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Ptown

Member since Nov 2015 • Last active Dec 2024

I ride bikes.

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    Leaking out of the base is most likely boiler/base gasket. Does the boiler/grouphead rotate at all if you put some lateral force on it? If so, that's the likely culprit. If not, could be element gasket instead.

    You could cut a replacement gasket out of a cornflake box if you need an Air BnB replacement. I wouldn't. Lots of shadetree mechanics would and have. You'll need an oil filter wrench to remove and replace regardless. The element gasket is an o-ring so no Air BnB bodge there.

    Edit: it's handy to have an oil filter wrench, not a necessity. You can bodge a bit of wood or something I guess.

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    Can you pay for an internal shipping label to the SnS address? So you're still providing a printed label but total shipping costs are now just national postage + 40SGD?

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    Yeah, it seems too good to be true, right?

    For what it's worth, we've used them for the last four years, multiple origins and destinations, probably 20+ packages, never any issues.

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    Did I stutter?

    My usual route is US/UK to middle east - I'm sure they can handle another similar expat destination

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    Shop and Ship has been excellent for me. They quote £20 for that package.

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    Yeah, but it's great news that you have a life outside of going to the gym! Also, it's marginal, marginal gains at that point (all else being equal).

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    You're right that context is key but this particular takeaway is pretty consistent across a wide range of experience levels. For example, similar research was carried out on the Norwegian powerlifting national team. The same volume split over 6x/week frequency had noticeable gains over 3x/week.

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    Just swapped the Vario/Ditting steel burrs into the DF54 and reversed the motor direction. Super easy aside from the bastard shimming. Consistency in grind is, visually, immediately obvious - can't imagine it won't bear through in the cup. Excited to find out once they're seasoned.

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    What a result! Enjoy the project!

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    Ooh, nice work. What a treat that'd be! Let us know how it goes!

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