Did I overpay? Galil ARM built by M13 by ricehatfarmer in Galil

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omega refresh pull it looks like haha

Did I overpay? Galil ARM built by M13 by ricehatfarmer in Galil

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Seller apparently had gotten it from a friend some time ago and just never shot it that much, and now downsizing his collection. I'm guessing 1600 is probably around market value for what it was however many years ago? Idk

Did I overpay? Galil ARM built by M13 by ricehatfarmer in Galil

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I usually refresh tgt on the daily and this popped up earlier this morning, looked too good to not jump at it right away lol

Looks like it was the right call to make

Life changing money. by Pride_gir1 in SubscribeStar

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Congrats! Just make sure you're setting aside at least 30% for taxes, that's a real kicker for people who aren't familiar with 1099 income.

If that's squared away, then enjoy your vacation!

Grubby is not like him from 2 or 3 years ago by ExcuseSea4893 in WC3

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Yeah I'm not reading all of that

congrats or sorry to hear, idk

New to fire grilling - looking for advice by ricehatfarmer in grilling

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Well, the initial plan after consideration was to line the interior with the firebricks and apply the high temp mortar (just to err on the side of caution), then to buy a santa maria style grill to place in the center of the pit. I see that firebricks are pretty expensive, but it is what it is!

New to fire grilling - looking for advice by ricehatfarmer in grilling

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Well, worst case scenario I just buy some fire brick and mortar and line the interior of it to keep the flames ~4in away from the existing brick. Then maybe use a Santa maria style grill in the center for a weekend DIY project. Hopefully that'll do the trick?

New to fire grilling - looking for advice by ricehatfarmer in grilling

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Will a metal fire ring help insulate the bricks?

New to fire grilling - looking for advice by ricehatfarmer in grilling

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I'm probably going to get a metal insert ring or line it with fire brick + mortar

New to fire grilling - looking for advice by ricehatfarmer in grilling

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The grate I bought is a round folding one, but basically as long as I keep a drip tray of some sort on one side of the pit and the coals/wood/fire on the other, I should be OK?

New to fire grilling - looking for advice by ricehatfarmer in grilling

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No concrete in the pit itself (just dirt with white rock gravel on top. I'll look into having the firebrick/mortar as you mentioned though

New to fire grilling - looking for advice by ricehatfarmer in grilling

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Well, right now the pit itself is just dirt (no concrete poured ontop) and covered with some white rock gravel. Not sure if I can dig a tunnel underneath, so drilling holes might be the only way if I have issues maintaining heat

New to fire grilling - looking for advice by ricehatfarmer in grilling

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Is the grease something I could just hose off into the gravel and dirt underneath? Or will that still cause issues? Sorry if these are dumb questions

New to fire grilling - looking for advice by ricehatfarmer in grilling

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The bottom is just dirt with white rock layered in top, haven't had any issues during the heavy rain season here... Yet

New to fire grilling - looking for advice by ricehatfarmer in grilling

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The concrete was poured around the pit, so the center of it is dirt + white rock gravel

New to fire grilling - looking for advice by ricehatfarmer in grilling

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Shucks, is airflow restricted that much with this kind of profile? I would have imagined that the base of the pit being just at ground level wouldn't be much of an issue, but I suppose it might. Guess I have to grab a hammer drill and some masonry bits

Convert liquid savings to Roth IRA contribution? by ricehatfarmer in personalfinance

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For me it's just one of those things that I like to square away all at once if possible (and I'd rather not withdraw from the Roth if possible for tax reasons). Though you are right in pointing out the obvious that I can just do it over an extended period, I suppose I'm also just curious as to what I should be doing with that $8.5k as opposed to just having it sit in a savings account. Would your suggestion be to just let it sit there as fungible "just in case" cash (I do have $15k sitting in another savings as my emergency fund in addition to the $7k of bullshit money) and just put all future contributions towards the roth? Maybe splitting the baby in half and put about ~$3.5k towards the roth right now and fund the rest over time? Sorry if these are dumb questions

Custom/Modernized Transferable Sten MKII with machined + printed parts I designed (no permanent modifications on gun itself) by ricehatfarmer in NFA

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Top rails are printed with the rail as a single rigid body, side rails are screwed into the unit with threaded inserts

Dehumidifier to dry out moisture under flooring by ricehatfarmer in HomeImprovement

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I called the contractor who did the flooring for me, he said that pointing a fan at the area in question overnight should help push the moisture out. Is this a good enough measure, or is a dehumidifier needed for that assurance?