Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Captain Obvious is fictitious, and therefore does not have a number, address, or location at which he or she can be paged.

you got this

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by Cole

Paging Captain Obvious

What's up?

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[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Spuds

I learned to terminate Cat5 in RJ45 today.

Now I want to TERMINATE ALL THE THINGS!!!

a code or b code?

my electrical contractors group has a school open house with assorted tool companies every year. when klein tools came out with a rj-45 crimper, the salesman literally waved it limply around, and then declared he HATES making them. i offered to do as many as he wants for as long as he wants for $15/hr.

he gave me this face

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Spuds

I learned to terminate Cat5 in RJ45 today.

Now I want to TERMINATE ALL THE THINGS!!!

just wait until you learn about pass-through connectors!

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by soundman98

my electrical contractors group has a school open house with assorted tool companies every year. when klein tools came out with a rj-45 crimper, the salesman literally waved it limply around, and then declared he HATES making them. i offered to do as many as he wants for as long as he wants for $15/hr.

I never minded making them. I used to make patch cables in my spare time and give them to the other guys when I worked for the scale company. We usually replaced a few a week each and it was something to put on the time card. Same with serial cables with DB9 ends. Don't know how the other guys never caught on to make them in down time

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by soundman98

just wait until you learn about pass-through connectors!

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[soundman98]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I never minded making them. I used to make patch cables in my spare time and give them to the other guys when I worked for the scale company. We usually replaced a few a week each and it was something to put on the time card. Same with serial cables with DB9 ends. Don't know how the other guys never caught on to make them in down time

yep. it's like woodworking to me. sort of calming in a way. that was why i offered to make as many as he wanted. i usually try to show new guy's how to make them, because it's something i've always found is extremely simple. the only 2 rules are really alternating white/solids, and remembering to split a pair.

of course most new guy's have neither picked it up, or stuck around either...

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by soundman98

a code or b code?

my electrical contractors group has a school open house with assorted tool companies every year. when klein tools came out with a rj-45 crimper, the salesman literally waved it limply around, and then declared he HATES making them. i offered to do as many as he wants for as long as he wants for $15/hr.

he gave me this face

B code. That's what the rest of the house seems to have so I'm sticking with it. I'm wiring up a patch panel where my router is and changing my RJ11 jacks to RJ45.

It's like sorting and rolling coins. Very calming. Until you break something at least...

[humfrz]

dare ya ta try it on your wife/SO -

[KR-S]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

What do you mean not compensated "properly"? They are not paying you? He thinks you should be paid more for coming to work for some reason? He doesn't realize that about 70% of North America is not getting paid at all right now?

I figured as much. Did some research and saw no law in effect that mandated employers to hazard pay their employees.

That being said, one thing I really wish was an option for me was working from home; it's actually feasible in our company but upper management will not allow it for security reasons.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by soundman98

yep. it's like woodworking to me. sort of calming in a way.

I love making sawdust. I probably should have been a cabinet maker.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I love making sawdust. I probably should have been a cabinet maker.

It's one of my uncles hobbies. He's got a huge shop and a large portion is sectioned off for cabinet making.

I don't have a taste for working with dead tree carcass myself

[HaXx]

in search of opinions on what to do for tires for a new set for daily 18x11

Option1. like new NT-01 for $650/set. $1200 new, 275/35 and 305/35 used for 1 track day, would not be well suited for daily duty. local fb marketplace

Option 2. Maxxis RC-1 slicks $60/set. 275/35 square track takeoffs, beat, but could be used for appropriate mockup while widebody is being fitted. poor/dangerous daily ability, 5hr drive each way to pickup fb marketplace. im leaning towards this because i really just want them for mockup to make sure the wheels are good to use on the over-fender setup and i dont have to get 18x9.5 fronts (which i may have to)

Option 3. New Achillies ATR2 $300/set. dont really want to go this route. 275/35/18

Option 4. New UHP's $700/set. indy 500's, and the like are around ~150-175 each in 275/35/18

Option 5. the shop thats doing the body install can get tires for me at a deal. but im not sure how much % off and i dont want to shoot myself in the foot because being ill prepared and wind up having to pay $800 for a set of nitto/yoko/toyo/brigestones etc when i can just get the slick takeoffs for 60/set for mockup, then decide about tires, after im positive about what size i need.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I feel like an idiot when someone necros a thread and I start thanking 4 year-old posts.

Hey, me too!

(this has been 4 years in the making, hope you appreciate the commitment)