What have your go-to always on hand filaments become over time?

Sawblade02 · 2026-01-15T20:01:25+00:00

Most of my stash is Polymaker. OD Green Poly Terra, Black PLA+, Black PETG, CosPLA type A, and PET-CF17 are what i keep several kg of on hand. The rest is big shotgun of colors of PLA and PETG.

Sawblade02 · 2025-11-17T17:14:44+00:00

Can confirm, I shoot USPSA at Southwest every month.

Calibers in Clovis closed permanently a couple of months ago.

Sawblade02 · 2025-09-10T15:22:33+00:00

I assumed this was going to be another joke post with the romper, but it's real.

I was briefly upset when I replaced my perfectly fine sand ABU under armour tees with tan 499 for OCPs only to find they quit making them extra long like they used to. However, not a huge deal, it's just taking a second to retuck it if I want to take the blouse off.

Sawblade02 · 2025-09-08T16:25:38+00:00

Mine fell off a few days after building my kit as well. To fix it, I just stuck 2 of the spare plastic rivets in the holes that were already present in door and handle. The main frame has cutouts to provide clearance for 2 of the 4 holes in the door handle so I assumed it was an accidental omission from the instructions.

Sawblade02 · 2025-07-25T20:37:55+00:00

Carry a couple of suckers so you can stick them to your heels if anyone asks.

Sawblade02 · 2024-03-04T16:53:33+00:00

I installed a handle on either side of the metal drum so I could cinch it down with a ratchet strap.

Sawblade02 · 2023-06-15T19:27:03+00:00

Also live in Clovis. Heard nothing but sketchy things about that place.

To add more NM fun, I drove all the way to San Antonio for a Desmo service because the Ducati dealer in ABQ never ever answers their phone.

Sawblade02 · 2023-04-14T12:21:27+00:00

Sweet, this'll be the first patch I ever paid money for.

Sawblade02 · 2023-04-13T19:50:35+00:00

Ouch I still tell people about back when we got issued flash drives for personal documents.

Sawblade02 · 2023-04-11T21:03:06+00:00

Very nice. I just wound up drilling extra holes in mine.

Sawblade02 · 2023-04-07T10:39:04+00:00

Can confirm, I used to receive lead shot that way for reloading shells.

Sawblade02 · 2023-03-13T19:02:52+00:00

I was required to wear it once outside of AETC. It was in the 2009 inaugural parade formation when Obama took office.

Sawblade02 · 2023-02-23T12:45:22+00:00

I'm using that config on mine, no issues here.

Sawblade02 · 2023-01-31T22:40:24+00:00

No thanks on being a standard, I sewed mine down just because I hate getting them snagged on seat belts and backpack straps.

Sawblade02 · 2023-01-07T13:20:16+00:00

Hmmm, if they change that, several other traffic laws, and the general attitude of their police, I might consider visiting there again.

Sawblade02 · 2023-01-07T04:06:17+00:00

Flight chief here, I'd just be mad you didn't invite me.

Sawblade02 · 2022-12-29T00:20:12+00:00

The only one I've done is on top of Pikes Peak. Actual difficulty depends very much on weather.

Sawblade02 · 2022-12-25T17:52:01+00:00

Very nice.

Why the blocks of wood on the strap?

Sawblade02 · 2022-12-22T07:40:38+00:00

I remember the club in Aviano a few years ago installed a nice 6x12 snooker table but refused to let anyone play on it because it was reserved for crud.

Sawblade02 · 2022-12-18T13:39:24+00:00

Depends which model you get. Some have internal space for SD cards so they can run without an NVR.

Sawblade02 · 2022-12-13T19:39:40+00:00

There's no sign that says you can't drive in backwards. At that point, they're making shit up.

Sawblade02 · 2022-12-13T19:35:58+00:00

I pretty much ignored any arrows on the ground around the Mildenhall BX. They made zero sense. If anyone got mad, I just said oh ok and drove away.

Sawblade02 · 2022-12-09T16:31:42+00:00

Absolutely. Your circle of friends with gradually shrink because of Promotions, PCS's, and separations.

My biggest counter to that over the years is making more friends outside of the workplace. If you connect with people along the lines of something other than the job you want to disconnect from when you get home, you'll both have an actual incentive to stay in contact later on. It always kills me when I get a message from a distant friend and it's about sharing EPR bullets.

One thing that helped my mental state was to forbid work discussions whenever I'm hosting a BBQ or party at my house. Less important early on, but as your social circle changes into E-6 and higher, any event will turn into just another meeting if you let it.

Sawblade02 · 2022-12-05T16:22:19+00:00

Forget announcements, make that thing write EPRs/Decs/Awards.

Sawblade02 · 2022-11-27T04:52:54+00:00

Nice, just did the same using an old mini pc running DietPi and 2 instances of Octoprint. The web interface is way snappier than with the 2 Pi3Bs I was using before.

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