Milwaukee M12 Plastic Pipe Shear | Pneumatic Ratchet Wrench

“Composites and fire: developments and new trends in flame-retardant additives” by Belén Redondo, Composites Department of AIMPLAS, Plastics Technology Centre, Valencia, Spain.

That even extends to name brands since they have a habit of shutting down their own factories and then sticking their nameplate on junk.

Milwaukee is filling out its frontcourt minutes by committee, and it’s kind of working. Brook Lopez’s outside volume guarantees Antetokounmpo-friendly floor balance. Thon Maker has moments. D.J. Wilson is having more. And Ersan Ilyasova is back after fracturing his nose. 

I don’t know how the newest ones are, but I’ve always respected Honda for making just about any maintenance/repair work on their cars as DIY friendly as possible in terms of access, as well as the cost of OE parts (generally speaking). The one downside is them insisting on Honda specific fluids (ATF, power steering, VTM-4, etc). I’m starting to minivan shop and the Odyssey is winning me over with its easy to service transmission: an honest to God drain plug and dip stick! The rear bank of plugs is accessible without removing the intake manifold or any special swivel sockets! And I’m A-okay with them continuing to use timing belts on their J-series V6. It’s the VCM that I’m most worried about.

Instinct and experience would likely drive many manufacturers to employ a ballnose tool for many of these operations. That’s despite the fact that the tools in the video engage more of the work to enable larger stepovers, and, by extension, reduced machining time and smooth surface finish. Yet, even among those who are familiar with "barrel cutters," a common name for tools with exceptionally large cutting edge radii, going with ballnose wouldn’t necessarily be all about comfort and familiarity. Historically, these types of tools have been manufactured as specials, and few CAM packages have offered support.

Junk is junk, no matter where it’s made. I think the issue a lot of people have is that the good quality stuff just isn’t available off the shelf anymore, all you get is the cheapo crap. Most of it happens to come from China, probably because most of everything comes from China these days.

Wings are the no-brainer target for Houston, and sending Brandon Knight, Marquese Chriss and a protected first-round pick to Atlanta for Kent Bazemore feels inevitable. The Rockets take on some salary in this deal, which matters when they’re clearly concerned with the luxury tax. But they can broker a cash-and-Carmelo Anthony salary dump, like they did with Michael Carter-Williams, to offset the difference.

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This really is a poor design decision. Or does Ford think Ranger buyers are a bunch of lifestyle poseurs who will never get their hands dirty?

Because the 2.3-liter Ecoboost four-cylinder found in the 2019 Ranger isn’t exactly the same beast as that found in other Ford vehicles, the oil filter migrates to a slightly new location. A larger oil cooler means the filter no longer hangs towards the oil pan near the rear of the engine. Instead, the filter sticks out the left side, at right angles to the engine’s cylinders, making it less accessible for fumbling hands.

Ceramics is also a big trend with Japan being one of the biggest markets for industrial ceramics. Sinto, the majority shareholder for French company, 3DCeram is here demonstrating its ceramic printing technology and CERAMAKER machine. It already has two systems installed in Japan and it’s aiming to triple that number by the end of this year. Elsewhere, another company, SK Fine, founded just last year, is manufacturing its own ceramic printer here in Japan.

Consumers pay low prices because they have no good way to judge quality before they buy. As often or not, the more expensive widget is just the cheap widget with better marketing. If you’re going to end up with junk either way, you might as well pay as little for it as possible.