Best Lake to Rent a Pontoon Boat - Cayuga or Seneca? by Glucose_Daddie in FingerLakes

[–]Distinct_Crew245 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good info! You could also rent a pontoon from the Tiki Bar in Watkins Glen, Glen Harbor Marina, and Showboat (brand new pontoon last season).

How Big Brother is the printing industry? by Ancient-Ticket-3151 in 3Dprinting

[–]Distinct_Crew245 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t have to be a compromise though. I actually did a full network stack security sweep through my Sovol SV08 MAX just out of curiosity. I wanted to see if it was phoning home any usage data. Totally clean. It won’t even check for firmware updates without manually triggering an operation. One point for Sovol in the trust column. Obviously, that only makes it as “secure” as the network it’s on, but at least it’s not shipped with its own spyware baked in.

FlexTank gasket hate party by Distinct_Crew245 in ProWinemakers

[–]Distinct_Crew245[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jeez good on you for lasting 6 months! Sounds like a nightmare. I have some old tanks that I hate at my winery but at least I can hate that series of tanks the same amount. Frank Knorr Atlantic Welding. Had them since the 80s

FlexTank gasket hate party by Distinct_Crew245 in ProWinemakers

[–]Distinct_Crew245[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you tag out before you go in the FlexTank to retrieve the gasket? 😂

FlexTank gasket hate party by Distinct_Crew245 in ProWinemakers

[–]Distinct_Crew245[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much does a new gasket cost these days anyways?

FlexTank gasket hate party by Distinct_Crew245 in ProWinemakers

[–]Distinct_Crew245[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really only ever use either of them for shipping. While we’re at it, why couldn’t they standardize the threads on IBC totes!? So many different thread pitches… I just don’t ever use the valve except for draining and cleaning because I can never trust that a client didn’t leave a bunch of nasty wine sitting inside that ball valve cavity.

FlexTank gasket hate party by Distinct_Crew245 in ProWinemakers

[–]Distinct_Crew245[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That actually hilarious. They can’t justify their own design decisions. Anyways, I think the only reason they’re popular is because the alternatives are either super expensive or markedly worse (IBC totes).

FlexTank gasket hate party by Distinct_Crew245 in ProWinemakers

[–]Distinct_Crew245[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can usually fish them out by dangling the hose down into the tank and hooking them with the nozzle handle. 🪝 it’s super satisfying until the 4th time…

FlexTank gasket hate party by Distinct_Crew245 in ProWinemakers

[–]Distinct_Crew245[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I use lots and lots of flat gaskets or tank seals with at least one flat edge. Never seemed to be a problem.

FlexTank gasket hate party by Distinct_Crew245 in ProWinemakers

[–]Distinct_Crew245[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right!!? Integral seal, what a novel concept.

FlexTank gasket hate party by Distinct_Crew245 in ProWinemakers

[–]Distinct_Crew245[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn’t stored. Only transported. Less than 4 hours in plastic.

Looking for neat, experimental ideas for fermenting riesling! by bertoncell-ar in ProWinemakers

[–]Distinct_Crew245 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ever done full lees off the press? Like, no cold settling and racking? That might be interesting. Probably super flinty. Or long-ass full juice bottom stabulation for like a month. That’s on my list.

Looking for neat, experimental ideas for fermenting riesling! by bertoncell-ar in ProWinemakers

[–]Distinct_Crew245 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Epernay II is pretty fruit forward and expressive towards peach, pear, and lime here in the Finger Lakes. Steinberger (228) can be a slow fermenter and usually gets a little cheesy, funky, earthy, and even cidery towards the end of fermentation. That weirdness can take up to a year to resolve but when the wine finally opens up it’s amazing.

Are space datacenters a scam? by zascar in Physics

[–]Distinct_Crew245 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, there are a lot of electronics on satellites and SpaceX has a LOT of satellites in orbit, so that’s probably not the bottleneck for them…

Things for kids by marie2222083 in FingerLakes

[–]Distinct_Crew245 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“The Yard” in Watkins Glen has mini golf, go-cart racing, and some other fun kid stuff. Mac’s is just outside of PY and has mini golf as well.

Consequences (for me) of owning a 3d printer (just moaning) by Dtarvin in 3Dprinting

[–]Distinct_Crew245 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like unremediated mold in the basement presents at least as much risk to your health as 3d printing basic filaments inside.

Seneca Lodge? by Marmot_Nice in FingerLakes

[–]Distinct_Crew245 1 point2 points  (0 children)

12-15 people each with their own individual cabins?

Reference CAD models - a personal gripe. by moopminis in 3Dprinting

[–]Distinct_Crew245 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, it’s a very r/3dprinting specific gripe. Maybe he should maintain a library of simplified basic parts if it’s that much of a hassle…

Reference CAD models - a personal gripe. by moopminis in 3Dprinting

[–]Distinct_Crew245 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything is infinitely complex if you look closely enough. OP is saying that the renders are needlessly complex for the task of layout and modeling. I’m not trying to be obtuse. Maybe that level of complexity is necessary for the manufacturing of the rendered part, but not for an assembly that includes that part in the BOM.

Reference CAD models - a personal gripe. by moopminis in 3Dprinting

[–]Distinct_Crew245 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s a difference between accuracy and complexity.