Random Thought Thread

[Blues]

Thinking more about it.......did those come from @Tanto Quantavious ????

If so, "dangerously addictive" takes on a WHOLE new meaning!!!!

I think they are made from his stomach lining...

 

[SharpBits]

I know we aren’t supposed to get political, but I can’t hold it in anymore. Glitter should be illegal.

Glitter has been officially banned at my house by edict from my wife. She barely accepts it on outside Christmas decorations.

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

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Okay

This is actually really gross....

That sounds and looks gross

But….Freshly caught salmon, the skin properly cleaned (blood line scraped off and completely scaled), grilled over a charcoal or hardwood fire outdoors, a bit of salt and pepper, dipped in tartar sauce, now that’s pretty darn good.

The bagged stuff, hard pass

 

[ferider]

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

Gosh I like leftovers the following day. The flavors seem to be even more enhanced.

Maybe it also has something to do with no extra labor involved, just heat and eat

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

Geez, it warmed up a bit above freezing and now the fog rolled in. Reminds me of waterfowl hunting and you can hear them, but can’t see squat. Good memories

 

[Synov]

I added some more steels to my messy chart.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

I added some more steels to my messy chart.

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"Edge retention" on that chart should be labeled "abrasive wear resistance". IMO.

The terms are often used interchangeably and they are different properties.

Abrasive wear resistance is equal to edge retention only when an edge is lost through just abrasive wear which is not how an edge is usually lost, unless you're just making lots of light cuts in abrasive material. Edge stability is equally important but more difficult to quantify.

 

[Synov]

"Edge retention" on that chart should be labeled "abrasive wear resistance". IMO.

The terms are often used interchangeably and they are different properties.

Abrasive wear resistance is equal to edge retention only when an edge is lost through just abrasive wear which is not how an edge is usually lost, unless you're just making lots of light cuts in abrasive material. Edge stability is equally important but more difficult to quantify.

Agreed, it's just what's most quantifiable. If you are doing more hard chopping than slicing cardboard or plastic, you should replace CATRA with hardness.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Agreed, it's just what's most quantifiable. If you are doing more hard chopping than slicing cardboard or plastic, you should replace CATRA with hardness.

You might find that a lot of those high hardness alloys don't have the best edge retention in harder use like chopping either.

Many alloys, such as D2, behave very differently at the same hardness depending on their heat treat. They can have essentially the same abrasive wear resistance and hardness but have very different edge retention characteristics in normal use.

To date, my best efforts at trying to measure the differences in edge retention due to high or low edge stability are comparative in nature rather than quantitative. It's not ideal.

 

[carnifex knifeworks]

Glitter has been officially banned at my house by edict from my wife. She barely accepts it on outside Christmas decorations.

I banned it from my house. I absolutely despise that crap.
It's the herpes of the craft world.

 

[TRfromMT]

We have a rule, no glitter on dad's stuff. My kid made a sign...


Complete with glitter, lace and puffy paint.

(reposted)

 

[TRfromMT]

We have a rule, no glitter on dad's stuff. My kid made a sign...


Complete with glitter, lace and puffy paint.
(reposted)

 

[toker]

I think the last time I had glitter all over was at a bachelor party.

 

[JJ_Colt45]

I think the last time I had glitter all over was at a bachelor party.

People are so rude getting glitter on you as they stick money in your G'string

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Wifey came home from a "Christmas Party" on Sunday night, covered in glitter. "Christmas Party".... Uh-huh.

Glitter is also banned in my house, but try to tell that to my youngest (now 13).

TRfromMT it was great to meet you this morning!!! We'll have to grab beers sometime.

 

[TRfromMT]

Wifey came home from a "Christmas Party" on Sunday night, covered in glitter. "Christmas Party".... Uh-huh.

Glitter is also banned in my house, but try to tell that to my youngest (now 13).

TRfromMT it was great to meet you this morning!!! We'll have to grab beers sometime.

You're on, man!

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

We have a rule, no glitter on dad's stuff. My kid made a sign...
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Complete with glitter, lace and puffy paint.
(reposted)

that feels abusive for some reason

 

[jlauffer]

The boy took my car to his senior prom a few years ago, and the next day it was like a glitter bomb went off in the back seat. Hmmm...wonder what they were doing? Still finding glitter to this day...

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

I made this last weekend.

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Wife still hasn’t spotted it…

I argue with my wife every year that Die Hard is a Christmas movie.