Dull Men's Club

Been coming out of a slump and one of the first I cooked as a reward for mowing 3 acres (not much but I’m old)*

The cider is from a local brewery (blueberry) and I actually am had a smile at the end of the day.

Appreciate you all… I lurk… but man your posts have been a nice reprieve from the everything.

Thank you. (´･ᴗ･ ` )

Just bought my first home and still unpacking.

The list of things to fix is ever growing. The bathroom vanity latch is the first one the list!

We're hoping to renovate but in the meantime one door won't open (latch) and two mirrors shake when you open them.

Latch is an easy fix. Got parts locally. Replaced the broken one. Wife loves the loud strong click. Wants them all upgraded. Good thing I bought upgrades too. So they're all new now. Shame they're not tan but the click is good.

The mirrors are peeling off the wood. Uninstalled, glued and reinstalled.

Nutshell, until I build some calluses again. I haven't played much the last couple of years, but it has been a part of me 27 of 40 years, a facet now much larger than without. It is strange how much the music one first learns anchors the soul

Now I have a can that is 98% full, and I probably won't need any more until a couple of years.

Filter needed a wash, and it needs to dry before oiling. So a little airflow from an exhaust fan, little heat from an AC exhaust.

And in less than an hour, a dry filter. Way better than just letting it sit for a day or two, especially in humid places.

At the time I didn't have a car and a girl I was dating wanted to take me out in hers. I salvaged a deli slicer for the metal value to pay for gas to the beach.

I found the slicer next to a dumpster while walking home from the dollar store. I got $29 for the aluminum and $9 for the food grade stainless steel. Most of the stainless steel was in the giant cutting blade which was sharp enough to shave a buffalo or lop off a thumb. It took me about 30 minutes to extremely carefully dismantle it.

I tried to sell the motor because it was 1/2 horsepower but nobody wanted it so I just took it apart eventually.

I like this thing more than the girl in the end.

I found a squeaky door so I got the oil and fixed it... Then did every door I could before my wife caught me.

Am I alone here? It's so satisfying to just glide open!

Edit: She followed up with: "you're enjoying yourself too much"
Damn straight I am. It's the little things you have to enjoy!

It feels surreal just printing stuff without guilt or drama. 10/10 highly recommend.

It turns out that some sides of magnets will not stick together. We have forgotten this fact and rediscovered it multiple times in the last thirty minutes, and this scientific discovery is not at all appreciated.

Admittedly, I had a similar reaction to Biot-Savert’s law back in E&M. I did manage to not throw things at the time.

I borrowed some landscaping tools from my brother in law and he offered his old air compressor since he doesn't use it. Broken tube. Easy normal part to replace.

Got a air compressor accessories kit on the way home. Replaced the hose and tip. Plugged it in outside. Left it for 10 minutes...

Never turned off. Hmm. Might be one of those that have a release valve and not auto shutoff.

20 PSI? That's odd. Unplugged it. Hissing...
Air coming out the bottom. Maybe a puncture?

Found the spot. Got 80 grit sandpaper and 3300 PSI rated epoxy. Sanded and found rust.

Patched it and my spidey sense went off while looking at the epoxy...

Did a search:

A leaking air compressor tank—especially with a leak on the bottom where corrosion is likely—can be extremely dangerous, even if "repaired" with epoxy or other sealants. The primary risk is catastrophic rupture under pressure. If the integrity of the tank is compromised (for example, by internal rust or a patched-up hole), the tank can explode with explosive force, launching shrapnel and causing severe injury or death, as well as property damage

When tanks rupture, the velocity of air and shrapnel can be lethal. For example, a 60-gallon tank at 150 PSI can explode violently, creating 680 mph air blasts and extremely loud noise, both of which are highly hazardous for bystanders

Nope! Tossing it!
Dodged a nearly literal bullet there.

Bonus shots:

I wonder if JB Weld can fix this. I guess only one way to find out.

Title says it all, really. I'm not sure if this is a bit too racy for this community!

I can't twist the glass from the fixture. I don't see any screws that need to be loosened. It making me angry.

They're from the phones you see in old movies that you had to crank to talk to an operator, commonly used up until the 1950's. I put my multimeter on one and it's still reading 1.3 volts. The owner told me I can take the whole lot of them if I want them which I'm tempted to do just because I like to collect old junk but I probably drag enough useless crap home as it is.

Picked up a new stock but dented Daikin furnace for $1200 a while back, and finally got around to installing it today. I had measured up and commissioned a plenum but fucked up a little bit, so it took longer to get the S-cleats properly installed and the plenum airtight than removing the old one, cutting in the cold air return, wiring the electrical and running the intake/exhaust pipes took put together. Approved ducting methods seem so fucking archaic, everything has to be tight but you can't just put things together without taking half a dozen things apart to get it to fit. Of course, I had to fix one transition because I lost my temper and punched the shit out of it.

On the plus side, it only took 2 trips to Home Despot, the second one because the old switch had been drywalled in and was completely inaccessible. I cut the wires off it and put a new box and switch where I could reach it.

I need to get a condensate pump yet, and call for an inspection, but winter is still a few months off so I have time.

Working in attics is horrible, but the payoff is so, so good.

There's always at least a couple of them within arm's reach from my couch.

I found this liverwort growing up against some landscaping bricks at my house. I've taken thousands of pictures of moss, but this is the only wild liverwort I've seen

I don't know if saying something is cool moves beyond the appropriate dullness, but........ it's cool

I like taking pictures of moss and it's relatives because it forces you to slow down and look at very small details, and there's a whole world of complexity right under our feet, you just have to look for it

He picked up a big stick in his mouth, spun around, and whacked my hand hard enough to leave a small bruise. I thought it was funny, but not so funny that it would make sense to share the story anywhere but here.

My house has an out building that I've converted into a home gym. I'm working on getting as much up off the floor as possible, so today I installed this wall mounted weight rack.

Installation was surprisingly easy, apart from driving massive lag bolts into 3.5mm pilot holes. I'm glad I didn't listen to the directions that said to install the top 170cm (5'7") from the ground and instead did 183cm (6'), because the Olympic bar is just slightly off the ground.

The right most bolt didn't quite line up with the stud, but it's secure enough for now until I remove the top piece and throw in a large drywall toggle bolt.

Next up will be steel pegboards to hang things like resistance bands and handles from.