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17d ago
inWhy does nobody talk about the passport rule for closed-loop cruises out of Seattle?
Skip the card and just bring the book anyway, because the card only works if the ship actually clears the right paperwork for a closed-loop trip and one small change to the route can leave you stuck at the pier. I have seen people get turned away over this stuff even when the rules say they are fine, and a passport book removes that whole risk in one move. Save yourself the stress and carry the full book even if the card is technically allowed.
20d ago
inUnpopular opinion: a torch tip cleaner beats a wire brush for cleaning out slag every time
Man, I gotta disagree on this one. Those tip cleaner files are thin and brittle, and I've snapped more than one trying to hog out real slag from a tube end. A wire brush on a die grinder is still the better call for volume, and for the tight stuff a small carbide burr in a rotary tool will chew through it way faster than a $9 file set. Tip cleaners are great for what they're made for, cleaning torch tips, but they're too flimsy for tube prep.
20d ago
inWrote off those $25 magnetic socket holders from Harbor Freight, then a rusty exhaust job in Gary made me eat my words
Watched my buddy swear off those cheap HF bar clamps after one bent on him, then he grabbed the same ones a month later to hold a cabinet together during glue up. He had like six of them on there, all twisted and ugly, and they clamped fine. Now he keeps two in his truck at all times lol. Funny how the cheap stuff earns its spot once you stop expecting it to be Snap-on.