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   Summertime for Zeon (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 13:40:14 JST Summertime for Zeon

   Might be seeing the death pangs of the big kitplane manufacturer Van’s. Turns out having a bunch of parts made in the 3rd world doesn’t end up giving you a quality product, despite all the money saved. So the company is out a shit ton because of bum parts, and its future is looking iffy without some piles of cash to burn.

   If you guys like boomer drama, well, this won’t be juicy but it’s about what you’d expect. Old guy outsources work, the work is dogshit, and he ends up being unable to replace that busted stock. Complete self-own.

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     Rayfield (rayfield@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 13:40:13 JST Rayfield

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     @WashedOutGundamPilot I wonder if the heat from laser cutting is messing with the temper of the metal along the edges.
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     Summertime for Zeon (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 13:40:13 JST Summertime for Zeon

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     @Rayfield I can’t quite tell if it’s even an issue. It sounds a bit like forum-based hysteria, where guys obsess over something and blow it out of proportion. Happens a lot w/ stuff like this. The story of a fringe case becomes the norm in customer minds, and then the entire thing balloons into a guaranteed worst-case scenario

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     Summertime for Zeon (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 13:40:14 JST Summertime for Zeon

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     Boomers and their outsourcing, man. THey just can’t get enough of it.

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     BowserNoodle ☦️ (bowsacnoodle@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 13:51:00 JST BowserNoodle ☦️

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     @Rayfield @WashedOutGundamPilot Depending on the process, there's a definite chance. Aluminum alloys will shift away from preferred crystalline structures before melting point. It only takes a small weak point to cause systemic failure in something like that. I'm ignorant on the specific alloy here and process, so take that with a grain of salt.
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     Rayfield (rayfield@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 13:51:25 JST Rayfield

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     @WashedOutGundamPilot I actually just found a paper on this, it was mildly interesting. It sounds like while there is a difference it is within international acceptable limits, there is also a difference in where the fatigue crack begins and how it propagates.
     
     researchgate.net/publication/292709933_Laser_cutting_effects_on_aluminium_sheets_mechanical_properties
     
     Like you said though, probably not an issue. I know I'm guilty of exactly what you stated, it's easy to get hyperfocused on internet forums.
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