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10h ago

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My book club spent 45 minutes arguing over whether 'Gatsby' was actually great or just lucky

Pick a side and make them back it up with one specific page, stops the circular arguing cold.

16h ago

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Opened up a Nikon F2 from 1976 and found something wild inside

lol it's a cool discovery but I don't know if I'd call it that serious. @taylor.paige has a point about trusting them more though, those old F bodies were built like tanks no matter what parts they used. People act like a mismatched serial number changes everything but these cameras have been clicking along fine for 50 years with mixed internals.

1d ago

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Blew $800 on a load cell setup that never worked right

Ditched a wireless setup from a Colorado outfit last year for the same reason. Hardwired is just way more reliable, no signal drops messing up your lift data.

1d ago

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After 3 tries, I finally found the right clamp for my desk edge banding project

Those spring clamps are basically useless for anything that needs real pressure. Tried them once on a maple desk and the banding slid right off while I was still positioning it. Picked up some old Jorgensen pipe clamps at a garage sale for ten bucks and they're just in a different league. The even pressure across the whole edge makes a huge difference, no more gaps or uneven spots. Your mileage may vary but for fifteen bucks at the restore, you really can't go wrong.

1d ago

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I was dead set against pre-wetting beans before grinding until a guy in Portland showed me his setup

Waiting five minutes after spraying just lets the water evaporate before it even gets into the bean, so you're really just delaying the grind for no reason. A quick 30 second rest is plenty, the moisture from the spray is already on the surface and does its job during the grind itself. Tap water minerals are a non issue unless you're using a $500 grinder and inspecting the burrs with a microscope.