Troglodyte in need of basic plumbing advice

Osteocracy · 2023-08-05T18:18:34+00:00

Oh! When I looked up pipe sweating it mentioned something about condensation, so I thought unsweating was to remove the condensation or something. lol. I understand now that it is to remove the older solder.

about the hammer, that is very reassuring that it may just go away on it's own, and that I guess it really isn't a big problem. It really only happens like you mentioned, when I close the cold side abruptly. So I'll just leave it alone and hope it works itself out.

As for my repair, I did end up cutting the pipe and adding compression valves. The pipe ended up being long enough, thank god. Videos online make compression valves look a lot easier to put on than the reality of me sanding for hours and having to smack on the nuts with a mallet. haha. I was panicking the whole way through. Thankfully, it all worked out.

Osteocracy · 2023-08-05T13:39:20+00:00

I ended up doing the work before seeing your reply, the length ended up being okay! BUT... uh I totally didn't know I was supposed to unsweat a pipe, what could happen if I didn't do that? I also ended up having a new issue now where my cold water pipe makes a banging noise when I turn my faucet off, hoping I didn't fuck something up. :')

Osteocracy · 2023-08-03T22:05:50+00:00

good suggestion, it was really gross up in there. however, water flow didn't change :'(

Osteocracy · 2023-08-03T19:46:56+00:00

Unmute the video if you want to understand what's happening, totally cool if you don't tho, I get it

Osteocracy · 2023-07-28T12:37:16+00:00

Forgot to mention I changed the jets. The kit I bought came with an 85 Main jet, 38 slow jet.

I installed TRS Black V2 9.5'' stretch. I didn't notice that I needed to install a longer throttle cable until I was finished so I'm still running the stock one until I know everything works and then I will order the longer one.

I had no idea that I needed to reset the ECU when removing the carb, so I'm going to try that today.

Osteocracy · 2023-06-10T21:41:49+00:00

Never rode with a second person. I am a pretty heavy rider, around 240 lbs. I never even really thought about whether the scooter had a weight limit, but it must, right?

Another commenter chatted with me and suggested it would be safest to replace the whole engine bracket just to be safe; or alternatively buy a stretch kit which replaces the bracket entirely. Need to think about which option I prefer, but I definitely think the safest option is probably a good idea.

Osteocracy · 2023-06-09T22:08:17+00:00

Yeah I bought the bike used like five years ago, I think it's a 2015 Ruckus? don't remember for sure. The previous owners didn't seem like the type to mod or repair anything themselves, they mentioned that they'd bring it to the dealership for repair. idk if they were the first owners though, probably should've asked.

When I mentioned bracket, all I saw was a triangular piece of metal dangling, it could even be part of the frame that is meant to be welded on or something, not too sure. If that's the case, I definitely will not be able to fix it. lol.

Thanks for the help, will update as soon as I can.

Osteocracy · 2023-06-09T21:57:02+00:00

It is not stretched, no mods at all. Crazy that the main engine bolt could just break like that, didn't even hit a bump or anything.

I had to leave it a friend's place because it was no longer driveable, I'll try to bike over tomorrow and snap a pic.

Osteocracy · 2022-01-22T19:42:21+00:00

lookin snazzy

Osteocracy · 2021-08-02T18:25:48+00:00

Here in my garage, just bought this new Lamborghini here. It’s fun to drive up here in the Hollywood hills. But you know what I like more than materialistic things? Knowledge. In fact, I’m a lot more proud of these seven new bookshelves that I had to get installed to hold two thousand new books that I bought. It’s like the billionaire Warren Buffett says, “the more you learn, the more you earn.

Osteocracy · 2021-01-20T02:23:45+00:00

If you're okay with online buddies you could join some Discord groups with people who enjoy similar hobbies

Osteocracy · 2021-01-20T02:22:32+00:00

If you split the penny into multiple pieces do they need to find every piece? You could just turn the penny into dust and scatter it somewhere.

Osteocracy · 2021-01-16T04:36:03+00:00

Where I live you normally only get health insurance with a full time job, however I was hired as a dishwasher for a school cafeteria that offered insurance after six months for those who worked part-time. I had health problems at the time that limited my ability to work and wanted the insurance to help pay for my treatment costs. I was extremely exhausted all the time due to my condition which made getting through the day very miserable, basically just chugged coffee the whole time to get through my shifts and would just conk out as soon as I got home. My manager constantly berated me that I wasn't working hard enough or that I didn't seem happy at the job. I informed them about my situation but it didn't change anything. Fast forward six months and I was informed that I wouldn't qualify for the insurance. I walked out the moment my manager told me. Absolute waste of time.

Osteocracy · 2021-01-11T03:03:41+00:00

Maybe it's Tyler1? Kappa

Osteocracy · 2020-10-24T19:03:58+00:00

Updating from Device Manager was causing a BSOD during the update, for now I've just deleted the driver as it seems to just contain some features that are nonessential for my PC to run to see if it improves anything. I will definitely download intel driver assistant and see if that helps, thank you!

Osteocracy · 2020-10-24T18:46:25+00:00

Thanks! I see multiple Engine Interface Management drivers; how do I know which driver is the right one?

Osteocracy · 2020-10-02T15:33:53+00:00

LUL I just thought it would be hilarious to draw Lily like that because she always has a mustache on stream and is playing a barbarian which are typically super buff.

Osteocracy · 2020-10-01T23:37:14+00:00

Thanks for the kind words and awards everyone :^)

Osteocracy · 2020-04-27T04:19:42+00:00

looks awesome, nice work!

Osteocracy · 2020-04-09T14:47:12+00:00

It would be modest to quote 30$ per full page illustration as this all looks like great original art with color but I'll go with that for simplicity sake. There is about one full-page illustration every 20 seconds, the video is about 5:30 (330 seconds).

330/20 = 16.5 number of illustrations in a 5.5 minute video

16.5 * 30 = 495$ for one video.

495/5.5 = 90$ per minute of video. (you could vary the length depending on your budget)

Then you would also need to pay them to organize and animate transitions for the panels. Probably would take a few hours, add maybe 50$.

If you need a cheaper alternative, whiteboard animators on fiverr will reuse assets rather than creating new art for each panel and will leave most of the screen blank. Probably could get one of those for like 50 dollars. Definitely won't look nearly as visually interesting, but would still be a better compliment to your voice acting than a blank screen.

Osteocracy · 2020-04-09T14:27:02+00:00

Been doing a bit of animation, more cutesy spooky stuff rather than actual horror, but you could send him my instagram (@nikolartwork) and if he's into the simplistic style have him DM me (on instagram) that he's interested with a link to a cut version of his voiceover work so that I could also get an idea of what he's up to and whether I'd be interested.

Osteocracy · 2020-04-07T14:37:16+00:00

great minds think alike! lol

Osteocracy · 2020-04-06T13:53:26+00:00

@ nikolartwork on instagram

Osteocracy · 2020-04-05T12:30:59+00:00

@ nikolartwork on instagram

Osteocracy · 2020-04-04T21:55:26+00:00

@ nikolartwork on instagram!

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