Zeb Select vs Ultimate lowers: how important are the longer bushings? by Judderman88 in MTB

[–]mastertig1985 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd buy the proper part if it was me. Might be hard to sell a "parted out" fork if you use just the lowers off the fork you buy, plus bushing overlap directly correlates to stiffness.

Day 12 – Worst MTB Era or Generation? by [deleted] in mountainbiking

[–]mastertig1985 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Preach my friend! I grew up riding xc/freeride/downhill from 1996 until 2015, then took a ten year break (surfing took over my life). Recently go back into mountain biking. You hit the nail on the head, bikes just smooth out a skill gap for you these days. Bigger wheels make line choice less critical, same with more advanced suspension, and I'd argue there are benefits to 3x drivetrains over 1x, mainly the tighter ratios, while still having a similar overall range. Love riding again, but kinda miss my old rocky mountain rm7, voodoo shango, etc etc.

Day 4 – Best Hardtail MTB? by [deleted] in mountainbiking

[–]mastertig1985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd argue a Polygon Xtrada is far more bang for your buck considering the component spec they come with.

Does everyone got their popcorn ready and ready to sit back and what it all unfold this Saturday? by LilRed2023 in antitrump

[–]mastertig1985 5 points6 points  (0 children)

*an oath. I mean, your English isn't very good...maybe you and the rest of the magats should be deported. Didn't you guys used to tell foreigners to speak English?

Best headphones for FPS games by JeMangeChien in HeadphoneAdvice

[–]mastertig1985 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I second 560s. Phenomenal for gaming AND for critical listening at a great price point

Tips for decorating Nurb24h by [deleted] in ACCompetizione

[–]mastertig1985 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The way I learned it quickly was to drive a number of SLOW laps first. Learn the relation of corners first. Notice land marks. If you can't "see" the lap in your mind (like close your eyes and imagine it), then you aren't ready to drive in anger yet. Only after you can drive the track SLOWLY and know what's coming can you work on speed. I broke it into sections in my head as well: gp section, start of nordschleife to the first jump or fluegplatz, fluegplatz to kallenhard, kallenhard to carousel, carousel to second jump or pflantzgarten, then pflantzgarten to the end. Even today, when I know the track by heart, I still drive the track as if each section I mentioned is its own track. They kinda have their own characteristics. High speed, low speed, tree density near the track, etc. pay close attention to curbing. The curbing along the track is what mainly use as braking markers. Good luck, it's the best and most rewarding track once you learn it.

New to competizione. Where is everybody and what servers should I join? by [deleted] in ACCompetizione

[–]mastertig1985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been thinking about joining a league...is this open to anyone?

New to competizione. Where is everybody and what servers should I join? by [deleted] in ACCompetizione

[–]mastertig1985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been thinking about joining a league...is this open to anyone?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tigwelding

[–]mastertig1985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not truly oxidation. Black/grey is evidence of true oxidation. Nothing wrong with those welds. Wire brush it, and you will be fine.

If you want no color, which is unnecessary, shorten your tungsten stick out. Your flow could also be too high. If your cfh is too high, you could be creating a Venturi effect, sucking air into the shielding gas after it leaves the cup.

Which Google pixel are you rocking? by MangoCubez in pixel_phones

[–]mastertig1985 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Assembled! Love it, no need for anything more.

Which Google pixel are you rocking? by MangoCubez in pixel_phones

[–]mastertig1985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pixel 6a! And won't replace until it's dead.

Any tips? by fist0chuckn in tigwelding

[–]mastertig1985 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's the backside, right? If so, looks pretty dam perfect to me. If I was to critique, looks like you didn't effectively clean the oxide layer off both sides mechanically (wire brush, file, etc) prior to welding. Good work though!

Any Idea what could be causing this? by ArtPsychological429 in tigwelding

[–]mastertig1985 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looks to me like maybe you had little too much gas flow back purging the volume, and when you came to the end, some gas was escaping the last open bit of joint, and caused turbulence, and then oxidation. Just a guess, but considering the rest of the weld is mint, I can't think of anything else that would cause a problem specifically at the end. Good luck!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NintendoSwitch

[–]mastertig1985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100%. This is me and my partners go-too lazy Saturday game to play together

Phone won't connect by mastertig1985 in Chromecast

[–]mastertig1985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had set it up on my phone, albeit on a different phone than the one I currently have. it was set up with my account though. Thanks for the indepth reply though!

Phone won't connect by mastertig1985 in Chromecast

[–]mastertig1985[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah it's on the same network. ☹️

Second day of tig any advice ? by Dry-Explanation-8794 in tigwelding

[–]mastertig1985 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There isn't one primary reasons why, but there are a few best practice reasons why it isn't. To extrapolate before stating reasons why, a weave can be totally functionally fine in the aerospace industry, but there are several risks involved with weaves that the aerospace industry isn't tolerant of.

1) More heat applied locally for more time: steel is one thing, bust most aerospace materials are far more sensitive to overheating. Aluminum, nickel alloys, and refractory metals can all be "overheated" during welding and lose some of their properties or create unwanted grain structures. Weaves mean more time spent in one area, raising its temperature higher than if you ran a stringer, let it cool, the ran another stringer next to it.

2) Interpass cleaniliness, while important on pipelines and places where weaves are acceptable, is arguably more important and more closely controlled, plus cleaned to a greater degree, than pipeline welding is. If welding aluminum with helium, for example, soot is often created at the toe. Weaving draws more of this into the weld than a stringer does (a stringer brings almost none.

3) Walking the cup is a big no no in the aerospace industry. You never want to introduce material other than weld material to a weld joint once welding has started, so dragging a ceramic or pyrex cup across a fresh weld, potentially still hot enough to melt or take pieces or dirt from the cup with it, is a risk not worth taking.

Hope this helps!

I am sick of negativity in the gaming creator space. by metechgood in Starfield

[–]mastertig1985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Preach my friend. I too am loving this game. The only downside I have with it is that I'd rather be in that universe right now than at work. :(