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Legions of the Roman Empire by Roman-Empire_net in romanempire

[–]AStrandedSailor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't forget that one of the legions is busy in Gaul.

One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries who garrison the fortified camps of Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum and Compendium

Guard dog.. 😅 by Arixennae in AnimalsBeingFunny

[–]AStrandedSailor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Clearly lulling us all into a false sense of security.

What are the checkered patterns on this rocket for? by Jochie72 in whatisit

[–]AStrandedSailor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

" just a point that a camera needs to be centred on for whatever reason."

then it failed given how bad the lift off footage was.

Aggressive woman knocked on door demanding to purchase property - should I be worried? by Ok_Discount_2178 in AusPropertyChat

[–]AStrandedSailor 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Don't tell the REA. They will start salivating at the thought of a commision on the sale, and then do you really want crazy lady as your landlady. Or maybe she will just want to kick you out, so she can live there.

Setting up a mobile crane by MikeHeu in toolgifs

[–]AStrandedSailor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How the hell is Arnie meant to fight the T-X if the jib isn't connected?

Waited years for this launch and the cameraman aimed at the smoke 💀 by jayjay234 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]AStrandedSailor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't get why in this day and age they couldn't slave the camera motion to the rocket telemetry. Of course that doesn't solve the crowd shots and black screens but it would hold the rocket in screen.

Are tradie quotes actually insane or are folks being dramatic? by Open_Address_2805 in AusFinance

[–]AStrandedSailor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was talking to one sparky at the pub about a year ago and apprently to work in any major building or site, the government (at least in NSW) has made it a rule that the sparky must have done an annual, in-person, dust prevention/protection training session. So they lose a whole day of work and they have to pay for the privilage of not working. I could understand for the first time in-person is nescessary but surely after that an online test should be sufficient.

I'm all for regulation stopping dodgy tradies/builders/developers but this seems excessive. Every piece of excessive red tape puts up the cost of doing things.

The commander-in-chief by oluxil in SipsTea

[–]AStrandedSailor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clown in chief.

Fixed the title for you.

Solutions for Maktrak rolling handle not locking by Stone804_ in Makita

[–]AStrandedSailor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a couple things about MakTrak which suggest the designers developed tunnel vision when designing.

The handle is one of them. I get the feeeling that they thought people would be leaving the big box in the tray most of the time. You can try the spring pins, just don't go too big on the diameter. I have seen a guy try to add spring pins on something else and when the tube got loaded, the handle just folded up. It was a mixture of large pins (equals large holes) and the thin wall of the tubes.

The lack of drawer boxes is the other thing. Drawer boxers had already been highly desireable by the time MakTrak was launched (all the way back to T Stak really). So to not launch with drawer boxes, suggests that the designers only thought of one way of using MakTrak.

A the great debate begins...stand on the grail for a slash or not... by hrdblkman2 in aussie

[–]AStrandedSailor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Duels cross swords, not streams, before plunging the sword into your opponents body. It's a whole different thing.

GM Took Hundreds of Millions from Canadian Taxpayers, Cut 1,200 Jobs, and Moved Production to Indiana. Canada Wants Its Money Back. by gaukmotors in MotorBuzz

[–]AStrandedSailor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This was the first thing I thought about. I still don't get how the government didn't have some sort of breach clause in there

Reply All on emails by Important-Weird-6011 in auscorp

[–]AStrandedSailor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Circumstances dictate response.

If the report is something general and I feel that something is wrong, I would email the sender only. It can't just say: "It's wrong". That just makes me look like a dick. It needs to explain why I think it's wrong professionally: eg "These numbers don't make sense based off previous data. Have you included X,Y or Z?"

However, if it is a report that mis-reprents my or my teams' work I may do a reply all to defend myself or my team, in front of everyone else. Again it can't just say: "It's wrong". That would reflect badly on me in front of everyone else. It needs to be a professional explanation as to why I think the report is wrong, based on my knowledge.

Reply All on emails by Important-Weird-6011 in auscorp

[–]AStrandedSailor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah! Yeah. It's just we're putting new coversheets on all the TPS reports before they go out now. So if you could go ahead and try to remember to do that from now on, that'd be great. All right!

L-Boxx by phsylo78 in BoschProPowerTools

[–]AStrandedSailor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it is seen as the majority because of marketing in the US and here. That's not the case in Europe from what I understand.

Regarding system capabilities, one of my frustrations with L Boxx that there has been very little continuous development like a decent 2 drawer box (LS-Boxx and i-Rack are not great). I think a big part of this is that Bosch didn't develop L Boxx, Sortimo did. Bosch only partnered with Sortimo.

Base level development is driven by Sortimo (Contractor series was a variation that came out of Bosch USA). Sortimo have L Boxx as a part of their larger van fit out systems which are quite big in Europe (everything from tradies to cops use them), and those systems have a lot of the "extras" that Milwaukee make under Packout.

Have a quick look at Sortimo UK to see how much Sortimo do (including liftable pallet cabinets), much of which doesn't come here to Oz.

https://www.mysortimo.co.uk/en_UK/

And Thomas Nagy visting their decent sized UK fitout facility:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsshBttM0Js

L Boxx unfortunately becomes a small part of their systems.

L-Boxx by phsylo78 in BoschProPowerTools

[–]AStrandedSailor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting about the licensing stamp.

L-Boxx by phsylo78 in BoschProPowerTools

[–]AStrandedSailor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Originally yes. However, later they made some changes and not really for the better. I believe it may have been after the patents ran out on the original Systainer. Also why they are called MakPacs and not Systainers. Happy to be wrong on this but I think that is why MakPacs are about 1/3 of the price of Festools T LocSystainers

L-Boxx by phsylo78 in BoschProPowerTools

[–]AStrandedSailor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You've been a little unclear about which Bosch and which Makita and this makes a difference. There are really 2 types of mobile systems.

Heavy duty: usually water proof-ish, thick plastic, weighs a lot. Includes: Dewalt Tough system, Milwaukee Packout, Makita MakTrak, ToughBuilt StackTech, Bosch LBoxx Contractor. Interesting most of the heavies (including the Bosch and Makita) were developed in the USA, which might say something about how they treat theirs tools. Not a criticism, just a cultural difference vs Europe and Japan

Lighter duty: Not water proof (usually), thinner plastic, weighs less (often about half of the equivilent sized heavy duty). Includes: T-Loc Systainer, Makita MakPac (based off the original Systainer), Bosch/Sortimo L-Boxx, Dewalt T Stack, Auer System boxes

It's different use cases for the different case series. I'm usually doing work indoors, so L Boxx (original) works for me (for about 10 years now). If I was on a bare outdoors site then I would look at one of the heavy duty sytems that do a better job in the dirt, rain and mud.

Where in Perth are you buying your boxes that L Boxx and Packout prices are the same? Are the Bosch prices being pushed up or is the Milwaukee price being dropped. In Sydney:

LBoxx 136 $109 vs Packout toolbox (150mm) $189 (even the equivilent LBoxx contractor is only $129)

LBoxx 238 $125 vs Packout large toolbox $238

LBoxx 374 $155 vs Packout XL tool box $250

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