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I'm well aware of all that, that's what started this whole deal for me. I wanted to get a resin printer for the scale modeling stuff but couldn't justify the cost right now just to make model car parts. The filament printer just makes more sense for me to learn on since other things can be made. Granted, I can make some parts for scale model cars with this, but they won't be as good as 3d resin stuff.

There's so much out there that can be done with this. My little mind has been racing with ideas all day and as soon as I'm off work I will start building the printer.

I really just skimmed your wall of condescending text, to be honest. You did say: Originally Posted by Geeto67 View Post Somebody mentioned her being a teacher, but She's a Teacher in Louisiana, the second worst school system in the country (Mississippi next door is the worst). To me, that looks like you're providing an excuse. There's also been plenty of people on social media commenting that she didn't know any better, it was the company's fault, and so on, again, not holding her accountable for her actions. What do I mean by accountability? She put something called GLUE in her hair without reading the label it appears. My wife and I watched the videos she posted on TicTok about it, it certainly sucks and I feel bad for her being in pain, but she clearly didn't read the label. I understand people put glue in their hair like Elmers or other ethnic hair products, but I'm willing to be they read the label. I guess I can't wrap my mind around the fact that someone would do this without reading the label or researching if it would work. That's why you'll never see people with common sense going viral for something this stupid.

360 is free if you clear less than 1,000 per year and it's on my radar for sure. I might start with Tinkercad for basics and use Cura to do the slicing.

I know there are people on here who dabble in this. I just bought an Ender 3 Pro last night and I'm going to jump right into this deal. The way I look at it is I need to start building some new skills since my current field will die before I do. I can learn the software and process so I can learn how to CNC program too. I've got a few ideas for things I want to make around the house and ultimately I want to start selling items. I also want to get a resin printer someday to make scale model car parts. So who else prints and what do you use?

Never said I didn't have empathy for her. I've gotten various glues on my hands from mounting RC tires and building models, it sucks. I'm still going hold the opinion that she's a total dumbass. I can only feel bad for someone to a certain point when they do something so stupid. Never said any of that, that's what you're assuming and putting out there.

If you're dumb enough to put glue on your head it's not the educational status of the region, you're just a stupid human that was raised by equally stupid people. Have you ever actually looked at a bottle of Gorilla Glue? It says plain as day in big bold letters not to put it on your skin. Honestly, I'm not shocked that people are doing everything but holding this mouth breathing fucktard accountable, it's America and it's what we do these days.

The only thing I smell is the government's stank ass breath telling businesses what they need to do when there's no long term solution. EVs are a great idea, but trying to rush all of this in without having the battery tech and power grid where it needs to be is going to be a problem. The "oh, we'll figure it out in time" answer doesn't hold water for me, I've seen that play out in the industry too. We're all going to be driving EVs that look like what you see in Demolition Man at some point, just accept that.

Where's dem Biden Bux? I was promised money

I've dealt with the general public enough to learn that there's really no set point for how stupid people are, there are just the undiscovered territories. Remember, people like this can breed, vote, and drive cars. That should scare you more than anything.

See, this makes too much sense for the government and some people to understand. It's all about what they think and if you don't fall into that mindset YOU'RE the problem. A mixture of gas/diesel and electric cars would be much easier to roll out and when the tech is there go to a majority of electric vehicles. Unless there are some legit and useful tech breakthroughs we're now on a slow ride to fucked town.

Someone will circle back with them on that.

Tell me about it, that state's stupid laws have made it impossible to use freelancers that are based there. I know of a few who moved just so they could continue to make a living writing. The stuff I hear from the marketing guy at AFR is terrifying.

Absolutely not. Holley is buying up companies that "do" things they currently don't to try and become a one stop shop. They moved Racepac from CA because of the difficult business environment a few years ago.

It is what it is. I've been hearing stuff that was in line with this for a while but thought it was just wild rumors, now this confirms it. Schumer said in 2019 he wanted no ICE cars made after 2035 and them to be totally outlawed by 2040, we're halfway there with this. There's a racer that's a big wig a Georgia Power and this was brought up this weekend. Mind you, his company would profit huge if all cars were electric, his response to this was "good luck, capacity isn't even close, the government won't pay for what it takes to make it work, and the EPA won't let us do what we need." This is going to be an epic fuckshow.

Edelbrock isn't going to be the last, there are several others leaving CA. It's very hard and expensive to do business in that circus, if you're manufacturing something or wanting to expand it's a nightmare. The joining with COMP made a small impact, but overall if they want to expand they can't do it in CA. Holley is sucking up tons of companies too like Simpson and Detroit Speed. The industry has been in a consolidation phase for a while. https://www.dragzine.com/news/iconic-automotive-company-edelbrock-shutters-so-cal-headquarters/

Time to start planning for my next career

The irony is the banks/investors complaining about this. Bitch please, you've been influencing stuff for how long? They're just bitter because they got the smoke off their own game.

If you want to take a short trip, Hutter Racing does a lot of LS stuff. Pro Car up in Cleveland also does LS stuff. Buschur Racing could also look it over. It's sad there's really no go-to high-performance machine/engine shops in Columbus that are reliable and do good work. I've heard nightmare stories about Fowler too so stay away from them.

Yeah, it's not a performance thing, what they do is bad ass, but it's the way they're being pushed that's bullshit. Oh, and this lines up with what someone from GM told me that left a little while ago. The EV push is in full swing, doesn't matter if things are ready or not, you're going to take it and like it. https://www.caradvice.com.au/917638/ford-mustang-to-go-fully-electric-in-2029-report/?utm_source=fullboost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=forum_affiliate_program&fbclid=IwAR1cQO64nSB-bQ6CLLsQjKKjcDQvuwR8geOwTxKUqsgt0nH0P3xEPZrkNuA

Oh, and the work he did to my car was awful, to say the least. Header bolts finger tight, charged me for work that was never done, missing bolts, screws put in stuff instead of vacuum caps, the list goes on. When we pulled the front bumper cover off my car last weekend I found more stuff that was just hacked together, random self tappers screwed into things, it was funny but sad to see.

Last I heard his name was a few months ago from a guy on a Facebook drag racing chassis group dedicated to warning people about shady shops and people. Guess they were "friends" and Rob burnt him for close to $10,000 of work he never did and what he did do was total crap. You ever need the real story on him just ask Brady from Pick Ups Plus.

Listen, they were attacking federal buildings way before the orange man made it cool https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=251022

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/inauguration-day-protest-underway-seattle/23TWRX3TXZAZ7M2TFXUVQUHCXQ/

We had an editor talk to an EV expert for an article and the whole overseas thing is going to be a real issue. Biden and his people are really going to have to think about how they want to implement these "green" strategies. Magic, all of these things are created by carbon-neutral magic.