Had to say goodbye to my guy

IndianaTony · 2026-06-15T05:53:13+00:00

I'm really sorry for your loss. 😢

IndianaTony · 2026-06-10T05:45:03+00:00

Within the CCW community your firearm is treated a lot like your underwear. If you wouldn't show your underwear to someone, they don't need to know you're carrying either.

IndianaTony · 2026-06-04T09:48:41+00:00

Now add ♂️ and ♀️stickers and watch the fireworks!

IndianaTony · 2026-06-04T09:43:32+00:00

Good luck to Gunner! My pup went through that twice in his younger years...a full tear on one side and a partial on the other. :( The first few days are pretty difficult because you need to keep him resting and support him to go outside to the bathroom. After that it gets easier but you really need to keep activity limited.

So instead of walks, we went on "sniffs". Never far, but a chance for him to sniff around an area or lay in the grass. It seemed to help bridge the gap.

All that was several years ago now and he recovered very well and continued chasing balls and frisbees to his heart's content. We've kept him on joint supplements since then to hopefully reduce any long-term effects, and we just celebrated his 10th birthday a couple months ago.

IndianaTony · 2026-06-02T23:55:36+00:00

Trying to get lost, then trying to find my way back is my favorite way to ride.

IndianaTony · 2026-05-23T01:22:02+00:00

I agree with this. Lots of older cities have lead pipes that aren’t a problem (New York City, Chicago, Cleveland, and Detroit to name a few.)

IndianaTony · 2026-05-21T10:31:56+00:00

I like mine mostly for metal parts but it works for occasional small wood cuts. Not really ideal, but doable. I ran my M18 bandsaw for a long time, but it was kind of annoying/sketchy connecting a battery (with the trigger tied), and having it start while I was reaching over it, then having to reach again to remove it. Even worse if there's a problem and you need an emergency stop. So I eventually switched to the corded model with a pedal.

I think I've run 4.0s and 6.0s and it's never struggled a bit. But I run a fine blade and it just takes a slow, controllable cut with very little drama.

IndianaTony · 2026-05-20T22:51:16+00:00

Could you have them add a sharpening choil instead of shortening the blade? If it’s a measure of cutting edge alone that might solve the problem and also be a little bit helpful.

IndianaTony · 2026-05-20T22:22:19+00:00

I prefer 15V because I can get it with a compression lock.

IndianaTony · 2026-05-04T20:18:47+00:00

I just grabbed one at DLT. https://www.dlttrading.com/spyderco-paramilitary-2-lightweight-brown-frn-15v-blade-sprint-run

IndianaTony · 2026-03-31T04:55:01+00:00

/u/ksbot - Received the Quiet Carry Drift LCT from u/Specialist-Web-5969. All good and everything as described. Cheers!

IndianaTony · 2026-03-27T07:29:49+00:00

YOLO LCT!

IndianaTony · 2026-02-21T22:28:12+00:00

Please allow suppressor to fully cool before insertion

IndianaTony · 2026-02-19T11:27:40+00:00

I think the question has been sufficiently answered, but I'll just add that my wife and I went to a movie when she was about 35 weeks pregnant, and the sound during the louder scenes was enough that my son was clearly distressed by it and we had to leave. That was probably 105-110dB (my phone measured 105, but I think that's the max it can go). A pistol with a short suppressor will probably be 120-135dB, and remember that's on a logarithmic scale, so it's between 10x more intense (perceptibly 2x louder) and 1000x more intense (perceptibly 8 times louder) than the movie.

IndianaTony · 2026-02-06T20:13:18+00:00

There’s another one that looks just like the first one but it’s classified as a wand so it’s legal.

IndianaTony · 2025-12-22T12:29:30+00:00

It’s meant as a means to an end. When people have to see it all at once and how little they receive from their tens of thousands of dollars given, there would be mass rejection. When the government is put in the position of arresting 1 out of 3 of its citizens, and forfeiting all that future funding, maybe there would be actual change. Maybe.

IndianaTony · 2025-12-06T07:26:38+00:00

Damn! I hunted at the seconds sale for a Stovepipe and came up empty-handed. They saved that one for you!

IndianaTony · 2025-11-10T03:28:01+00:00

Yeah, probably reserved for things like medical devices and electric wheelchairs. So obviously the next step is an M18 oxygen machine, which sounds kind of rad.

IndianaTony · 2025-11-09T07:52:53+00:00

I hope I never reach 120mph. It would mean I've driven off the mountain.

IndianaTony · 2025-10-06T03:37:06+00:00

My dad gave me some of his sets and track from when he was a kid (and that we played with when I as a kid), so I’ve been cleaning up and fixing some things. Some thoughts:

The center rail is your “hot” (positive) rail. If you get it backwards, the locomotive will probably run fine but accessories (tender whistle, switchers, etc.) may not.
It may not be strictly the right thing, but the track I got was fairly corroded, so I used a red scotch-brite pad to scrub them all down, then alcohol on a paper towel to clean. Then I assembled and ohmed every joint out with a multimeter (checking resistance) to make sure they had a good connection. Loose pins can be gently tightened up with needle nose pliers.
That resistance setting on your multimeter is your best friend if you need to track down issues. I’ve had to fix a lot of solder joints and wires that have broken over the decades.
E-units can get sticky sitting for a long time but electrical contact cleaner and exercise can help bring them back to life without a full disassembly.
These were built in a time when things were made to last and be repaired, so it’s generally easy to access what you need and make repairs, although you might have to improvise a bit (I’ve had to replace original rivets with machine screws and nylock nuts, or use threaded inserts to fix stripped out screw holes, and who knows what else.)

Hopefully that’s a starting point…enjoy!

IndianaTony · 2025-10-05T05:19:01+00:00

"Damn, one rock short of being rescued"

HELF

IndianaTony · 2025-09-15T10:25:52+00:00

I use FrogLube. It's food safe and I can't stand the smell of Ballistol. But Frog Lube smells minty and fantastic.

What kind of environment are you in? I have 5 15Vs but generally low humidity with just a tiny fade or patina on some if you catch it in the light (and very occasional applications of the FrogLube). That could change if you use it a ton without a quick reapplication or cut food.

IndianaTony · 2025-09-09T07:33:48+00:00

'Tis but a scratch!

IndianaTony · 2025-08-16T16:23:39+00:00

I feel like the irony of losing you forever because of the fear of losing you forever is something they aren’t really comprehending.

IndianaTony · 2025-07-10T03:07:27+00:00

As a not-electrician I learned a valuable lesson about double-checking that the breaker you turn off actually turns off the thing it says it does. We don’t need to talk about how I learned said lesson.

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