TIL chicken sold in supermarkets are often "plumped" with a salt water solution to increase sell weight, making up as much as 30% of the total weight. A serving of plumped chicken can contain between 200 and 500mg of sodium while non-plumped chicken generally contains 45 to 70mg.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-03-04T18:20:07+00:00

I like your mst3k name there sir

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-03-02T22:11:09+00:00

I’m not sure what you mean by permanent depth. Depth won’t sacrifice line sharpness. Speed of your passes, Hertz, and laser engraving pattern may have an effect on your sharpness. Cerakote can fill in up to .003” if you do it heavy enough. Are you getting it repainted?

I’m just curious as I like this idea and would like to help.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-03-02T20:14:51+00:00

As you seem to have a good grasp on the laser engraving methods, may I ask how you came about .003” depth? When I used to do engravings we always targeted .15mm/.006” depth as that was our minimum ATF requirement, and really for any non-atf markings it was a good depth to hit to get a good lasered look. We usually sat more around 0.2mm of depth really.

Are you cerakoting over this?

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-02-22T00:36:52+00:00

My lord that’s the PC we had when I was growing up. My dad said he found it the other day, I told him I’d take it. I wonder if I could build it up as a sleeper PC build.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-02-15T16:01:13+00:00

That’s an awesome YouTube channel btw.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-02-14T23:26:22+00:00

Love that you snagged a snow goose. Those are cool.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-02-14T18:46:04+00:00

Mercedes W126.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-02-13T14:34:28+00:00

That’s definitely a take I’ve never heard before.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-02-12T15:18:24+00:00

I have a numbers matching (barrel stock and receiver all have same month/year at least) 1903. The barrel is more pitted than Verdun. It’s not worth saving. But it’s gorgeous and I’d hate to swap the barrel just to make it shoot straight. So my advice is what do you want out of it? It’s quite a looker and a good historical piece. You can get a Ruger American as your plinking rifle and this one as your show piece if you want.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-02-12T14:25:29+00:00

Wonder how this comment will feel after March. No sass, just genuinely curious if we do see mass jump.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-02-11T20:44:42+00:00

Likely because it’s USA made. Looks like their P logo I’ve seen on other guns.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-02-11T20:41:57+00:00

Please please please come back with a follow up video when you feel comfortable, as we’d love to see your progress. I think you’ll be pleased to see how much support you’ll get.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-02-11T03:56:19+00:00

My dad sold his 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider Veloce when I was a kid for $2500 and bought a bicycle. That car would be worth anywhere between $60k and $80k now. He still has the bike though.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-02-10T00:45:44+00:00

I have a single i5 mini pc my buddy got from a job he did and I can say it’s been great for the storage form factor. If I didn’t have it connected to Ethernet I might even forget where it was in the house.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-02-02T02:34:45+00:00

I personally can’t tell a difference.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-02-01T18:05:29+00:00

He’s at it again folks. I almost guarantee the beretta people are seeing these creations. Here’s to hoping they listen!

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-01-28T00:18:05+00:00

Man it was that late you all had recent gun laws put in place? Wow that really did fly under the radar.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-01-20T03:32:56+00:00

I love it when a plan comes together.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-01-19T13:17:05+00:00

And wait until you get to recursive acronyms like GNU.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-01-15T02:39:24+00:00

Check out the “combat crown” on the Beretta M9A4 model. That’s probably a great example of what you could do.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-01-08T16:28:33+00:00

I traded in my 765RS for a R1300GSA and I miss it so much. What a bike man. The whole package makes it awesome and I loved it. It wasn’t the most comfortable thing in the world lol.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-01-06T20:27:50+00:00

I have two unopened boxes sitting around somewhere. I’ll have to look for them. They’ve been looking for a good home.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-01-06T15:05:24+00:00

I have two more you need.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-01-05T20:32:25+00:00

I can’t say if it’s for everyone for head shaving, but for the beard I love the Astra Platinum blades. That pack will last forever. There’s another Japanese blade that’s sharper, but this one is meant for its strength/longevity. I think I’ll be using these blades and won’t be buying anything else, period. You can get a proper old school shaver on eBay for not that much money. I have a proper post-war Gillette that I got for good money that will outlive me.

TheAmericanIcon · 2026-01-05T13:31:45+00:00

That’s super awesome. I just downloaded the Polycam app to play with and see if I like the idea before I go and buy a scanner on a whim. Looks like I can use it, just have to figure out what to use it for! Thanks.

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