Middle of the week Blurday
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I got up a 3 to bid on a couple of 1800s ivory-scaled straight razors. The blades are trash but I will harvest the scales for a couple of rescaling projects I have waiting.
Essplain yourself? I love my 1950's safety razor. Why the F' we ever switched to the modern razors baffles me. Well not really it's all about selling more expensive heads but what exactly do you do with the above razors?
my boozy kombucha comes down today or tomorrow. that should be neat.
Big day for the ITER project. Lowering the cryostat base into the tokamak pit. It's the largest single component of the entire machine at 1,250 tons. Placement will be within +- 2mm.
Yeah, those 40s and 50s Gillettes shave nicer than any multiblade turd you can buy today. And if you don't want to go vintage, you can pick up a Razorock Gamechanger for $60 that will last you for decades.
I have a Henckels Friodur straight razor that has broken scales aka "the handle." The blade is in like-new condition and Friodurs are getting rather expensive these days. I will depin the scales from one of these, reshape as needed, make some fancy washers on my jeweler's lathe, then peen them onto the Frio blade. Ivory is hard to depin because they peened them without washers, so most people don't mess with them, but I know how to do it with about an 80% success rate. When it doesn't work, the scale breaks. Basically I'm putting together a nice, highly desirable razor on the cheap.
My dad used to oversee similar projects, but for the primary cooling pumps on nuclear reactors. design, validation, stress testing, installation. when he moved from working on subs (and the few nuclear aircraft carriers that were produced) to power plants the systems got way bigger. strict tolerances on the piping too, we're talking ID of about a meter +/- a few mm, and wall thickness of 3" +/-1mm. there were also very strict requirements for the metallurgy on all the components (piping, impeller, impeller casing) to withstand the heat and pressure.
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It blows my mind that modern nuke subs never need to be refueled.
oh they will, but just not on a timeline that any of us will witness.
Man... that sucks.I seem to have tweaked my back at some point during the past 24 hours.#old
Ride night. Woooo. Fingers crossed for no rain.
We now have most of a lawn. Our neighbor told us the previous owner was a biker and buried shit in the back yard. I've found brake rotors, electrical motors, cinder blocks etc etc.. new owner plowed it, laid down some new dirt and sod. They are going to do some repairs to the massive shed, so have left the back of the yard as is. They're going to cover the first water bill, so told us to water the new sod as much as we want. Front yard is the same story.
We now have most of a lawn. Our neighbor told us the previous owner was a biker and buried shit in the back yard. I've found brake rotors, electrical motors, cinder blocks etc etc.. new owner plowed it, laid down some new dirt and sod. They are going to do some repairs to the massive shed, so have left the back of the yard as is. They're going to cover the first water bill, so told us to water the new sod as much as we want. Front yard is the same story.
I've been limping for 5 days after getting a hipper at the skatepark. Getting out of my Miata is a bitch. #dustandbonesI seem to have tweaked my back at some point during the past 24 hours.
I assume you've run all this pastRide night. Woooo. Fingers crossed for no rain.
We now have most of a lawn. Our neighbor told us the previous owner was a biker and buried shit in the back yard. I've found brake rotors, electrical motors, cinder blocks etc etc.. new owner plowed it, laid down some new dirt and sod. They are going to do some repairs to the massive shed, so have left the back of the yard as is. They're going to cover the first water bill, so told us to water the new sod as much as we want. Front yard is the same story.
Lovely morning here before the day turns hot and humid. This must be the 1st time since March when I don't have a meeting between 10 and 11AM so I baked a bread instead.
Don't push so hard on the toilet!I seem to have tweaked my back at some point during the past 24 hours.
By then he'll just be used to the non-stop, constant, nagging back pain.seriously. imagine when he gets to be YOUR age.
the answer is pushupsBy then he'll just be used to the non-stop, constant, nagging back pain.
now @I Are Baboon is the last man standing.Bought a new to me bike today.It's only took 15years to get a new bike.
Will you be going to Monkeyfest?Bought a new to me bike today.
FTFY
Have been doing those... they are marginally helpful for the back pain. Gonna go for a bike ride today to see if that helps.
have you tried tacos?Have been doing those... they are marginally helpful for the back pain. Gonna go for a bike ride today to see if that helps.
Yes. And while they can cure a LOT of things, chronic back pain does not appear to be one of them.
that Salsa?Bought a new to me bike today.
very very nice.
also; pull-ups and chin-ups fixed every back problem I've ever had.
Unless you're court-ordered to stay away from playgrounds, go do some pull-ups.
wait, what?
Unless you're court-ordered to stay away from playgrounds, go do some pull-ups.
wait, what?
What do you need a bike for when you're yogging?
you really need to keep up. Mrs IAB got a new MTB last year, now it is Mr IAB's turn.
Yeah, but you have like NO wind.
My wife loves her Ti El Mariachi, they're great bikes.Bought a new to me bike today.
It's true. I used to have this spot in my back that would bother me all the time. One day, mid pull-up, there was a small pop and a wave of relief washed over my hurty place. I'll get a knot there every now and again, but never once has it returned with the same fury.