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Yes, but that's how all of the factory welds on this frame worked too. And with aluminum welds in particular, having a more ductile (softer but also thicker) weld is a desired part of the process, as it softens the discontinuities and prevents cracking. I think you're overthinking this for...

I think you're onto something. What about those fully open old-school ratcheting wrench designs? Rip the plastic off of these:

They make aluminum bronze ratchets for spark safety that are also corrosion resistant.

Steel cutting diamond abrasive wheels have been around for some time. The heat doesn't damage the diamonds! It can dislodge diamonds from a cheaper substrate, but that issue has been solved by many manufacturers, and that's what's got to be going on with a rebar rated wheel. Surface grinders...

It does, and lots of bakers use this cheat on pizza and bagels. But it also completely changes the texture of the crust.

Are you using enough water? Not enough water to keep dust down. That's NOT enough by a long shot, and that creates a slurry that lubricates the blade. Either get a dry cutting blade, or keep the cut absolutely FLUSHED with enough water to wash out anything you've cut.

There's cause for some concern, but the stack runs tend to hold up better than the horizontal runs.

They throw flour on the peel, but they also stretch the pizza OFF the peel and work fast. The more time the pizza spends on the peel, the more opportunity it has to stick. It takes a lot of skill to get as fast as a pro, without tearing the dough.

I think you're confusing ground, with grounding, grounded, and earth. Each has it's own meaning. For the purposes of a camper trailer (or boat) with an inverter, the grounding is a chassis ground. What matters is that you have a low resistance (all-metal) non-current-carrying return path to...

That depends on whether or not the inverter has a neutral to ground bond.

The issue is about managing creep. And that's not so much about torque or even clamp load, but more about material elasticity. Some things give you a wide margin of safety (belleville washers), and some not so much.

I made two of these for my ice makers using 2-gang electrical boxes when I couldn't source something pre-made. My only advice is to orient the outlet at 45 degrees, not straight out. Straight out is how you kink the line when you slide the fridge back.

Lots of AC systems on mobile platforms (aircraft, trains, even some ships) use 400hz generators.

The ONLY reason I'm not arguing with you over this point is the fact that the false alarm was from a unit WAY past EOL, and you had other detectors not alarming.

Yes, but it's a bit late now. When a CO detector is going off with a high CO alarm (four fast beeps), you call the fire department! Around here, the Fire Marshall directs commercial CO alarms to silently send the FD immediately. The fire department will have much better CO sensing equipment...

Yes, exactly. They're yellow zinc chromate plated steel, and they're a pain in the *** to work with. You can pinch them a bit to hold onto the breaker so you don't curse when it falls off as you're installing it. And a lot of replacements don't come with the feet. Anyway, they all have the...

It doesn't really matter if it's intended to be or not, that workbench WILL turn out to be mobile when you turn this thing on. edit: and that may be fine. Just don't stack your finest china on it until you see it move.

FYI, if it's an acid curing (like MOST) silicone caulk, that will greatly accelerate corrosion in an enclosed space. Duct seal is a much better (and more serviceable) choice, but I wouldn't do any of that. I'd put one of these in the box...

The plastic has fire retardant chemicals (usually bromine based, because they're cheap) in it that will eventually stain it if it isn't black to begin with, particularly in places that are warm (around the transformer core). It's not necessarily overheating, but it is a "phantom" power waster...

I bought the HF one for around $70 when it had a club coupon (a LONG time ago). It's held up for me very well, with two caveats. 1) I installed an inline lubricator on the in-port, so it gets oiled automatically, and 2) The air gets from the in-port to the moving piston via a short length of...