Worst work accident video I’ve seen recently was an aluminum workshop where aluminum dust ignited which caused a chain reaction that eventually set fire to the metal building supports somehow. The thing was wild. The whole factory was gone in minutes. Dust of any kind is bad as an explosion hazard.
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Kaboom, Rico.
They did say carbs are bad for you but wow !
A guy died in Acton Ont years ago sanding bowling alleys , hit something that caused a spark and kaboom, up went the sander .
Most modern mills for particle board or mdf have very suffisticated spark and flame arresters in the dust collection systems, but most have a fire or something every yr .
I feel bad beating up a 5k Tudor with dive stuff , I can’t imagine getting a BlancPain wet. But I guess if you can afford it in the first place , non issue .
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A guy died in Acton Ont years ago sanding bowling alleys , hit something that caused a spark and kaboom, up went the sander .
Most modern mills for particle board or mdf have very suffisticated spark and flame arresters in the dust collection systems, but most have a fire or something every yr .
I feel bad beating up a 5k Tudor with dive stuff , I can’t imagine getting a BlancPain wet. But I guess if you can afford it in the first place , non issue .
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As much as it sucks, it is sunk cost. My wifes lost diamond was worth almost an order of magnitude more than I have spent on watches. It's gone. It sucks. It doesn't change anything in my life other than some regret that I didn't force a QC program on it.
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Diamond prices are falling faster than house prices in Milton.
DeBeers lost control of supply, it looks like 80% slide in prices may be where the diamond market lands. The old feller that does jewelry for our family quoted one of my kids a 2 CT diamond ring at $9,200 for lab, and $55,600K for mined.
Go buy her another diamond.
I’m probably in the minority, I’m not owning a lab diamond . It’s like buying pretend anything. MIL had a “diamond “that appeared 1.5-2 carat ish. It’s was fake and the family owned a jewelry store . She liked to pretend .
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In this case a lab grown diamond is chemically identical to a mined diamond.
Edit: if you’re talking about cubit zirconium “diamonds” they are completely different. But a true lab diamond is just carbon the same as a mined diamond optically and otherwise.
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And it’s produced without conflict or slaves. The biggest appeal to me is it’s a free market item, no cartel with their finger on the supply scale.
I remember a day when my grandad would only buy shoes from local shoemakers… he used to say those modern BATA factories didn’t make real shoes.
Many years ago I remember reading about De Beers influencing the output of a brand new mine so that the market would still be artificially adjusted so that they could maintain their artificially high prices for a rock that was becoming more and more common. Screw them. Lab diamonds have been a fantastic way of denting an unscrupulous cabal.
Lab diamonds are generally higher quality than mined diamonds BUT they can have challenges getting them truly colourless. Ironically coloured diamonds historically were (maybe still are) more valuable. They are made of carbon just like a mined diamond (chemically exactly the same, they are 100% real diamonds) either through high pressure high temp or chemical vapour deposition. Without the evil, cartels, blood money, children suffering, destabilizing governments that won't play ball, etc.--but if that is real... Even diamonds mined in ethical countries tend to be owned by the evil doers up the food chain so the money still goes to....
Where people get confused is thinking lab diamonds are somehow artificial or fake diamonds like say cubic zirconia (zirconium silicate) or moissanite (silicon carbide). The later being very compelling for hardness and brilliance BTW....
Basically they are real diamonds without all the suffering and evil.
The next part of that question is how much are people willing to pay to resurrect their clocks. Its a fun hobby but I don't know if its a viable job. If each municipal clock only takes her half a day, she will have to travel pretty far for work in short order.
These are amazing and cheap. Ticks all the boxes, unless you insist on a mechanical movement. I have no problem with ETA quartz. Only catch: not currently available, though the steel version is. I would take this on any underwater mission.
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Most of my relatives got made into exactly what they deserved, worm casings.
I do like the idea of my carbon being changed to a diamond...
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Most of my relatives got made into exactly what they deserved, worm casings.
I do like the idea of my carbon being changed to a diamond...
LONITÉ Canada - Make Cremation Diamonds from Ashes
LONITÉ™ preserves. We turn ashes into diamonds so you can continue treasuring loved ones. Cremation diamonds from ashes or hair are cherished forever.
Or hair? Uncle Fester’s butt hair diamond for all eternity!
Edit: Uncle Fester could shave his ass and wear his own butt hair diamond too!
From $2200 for 0.25 carat? That's a pass for me. If I want to carry ashes with me, I can come up with a lot of cool ways for less money.Most of my relatives got made into exactly what they deserved, worm casings.
I do like the idea of my carbon being changed to a diamond...
LONITÉ Canada - Make Cremation Diamonds from Ashes
LONITÉ™ preserves. We turn ashes into diamonds so you can continue treasuring loved ones. Cremation diamonds from ashes or hair are cherished forever.
Back to watches, is anyone else getting inundated with Omega DSOM Apollo 8 ads? It looks nice. Like CC, I lost a lot of respect for the brand when they made their own fakes.
I'm pretty sure they were referring to all the wall, mantle, and grandfather clocks on the island that need to be repaired/serviced.
Back to watches, is anyone else getting inundated with Omega DSOM Apollo 8 ads? It looks nice. Like CC, I lost a lot of respect for the brand when they made their own fakes.
I'm OK with the MoonSwatches. It got a lot of millennials/Gen Xers interested in something outside of wearables. And I wouldn't call them fakes. Fakes = counterfeits. It's pretty obvious to anyone they're not Speedys.
