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  1. Wow, what the hell? Just looked at the original post date. Why did a 2 year old post show up in my new posts feed?
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Roofers dropped off their stuff last Thursday/Friday and set up to redo my roof this week. Saturday, order of no new construction to start unless essential came into effect from government for us. Roofers showed up and got at it yesterday. Just after lunch a local PD officer dropped by... One of my Wonderful neighbors decided to phone in a violation complaint... Thank God the police understood the fact that the roofers patched the worst spots months ago and are just finishing the job as such making it a continuation of work started. And he deemed it essential as to leave my roof bare plywood would destroy my house in the upcoming rain later this week.
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    SSA's Daily fitness iHop

    Awesome. Good to hear. Started a GVT routine yesterday, so barbell bench and pull ups were the 2 exercises, then did some band work, Pilates ball ab work and skipping to round out my morning fitness routine. Today's sole GVT exercise was barbell overhead press, then did some Yates row, cable work, incline db press, lat raises and bi/tri work. Tomorrow will be legs (squats and RDL's) Then Thursday start repeat of above. OHP day is being used for accessory work not present in the big lifts.
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    Tools

    The thing with table saws, unless you get on with a big table or build a big table, it is quite unwieldy to get a sheet of wood onto one to cut. I find having a flat surface (ie garage floor) to place some 2x4's on then placing the sheet of wood on those and using a circular saw with a fence guide much easier than lifting huge sheets onto a table saw. With routers, any quality reputable brand will do really. And get a circle jig to attach it to for making perfect circles. Remember it's the glue that holds the box together. Use of good wood glue is key, and having proper coverage. I just use an 18 gauge Brad nailer to quickly tag the sides in place along with using clamps until the glue has dried.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    That would be interesting...
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    https://www.kingstonist.com/news/suspect-caught-after-attempted-package-drop-at-collins-bay-institution/ Little fucker tried to throw drugs and cellphones over our wall to his brother 2 nights in a row. Damn could he run. I had him eating the fucking pavement from the tower, but with no visible weapons on him I wasn't justified to shoot. Could only watch our mobile patrols give chase and contact local police for an assist. Whatever he had on him he buried in the swamp before he got caught.
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    Hi , help picking sub for sealed box please

    funky pups for the win! Seriously though, can't go wrong with the pair of SSA Gcon 10's that you listed. In a small(er) sealed set up, going with the two 10's will give you more cone area than a single 12, and allow you to better use the power available from that amp. And just from a look at them spec wise, they should excel in sealed enclosures. Welcome to SSA.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Generally, I don't stock alcohol at the house. Only really have a couple drinks here and there, and normally it's while camping in the summer; The odd drink out with some close friends through the winter. Lately, I've found an acquired taste for red wine, which I have been keeping a bottle on hand and having a glass after supper. Now, with the distancing thing, and staying home, I've actually found it easiest to just not drink at all. But I realize, that is not an option for many.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    And why, are we not being made privy to these photos? Priorities.
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    SSA's Daily fitness iHop

    Well done. I generally stick to a Monday to Saturday routine now. Unless something comes up that I have to miss a day. Doing a simple PPL split twice weekly, so even if I miss a day, I'll still have done that working group once for the week. Generally just switch the main focus from first to second workout for the week (ie. Mon chest focus push, Thu shoulder/overhead focus push). So that no single muscle is too fatigued and to prevent overuse injury. Still hit all muscles in that days group.
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    SSA's Daily fitness iHop

    Don't forget to give time for your muscles to repair. Don't over do it and compromise your health. Although, awesome job and stick with the grind. Hard work pays off.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    All those wipes and hand squirt shit are just the lowest form of antibacterial. Barely useful. Nothing for viruses at all. So many people are using them thinking it's keeping them safe from COVID19, it's not. At all. Proper handwashing, keeping a safe distance from others. Don't touch your face, ever. These are things that'll work. Remember, if you can smell their fart move apart.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Starting week 2 of all three kiddos at home. So far, spirits are good. Trying to figure out the whole work situation. Being a correctional officer I still need to go to work, and my wife works rehab at the hospital, so she still needs to work. Going to get tougher to figure out the longer this goes.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Really hoping this shit doesn't hit my work. It'll suck. Huge.
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    SSA's Daily fitness iHop

    It's hard. I find when life gets busy, I drop the cardio. But I still am playing volleyball regularly, so that helps.
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    4th vs 6th 6 15s

    Flat wall it now, tune low, big port, will get tons windy. Save the headache of doing multiple setups for no reason. As said above use a low pass crossover to set your upper limit on the bandpass you're using them for. And there are tons of methods of setting it up so that you can switch the port up later.
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    4th vs 6th 6 15s

    But WHY do you want to do a 6th order bandpass? Or bandpass in the first place? What are the benefits you are gaining from that enclosure?
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    2015 Hyundai Sonata Sport/Limited

    Looking good. Love how that came together. Keep it going.
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    Stereo Integrety HST-15 ported box build

    Sorry to hear about the layoff. Sucks dude. Glad to hear you've got your priorities in the right place though. Best of luck with the job search. Hope you find something good.
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    Randal's GMT400 "Phantom Dually" Build

    Nothing wrong with over building for the current plans. Having extra means less stress for now, and room for more down the road. Keep the work and pics coming
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    First post. Hello all.

    Welcome to the board.
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    favorite brand names

    Find it amazing, I made this post 7 years ago, I am still running this oz me 12 just using it in my garage in a sealed enclosure off of low power (old computer speaker amp). Gets used pretty much on the daily. Still awesome, still love it. Still my favorite sub I've ever owned. Still have the old alpine cda-7998 sitting on the top shelf above my work bench. Hasn't been hooked up in years. Was never able to part with it when it was still relevant. Now, with all the Bluetooth, factory integration, NAV etc it's just a relic of a past era.
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    Stereo Integrety HST-15 ported box build

    If your "beauty plate" is properly adhered to the baffle, it will provide the extra stiffness you are looking for. No need to do yet another baffle. P.S. nice work. Keep it up.
  24. just because it can handle that much power doesn't mean you need to feed it that much... that being said, shake the buildings foundations... hahaha if you have the ability to build an enclosure, doing a large low tuned 4th order vented would be awesome for home theater duty. something to really feel the low lows. Don't know anyone in the bay area, so can't help there.
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    SSA's Daily fitness iHop

    Ah. Good to hear it's making a difference. Keep it up
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