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r/flytying•

Hello, I am getting married and I really like the look of the feathers in this Boutonnière. I was wondering if anyone could help me out if they know what species of bird this is and maybe even a good place to buy feathers from. Thanks alot!

Pheasant?

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r/woodworking•

Looking for some chisels. New to furniture making and I doubt I would appreciate top quality chisels. When do Aldi chisels usually show up in the USA? I heard twice a year. Is it the same times every year or is it a crap shoot? Are they supposed to be available soon? Thanks for answering.

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r/Fitness•

Hello everyone, I did some reading on the wiki but I may have missed some of these. My girlfriend and I are going on fat loss diets. I need it way more than she does. She just wants to lose a few pounds for summer. I have alot more work than that to do! My girlfriend is very fit. She works out a ton and lifts as heavy weights as she can (she's a great girl!) but eats like 3000+ calories and she has gotten great results from it. But she just wants to lose like 5 or so pounds. I have been away from working out for a few years and have paid the price with gaining weight. I want to lose a lot of pounds. Anyway our goals have kind of aligned and we both have some questions.

Weight-295, Height-6f

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r/Bladesmith•

I am in the planning stages of making a kiln, and I only want a kiln that will do only one blank at a time. Having a width of 4.5" and 4" high, do you think I will run into issues? Does it matter how far the elements are from the knife? (obviously not touching because they can short) What do you think?

edit: Please excuse crappy paint skills, elements will be drilled in channels on the sides. Do you think this is enough room? Here is my plan. In case you were wondering.

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r/AskElectronics•

Hello Everyone, This is my first post here so if I violate any rules I am sorry. I have a question with resistance wire, specifically Kanthal A1 resistance wire. To my knowledge these are treated basically like big resistors. I have a the problem drawn up here. Compound Resistance I took a class on basic electronics but it has been a while. I would hope that someone could look over this and make sure I am doing my math/theory right.

My Goal is to have a heating element that will push out around 3000 Watts.

Total Voltage=240 Volts, Total Resistance of Circuit=18.92 Ohms, Total Amperage of Circuit=12.68 Amps, Total Watts=3043

R1=18.025 Ohms x 12.68 amps =228.56 V

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r/knifemaking•

Hey guys, looking to make my first knife. I am in the planning and gathering tools stages. It looks like mainly brass, stainless steel, and nickel is used for making guards. I do not like the look of flashy shiny knives. I am mean I love LOOKING at them, but would not want to use them for fear of scratches at such. I love the look the look of wrought iron guards, but it looks like it is hard to source them if you are not a blacksmith. Can you use other steels as handguards and pommels?

I plan to make my first knife out of 1080 steel for relative ease in heat treating. Would I be able to use 1080 steel for a handguard? Sorry if this question has been asked before but I could not seem to fin

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r/guns•

I have seen that some people use silly things like carbon arrows or such to stiffen factory tupperware stocks for improved stiffness.Why does this matter? When looking at stocks such as Manners or McMillan one of their best selling points is their stiffness and strength. Why is this a better option with regards to precision? Let's say that you take a tupperware stock and bed the action with glass, pillar bed it, and free float the barrel so it is not in contact with the flimsy forend. With regards only to accuracy, why is this sub-optimal to the high-end stock options?

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