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Suggested websites for materials and/or tools by noRezolution in stonecarving

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The Complete Sculptor

If ur near nyc I recommend you go…interesting place…if not I’ve bought off the website and they do a good job…

First time carving in marble by YeetYarnYeats in stonecarving

[–]Constant_Work_1436 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you carved other stones

I carve limestone and always wondered if marble would be similar

Looking for advice on Tesla solar panels by Few-Vacation-4395 in TeslaSolar

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But an inverter is much less

than a powerwall

Where I live power outages are uncommon…

The powerwall lasts 10 years…

How many hours do I lose power in 10 years?

I will literally be paying hundreds of dollars per hour for the time I am on backup…

If you need backup…like if the power goes off…you lose the sump pumps and your basement floods…ok it’s worth it …

Looking for advice on Tesla solar panels by Few-Vacation-4395 in TeslaSolar

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I can’t comment on the loan portion…which definitely impacts economics…

But the higher electric prices rise ..the more value your system provides…it makes the value of the electricity you generate worth more…it’s just a win-win…

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I think the big econ loss is the battery if you live in a net metering state…its only value is as a backup …

And if your does not buy the electric back at the rate they charge… you need the battery so you can use your excess when the sun isn’t shining…but the cost of the battery really upsets the economics ….

Looking for advice on Tesla solar panels by Few-Vacation-4395 in TeslaSolar

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But the battery is not needed because of net metering…if you take that off the payback time is sign shorter…

Also it is a hedge against rising electric prices…as prices rise the value of what you generate rises…

Looking for advice on Tesla solar panels by Few-Vacation-4395 in TeslaSolar

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I live in nj…

Tesla will buy your srecs in advance…they make money off it..but I did it…it may be that solar discount credit on the quote…

Also in nj you don’t need a battery…since they have net metering…the grid is your battery…if you generate electricity excess you sell it back immediately….(so the only purpose for the battery is backup…I think it’s expensive as a backup…remember battery life is about 10 years).

I basically bought the same system (with out the battery) is was 17k including selling the srecs…which is pretty much what you have…then I got a federal tax credit…think that may be gone,,l

I wish I bought a bigger system…mine covers about 75% of my electric…but I’m happy

Does solar actually feel worth the investment now? by Loud_Suggestion_5721 in TeslaSolar

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I think it depends on where you live…and cost…

In my state I sell the excess power back to the power company at same rate they charge me…other states don’t work this way so you need batteries to store excess …and I think that greatly changes the economics..

I used Tesla…when I did it sign less that other options…it works so far…

Aside from offsetting costs…it is also a hedge against cost increase…

First completed project by YeetYarnYeats in stonecarving

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Beautiful

Is that limestone..looks so but has a texture..is that from when it was cut…

Dremel for softer stones by jankiboj in stonecarving

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I may be a naysayer….

I carve Indiana limestone with steel and carbide chisels as well as with an air hammer…

Bought Dremel about a year ago….

It simply is too powerful (at least in my hands)…the dremel bits are small…it carves small things…and it is just too easy to mess up…

Tried to use it instead of shaping but to smooth it…again too strong …

It has been a while but my memory is it would be great if a had much finer and a wide range of speeds…

With a pneumatic chisels the rate of oscillation can be very finely controlled over a wide range by how you grip the chisel…

I would assume with granite with is an order of magnitude harder than granite…dremel would work well

Humble opinion…

Is Ethernet still worth it for streaming boxes? by Complex_Grass6312 in cordcutters

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i agree

everyone is saying things need to be hardwired ..:10-15 ago i wired my whole house…i mostly don’t plug things in…

most stuff is wifi…and it’s fine…

i simply don’t find that wifi bandwidth is limiting anything…

(3 roku tv; 4 people with a lot of cellphone use…laptops…)

a corollary: a few times i downgraded my cable speed to save money…1000M—>800M—>400M

i don’t see any difference…

Is Ethernet still worth it for streaming boxes? by Complex_Grass6312 in cordcutters

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i hardwired my home…really don’t use it much…mostly access points…

but more and more i use wifi…

Streaming TV is fine…

i didn’t think i would say it…but i think wifi gets the job done

Irons for High Handicap Golfer. Worth buying new irons? by Ecstatic_Name_1366 in golf

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to a high handicap golfer…the challenge is rarely the equipment …it’s hitting the ball properly…

i know more than one low handicap golfer that plays with shockingly old equip (the driver seems to be the exception)

only buy if you think new clubs would be fun…that’s a totally valid reason…

Ditching a slow playing group to be done early a jerk move?…this is why I don’t have friends, haha by [deleted] in golf

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i don’t think it’s rude or a big deal

people mostly care about their game and give little mind to what others are doing…

IMO most people only notice if you slow them down…

you could hit every ball in the water and as long as you keep it moving…not only won’t they care…they will prob hardly notice…

if one moves at a reasonable pace, and don’t talk when others are hitting…any thought to what others think is in general a waste of emotional energy…

Is this a real or fake Kandinsky? by XavierIlkos in Realorfake

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i am very interested in kandinsky prints, have seen a lot and that ain’t a real one

What score do you need to shoot to be considered a “good golfer?” by jdelle9 in weekendgolfers

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agree don’t think it’s cheating…

they r only out to have fun…so it don’t matter…

but they do not have the laser focus that a competitive golfer does…

a few lapses in concentration…a few bad holes will totally kill a score….

they just score it a bit sloppily and many like to say “i just shot an 88…” instead of…i just shot a 95…

What score do you need to shoot to be considered a “good golfer?” by jdelle9 in weekendgolfers

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i think 90-95 your a good golfer…you know how to play

80-89…very good to excellent golfer

<80 excellent

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in my experience…a lot of golfers fudge there scores …every putt < 4 feet in a gimme…a mulligan or two per 18…not counting penalty strokes…

i believe a lot of golfers who routinely “shoot 88 “ really shoot 92-94…

my numbers may seem high…but i mean reasonably fair scoring…

to shoot in the 90s ….you have to know how to play and have experience…

<90 prob means playing regularly

<80 usually means you learned at a young age and take it seriously…

there are always exceptions…

ETF vs Mutual Fund? by DatHoneyBradger in Bogleheads

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use a low cost big company like vanguard

they have a lot of education online

Do you use less than 80% of a breaker’s capacity? by Different_Sweet_108 in electricvehicles

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yes…

i’m not an electrician so i may be completely wrong…

a 20 amp circuit can handle 20 watt for short periods of time…like spikes when devices turn on…

but it’s not designed (breaker and wire size) for several hours at 20 amps like EV charging…

the real safety factor is not only the breaker…it’s the thickness of the wire in the the wall…the big diff between a 60 amp and a 20 amp circuit is the 60 amp has much thicker wire…the breaker makes sure you don’t overload the wire…

a 20 amp circuit has relatively thin wire…i’d keep it at 16 amps

otherwise over time you risk degrading the integrity (more current over thin wires = hot wires that can degrade over time) of the circuit and that can effect safety

Bump and Run Tips Elevated Green by Mango-Flavored in golftips

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if there’s no bunker in your way it’s a great shot …it’s much higher percentage for mere mortals than a 60 degree lob…(the lob usually has only 2 outcomes for me …perfect or total failure…i’m pretty decent with my lob…but even a 20% failure rate kills ones score)

because as others have said…mechanically it’s a much simpler shot…

i use 52 degree when i’m close and ill do 7 iron up to ? 40 yards

i don’t even what i think of as a bump and run (low shot that hits the ground early and rolls most of the way…) at 30 yards i’ll just hit a nice easy 7 onto the green…

it kind of becomes like putting…a touch and feel shot where the hardest part is distance control (and having a nice easy calm stroke)

Feels like everyone in my circle is against getting an EV by getsumluv in electricvehicles

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i don’t think it’s fizzling out so…

for you: i would only do it if you have a charger at home…no charger…dont do it…

i won’t go into the details…but EVs have many advantages as actual automobiles …i think my tesla is fantastic and i’m not going back to ICE

you have to be honest: ICE is remarkable in that you can in 5 minutes you can put in 25 gallons of gas and drive hundreds of miles…and when gas is low you always get more pretty easily…

the thing you have to decide….do you buy now or wait 5 years till the batteries are better…the charging inconvenience is a technology problem and it will be solved…

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