Hi all! I recently bought the Nordic Ware bundt cake pan in the "Holiday Tree" and the "Wreath". These are the heavy cast aluminum pans.

I was wondering if any of you could suggest to me something other than a bundt cake to cook in them? These are new and not seasoned yet, and have very decorative detail in them.

I was really hoping to find something to cook in them before Christmas to take to my family Christmas party.

If you have a suggestion, please give recipe with it.

Thank-you so much!!!

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I saw a nice looking set of cast aluminum pots for a very good price. They feel very heavy. But I remember hearing that aluminum is not healthy so I am wary of buying them. Any advice would be appreciated.

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I’m taking gunsmiths classes at home and restoring my old marlin model 60w since it has gone some pretty good dents and bumps the years I know how to disassemble the firearm down to just a the receiver and barrel and I know how to re-blue the barrel and repaint the cast aluminum receiver with a ceramic aluminum paint that can be purchased at brownels or midway usa and then to bake the paint in after a a couple of coats in a toaster over of baking over for 30 minute’s but removing the barrel safely from the recreceiver my problem I can’t figure it out other than a padded vise and a hammer with a nylon head.

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Looking to build a ported box for my two subwoofers. Please help. Below are the specs for the subs. Thanks!

* CEA-2006 Power Rating: 600 Watts
* Power Range: 600 – 1800 Watts
* RMS Power Handling: 600 Watts
* Peak Power Handling: 1800 Watts
* Mounting Depth: 162mm (6-3/8”)
* Mounting Diameter: 275mm (10-13/16”)
* Displacement: 0.090ft^3
* Added Volume: 0.100ft^3
* Frequency Response: 23-400Hz
* Material: KevlarA? Reinforced Pulp Fiber
* Design: 2-Piece Structural Parabolic w/ H.A.M.R Surround (Patent Pending)
* Material: Injected Molded SantopreneA?
* Design: High Amplitude Multi-Roll
* Material: NomexA?
* Design: Progressive
* Material: 180A? High Temp Wire on Spiral Cut Aluminum Former
* Design: 65mm 4-Layer Dual Voice Coil (Dual 2 Ohm Voice Coils)
* Pole Geometry: Compound Radius Curve (Patent #6,639,993)
* Configuration: Radial Vented VC Heat Sink and Airflow Management System (Patent #7,634,101)
* Material: Cast Aluminum
* Design: Perimeter Vented Heat Transfer (Patent Pending), Integrated Shorting Sleeve and Airflow Management System
* Layout: One Side
* Design: Heavy Duty 8 gauge Push with Housing, Banana Plug Jumper
* Design: Reinforced Layer Spider Integration (Patent #6,810,988)
* Design: Concealed Mount Gasket System
I looked on the Alpine website and couldn’t find box specifications, and the 12volt website was confusing…Anybody out there with ready dimensions for me? please?

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I bought a vintage waffle iron and the grids are made of cast aluminum and are very dirty. What is the best way to clean.

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I’d like advice on pots and pans – I have some copper bottom pans and some cast iron, and one cast aluminum. Which will work best on the ceramic (radiant) cook top? Which might cause problems?

Thanks.
No really good category for this particular question…hope I get some good answers here.
I guess the question wasn’t clear: I was wondering what sort of pots and pans to use on a ceramic smooth top cook top. Will my copper bottom pots or my cast iron pots work better? Will either of them damage the surface of the cook top?
(I know that the cleaners they sell specifically for the cook top will clean the cook top. I’m wondering about the performance of the pots themselves on the new cook top, and the scratching or what-ever?)

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i am wanting to get a new amp to push my kicker cvx12 and i am looking at these 2 amps

Kenwood KAC-8103D and KICKER ZX400.1

KICKER ZX400.1
* Mono subwoofer amplifier
* 200 watts RMS x 1 at 4 ohms (400 watts x 1 at 2 ohms)
* 400 watts Peak x 1 at 4 ohms (800 watts x 1 at 2 ohms)
* Variable low-pass filter (50-200 Hz at 24 dB per octave)
* Variable bass boost (0-18 dB at 40 Hz)
* Subsonic filter (12 dB at 25 Hz)
* Wired remote bass level control
* Class D design
* CEA-2006 compliant
* Speaker-level inputs
* Preamp inputs and outputs
* Fuse rating: 40A x 1
8-gauge power and ground leads recommended wiring and hardware not included with amplifier
* 10-1/4"W x 2-5/16"H x 9-5/8"D

Kenwood KAC-8103D
# CEA Rated: 300W (1.0% THD+N) (4Ohm/1Ch)
# CEA Rated: 500W (1.0% THD+N) (2Ohm/1Ch)
# 1000 Watts Max Power
# Cast Aluminum Heat Sink
# Detachable Aluminum Dress Plate
# Top Panel Control
# Optional Variable remote Bass Boost control
# Class D Amplifier Circuit
# Built-in Variable Low-Pass Filter (50Hz-200Hz)24dB/ Oct
# Built-in Infrasonic Filter for Tighter Bass Response
# Dimensions in inches: W:12.5/D:11.2/H:2.5

thats the spec on both of them

can someone plz help me pick one im not sure which one would be best thanks

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Greddy Twin Turbo TD05H-18G Kit, Infiniti G35/ Nissan 350z
*Greddy Manifold & Downpipes,
*Greddy Dual Intake w/ Greddy Filters + Hard Pipes & Cuplers,
*Greddy FMIC + Pipes & Cuplers,
*Greddy Dual wastegates
*Greddy e-Manage piggy back computer
*440CC RC engineering injectors
*two Airinx Filter assembelies
*Two Cast Turbo Manifolds
*Intercooler 3 Row chiller with cast aluminum outlet dual inlet Single outlet
*Borla hi-power Cat back exhaust
*strup test pipes
*AEM Water Methanol Injection,
*AEM True Boost Controller?

im just asking cuz im looking at one with these parts in it and wondering what it might produce. thank you

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Are Power Acoustik amps good?

I was previously using a zx1000.1 kicker amp but i sold it and i used that with a 15" L7

I am now going to get 2 12" type R’s and wire them to 4 Ohms for 1700 watts RMS

The amp i want is the BAMF 5500

5500W Max Monoblock Class D Amplifier Car Amplifier
RMS Power Rating:
4 ohms: 1700 watts x 1 chan.
2 ohms: 2300 watts x 1 chan.
1 ohm: 3200 watts x 1 chan.
Max power output: 5500 watts x 1 chan.
Fully regulated PWM power supply
Wired remote bass level control included
System distress indicator
Four way protection circuit
Adjustable Tuned Bass EQ (0-18 dB Bass Boost)
Hi-Speed digital circuitry
Full selectable crossover (HI,Full,Low
1-Ohm Stable
Full selectable crossover (HI,Full,Low)
Die-cast aluminum heat sink designed for massive heat dissipation from three sides of the amplifier
Heavy duty aluminum alloy heatsink or High-density split-dome convection heat sink for extreme heat dissipation
Platinum-plated RCA level inputs
Platinum-plated screw terminals
Variable low-pass filter (40-200 Hz, 12 dB/octave)
Variable subsonic filter (20-50 Hz)
Variable subwoofer EQ @ 45 Hz
Frequency response: 20-200 Hz
Signal to Noise Ratio: 100 dB
Dimensions: 9-1/4"L x 17"W x 2-1/4"H

Are they good amps? Is this a good match?
No Sam, if 2 2 ohm DVC subs are wired in series/parallel it gives you a 4 ohm load which can be ran off 1 channel

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i have a power acoustik bamf-5500 specs are below. i have it running two alpine type rs, i have them wired to 2 ohm, and this amp is pushing them realy hard now, i cant turn the bass remote a quarter the way up before the subs are flexin 2 inchs. i want to buy anothe 15 and run it off this same amp but i dont know if it will push it.

5500W Max Monoblock Class D Amplifier Car Amplifier
RMS Power Rating:
4 ohms: 1700 watts x 1 chan.
2 ohms: 2300 watts x 1 chan.
1 ohm: 3200 watts x 1 chan.
Max power output: 5500 watts x 1 chan.
Fully regulated PWM power supply
Wired remote bass level control included
System distress indicator
Four way protection circuit
Adjustable Tuned Bass EQ (0-18 dB Bass Boost)
Hi-Speed digital circuitry
Full selectable crossover (HI,Full,Low
1-Ohm Stable
Full selectable crossover (HI,Full,Low)
Die-cast aluminum heat sink designed for massive heat dissipation from three sides of the amplifier
Heavy duty aluminum alloy heatsink or High-density split-dome convection heat sink for extreme heat dissipation
Platinum-plated RCA level inputs
Platinum-plated screw terminals
Variable low-pass filter (40-200 Hz, 12 dB/octave)
Variable subsonic filter (20-50 Hz)
Variable subwoofer EQ @ 45 Hz
Frequency response: 20-200 Hz
Signal to Noise Ratio: 100 dB
Dimensions: 9-1/4"L x 17"W x 2-1/4"H

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