Image 1 — Had this for about 30 years, does it have any value outside of melt value?
Image 2 — Had this for about 30 years, does it have any value outside of melt value?
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Had this for about 30 years, does it have any value outside of melt value?

I’ve never cleaned or polished it, no idea about prior owners. Never been into coins so not sure how you judge condition on them accurately. Trying to see if I should sell it at gold price or if it has value as a collectible above that. Thanks for any advice!

u/Impossible-Age-5196 — 1 day ago
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Remove dual date on Morgan?

Dual date on the Morgan is too crowded, wish they could've had "2026" and had only the 250 privy. They did the single date on the BOM series, why not here? Also, do you think the enhanced uncirculated ASE will tank the Morgan & Peace enhanced uncirculated sales? Numerous coins remaining for the reverse proof. At $169-173 these coins have about $45 in silver, it may take a few years to deplete inventory.

u/Impossible-Age-5196 — 18 days ago

Kawasaki 24 HP FR730V engine

I have a lawn tractor with  a Kawasaki a 24 HP FR730V engine and only 200 hrs, mine since new. Won't start from a dead battery. REPLACED BATTERY no change. Replaced 20 amp fuses, solenoid etc. Fuel pump good, gas going to the bowl .... sits in the bowl till I empty it. No issues with fuel - new and at a loss. Carb solenoid good (I hear click). Throttle cable and choke cable good and adjusted if wasn't. I am at a loss ... any help appreciated. Starter turns, just won't fire up.

I live in rural area and it is in a hard place to trailer out. Can't seem to get anyone to come to my place to fix. Dealer went down, sign of the times I guess.

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u/Impossible-Age-5196 — 1 month ago

Possible Route to Obtain Faster Color Swaps

Could BL come up with faster color swaps on the H2C? Maybe this doesn't mean re-designing or eliminating the Vortek nozzle-changer system for dedicated toolheads. How about a NEW AMS Pro 3 where there are 2 motors to send out a second feed from the AMS? If they had two motors in the "AMS 3s" the filament could be primed and ready at the 4 in 1 adapter so that the retrieval time was shorter. I don't know if the daisy chain and 6-pin cable was designed with the capability or not. It means synching assignment colors and ports would be critical, especially if there were 2 AMS 3s in the setup. It might be a way to speed up color swaps. What do you think? I am not an engineer, just throwing the idea out.

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u/Impossible-Age-5196 — 2 months ago

ZERO Experience: First Day with H2C

Some will find this interesting: with "nada" experience especially. Here are a few observations initial reactions below (I won't put the first print here - benchy turned out fine). The device is truly amazing, A+ for design (I grade things, retired univ professor). Been a "nerd" for several decades, seen the evolution of everything from Win 95 to the iPhone. Here are my initial observations on Bambu & 3D printing (never used one before):

  1. Security. Does everyone have 2-factor identification on their Bambu account? Wow, I read here about the walled garden, but this "authenticator" crap blew me away. Those who grew into this since BL's beginning are maybe desensitized. It quickly became a PIA... thought I could take it off with the "toggle".... and it threatened to delete all of my devices on the account that I was working on all day. For a newcomer, this completely turns me off. I have a bit of buyer's remorse to be honest.
  2. Unpacking & Setup. Went smoothly, collected all the screws and went thru a video guide. This is an absolute must. Too many pieces of foam etc. One piece I missed and had to reach in during the benchy to get it out. I appreciate the care and detail, but some may skip a tutorial on unpacking: don't. I did a firmware update, apparently the H2C didn't reboot (I wasn't babysitting). When I went to use the Handy app, it couldn't get a video feed and the AI monitor didn't know why - told me to put in a ticket. I assumed a camera "driver" from the firmware needed to be rebooted and viola .. fixed!
  3. Accessories. With the BL sale, bought plenty of goodies. Purchased WAY too much filament, AMS HT, build plates etc. I learned about RFID tags after going to the prime day HAUL sale and bought Sunlu filament steering away from the cheaper stuff. I will save the tags for the profiles from the BL spools. For the price difference, think BL filament will be my choice. Again, bought too much so it will be a long time before I need to restore the library. In retrospect, I should have bought 4 PLA spools and quit.
  4. Support. I don't completely understand how this works as I got mine from Best Buy with the 4-yr protection plan. Do I initiate a ticket in the app with BL or go thru the plan? Didn't need it today, but I do need to explore the service part.

Anyway, my initial thoughts and welcome comments/feedback. Hopefully nobody down votes, I just wanted to be honest and give a newcomer's viewpoint here. No doubt some of this may be inaccurate perceptions, time will tell.

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u/Impossible-Age-5196 — 2 months ago