Jason Young (u/jason524)

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Hit 1000 board feet on a single job and it made me check my dust collection setup big time

Ngl I just finished a deck rebuild in Columbus and used over 1000 board feet of cedar. The sawdust pile was insane and my shop vac filter was totally clogged after day two. Anyone else ever calculate how much waste you're really breathing in on a big project?

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c/cheap-eats-club•

jason524•3d ago

Why does nobody talk about using frozen veggies in stir fry?

I always used fresh veggies for stir fry. Spent like $8 a week on broccoli and bell peppers that went bad in 3 days. Then my buddy called me out for being wasteful. Told me to try frozen and I figured why not. Now I pay $2 for a big bag that lasts a month and the texture is totally fine after a hot skillet. Anyone else stick with fresh out of habit?

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c/dredge-operators•

jason524•4d ago

Switched from chain-driven to hydraulic cutterheads last season and I'm never going back

Spent 8 years fighting with chains that snapped in heavy clay every other shift, but after I swapped to a hydraulic setup on my 12-inch Ellicott in April, I've cut my downtime by about 75 percent, anyone else made the switch and seen the same?

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c/alarm-system-installers•

jason524•6d ago

Ended a 6 month battle with false alarms using a $5 part

Had a customer in Southfield whose system kept going off around 3 AM for no reason. Replaced the panel, rewired the motion sensors, everything. Turned out the battery backup was slightly loose in its cradle. Put a small zip tie on the terminal clip, zero false alarms for 3 weeks now. Anyone else have something dumb like that eat up your time?

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c/diy-desk-upgrade•

jason524•7d ago

Dropped by IKEA and saw how they do their desk corners

I was at IKEA in Emeryville last weekend grabbing some shelves and walked past their display desk section. It hit me that ALL their budget desks have those rounded front corners instead of sharp 90 degree ones. I always thought it was just a style choice but after resting my wrists on them I get it now. That little curve makes a HUGE difference when you're typing for hours. Has anyone else tried cutting a 45 degree bevel on a standard butcher block countertop to fake that same feel?

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c/diy-console-mods•

jason524•9d ago

PSA: Finding out my GameCube shell swap was using the wrong screws the whole time

I was talking to a guy at a retro gaming meetup last Saturday who builds custom portable Wiis, and he mentioned that 4mm screws strip out the 3D printed brackets on most aftermarket shells. I checked my blue GameCube shell I put together 6 months ago and sure enough, three screw posts are already cracked from those cheap screws. Has anyone else dealt with finding the right hardware for shell swaps just from trial and error?

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c/auto-mechanics•

jason524•12d ago

Called BS on that one torque wrench calibration service out of Omaha...

Had a 5-year-old Snap-on that I was sure was still dead-on, but after it let a head bolt strip on a customer's 2018 F-150 I finally sent it in and the report showed it was off by 12 ft-lbs, so who else has had a tool lie to them that bad?

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c/banking-and-payments-community•

jason524•14d ago

Zelle glitch cost me $150 and the bank shrugged

I sent $150 to my landlord on Friday using Zelle through my credit union app. It said pending for two days then just vanished from my account with no record. The bank said it went through on their end but my landlord never got it and they refused to reverse it. Now I'm out the money and late on rent while they say it's a third party issue with Zelle. Has anyone else had money disappear through their bank's integration like this?

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c/small-business-struggles•

jason524•15d ago

Rant: Spent $150 on a local Facebook ad for my dog walking business and the only person who clicked was my mom

I figured an ad targeting people within a 3-mile radius would get me at least a couple leads, but after a week all I got was a screenshot from my mom saying 'saw your ad honey' and zero actual clients, so now I'm wondering if hyperlocal ads are just a scam or if I did something wrong.

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c/cleveland-west-side-living•

jason524•1mo ago

Finally got why everyone raves about Great Lakes Brewing after sitting at their bar last Friday

I always thought it was just hype but the guy next to me explained their seasonal Dortmunder Gold recipe change and after tasting the difference I finally get it, has anyone else had a similar moment with a local spot?

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