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I just went through your whole thread, unbelievable. Amazing to see the progress and projects!

I have a couple blanks still in my garage for sentimental reasons. This one was a senior project for me, laying up my same boards but with fiberglass to make them thinner: Here you can see the surface texture of the fiberglass: This was very similar to how surfboards are made, only I...

I used 1/8” thick Baltic birch because the bend is so extreme. I originally thought I could bend all 4 sheets up in one pass since I used to do two 1/4” sheets of BB for skateboards. The 1/8" sheet is super flexible, but the amount of bend in my form is just too much for 4x at once... I tried...

And just to round this out... I obviously had to make something with the saw. The first project I jumped into was a new wooden toy for my kiddo’s collection. It’s called a wobble board and it’s basically just a bent lamination to form something like a rainbow. I used to make custom longboards...

Since I got the saw setup, I was ready to jump into making some small improvements. The easiest think to start with was making adjustment to the fence to increase the rip capacity. Since the front fence guide rail is based on a custom extrusion with a tslot to mount it, all I had to do was...

Unfortunately my last post was lost with the forum backup so I’ll try to recreate it... I got the saw all setup: Not a terrible process but I definitely have some notes. First impressions: I’d say this is a great saw and excellent value. The good: most important is how parallel is the...

The old setup was good enough, but decidedly consumer level. So a bit under powered for what I would like. Also the Incra fence system created some issues for me. Mainly, it prevented the saw from tipping to 45degrees due to the back hung motor colliding with the back rail of the fence system...

Well hello ladies: Christmas come early this year! Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

Yes exactly! On top of the 100% certain annual rate increases, the federal incentives are shrinking annually. This year it’s 26% and keeps dropping each year. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

I am still waiting for my tablesaw, it would seem until AUGUST! In the meantime I have been looking for alternate projects to keep me busy. I decided to take on a big one and DIY install solar on my house. I decided to document it separately in this thread...

Yes I was aware. Hanwha actually provides their own "normal operating conditions" number as well. The panels are nameplate rated 320w, PTC says 297w, and Hanwha nominal was ~230w. This is why I say its possible its clipping, but generally speaking the panels are pretty balanced to the...

OH THEY ARE (https://www.sdge.com/whenmatters#plans), but only at certain times and seasons. Time of use rates in the summer vary from $0.20 to $0.52 per kWh. The winter rates are much more reasonable, max $0.27 I think. Generating as much solar power during that on peak, 4pm-9pm, time slot...

It would be my first guess also, just need to see more data over time to know. I do have single panel monitoring as well, here is the highest output on that same day: The best panel is 305w which is over the inverter 300w rating so it’s reasonable to think it’s clipping. Really only one or...

Well... the range based on pvwatts high and lower estimates was 6.5years to 7.5years. If we assume every month will outperform PVwatts, then... 6ish? Ask me again in a year hahaha! Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

Yea today was cloudy so the morning wasn’t as productive. I was also looking at that flat spot and trying to interpret the data. I don’t think its clipping because the inverters should still have another 100w total and only one or two panels barely broke 300w. I am guessing that’s approaching...

Got my first full day of monitoring recorded: The peak power reported is just shy of 4400w. The lab optimal rating would be 4800w for my system. I am at 11.5 degree angle and facing due west so... pretty good efficiency! Actually better than my pvwatts estimate. And... looking at the SDGE...

That’s the correct ones. AP systems QS-1, four to one inverter which makes the install SUPER SIMPLE. I ran two of them per trunk line to my jbox, but I think you can link up to 3 in a single trunk line. Makes scaling the systems really easy. The wholesale company who sold me the hardware is...

I don't know how much clipping really applies to the QS-1 inverters in my situation. My system is pretty modest, only 15x 320W panels. Each QS-1 is rated for 1200w total, and connects 4 modules. That puts me right about 1:1 AC/DC ratio under optimal conditions. If anything, I am...

Yes, they are mounted under panels into the rails. If there was a problem with a micro, you’d have to remove that one panel. Could be annoying if it happened. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

Re: SoCal Sawdust + DIY Solar? inspection passed, no problem: Monday SDGE should flip me over to TOU net metering and I can power up the system. Thanks everyone for the assistance and advice. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app