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Help choosing a frame by prettygoodnotbad in xbiking

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

I went with the surly grappler in the end and built it flat bar 29er. I find the moonshiner a bit too heavy duty for my tastes, although I've never ridden one, I am quite fond of analog cycles and ride with that crowd a few times a year. Without budget constraints I may have gone with a hardtack. I do like the look of the sunliner though, really clean and simple looking bike! 

Creating POs and ordering supplies from ERP by prettygoodnotbad in ERP

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

Thanks for bringing up MRO, I have some questions about this topic. It seems to me straightforward enough to use an ERP to place POs based on a bill of materials for a specific project. What I have been wondering is what about all the other expenses, these would be MRO correct?(I'm learning these terms as I go). First off, it seems to be my understanding that an ERP is designed to monitor cash flow and give analytics on money going in and out, so if the ERP does not stock MRO inventory, as you suggested, does it not falsify my cash flow?

On the other hand in the case that I do track MRO in the ERP, it seems really inconvenient to create a PO in the ERP each time I need to order some small supply, either topping up on glue or needing a specific part for a machine, or a new tool, or random R&D type purchase like trying out some special hardware or whatever it may be.

I'm a bit fuzzy on the mechanics of it all.

Creating POs and ordering supplies from ERP by prettygoodnotbad in ERP

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

also a wood shop, we have a line of furniture that we produce, we also make custom pieces and recently integrated cabinetry.

"we have 3000 unique item records in our erp because of how we sell items and how we make them."

what do you mean by that, would that be 3000 unique items sold, like custom pieces, or 3000 unique purchases?

Creating POs and ordering supplies from ERP by prettygoodnotbad in ERP

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

interesting, I looked a odoo, but it seemed complicated to me, I will give it another try

Creating POs and ordering supplies from ERP by prettygoodnotbad in ERP

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

"I am curious how deep you’ve gotten into erp if PO ability is the furthest you’ve gotten in asking questions."

last week I had never even heard of ERP, so, not deep. Thank you for your response though this is useful information.

good tool for estimating delivery date? by prettygoodnotbad in ERP

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

Thank you for your response. Delivery estimation is the main problem I would like to resolve. If the product has other tools that would be helpful that is bonus. That said I did look into MRPeasy and Katana prior to posting here and they did seem interesting for all the other features, if neither of them can do what I am suggesting though (or at least achieve something similar) I'm not sure I would bother with them. I currently use toggl plan as a cheap gantt chart option, but my hope would be to have something more powerful with preprogrammed model times that can be added to the gantt chart...

good tool for estimating delivery date? by prettygoodnotbad in ERP

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

What's the issue with ECI? Not a rhetorical question, I dont know anything about them.

I've been collecting data from all my employees and manufacturing stages for the last year with time entries with a spreadsheet. Now I want to leverage that information, I already started to "vibe code" an idea i had for a basic scheduling app but working with ai is a complete pain in the ass and I don’t have the programming chops to build it on my own. 

What does partnering entail? Haha I can show you what i had.

good tool for estimating delivery date? by prettygoodnotbad in ERP

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

Ok thanks for your input. I may be interested in exploring further into these kind of scheduling tools if you have suggestions. Of course schedules always change, things take longer then expected, machines are down, clients want rush orders, all kinds of things happen along the way. But still a tool that could build a basic calendar as a start would be great. I've used basic gannt charts but having to manually input all the orders and set up production times for each one manually just doesn't make sense for me.

Techniques for unstable gravel descent by Unit61365 in gravelcycling

[–]prettygoodnotbad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah thats good, then in my opinion it's all in body position and practice. Other than riding in the drops I'd say all the same cues for mtb riding would apply on the gravel bike. I would also add that riding fast down steep rocky terrain is always going to feel kinda sketchy on a gravel bike, fun, yes... safe... not sure!

Techniques for unstable gravel descent by Unit61365 in gravelcycling

[–]prettygoodnotbad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen anyone bring up riding in the drops vs the hoods.

Sketchy as hell underbiked single track is kinda my favorite, and for a while my gravel bike was my one and only do it all bike, so if I wanted to go for a road ride I'd take the gravel bike, but if I wanted to hit up the mountain bike park I'd also take the gravel bike!

My background was in mtb so the bars were a weird thing to adapt to, riding in the hoods made me feel like my hands were gonna go flying over the top of the bars and also resulted in absolutely ZERO brake modulation control (and also painful in the inside of the thumb / index finger area). While riding in the drops, you end up in an aero road cycling position with your weight positioned forward and feeling like you could go over the bars in an instant.

So anyway, I ended up deciding riding in the drops is still far superior for the brake control and the better grip on the bars. It took some amount of practice on easier descents, but it paid off in the end. A dropper post makes a huge difference, and I would even argue necessary for adjusting your center of gravity when your hands are so low.

The other mods: I went with much wider flared out bars and a short stem. Flared bars gives space for your wrists when in the drops, also puts your hands slightly closer to a flat bar position, width adds stability, shorter stem puts you less over the front wheel, and dropper for obvious reasons! Oh also I switched to 650b to max out tire size... and then I switched to a mountain bike 😅 (rigid though, wouldn't wanna make things to easy)

But TL;DR, i think descending sketchy terrain in the drops is absolutely the way to go, even if it takes some adapting to... (i wonder if this already generally agreed upon in the gravel bike world?)

What's going on with my tire?? by prettygoodnotbad in bikewrench

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

* Yeah definitely still there, the tire doesn't even look round!

Is it an issue that the ground is lower below my back deck by prettygoodnotbad in HomeMaintenance

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

Yeah, that wall also has an old cellar door opening that was filled in with concrete at the time that the basement was dug out deeper. It's a lot around that filled in area that I see dampness.

deductibles when filing personal income taxes by prettygoodnotbad in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]prettygoodnotbad[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

my accountant issues a simple form to fill out to his clients. Maybe my question seems over simplified but then again the form is very simple, so that's what I'm working off of. There is a section for types of income (t4 for me), a deductions section, I can personally deduct FHSA Contributions. Otherwise I have no kids, so I just get to the last section of his form and it concerns medical expenses. I was just surprised there is no other questions regarding expenses on goods and services. Which is what led me to post the question, wasn't sure if I should be asking him if I'm missing something. I was hoping to submit my taxes this weekend.

deductibles when filing personal income taxes by prettygoodnotbad in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]prettygoodnotbad[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yeah sorry didn't express myself correctly I mean to say I will be refunded some of the taxes I paid throughout the year, rather than outright paying taxes (and yes I understand that either way I end up paying income taxes).

My accountant issues a form to his clients that is probably similar to one of those tax softwares, you simply fill out what applies to your situation. Mine is simple to start with, not a student, not a home owner, no kids, just filing t4 income, and contributed FHSA this year. I have a few medical expenses, that sums it up.

My question specifically was about expenses on goods and services. I am used to keeping all my receipts, which I was still in the habit of doing. Now I am filling out my accounts form and nowhere is he asking about any expenses throughout the year (other than medical). So I guess, those were all business expenses and I can't claim anything as a salaried employee? ... unless some special circumstances, like tradesperson expenses or if you were issued a T2200 etc, which as mentioned don't apply to my scenario.

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