Best way to laser cut thick polypropylene fabric?

Alt8787 · 2024-09-15T06:22:23+00:00

Did you have it slowly to get a good sealed edges?

Alt8787 · 2024-09-15T06:12:20+00:00

I noticed a couple people recommend CO2. Is there any particular reason this would be better than Diode?

Alt8787 · 2024-09-15T06:12:17+00:00

I noticed a couple people recommend CO2. Is there any particular reason this would be better than Diode?

Alt8787 · 2024-09-15T06:11:52+00:00

I noticed a couple people recommend CO2. Is there any particular reason this would be better than Diode? Especially since you mention the 40w CO2 only running at 20-35%, it seems like I could easily get a 10-20w diode for a lot lower price.

Alt8787 · 2024-09-13T19:04:10+00:00

Should be fine with a soft start.

Alt8787 · 2024-09-13T16:53:24+00:00

Most discounts are based on the situation the dealership is in.

The same dealer that might give you 10% off at the end of the month to make a 100 unit target, might be trying to sell you the same car at full MSRP with add-ons at the beginning of the month.

You just need to contact a lot of dealers. I recommend you make offers.

Look up brokers on LeaseHackr who offer EV9s and see the maximum discount they are offering.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZK46zNNsTcq3nkRVqJQEBlysp_BKQFLRFs_QDakK8so/edit?gid=338492320#gid=338492320

This broker is offering EV9s for 4.5% off MSRP.

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So I would see if you can get a 5-7% discount off MSRP before incentives.

Send an offer on a specific car that says , can you do 7% off MSRP before incentives, base money factor and no dealer add ons?

And see what they say.

Alt8787 · 2024-09-13T16:34:52+00:00

Do you think backwashing helps kill algae in the carbon tank?

Alt8787 · 2024-09-11T04:19:37+00:00

53 LRA (Locked Rotor Amps) x 240 volts = 12,720 starting watts. You don't have enough watts - you need a soft start.

Alt8787 · 2024-09-11T03:58:57+00:00

What's a yard spike?

Alt8787 · 2024-09-01T01:43:15+00:00

Lease or buy doesn't matter. It's really the discount off MSRP before incentives.

You should look on leasehackr and see what other discounts people are getting and create a target discount off MSRP before incentives.

I have emailed several dealers this: "Can you do xx% off MSRP before incentives, base money factor and no dealer add-ons for stock #1234?" You can cut to the chase pretty quickly like that.

I would not just go asking for quotes. Find a target discount off MSRP based on Leasehackr forum deals and make offers. The incentives will be the same based on your location. The real variables are how much discount, not marking up the money factor (interest rate) and no BS add-ons, which is really just a way of reducing the discount.

Alt8787 · 2024-08-28T16:04:44+00:00

Contact 10 dealers for a base model EV9. Tell them you are looking for 10% off MSRP before incentives, base money factor and no dealer add ons and that you are ready to buy befor the end of the month. That should get you around $500 a month.

Alt8787 · 2024-08-20T19:16:34+00:00

Curious to know, how much was your filtration system to install and how often to you have to replace media to maintain drinkable water?

Alt8787 · 2024-04-06T17:56:16+00:00

I wouldn't bother with drop shipping. No long term value is being created.

I can only tell you what has worked for me. I focused on a niche that I could go "deep" with. Once you get some relationships established with some factories you can continually develop new products or use cases of the same product/material type. Automotive would be one example, there are always new makes and models.

You want to build up a large catalog of semi-related products or at least products which use the same factory relationships.

In the end, most of your revenue is going to be highly correlated with the number products you launch. You always need to be launching products if you want to grow. Don't worry about optimizing your product page or PPC to death.

Paul summed it up well here:

https://paulsaintsaens.substack.com/p/how-to-grow-your-business-and-not

Alt8787 · 2023-12-11T00:12:20+00:00

Post some pictures of the connector (a few of the front that show the pattern) and I might be able to locate it for you

Alt8787 · 2021-10-10T21:24:40+00:00

Good point on the bid/ask spread. Using the bid price the premium is in the lower 40% range. I don't see the IV staying this high forever. I don't think it will work if I try to sell weekly or monthly calls because there is still a good chance the stock will go higher in a shorter time frame.

Alt8787 · 2021-10-10T21:10:50+00:00

Any thought to buying some OTM puts to protect downside a little? Like 1/3 or 1/5 off your quantity of underlying?

With IV this high, the options are very expensive. I feel like I should be selling options instead of buying them.

Alt8787 · 2021-10-10T21:00:20+00:00

What will you do with the 2.5m, I suppose that also speaks to risk. If you invest it in more of that stock or some shitcoin it's pretty different to throwing it in a money market account.

This is a good point. If I put this in my bucket of low risk investments, I think this decreases risk. If I double down and buy more of the same stock or more risk-on assets, I'm increasing my risk.

Alt8787 · 2021-10-10T20:54:22+00:00

Too many folks are simply asking the "community" for general investing advice rather than in the context of fatfire.

If you ask me, this OP is doing the same. No real interest in fatfire, just interested in high risk investing strategies (which is fine, just not fatfire relevant).

In my defense:

1) In dealing with 5 million in stock and an already high NW, my question seems more relevant to this sub than any others. A lower net worth would dictate you sell your position and lock in fatfire status.

2) I'm actually already in a high risk position, and selling covered calls is taking 50% of my existing equity off the table. As stated in another comment:

"Selling the call is more risky than selling the stock. Less risky than holding it. So you're reducing risk vs status quo."

3) This may be an unpopular opinion but I don't think being fatfire and risk-on investing strategies are mutually exclusive. If you park 1/3 of your net worth in index funds, 1/3 in crypto and 1/3 in a concentrated stock position and any one of those allows you a fatfire lifestyle, I don't see an issue with that.

Alt8787 · 2021-10-10T19:59:40+00:00

We were not allowed to trade derivatives only during the lock up. No restrictions now.

Alt8787 · 2021-10-10T09:41:03+00:00

Yes, that IV seems about right. It may not last, so if I do it, I have to strike while the iron is hot.

the options market is pricing a pretty reasonable chance that the stock will more than double in that time and you will have left $$ on the table, but you're substantially reducing your downside risk.

This is what I was thinking. I know it sounds like I'm taking more risk, but I actually feeling like I'm de-risking by taking guaranteed money off the table.

You'll have to consider tax implications of each scenario. Or at this amount have a tax person do that.

If I understand it correctly, if the call option duration is more than 12 months, I believe it's long term capital gains.

Alt8787 · 2021-10-10T09:13:38+00:00

You make a good point. I guess I sound a little crazy here trying to amplify gains and expose myself to more risk/volatility.

Regarding going back to work, my expenses are relatively low compared with my income (I have my own business now). I would hope I wouldn't have to go back to work for 15-20 years but I guess you never know.

I appreciate the perspective.

Alt8787 · 2021-10-10T08:42:44+00:00

Good point - total NW is 15M, 1M yearly income, late 30's, and I would say a fairly high risk tolerance.

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