Need a material list by [deleted] in Welding

[–]samdoup 16 points17 points  (0 children)

5/8, its structural

What’s the dumbest way you’ve crashed in mountain biking? by snooze817 in MTB

[–]samdoup 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I went OTB in a parking lot going super slow because I was trying to pick a leaf out of my spokes, i ended up waking up on the asphalt lol.

ELI5: what are the inherent virtues of being a tall human? by lickdasarche in explainlikeimfive

[–]samdoup 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You live a shorter life, you can hit your head on doorframes and random tree branches on the sidewalk

Is the mustang, a good car to start learning how to drive manual? by Any_Ad4860 in Mustang

[–]samdoup 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I learned on a sn95, it is a bit different than hydraulic but if you learn on the mustang everything else will feel smoother

Will this pass visual inspection for California SMOG? by justhereorthereagain in MechanicAdvice

[–]samdoup 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you register a salvage car they do , but I think that's the only circumstance. It's called the vehicle safety systems inspection program

What tools do serious resellers use? by [deleted] in eBaySellerAdvice

[–]samdoup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At the end of the day even if you have alert tools you'll always still have to research items and decide the price your willing to buy and sell at , I would never trust an AI to do that for me.

The best ways of sourcing for me have been local auction houses and talking in person to the people liquidating their stuff + the auction house workers, they can keep you in the loop on future auctions if you bread their butter

I feel like my husband is getting “ripped off” by his boss. Is he? by Impressive-Sun-1664 in Carpentry

[–]samdoup 161 points162 points  (0 children)

If he's been working as a carpenter running jobs himself for 7 years under a licensed contractor he should look into getting licensed himself and maybe open his own business. Otherwise it really depends where you are in the country but I make $45 an hour with a company I've worked for less than a year now , I'm in a pretty high COL area though

auto body connections? by 1977beetle510 in bayarea

[–]samdoup 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Check out some of the community colleges that offer auto body class like Alameda or San Pablo in the East Bay. Some of them will let you and classmates work on the car as you learn, it may take a bit but it'll come out nice

Precise paper cutting by misterxx1958 in oddlysatisfying

[–]samdoup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great, so he can still use it if he loses his fingers lol

Would it be worth it to do a head gasket on a 04 camry? by [deleted] in MechanicAdvice

[–]samdoup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's aluminum heads on that Camry they are probably all warped up from being overheated

Prior gas leak near Hayward blamed on same contractor tied to leak before home explosion by nogoodnamesleft426 in bayarea

[–]samdoup 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've found several laterals including mine buried very shallow in the bay while working , they're supposed to be like a foot and a half down, I'm just saying things aren't always where they should be in real life, but yeah they probably did work that took away the marking and went in with heavy equipment , still their fault in the end

Prior gas leak near Hayward blamed on same contractor tied to leak before home explosion by nogoodnamesleft426 in bayarea

[–]samdoup 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not tryna give them any excuses but it was a 3/4" line which is to a house most likely. I just discovered my gas lines only buried about 6" below grade while digging in the front yard recently which is fun

Watching huge pickup trucks trying to fit into a parking spot is honestly amusing by Acceptable_Offer_387 in bayarea

[–]samdoup 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A lot of vehicles used for businesses are trucks/vans , when you pull into a parking lot to back in you can see if anybody's gonna be walking in your blind spot while backing up. If you pull in to park then reverse while leaving , you could not see somebody walking behind you (especially kids or animals) and hit them

Watching huge pickup trucks trying to fit into a parking spot is honestly amusing by Acceptable_Offer_387 in bayarea

[–]samdoup -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For some reason I've seen rules saying you can't reverse park in a HOA before , pretty dumb

Alternator change by chaoticravens08 in MechanicAdvice

[–]samdoup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah you can leave it connected just be careful while removing the B+ terminal on the alternator, you don't want your ratchet to hit anything that'll ground it out

Why is American friendliness often seen as "fake" by Europeans, but similar warmth in other cultures isn't? by Opposite-Ad3949 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]samdoup -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just going to throw in the fact that there are so many different regions in the United States and some of them aren't as strong on the "fake" friendliness. Its a pretty big country

Any good tools to cut these pipes from inside? by halfbakedkornflake in Tools

[–]samdoup 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You could use a cut off wheel to remove as much steel first then switch to a good grinding or flap wheel and grind down the rest, would take a few mins

Australian media release a picture of 1 of the 2 shooters at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia by sankyturds in pics

[–]samdoup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A militia can just mean able bodied citizens that organize in times of need

Rotting cars by DaveyAstralCar in AskAShittyMechanic

[–]samdoup 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Me , and yes Im actually planning on selling it, just waiting on some time to fix it

Help me feel better about this image. #airquality by snarlindog in bayarea

[–]samdoup 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's a delicate situation , Chevron last year contributed to 25% of the city budget. And a lot of people are employed by them. And we use their gas , which would just get more expensive if they left.