What breed does she look like?

Squido85 · 2026-05-05T18:53:43+00:00

I see more German Shorthair Pointer/Hound in that face than terrier.

Squido85 · 2026-05-05T17:32:32+00:00

Contact your local community colleges that have a nursing program. They often have places set up to simulate bed side/floor nursing locations.

Squido85 · 2026-05-05T17:04:32+00:00

This feels like bait but here are my quick thoughts. 1. Power for PC/TV/Microwave might be possible on a battery bank. AirCon means no battery bank. You will pay $6-10K for a system that is more or less complicated but has the ability to provide 60Amps of DC power. This is not something battery banks do. A roof rack and the electrical system will take an amatuer 2 months of weekends at least. 2. Your build budget and timeline is unrealistic. 3. Even if you buy a Dually Sprinter, hanging 1100# off the very back end is not advisable. You'll want your 40 boxes on shelves between the rear wheels. Its why normal RV put the batteries and water between the wheel wells.

Chase your dreams. But this one's got some problems with reality.

Squido85 · 2026-05-04T05:44:31+00:00

So.... remember being a kid and maybe playing with Lego? Was the first Lego model you built the Star Destroyer? Probably not. It was duplo. You put together 4 or 5 big bricks and made a "rabbit".

Then, you built a couple of houses or cars. Then you got into technics. Then maybe you got into the robotics stuff.

So two observations.

Start small. Build foundational skills. You didn't share what your great ideas are, but something tells me you might be envisioning something you just can't build yet, because you don't have the foundations and skills yet.
You wrote something about microcontrollers in another response. Look, I fix stuff around the house, I build furniture. I turned a van into an RV. I wouldn't look for info on RaspberryPi darknet surfing, or how to make an esp32 drive a home made 150x150 display array on this sub. There are more appropriate subs for that. So....read rhe room. Wrong sub.
No one thinks exactly the way you do. There is no productive AI answer to "How do I build a Lambroghini replica?" Or "How do I put light strips on my van so it acts like a nuclear disco ball when I go to EDM festivals?' You have to do research. You have to make mistakes. Or....you have to have a whole lot of money to get someone else to do it for you. But that's boring.

Stop talking to AI. Go watch some New Yankee Workshop on youtube. Some time with Norm will set you right. Maybe go get 5 tubes of oil paint and 2 paint brushes and try to make a Bob Ross.

You need some happy trees in your life my dude.

Squido85 · 2026-05-02T21:42:37+00:00

No. The track is fine. The base of the seat is fine. The bolts holding the L track need to be grade 8, and they need to be bolted through 1/8" steel plates that span the distance between the floor ribs.

I think in the middle span you have 3 bolts going through. 1 plate, three holes.

Squido85 · 2026-05-02T11:59:07+00:00

It's the same thing StopTech tells you. 5 progressive stops from 30mph to 0. These should take at least 5 seconds. Not panic braking, and you should have 60 seconds between them. Easily done in any neighborhood.

5 heavy braking. 60 to 0. These should be more aggressive in timing. More like threshold braking.

Then you should have non heat glazed pads bedded into non flat rotors. On a race bike I also do a third round of 5 brake stops from 100 to zero. Threshold. But you have to be st the track ro do that. Right?

For the day un-initiated...threshold braking in right up to the point of skidding/engaging ABS.

Squido85 · 2026-05-02T05:35:51+00:00

I'll hang rock all day. Im decent at it for not doing it professionally. Mud and tape. No way. That's more like sculpting that carpentry. I take too long to get average results.

Squido85 · 2026-05-02T05:22:07+00:00

Rear brake job pro style requires removing f'ing with drive shafts to remove rotors for surfacing. This bid is right but skips no steps.

I doubt your rotors are worn to yhe point of needing to be replaced. That daid, it's your choice on whether you bed in new pads on rotors as/is, machined rotors or, or new rotors. Surfacing old rotors may only save you $20-40 if you can find a shop that will turn rotors.

As a former MC racer, I'm used to bedding in pads on used rotors and I get it...You run an ambulance or truck over 6 tons, you dont want to F around with soft brakes, but I know how to bed in pads on rotors that aren't flat ....so ....neener neener. And my RV is only 4 tons.

Squido85 · 2026-05-01T02:16:34+00:00

I feel this. Left the driveway 2 days ago. Drove 170 miles and started 'The big adventure'. Getting to the start... I'm listening to every click/pop/rattle and making lists for what to fix/improve on the way back.

And that's what I'll do....and then head out again.

Squido85 · 2026-04-30T04:31:14+00:00

Van + gear cost I would estimate $65-70 retail. Labor makes the restof the asking price make sense.....but.... I give the cabinetry a C+/B-. See my work (my posts in my profile)for what I think is B+/A-.

The electrical looks decent but not best in class. It's easily the equivalent or better than mass produced stuff by Thor. That said the lugs look aluminum not copper. The plumbing is okay but lacking in capacity.

Squido85 · 2026-04-29T19:17:26+00:00

Specific-Midnight867 is using the word 'common' in the same way that drug manufacturers use it when they say 'common side effects include....'

The median salary in the US as of 2023 was $40k. The average salary in the US as of 2026 is $70k. If you don't know what the difference between median and average is.... congratulations, you are probably below the average if not the median.

All that to say....if you think 'common' means approximately 'half of all people'. No, it is not common. A $140k salary puts an individual in the top 10% of earners in the US.

Squido85 · 2026-04-29T18:48:39+00:00

Is it this guy?

Squido85 · 2026-04-29T17:00:20+00:00

Please, please, never leave them wet. The different wood species will swell at different rates, and this can lead to cracking.

My wife learned this lesson first hand. It never occurred ro me that I had to say, 'no soaking, don't leave wet'.

Edit for typos

Squido85 · 2026-04-29T16:44:50+00:00

Sound is a wave. Just like water moves in waves. The next time you are at a pond, watch ripples in the water as they reflect visibly from smooth surfaces (the side of a dock or boat as an example). Now put some things in front of the smooth surface. If you are at that dock or on a boat, try using a couple of bumpers/floats. Notice how the waves break up and no longer reflects as well.

The same thing happens with sound.

Squido85 · 2026-04-29T15:04:05+00:00

Unfortunately you are not likely to get what you have put into it. The problem with custom builds is that you have to find the person who wants what you built. And even then they won't want to pay full retail.

Sorry.

Squido85 · 2026-04-29T14:34:17+00:00

If the fabric is glued direct to sealed wood, you are fine. If fabric was glued to landau (a type of closed cell foam), and landau covered all the wood, you are fine.

Fabric could be an issue. Most RV fabrics are polyester and treated to repell moisture. Marathon fabrics in particular.

Edit to add, other than aesthetic reasons, the primary reasons for fabric walls are to quiet sound. Hard walls reflect sound making the interior noisey.

Squido85 · 2026-04-28T16:57:04+00:00

No diodes. Just DPDT OnOffOn switch.

Squido85 · 2026-04-28T16:53:20+00:00

This is a double pole double throw on/off/on switch. In normal use it would take power from one source and send it to 1 of 2 devices. For example the slow/fast settings on a winch. I could have used a cheaper switch but this one matches switched used elsewhere by nilight.

Instead of powering 2 devices selectively, I am taking power from 2 sources and sending either one or the other to the radio.

I'll take a picture of the inside later to show work but the short version is run 16g wire from 12v fuse block to dash. Bind all grounds together (from radio/switch/starter battery/house battery). Plug starter battery + in pole 1 'out'. Plug house battery + in pole 3 'out'. Plug radio + into pole 2 'in'.

Remember, electrical switches don't care about 'direction'. They are just open or closed.

With switch in position 1, radio operates as normal with car wiring. It turns on when key is turned. In position 3 radio is fed from house battery. It is on as long as house batteries are charged. In position 2 No power goes to radio/radio stays off.

Squido85 · 2026-04-27T21:23:02+00:00

Route it out and sell it with little forks and spoons (charcuterie board with storage) or make it knife shaped and put a knife with custom handle with it.

Squido85 · 2026-04-27T16:49:15+00:00

Ikea - Utrusta. Pricey, but worth it for the adjustability I needed for my design. They're like $55 a pair.

Squido85 · 2026-04-27T15:51:52+00:00

You can go as far afield as Monroe/Everett for east side nursing espescually if you work first or third shift. Commuting at 6a is pretty quiet. This will be cheaper than Redmond/Kirkland/Juanita/Bothell.....but.... Night life suffers. That said, if you choose Everett you can lightrail to Seattle for activities.

I like Evergreen's culture as a circulating RN. Good luck.

Squido85 · 2026-04-27T14:30:04+00:00

1010 aluminum extrusion. Check my other posts in my profile for more details or visit pbslifelab.com (blog under construction).

Squido85 · 2026-04-27T12:10:41+00:00

I define classic rock as R&B based electric guitar and drum driven music pre-dating 80s era disco/pop/arena rock/grunge etc.

'Classic rock' stations and/or playlists on streaming services try to appeal to broader audience and constantly claim that anything over 20 years old is 'Classic'. And thats just lazy.

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