Richard Cranium

I haven't seen deals on ammo all year. I check AmmoBuy and AmmoSeek daily. I have predefined searches on 12 gauge, and 209 primers saved on my favorites. Anything in particular you're looking for? I'll keep an eye out.

Hawks was always a good source for parts. https://www.hawksmotorsports.com/camaro/93-97-camaro/

If anyone is interested in a range day let me know. I'm a member of a club out in West Jeff. I normally go Tuesday afternoons to shoot trap, but we also have 50 yard and 100 yard ranges as well. If anyone would like to try shooting trap please let me know. I'd be happy to take you with me on a Tuesday. I'll even supply the shells and let you use my shotgun if you don't have one.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say, but it sounds like we agree in part on some things. There are people out there that did not grow up around guns and have no idea how to be a responsible gun owner. The 12 hour class isn't much, but it's something. Something is better than nothing. I don't know how comfortable I am with literally anyone being allowed to carry with nothing behind it. It may sound odd me being a teacher and all, but the guy who could barely read still passed the test. It's not a reading test, it's a firearms safety test. If the dude knows the correct answers, then he knows the correct answers. What might sound odd is I'm not worried about the criminals. We all know they have guns, and will continue to have guns regardless of any laws enacted. Me worrying about them is a waste of time. Lets teach people how to properly handle a firearm and how to use them safely. We don't let people drive without training, carrying without proof of basic knowledge falls into the same category for me. Also, any particular reason we're discussing this in the boat crew part of the site?

I'm hoping to make it.

That's awesome. Having a place to sit inside and get breakfast when the weather is shitty was great!

Sending you a PM with my number now.

I heard the price on birds was going up. My club had to increase prices on rounds of trap. Would love to come out again and see if I could do better (couldn't do much worse). Unfortunately I'm busy with a home brewing competition that day. Maybe next time.

That is a very good point. I haven't confirmed this with my administration yet, but I think I may be covered. My understanding is the school pays a blanket use fee for movies and I need to confirm, but I assume that covers music as well. I'm also told the school has some sort of Spotify Premium account. I'm not sure that license would cover something like the car show. Something I need to look into as well. Lots of good info folks. I really appreciate the thoughts here.

The radio station van is basically the idea. We are looking for background music, without blowing out anyone's ear drums. In the past the DJs have set up a couple satellite speakers to the right and left of the DJ booth. Probably 150 ft separation between them.

Part of the reason I'm looking to pick the brain of an expert is that I assume there are equations for acoustics, and based on the size of the venue + outdoors vs. indoors + speaker number x distance / sound level = wattage. The parking lot will hold about 250 cars and is roughly square. According to Google maps the lot is 360ft by 250ft. Based on 2 speakers spaced out along the long edge of the lot I'm looking to push sound about 270 ft. We also have other outdoor events like field day coming up the Friday. We won't have a DJ for that event, but it would be great to have some music and announcements, etc... We also have indoor events. For the indoor events we have some permanent sound equipment in our auditorium and our PA system through the building, but the PA system speakers are from the 70s and suck pretty bad.

That's really more of what I'm interested in. I'm not doing weddings. Play music, make announcements, etc... I'd appreciate any and all input.

Yep, nothing special. My questions are more about sizing, wattage, etc... Unfortunately I can't buy used gear when purchasing from the school. I'm sure there are some killer deals when guys upgrade. If I was buying for my personal use I would absolutely buy used.

That would be cool. I just trying to gauge feasibility, budget, etc...

Is anyone on the board a DJ or has significant knowledge about DJ equipment, and doesn't mind me picking their brain a little bit? The Tolles Car and Craft show has been a hit for a few years now, and we've made some money with the show. One of my significant costs is the DJ for the show. The cost is only going up each year, and I'm questioning whether I should push the school to buy a simple setup that we can use each year rather than paying someone. We've been getting decent deals from the DJs, but with 3 to 5 events per year at the school, I'm thinking in the long term the school can save some money. This year we were $400 out of pocket to the DJ for the car show (he charged us $650, but donated $250 back to the program as a sponsorship). That means over the years we've spent north of $1500 on the DJ, I'd rather see that money go back into the program.

Show is tomorrow. I'm heading out into the lot right now to block off some spots for CR. Hope to see you guys out tomorrow!

One of the women here at school has one and she loves it. She sells lots of crafty kinds of items, so it's paying for itself relatively quickly. Hers is a hobby business though so she does it for fun and makes a small profit.

I agree the custom market is probably a better money maker. China has the generic chachkies bullshit pretty lean. I'm working on finishing the setup on my CNC router project. I'm trying to figure out what software I want to run. Fusion 360 is the direction I'm leaning, but I keep wondering if I should go with a simpler program.

Are you planning on judging this year?

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Nope, I'm pretty sure we don't already have one. I'd be mortified if I were you and someone else brought one out.

Couple of weeks away now. If you guys let me know a general idea of how many people coming I'll block off an area for CR. While it's not required to enter your car in the show, this is a fund raiser, so it is appreciated.

For some reason I thought they were RWD. Oh well.

He's been down that road with his old LT1 Corvette. I don't think there is a danger of that again.

Could you find a Honda Prelude that would fit that bill? I know that lots of them have been ragged out and beat to shit. Are there nice ones still available in that price range? Ooops, for some reason I thought they were RWD.