Smiffi Surgubben @grumpysmiffy@aus.social

Status: having Z-axis problems.

@urbanfuzzy @TechnicalKO Hello.

Thank fsck I decided to do this with my Linux laptop and not the Macbook. There's no speed negotiation on the serial port, so you HAVE to connect at 115200bps. You need to belong to the dialout group to get a screen session working.

But, and this I'm not happy about, but unsurprised because it's sodding Java, the only way to get UGS to connect is to run it as root. Even for a user in the dialout group. FFS.

- Smiffy, fighting recalcitrant serial connections since 1986

Yesterday I tried to talk to my little CNC machine with Universal Gcode Sender, and came away a disgruntled user, assuming borked hardware. Today I dusted off my UNIX sysadmin hat, and now we're going places.

What do you reckon? Three heatsinks not mentioned in the manual, not shown in photos. Would the three daughterboards top right be stepper drivers?

Should have said: the Windows thing provided is documented as being "grblControl" so assuming this rig should work with generic control software.

Anyone here know anything about GRBL/LinuxCNC/etc?

I've almost finished assembling this 3-axis CNC machine, which has interchangable router and laser heads. Have a mini CD (so nothing I have can load it) and no Windows machine so need to know where to go next.

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*For anyone curious about sanitisation, anything that can't get wet gets misted with precious isopropanol; everything else is misted and wiped with Viraclean, which is a TGA-approved hospital disinfectant based on benzylkonium chloride.

Sanitisation happens on a table on the verandah. Stuff then goes into clean carrier bags to go indoors. All door handles then wiped, then a thorough hand-wash.

Thermal paper gets erased by IPA, so not a candidate for sanitisation.

I just want to say to everyone that it's OK to not be OK and, right now, I'm not OK, which is OK.

Because of our risk factors (especially Herself,) anything coming in the house - shopping, post - gets sanitised*. I was just doing the Woolies delivery earlier, when I cracked just a bit, thinking about what I was doing, and why.

Due a dose of quetiapine in half an hour, so think I'll double it. (GP and psychiatrist are cool with me adjusting dosage.)

@TechnicalKO Pharmacy was a win. J phoned payment through so all I had to do was walk in, hold my bag open, they dropped it in, I left. I touched zero surfaces in the process.

And I sanitised the soles of my shoes when I got back.

There's a vague glimmer of hope that I might be able to access JobKeeper assistance as having had zero income for March is definitely more than 30% of down for the same period last year, and partner income isn't tested, as it is for the JobSeeker package.

Tip: if signing up, don't copy and paste your ABN, unless you've got it with no spaces.

But fuck this for a game of soldiers, just wanna be working. Who'd have thought that the idea of paying tax would be so attractive.

I know it's entirely down to who I follow, on various accounts/platforms, but right here is so wholesome, like half the feed is growing, sewing, baking, pickling, wet process photography - it's got SOUL. So thank you, friends all, for such fine content that nurtures, rather than just fuelling my anxiety.

A couple of days ago, I read an ABC article on how to apply for Jobseeker Allowance, including for self-employed. It looked PAINFUL.

But things are changing very fast. Today I negotiated the Centrelink site to find out how to sign up - was directed back to myGov and registered an intent to claim (assuming I'm eligible) with - two clicks. That's it.

Yay, flu symptoms! From vaccine, that is. Wonder if it's the South Australian strain (A/South Australia/34/2019 (H3N2)), and I should put the South Australia Great logo on my profile...

Re previous boost - the WeRWorld Discord server is for anybody that wants to chat, whether you need or want to give moral support, or be a part of a de-isolating community.

We're there for you, as I am myself - contact me through any channel.