What you can expect from a more expensive press brake in 2024

The difference between an inexpensive press brake and a more expensive one can be significant, impacting various aspects of performance, quality, and capabilities. Here are some key factors that differentiate them:

Build Quality and Durability: More expensive press brakes are typically built with higher quality materials and construction methods. This leads to better durability and a longer lifespan. Inexpensive models may use less robust materials and construction, potentially leading to more wear and tear and a shorter operational life.

Precision and Accuracy: Higher-end press brakes generally offer greater precision and accuracy. They are equipped with advanced control systems and high-quality components that ensure consistent bending angles and dimensions. Inexpensive models may have less precise control systems and lower quality components, which can result in greater variability in output.

Control Systems and Software: Expensive press brakes often come with more sophisticated control systems and software. These can include features like touch screen interfaces, more comprehensive programming capabilities, and better integration with CAD/CAM systems. Inexpensive models may have more basic control systems with limited features and less user-friendly interfaces.

Capacity and Versatility: More expensive press brakes typically offer greater capacity in terms of tonnage and length, allowing them to handle larger and thicker materials. They may also be more versatile, able to perform a wider range of bends and shapes. Inexpensive models might be limited in size and the complexity of the tasks they can perform.

Speed and Efficiency: High-end models often have faster cycle times and more efficient operation, which can lead to higher productivity. They may also have features that speed up tool changes and setup times. Less expensive models may be slower and less efficient in comparison.

After-Sales Support and Warranty: Manufacturers of more expensive press brakes usually provide better after-sales support, including training, maintenance, and customer service. The warranty period might also be longer, offering greater protection for your investment. Inexpensive models might have more limited support and shorter warranty periods.

Customization and Additional Features: More expensive models often offer more options for customization and additional features such as automatic tool changers, angle measurement systems, and specialized tooling. Inexpensive models are generally more standardized with fewer options for customization.

Energy Efficiency and Safety Features: Higher-end models may incorporate more energy-efficient designs and advanced safety features, such as light curtains or laser safety devices, to protect operators. Inexpensive models may have basic safety features but lack the advanced technology found in more expensive machines.

Brand Reputation and Resale Value: Well-known brands with a reputation for quality tend to charge more for their press brakes, but these machines often have a higher resale value. Inexpensive models from less known or new manufacturers might not hold their value as well.

In summary, while an inexpensive press brake might be suitable for smaller, less demanding operations or for businesses with budget constraints, a more expensive press brake offers better performance, durability, precision, and versatility, which can be crucial for high-volume, high-precision, or heavy-duty applications. The choice between the two should be based on the specific needs and resources of your operation.

Maybe I just really wanted to draw Lydia

I recall saying this before, but it bears repeating:

There could be a billion trans people in the world and it still wouldn't be a bad thing because being trans is not a bad thing. Even if the rate of people discovering they are trans is "disproportionate" to trends from decades ago, that is not a bad thing. In fact, it's a natural consequence for there being more trans people being able to stay alive, and, overall, being able to live in a slightly more tolerant world. You'd only see that as a bad thing if you actively didn't want trans people to either live or live a life that facilitates wellness.

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hes just a hungry guy

Can we talk about Haruhi realizing she’s in love with Tamaki?

Like… she’s literally fantasizing about having kids with him and panicking at the thought

And just in complete denial

And it’s just so funny to me

delicious ordinary food. completely normal. no catch

After watching GOTG vol 3 for a second time, I wanna take a minute to talk about Rocket and Lylla’s relationship. I believe Lylla is Rocket’s mother figure. Hear me out, because I know a lot of you will disagree, especially since their relationship was romantic in the comics.

But as with the rest of mcu, there can be big changes from the source material and Lylla going from a love interest to a mother figure can totally be one of them. Hell, it actually wouldn’t be the first time either considering Alexi was Natasha’s husband in the comics and now father in the mcu.

Back to Lylla and Rocket though, I really think they made this change intentionally and wanted the audience to see her in that motherly light. Her dialogue, her tone, all of her mannerisms actually are incredibly nurturing. I mean, just their first interaction itself sets up this mother figure idea. Lylla is introduced to a frightened, literal baby and immediately starts to soothe him, almost cooing, in a way that a mom would for a crying baby. Lylla then essentially licks his wounds and cleans Rocket up.

Of course Teefs and Floor were also welcoming and sweet but not in the same way as Lylla; they were excited for a new friend and were ready to accept him as their own (they also had more childlike personalities themselves), but Lylla was more calm and tried to help Rocket adjust to the situation emotionally. From there on, she literally raises Rocket. As Lylla said herself, there are hands that guide you, and for all of Rocket’s time growing up, she was the one guiding him. She was his biggest comfort and source of love, and she was his biggest supporter too.

She taught him, not in the ways the High Evolutionary did, but rather socially and emotionally. Lylla is the one who lifted him up, encouraged him, and was beyond proud of him. The scene where they hug right after Rocket breaks them out, reminds me of a mother who is so proud of what her baby grew up to accomplish. Even in the after life scene, Lylla’s physical affection was platonic and once again, her showing she’s proud of him. Even the words, “my beloved raccoon” sounded like a mother’s love and admiration for her child.

And to me, once you realize what Lylla really was to Rocket, her murder is infinitely worse. Because not only she die right before his eyes, but he spent the rest of his life blaming himself for his mother’s death.

Ch 407 leaks man, they sure were something 💀

Here’s a goofy little animation to cope with the pain 🙃

(High volume warning btw)

look who’s done!

The game changer crew slowly joining in to the Wenis dance with such serious faces has me wheezing

confusion, community, choices, and crossroads.

this is how basil meows and we love her for it

Look, I don't have time to make the meme. But apparently these two are getting married?

DJ Qualls talks about it on this podcast at about 16:50.

Remastered evolution sequence for Shakkoumon, from Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning Movie!!!

Something about Rocket using gravity to his advantage in each gotg movie (the Kyln escape, his traps for the Ravagers, his boots). Something about how he invents his own unique and external methods of affecting it. Something about how his abuser saw gravity as something to control utterly and completely with his own body. Something about how Rocket’s gravity boots he made for his family turned the tables on his creator’s and let him destroy gravity implants he used to threaten and harm his creations. Something about how gravity is what brings things together, something about how Rocket was drawn into a found family through his own gravity, something about a love so dense and so inescapable the guardians couldn't help but save him. Something about gravity.