canopy

On 9/13/2020 at 2:58 PM, Max69xl said:

The only solution imo is bio-degradable plastic

There are way better options. Bio-plastics wouldn't even be in my vocabulary. 

On 9/13/2020 at 2:58 PM, Max69xl said:

A bit more expensive

And that is the simple answer why such things are not used. People want cheap. They don't care about saving the environment. The answer to 99% of the questions in the world is money.

11 minutes ago, Don Chance said:

So drug laws are a way of communicating this

I think we can safely debunk this claim by seeing that the two very worst drugs alcohol and tobacco that cause untold addiction, death, health and many other problems remain legal. Hemp was made illegal in the US less than 100 years ago because some wealthy folks didn't want a cheaper, better product competing with their nylon.

Yes it is true that solutions are there and they can be simple, but that doesn't matter. The problem we face now is no one wants a solution. Almost everyone is totally content the oceans are full of garbage and plastic is burned into an unhealthy smog and thrown all over the place. As can be seen people won't change on their own, don't want educated, and it would be very unpopular to use laws against something that almost everyone is totally fine with or is actively participating in. This is the nature of the people of the world we live in. Not everyone thinks like you or I, far from it.

45 minutes ago, poloshirt said:

So I don't see why they can't make cups and covers from these cheap materials.

They already do, but it isn't as cheap and thus 99.99% of the people will say no and demand their cheap plastic. As people have said, tough laws are probably the only way to get results. That probably won't happen and people will look back at our generation and wonder why we polluted so much and cared so little.

4 hours ago, wombat said:

i would suggest the power of one be engaged to help overcome over use 

For every piece of garbage you pick off the beach weigh that with the 14 billion pounds of trash that will get dumped into the oceans this year. Next year will be more. It is absolutely futile to try to fix this problem by picking up items washed up on a beach. Worse than that it may be an own goal. If the common people see clean beaches and don't see the trash strewn everywhere they may be less interested in doing anything. If someone wants to make a difference, direct all energy towards stopping the littering. Before the cleanup can begin, the littering must end. The other way around doesn't work. Don't waste your abilities on a doomed strategy.

20 hours ago, joseph88 said:

i have some large teak trees that could provide a good amount of shade

Teak trees are deciduous. This fact will surely be noticed in the part of the year with no shade.

51 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

the present technology is barely sufficient to provide enough range to be a attractive to a buyer.

EVs with 500km range are available and 1000 km on the way. 

3 hours ago, digger70 said:

Hows that going to work? Plug the car into the power point and charge the batteries

Read up on V2G (vehicle to grid).

23 hours ago, webfact said:

starting with creating a demand by reducing the price barrier

This is exactly the problem--in Thailand they charge double for an EV compared to the price they cost in other countries. It's obvious why no one wants them. As long as this is the case, good look finding 1.2M suckers.

If installed to the manufacturers directions it would be perfect all year round.

Yes, there are all sorts of 4mm thick smart board designs suitable for ceilings. They also have all the insulation and other accessories you may need.

Results of the poll: 2 out of 3 people here want a vaccine. 1 out of 3 don't.

56 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Because  this virus has a significantly higher case fatality rate than seasonal flu and also many survivors have suffered permanent damage to their hearts, brains, lungs, and kidneys. 

Fatality rate isn't a big deal; just kind of a super flu level that selects mostly the weakest. And of course all sorts of complications and permanent damage can happen to anyone from the normal flu or other day to day things we are exposed to or even the vaccine itself. I could care less about a vaccine and absolutely do not want any part of it.

I have never taken a flu vaccine in my life. Why on earth would I want one for this?

10 hours ago, northsouthdevide said:

he said he glued them

As stated already, it is impossible to slide the pipe into the socket until they are softened because the pipe is bigger than the fitting. So do post pictures if you want to know how they were attached.

9 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:

Over heating the joint is one possible problem, but timing the heating solves that 

Always follow the data sheet paying close attention to exactly how many seconds to leave the pp-r in the heat tool. It depends on several factors; there isn't a one time fits all. If following the sheet on every aspect of making a joint there shouldn't need practice joints / guess work. The only thing I hate about jointing pp-r is it can be a 3 handed job. The demos show nice easy bench top demos with a nice convenient piece of pipe. In the real world you often need one hand to hold the pipe, another hand to hold the fitting, and another hand to hold the heat tool.

16 hours ago, johng said:

They do use wood

For plasterboard studs they don't. Plasterboard is not a traditional building material in Thailand and wood studs aren't used for it now, nor was it ever. There's probably as many igloos in Thailand as there are houses made of wood 2x4's.

1 hour ago, wobblyjohn said:

Tap the wall till you find the wood behind the plasterboard and if you can put screws through there where you hear a hollow sound put a butterfly clip 

Wrong country. They don't use wood in Thailand.

Good heads up move by the government. 48 hours is also prudent. Some may not know ammonium nitrate explosions happen periodically around the world. For instance the 1947 Texas explosion was much bigger than the one in Lebanon. It's great to see this treated as an immediate wake up call in Thailand.

If a fastener does not specify how much weight it can handle on the package, don't buy it. Get one that can support the right weight. Also the thickness of plasterboard will be important.

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34 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Let's take this Chinese news with a couple of tons of salt, shall we?

CATL isn't some newbie company trying to get some free press for vaporware. CATL is the biggest battery manufacturer in the world and the supplier for Tesla, BMW, Daimler, Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo. I don't see how lying about this would serve them in any way. But definitely, let's wait and see what the auto makers have to say about this new battery. That will be the proof in the pudding.

26 minutes ago, ChristianBlessing said:

Tesla's goal of a "million mile" battery

It's no longer a goal, it's done. A two million km battery that lasts 16 years and costs 10% more:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52966178

You asked about the best. This is easy to look up online and then just order it from amazon. That said Hafele should be pretty good, Yale tends to sell lower end stuff in Thailand though still reasonable quality, and Solex is low quality from what I have seen. Price should be a reasonable indicator of quality.

That is not silicon, it's PU. Silicon is typically used for this purpose, but PU may be even better but is a lot more expensive. The sealant to avoid outside is acrylic since it can't take UV rays.

41 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

And that is the main issue with EV,s - the cost

True, but note there is a tipping point ahead when batteries get cheap enough that EVs become cheaper than ICE vehicles. Due to the battery breakthroughs some believe this event is not far off. When this golden moment is reached, it will be an absolutely huge event like a teeter totter flipping over to the other side.

1 hour ago, Silurian said:

So, another 5 years before affordable EVs? Where are they now?

EVs from all makes in Thailand cost double or more what they cost in other countries. I have not seen any exceptions. I don't know on what grounds they decided to cripple the prices or who is lining their pockets with this 100% inflated price. This news story may provide the answer. They are calling for Thai companies to build EVs for what they call "the normal people". So forget buying an EV in Thailand. Your options are pay double for an import because they peg you as rich, or buy into thai junk that won't be available for 5 years because they peg you as poor. Both cases they make you look foolish. A sad and self inflicted state of affairs.