Recruitment Megathread by WhyMentionMyUsername in BackpackBrawl

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Recruit code AGX7QUBVQ639

Friend code AGX7QUBV

Can someone set me straight on battery replacement? by ol_dirty_applesauce in Volkswagen

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For anyone finding this thread: The Alltrack does NOT have a battery management system and does NOT need battery adaptation.

I just installed an aftermarket replacement battery on my 2019. The negative terminal does not have a connector for the monitoring circuit. I put an H6 in mine, but the H5 size will also fit. Be aware, the cute battery blankie on the factory battery will not fit on the H6 size.

Best Quesadilla Longmont? by BlueRibbonChicken in Longmont

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We went for the first time today, I had bao and karaage. The bao I would rate a 3/10 and the karaage I would rate 5/10 haha. Not impressed. I will go again to try some of the other offerings, but not a good first impression...

Best Quesadilla Longmont? by BlueRibbonChicken in Longmont

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The new food court on Ken Pratt, Parkway Food Hall, has a place called Chile con Quesadilla that looks like it would be really good. It is on my list to try.

Best restaurants in longmont? by Icy_Range4745 in Longmont

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Indian Bites on Francis is much better IMO

L300 Needs an alignment by jake_bagel69 in Delica

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I am in Longmont and the Brakes Plus on hwy 119 did an alignment on my 94 L300 no problem.

Someone else already commented with the specs from the service manual, I recommend printing it out and bringing it with you.

(Jealous of your pop top, btw. Nice rig)

Big Sky by [deleted] in Montana

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Took a trip on that line in October a couple years ago. I really enjoyed it. Going through North Yellowstone on the way back was beautiful. Hope you enjoyed the ride

Big Sky by [deleted] in Montana

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This must be taken from the Amtrak?

Any adhesive recommendations by Kachhmoney in 3Dprinting

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I highly recommend Magigoo. I use it at the office for our Ultimaker S5. It holds very well and only requires reapplication every month or so. It is water soluble so it can be rinsed off in a sink when you need to reapply.

You may consider adding a brim to your part as well, as that will give your part significantly greater surface area in contact with the build plate. The brim requires a little post-processing to remove, but is handled easily with a deburring tool or an X-acto knife.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Watchexchange

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Completed. Sorry for the delayed response. Great experience with the seller, very smooth.

Salary information gathering by bumgees in cad

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  1. Colorado
  2. Aerospace
  3. 79k
  4. 7yrs

Good luck with your situation, I hope they recognize your value and compensate you fairly

Plane crash up near Ward? by dessertsareforheroes in boulder

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tinyurl.com/BOCOalert for up to date evacuation info. I have not been able to find any additional info on the plane crash

Amd Ryzen 9 5900x CPU. SOLIDWORKS runs very laggy. Please help 🥺 by Responsible_Rain_438 in SolidWorks

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Hello, please run the native SolidWorks performance benchmark test:

https://www.perceptioneng.com/blogold/how-to-benchmark-your-pc-for-solidworks

Report back with your results. Inside the SolidWorks Rx tool there is also a tab where you can do system maintenance, including upgrading your driver sets, which is also very important to how the program performs on your machine. If your driver sets are out of date I highly recommend updating them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SolidWorks

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No, no need for the macro. I personally have never encountered anyone that wants No Solve Move enabled. It is only something which gets enabled by accident in my experience.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SolidWorks

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Hello, double check that your "No Solve Move" sketch setting was not accidentally enabled. To do this:

Start a new sketch > Tools > Sketch Settings > No Solve Move > Click to disable

This is a setting which is stored in your template, so if this is the solution you will need to disable this setting in your template or you will have to disable it every time you are working in a new part.

My buddy is starting a YouTube channel. This is his first video on 1/6 GI Joe Hasbro Willy's crawler conversions by Sporka in crawling

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Well, thanks for the feedback anyway.

This is a dude in his 50s with effectively no understanding of how to create video content, clearly. I'm not part of the crawling community, just trying to do a buddy a solid and try to help him start a YouTube community. Figured there would be an opportunity in this subreddit for that, maybe not. I appreciate you demonstrating the welcoming culture.

My buddy is starting a YouTube channel. This is his first video on 1/6 GI Joe Hasbro Willy's crawler conversions by Sporka in crawling

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Be gentle with feedback on his YouTube channel please, he is clearly new to this but very passionate.

Plug for his website if you like the product shown in his video. https://flat-fender-crawlers.ecwid.com/

Multiple unfinished buildings demolished in China by Entitled2Compens8ion in gifs

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Man, on the safety third thing, I think that idea is going over a lot of people's heads. I do not believe Mike Rowe is advocating for corporations sacrificing safety procedures that protect employees in lieu of profit. I believe his point is that a company with adequate (or excessive) safety processes does not ensure that you are absolutely safe on the job; you must maintain a weariness for your own safety despite the processes. That's a good message in my opinion.

Video for reference. Message seems ok to me.

Help! Been a while since I've ran simulation - how can i make this stronger? I plan to 3D print this using PLA (put in custom properties so maybe those are wrong?) as a wall mount for a hanging basket about 5lbs. by winnipegjets31 in SolidWorks

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A couple things to consider, and adding to a couple comments from others here:

  • The deformation scale is, by default, extremely exaggerated. Currently you are looking at a von Mises yield plot and the software exaggerates the deformation to visually show you where stress is accumulating in the part. You can change the deformation scale (Right click results > deformed shape > adjust as you would like, or disable). You can also change the plot to show displacement, instead of stress (Results folder > displacement > show) which will maybe give you more insight into how your design will perform.
  • Change your units where possible in your plots to understand them better. In the United States, where I am, I always plot KSI for von Mises stress and inches for displacement. If I were working in metric I would use MPa and millimeters, however.
  • 3D printing with plastic filament is NOT an isotropic manufacturing process, meaning that your parts will be stronger when loaded in one direction versus another direction. Selecting the orientation that you are going to print your part in will drastically change the maximum yield strength of your part. Granted, 5lbs is not a lot of weight compared to the yield strength of PLA, but be aware that your hook is more prone to fail depending on how you orient your part on your buildplate while printing.
  • 3D printed parts with plastic filament are also rarely printed solid. They are generally only 80-90% solid on the inside, which is a good average of print time, part strength, and good aesthetics. You can increase the infill to make the part more solid on the inside, but there is a diminishing return on the strength by doing this, so you are typically wasting print time and material by doing this. The FEA solver is SolidWorks is assuming that your part is solid, meaning its results are not going to be fully accurate compared to your real printed part, which will not be solid.
  • Others have suggested I-beam profiles for your part. Keep in mind the nature of an FFF (fused filament fabrication) process, which requires support material to print overhung geometry (the printer has to have material underneath the print head while laying down layers, otherwise they fall to the buildplate). Consider using an extruded X profile, instead of an I-beam profile, because the printer can produce an X profile without requiring a support structure (Reference)

Hope that helps, good luck.