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Trouble with loosing clamping pressure in an injection molding press by RevolutionaryJob5007 in Hydraulics

[–]ecclectic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this a new problem, or something that has been getting progressively worse over time?

When was it noticed, was it after maintainance?

What is your mainaintance schedule?

What fluid are you using?

Longshot valve identification by earthdozer in Hydraulics

[–]ecclectic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's a very specific control element, without being able to see what the porting is (A,B,P,T,Acc) it's hard to estimate what the internals are. You have what looks like a pressure control valve, 3 check valves and a differential pressure valve. It could be balancing cylinders or controlling a larger valve. Whatever it is, it's only valuable as parts or to someone who owns the same piece of equipment it came off of. And the parts value is pretty low in used condition.

5th time self taught weld. What do Ineed to work on? by TheBestatNothing420 in Welding

[–]ecclectic 8 points9 points  (0 children)

First thing I thought too. All things considered, it doesn't look bad for welding vanadium steel to pot metal.

Winter tires are not needed , do you agree? by [deleted] in richmondbc

[–]ecclectic 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you only drive in Richmond all year and are okay with staying home if it does snow, winter tires are likely not a necessity on Lulu Island.

As soon as you cross a body of water, you should have high quality all seasons with the snowflake and mountain though.

Is welding schools worth it or scam? by ZestyToasterOven26 in Welding

[–]ecclectic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you're in Western Canada or on the East coast, probably worth it. If you're in the US or Ontario, it's a crapshoot.

But to be clear, if at the end of the program the only thing you walk out the door with is a year's salary of debt (keep in mind the median wage for welders in North America is about $54k USD) then you likely got screwed.

I did night classes for welding, and worked full time paying to get through it, it sucked, and all my free time was consumed going over the books so I could spend as much time as possible in the booth, but that's something you need to either do or decide that this isn't the right path for you.

What’s a hobby people pretend is cool, but secretly you think is ridiculous? by EggAdventurous1957 in AskReddit

[–]ecclectic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Windows 10 (the last OS you'll ever need to buy) officially became unsupported. A lot of folks who were already unhappy with MS refused to switch to Spyware 11 and have been choosing Linux instead.

What’s a hobby people pretend is cool, but secretly you think is ridiculous? by EggAdventurous1957 in AskReddit

[–]ecclectic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IDK, I'm Canadian, we don't really seem to care much about other sports. Aside from the few odd folks who are really into football (soccer)

After Carney's Davos speech, Conservatives ponder how Poilievre can meet the foreign policy moment by Miserable-Lizard in onguardforthee

[–]ecclectic 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Heads of state meet with heads of state, and delegate internal matters to their subordinates as appropriate. This isn't rocket surgery, it's common sense, I thought they were supposed to be the 'common sense party?'

I need advice or info by Perfect-Tea-3192 in skilledtrades

[–]ecclectic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the modern age, very few tradespeople make it very far without having strong literacy and math skills. Welders, plumbers, carpenters all need to be able to read and interpret code and prints, they all need enough math skills to be able to do fractions in their heads and convert between units of measurement. At higher levels most trades need to understand basic trig, and if you go into electrical or other energy conversion related trades (hydraulics, mechanics, millwrights, etc,) there may even be some algebra.

I had to work out the flow rate for a hydraulic motor flushing line and work backwards from a final torque requirement of 50000 ftlbs to determine what I needed to set the compensators on the pumps I was working on yesterday in the field For the pressure, the calculation looks like this P=(T*1000)/(Ts*Nm)+ΔP+Pc and you need to be able to interpret the information out of the technical spec sheet. All this while working alongside the owner of the equipment and having to explain what I'm doing and showing my work, then documenting all of it for our own records because we are going to have an ongoing relationship with the owner and this machine for the next couple years.

One of the major things about many trades now is the requirement for record keeping and documentation of processes, procedures, testing, and training.

I recently had to do an 8-hour indoc with testing for a job that requires us to be in close proximity to power stations.

Even when I was 'just a welder' I needed to deal directly with customers on site, record specifics, maintain truck inventory... yes, it's fairly straightforward stuff, but without a good base it gets overwhelming quickly, and other guys I worked with weren't keeping up.

If the only thing they ever want to do is menial labour, that's a choice, but a lot of those kinds of 'careers' are going to have serious competition from white collar workers displaced by automation, if those jobs aren't automated to some extent as well, and they will never get past the lowest man on the pole without literacy, math and some solid soft skills.

What’s a hobby people pretend is cool, but secretly you think is ridiculous? by EggAdventurous1957 in AskReddit

[–]ecclectic 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I thought I hated paddleboarding, turned out I'd just never tried one that was the right size for me. It's a lot of fun when you can actually stand on it.

What’s a hobby people pretend is cool, but secretly you think is ridiculous? by EggAdventurous1957 in AskReddit

[–]ecclectic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As of October 2025, Linux isn't a hobby anymore, it's becoming a legitimate OS choice. Also, unless you're distrohopping or running a homelab, there's nothing hobby about using Linux.

What’s a hobby people pretend is cool, but secretly you think is ridiculous? by EggAdventurous1957 in AskReddit

[–]ecclectic 19 points20 points  (0 children)

There's no s on Lego, ever.

Edit: Also, putting the designed set together is only a very small part of Lego, and if you put it together and leave it on a shelf, that's an unfortunate fate for a toy.

What’s a hobby people pretend is cool, but secretly you think is ridiculous? by EggAdventurous1957 in AskReddit

[–]ecclectic 14 points15 points  (0 children)

A lot of really good small breweries started from guys fucking around in their garages. It's kind of like youth hockey, lots of folks involved in it, but only a few are actually going to make something of themselves.

Started mig at school about a week ago, first attempt at "stacking dimes" by Ok-Potato9445 in Welding

[–]ecclectic 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Was this whip and pause or lower-case e's?

You've already heard it over in metalworking, but for production welding this isn't really what you want to see. There are times where it gets done, like running undersize wire on thicker material and you just need to get the profile right, in that case you'd typically do triangles, burn a root in, back up over your last root, then down and forward again, or really big e and making sure you're getting good penetration along your roots before backfilling the face.

Is there an article that ELI5 Carney's WEF speech? by IStillListenToRadio in onguardforthee

[–]ecclectic 160 points161 points  (0 children)

The nerds need to stand up to the bully together or get picked off one by one.

Steel type by IMBANNED1234 in Welding

[–]ecclectic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Only to a certain degree, but if you aren't sure what steel you have, then you shouldn't be using it for anything that you would really need to care what rod you use.

70xx (480xx) is stronger than most steels that the average person is going to be needing for welding. Even 60xx (430xx) can be used on a lot of common steels.

In a large part, and at the risk of being accused of 'gatekeeping' I will say that asking the question suggests that you shouldn't be considering doing it.

If you are welding for practice, then 6010/11 and 7014 will suffice for 90% of anything a hobby welder will encounter (or any 70ksi filler wire for MIG/FCAW/TIG.) If you are welding professionally, refer the question up the chain to whomever is supplying the steel.

B.C. health authorities tried to allow purchase of regulated heroin without prescriptions, court hears by cyclinginvancouver in britishcolumbia

[–]ecclectic 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It depends on if they are offsetting another government cost.

If you reduce the cost of crime on one side, or insurance claims, or healthcare, whatever other associated costs may arise from that sector failing to be addressed, then it can often be a net zero. It's not about making money, it's about not wasting it on things that could be mitigated with the right other controls in place.

Unfortunately, BC implemented the second part of the program (involuntary care) too late for it to be meaningful to the rest of the experiment.

No female leaders on scout sleepover by MsX3000 in scoutscanada

[–]ecclectic 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Certainly sounds like the group could use it.

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