Recent content by Taycan

That makes sense, thanks

Normal premixed 'joint compound' like that which is sold in a 5 gallon bucket, dries by evaporation. When you get into the powdered stuff, like Durabond, it dries by a chemical reaction. Humidity won't effect it. Once it dried, its dried I would just do it right from the get go

Very Nice - but I have technical question if you don't mind me asking When you installed the drawer slides, you used shims/spacers running from front to back so the slide would clear the face frame. Why do you mount the shims that way instead of vertically, top to bottom? I usually use 3...

Sure it's common - but it usually takes a dedicated camera, zoomed in (optical zoom not digital) and specifically set up do it You quoted me - but I was talking about DD's setup where he claimed with his Lorex camera, which probably has a 2.8 or 4mm lens, "I can read a plate of a car parked in...

I will admit - I am impressed with those daylight shots, although $250 per cam for DYI/Residential use is getting up there in price. When I go to the Lorex website - I can't really determine which camera your using for that $250 (you didn't mention anything about it being a motorized...

DD said he has a "Lorex camera system that is HD". Nothing wrong with Lorex, but when you get 4 cameras and a NVR for $300 (or 8 cams for $500), your not exactly talking about high end. '4K' is the new buzz word. But out of all the specs, that is probably the least important. #1 would be the...

I think you have been watching too mutch TV. We are talking about fairly inexpensive cameras for residential use, not something in a commercial location. Hey, it's the internet. You can say whatever you want, but I am still waiting for the pics from DD where you can read a license plate on...

Call me a little skeptical, but I would like to see a pic from that camera where you can actually read a license plate on a parked car. Bonus points if you can read the license plate on a moving car in front of your house (but I don't think that will happen for sure) Lastly, stationary...

For cameras in the lower end of the price range, I wouldn't necessarily pick something that is capable of 4k video. It all depends on what your trying to accomplish though. If all your after is a good pic during daylight hours or the area is very well illuminated at night, go for it. But, if...

It's not about what the actual cost of the shirt is to the Manufacturer/Distributor/Retailer/or whoever the F your talking about, it is the cost of the item at which it is normally sold to the public for. Like I said before, it's all about perception

Perception. It's all about perception. As pointed out many times in this thread, it is very easy to use the internet and look up the parts actually cost. When people see they are being charged 3 or 4 times that price, I think the natural reaction is to think they are being gouged/ripped off...

Dude, I hate to break it to you, but your not on a traditional flat rate system... When your on flat rate, your only getting paid when your working. And each state is different. In California for example, flat rate mechanics are guaranteed minimum wage which is currently $12 or $13 an hour...

Some interesting takeaways from that article: "The entire concept is morally questionable when you think about it. " "In California, where traditional flat rate is illegal, employees get flat rate plus minimum wage. Technicians there also get overtime and breaks, just like any other worker."...

^^^ This