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  1. Tonkaman

    Fire Extinguishers; The Good, Bad & the Ugly

    All extinguishers require an annual maintenance. With dry chemical extinguishers you need to flip the cylinder upside down to fluff up the powder. Dry chemical that doesn’t get much movement can begin to cake together over time which blocks the pickup tube. This is also why dry...
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    Flashlights

    I bought a Petzl NAO many years ago. It has hundreds of hours on it and is still my favorite light. It’s not cheap, but puts out around 1500 lumens and auto adjusts brightness depending on how much reflection it detects. That reduction makes it very battery efficient for its power.
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    Fire Extinguishers; The Good, Bad & the Ugly

    Great subject Greg! For those of you who don’t know, I happen to work in the fire protection industry. Fire sprinklers are my main focus, but I actually inspect, maintain and test extinguishers as well. I think a combination of a water pump tank and Halon 1211 would be ideal. You could use the...
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    Nate’s longterm tiny shop build

    I put up metal backing every 2’ on center vertically up the wall. This makes mounting things to the walls are not limited to finding a stud. I also sheeted the walls in OSB. To make it look nice I caulked every seam and coated the whole thing in oil based primer and paint. The oil based...
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    Can we talk dogs?

    To me this argument is another clear sign of media spotlighting the bad news stories. I don’t think there is good data of how many pit bulls per capital bite vs other breeds. I’m with Brian, and think small dogs bite far more often than big dogs, but it doesn’t make the news. Granted their...
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    Anyone into 3D printing?

    Great feedback. I’m thinking our house could benefit greatly from one of these. I love projects, my kid needs distraction and my wife has a hobby business that could actually turn some revenue.
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    Mental health: it’s ok to talk.

    Hell yeah! It’s way tough let than most people can appreciate. We’re proud of you man. For me personally I find I still feel awkward without a beverage in my hand whenever I’m in a social setting. I usually just replace it with soda or food so that’s a whole new problem to fight with 😂
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    Can we talk dogs?

    My dog has occasionally been favoring one foot for the last week. We’ve looked at her paw several times, but haven’t been able to see anything. Today the dog jumped up on my daughter and left a deep scratch on her hand. She instantly realized there was something shady stuck to the dogs foot...
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    Can we talk dogs?

    Oh no, Sorry to hear that.
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    Anyone into 3D printing?

    I’m a total newbie as well. Are these all compatible with different design software or is the software tied to the printer?
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    Can we talk dogs?

    Any update on your dog? Did you confirm if this was just an allergy?
  12. Tonkaman

    RR4W "Urgent Alert"

    PREACH!!
  13. Tonkaman

    Your Pic of The Day

    Be sure to wash down the whole buggy really well with water. The dry chemical in extinguishers is pretty corrosive especially on electrical components.
  14. Tonkaman

    Today I Want This....

    It’s pretty basic, but not completely bare. They used it to transport bikes so one wall is a row of bike racks. Obviously I don’t need a wall of bikes so I’ll be removing the racks. I’ll start a build thread on it soon
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    Krazy Ks new build.

    Wow! Glad you were prepared and reacted quickly.
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    Today I Want This....

    After 8 years I decided to buy another diesel…. 😁
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    What did you work on Today; Home Edition

    Elaina is going to be so disappointed to find out that you didn’t join the ToTo fan club with us 😉
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    Dirt Muscle Car

    I saw this teaser online and thought of this thread. Mustang Raptor!
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    Today I Want This....

    You joke, but the requirements are not very hard. I’ve had this conversation many times with people who have done something similar 😆
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    Your Pic of The Day

    Oh man that was nuts! Glad you didn’t go off the edge with it!
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