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We made ours out of PEX water pipe, because it happened to be available in sizes that fit our fingers perfectly. Might go tungsten carbide in the future, but not sure, I like that it's easily replaceable, nonconductive, and not brittle *or* ductile/metallic, I can safely work on high current electrical stuff and mechanical things without worrying about shorting something out with it or getting it crushed onto my finger.
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monsterzero posted:Ugh, rings. I don't wear any jewelry or even a watch so I'm kind of dreading wearing a wedding ring. I've looked at about a thousand in catalogs but they're all pretty meh, but I don't think I'd be excited about a ring unless it was machined from a Honda RC166 conrod or something. Fiancé says I don't need a ring, but I know she wants me to wear one. Check out Etsy, lots of jewelers there (not just Aliexpress resellers) and they're make you just about anything you want for not too much money.
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kastein posted:We made ours out of PEX water pipe, because it happened to be available in sizes that fit our fingers perfectly. Might go tungsten carbide in the future, but not sure, I like that it's easily replaceable, nonconductive, and not brittle *or* ductile/metallic, I can safely work on high current electrical stuff and mechanical things without worrying about shorting something out with it or getting it crushed onto my finger. this is the most ken stein thing i've ever read
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Woke up on Sunday expecting a day of house hold chores, errands, and finishing painting our bedroom. Instead, we got surprise baby. She's three weeks early, but healthy. Wife is doing good. Now... to decide on a name.
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BraveUlysses posted:this is the most ken stein thing i've ever read lol. Mine is plain brushed titanium (Ti64), I love how light it is because I too do not like wearing jewelry. It's a bit more...brushed now. Edit: Grats spyder!
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Feb 27, 2017 17:55
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the spyder posted:Now... to decide on a name. Spydressa Spyderette Spyderene Spyderita
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Feb 27, 2017 17:57
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Arex Seven E: Congrats, spyder Dagen H fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Feb 27, 2017 |
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Feb 27, 2017 17:58
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Dagen H posted:Arex Seven Congrats the spyder!
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Feb 27, 2017 18:01
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kastein posted:We made ours out of PEX water pipe, because it happened to be available in sizes that fit our fingers perfectly. Might go tungsten carbide in the future, but not sure, I like that it's easily replaceable, nonconductive, and not brittle *or* ductile/metallic, I can safely work on high current electrical stuff and mechanical things without worrying about shorting something out with it or getting it crushed onto my finger. A buddy of mine wears a silicone wedding ring to the hackerspace for electrocuty-crushy reasons. I just take my ring off and put it in my back pocket if I'm going to do something risky. Edit! Hooray for the little spydeling!
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Feb 27, 2017 18:04
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the spyder posted:Woke up on Sunday expecting a day of house hold chores, errands, and finishing painting our bedroom. Instead, we got surprise baby. She's three weeks early, but healthy. Wife is doing good. Now... to decide on a name. Spyder -> Black Widow -> Natasha ilkhan fucked around with this message at 18:12 on Feb 27, 2017 |
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Feb 27, 2017 18:06
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monsterzero posted:. I've looked at about a thousand in catalogs but they're all pretty meh, but I don't think I'd be excited about a ring unless it was machined from a Honda RC166 conrod or something. You realise that you've answered your own problem there. the spyder posted:Woke up on Sunday expecting a day of house hold chores, errands, and finishing painting our bedroom. Instead, we got surprise baby. She's three weeks early, but healthy. Wife is doing good. Now... to decide on a name. Congrats. I vote for 'GTI' as a middle name.
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Feb 27, 2017 18:31
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A) Congrats Spyder B) My engagement ring is tungsten and my wedding ring is silver. Guess which one I actually wear?  It's the one that doesn't turn my finger green. I do take it off if I'm working with power tools or electricity because I like having ten fingers, but it's definitely one of the best materials for a ring. It was also cheap-as-chips but looks amazing. I think we paid $35 and I get a surprising number of comments on it.
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Feb 27, 2017 18:33
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Congrats spyder! I have a silicone wedding band. It's very comfortable, besides the HV safety. I wear it all year; I don't think there's any way I could go to a metal ring. Edit: literally LOLing at the ken PEX wedding band
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Feb 27, 2017 18:39
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beep-beep car is go posted:What's this? I have developed contact dermatitis with my wedding ring, so I have a big gnarly scar where the ring used to be. I'd love to do something to it to be able to wear it again. The local high end car dealer offers a variety of automotive coatings like ceramic and glass coatings. For a few bucks they do jewelry as well. the spyder posted:Woke up on Sunday expecting a day of house hold chores, errands, and finishing painting our bedroom. Instead, we got surprise baby. She's three weeks early, but healthy. Wife is doing good. Now... to decide on a name. Aw yeah baby!
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Feb 27, 2017 18:43
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angryrobots posted:Congrats spyder!
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Feb 27, 2017 18:49
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I looked at all sorts of fancy "man" rings  with weird and fancy materials but they were universally terrible to actually wear. If I'd have known how easy it is to turn a coin into a ring I'd have made my own.
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Feb 27, 2017 18:52
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Congrats on the kidlet! Place your bets, will her first word be "RX7", "wankel", or "rotary"? angryrobots posted:Congrats spyder! It wasn't even my idea  My plan was always to cast some myself, but then I accidentally met The One and ended up living with her, engaged, and married before I could find a way to hide a metal casting operation, which is difficult when you have no walls.
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Feb 27, 2017 19:00
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Congrats, spyder! monsterzero posted:Ugh, rings. I don't wear any jewelry or even a watch so I'm kind of dreading wearing a wedding ring. I've looked at about a thousand in catalogs but they're all pretty meh, but I don't think I'd be excited about a ring unless it was machined from a Honda RC166 conrod or something. Fiancé says I don't need a ring, but I know she wants me to wear one. Felt exactly the same way. Told wife I didn't want a ring. Got couped by my MiL (I can't tell if that was a very cunning or very oblivious move) and now I have a ring. Compromise ended up being that I'll wear it on special occasions. So on date nights, when the suit comes out etc. I'll put it on and endure; the rest of the time it sits in the drawer.
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Feb 27, 2017 19:15
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Gratz baby
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Feb 27, 2017 19:20
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kastein posted:Congrats on the kidlet! "Braaaap"
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spog posted:You realise that you've answered your own problem there. If I could get ahold of 60s Honda GP bike parts, I would spend that money to buy a house and retire instead. J/k, I would buy the parts and she would divorce me. bolind posted:Compromise ended up being that I'll wear it on special occasions. So on date nights, when the suit comes out etc. I'll put it on and endure; the rest of the time it sits in the drawer. That is my future. I'll probably end up ordering something inexpensive and wearing it for occasions.
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Feb 27, 2017 19:37
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AWWWW YISSSSS 
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Finally, some happy news from Rhyno!  
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Feb 27, 2017 20:02
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Retail therapy!
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It really ties the room together.
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Feb 27, 2017 20:24
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There is only one suitable ring. Plain gold in the style of the One Ring, with no inscription. Heavy and understated.
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KozmoNaut posted:There is only one suitable ring. Plain gold in the style of the One Ring, with no inscription. Heavy and understated. That's what this hairy goon's got. Wife's is similar, but thinner. Traditional AF 18K. Also we eloped.  
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Feb 27, 2017 20:34
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If I'd known about carbide rings when I got married I would have went for that for sure. Buddy of mine has one and he loves it because he can open bottles with it.
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Feb 27, 2017 20:35
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I went with black zirconium with an orange enamel inlay, because it reminds me of KTM.
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Feb 27, 2017 20:36
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I got some custom designed rings. Would recommend.
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Feb 27, 2017 20:43
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The Locator posted:Electric. So far I haven't found a plumber that would do it for less than Lowe's is quoting, but either way the installation costs as much as the water heater itself. Sort of typical anymore I guess. At least they guarantee it for 6 years and don't charge extra for doing it on a Sunday. Lowes, at least here, contracts it to a local plumber, though not "the little guy." FWIW, copper soldering is pretty easy (I learned how from kastein's video, no poo poo,) and ideally, that line is a dry line unless/until something goes wrong. Now my water heater is gas, and had to be brought up to code, since the old one had been in there since the '70s, so the install ended up being more than the water heater itself ($2400 total including the water heater). The had to bring the gas line out further, so one could easily reach the valve, swap the valve to one that can be shut off by hand, and minimize the flex line to the heater. They also had to add the drip pan, pressure relief, and, since the damned thing is nowhere near an outside wall or drain, a water sensor and electric shutoff for the supply. On the plus side, way more efficient, probably more water capacity thanks to lack of sediment, and there was no shutoff at all except the whole house cutoff at the street previously. monsterzero posted:Ugh, rings. I don't wear any jewelry or even a watch so I'm kind of dreading wearing a wedding ring. I've looked at about a thousand in catalogs but they're all pretty meh, but I don't think I'd be excited about a ring unless it was machined from a Honda RC166 conrod or something. Fiancé says I don't need a ring, but I know she wants me to wear one. Get a ring in something more interesting than gold. Mine's tungsten-carbide. You can also get titanium and carbon fibers, among other things. Best part is, this stuff is cheaper (and more durable) than gold or silver! Titanium is tough but still scratches pretty easily - you'll have to keep it polished. Tungsten carbide is tough and scratch-resistant, and I like the "smoked chrome" appearance. The odd metal rings do come in simple bands, but also come in more interesting designs, too. Mine has beveled edges, and a groove with a stainless steel insert under clear epoxy or something like that. It's proved to be sturdy. It's this one: http://www.tungstenfashions.com/Dragon-Lucky-8-Beveled-Tungsten-Carbide-Ring-8mm_p_128.html#.WLSIUxLyvUI Prices are all over the place. I think we paid close to the $50 in that link, possibly less, and my wife has a matching, smaller-sized one. edit: oh, hey Spyder - congrats!
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KozmoNaut posted:There is only one suitable ring. Plain gold in the style of the One Ring, with no inscription. Heavy and understated. LloydDobler posted:If I'd known about carbide rings when I got married I would have went for that for sure. Buddy of mine has one and he loves it because he can open bottles with it. We actually had the traditional plain gold bands originally. My wife actually wanted the "more interesting" rings later. I may have put the idea in her head by looking at them online (I was thinking about wearing one on the other hand), but it was all her idea to replace the wedding bands. This ring, and my one earring are literally the only jewelry I wear. edit: http://www.tungstenfashions.com/gold-lord-of-the-rings-tungsten-ring.html#.WLSK0BLyvUI
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the spyder posted:Woke up on Sunday expecting a day of house hold chores, errands, and finishing painting our bedroom. Instead, we got surprise baby. She's three weeks early, but healthy. Wife is doing good. Now... to decide on a name. Boost in, babby out?
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Feb 27, 2017 21:37
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Unlikely. Rotaries are excellent contraceptives.
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Feb 27, 2017 21:56
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Congrats spyder, thats a cutie!
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Congrats Spyder! Cheap hidden weddings aren't really an option, the missus wants a proper one and I agree. It's just once you get looking things it soon snowballs. We won't do anything we can't afford through saving though.
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Ring chat: mine is titanium. Makes teaching Science fun AND it can scratch the poo poo out of everything.
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QuarkMartial posted:Ring chat: mine is titanium. Makes teaching Science fun AND it can scratch the poo poo out of everything. I was surprised at how easy i was to scratch, itself. I was having to polish my titanium ring as much as my gold one, seemed like.
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Lightbulb Out posted:I got some custom designed rings. Would recommend. I bought my wife a custom designed wedding ring. After 13 years, it went into the shop a couple weeks ago because a prong broke. We got a call on Saturday that they'd have to send it to a jeweler down in LA that specializes in repairing super weird fractures with a "laser." Not even sure what that's gonna cost yet, but it sounds super loving expensive. Apparently, if it was anything other than platinum, it would have been unsalvageable. edit: QuarkMartial posted:Ring chat: mine is titanium. Makes teaching Science fun AND it can scratch the poo poo out of everything. Both of mine are titanium. I still have the original in my wife's jewelry box from when I was pushing 300 lbs. I'm since down to 190-200, as a result my finger isn't a sausage. Since titanium can't be re-sized, I could either send that ring in and $50 whereas they'd give me one that fit or I could just buy the exact same one in a smaller size which I did so that if my finger goes either direction, I can just ante up $50 and go from there whereas I still have my original. keykey fucked around with this message at 23:29 on Feb 27, 2017 |
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