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Journal 2025-03-23

Problems

  • Low on Money
    • Attract and secure clients
  • Lonliness

Accomplishments

  • Added Tags to the site
  • Nice long swim session in the pool, playing with a neighbor kid

Writing

  • Write something every day.

Public Speaking

  • A speaker and an audience develop a relationship during a speech.

How to listen to a speech

  • Take notes on the points you want to remember.
  • Give the speaker your full attention.
  • Don't talk while a speaker is talking.
  • If he offends you, simply walk out.

Public speaking

Causes of being nervous & scared:

  • Fear of self - "What am I doing? How did I get into this situation?"
  • Fear of ridicule
  • Poor preparation - "My speech needs more work..."
  • Lack of courage to do new things
  • Lack of encouragement from others.
    • Compliment: "The group is really looking forward to what you have to say."
  • Too few people in a large room
  • Poor public-address system

Public speaking advice - overcoming nervousness

  • "I have important things to say"
  • Be prepared
  • Practice in small groups, which are friendly and supportive.
  • Learn to counter fear
  • Take a course (Toastmasters International - support group, get feedback from professionals and beginners)
  • Just do it.
  • Talk only on subjects you know very well.
  • Plan what you have to say - make it more interesting.

CNC Router - How to do multiple operations with different tools

https://forum.makerforums.info/t/sanding-polishing-cnc-router-work-using-dremel-attachments/92895/7

  • Move Z to a safe height
  • Home XY
  • Move to (or within) the origin-most corner of your stock
  • Set work coordinate zeros
  • Set Z height with first tool at fixed location (e.g. G0 X0 Y0)
  • Run first G-code file
  • Go to same fixed X, Y location
  • Change tool, set Z height
    • Do not re-home X and Y; that’s not sufficiently repeatable.
    • Leave enough roughing margin that if you disturb X and Y, a re-home in X and Y will probably work
  • Run next g-code file
  • (Repeat as necessary)

How to create text using FreeCAD and CNC Router

https://forum.makerforums.info/t/making-a-customizable-3d-printed-word-stamp-for-clay-embossing/92500