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    The Best Consumer 3D Printer

    I had a Creality and gave it to my father for his around the house usage. It had a 300^2 build area and I wanted something I could reproduce the plastic vents on my 81 MasterCraft Skier 19’. I ended up with an AnyCubic K2 Max and love the larger build area and speed! As mentioned SolidWorks...
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    Remote Air compressor setups?

    we just went to a house that had a fire started by an unchecked/runaway air compressor. the house was mostly lost due to the nearest hydrant being over a mile away. I don’t have any more info on why or how just shut it off when you are done
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    JB Weld Engine Block

    I dropped the k member on a 4th gen f body to change the oil pan with the engine in the car
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    Roof sprinklers and other house fire hardening methods

    I’ve fought several wild fires over my career, not Maui or Cali big. a pool is nice BUT needs to be positioned within 20 feet of an intake for the hard suction and not encumbered by fences or ground incapable of holding 20 tons plus a pre connect with a combo nozzle flows 100gpm a smooth...
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    Fire Protection - Fire Balls

    if they were effective they would replace sprinkler systems. I don’t believe they would handle a multi class fire versus an ordinary (class a) combustible fire that you may have in a garage that is ordinarily considered a high fire load area
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    Anyone installed radiator for portable air compressor?

    I use dthe biggest B&M racing trans cooler attached to my portable compressor and attached it with new hydraulic lines between the pump and tank
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    Date a Wilton Model 60

    60 is a little old for me, is she rich? Cougars aren’t something I know anything about 😆
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    Transmission oil cooler

    don’t need it, trans temps are under 200
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    Transmission oil cooler

    nope, still using the radiator and a 187° thermostat
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    Transmission oil cooler

    I used the b&m on my 4l60 , in place of the tiny factory air cooler, with a 3000 stall. even during the summer pulling a uhaul with a rx7 and truck bed full of parts it would get to 180° In the city stop and go traffic in Mobile
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    Big box stores military discount slowly disappearing?

    my commissary charges a 10% gratuity for disabled vets, civilians on base get the same rate as active duty🤷🏼‍♂️
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    Help! Petrol in sink

    where are you located? I read the Navy base in Hawaii is having the same issue
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    Mechanics pit for my pole shed shop

    I really enjoyed your build and know many of us are jealous of the heavy equipment
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    Practical uses for 3d printer

    SolidWorks has been fun to learn, just need to model something more often to remember certain functions
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    Drinking well water?

    if you are near a military installation I woul have the water tested for PFAS PFOS
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    Looking for advice turning this into an auto-centric workshop.

    I would love pics of the RX7. I had an 84 12a that some drunk ran over with a mid 90s two door full size blazer. I bought a 86 that we street ported and ran till the chrome lining peeled off the rotor housings a year or so later. I swapped a turbo II motor in place of the 13 but it had a fuel...
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    Installing 5/16" lag bolts into engineered I joists for hanging storage

    please use regular bolts, lags can be stripped too easily and you are left with a useless stripped hole
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    Factory of Safety when buying jack/jack stands?

    I was also taught safety factor of 5 designing parts on SolidWorks unless it is an aerospace application. I have to admit that being under any vehicle is something that demands a high level of safety and I have been guilty of using the length of time a fix takes by how many beers are consumed...
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