SwampNut

"Best by" dates are so...wildly differing. Some things are certainly bad right then. Some are fine for years. Though I do notice some just going "off" in a not terrible way, but less good. There's a date on my salt container. Shit's been fine for millions of years, just my luck to buy it a couple years before it expires.

I have some very nice Knipex dykes that were getting harder and harder to open and close. I thought they had a defect. Why would a hinged tool get harder to use instead of loose? Their warranty department told me to soak it in light penetrating oil for at least a day, as that should cure it. Skeptical but ok. Well fuck me if it didn't work. Also, after a week or so, it's smoother than it every was. So if you have tightly hinged tools like this, soak them. I have no idea what was in there making them stick. They got to where two-handed use was about impossible. They live in my tool bag and get light use for appropriate electrical wire and super light metals like tying wire or tiny screws (3mm or less).

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I don't know C at all. I can do Bash scripts ok, and very limited Python. I started programming in 1980 on a Heathkit H8 with an H19 terminal, and then a Vax via a printing terminal and 110 baud acoustic MODEM. Just BASIC on one, and Pascal and COBOL on the other. I was never good at COBOL. Then I learned the scripting language on a Tandem Non-Stop but can't remember it. Then RPG on System/36. The only modern "language" I know is Asterisk, the mostly linear language used to process phone calls and system options. [scottsdale#main] include => scottsdale#extensions include => inv_tout exten => s,1,Answer() same => n(start),Wait(0.5) same => n,BackGround(scottsdale/${prefix}bus-off-if-know) same => n,BackGround(scottsdale/${prefix}appt-0&scottsdale/s-sp-rep-5) ; same => n(menu),BackGround(scottsdale/${prefix}account-3) same => n(menu),BackGround(scottsdale/${prefix}admin-4&scottsdale/${prefix}dir-6) same => n,BackGround(scottsdale/${prefix}re-star) same => n,WaitExten(2) same => n,Set(i=${IF($[${EXISTS(${i})}]?${INC(i)}:1)}) ;if i exist incremented it otherwise set to 1 ;cli will show a NOTICE one first use which is safe to ignore same => n,GotoIf($[${i} < 3]?menu:t,1) same => n,Hangup() exten => 3,1,Goto(scottsdale#account,s,1) ;ACCOUNT exten => 4,1,Goto(scottsdale#admin,s,1) ;ADMIN ;WARNING- when setting multiple vars including one set from a var containing external data be careful. ; Changed so CLID name to be set last because it might be formatted in a way that is interpreted as multiple items and gets pushed into prefix.. ; here is an example from the CLI where a problem occurred: ;[2016-02-25 19:13:20] -- Executing [5@scottsdale#main:1] Set("SIP/INITIATEL-1-00006f8a", "ARRAY(CALLERID(name),prefix)=SPAN-OSORTO,JORGE,s-") in new stack ; the above caused this problem: ;[2016-02-25 19:13:20] WARNING[10816][C-00005519]: file.c:701 ast_openstream_full: File scottsdale/JORGEaccount-3 does not exist in any format exten => 5,1,Set(ARRAY(prefix,CALLERID(name))=s-,"SPAN-${CALLERID(name)}"); SPANISH same => n,Goto(s,menu) exten => 6,1,GoSub(subNameDirectory,s,1) ;DIRECTORY exten => *,1,Goto(s,menu) exten => #,1,Goto(s,menu) exten => 0,1,Goto(scottsdale#extensions,7370,1) ;OPERATOR

I found a combination wrench in the Y pipe (wet exhaust) of a boat when I pulled the engine. This boat had a perfectly documented work history and had never had reason to remove the engine in the past. This had to come from the manufacturer.

Oh, I did forget 90s laptop keyboards.

I have no idea what this means.

What did it end up going for? Asking prices are all over and I'm curious.

I'll be making this without the steaming and report the results.

That combo of spices would work well with something like tahini instead of the oil for the nutritional improvement. Blending a bit of any nut butter like tahini with some water and citrus juice works well with these Middle East/Asia spices. Did you want this in the food/nutrition section and want me to move it?

Useful info. I did clean it lightly with sandpaper before putting the plug together.

Oh yeah, if a screw is showing either I've failed, or it's part of the look specifically. I've got a Porter-Cable pocket screw jig that is simply awesome and super fast, and also their biscuit cutter which is not Domino quality but also really damn good. I find myself never using it, probably should try a few more times and maybe it will fit my needs. Or just blow the cost of a cheap motorcycle on a Domino. Sigh. I suck at dowels, so it's a good reason to try again with this project. If I fuck it, I can hide the mistakes on the bottom of the table top. Oh yeah, I'm one of those who leaves the inside of my projects looking like complete garbage. Can't see it, don't care.

10 gauge, since it's only 30 amps. I have a lot of CorrosionX, I haven't seen it clean anything. It would protect it from moisture. It's incredibly great at that part. After the photo I cleaned the conductors a bit and got them really tight. That 6-50 recep lets you really tighten them well.

I've got a table to glue up that I think will need tenons, or dowels, plus probably pocket screws. I can't come up with a way to hold an angled flat piece to another. So, pocket screws are my go-to when needed for either complexity, or clamp time. If I want to keep working, they allow it, instead of 20-30 minutes per glue/clamp session.

"Unheard of" in the same sense that autism was never diagnosed. We had fewer/no diagnostic tools and treatments, or people just outright died with no doctors around. LOL, it's the same logic as the anti-vaxxers saying it's correlated with vaccines. We simply didn't "hear" about it, and it was everywhere.

I should have noted: Titebond 2, Bubinga and hard maple. So one extremely dense wood and one dense wood, both with great structural strength. Oh, Bubinga is theoretically hard to glue due to oil, here we see it's not. I do wipe it with mineral spirits before gluing.

PM an address, it will go off tomorrow. It's a decent camera with ok night lighting. It just doesn't fit my usage model with is centered on the Home app now.

Take it. Amcrest ProHD, model 960P, has wifi and ethernet. Powered from a USB brick. I don't think it can do PoE. It was an ok small room camera but I'm removing everything that isn't directly HomeKit compatible and replacing it with HK devices.

When is it dangerous to use? This cord was used outdoors in a wet environment (marine, boat shore power). The female end apparently had water come in. I cut it off and it was blacker than a whore's heart, but not flaky. I cut off three feet and it's starting to look cleaner. The other end is perfect. Should I keep cutting? Any danger here? I wired it up with an L6-30P and N6-50R for a welder adapter and extension. The welder is rated at 30a but came with a 50a plug. My garages are all L6-30R.

Purple and gold. Fry's has bags with mini purple & gold mixed, which make great smash potatoes.

Some people know this, some people are shocked. Nearly everything I build is glued and clamped without mechanical fasteners. Almost nothing is mechanical only. Fastener-free construction is my favorite. Here I broke apart a tiny joint, that I expected should fail very easily, but no. And I didn't even apply the glue carefully, since it's not a stressed part. I didn't like the wood color so I was starting over and decided to break it as a test.

Yeah, this goes way beyond my "started with a loose mirror" project.

Wrong oil.