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LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)
This is great news, thanks a lot! Does that potentially open an avenue for LFGSS as well?
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LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)
It is most likely the stupidest idea ever, but I guess that at this stage anything goes: the fate of the french side of LFGSS, pignolefixe.microcosm.app, is of course completely tied to that of LFGSS.
I understand that, given the potentially gigantic fine, you don't want to be even a little bit at risk @Velocio. Would passing the reins (on paper) to a french citizen and have a majority french userbase put you comfortably out of harm's way?
If that's the case, could we imagine a merger of some kind? Pignolefixe userbase is unfortunately much smaller than lfgss', but maybe keeping the access limited to currently active lfgss users (until the legislation gets clearer, at least), you might achieve a majority non-UK users on the merged website?
I think, on the french side, we'd all be more than happy to create tens of accounts if needed to tip the scales, though I imagine the legislation will mostly track actually active users.
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Are you happy with the clamps and do you think they work for bending or cutting mudguard struts for instance ?
@platypus: I'm on mobile atm so I haven't given an in-depth look to it, but it seems that the Auer products don't interlock or can't be put on rails (they do have a drawer unit with trays for the boxes but I'm not sure how modular that is).
The SYS-MFT pictured above is also a big selling point for me tbh, as I'd like to slowly get into woodworking, with the ultimate goal being cabinet-making. Not sure how realistic that is given my situation but it seems that a pair of SYS-MFT would make a decent stowaway workbench from the reviews I've watched.
@hugo7: yeah I've been oriented towards the Packout or TStak system, but they're minging 😅 and I wasn't able to find them for less than Systainers in France. Systainers are at least neutral, esp. if I replace the handles (I know Tanos' are blue, but I want Systainer 3, and the only ones I can find in France are Festool-branded).
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Thinking about buying a bunch of Systainers to fit all my tools, with customizable foam inserts.
I live in a small apartment and move often, so I thought it'd be the most modular and practical solution: for now I'll put them under my bed, then, once my living situation is a bit more settled, I'll probably use the rail system to put them in a custom cabinet with a door.
It sounds both more convenient and prettier than having a big tool chest with drawers in my living room.To save some money, I was thinking about buying a single tall one and going the @Dammit route for my bike tools by stacking foam inserts inside, then separate the rest thematically in different systainers (metalwork, generic home tools, etc.).
Before I drop half a grand on that, any counter-argument to what I envision?
Also, what do you think about the SYS-MFT one? Could it replace a vice for simple metalwork (mounting mudguards mostly), with Festool's fast clamps?
I've seen it on here (@Dammit again, maybe?) but I can't find the post. -
I have broken half of a locking tab on my Edge 1030.
After discussion on the french side of microco.sm, I have been told that the locking tabs are probably made of ABS or an ABS/PC mix.
I've thus been recommended, following the tables on p.21 and 41 of this document, either Loctite 401 for ABS or Loctite 770 for PC. They're both cyanoacrylate, so possibly too brittle, but the advantage is that they would be liquid enough to slip in the crack.
Loctite 380 might be a bit better regarding brittleness as it has some elasticity (though still a cyanoacrylate), but the bonding strength is ~5 times lower.A friend has also suggested simply completely replacing the back cover (as they can be found for around ~20€ on ebay), but, as that would mean breaking the seal around the screen, I'm worried about water ingress.
This is what I use for "long distance" stuff, Paris is very rainy and the Edge design isn't particularly weather resistant by default (the screen being slightly recessed into the body, the seal is doing all the work), so I fear it might die on me during a ride.Has anyone on here tried one of these successfully or has a better understanding than I do about bonding plastics?
(I would like to avoid solutions like DogEars, however functional they may be, as they feel too bodgy for my taste, esp since I've only broken half of a tab.)
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(sorry, no contribution to the thread, but fyi, there is a tool sold by DMR to remove and replace the v12 bushings. I own it and have not used it yet; I remember it costing ~half of the price of a pair of v12.)
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Are you, by any chance, forcing them into place to match your tyre radius, rather than shaping them beforehand?
That's most likely the reason why my own Berthoud cracked at the seatstay bridge.
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I was of course happy to pay for the shipping, but after giving it a bit of thought overnight the steerer is too short for my needs atm, and I don't want to start yet another project... I'll relay the sale to someone who might be interested though!
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I'll take it if shipping to France is an option!
I believe that the thing that you both are not taking into account is that @Velocio would have to bear the weight of the sliver of possibility that things might go wrong. Given what's at stake, the likelihood of that happening doesn't matter much, unless it's zero without a shadow of a doubt.
This is very different from dealing with trolls: the judicial system is a terrifying beast, and I understand why someone wouldn't want to be in harm's way, even if the odds are infinitesimal.
Until there's a way to make sure that @Velocio is completely, undoubtedly safe, this is not about "a proportionate response".
My apologies if I'm completely missing the mark @Velocio.