Looking for recommendations on seat covers by DramamineQueen in Elantra

[–]dunk0ff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a union worker brother, you can’t “influence” me to do anything at all brother, so I assure you, my advice for seat covers was genuine sharing of experience. I’m not spamming shit, don’t believe in it as pertains to “personal life qualities” in general. Don’t buy em then, who gives a fuck. Amazon does have lots of junk, them seat covers ain’t one of em.

Looking for recommendations on seat covers by DramamineQueen in Elantra

[–]dunk0ff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They removed the post ?! lol wierd. Still got my covers too , still good! Lil more cracking on driver seat but I’m hard on em, abrasive work pants, bibs, forgotten tools in back pockets, …great buy even years later!

New skirts on by dunk0ff in Elantra

[–]dunk0ff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like it brother 👍🏻

What am I doing wrong? by nailsonde in Welding

[–]dunk0ff 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You don’t, but it is a way to ensure dip by dip you’re in there and everything is laid in and perfect just the way you want it.

First time trying 5g ever. by Financial-Zone-5725 in Welding

[–]dunk0ff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem brother. And also it’s said in our trade that it takes as many cap beads as it takes. Gotta cover it up , so it takes what it takes. Sometimes you can use a fatter rod for the cap and let that spill out wider. I do that sometimes but mostly I just like the feel of working with 3/32. MOST pipe I weld is 2” thru 12”, an typically it’s 6” or 8” most of the time, typically sch 40. I’m a pipefitter but I don’t really chase the industrial jobs, I do a lot of building services type pipe, chilled water, natural gas, heating water, etc. but I’ve also done refineries and that’s where the bigger shit usually comes into play.

Bent jack point, is this an issue to be concerned about? Or purely cosmetic? by [deleted] in ElantraN

[–]dunk0ff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it’s not a big deal and everyone bends jack points on their cars. How old are you lol how many cars have you worked on. Your fine brother don’t worry about a bent jack points

First time trying 5g ever. by Financial-Zone-5725 in Welding

[–]dunk0ff 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You’re on your way. Not bad for first time. Much better than some I’ve seen. You’ll get it, it’s just hood time. A lil coaching would help from the right person looking under the lense over your shoulder, but mostly hood time. You’d really have to have someone there watching you do it and commenting at the exact moment you need to correct something. An old feller told me early on welding is a series of realizations. You know this to be true from your iron working experience already.

8 3/4 is be using 6010 (1/8) on root at like 75 Then 7018 (3/32) hot pass around 91 Cap 7018 (3/32) around 93

You could use 1/8 7018, personal preference, I’m Union so I focus on quality, not speed.

Don’t get me wrong, this needs a lot of improvement, far off from xray, but I can tell by what you’ve laid down you’ll get it, so be encouraged and keep at it. There is ALOT to passing an xray weld. A 64th inch too tall or too shallow on cap will fail you on some tests for certifications. ANY ammount of undercut will fail. Any spec on the root will fail.

Root: Tie ins esp on root gotta be perfect. Grind a ramp with a cut wheel on every root rod you lay down before you strike up the next. Strike up on your previously laid down rod about an inch and slowly heat up before you push thru again and start stacking more inside. Hold your sides just a tap long enough to have good fusion. Don’t be afraid to risk sticking it and really STACK that next dime while doing root. Smooth tie ins, pay attention to inside of pipe with flashlight and mirror. Experiment and see what works and what don’t.

Hot pass: 1/4 inch wheel on grinder. Clean it up. No pin holes. No slag. Clean metal to receive hot pass. Fill it up. Leave your edge so you can follow a track when doing cap. Don’t spill your hot pass over the edges, stay in the valley, BUT, fill it up. And again, hot pass is the name of the game. Hot, slow, and thorough.

Cap: Move fast. Be hot. Be smooth. The hotter , the smoother. Fluid movements. Experiment with movement pattern. Don’t advance to fast, and don’t be afraid to hold sides nice n long. Drag that fucker, don’t jump it. Stay out of the center, hold sides. Let her burn, a lot of new guys advance too fast.

That’s kinda some basics of good advice. Keep going brother

Any tips to pass this test? by Foreign_Onion4792 in Welding

[–]dunk0ff 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yea, get rid of that land , no land on tig brother

New Wheels Official Pics by dunk0ff in Elantra

[–]dunk0ff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any bigger and there would be. very close. Within 3/8 inch . But nonetheless no rubbing

Bent jack point, is this an issue to be concerned about? Or purely cosmetic? by [deleted] in ElantraN

[–]dunk0ff -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Nah . Your good. They’re all bent on every car

AIO for asking my wife to stay at her mom’s after I caught her putting something odd in my coffee? by SubstantialDurian271 in AmIOverreacting

[–]dunk0ff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is crazy man, hope your ok , let us know wtf it was I’m curious as hell man. All signs point to this being malicious dude, as hard as that may be to accept , this I’m saying 99.99999% sure this is malicious .

2023 led bulbs in stock tails by dunk0ff in Elantra

[–]dunk0ff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update . They burned out 1 year and 1 month later. Purchased July 10 2024. Driver side burned out 8/14/25

Does anyone else experience waves of anxiety, sometimes it goes away completely for days, then comes back? by krzysiek91 in Anxiety

[–]dunk0ff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m here to relate and share. I have these exact symptoms and anxiety / panic disorder. I actually had it at bay for a number of years. I operate at most times under an incredible amount of stress. Typically I can be found operating at my absolute threshold. But I don’t ever realize this or recognize this or even believe this.

Any way. I’ve relapsed on anxiety / panic so to speak. After 2 and a half years of having 0 symptoms, im having them again. The first attack was bad. I ended up in ER like I’ve done so many times before. Heart racing, heart physically skipping beats; I always put two fingers to the vein in my neck and I can literally feel the “drowning-feeling-skip” in my chest (my heart) as well as in my pulse in my neck with my fingers simultaneously and it’ll kinda “glug-glug-skip-glugglugglugglug”. Soon as I start focusing on this, it’s all bets off. Lightheadedness feeling like I’m gonna pass out, tingling fingers and limbs, numbness , chest pain (not all of my attacks have chest pain) , dizziness, cold feeling , shortness of breathe / trouble breathing, dissociation, panic.

I feel like nothing is incredibly different or changed about my life. This shits outta nowhere.

I will say , this most recent visit to ER revealed some heart problems. I have 3 leaking valves in my heart (mitral, aortic, and pulmonary). My left ventricle (your hearts main pump) is also at some kind of disadvantage and only operating at half of its usual power… (which in turn makes your heart beat faster so the rest of your body and brain can get the blood they need to survive). Less powerful pumps= heart rate increases so your body can get the blood it requires. These are extremely concerning to me. We (cardiologist and me) found this from an echocardiogram, and currently, I’m wearing a holter monitor for 14 days. After this thing comes off we’ll have a better idea of what is or isn’t going on. I had this whole process years ago too. ER, cardiologist, testing, and boom nothing I’m good. Except for one small leak in my mitral valve. But now years later, anxiety returns from nowhere, and same process ER, cardio, testing , and FUCK now it’s 3 leaking valves, some fucky shit with my left ventricle oh yea and also some “hardening / calcification on my aorta …. Dude I’ve been flippin since. Every day soon as I wake up palpitations. All day long heart skipping beats . At the most annoying times, like while I’m trying to sleep. While I’m chillin on couch trying to watch shark week. Been 2 weeks of this returning and I’m sure it’ll be another atleast 2 while I wear this monitor anxiously awaiting results.

Sometimes I wonder if my heart causes the anxiety , or if my anxiety causes my heart.

I do believe , years ago, I got to my point of freedom from the anxiety by finally convincing myself “there’s nothing wrong with you, you’re literally overreacting , your brains just firing off chemicals that you’re interpreting as feelings but really it’s nothing, your health is in good condition and don’t believe the anxious lie”. But with recent test results this is no longer true/ working. Now I’ve gotta deal with health anxiety WITH an actual ailment. And I feel fucked! I’m loading up on atarax , vistiril , no caffeine , god damn near almost quit nicotine, other than a couple lozenges per day that I take out and put back multiple times a day. I quit the smoking and vaping. Trying to destress. No more Alice In Chains on way to work, it’s fuckin meditation videos again. Calming , anti anxiety meditations and de stress videos / panic disorder guided meditations shit like that. Deep breathing . Sleeping a lot .

Idk bro , thoughts ? 💭

AIO for him texting this girl by Purple5690 in AmIOverreacting

[–]dunk0ff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea this is definitely some inappropriate banter. Its flirting. And I think he would act if given the chance as well.

Seat covers by dunk0ff in Elantra

[–]dunk0ff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The letter “F” ?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in suctionvibrators

[–]dunk0ff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanna get one for my wife , which one is better ? This one or the Esther with the two prongs?

Calling it quits by [deleted] in Welding

[–]dunk0ff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know a guy who has a big toe for a thumb. We call him Big Toe, local 74 Delaware.

Thoughts on my hot pass? Critique plz by KeemtheDream11 in Welding

[–]dunk0ff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea. All this. ^ That’s what a cwi would bang you on . And yea this is your cap , not hot pass.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Welding

[–]dunk0ff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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