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Back online after deciding my phone wasn't gonna cut it for solo online usage, and finally found a cheap / on-demand hotspot solution till I decide I want to come back home. Which gave me time to accrue a couple of 'random thoughts' :cool: Saw a few 'stories' on different morning 'news'...

Woke up to pee, saw that it just crossed midnight where I'm at, and saw this thread. So... Happy New Year, everyone! Wishing all a happy and prosperous year ahead. May your challenges be few in number, and easily overcome. 🎉🥳🎉🥳:party: PS / TMI: I did *not* write this while sitting on the...

Ran into an issue with my kitchen torch and decided to further refine my wand technique with the Dani, rather than springing for another torch or more butane, as I'm away from home right now. Was finally able to get the full extraction I wanted, but it takes about 90s @ 560F from cold, which...

I once ordered a knockoff watch from a china-based vendor (not one of the ones above). Was sent a watch, but looked nothing like what I ordered. Contacting them, I got a response that they "were out of the one I ordered, and they substituted one they thought I'd like" Their next counter was...

Agree. It seems to me that his fixation with tariffs goes back to his earlier days, and were one of the few ideas that 'made the jump' to his party shift, as it's a populist philosophy. I could write more--much more--on this, but: - I'm cognizant of my audience, here (this ain't a political...

Futo.ca is having a one-day 40% off sale today (12-26), per an email I got from them. No special code given, so maybe it's auto-applied. Supposed to be 'everything 40% off' Currently traveling myself, but maybe someone else can get a deal today.

If it were me, I'd select based on my cooling needs. Using with a water piece? One of the shorter ones would be OK. Using it natively (only) ? I'd get the longest one, as the Dani does retain a bit of heat at the stem, especially if you're cycling fast.

Potential build-up of oxide, that the hotter flame was then able to release? :hmm: But this would be two different reactions, I think. I'll say this... I'm a RTL guy, but I prefer lower temp heat-ups. And I have NEVER seen green flame from my analog devices ([well, maybe a Dynavap -?, once...

Not a chemist, but from my dime store research, the fumes are the worst part, although there's a few things they'll bother besides your respiratory tract (which is probably most at risk). The 'good' news is that it apparently takes several hours of near-continuous exposure to start doing...

No worries. I didn't post that in response to you, so please don't feel like I was judging you or anything (see, I'm stoned, too!) :tup: Now... can we make arrangements for you to send us some of that reclaimed Brazilian mahogany? :love: BTW... the Futo stem on my Anvil is made of Brazilian...

Funny you mention that... I just got through applying a thin coat of beeswax to mine. :) Now for the not-as-nice news... apparently, the type of wood used is listed on Wikipedia as 'threatened' (but also that it's very popularly used for a variety of things.) Which doesn't give me great...

No, it's ok. I feel bad for mentioning it. :rip: Now this is a hell of a hook. Well done. Adding this to my reading list. :love:

I use the sheath to remove the cap (open end folded down gives 2 layers of leather). When I got mine, I thought the sheath was a 'nice touch', but it actually proved useful. Saw someone (elsewhere) refer to the cap situation as 'heatlock', and I hope that term catches on, tbh. I've got a 1/4...

Today's date is also when I lost my mom (2015, not 1963). Losing family in late November kinda sucks, tbh. But we deal, each in our own way. I disagree w/ your Dulles theory, tho... if this was a 'let's put the fear of g*d in him'... then Oswald would've deliberately missed, would he not...

100%. After a day with the kitchen torch & just rudimentary technique... this thing works a fucking treat ;) I'll stop there, as I'm thumbtyping. And very relaxed, as well 🫠

Appreciate the feedback. Was worried about posting something this long, TBH. Glad you found it informative. Being 'new' here, I see this site as a conduit between vendors / innovators, and a mix of product testers / end users--and yourself, specifically, as having a conduit with BFG for...

(TL; DR: I liked it, and would buy it again) Well... I got mine today, and after disassembly / cleaning, I was able to spend a couple of hours with it. They were hours well spent :D I ordered the long-stemmed wood version. Since it looks so much like my 'Frank-An-Vil', as it was christened...

Well, sir... your reply prompted me to do a little sleuthing... We're going to call this a suite, thanks to Google AI, Ethan Hein, and the query result of 'help slip frank', with no other context... It also explains why I particularly like this suite... Rather than type, here's a copypasta...

Help / Slip / Frank has got to be one of the greatest mashups ever (I won't use the word 'medley', here, since the songs are played to completion). It's a funny thing... as involved as I (used to be) with music, I learned to appreciate the Dead later in life, after Jerry passed. Same for...

I wish I'd had that animated gif when I was still in the IT workforce. It would've been attached to many an e-mail. :D (no, I don't resemble the guy in the gif, but I've certainly acted like him... lol)