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That's unfortunate--the winters in the Fox River Valley easily justify 2x6 with lots of insulation. (Grew up in Shawano. If you get there, grab brunch at the Farm Inn on Main-- the biggest pancakes I've ever seen (and tasty, too).

Some newer Tundra and other V35a buyers once thought that way, probably aren't happy even when the failure is warrantable when it takes a long time to get your vehicle fixed and even then you'll never trust it again. I say this as an engine guy who admires the V35a. It's an epic engine. But...

Some things are hard to quantify. Can't account for things like dealer markups or how much extra the Tesla buyer pays just for the included superiority complex.

I always though a slide out pegboard wall was a great option for these kinds of things. I've got a concept sketched out using uni strut and a strut trolley that can hang pegboard sheet from a strut in such a way to make it slide in and out. I forget the commercial version I had seen that gave...

I like hard handles but I hate acetate. That's why I loved the Tektons so much with the high glass content.

I just saw on their site. No more. Bummer.

I really like the Vessels but recently the red hard handle Tektons are winning me over. The texture and shape are so incredibly perfect for my hand. For years I had just some really old Craftsmans and made do until I bought a test of the black tri-lobe Tektons at our local Rural King. This was...

Fair enough. But what difference does it make?

Vs being located in Taiwan, our strongest ally against China? What principle places European ownership above Taiwanese?

#oddlyspecificreferences

The only SAE I've used recently was on the Champion Air compressor pump R15 disassembly.

If you do mostly automotive work, SAE hasn't been a thing on ANY brand in quite awhile. Industrial equipment is still holding out, but I hope not much longer.

Innova makes great stuff, great to see them supporting the site.

I agree, those two aspects are quite commonly true. Contractors can get away with very shoddy work because the customer doesn't know enough to hold them accountable. The more specialized these things become, the worse it gets. I know enough to think I know a few things, but not enough to really...

It's a sliding scale for sure! There's always something better, especially to a pro who has the knowledge to play the purist. But good enough truly is good enough.

Yeah, I think part of why the new condenser is to big is that they're trying to dump the same heat with lower air velocity and less restriction (less fan work). That and maybe the compressor discharge temps are lower and you get less effective heat transfer with a cooler condenser? I expected it...

Maybe it's pedantic to say so, but I don't consider buying things that go down in value to be an investment. I consider them to be expenses. Simply getting something in return for your money doesn't make it an investment. Comfortable air in your home is mostly a luxury. And luxury is an expense.

YMMV, this was in the mid 10s K. FWIW, when I lived in Cheyenne (not from from you in Northern CO) we had a swamp cooler and always thought it sufficient. The air is already dry and water readily evaporates, so even on the hottest nights the swamp cooler seemed sufficient. Obviously if your...

I agree fully with that, which is why instead of throwing $2k into a repair of uncertain utility and effectiveness, I just applied that money to a new system with as much replaced as reasonably made sense.

I have the Sunex 1/2 metric set. Very good Taiwanese sockets. A couple of them are showing a tiny bit of square drive wear, but very minor. My 3/8 set is Wright and notably higher quality. I also really like how Wright does prominent engraving vs just a laser etch. The Sunexes have all the...