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AbbaDatDeHat

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Hey Bowen, I have treated the backside of sweats without bleeding into the felt by placing sections of paper towel between. A bit of wax paper or a cling wrap behind the paper would be double protection.

Now that’s an idea Rock. Sometimes i’m guilty of overthinking. Ha. I think??

Sometimes easy is smart. Sometimes easy is stupid. Rarly is easy stupid smart but usually smart is stupid easy. I think??
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Now that’s an idea Rock. Sometimes i’m guilty of overthinking. Ha. I think??

Sometimes easy is smart. Sometimes easy is stupid. Rarly is easy stupid smart but usually smart is stupid easy. I think??
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I had a chemistry professor in college who touted the virtues of laziness. He always said, "Engineers are the laziest people I know. They're always trying to find an easier way of doing something!"
 
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Hey Bowen, I have treated the backside of sweats without bleeding into the felt by placing sections of paper towel between. A bit of wax paper or a cling wrap behind the paper would be double protection.
Wax paper works great that way for a lot of things. I use it frequently when glueing & clamping, paying attention to which side you want the wax to face so the glue won't stick.
 

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I had a chemistry professor in college who touted the virtues of laziness. He always said, "Engineers are the laziest people I know. They're always trying to find an easier way of doing something!"
Ha ha...that’s a good one!!
I saw that saying come true when i took a Civil Engineering Hydrology course. We calculated the hell out of everything, corrected for barometric pressure, then multiplied by the “Safety Factor”, 0.5!!!
Lively discussion it was by the Geology Grad. Student and the sage of CE!!
Not so much for the CE students.
(No offense intended to all you Engineers, just an age old rivalry).
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Ha ha...that’s a good one!!
I saw that saying come true when i took a Civil Engineering Hydrology course. We calculated the hell out of everything, corrected for barometric pressure, then multiplied by the “Safety Factor”, 0.5!!!
Lively discussion it was by the Geology Grad. Student and the sage of CE!!
Not so much for the CE students.
(No offense intended to all you Engineers, just an age old rivalry).
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Civil Engineering is easy. Anybody can design something that won't move.

I like to hack off the Comp E's by telling them they make the tools for engineers to do their jobs.


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During a discussion I had years ago with the owner of a local machine shop, he adamantly expressed his opinion that every Engineer needs to get away from his/her drawing board/computer screen once in a while and find out for themselves why their designs that looked so good on paper won't work in the real world. :D

I couldn't agree more.


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I know a CE that went into automation controls & he has done okay. Most other CE's I know ended up being glorified industrial salesman selling systems someone else designed & manufactured.

Now PE's rule! Especially structural...they build America!

This almost belongs in the clean jokes thread. A college buddy who lived across the hall in my dorm, a MechE, got a coop job at GM Lordstown. His supervisor asked him to design a rack for something load bearing - I forget what. Well, Tiro dutifully site down and figures out all the load tolerances, comes up with using a steel support of just the right diameter and material to get the job done. Upon showing his work to his supervisor, he's told, "Looks good, but we have some 1/4" steel pipe that will work fine, you went a bit overboard."


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This almost belongs in the clean jokes thread. A college buddy who lived across the hall in my dorm, a MechE, got a coop job at GM Lordstown. His supervisor asked him to design a rack for something load bearing - I forget what. Well, Tiro dutifully site down and figures out all the load tolerances, comes up with using a steel support of just the right diameter and material to get the job done. Upon showing his work to his supervisor, he's told, "Looks good, but we have some 1/4" steel pipe that will work fine, you went a bit overboard."

Sometimes it's a matter of knowing what you have on hand and how to adapt it to your needs. That's why my homestead is a vast collection of "raw materials" that might come in handy some day! ;)
 
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This almost belongs in the clean jokes thread. A college buddy who lived across the hall in my dorm, a MechE, got a coop job at GM Lordstown. His supervisor asked him to design a rack for something load bearing - I forget what. Well, Tiro dutifully site down and figures out all the load tolerances, comes up with using a steel support of just the right diameter and material to get the job done. Upon showing his work to his supervisor, he's told, "Looks good, but we have some 1/4" steel pipe that will work fine, you went a bit overboard."


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I have a friend in a similar situation as your's. He is the head of the engineering dept for a Mechanical Engineering firm. They do Mechanical, millwright & maintenance contracting to the automotive industry. A few yrs ago when the electric hybrid automobiles were coming out one of the Big 3 wanted a bunch of rollable battery carts to hold 50 batteries each that would support the assembly line, made from stainless steel. The batteries are sealed & I believe gel cell so there is no acid. In some cases stainless steel can make sense from a maintenance standpoint, but battery carts? Those carts cost them plenty.
 
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Sometimes it's a matter of knowing what you have on hand and how to adapt it to your needs. That's why my homestead is a vast collection of "raw materials" that might come in handy some day! ;)

Well, there is paper engineering and practical application. The former is necessary, but the latter gets the job done.


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Anyone know how to get email notifications disabled on Tapatalk, or is it done through TFL?


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Can someone steer me in the right direction? I'm looking to replace the liners in my hats(they're boring) and wanted to see if anyone knew of a place to buy them or the materials to make them? The Ones that I have seen online are very plain looking. I'm looking more for paisley's and or eclectic design. Something bold and interesting.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Gregg


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Can someone steer me in the right direction? I'm looking to replace the liners in my hats(they're boring) and wanted to see if anyone knew of a place to buy them or the materials to make them? The Ones that I have seen online are very plain looking. I'm looking more for paisley's and or eclectic design. Something bold and interesting.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Gregg


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Oh hell Daddy:
Thats an easy one!!
Dogman is your guy for that one!!
Mabe he can help you...if ya ask nice!
That man put the E in eclectic.
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