1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Out cutting up the 10000 boxes on the side of our house and a motherfuckin bee stung me between my ring and pinky fingers, right in the webbing

 

RIP, wait... Bee or paper wasp

 

Just a honey bee, if it were a wasp you’d probably have heard me screaming from there

 

Huh, those dont usually sting. That sucks, regular honey bees and bumble bees are typically docile, I pick em up to move em out of the house when they get in even

 

yeah I think he was just chillin in the boxes and I probably freaked him out. We get a lot of regular bees around here that like to just chill on the ground, I think the constant wind through the canyons tires them out

 

As I became familiar with the Tundra market, I noticed that annual sales average 120,000 units. That's more than 5 years of LC sales during the best years.

If I can get a complete picture, I'm guessing that there must be something like 2.4 mm sold in the US.

It has always fascinated me how models with the fewest units on the road get the most support in the aftermarket environment.

 

It wouldn't be hard to create a market of accessories for such a truck.

I mean, just take a popular product available for other platforms, and make it specific for the Tundra. You can create a demand for a product that wasn't even available for said platform.

Tooling is where that becomes a hard stop for most, followed by the know-how.

It's why 3D printing has become crazy popular as you can just go on Thingaverse and find free plans for damn near anything. Not to mention 3D printers can be had for super cheap.

It's just the whole metal working aspect that a lot of people don't want to buy into.

 

I agree. There is an onslaught of 3D-printed niche products. But anything metal that can improve functionality seems to be missing.

 

Almost 4 years to the day that I finished the flatbed. Finally painted it these past couple weekends lol.



Thinking I’ll pull the front bumper and grind off all the old junk bedliner and use the same paint as the flatbed to redo it. Also pull the roof rack and have it re-powdercoated, including the aluminum crossbars. A nice revamp for the 9 years I’ve had it now.

 

that turned out super nice

 

Rattle can too. Turned out way better than I could have thought possible...

 

@time623

He's asking $15.5k which will include the table (5' x 10' STV Pro, ) with the newest version of Optimum software and new computer, Hypertherm 65Sync (about a year old), Sync machine torch and all remaining cartridge consumables

He's possibly considering even adding the 60 gallon Campbell Hausfield 220V air compressor

It'll be available in about a month and a half or so since he'll have to wait for the new stuff to arrive

 

Damn your trucks badass these days. I'm knocking on 14 years and mines a hollow shell of what it was glad you've kept that beast on the up and up

 

Damn Nice!

 

Appreciate it. Its an uphill battle but worth it. Just threw a 105a Alternator on the other night, gotta change an ITRE to hopefully get it aligned decent and it should be good for the summer. Very likely i'll be grabbing some 4.88s too. So that'll help with it being road worthy more so.

 

4.88s will do a ton for driveability

 

ooof that is a unfortunate spot

 

If anyone wants stereo controls and a nicer steering wheel from a Sequoia to retrofit into their truck, I am selling my conversion kit for first gens:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/sequoia-steering-wheel-w-audio-control-swap-kit.849526/

 

part out time?