electromage
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I "collect" bootlegs, had over 4,000 shows on cassette, unfortunately they didn't stand the test of time. However, I have got most of my collection back via some private trading forums. There is something about live music, that can not be captured in the studio. I also collect old radio scanners, and shortwave receivers, but they are packed up at the moment and I have not bought any new stuff in a few years. My latest addiction is railroad, model railroad and plastic scale models, although I been collecting that stuff since I was a kid. I switch between different hobby collecting,
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Sorry, I might be too young, but what do you mean by bootlegs? Are these music concerts that are recorded by fans in the audience, or unauthorized copies of official recordings? Are they video or just audio?
Do you have any HF transceivers sitting around collecting dust? I'm a general class but I haven't found a decent starter HF rig, they seem to be $500 for an entry level model, new or used.
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Thinking of picking this up mainly for the speaker, as a bare tool the speaker alone goes for $69.99
Yeah this looks like a great way to get into M12.
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I like it. Did you offset the door to mount a lamp on the front? That or a small window would look cool.
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That's very cool. Anyone can stick an opener on a counter, but there's no place for the caps to go.
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Thanks for the feedback.
I have a Crescent X6 kit, but it's just not what I thought it was going to be. It has a decent range of sockets, but it's too bulky, and the pass-through design just isn't worth it. There's also no good way to store it. The plastic tray is cheap and some of the sockets fall out, and I can't just snap them into my HF socket strips like a standard square drive.
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Here are a couple video clips. We might make a longer video explaining everything, but my editing system is giving me trouble.
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How about something a little different?
Here's my tool bag
The contents
And EDC stuff (usually only one laptop)
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I've been looking for a high quality metric-only socket set to keep in my car kit, and came across this. It has a good range of socket sizes, extensions, and driver bits for general automotive use, and it looks nice and compact. Being in the US, I haven't heard much about European tools. Can anyone share experience with this or similar stuff from Wera?
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Those look nice. I have a pair of Knipex cable cutters, and I love them.
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Do the jackets at least have the heating elements on the inside of the insulating layer?
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I'm pretty sure it's a result of the the way us 'muricans choose hand tool sizes versus the Euros... The European types tend to use 1/4" and 1/2" drive tools, skipping 3/8" (for the most part), while us freedom-loving types use 3/8" probably 80% of the time.
It's weird that everyone uses inches for the square drive size, even when the sockets are metric and in metric countries.
What kind of power does an M12 battery put out? I have a Ridgid 1/2" impact and their smaller 18V batteries cut out when I use it for more than a second on a stuck nut.
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This looks great for companies that need to manage a fleet of tools, but more of a gimmick for the DIYer. It would be neat to show off controlling my drill with my phone but honestly I've never felt like messing with most of what the system claims to do. I wonder if there's a way to turn it off completely, it could certainly be a privacy issue, and it probably drains the battery a bit even in standby.
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Bluetooth is just the radio protocol, different phones and devices have different profiles, and different audio codecs. It's possible yours is not selecting the best profile or codec to use. Which phone are you using?
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I collect computer parts (mostly older), I had to get rid of a lot of big stuff when I moved recently, like my rackmount servers, tape changer, old Macs, and buckets of fiber optic and SCSI junk. I still have my SGI O2, Commodore 64, and Atari ST, as well as a few collectible laptops.
My largest collection now is of flashlights, all kinds from plastic toys to military searchlights.
Most recently it's been Magic The Gathering cards, but I'm trying to control myself. I don't have any cards too valuable to play.
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Nice photos. Where were they taken? Do you have a Flickr?
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For a folder I carry a Kershaw 1556BW. It's a Hinderer design, nice solid knife. KAI doesn't cheap out.
Favorite fixed blade is my SOG Gov-Tac.
Favorite pistol is my EDC (year-round) XDs-9 with TFO sights and Talon rubber grips.
I don't hunt, but I'd like to try it. A friend offered to take me grouse hunting sometime, but I haven't had time.
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Wow. That's the kind of thing that makes me wish I had a yard. Add a brick pizza oven, hot tub, and fireplace and there's no reason to go inside!
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Looks great, hard to judge the scale though. Throw a banana in there?
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I like my Longacre 50417. Only $19.99 on Amazon. I can't imagine why you'd bother with those chrome pen-style things. You can take readings back-to-back and always get a different number. If you get dirt or grease or water on the stick they are even worse.
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This may not be the right place to ask, but do you know if that speaker works with XC batteries? It's hard to tell from the picture.
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How much do the size of the motor vs the hammer mechanism contribute to that? Is it possible to make an effective lightweight gun or are you just looking at the extra weight of the motor and battery?
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Hmm, the local thrift store always has a heap of junk power tools. I wonder if I should pick up a couple and refurbish them.
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Man that's insanely awesome how u guys built that!!
Thanks! It's been fun, and we're talking about maybe building a bigger one. The lid is starting to fall apart, we've had to scoop some chunks out of the metal.
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So I've accumulated a few HUNDRED pounds of hard drives over the years, and my friend and I sat down and started tearing them apart one day. Usually I just smash them with a hammer or shoot them, and hand them off to a scrapper. We talked about it while we were sorting the different parts, and we decided that there was enough aluminum in the cases that it might be worth it to melt them down ourselves.
We set to plotting, and soon enough we devised a motor-oil-burning blast furnace, found a couple of decent crucibles at the local pottery supply, and some oddly perfect tongs at a thrift store. Here are some photos of the thing under construction and in action: http://imgur.com/a/Cs0ZV
The plan is to eventually cast a few things, like D&D miniatures, gears for a clock that my friend wants to make, and maybe an AR lower. We've also tried to melt brass but it got very messy. The ingot came out very pitted and it looks like it may have started to separate.
M18 radio issue
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Turning off WiFi won't do much good anyway. I think the problem is that your phone is selecting HSP instead of A2DP (or AVRCP). Try installing an app such as A2DP Switcher from the Play store. When you run it, it should list your radio, and you can use that app to select it. It should force A2DP.
Out of curiosity, how does the radio appear in your list of bluetooth devices, for example: