Evolv-ing Thread

[TrollDragon]

There are some inexpensive inline meters on Amazon, you could plug that device in and see how many watts/amps it draws and then you'd know what size inverter you need. You'd want to go a little bigger, I'm sure the guys who know better than me will advise how much bigger. Amazon.com: inline amp meter

It has to say on the bottom of the AC charger/adapter unit, and yes bigger is better. I can't see the AC unit drawing too much power as it's just a charger.

Would be interesting to know if the factory 100W Inverter in my Vibe is a pure sine wave or not.

 

[tiburonfirst]

thanks, y'all! i passed on the info!

 

[SlickWilly]

I'm going to be doing some new to me DIY stuff that requires a drill press with very little play, slop, wiggle in the drill chuck/shaft. My old cheap China drill press had way too much play in that shaft and it's always bothered me. But hey, I paid $50 for it in 95 and I've gotten a ton of use out of it, it's done all I need for auto repairs and crude DIY projects over the years so I can't complain. It's the same basic model Harbor Freight sells today. Looking the press over the other day I found it has one adjustment screw to adjust out most of that play, thinking if I drilled and tapped another hole 90 deg from that adjustment screw maybe that would eliminate the rest of the play. I took the press apart the other night and got the job done, now I have zero play in the shaft and chuck all the way through the travel as you lower the chuck. If anyone is interested, I can take some pics, speak now, before I put it back together in the next day or two.

 

[Steamer861]

Was never a fan of the AIO, so I have B&W laser, a Colour Laser and a separate scanner.

I figured out the connection problem, the printer is not 5ghz compadable @ 2.4 our WiFi is slow AF! My modem / Router isn't dual band
Is there a way to connect a 2.4 ghz to a 5ghz router?
I'v been shopping for a new Printer/All in one .but how do I know it's comparable with 5ghz?

 

[awsum140]

Laser or stink jet? I hardwire everything I possibly can. Only craptops and phones rely on wireless. Far less headaches that way.

 

[SlickWilly]

I figured out the connection problem, the printer is not 5ghz compadable @ 2.4 our WiFi is slow AF! My modem / Router isn't dual band
Is there a way to connect a 2.4 ghz to a 5ghz router?
I'v been shopping for a new Printer/All in one .but how do I know it's comparable with 5ghz?

Every now and then I hit up the thrift shops looking for pewter for the melting pot, I always see a few older model routers cheap. Maybe pick up one of those, add it to you wifi setup and use it just for the printer, is that doable? Be cheaper than a new printer!

 

[Steamer861]

Laser or stink jet? I hardwire everything I possibly can. Only craptops and phones rely on wireless. Far less headaches that way.

Ink jet i believe? I have several things hard wired, no port on the workforce printer strictly WiFi I really don't mimd buying a new printer our old Epson is passed it's prime any way. So far in all the product descriptions none of the printers state 5mgz comparable

 

[TrollDragon]

I figured out the connection problem, the printer is not 5ghz compadable @ 2.4 our WiFi is slow AF! My modem / Router isn't dual band
Is there a way to connect a 2.4 ghz to a 5ghz router?
I'v been shopping for a new Printer/All in one .but how do I know it's comparable with 5ghz?

A quick search shows the HP Office Jet 9015 supporting 5GHz and staples has it on sale. I have no idea if the printer is any good or not or how the cartridges are, I only use laser as I was tired of dried out ink from the printer siting too long.

Find a HP OfficeJet Pro 9015 All-in-One Printer (1KR42A#A2L) at Staples.ca. Read reviews to learn about the top-rated HP OfficeJet Pro 9015 All-in-One Printer (1KR42A#A2L).

Hard wire is the way to go though, so much easier when the printer is sitting on the local network. All the newer HP printers should support 5Ghz ask the sales monkey at Staples or Best Buy which ones do and make it a stipulation for return.

You could always get a 2.4GHz wireless access point just for the printer, hardwired to the router it would act only as a pass through.

 

[CMD-Ky]

I meant to mention earlier that for all you Windoohs fans, and users, you may want to use the Media Creation Tool and download an ISO of the current Windoohs 10 version, 1903 I believe. Microsoft will be issuing a "major" update to version 1909, I believe, in the near future. Having that ISO handy may help get you back to something more stable, and friendly, if the latest version is loaded with gotchas. I downloaded this morning and now have 1903 and the previous one as well, just in case.

I have to ask. Would you

So there is all ways casualties I fixed my WiFi & now my printer will not connect any more. Not really the biggest deal cause it's an old outdated POS!
So can any one recommend a really good all in one Printer, Scanner?

Brother: Laser L2710DW

easy setup, connects easily to home wireless, decent price, nice additional software if you wanted it, I did.

 

[Alexander Mundy]

I'm going to be doing some new to me DIY stuff that requires a drill press with very little play, slop, wiggle in the drill chuck/shaft. My old cheap China drill press had way too much play in that shaft and it's always bothered me. But hey, I paid $50 for it in 95 and I've gotten a ton of use out of it, it's done all I need for auto repairs and crude DIY projects over the years so I can't complain. It's the same basic model Harbor Freight sells today. Looking the press over the other day I found it has one adjustment screw to adjust out most of that play, thinking if I drilled and tapped another hole 90 deg from that adjustment screw maybe that would eliminate the rest of the play. I took the press apart the other night and got the job done, now I have zero play in the shaft and chuck all the way through the travel as you lower the chuck. If anyone is interested, I can take some pics, speak now, before I put it back together in the next day or two.

I would be interested.

 

[SlickWilly]

I would be interested.

I'll get some pics and post them in the next couple of days. I was pleasantly surprised I was able to get all the lash out, I really didn't want to buy another and more expensive press if I didn't have to.

 

[awsum140]

I replaced our printer a few months back. A Cannon MF-240 laser, B&W. I'm not a fan of ink jets unless they get used daily. Ours might sit for two months without being used. This one does duplex printing as well so we can save a little paper and be a little more "green". It does do WiFi, 5GHz I think, but I didn't even bother turning it on.

Yes, I've dropped back with software more than once when things update and it doesn't work out as expected or advertised. I have no qualms about reverting back to my clone drive if this doesn't work out or even re-installing from an ISO if I didn't have something faster, like the clone, handy. That's a PITA getting all the software back but all it takes is a little time.

 

[Alexander Mundy]

I'll get some pics and post them in the next couple of days. I was pleasantly surprised I was able to get all the lash out, I really didn't want to buy another and more expensive press if I didn't have to.

Thanks, I think I have the same drill press you described.

 

[ShamrockPat]

So can any one recommend a really good all in one Printer, Scanner?

For Mac right? Even so, I can't ....... my crap's old.

the printer is not 5ghz compadable @ 2.4 our WiFi is slow AF! My modem / Router isn't dual band

Are you sure? WiFi routers are usually referred to by 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, I think my crappy one from Bell has 2@5ghz antennas, and 1@2.4ghz antenna, and I can have a seperate name for each (SSID). Anyway, before you get a new Printer you should check reviews and compatibility with the router and Mac. I have 2 Lasers, 1 B&W, the other colour. That 8 year old Samsung B&W works from sleep, all iDevices, everything and is as good today as the day I bought it for $69 on clearance. And we buy noname toner from Amazon dirt cheap. The new 2 year old HP colour laser is noticeably sharper, but does not work wirelessly, and we have to go through chanting, prayers, and cussing to get it to work hardwired. HP support gave me some garbage reason that the router didn't support 'wake on lan'. We also get cheap toner for that on Amazon. And the colour print when it works is spectacular.

 

[Steamer861]

Are you sure? WiFi routers are usually referred to by 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

Yes I'm sure if you go into the modem set up page it has the option for 2.4 or 5mgz
The newer routers are all 5! I bought a new printer at the local staples, it's another Epson. This one is comparable & it has a new ink system that allows filling from a bottle. No new cartridges required Also it claims to be loaded with 2 years worth of ink! & the ink bottles are only $17, only draw back for Us is no document feeder for the scanner.
It was time for a new one, you don't know how many times I had to reprint & waste ink & paper for ....ty quality prints It was old maybe 6 or 7 years old & the ink was expensive!

 

[Seiggy]

Routers: The new ones are tri-band 2.4/5 gig a/b/g/n/ac. Don't have one but it next on my list. Pro's are if you run extenders for weak signal strength areas, it uses one band for wifi comm. the other band(s) for data. I presently have a Linksys a/b/g/n and a Xfinity running g/n/ac. Got all the bases covered.
Printers: Used HP for a good bit of my printing Inkjet/scanner/etc. What upset me was the time stamp HP used on their ink carts to expire them. Yes I've had many that were near full (little printing) that were no good due to the time stamp. I now use Epson (NOPE Canon - I actual looked - Memory going/getting old) Inkjet/scanner/etc. and I've just replaced ink carts that were about 2 years old (a couple of them). Printer was not bad cost wise, wired and wireless (I'm running wireless 2.4 g). Cost of the ink carts are about the same as others ....But they don't expire....
Software: I like inSSIDer which I run on a laptop. Free version helps with signal strength, neighbor wifi channels, etc. It's fun to play with and helpful for those wifi disconnects ,etc.
Almost forgot. Don't throw out your old Router wifi. You can run firmware like DD-WRT with can turn your old wifi/router (model specific but many) into a wifi repeater to extend signal strength. Did this with an old Linksys 150n to extend my "N" network to my outside deck area (low signal strength). Doesn't help with data bandwidth (cuts it about 1/2) but I no longer get signal drop offs during streaming.

 

[awsum140]

My project, de jour, is a little more complex than a printer. We have a sliding patio door in the dining room that leads onto the deck. It has been going off plumb for a while and I discovered some rot in the base plate of the door. So time for a new door.

I ended up removing about half the vinyl siding on the back of the house to get the door off, plus had to pull up a few deck boards in the process. I got the door out, working alone, and found out the water/rot damage was pretty much limited to the door itself. The flooring, sheathing and framing showed they had been wet, but no rot thankfully. Turns out it was never properly flashed, I had to fix the gutters last year due to being installed improperly and they pitched the trim pieces at the bottom toward, not away from, the door. So time for a new door since a blue poly tarp isn't particularly beautiful or secure.

Ended up at Home Despot and bought a new one, 6-0x6-8. The old one was pretty heavy but the new one is heavier yet. It took four of us to get it into the back of the pick-up which left getting it out at home to the Mrs and me. My wife is 5'4 and about 100 pounds soaking wet. I backed the truck up to the deck at the stairs as close as I could get and used a 2x12, screwed to the deck so it couldn't move, for a bridge. We stood it up and just slid it right off the truck and onto deck. The hardest part was "walking" it back and forth across the deck checking for fit and how the flashing was working out. That thing must weigh 250-300 pounds.

I used almost 50 feet of 10 inch flashing and we now have a new door in place. Based on the deluge we got last night, got it in just in time, there are no leaks anywhere now. I'm stuck finding the right trim pieces for outside since the outside dimension, width of the header/drip cap of the door itself, is slightly larger than the old one. I think I'll be able to dig that up tomorrow at a real lumber yard or building supply. At least I hope I can anyway. Then I've got to extend, pad, the inside jambs and put some new trim up once I get all the siding back up.

 

[cigatron]

Our AIO HP LaserjetM1522nf has been rock solid for many years. Hardwired of course.

Edit: and now apparently discontinued.

 

[TrollDragon]

Patio doors are a fun job! Last year our maintenance guy replaced 15 here in the building. Just him and a couple of helpers from a workers with barriers program. Good times watching them carry the doors from the seacan in the parking lot up three flights of stairs.

The old ones they took out were the 4 door variety that could be opened from left or right. They carried those down the stairs to a dumpster next to the seacan, my back aches just thinking about it.

 

[TrollDragon]

They are doing balcony replacements on my side of the building this upcoming week. That will be a few weeks of all day table saw racket.