Use of thinline instead of road cartridge pads makes it harder to play with different pad compounds to dial in braking performance in different conditions, especially if using carbon rims.

With the release of Force level AXS came another new quarq version. Interestingly this new version is listed as spider only for $599. The identical (as best I can tell) in function old DZero spider has been selling for $679. Should I expect a small price reduction across the quarq lineup? Or is this just a weird quirk (like what I did there?) in the product line?

What will manifest in the part is known as the canoe effect (see Figure 2), where the internal bend angle is greater in the center than at the sides. This occurs because the punch and die are farther apart at center than at the ends.

Even if i have been wanting to support American companies by buying their products, it is stuff like this that forces me and many that i know of to look the other way.

Justin, glad you noticed that and posted it here. This is why I’m bitching so much about the new group. I don’t see why the ETap shift levers I have couldn’t shift 12 increments verses 11 since it’s just a electronic switch sending an input to the derailleurs to make a movement.

Cutline Marker Accuracy: Off at 90°. Off at 45° – both shifted to right, kerfs outside of notchesBlade Visibility: Very Good to ExcellentBevel Angle Setting: Fair – 5° increments; incised markings; no contrastGuard Action: Fair on shave cuts – guard hangs up to left side of blade, can be forced into raisingTracking against Straightedge: Poor – drifted to the left and jammedGrip and Trigger: Fair – sharp edge under trigger pushes against trigger finger; push-in safety button

The stand strays from the idea that jobsite stands need to be wheeled. We can attribute this to its light weight. While it loses points for portability, Skilsaw’s design created the most stable stand of the entire group. Another benefit to going with this simple stand design is that it is certainly responsible for dropping the price point. Skilsaw is definitely the table saw you want to go with if you’re having to move your saw in and out of a truck bed rather than being able to wheel it up in a trailer.

Before coming on Lumley was seen in a video introduction featuring the host trying out outfits for the show, appearing in a number of costumes referencing nominated films including “The Favourite, “Stan & Ollie,” “Mary Poppins Returns,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and “First Man.” The latter segued into a performance by acrobatic group Cirque de Soleil’s Totem in an interpretation of the moon landing which received a standing ovation from the celebrity audience.

Quality assurance (QA) inspections prove that additively manufacturing a perfect part is a lot harder than many engineers once thought. AM is a layer-by-layer production process where minor defects, uneven cooling, internal stresses, and suboptimal printing settings can doom a part to the scrap…

And then finally the main SRAM RED AXS presentation. Obviously it’s a finely tuned piece of marketing material, but sometimes there are nuggets in there that aren’t seen elsewhere. There’s also things like weights in there and a bit more on the gearing side that’s slightly outside the realm here. So here’s all those slides for road:

Cons: Delayed motor brake action; saw actually bevels to 55° but there is no marker past 50°; onboard hex wrench position mimics the trigger safety button making the saw easier to use with the wrench removed

Overall, we worked for a little over an hour and still had one bar left on the battery indicator. That’s not continuous use, but certainly not a bad amount of work on one charge. Runtime is probably going to be the biggest limitation for most homeowners. If Worx continues to bring more power hungry tools like this into the line, they’ll want to consider a 4.0 amp hour battery as well.