Love the tanker desk and the vintage machine light.The other day I thought about my old monitor doing nothing but sitting in the cabinet in my shop, and today I decided to bring it back in to my office and set it up as a second monitor in the vertical orientation. So far I really like it!
I don't necessarily need this much monitor, but man is it nice to have for CAD work and rendering!
Me too, one of the neatest tankers I've ever seen and it's in great shape. I bought it from the daughter of the man who sat at it since the day it was new.Love the tanker desk and the vintage machine light.
That desk is awful clean...
The 50" UHD TV as a monitor is just so perfect for what I do. The new additional monitor is great for keeping things at a glance such as my music, a calculator, reference image, or my Bambu printer webcam live feed.
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I appreciate the encouragement fellas, my heart couldn't have handled letting these beauties get away and not kept safe in my shop!
Show off. Lol.Although breezy and a bit chilly when the sun went behind the clouds, I decided that I couldn't wait any longer to get out and test my new pressure washer setup that showed up last week. The pressure washer is amazing, I couldn't be happier with it. In case you didn't see, I got the AR Blue Clean AR630-TSS with accessory package from Obsessed Garage - link here. Everything is really high quality, the quick disconnects are convenient and don't leak, and the pressure washer is really powerful and silent, with the Total Stop System kicking off the pump when the trigger is not pressed. Today was my first time ever using a foam cannon, and how cool is that! Really pleased with my purchase and with the company Obsessed Garage as a whole. After hand washing and drying, I topped off some fluids, dressed the tires, and slapped some 303 Aerospace (thanks for recommending Mike @zmotorsports ) on the exterior plastics which really got the ol' girl looking sharp! Finally, I vacuumed and wiped down the interior with some Griot's detailer spray.
After that it was time for a quick photo shoot!
A few of the photos had some lens flare effects that were totally accidental and I didn't even notice while taking the shots. After getting the truck cleaned up I was informed that tomorrow we have an 85% chance of rain, figures...but I'm never one to complain about precipitation!
Hope you all had a great Monday!
Yes, it's a 50" Samsung Q80 QLED TV. I chose it because of it's pixel density. The display is extremely crisp which of course is critical for CAD work. It's scaled proportionally and I find it very comfortable, I can't imagine going back to a smaller monitor. Here's a screenshot for your viewing pleasure, kind of cool how it captures both monitors.Your desk monitor is 50"?!? Does the UI look really big or is it scaled somehow?
Nice score on the cabinets, you have quite the collection now!
The truck cleaned up nice and the photography is looking good. Even if it was an impromptu shoot, I can tell you put some thought into finding the angles / focal points / compositions. They are nice shots and I love the lens flares.
Can you blame me? The truck was looking good!
Kuddos.Yes, it's a 50" Samsung Q80 QLED TV. I chose it because of it's pixel density. The display is extremely crisp which of course is critical for CAD work. It's scaled proportionally and I find it very comfortable, I can't imagine going back to a smaller monitor. Here's a screenshot for your viewing pleasure, kind of cool how it captures both monitors.
As you can see, I have the big monitor setup with my main process and the auxiliary monitor has my Pandora tab open and the Bambu Studio slicer.
Thank you for the photography compliments! To be honest, the 50mm lens is doing the heavy lifting in these shots. They're not edited at all (some probably should be to bring up the shadows a bit) but that nifty fifty lens is a standout in contrast and clarity compared to my kit lenses, and I think that focal length is great for automotive photography.
Can you blame me? The truck was looking good!
Well that sounds fun! I missed the lights here not long ago, I was sleeping.Remote shutter is handy. Not sure if yours has this capability but you might want to consider an intervalometer as well (can trigger shutter at set intervals for time lapses). They are cheap and with the geomagnetic activity this year, might want to be prepared if you have a chance to see / capture some aurora. Or just some night sky star movement would be fun, too.
Man, you were studying my mess of a shop too closely if you saw that! I hearkened back to my training in elementary school where I was in charge of hoisting the flag at the beginning and end of the school day.
We're thinking hard about putting up an 18' x 24' cold storage building with 10' side walls. Metal tube buildings like VersaTube seem pretty cost effective and I could install it myself, but I wouldn't mind having someone else put the building up too. I know there are a lot of guys on here with similar buildings, I was hoping to get some more information on what manufacturer is best and what the install is like if you buy a DIY kit. If anyone has experience with an installer near me in Rapid City, SD by chance, that would be great to hear about as well.
Thanks for the comment Mike. Our children's growing collection of outdoor toys such as bikes, tractors, wagon, go kart, etc. as well as our lawnmower and four wheeler don't have a good home. We do our best to keep them somewhat organized and out of sight from the neighbor's, but it's a losing battle here. Our 12'x12' shed is overflowing and unable to contain any more, but most of these homeless items are too large for it anyway, even if there was room.
That's a great point about putting up a building that's cost to build is greater than the value that it contains. There is added value outside of storage to me as a refuge for our vehicles from the frequent summer hail storms as well as a covered concrete floor to do vehicle maintenance on rather than the gravel driveway.
I've considered it yes, but not very seriously because the prices just seem so inflated in my area (around $4k for a 20') and I have a hard time paying that much for an eyesore. It's not out of the question, but it does lose the utility of being able to pull a vehicle in as you said.
Thank you Nick! The texture comes from my textured build plate. I printed them face down. I use my textured build sheet for all my PETG prints, but it works so well in this application as it almost completely eliminates any printing artifacts from the initial layer.
Thank you very much!
Thank you for the nice comment. I am really pleased with how well the clear filament worked out in this case. I was also quite impressed with how well the numbers, scale, and grid lines printed. The smaller lines are .4mm wide and the numbers are only .1875" tall, impressive detail I think.
Sure thing, the scanner I'm using is a Revopoint POP 2. For the price it's really surprised me. It really got me thinking about buying a more entry level scanner myself, but I think I would spend a bit more and get the Einstar, I haven't done much research to be honest but I think that it's a bit better than the POP 2. Obviously these won't hold a candle to the scanners that are in the $10,000+ price range, but they have their place and I can see it being really useful for my business.
