TokenEastern

I’m participating in the Paris 2 Ancaster ride this year and need a set of tires as my GravelKing SS won’t make the cut in the mud. Max width for my frame is 38mm so I’m looking for 700x33/35.

It’s 70km, mixed between roads/hard pack/ mud chutes. The weather is all over this spring but forecasts look like rain so I’m anticipating a wetter ride.

Continental Cyclo-X Kings, Schwalbe CX Pros, Pirelli Cinturato M all seem to be available locally. Lots of suggestions online seem to focus on bigger tires so I’m running into that issue.

I realized I’ve been struggling with using Acrylic to make lips and need to switch to either g10 or Lexan. Anyone have an opinion on either?

My 2010 1500 SLT is making some ticking noises again, had manifold bolts replaced but the noise is back after a couple months. I’m going in to have them checked under warranty at the shop but also prepping for the worst.

I found a shop that will sell a rebuilt 5.7 with new cam/lifters/valves for $5,000 and $2,000 installed but I’m out of my element. What am I looking for? The rest of the truck is in great shape and I don’t have the $$$ for another truck.

$7,000 doesn’t seem insane given the cost of vehicles.

I’m looking to try out some UV Resins but I’m seeing a few videos where makers will just hang the baits which made me wonder if they had any issues with the resin sagging. I have a rotisserie motor so it’s not an issue to built something but if I can just hang it to dry in a uv box life would be simpler.

So I’m brand new to airbrushes, this morning I try painting some cardboard etc and use the paints that came with the set.

The white sprays nicely, get the flow of it so I drop in some blue. Next thing I notice is the paint stops after a couple seconds. It’s all dried onto the needle.

We’re talking maybe 20s of spraying and it was bone dry. Is this a cheap paint issue or is it I’m new and thought it might last longer?