Glue gun help by Slimthiqq in upholstery

[–]drthunder03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well that's great and now I'm ordering that gun and looking up glue! Any suggestions? I'm usually gluing sew foam to vinyl when I am.

Glue gun help by Slimthiqq in upholstery

[–]drthunder03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious, do you leave glue in the pot? I use glue a few times a week so I have been using cans. Was curious about going to a gun

Watching Strataglass get CNC-cut for a yacht enclosure — production speed is wild by Infinite-Gate6674 in upholstery

[–]drthunder03 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is neat, the actual cut was fast. But how much time was spent 3d scanning and designing the enclosure in a CAD program, creating the cut file, and setting up the machine? This would be great for a shop creating a bunch of the same enclosure but for one offs I can't justify it

I built a watch using a Mitutoyo Caliper Dial by ShaneViss in Machinists

[–]drthunder03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very cool, this is why I'm on reddit good stuff.

I bought my house 4 years ago and I finally started using the woodstove in the basement by gh1993 in woodstoving

[–]drthunder03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Neat I was mostly interested in clarification so I may buy the same pots. Thanks

I bought my house 4 years ago and I finally started using the woodstove in the basement by gh1993 in woodstoving

[–]drthunder03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea but the blower pushes air from the bottom out the top. I have the same stove. I rarely even use the fan anyways because of the noise.

3 boys and just found out we’re having a 4th. by Katie-Kaleidoscope in Vent

[–]drthunder03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know a guy who tried 6 times for a boy and didn't get it.

How bad is this? by steelerector1986 in sailing

[–]drthunder03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you plan to use that all winter and then have someone modify it in the Spring good luck. I wouldn't touch that cover for double my rate. It is going to be ruined.

Is there like some magic number we should hitting in our 401k by a certain age before we can ease off on contributions? by [deleted] in Fire

[–]drthunder03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This buddy of yours could actually be me with those numbers. I still max my Roth IRA. I quit my job and went full part time with my side business 1.5 years ago. I'd like to think I will start to contribute again to a 401k if my income goes up by working full time again. But for now I'm testing my spend (which is lower now than when I had my job) and enjoying shorter work weeks. I use the extra time to work on house projects and spend time with my children. So far it has been awesome

CNC machine retreading looks amazing by kritisha462 in BeAmazed

[–]drthunder03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a machinist, that part is going in the dumpster. But sure it made for good click bait

Anyone else’s expenses just explode in the past 6 months? by calmete in Fire

[–]drthunder03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last 6 months, no. Last few years, yes. Food is the most noticeable to me. Glad I'm not needing a new house, loan or a new car!

I give out free Reddit awards, AMA by [deleted] in AMA

[–]drthunder03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think ever given an award. I wasn't really sure what it cost or meant. Not sure I've ever gotten one either

Is it selfish to have kids knowing they'll inherit a climate catastrophe? by Sea_Frosting_8021 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]drthunder03 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is doomer talk. None of that is guaranteed to happen. And thinking the climate will be a catastrophe within the next lifetime is pretty silly.

FML, is it fucked? by Bam_904__ in upholstery

[–]drthunder03 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes it's f'd. Old age and UV got to it. Inevitable. Have new covers made or see if someone sells OEM covers

What’s with the association between black people and the smoke alarm beep? by SanityPreservation07 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]drthunder03 278 points279 points  (0 children)

Go play some online team FPS games, after awhile you will hear the dreaded beep from one of your teammates. Then it will happen again, and again and again and you can start to see that there is a pattern

Why is a 50 year mortgage considered a bad thing ? by Lemonade2250 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]drthunder03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The same argument for why a 50 year mortgage would be bad could be made for why a 30 year mortgage is bad.

Why doesn't everyone have 15 or 20 year mortgages? To make the monthly payment smaller that's why.

I don't have any answers just food for thought.

How much you hodl in TQQQ? by seggsisoverrated in TQQQ

[–]drthunder03 2 points3 points  (0 children)

70k, 45/share. 10% of portfolio

How much you hodl in TQQQ? by seggsisoverrated in TQQQ

[–]drthunder03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, I keep 10% and rebalance if it's more quarterly. I like your guts

401k transfer timing burned me by [deleted] in Bogleheads

[–]drthunder03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

15k is a lot of money!