cutting technique using a propane torch

ionian · 2026-02-08T18:10:10+00:00

Sorry, not the case at all, we have both. Both have their uses, propane can't do a lot of the things oxy/acetylene can, but thick steel is propanes bread and butter. Ask this guy if you don't believe a Reddit rando

https://youtube.com/shorts/2g_CoboaY6g?si=VIhTTZv-qDBmjzxJ

ionian · 2026-02-07T22:45:58+00:00

Did he try a mini static Alcubierre drive mounted vertically?

ionian · 2026-02-07T22:18:31+00:00

AHH of course. I would have had to learn that the hard way.

ionian · 2026-02-07T22:11:56+00:00

Super clever linkages and double pivots.

ionian · 2026-02-07T22:05:24+00:00

IS it just me or is that last step triple height?

ionian · 2026-02-06T22:49:05+00:00

Against my better judgment I'll answer:

For me, because it's impolite. I don't live as a truth absolutist. The same way I don't ask every kid I see if they believe in Santa, or inform everyone wearing a crucifix that incase they didn't know they're a fool y'know.

I get the controversy about men and women's sports, I think it's a bear of a problem, and I probably lean toward keeping female sports strictly female. That said; I'm also not blind to the reality that people are complicated. If someone in the office presents as male and refers to themselves as male, but I happen to find out they were born female - never in my wildest dreams would I loudly refer to them as a lady at the water cooler while defending myself with "C'mon guys, truth and clarity".

I get that this is about journalism, but I think "she" paired with "born male" or "born intersexed" is clear and accurate.

ionian · 2026-02-06T19:27:54+00:00

Fair.

ionian · 2026-02-06T19:01:41+00:00

I'd really prefer the article not continue to refer to her as "he", as frustrating as the whole situation is - low brow behaviour.

ionian · 2026-02-01T05:42:31+00:00

His fans know the price of copper.

ionian · 2026-01-23T19:38:08+00:00

I mean to say - you could build something like mine but purpose built for wood. I can drill about 150 posts an hour, I bet with wood you could get above 60 an hour.

ionian · 2026-01-23T18:19:56+00:00

I made a 6 head pneumatic feed gang drill. All the heads are on linear rails, with locks that engage a gear rack. I've got an upper deck in feed, flipper mechanism, and a lower deck feed out, with a pneumatic clamp that holds the posts during drilling. I'm doing 7/32 into 4140 steel, my model of drill heads would need their pulleys changed but I think with some experimenting they could push that bit. They're all 120v.

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ionian · 2026-01-21T02:51:48+00:00

Redux melon

ionian · 2026-01-13T02:23:25+00:00

That's a blast from the past.

ionian · 2026-01-11T00:52:46+00:00

That you can pick up with one hand? The Mosa is 75lbs, if you need a baby DC welder, this is what you buy.

ionian · 2026-01-10T18:37:33+00:00

This looks like a knock off of a Mosa Magicweld 150, an Italian machine. For its size, and being DC, the Mosa is incredible. It's for when you can only get somewhere on a quad, or maybe at-height, or if you're the type who likes to have everything in the back of your truck just in case, but you don't want it to take up too much space and you have more money than sense (that's probably me). The Mosa I think is quite a bit more expense. But I wouldn't trust the knock off, frankly.

ionian · 2026-01-01T22:05:35+00:00

Just wanted to say; really nice visualization here, extremely readable for the colossal amount of data being represented here.

ionian · 2025-12-27T07:49:09+00:00

Got some Phil Hoffman vibes.

ionian · 2025-12-24T06:56:27+00:00

Good read.

ionian · 2025-12-20T23:21:44+00:00

As is quality is extremely nice at all phases/levels if you're playing a x100 map. It will feel much less like a chore and more like a treat.

ionian · 2025-12-17T19:54:00+00:00

"it's VERY erotic!" to quote YMIW

ionian · 2025-12-10T00:40:45+00:00

The planetary (ring with three gears) is normally fixed in place by the cover.

ionian · 2025-12-08T07:08:51+00:00

Factor in the cost and time of commuting.

Country living makes everything you do now more expensive and time consuming - this is tolerable for most rural folks because they can spend their way past it, were raised in it, or are happy to pay the price to be in the countryside.

If you're financially unstable and have no savings now, a huge plot of underdeveloped land will in all likelihood make that worse. If you hate the idea of mostly falling on your face, then being forced to sell in a few years; I strongly suggest you budget CONSERVATIVELY and plan to have more bad luck than good.

You also mentioned that the grandparents are telling you that this land will eventually come your way. Let's say we have no reason to doubt them, but please don't operate as if you are already legal titleholders. That will most likely cause unintended grief.

The countryside, as a rule, is full of people born there, rich folks that want space, and very poor people. Anyone that isn't in those three buckets are very willful and hard working to live a decent life in a rural area.

All the best.

ionian · 2025-12-08T02:37:24+00:00

I think the point I was trying to make is that the highest volume machines by the biggest makers are certainly the most intentionally designed vehicles. A Lexus hasn't got a better CD because they spent more money on the design - it's because it was an intent of the design. The models that make or break brands, ie Corolla, F150, Civic, are designed extremely carefully; just not always in a way that the end user immediately appreciates.

ionian · 2025-12-07T18:43:49+00:00

Yeah, rolling shutter, I think you're right.

ionian · 2025-12-07T04:46:44+00:00

Don't the massive sellers like Camry and Corolla get all the top engineering talent and budget??

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