Does anyone know how to see or read the alt text on a photo on Pixelfed?
On Mastodon, there is an "alt" button right on the pic, but I don't see a way to access the alt text on an existing upload on Pixelfed.
I know I can see my own alt text if I edit a pic, but beyond edits, I don't see it. I'm still kinda new to stuff.


![<div><img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="450" src="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/welding-nuts-into-thin-tubing-banner.png?w=800" style="margin: 0 auto; margin-bottom: 15px;" width="800" /></div><p>[Jer Schmidt] needed a way to put a lot of M8 bolts into a piece of square steel tubing, but just drilling and tapping threads into the thin steel wouldn’t be strong enough. So he figured out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC161Ni67-E" target="_blank">a way to reliably weld nuts to the inside </a>of the tube, and his technique works even if the tube is long and the inside isn’t accessible.</p>
<figure class="wp-caption alignright" id="attachment_914586" style="width: 400px;"><a href="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Welding-nuts-to-the-inside-of-steel-tube-8-14-screenshot-thumb.png"><img alt="" class="wp-image-914586 size-medium" height="400" src="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Welding-nuts-to-the-inside-of-steel-tube-8-14-screenshot-thumb.png?w=400" width="400" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-914586">Two smaller holes on either side. Weld through the holes. A little grinding results in a smooth top surface.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Essentially, one drills a hole for the bolt, plus two smaller holes on either side. Then one welds the nut to the tubing through those small holes, in a sort of plug weld. A little grinding is all it takes to smooth o](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/116/028/479/249/069/329/small/c70f4cf21b066704.png)









![<div><img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="450" src="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/satisfactory_helmet_punished_props_04-banner.png?w=800" style="margin: 0 auto; margin-bottom: 15px;" width="800" /></div><p>[GizmoThrill] shows off a design for an absolutely gorgeous, high-fidelity replica of the main character’s helmet from the video game <em>Satisfactory</em>. But the best part is the technique used to create the visor: <a href="https://www.printables.com/model/707053-satisfactory-helmet-cosplay-replica-2-sizes" target="_blank">just design around a cheap set of full-face “sunglasses”</a> to completely avoid having to mold your own custom faceplate.</p>
<p>One of the most challenging parts of any custom helmet build is how to make a high-quality visor or faceplate. Most folks heat up a sheet of plastic and form it carefully around a mold, but [GizmoThrill] approached the problem from the other direction. After spotting a full-face sun visor online, they decided to design the helmet around the readily-accessible visor instead of the other way around.</p>
<p>The first thing to do with the visor is cover it with painter’s tape and 3D scan it. Once that’s done, the 3D model of the visor allows the rest of the helmet to be designed around it. In the case of the <em>Satisfactory</em> helmet, the design of the visor is a perfect match for the game’s helmet, but one could easily be designing their o](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/116/021/341/040/532/352/small/05a5a3c09ecc405a.png)
