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Replying to @brentrubell
hell yeah!
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more things that go brrr
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Replying to @JoeGomez_ and @getur
only for very large values of 0
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Replying to @twilliability
on the one hand I shouldn’t tweet before coffee; otoh it’s amazing how one sip brings my brain back from the dead.
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Replying to @twilliability
Wait that’s the right data, wrong description: back stop is the first fold which folds it in half, then front stop folds the halved paper in half (second fold)
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Replying to @twilliability
also because Twitter threads are where future-Joey goes to figure out what past-Joey was up to: for a double fold of letter size paper sideways, the front stop (1st fold) is 2⅛" and the back stop (2nd fold) is 4¼". 8½÷4 and 8½÷2, basically measuring how far from the top to fold.
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Replying to @twilliability
Yep, they’re three to a page on 8.5×11" paper and cut down, so 8½×3⅔. This also means I had to do my own math to set the folding stops; it has presets for the different folds at 11" (letter) and 14" (legal), but they didn’t anticipate folks folding letter-sized paper sideways :)
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Replying to @janschiefer
Ask and ye shall receive! (It also transmits on amateur radio frequencies) https://github.com/travisgoodspeed/goodwatch/#software-status
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Replying to @rexploits
Wait a tick they can have a backlight? I didn’t know this!
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Replying to @lllNightOwlll
I need to print more to feed through it!
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Replying to @MakeAugusta and @mrtwinkletwink
(and of course I’m going to make more gadgets that require documentation inserts)
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Replying to @MakeAugusta and @mrtwinkletwink
Technically it’s ~2700 inserts; I’m counting the fact that half of them have one fold, and the other half have two. Still even 25¢ a fold feels like a good enough deal, because realistically I’m too stubborn to pay a print shop; I would’ve spent hours folding them myself by hand.
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Replying to @MakeAugusta
Staples! Free shipping, and you can get rewards points. https://www.staples.com/Martin-Yale-1501X-Letter-Folder/product_421180
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Replying to @RachelleAnn_
Just over $900, with free shipping and it got here in two days. I’m sold already; this was a great choice. https://www.staples.com/Martin-Yale-1501X-Letter-Folder/product_421180
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Replying to @josecastillo
haha documentation machine go brrr
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Replying to @mrtwinkletwink
don’t mind at all! A little over $900; with sales tax it came to just about $1000 even. The way I see it, in the future even if I pay my PCBA folks to test and kit the boards, I’ll be able to do all the design and print stuff in-house (and to my own exacting standards)
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I can’t say for certain that this industrial paper folder was a good investment, but the way I see it, I’m going to have to fold documentation inserts 4,000 times by the end of this campaign; I could pay a print shop to do it once OR I COULD BECOME MY OWN PRINT SHOP FOREVER!
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Replying to @getur
Watch says “E”; out of curiosity I asked Siri, and she launched into a discourse about the nature of division before concluding “my answer is: No.”
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Replying to @josecastillo
(yes I did then go hunting for my pocket supercomputer to share this fact with y’all)
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i misplaced my silver Sensor Watch the other day, so instead i’ve been wearing this CA-53W, and goddamn if i didn’t just have to do some math out of the blue. Surprisingly handy, this.
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the mousepad i ordered for the office has arrived. This is really gonna tie the desk together. With thanks to Form•Function•Form for the beautiful custom job; I love supporting independent artisans and makers, and these folks in particular are wonderful. https://formfunctionform.com
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Replying to @matthewvenn
that’s great feedback, thank you!
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Replying to @twilliability
this reminds me of a thought I have sometimes at the grocery store: nobody in this building has “baking needs”; they have, at best, “baking wants”
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Replying to @matthewvenn
Absolutely!
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personal website update forced me to write a cogent two-sentence description of my bullshit.
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when I very fail at git:
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Replying to @molecularist, @NHLBruins, @unexpectedmaker and @CircuitPython
Oh by the way! You can peel off the plastic screen protector, I can see it’s still on there at the bottom right. I should have put that in the instructions 😬
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Holy wow, @adafruit is advertising Oddly Specific Objects! ❤️ https://twitter.com/bigattichouse/status/1569793296725118980
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RT @molecularist: Countdown timer to @NHLBruins season opener. 🏒
@unexpectedmaker Feather S2, @josecastillo LCD wing, and @CircuitPython.…
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👀
https://www.adafruit.com/product/5581
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Replying to @josecastillo
Also comes with a new landing page — http://www.sensorwatch.net — and rewritten feature list. (patiently waiting for my ‘marketing copywriter’ merit badge so I can put it on my resumé)
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new Sensor Watch website just dropped! This felt like a prerequisite for printing the documentation: rather than dump folks at a YouTube video without explanation, point them toward docs that can explain everything. (also: reorganized the docs last night) https://www.sensorwatch.net/docs/
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today I packed 395 out of the 2,728 bags I’ll end up packing for the Sensor Watch fall run. Still need to label them, but I have a new piece of office equipment on the way for that. believe it or not, they still make diskette labels, and they’re just right sized for this.
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Replying to @IShJR
Great note, thank you! Dang I wish I could add this to the video now.
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Replying to @DLX
You rock, thank you so much! I was really worried about printing these just based on automated translation, I really appreciate your taking the time to make edits!
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Replying to @no1089
This little thing is a godsend! I started with press-to-close bags, but opening and re-sealing 3,000 of those would have ended me.
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Replying to @DLX
And in English for completeness’ sake. https://gist.github.com/joeycastillo/993e13ad72236569e6025971878e8e29
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Replying to @DLX
That would be awesome, thank you! Just posted it as a gist here: https://gist.github.com/joeycastillo/a53751eee7869ba7c84f20c6defb657e
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Replying to @josecastillo
I know some of my components wandered off their footprints in the illustration; I’ve got a lot going on, but it’s on the list.
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