IR selfie.

>>109304
Yep, this is also why when you see a person dicking around with a thermal camera/lens/scope on youtoob or some such you'll see reflections of the person in their windows and shit.

  Zoltan Danis presentation on the 1999 F-117A shootdown, with English subtitles courtesy of a Serb on 8ch/k/.
https://8ch.net/k/res/493071.html


Predavanje Zoltana Danija o obaranju aviona F-117A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvgyiFCoG0U

>>109857
tl;dw: Air Force repeatedly sends aircraft down the same goddamn corridor every mission, Serbs use a IR camera to see when one is coming and then do basic math to find the intersection of two objects of unchanged velocity to volley fire SA-3s into the air until one of them gets close enough to trigger the proximity fuse.

>>109304

It can still be useful to have an idea on which parts of an engine are heating up faster than the surrounding parts. (and i'm obviously not talking of the cylinders)
That way you have some idea where the loss/inefficiency in the system is.

Obviously not a solves-all solution, but it can help you get situated.

the republicans are doing tons of things for gun owners, your NRA donations are well spent. remember that silencer thing? yeah it got dropped because paul ryan's tax laws take precedent after the president's healthcare bill, but it was still something.

>>109825
I hope that guy who ordered a few hundred thousand dollars worth of suppressors for his gun shop who was 100% convinced it WOULD pass and he was gonna make a shitload of money selling suppressors isn't feeling burnt.

>>109835
Probably feeling like all those gun store owners who ordered massive stocks of ARs right before the election because they thought Hitlery would win and they'd make metric asstons of money, loads of it.

Now they are sitting on stock nobody is really buying and what little they are selling they aren't making much profit on.

http://www.pressherald.com/2017/03/05/sales-of-guns-and-ammunition-plummet-since-trumps-election/

the sad part of this that guns are one thing that the whole republican party agrees on and could pass quickly with the help of the few reliably pro gun democrats. all that other tax & healthcare shit isn't going to go anywhere.

>>109836
it used to be that some gun owners were upset with the NRA for being too pro-industry & not an actual gun owners rights organization (which is total bullshit, sometimes supporting the owners requires supporting the industry, life is complicated especially byzanitne to the mandarinth power DC politics)
now they're complaining that the industry isn't getting enough support? you can't have it both ways. part of why the NRA isn't as effective as it could be is lack of grassroots support, they really need you to reach out to your dudes & ask for legalized 20mm shit, lower fees, full auto, etc. or whatever the fuck it is you want changed. just paying the fee doesn't buy all that much in terms of the amount of cocaine & hookers required to make something happen in washington, they need further assistance.

>>109825
>>109835
>>109836
Did the Hearing Protection Act actually get dropped? I mean, it's not a priority, and even if it were, the odds still aren't great, but it's still a work in progress.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/367

http://www.guns.com/2017/05/04/hearing-protection-act-on-the-move-but-facing-uphill-struggle-video/

>>107482
.......all of the fucking holes in the garage door

I fucking love that fat sword idiot.

>"voltrons weapons bird" still makes me laugh.

I fucking love that fat sword idiot.

>"voltrons weapons bird" still makes me laugh.

  Origin story

>>109839
why i love serds....

>>109767

Depends. If it's an obvious user error, duh. But if the problem lies with flawed tempering or such, it's the maker. I've agreed to refund or fix any structural problems that occur within six months of delivery, but so far never had to do that.

I've only done practice weapons for clients so far, so I can make some parts slightly more idiot proof. Not quite comfortable enough with my skill level to sell sharp swords to people yet.

Most of the time I've only made hilts anyway, separately bought blades are relatively cheap and there's always someone who wants to be different.

>>109770

What if a blade were to fail during normal use, and it's clearly your fault. Would you be liable for whatever personal damage occurs? (like the blade goes *SPROING* and takes out someone's eye)

>>109781

Tricky question. Most HEMA clubs teach the importance of the salute before doing anything during a session. It's more than just a greeting though; it's an aknowledgement that we're dealing with things that hurt and kill people, and a pre-emptive apology for any actual damage that might be caused unintentionally. If that's followed to the letter, that would release me from responsibility. Were that to happen for real, I would do what's in my ability to help the victim.

Of course, living in a country with free healthcare helps a lot with that conviction, but it's more a matter of professional pride.

  If the product you made is in a "defective condition unreasonably dangerous to the user or consumer," you can be liable under the rules of negligence or strict liability.
http://injury.findlaw.com/product-liability/proving-fault-in-a-product-liability-case.html
I remember seeing an episode of Tosh.0 where they were chopping things with a Cold Steel great sword and the 5-foot blade broke away from the handle and almost hit the cameraman.
Cold Steel - Two Handed Great Sword https://youtu.be/I0S3cjd-emk

Shitty hatchet.

>>109738
I have a shitty one, but I'm thinking of makin one.

Sweet, my letter opener arrived! Promptly used it to open a box that I got at the same time.

By the way. This all looks like fun so I think that I will make myself one of those coffee can forges. Already drew up a rough sketch of the burner. Going to try and bust it out at work tomorrow. Need to get a coffee can though.

>>109762
I'd aim for something slightly bigger. Those coffee can forges can't put out a ton of heat. I'd try to copy one of these. https://www.nctoolco.com/Whisper-Daddy-Four-Burner-Gas-Forge_p_38.html

>>109738
I was curious about how that thing was driven, and a RIS turned up this:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/shop-tools/545417-plans-building-your-own-belt-sander.html

if you're going to make curtains then you'd better also think about getting a dog

>>109741
I actually have a vintage singer. Have it folded down and use it as a TV stand.

Also have a Necchi from the 70s/80s that is folded down and used as a printer table.

>>109747
I have a dog. Cardigan Corgi, bicolored, named Mycroft.

If you're looking for a relatively easy pattern, I've made an Alaskan packboard linked below and I actually really like it. Big limitation is the straps, which you'd want to make a slip-over padding for the shoulders and long enough to wrap on the waist. There's a million variations with different pockets and such, so maybe there's something there. I've also seen versions with pop-riveted aluminum frames, which at that point you're starting to transition into ALICE territory.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/how-to-make-a-backpack-zmaz84mazale

>>109751
oddly enough that was on my list of "make for myself"

Honestly I'd be making my own patterns. Pattern making is about 25% of my job nowadays (pic related, I do the pattern work, cutting, and vinyl welding for these) and I learned a lot on doing custom work while Active Duty.

I want to know what people around here would want. Essentially I'm thinking of starting a spare-time etsy/hobby tier business that makes enough to fund itself.

Why? To have something that I enjoy to do.

Maybe magpouches for some less common things, like Vepr 54r magazines and such. Or a full chest rig (bonus for some retro styling). I made a chest rig for my Vepr 54r, but I am going to have to re-do it since I got new 10 rounder CSSpecs mags.

>>109685
>the people we are dealing with nowadays are just that dumb
You did not surprise me.

>>109686
>because there has been an incredible effort made by the Russian government and it's various supporters around the world to hide and destroy evidence of their crimes
Which is an argument you pulled out of your ass a minute ago.

>>109684
The Georgia Guidestones. I went to see those last month. You'd be surprise how many visitors that place gets despite being in the middle of nowhere. I saw one guy there with some sort of weird ghostbuster equipment. He gave me his card.

>>109679
>>109682
>>109684
>>109687

>>109688

I'll have to go check those out when I start motovlogging. I'd actually forgotten about those.

>MFW gommies

Most of what I've done so far has been fumbling around in scripts written for python. My intetrests defenatily are in backend programing. i hear that learning C of some variation and python are good useful languages.
Also have an interest in Mozillas Rust language, mainly since its new

>>109504
1. Get a Raspberry Pi.
2. Do some python magic.
3. Automate your house / cat feeder / print server / whatever dumb project you can come up with.
4. Learn 2 prog and electronics.

I've got 2 of them! That I haven't done shit with.

The projects I was going to do was a data capture thing for my MX-5 track car, complete with thermocouples for brake temperature and OBD-2 data. Also was going to make an alarm clock that turns on lights and makes lots of noise. (I sleep like the dead.) Also was looking into using the RasPi to control smarty LED lights for the house.

>>109504
reading the python the hard way now. Once I get through it the question becomes where to next? Where can I go to get in some programming that isn't a job with demands that exceed my new abilities. Theres gotta be an IRC channel somewhere that can help me bridge from n00b to low level grunt that can ask for money for my knowledge.

I understand there's some subset of the programming world where you basically agree to complete a given set of tasks by a given date for a given amount of money and that's it. Some kind of contract programming. It would be nice to code at home and to be sure that my being legally blind doesn't really come into the equation, besides figuring out how much time I need to budget for the given task, for myself. How does this kind of thing work? How can one get into this kind of work?

I feel like this was the background for this thread >>107629, and I distinctly remember someone on here desperately needing a new graphics card because they were in the middle of a project like this and if they didn't get it done on time, they wouldn't be paid. So, please, tell me more.

I tried getting into programming a couple times, but it never really made any sense to me. I don't have interests or desires that require programming knowledge, and most of the tools I would want already exist and are free to use. On top of that, the barrier to entry is tall, and past basic cs classes, the layers of abstraction get really intense. Arduino projects are usually interesting, but those are more elctro-mechanical systems rather than strict software challenges.

Eve Online is a good playground for test programs. There are a lot of APIs available to pull data from, and a lot of opportunities for cost trackers and calculators. I imagine other MMOs are similar. But at the end of the day, what end goal are you working for besides "I want to code better". If you want a career, I suggest you take classes because that is the best way to learn about things like algorithms, machine learning, systems and database management, which are the in demand fields of work.

WTF, I'm not sold that it is an ATF honeypot, I think people might just be that stupid.

LEL I know right guys??? this site is a totally more believable kind honey pot.

"Never attribute to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence."

-- Napoleon Bonaparte

Most of the modern receiver has the block in the receiver so these drop it auto sears will not work unless the lower is modded which IIRC per ATF it's enough for intent for construction of illegal machinegun.

>>109645

Correct. Currently the only way to ghetto-rig FA without receiver modifications is with an increasingly-rare Colt SP1-spec BCG and a Lightning Link.

Honestly, just buy a 3MR drop in trigger and use that. No threat of buttrape prison and it works almost as well as the real thing.

>>109464
I generally type like I talk... pauses included.

Then when I'm writing work dox/emails I have to reread and remove most of the commas and contractions.

I have write daily reports for the shit I work on, and do so pretty much in greentext format with some added punctuation and grammar.

> Arrived on site at 700.
> Reviewed safety bullshit.
> Met with customer.
> Fixed spinny thing that runs on fire.
> Spilled approx 750 gallons of oil.
> Took a huge dump.
> Cleaned up work area.
> Departed site at 2130.

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>>109466
>Then when I'm writing work dox/emails I have to reread and remove most of the commas and contractions.

I have to do the same thing, and add way too many commas. The only useful thing I partially learned in english class was to go through and start removing as much as I could from what I write.
If I have more than one comma then I fucked up somewhere.

>>109414

I just feel like posting this because its true and I forgot to comment on it earlier. Now that I run my own shop and get to decide all my inventory, the first thing I did 2 years ago was liquidate any cheap, crappy guns the shop had left in stock to other dealers, and never reorder them. No Cobras, no Hi Points, no Comanches, none of the stereotypical Saturday night specials or gangbanger guns.

I have had exactly zero crime guns traced to my shop since I did that. In two years. At the old place where the boss insisted on selling that stuff, we had over a dozen a year on average. Feels fantastic.

>>109517
Do you make an effort to have cheap, quality things like PA-63s and Makarovs around? Poor people need to protect themselves, too.

Unrelated, but why does Gunbroker feel the need to serve clickbait ads in the middle of their search results? Do they seriously not make enough money from the auctions?

>>109528

PA63s and Maks aren't so easy to get anymore. I did get a great batch of Tanfoglios on sale a while back though. Sold about three dozen of them at three hundred bucks a pop (retail is nearly $600) and did fantastic with them. After those dried up I went with some TP-9s and a few Bersa's for my lower-end stuff, but those aren't as popular.