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Had a chance to hang out with the guys yesterday for a few hours and really enjoyed it. Got a great tour of the shop and probably left a pint of drool on the floor. It was really cool to sit and talk to people who really know this business and I came away with a LOT of ideas. For those who don't already know, they run a first class business there. Not sure what I was expecting but it was neat to see everything so laid back yet so clean and professional.
Oh, and I left with my new 5" ProCap Dash. If anyone here is on the fence about a 5", you better hurry if you are in the US. Looks like he only has enough parts to put together one more system minus the 5" clamps which I scored off of ebay. To make the decision easier, a lot of the 5" stuff is on clearance so the $$ difference between the 4" and 5" is very reasonable so I couldn't pass it up. Just waiting on the clamps so I should be doing the cleaning runs next week. I am planning on running 4 plates and when I run neutrals, I will use the top 2 bubble tees with packing in them. They didn't have any 5" column parts so I picked up 2 extra tees that I can pack. Anyone have a good source for SPP? Swede isn't responding to my inquiries. I will use scrubbies until I can find some.
These parts are really solid and well crafted. If you don't already have a SD system, don't put it off like I did.
Thanks Larry, Ari and Jeff. Had a blast.
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amphora-society has the best copper SP, but you can spend a month reading about that and scoria and all the other packings..
I was leaning toward the spiral prismatic stuff in SS if I can find it.
Thank you for the kind words.
How bout those burgers aye?
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Could have been the best that I have ever had. If not, definitely in the top 3!
We need to be down in Orlando in September/October - I've been trying to convince the missus that we need to spend a couple of days in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and drive up after (why not a few days at the beach?). She's all upset about the 4hr drive.
Juno/Jupiter Beach is way nicer than anything down south imo.
2.5 hours from here.
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Jupiter is a lot closer to you than 2.5 hours. Maybe 30 minutes?
No no. Orlando is 2.5 from me.
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2.5 hours to walk to Larry's after you've had a few at the bar the photo was taken from... :))
I'm more like I am now than I was before.
Fixed it for you
What? I have seen no burgers when we passed by. Is that a new part of the tour introduced AFTER we were there? Me love some good burgers! :-w
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Tour was limited to customers only. Other SD business owners need not inquire ;)
Did you take them a present cracker? one of my customers brought me a cheesecake when he came to visit last week. Mighty fine it was too.
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Ooops. No. :-\"
Next time.
Besides you fellers came blowing through here so fast it's a miracle that you made enough time to eat your steak. Next time stay a while longer....
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I have had the pleasure of pestering Smaug a few times and I have enjoyed it very much, until he fed me some gin :))
What? No likey hair spray?
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Well it appears that the 5" clamps that I just got aren't really for a 5" tri clamp flange. I'm not going to throw another $130 at a fucking gamble so does anyone here in the states have a line on 5" clamps? If not, I guess I will have to order them from you guys in Aus or Europe. Seems ridiculous but I am tired of waiting any longer. I need 8. Smaug doesn't carry them anymore here in the US.
Shoot sorry.
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Were these the ones you ordered?
No. The ones I got were here in the states. They were 5" inside diameter when closed. With the flange on a 5" bubble tee they need to be about 5 1/2" or so. I'm just going ahead and ordering them from SD Europe to make sure I get the right ones. NP Smaug. Knew going in that the 5" rig would require some creativity. Will be all good when done.
Sorry about that mate. I have stock as well, but the shipping can be exe.
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Someone sent me a snap of Larry at the beach yesterday.
You're special Smaug, don't let anyone tell you different!
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Jerk.
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That sock/contraption would be much larger if it were Smaug.
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No doubt to store the bottle of rum.
Where else would you put it?
You're not still doing that shower sharing thing?
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I've seen Larry in person and I will tell you that he was not wearing a hat. The rest? Well you can just speculate about that.
Doing their part for water restrictions?
We at SD NA are always environmentally conscious.
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