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23d ago
inAppreciation post: The old guy at the yard in Tacoma who said to try a 1:1:6 mix for a repair patch
Wait, really? That's wild. I always heard you needed way more lime for it to hold up, but I guess the proof is in the patch.
23d ago
inChanged my mind about scribing baseboards to old floors
Yeah the "million little ones" part hits home. I used to be the guy who thought a jigsaw was just for rough cuts, that you needed a different tool for clean work. @nina_johnson86 Seeing someone who knows what they're doing use the right blade changes everything. It turns a frustrating job into something that just flows. Now I keep a few of those scrolling blades in my kit all the time.
24d ago
inGetting the sewer scope done on our house took 3 weeks longer than planned
Ugh, that sounds so stressful.
24d ago
inWhy does nobody talk about the difference between a regular rasp and a four-in-hand?
What, you think I can tell my four-in-hand apart from my regular rasp? Half the time I just grab whatever's not buried under coffee cups.
25d ago
inVent: The guy at the Portland comic shop ruined my hunt for a specific variant cover.
That guy is the worst kind of collector. Local shops are still worth it, but man, the scalpers make it hard.