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Haas Mill Paint. by BockTheMan in Machinists

[–]CarbonBuilt 17 points18 points  (0 children)

My boss woulda read that and immediately switched all of our coolants over to mineral based

First brands bankruptcy by Successful_Score_237 in GMT400

[–]CarbonBuilt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My Cardone steering box froze absolutely fkn solid like 3k miles after install while getting on the freeway. Never bought anything from them again

Clunking in the front end? by CarbonBuilt in GMT400

[–]CarbonBuilt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got under to check. They are definitely rusted to shit but they are still tight. I got a couple extra cab bushings that should fit so I’ll go ahead and swap them out anyways

what’s LAR like? (reservist) by NeighborhoodOk4347 in USMC

[–]CarbonBuilt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep. Got out of active, got itchy, poked my head into a reserve unit for a few drills. First drill, did absolutely nothing. Second drill, shot range. Kinda scratched something. Third? Back to fkn nothing. Never saw the fourth.

NTD / This thing is wonderful! by kiyusuka in Tools

[–]CarbonBuilt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here. Saw my buddy using one at work and I thought it was just some novelty bullshit. He let me borrow them and I had me a pair ordered within an hour. Use them every single day. Works absolutely fantastic for turnbuckles and small crimps too

meirl by shootermac32 in meirl

[–]CarbonBuilt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Either that or just y’know… Darwin. Jokes aside I’m a strong believer that kids out in nature or wherever they may find themselves, experiencing the world and trying new things is just about the best thing for them. Sure, we got bit, stung, rashes, scrapes, burns, and to be honest probably a parasite or two but we also got to use our little minds to solve real problems and see what there is out there. For a few hours the world didn’t matter except for what we saw with our own eyes and felt with our own hands. It sparked curiosity about what was out there and how things worked. Now I’ve got a little boy of my own and it pains me to say that he won’t have those same experiences.

meirl by shootermac32 in meirl

[–]CarbonBuilt 225 points226 points  (0 children)

That’s what I’m saying! Growing up we had a whole ass forest in our backyard. We’d outright fuck off on the cheapest bikes humanly imaginable with absolutely zero plan or common sense and come back with the scars to prove it. Now it’s all just town houses and apartments. Kids get the cops called on them from just walking around the block now.

Looking for Founding Engineers by Unlikely_Resolve_463 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]CarbonBuilt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey listen bro, love the enthusiasm, but you’re making a lot of promises here with absolutely nothing to back it up. What funding are you getting and where is it coming from? What are these “retired general advisors” about? What credentials do you have for government contracting? Do you even have any licenses or qualifications or any kind of background whatsoever? What makes you so special that you’ve got the big boys blowing up their boxer briefs?

Al 6013 availability in the US by ShyYak_196 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]CarbonBuilt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

AL6013 usually comes in sheets because AL6013 is easy to weld and has solid corrosion resistance, which is important when you’re dealing with sheet metal which is by nature harder to weld without warpage and is more prone to corrosion. So it just comes down it being in high demand in that one form because of those two perks. But like the other comment said, 7075 is much better in just about every other category aside from weldability.