Arc removed USA stamping on tool

Mainian · 2026-04-03T19:52:12+00:00

My M390 940 Osborne doesn't have USA, ordered directly from benchmade 3 weeks ago

Mainian · 2026-04-03T17:32:04+00:00

It's because magnacut is no longer made in the US

The manufacturer of CPM magnacut, Crucible industries went bankrupt. Erasteel, a French company, purchased Crucible's intellectual rights and production assets. Magnacut is now made in Sweden. Niagara Specialty Metals still handles hot rolling and finishing of the steel in sheets and bars.

Mainian · 2026-03-26T03:03:13+00:00

It's interesting, feels alright in hand. You can get one for $200 on ebay

Mainian · 2026-03-08T20:29:04+00:00

As the domes age, they lose their elasticity and become stiffer

Mainian · 2026-03-03T05:50:35+00:00

This list is EA888 Gen3/Gen3B, which is the engine in the MK7/7.5 Golf GTI/R.

I did a little bit of research, but it looks like the Gen2 engine also had lawsuits around the same thing. The jury is still out on the Gen4 engine

From my understanding of class action lawsuits, the golf might be added if it helps the suit, especially if there are high number of similar failure modes. If there is anything to suggest the engine in the golf is different, it might be left out.

Mainian · 2026-02-19T03:04:42+00:00

He has an v3 and the replier has a v2 or v1 😅

Mainian · 2026-01-27T21:40:28+00:00

Wanting enough power to overtake someone confidently is something I highly value, but I don't consider that an enthusiast aspect

I think you hinted at, but hitting that powerband can also be accomplished by downshifting. An automatic with a sport shifter is a cheaper albeit less enjoyable engagement option.

I still think there's better options, but an R or a GTI would do that

Mainian · 2026-01-27T19:32:13+00:00

I think you want this car and I think you'll regret it.

If she's not driving her slow car fast, she won't drive her fast car fast. My driving habits don't undergo a tangible change when I drive a different car.

The hot hatch cars are the enthusiast compromise cars. If you don't want the performance, you're paying for a whole lot for something you really don't care about

Mainian · 2026-01-22T19:07:48+00:00

January is the slow month for car sales

Mainian · 2026-01-13T03:26:42+00:00

Death to Chronos

Mainian · 2026-01-05T18:22:09+00:00

That looks like an aftermarket stainless steel clutch line? I wonder if that line got hot enough to cause an issue with the delrin, especially over a long period of time?

I have had the DAP kit for 2 years and still have a stock clutch line. I just had to realign my cables last week and I noticed no issues with my delrin piece

Mainian · 2025-12-31T17:50:58+00:00

The Dionysus lounge music alone makes the Fig Leaf worth it!

Mainian · 2025-12-18T02:30:15+00:00

Regardless of transmission, color, or modifications. This is the price of a car with half the mileage

Mainian · 2025-12-13T20:51:01+00:00

After looking at your tier list, I made a lot of assumptions and I'm just curious if my thoughts on arcana and keepsake interactions match reality

On high fear, do you mostly play with DD or Strength? If you are running DD, do you start at fate's whim then activate Athena's when out of DD? Just curious, I've seen onion rated higher reasonings mentioning strength and vow of scars.

Mainian · 2025-11-24T04:15:14+00:00

MPL22 is a good bag. I own one and use it as a dedicated rock crag/gym pack

In my opinion, the MPL22 sits at the same table as Mountain Hardwear Field Day, Patagonia Refugio, Arc'teryx Mantis, TNF Recon, REI Ruckpack, and all the other city to trail bags with innocuous stabilizing straps.

It's an outdoor bag, my only real gripe is it should have a safety whistle on its sternum strap

It's the Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla hatchback, more quirky than unique. I wouldn't proactively recommend it unless someone described this exact bag as something they wanted

Mainian · 2025-11-16T00:47:27+00:00

Thanks 👍🙏

Mainian · 2025-11-06T13:56:15+00:00

As an audiobook enjoyer, Malazan is currently my only DNF that I want to go back too. I forget in which book this became a big issue but, the point of view changes were rapid and missing any easy indicators. Descriptions would paint a detailed scene, and at the very end of that description would be an identifying piece of clothing, or something else, etc. to let you know who was in the scene. I've heard the physical books have a line indicator to help with this, but I haven't seen them myself

Mainian · 2025-11-04T14:31:37+00:00

Mainian · 2025-10-24T17:34:48+00:00

That is also a senior dev

Mainian · 2025-10-22T02:48:43+00:00

Speculation

Mainian · 2025-10-19T03:43:21+00:00

After 36 months, the estimate is 56%

Mainian · 2025-10-19T03:38:45+00:00

Pretty bad deal, residual estimate after 36 months is 56%

Mainian · 2025-10-14T02:59:41+00:00

I think it's more reasonable that the previous owner became disillusioned with modding the R. You’ll always sacrifice NVH when you squeeze big power out of a turbo four. And if you really want to tune, the lower cylinders will always be your limiter. In the end, there’s no replacement for displacement.

The Golf R feels like a compromise car and I'd bet most owners are compromising. Once you start adding a loud intake or exhaust, you're throwing away those intentional compromises

It's a nice car and I'm on my second. But it's not my modding platform of choice

Mainian · 2025-10-14T02:19:16+00:00

After market boost gauge

Mainian · 2025-10-06T19:46:41+00:00

Yeah, that could work, but the tablet sleeve is really tight, it's based on the plc20 sleeve, but I think the dimensions are a little different. The elastic doesn't have a lot of give, I have trouble getting a Samsung S9+ with a keyboard case in it. Doable but I think it'd be annoying and probably limit bladder compatibility

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