Wait, over 80% of questions just go unanswered? That's a crazy high number. It makes me wonder what the point of a Q and A forum even is if most stuff gets ignored. Yeah, I'd probably just google my complex question instead of posting it here. Feels like a waste of time if the odds are that bad.

Check the dust collection, @foster.charles. Running it bare would absolutely murder the pad that fast, in my experience. Good vacuum hookup is the only way you're hitting those kinds of hours.

Ever wonder if you're just preaching to your own choir online?

That's why we only trust me with plastic cups.

Listen to that warning feeling, it's your body and brain telling you something's up. Hitting a big number is great for the bank account but awful if you're too fried to enjoy it. Scale back just a little next year, maybe raise your prices a bit to keep the income steady with less wear on you. The goal is to still love the work when you hit the next big number.