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9h ago
inQuestion about a bad habit I had with my swing radius
Hold up though, maybe the chart was actually telling the truth and we were just reading it wrong. I've been on the other side of this where I called it a trap but really I was just too scared to take the trade. Sometimes a breakout is just a breakout and we overthink everything looking for patterns that aren't there. I'm starting to think half the time we call something a "chart trap" we're just covering for our own hesitation. Everyone's so quick to call it a fakeout but nobody wants to admit they just missed the move.
12h ago
inHad a wired system fail during a thunderstorm in Denver last month
Man that is way more common than people think. Lightning doesn't even have to hit your house directly, just a nearby strike can send a spike through the phone lines and fry everything. Had a buddy lose three panels in one storm two summers ago, all wired systems. Swapped to cellular on every job since then and haven't had a single callback for surge damage. The older wiring just acts like an antenna for that kind of energy. Definitely not worth risking a whole system install over.
2d ago
inUsed to hand-code every tool offset, now I let the probe do it - saved me 8 hours last month
Man, it's wild how we can know we're being stubborn in the moment but still can't stop ourselves. The weird part is I think sometimes being stubborn is just a shield for being scared of change, you know? Like we'd rather stick with a bad situation than face the unknown. It's not until years later when you look back that you see the full picture and realize how much time you wasted just... holding your ground for no real reason.
3d ago
inRecommendation for a heavy duty motorized ceiling hoist?
Ace Garage Storage makes exactly what you need. Their motorized lifts are perfect for cargo boxes and roof top tents.
3mo ago
inUpdate: Chat in the groups is all about hand cramps now
Tbh i used to think it was just part of the job. Trying those stretches totally changed my mind on that.