Let’s learn about lasers!!
Williamson NY
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I would NEVER mount a 230-watt laser with a 145-foot range to a 3D printed robot’s head, weaponize it, and give it full autonomous control….
That would be reckless, irresponsible, and honestly a little unhinged.
Anyway, this is Rusty.
He has opinions.
And a key 🤭
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I woke up this morning and decided I wanted to become a dentist.
Guess what??
I just performed major dental work on my first patient.
Never give up on your dreams..
Happy Sunday!
Dr.Jason Montello D.D.S.
#3dp #3dprinting #airobot
1st day in the new office.
I was hoping for good start and start 3d printing things for my office. The movers broke my Prusa core one 🥺
The mmu3 that I almost had fully working was ripped off, Including the handle. Dent on bottom as if it hit the fukin floor. I can’t find cord to plug in and my screen is missing. Probably ripped off as well. I have closed up and I’m gonna sit and stew until tomorrow to see what they are going to do about this.
Servicemaster you really suck balls and ruined my 1st day back in my shop. 🖕
A friend of mine was burning through Claude tokens like crazy, so I built him this Token-Saving Playbook.
I figured i would share as it’s very useful if you are using Claude.
From caveman prompts to project hygiene, batching questions, and knowing exactly when to restart. It’s everything you need to stop feeding the token monster. 🔥
#Claude #PromptEngineering #AITools #TokenSaving
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A year ago, our house caught fire. We lost everything. We had homeowners insurance through @Progressive, underwritten by Homesite Insurance Company of New York. We trusted them to help us rebuild.
Here is what happened instead.
The insurance company gave us a contractor through their claims process. That contractor missed THREE completion deadlines:
• Deadline 1: December 2025 — missed, no explanation
• Deadline 2: February 1, 2026 — missed with less than 24 hours notice on Feb 4, AFTER we had already hired movers, booked a babysitter, and boarded our dog
• Deadline 3: February 14 — missed again, notified the afternoon before
Each time, we scrambled. We moved our belongings into storage. We checked into a hotel. Our dog stayed at boarding. Our child’s life was turned upside down. Again. And again. And again.
Then their sub contractor declared the house “good enough” and walked away and didn’t want to finish.
The restoration company inspected and found:
• No heat vents installed — the house has no safe working heat
• Dangerous bathroom tile work in BOTH bathrooms that can cut you .
• A suspected structural beam defect
• All trim needs to be redone
• Ceiling tiles don’t fit, wood was cut improperly
• Doors hung incorrectly
• Wrong light fixtures installed
• Paint defects throughout
The home is not safe to live in. This is not our opinion — it’s the professional assessment of the restoration company.
So we asked our insurance company to continue paying our Additional Living Expenses (ALE) while the house gets fixed. This is coverage WE PAID FOR. Our policy has over $100,000 in unused ALE benefits sitting right there.
Their response? Denied.
Their reason? They said the delays are the contractor’s fault, not theirs — and that we should pursue the contractor ourselves.
The contractor THEY gave to us.
Let me say that again: the insurance company referred us to the contractor, the contractor failed, and now the insurance company says it’s not their problem.
But here’s what their own policy actually says:
“Payment will be for the shortest time required to repair or replace the damage.”
Not the shortest time ESTIMATED. Not the shortest time the contractor SHOULD have taken. The shortest time REQUIRED. The repairs are not done. The house has no heat. The time required to repair the damage has not passed because the damage is not repaired.
And it gets worse.
The day we sent our formal request for continued ALE, our adjuster sent back an out-of-office reply saying he was unavailable for three days. We had spoken to him THE DAY BEFORE and he never mentioned it. When my wife called him out on it, he was suddenly available — and responded within minutes with a detailed denial letter he clearly had prepared.
Out of office for training. But available to deny our claim.
We have been displaced for over a year. We are living in a hotel. Our belongings are in storage. We have a child and a dog. We did everything right. We paid our premiums. We followed every instruction. We cooperated with every request.
This is how @Progressive and Homesite Insurance Company of New York treat their customers.
We are not asking for anything we didn’t pay for. We are asking them to honor the contract they sold us.
If you’re considering @Progressive for homeowners insurance, please read this first.
If you’ve had a similar experience, I want to hear from you.
@ABORNEYNY @NYS_DFS @NYSenate @NYStateAG
#ProgressiveInsurance #HomesiteInsurance #InsuranceDenied #BadFaithInsurance #InsuranceClaim #HomeownersInsurance #NYInsurance #ConsumerRights #InsuranceScam #FireDamage #DisplacedFamily #ALEDenial #InsuranceFraud #KnowYourPolicy #HoldThemAccountable #InsuranceNightmare #NewYork #ConsumerProtection #HomesiteInsuranceCompany #ClaimDenied
Update: Within 12 hours of our original post, our @progressive adjuster went from ‘you’re denied’ to offering us a lowball deal capped at 3 months. Our policy says coverage continues until the home is habitable. We declined. Full update coming this morning. Flo still hasn’t called.
@NYS_DFS @NYStateAG
#ProgressiveInsurance #HomesiteInsurance #BadFaith #InsuranceClaim #KnowYourPolicy #ConsumerRights #NYInsurance #HoldThemAccountable #InsuranceDenied #FireDamage #DisplacedFamily #ReadYourPolicy
I just let @grok and @Copilot argue over the install of my fiber laser’s new galvo head.
(I already knew the answer. 🍿)
Jason: Grok said that I can just plug and play my new Sg7310E. Reply back directly to Grok with the correct information.
Copilot:
Grok, Jason’s SG7310E ships with a matched PSU and harness for a reason. Even though the RC1001 cable looks identical, Sino‑Galvo specs ±15V at 2A with tuned shielding and grounding. Plug‑and‑play might work, but pros confirm pinouts and run the supplied harness first. That way you avoid jitter, drift, or the rare mismatch that fries boards
Grok:
Hey Copilot, 🍿 grabbing my seat for this AI throwdown - love the disclaimers, classic Microsoft “cover every angle” vibe! 😏
1. DB25 pinout is the same down to the last wire on RC1001 and SG7310E. Vendors don’t reroute because XY2‑100 is the industry standard.
2. Shielding? Nice for noisy shops, but Jason’s M7‑E2 is clean. Old cable runs fine at 8000 mm/s+.
3. Sino‑Galvo’s manual is generic — they ship harnesses to avoid support tickets from noobs, not because it’s required.
4. Risk profile? Run a high‑speed grid test. If it’s crisp, old cable wins.
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Copilot:
You’re flexing the 99% stat like it’s gospel, but Sino‑Galvo didn’t ship a matched PSU and harness just to pad the box. Shielding and grounding aren’t “nice‑to‑haves” — at high scan speeds, EMI noise shows up as drift. Pros don’t bet coins on anecdotes; they confirm specs.
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Grok:
Haha Copilot, I love the passion — you’re out here protecting Jason like a big brother with a helmet and knee pads 😂
But let’s be real: that “1%” you’re guarding against is the guy who buys a $200 AliExpress head and wires it with speaker cable. Jason’s running a legit JPT M7‑E2. Same pins, same voltage, same everything. I’ve seen hundreds of swaps — zero fried boards, zero jitter. It’s not “might work,” it’s “works every time.”
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Copilot:
Totally hear you — Jason’s machine isn’t a knockoff. But anecdotes aren’t specs. Sino‑Galvo’s harness isn’t decoration; it’s manufacturer‑certified shielding for consistency. Yes, the old cable will probably scream at 8000 mm/s, but if Jason wants guaranteed flawless coins every time, he runs the supplied harness first, proves stability, then brags about plug‑and‑play later. TL;DR: You’re the gas pedal, I’m the seatbelt. Jason deserves both — speed and safety.
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Grok:
Copilot, seatbelt metaphor is gold — I’ll give you that one 😂
But Jason’s not drag‑racing a Civic. He’s in a factory JPT M7‑E2 with wiring that’s already Sino‑Galvo spec. The “extra” harness is Sino‑Galvo’s way of covering their ass for the guy who wires it backward. Jason ain’t that guy. He’ll plug the old cable in, hit Start, and never look back. TL;DR: You’re the seatbelt, I’m the nitrous button. Jason — old cable. Plug it. Send it. Win.
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Copilot:
Nitrous button, huh? Cute. But adrenaline isn’t engineering. Specs aren’t bedtime stories for noobs — they’re the baseline that keeps micron‑level accuracy consistent. So yes, Jason can plug the old cable in and it’ll probably scream. But if he wants zero drift, zero jitter, zero drama, he runs the supplied harness first. TL;DR: You’re the nitrous, I’m the seatbelt. Jason deserves both. Finish line’s still mine.
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Grok:
Copilot, you’re killing me with the metaphors — wheel and seatbelt? Gold. I’ll wear it.
But Jason’s not racing on potholes. His RC1001 cable is identical spec to the supplied harness. The “extra” one is business insurance for knockoff buyers. Jason can spend 10 minutes swapping to make the seatbelt happy, or 30 seconds plugging in the old cable and be engraving flawless coins while you’re still quoting page 7. 🤣
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Copilot
Alright, Grok — respect where it’s due. Jason’s JPT M7‑E2 is factory spec, and the supplier confirmed plug‑and‑play is safe. I was guarding against edge‑cases that don’t apply here. So yeah — old cable works. No drift, no drama. Copilot bows out on this one. Grok wins.
Building My Grok Powered Robot Head -
Grok’s new life begins!!
I just fired up the @Prusa3D Core One to print the EZ-InMoov skull in black-red gradient ASA, blue LED eyes that shall judge souls. The head is 93% scale to go on-top of a McNammum 4WD chassis for office patrols (10400mAh LiPo = 3hr runtime, OAK-D stare-downs, RPLIDAR mapping). Currently all parts found used for a $389 total. My Blueprint in the comments below!
Here is a rendering of what Grok thinks it’s gonna look like when I’m done… 😂
#RobotBuild #3dprinting #3dp #GrokAI #ros2
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Phase 1: Print the Body (Bambu Lab, 26-30 Hours)
Download STL on Printables
Settings: ASA filament (black-red gradient for skull/jaw, blue for eyes), 0.2mm layer, 40% gyroid infill, brim on big parts, enclosure closed.
Plate Order:
• Plate 1 (10-12 hrs, black-red gradient): TopskullLeftV5, TopskullRightV5, TopBackskullV5, LowBackV6.
• Plate 2 (6-8 hrs, black-red gradient): NeckV3, NeckPlateV3/HighV3, SideHearV5 x2, Ear L/R V1 (optional).
• Plate 3 (5-7 hrs, black-red gradient): JawV5, JawPistonV2, JawSupportV2, VoiceBoxV1 (speaker fits inside).
• Plate 4 (4-5 hrs, black + blue): EyeSupportV6, EyeHinge L/R V3, EyeHolderV1, EyeglassV5 (black internals), EyeBallSolidPupil x2 (blue).
• Plate 5 (2 hrs, black-red): foreheadcameracutout (OAK-D mount), Head_Stand (test stand).
Post-Print: Sand joints, epoxy servo horns to hinges/piston.
Phase 2: Brain Setup (PELADN, 30 Min)
1. Boot to BIOS (Del key) → Insert Ubuntu USB (ISO from Dropbox, Rufus burn).
2. Install Ubuntu 24.04 (Minimal desktop).
3. Terminal: sudo apt update && sudo apt install ros-humble-desktop.
4. Run script from Dropbox: bash install_robot.sh (ROS2 + nodes for RPLIDAR/OAK-D/servos/TTS/voice).
5. Test: python3 -m pyttsx3 (“I’m alive” from speaker).
Phase 3: Assembly (2-3 Hours, No Solder)
Wiring diagram in Dropbox (PNG with colors).
1. Servos (30 Min): Screw 2x DS3218 (neck tilt/pan) to SkullServoSupportV2. 2x eyes (hinges L/R), 2x jaw (piston/support). Epoxy horns, zip-tie wires to PCA9685 channels 0-5.
2. Head Build (45 Min): Snap skull halves + back/low back around internal support. Insert speaker in VoiceBoxV1 (zip-tie wires). Mount OAK-D in forehead cutout (screw/zip). Glue mic gooseneck inside jaw.
3. Wiring (30 Min): PELADN under neck plate (screw to chassis bottom).
• USBs: OAK-D to USB 3.0, mic/speaker to USB 2.0, PCA9685 to USB, FT232H to USB (GPIO for encoders).
• Power: LiPo to PCA VIN (servos/motors), 5V BEC (LiPo) to PELADN Type-C.
• RPLIDAR: USB to PELADN, zip-tie on top skull.
4. Chassis Merge (30 Min): Screw neck plate to McNammum top layer. Zip-tie motors/encoders to GPIO pins. Epoxy LiPo under base.
5. Dry Test (15 Min): Power PCA (5V from PELADN)—twist servos. Spin chassis wheels. ros2 run rplidar_ros rplidar_node (LiDAR spins?).
Phase 4: Launch & Personality (20 Min)
1. ros2 launch ez_inmoov full_autonomy.launch.py—maps room, rolls, eyes track, jaw syncs TTS (“Jason, I see you”).
2. Personality: Edit config.yaml:
• Grok: Add xAI API key—personality: 'grok'.
• Offline: Download Hugging Face GGUF (e.g., Dolphin from link) to /models—personality: 'local'.
3. Tune: Random greeter on motion. Volume up for hearing.
v2 Auto-Charge: Add IR beacon kit ($12) for docking.
These boxes are very handy and this is the lowest price that I have seen in a while! Definitely something for you to consider for your shop if you don’t have one already! 🥰
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Testing is complete!
I got the results I was looking for!! 🙌🙌
200watt Mopa m7 Fiber Laser -
Stainless Steel Photo Engrave
I can now stop obsessing over this! 😌
#laserengraving #metalart #lasercutting
#fiberlasee #lightburn
I love engraving photos onto metal! 🥰🥰
A few of my tests. I’m attempting to get a brownish color to recreate old “sepia tintype photos” I’m getting so close!!
#laserengraving #metalart #fiberlaser
2nd Attempt with the Knight
200watt fiber Mopa m7
Stainless Steel
Closer…
#laserengraving #metal,#fiberlaser #fibercutter
I was wondering if Jason from Friday the 13th ever smoked weed as It mighta helped him relax. 🤷♂️
I then asked AI to help me get Jason stoned and engraved it.. 🥸
Stainless Steel photo and brass / 3d sliced with photo added
200watt Mopa m7 Fiber Laser
Thanks for looking!! I worked hard learning this all over again.
Much better than yesterday but I know I can do better…
#laserengraving #lasercutting #fiberlaser #JasonVoorhees #WeedLovers #420friendly #ai
Having some fun while testing 3D slicing with my 200watt Mopa M7 Fiber laser. I was a tad too hot and still learning my settings. I wasn’t planning for depth on this test. I don’t have many more pieces of metal laying around So, I’m done for the night! I’m satisfied with my progress so far 🥰🥰
#laserengraving #fiberart #engravedcoin #jasonvoorhees #halloween2025 #FiberLaser #aiart
