William Wells (u/the_william)

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Warning: I wired a whole house with 2-conductor instead of 4-conductor for keypads and had to redo it all.

The extra $80 for the right cable upfront would have saved me 6 hours of labor pulling new lines. Anyone else learned this the hard way on a retrofit?

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c/cnc-operators•

the_william•2mo ago

My lead guy told me to run a 0.005 inch finish pass on this aluminum part.

I was making a small bracket and thought a 0.015 inch pass would be fine to save time. He said the thinner cut would give a better finish and stop chatter. I tried it his way and the surface came out perfect, no marks at all. Anyone have other tricks for clean finishes on thin walls?

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c/appliance-repairers•

the_william•3mo ago

Finally swapped out my old analog meter for a Klein Tools MM600 and the difference is night and day.

The auto-ranging and backlit display saved me at least 15 minutes on a fridge compressor diagnosis this morning. What's the one tool upgrade that's made your job noticeably faster?

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c/elevator-mechanics•

the_william•3mo ago

Saw a weird door gap at the new library downtown

Working on the public library job in Springfield, noticed the elevator doors had a 3/8 inch gap on the top floor. Turns out the building is settling more than they planned. Anyone dealt with a similar gap issue in a new build?

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c/electricians•

the_william•3mo ago

Found a rat's nest of extension cords behind a fridge in a 1920s apartment building.

The owner said it had been 'fine for years' but the insulation was so brittle it crumbled when I touched it, so what's the worst 'it's always been like that' fix you've had to undo?

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