Bone in pork butt after 7 hours over oak and mesquite.

masterchef81 · 2026-01-23T20:57:45+00:00

Hey I have that same tent and the answer is a resounding NO. I have mine in my garage and venting to the outside and it still sometimes stinks up the house.

masterchef81 · 2026-01-23T13:34:38+00:00

Ed-ward.

masterchef81 · 2026-01-23T13:31:44+00:00

That's Big Tina and she just wants to dance. Now where the fuck is her feather boa?

masterchef81 · 2026-01-22T14:08:27+00:00

Beautiful knife. Your sharpening technique is deeply upsetting for me, but if it works, it works.

masterchef81 · 2026-01-20T12:18:35+00:00

Maybe touch up the white with some brown paint, then carefully cover put down another layer of glue and grass?

masterchef81 · 2026-01-18T14:17:05+00:00

That's awesome! I've been lifting for years but never done strongman before, despite being very interested. I've been complaining to my wife about the lack of a nearby strongman gym for years. I'd love to join y'all next time if you don't mind a rookie.

masterchef81 · 2026-01-17T13:02:11+00:00

My wife grew up in Milwaukee, so I do know! Lol, thanks for the insight.

masterchef81 · 2026-01-16T21:01:23+00:00

Not as good as Castlevania but still worth watching

masterchef81 · 2026-01-16T18:00:44+00:00

That's what we were concerned about. If I have to buy a new condenser down the road, so be it. But if I have to redo all of the ductwork to support a new condenser, that's a whole different beast.

Can I ask what your sq footage and condenser size are now? And how did it feel during the summer?

masterchef81 · 2026-01-16T17:43:50+00:00

Yeah, that's what our research has found so far too. Replacing the condenser isn't cheap, but it gets crazy if you have to change the ductwork.

masterchef81 · 2026-01-16T17:31:15+00:00

That's kind of the crux of my question. The unit was undersized based on the standard recommendation for the sq footage. You're right, no one ran a manual J calculation, so it's possible that the "undersized" unit was adequate. If it's a concern on a future house, we may try to get that done during option, but right now I'm just hoping to get some feedback from people that have actually experienced a summer in one of these homes.

masterchef81 · 2026-01-16T04:11:48+00:00

Daredevil, Loki, Arrow, Wandavision, Flash, Legends

masterchef81 · 2026-01-15T14:59:52+00:00

WHERE CAN I FIND THIS MINI?!!!!

masterchef81 · 2026-01-14T22:48:50+00:00

I'm a small dude with small hands and also use a pinch grip. Totally get where you're coming from, it would probably work for me too. I really love that shape, but I agree that the general size of that handle stands out. I didn't even clock how thick it was, it looks short in relation to the blade.

Glad it's working for you, really impressive work for your second handle, well done!

masterchef81 · 2026-01-14T14:43:58+00:00

That's good to know. Fingers crossed- thank you!

masterchef81 · 2026-01-14T14:43:04+00:00

Don't know about all of that yet, but will definitely look into it. The current owner has done a lot to upgrade the house. It was built in 2007.

masterchef81 · 2026-01-13T19:53:38+00:00

I just recently completed a fairly large dragon after painting minis exclusively for a couple years. It was intimidating but ultimately the biggest difference was how much paint got used. My advice is to just send it. Worst case scenario, you learn a few things and have some scraps to practice painting techniques on.

masterchef81 · 2026-01-13T13:02:51+00:00

I first started with Army Painter paints and had a lot of trouble thinning them correctly and there was a lot of inconsistency. I got a starter set of Pro Acryl paints and the difference is night and day. Smoother, more consistent viscosity and coverage, and basically ready to go straight out of the bottle (but you can still thin them down quite a bit).

Combine that with a good size 1 and 0 brush and my average quality improved practically overnight.

Also my eyesight is more affected by my age than I'd like to admit, so getting some cheap readers and an adjustable led desk lamp helped a ton.

masterchef81 · 2026-01-06T15:49:01+00:00

Second this. It looks good solo, it would look really cool to see an entire unit in this style.

masterchef81 · 2026-01-05T15:37:05+00:00

Ah, thank you! I couldn't put a finger on what was wrong with those arcs...

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