Another first world problem solved with Chinesium and a 3D printer

[SwampNut]

I can't believe that nobody makes a motor for these.  Seems so obvious.  So I had to DIY.  $8 Ali Express screwdriver and 3D printed parts.  There are two different versions in the video; one for the high mounts next to a wall, and one for the low blinds without the wall.

 

 

 

 

Mechanical cranks are so 1899, ain't nobody got time for that.

 

[SwampNut]

Some of the drivers had this apparently bullshit spec:

 

Battery voltage :7.8VF/4.2V

 

WTF is a "VF??"

[OMG]

Clever, and nice jammies!

The bird on the wall is possibly this one.

[SwampNut]

Oh, that's my grackle buddy!  We have a lot of them, but that one joins me on most mornings.  I've started putting out seeds and stuff.  He's the only one that stays when I walk around the yard.  Not within touching distance, but the rest of them fuck off as soon as I walk around.  Being a blackbird they do the crow thing of befriending people, in some cases.  Their call is more ... ?  Er, shrill, or almost creaky metal?

 

Makes me realize, I haven't seen any crows or ravens here for a while.  Wonder if the grackles and other blackbirds "own" territories?  We've had waves of grackles lately, 100 or so at a time.

 

Did you ever see the photos and videos of my hand-tame buddy, Dan Quail?

 

I've also got a nearly hand tamed hummingbird now.

 

 

[superhawk996]

On 3/10/2025 at 8:25 AM, SwampNut said:

I can't believe that nobody makes a motor for these.  Seems so obvious.  So I had to DIY.  $8 Ali Express screwdriver and 3D printed parts.  There are two different versions in the video; one for the high mounts next to a wall, and one for the low blinds without the wall.

 

 

 

 

Mechanical cranks are so 1899, ain't nobody got time for that.

 

Too slow, use one of your Dewalt drivers.

[SwampNut]

You've seen the quality of this stucco.

 

[SwampNut]

Oh, if you drop the drivers on their ass end, off the blind wand, they immediately eject the end of the motor which is barely held on by a couple of barely-folded tabs.  Glad I got four.  So now I have one.  One was Moriah's fuckup, second was me doing exactly what she did, and the last was wind.  New design incoming.

[OMG]

Birds aren't real

[SwampNut]

Which is why I can re-program them to be human-friendly.  Duh.

[superhawk996]

On 3/14/2025 at 8:46 AM, SwampNut said:

Which is why I can re-program them to be human-friendly.  Duh.

Train one to manipulate the blinds.

[XXitanium]

On 3/14/2025 at 10:44 AM, OMG said:

Birds aren't real

So, use the social media app called untapped, it's Facebook for beer Nerds. It's fairly strictly beer. I tried to check in a beer called birds aren't real once, and the number of people that make it is rather interesting. I didn't count but there was a lot.