Handy Girl!

roadrover67 · Post by **roadrover67** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:43 am

Hey all, how can I discretely share a 45mb video here? I've come up with something I think a lot of you would be interested in.

Looks like only links allowed here? No uploads?

Post by **Slew** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:22 am

Hi roadrover67, welcome.

Uploads are allowed, you just needed full membership with your 5th approved post and now restrictions are lifted, including adding attachments to posts.

MannequinFan · Post by **MannequinFan** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:35 pm

Hey Roadrover, I would recommend uploading to YouTube first for a video that size.
Then use the youtube button to post it here.
It will be much easier for everyone to view that way.

BTW, welcome to TDF!

Post by **Slew** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:04 am

MannequinFan wrote:Hey Roadrover, I would recommend uploading to YouTube first for a video that size.

Good point. Many people won't want to download 45 megs.

roadrover67 · Post by **roadrover67** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 2:17 am

Thanks for the replies. I read and researched about using youtube, but I didn't feel comfortable about the privacy aspect. I'm uploading this one video right now, and will not make a habit of any more large uploads. Moving forward, I'll look for other file-sharing options that I feel comfortable with regarding privacy.

Just wanted to share what I've done with a surprisingly small amount of effort. The video is about 6 months old, and since then I've added more features to the software (like saving/restoring "snapshots" and the ability to have the snapshots change randomly), plus more streamlining/disguising/hiding of the mechanism. (fixed the broken finger wires too

)

Believe me, it's a treat. Cost is under $100 and a little handy-work.

A few notes:
1. I'm interacting with the software using keystrokes, i. e. space-bar is for start/stop. The keyboard is much better than using the mouse, like using a TV remote. That's why you don't see the mouse involved.
2. From 0:48 to 1:08 I'm changing the speed.
3. From 1:10 to 1:30 I'm changing the depth (length of stroke).
4. From 1:35 to 2:00 I'm changing the "baseline" (center point higher/lower)
5. After that I just mess with speed & depth a little, and then stop.

I don't mean to break any rules here in case this is out of line -- no harm intended.