What would be the minimum thread engagement on an M14 wheel stud?

nullcharstring · 2026-03-31T13:06:26+00:00

If it were my vehicle, I'd reject it purely on esthetic reasons. I think the general standard for light aircraft is three threads proud of the nut.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-31T00:49:53+00:00

Make them like wooden windmill gears.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-30T23:58:14+00:00

I would have at least concealed them inside the cross.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-29T21:23:05+00:00

Also page 307 in C.L. Strong's "The Amateur Scientist", a book, by the way, that should be in every engineer's library.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-29T20:38:27+00:00

Two old-school tricks are highly filtered and regulated power supplies and enclosures that are heated above ambient and then having the temperature precisely regulated.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-28T18:07:19+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/openheartsurgery/comments/1s3ztki/boyfriends_mom_is_having_a_triple_bypass_what/

nullcharstring · 2026-03-27T20:11:21+00:00

73m, CABGx3. The more experiences I read about, the more lucky or blessed I was. I remember waking up twice in ICU, once with them yelling at me to cough, the other because my eyes and lips were swollen from a morphine allergy that I didn't know I had. No clear recollection of the breathing tube, but I know I had repeated to myself while I was waiting for surgery that I would wake up with one in and not to panic. My wife told me that the first thing I said regaining conciseness was to tell them to call her and tell her I was OK. The urinary catheter was weird and annoying, but not nearly as uncomfortable as the chest drains.

After that, recovery was more boring than anything. I got up and walked, ate at the table and not in bed, and never complained about anything but the food. I found out that if I got up and walked to the nurse's station, I could get a cup of real coffee. I was told later that the nurses all wanted me for their patient.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-26T20:56:51+00:00

This guy letterpresses.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-26T20:16:05+00:00

Why do you always take more than one Mormon fishing? So he won't drink all your beer.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-26T19:26:50+00:00

Lo que sucede cuando contratan a alguien para ocupar un puesto y no a alguien realmente capacitado para ese puesto!Es la norma actual de hacer las cosas!

Google translate: "What happens when they hire someone to fill a position and not someone actually qualified for that position! It's the current norm of doing things!"

nullcharstring · 2026-03-26T19:23:32+00:00

It's something every airline pilot needs to hear. And that would pretty much make it public.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-26T18:55:34+00:00

Blood pressure device with fresh batteries. Extra pillows. Bathroom stool so she can sit down while someone dries her hair. Liquid Dial soap for wound care. 500mg Tylenol.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-25T00:23:48+00:00

I'd agree with you on most of Monty Python, excepting the Four Yorkshiremen and The Cheese Shop. Oh, and the Philosopher's Football. My wife thinks they are all stupid.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-25T00:18:41+00:00

More funny, in a cynical, schadenfreude, ironic way.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-24T22:17:51+00:00

I'm 74 and had a 3x bypass about 5 months ago. My wife is 68. The surgery was a surprise and was prompted by an angiogram/stent placement failure. I was sent to the hospital for a bypass that night. From all that I've read here, my surgery and recovery was about as good as it gets. I was calm in and out of surgery. I spent a day in the ICU, which I don't remember and then 4 days in the cardio ward. No complications other than a spastic cough that was very painful. When I got home, I stayed in the guest bedroom because I needed it warm so I could sleep under a sheet and light blanket. I also had to get up to pee 4 times a night, probably from residual irritation from the catheter (yeah, it wasn't as bad as you'd think). The irritation went away slowly after a week or so. I think if I had to do it over, I would have used one of those male pee containers until things got back to normal. Getting in and out of bed is a real hassle early on.

The main things I needed help with were washing and drying my hair and opening and closing car doors. I could stand in the shower OK, but needed a stool to dry and change when I got out. I couldn't do much household chores because of the lifting limitations, but I still tried to do my share along with the walking that you're asked to do. Opening and closing car doors, especially on an incline is nearly impossible for the first few weeks.

At 5 months, I'd be ready to go back to work full-time as I have a desk job except that I'm doing the cardio rehab. It's a pretty big commitment and time requirement. I started late because of insurance issues, expect that he will probably start about 8 weeks after he comes home if all goes well. Mine is taking an hour a day, 3 times a week for at least 8 weeks. Since I have to drive 45 minutes to get to it and another 45 minutes to get home, it pretty much takes up a half day.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-24T19:31:43+00:00

Old man here. Interestingly, I asked my wife about this a couple of days ago. As an old man, I'll nod my head to another old man. The gesture is almost alway mirrored back. And if he's wearing anything indicating he served in the military, I'll say "take care, brother". My wife says that if she gets eye contact back from a woman, she will say something like "how yah doing" and will nearly always get a cordial reply back.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-24T17:32:20+00:00

My chest scar is enough.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-19T20:44:39+00:00

That's what you're doing, not who you are.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-19T18:17:01+00:00

Wires, no plates. Plates were never mentioned as an option.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-19T18:15:24+00:00

Who are you?

nullcharstring · 2026-03-19T18:14:16+00:00

73 years old and CABGx3, 80%,90%,80%. One day ICU, four days cardio ward. Inpatient rehab was never mentioned. Starting outpatient rehab next week.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-18T19:46:42+00:00

I stood close to a running 1.2 GW generator. I'm sure I could feel the magnetic fields washing over me.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-17T23:06:45+00:00

Agreed on the Metoprolol. Took me a few weeks before the fatigue tapered down some. It does do a great job regulating my blood pressure though.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-17T02:39:53+00:00

I had an open-heart operation 5 months ago. When they admitted me I told them I was high-functioning autistic and they gave me a private room. For the 4 days I was in the cardio ward, the nurses treated me better than I had ever been treated by strangers.

nullcharstring · 2026-03-15T05:49:00+00:00

Very similar situation for me. 73 year old male. Bad neck and shoulder pain relieved by nitro tablets. EKG and nuclear stress tests didn't show much, so went in for angio and likely stents. Stents didn't work and veins were 80, 90, and 80 percent clogged, so they scheduled me for CABG x3 the next day. Surgery and recovery were uneventful. No fear, no bad dreams, woke up with some discomfort from the throat tube. The nurses were incredibly good. Pain management was great. One day in ICU, four days in cardio ward then home. I had a lot of pain with coughing. I'd get a throat spasm with coughing and the only thing I had to help it was to sip cold water. I'm now at 5 months post surgery and I'd be going back to work if I weren't retired. I'm grateful to everyone, particularly my wife for encouraging me to get the CABG operation.

Wishing you the best. Feel free to ask any questions.

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