OT - What are you fixing right now?

zaphod · September 5

yeah, Larabar - sister of the Cliffbar.

I live in the middle of granola land.

alaskanassasin · September 5

I’ll send you her number @fishlessman if you want to tell her she has a screw loose!

Canugghead · October 6

Fixed the pesky battery cover that kept coming off

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johnmitchell · October 6

@Canugghead I was just thinking it’s been a while since you last fixed anything 😉

ColbyLang · October 6

My buddy is a “new age” dentist. He sends all crowns and root canals out to another dentist. The second guy being a “specialist”. Cleanings, X-rays, cavities and tooth extraction are the extent of his problems. And he only works 4 days a week lol. I told my 10 year old he’s going to dental school

fishlessman · October 6

ColbyLang said:

My buddy is a “new age” dentist. He sends all crowns and root canals out to another dentist. The second guy being a “specialist”. Cleanings, X-rays, cavities and tooth extraction are the extent of his problems. And he only works 4 days a week lol. I told my 10 year old he’s going to dental school

one of my dentists has what i call a crying room next to the reception area. first she tells the client whats wrong and what can be done, you can hear the fear. next she goes over what it will cost....then comes the crying

DoubleEgger · October 6

ColbyLang said:

My buddy is a “new age” dentist. He sends all crowns and root canals out to another dentist. The second guy being a “specialist”. Cleanings, X-rays, cavities and tooth extraction are the extent of his problems. And he only works 4 days a week lol. I told my 10 year old he’s going to dental school

Probably better off being an electrician.

AI robots will be our dentists in the future.

DoubleEgger · October 6

fishlessman said:

ColbyLang said:

My buddy is a “new age” dentist. He sends all crowns and root canals out to another dentist. The second guy being a “specialist”. Cleanings, X-rays, cavities and tooth extraction are the extent of his problems. And he only works 4 days a week lol. I told my 10 year old he’s going to dental school

one of my dentists has what i call a crying room next to the reception area. first she tells the client whats wrong and what can be done, you can hear the fear. next she goes over what it will cost....then comes the crying

‘murica

fishlessman · October 6

DoubleEgger said:

fishlessman said:

ColbyLang said:

My buddy is a “new age” dentist. He sends all crowns and root canals out to another dentist. The second guy being a “specialist”. Cleanings, X-rays, cavities and tooth extraction are the extent of his problems. And he only works 4 days a week lol. I told my 10 year old he’s going to dental school

one of my dentists has what i call a crying room next to the reception area. first she tells the client whats wrong and what can be done, you can hear the fear. next she goes over what it will cost....then comes the crying

‘murica

she has a broken romanian accent that is hard to understand, i think some find her scary and intimidating

she is about 5 feet tall and her feet come off the ground during a deep cleaning.......

Gulfcoastguy · October 6

DoubleEgger said:

ColbyLang said:

My buddy is a “new age” dentist. He sends all crowns and root canals out to another dentist. The second guy being a “specialist”. Cleanings, X-rays, cavities and tooth extraction are the extent of his problems. And he only works 4 days a week lol. I told my 10 year old he’s going to dental school

Probably better off being an electrician.
AI robots will be our dentists in the future.

AC tech.

johnmitchell · October 6

DoubleEgger said:

ColbyLang said:

My buddy is a “new age” dentist. He sends all crowns and root canals out to another dentist. The second guy being a “specialist”. Cleanings, X-rays, cavities and tooth extraction are the extent of his problems. And he only works 4 days a week lol. I told my 10 year old he’s going to dental school

Probably better off being an electrician.
AI robots will be our dentists in the future.

Have at it IA…

fishlessman · October 6

my future dentist....not as scary as my current dentist

grotesque cybernetic female human-beast with sharp Stable Diffusion

Canugghead · October 6

johnmitchell said:

@Canugghead I was just thinking it’s been a while since you last fixed anything 😉

I don't post my screw-ups 😂

Canugghead · October 14

#bump

kl8ton · October 15

Does that black blob look normal to anyone? Unit will not turn on. Power feeds are the black and white wires. My eyesight is not as good as it used to be. Taking pics and zooming in. Barrel fuse seems hardwired.. If it's not, I cannot easily remove it. I have to go find my multimeter.

alaskanassasin · October 15

Looks like it melted in place. Fuse should be replaceable

kl8ton · October 15

alaskanassasin said:

Looks like it melted in place. Fuse should be replaceable

Just verified it's out of warranty by 1 month. I will be soldering.

Canugghead · October 16

Not fixing, harvested a bunch of heavy duty rubber bands

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YukonRon · October 17

Started the home repairs getting ready for a sale.

We will wait to see how things turn out with our country before the destination is finalized.

We will be leaving Louisville. Guaranteed.

GrateEggspectations · October 17

Canugghead said:

Not fixing, harvested a bunch of heavy duty rubber bands

“This fettuccini doesn’t taste right”

lousubcap · October 17

YukonRon said:

Started the home repairs getting ready for a sale.

We will wait to see how things turn out with our country before the destination is finalized.

We will be leaving Louisville. Guaranteed.

I get the current sentiment as it is pervasive. I will offer that in the longer term all this can be moderated with the election cycles (hope, hope). However, to your concerns the ability to have constituent representative elections is becoming much more of a challenge.
Time to forget all this crap and crank out one of your peach preserve butts or killer briskets with sriracha/bleu cheese coleslaw, potato and onion au gratin sides.
Just a thought...

kl8ton · October 17

YukonRon said:

Started the home repairs getting ready for a sale.

We will wait to see how things turn out with our country before the destination is finalized.

We will be leaving Louisville. Guaranteed.

What destinations are in the table? Domestic and abroad.

BigGreenKev · October 17

Leveling an artificial hockey rink/sport court. 20'x40'. I flood it in the winter. Rushed the leveling last fall and doing it better now

Elijah · October 29

@GrateEggspectations I just put toothpicks and wood glue in the lazy Susan door hinges. The previous fix with wood filler lasted about a month.

GrateEggspectations · October 29

Elijah said:

@GrateEggspectations I just put toothpicks and wood glue in the lazy Susan door hinges. The previous fix with wood filler lasted about a month.

Nice. The fix has lasted well anywhere I’ve previously applied it. Great trick, IMO.

fishlessman · October 29

Elijah said:

@GrateEggspectations I just put toothpicks and wood glue in the lazy Susan door hinges. The previous fix with wood filler lasted about a month.

That's the better fix

kl8ton · October 30

Pool winter cover anchors. Over the years the insert gets stripped out and you can't back them out of their hole anymore.

Drill. Tap. Pull.

I have never fixed these before so in the past 5 years, 25 total have failed. There are 62 total.

WeberWho · October 31

I've never owned a generator and really never had an excuse to purchase one. We've been fortunate here at our house that we've never lost power for an extended period of time. I saw this pop up for $25 on Marketplace. The previous owner said it ran last year but he couldn't get it to fire up this year. Yeah right...

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I popped open the gas tank cap when I got home and it was pretty evident by the looks of the inside of the gas tank that it may have not been running last summer, or the year before, or the year before that one.

The screen filter on the petcock was halfway disintegrated and completely plugged up.

I removed the tank as it needed to cleaned and flushed. I poured 2.5 gallons on vinegar in it and tossed around 40 or so nuts in it to scrap away any gunk when shaking it. I let it set for 3 days and would periodically shake it during that time. It cleaned up pretty good. I finished it with warm water after dumping the vinegar, used a heat gun for 3-4 minutes to help dry it, and poured a small amount of gas and oil in it to coat the tank before dumping it. A picture of it inside the gas tank after being cleaned up.

The other tell that this thing hasn't been running in years was the carb. That thing was full so full of crap it would have been impossible for it to run within the last year. Every hole was plugged up on the carb and I even had to pry up on the needle with a screwdriver to crack it loose.

I debated on buying a whole carburetor and go the simple route or take the time to clean this one up. For $20 it makes it an easy decision to buy a new one but I wanted to put this thing back together cheap. Plus OEM is almost always better than a clone carburetor. So I sprayed it and soaked it. I replaced a couple o-rings in it for good measure as they were starting to see their better days.

I also replaced the petcock, fuel line, and spark plug. The funny part is the biggest expense on this overhaul was the 3 gallons of vinegar for $12. Ha!

It pretty much fired right up after getting it together. A couple small adjustments with the carb and it was back in business!

While it's a pretty small generator it should be able to do a couple things if things go south. More prepared then I was few days ago anyways.

lousubcap · October 31

He!! of a great recovery project and the end result was as expected. Always delivering a win.
Consider yourself lucky in never having needed a portable generator. My record for running one is 201 hours after the back side of hurricane Ike hit in September 2008. Been a few times inside that but fortunately not chasing the record.

Canugghead · October 31

I want to be like you know who when I grow up!

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