Smaller tanks don't teach you how to safely handle high pressure gases,while they do fit this unique hobby/profession better for most.

Lets knock off the LOL when discussion serious matters.OK

smaller tanks still does not get around the laws about selling and recovering refrigerants. getting smaller tanks made is easy.the certifications could be more than the tanks unless it was a very large run. I really can't get a handle on oc'ing I original thought as faster cpu's became available the need to oc would decline as ocing started when you had a 20 hz chip and a green monochrome 12" monitor,No gui,only dos,long before windows.you guys today complain about slow.............

But is seems the spirit in all of us to be the fastest ,have the best and push boundaries ,thats in the human soul will never end. what ever we have,there is some who whats to one up it.so as I been watching XS grow so will the information age we now live in. thus the need for faster,better,cheaper parts that are dependable,who wouldn't like to have hardware that never fails,or software that never crashes???

yes hobbies have a cost,buy I see thousands spent on CPU's and mobo and memory.

Believe me if there was a simple answer I be the first to let you all know.

The only answer is to buy equipment and use it its its intended way, I'm the first guy who likes to build everything himself,but sometimes to comply with all the safety regulations ,It's cheaper to buy mass produced tanks and equipment.

One of the point many of you guys are missing is that many of YOU GUYS are going to be the next generation of engineers and designers. You must know start with the basics. Kinda ironic the richest man in the world quite college.
But a doubt MS & many large company's accept many applications from google engineers. But with that said you don't need a engineering degree to get a good job,just know your job and be the best at what you do. A lot of people from XS have proved that.

I wish I had the advantage to learn about fields I never knew existed when I was 12/14/16 before the Internet. You guys here at XS and on the net have the greatest advantage of all.

Knowledge,almost unlimited knowledge,so use it wisely. It's not about a old fashioned pissing contest,be above that!!!!! don't wast your time or your life,it much to short.Set a project goal (realistic) and research and complete it,then move on to another,then another.Never stop moving or you will be left in someone else's Dust.

refrigerators and window AC units don't blow up,but add DIY parts,building muli-stage cascade way before your time ,add ethylene,argon ,r23 etc,etc and then the effect of your actions becomes apparent.

Rant off .................................................. .....for tonight