What other projects are you working on?

[PRNDL]

Cool yeah I was thinking about something similar to that! But then when I got into reading about PfSense I saw some mention of it having a similar offering that is easier to package together. Something like that LOL.

Okay yeah this is cool! I'll definitely be looking into this! Sounds super convenient. Using nginx is more so "doing it manually" right? I like to try to start there to understand what's going on but we'll see if I am that motivated.

Haha yeah I mean they're super cheap I think I paid like 200$ for it with 88gb ram and the dual processors. But yeah it is big and inefficient. I have a kill-a-watt coming and my thinking is if I get to a point where I'm actually using it and running it all day, I'll be able to use that to justify buying new hardware that draws less power. Anything to justify new toys

Between your jeep, mr2, camper, homelab and probably a dozen other hobbies, I can relate. Never enough money, never enough time.

Finish that regear. I'm following along. I'll be digging into that probably later this year.

 

[1o1proof]

It's a numbers matching 70 RAIII 4 speed Trans Am. Sold new in Boston at Village Pontiac on Comm Ave.

It's white on bright blue interior. It's been a labor of love for years now. Finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel!

Nice! Pretty rare car if I remember correctly, glad to see you saving it!! My brother was always a Pontiac guy, which got me to liking them. He had a few 68/9 firebirds that I really liked. At one point he had a 73 455sd auto, which was a great car and super fun to drive. He actually let me take it for my high school graduation…FFS that was a long time ago.

 

[lBasket]

Between your jeep, mr2, camper, homelab and probably a dozen other hobbies, I can relate. Never enough money, never enough time.

Yep lol. Never enough of either. But mannn is it nice when you somehow fit the time to enjoy the things in there.. rarely

Finish that regear. I'm following along. I'll be digging into that probably later this year.

Aw man I'm trying. Still waiting on parts in one way or another. We'll see how long I can wait before just ordering a different gearset.

And good luck man! Hopefully you document it too, it's good to see people doing it for the first time IMO. That's the kind of thing that motivated me to do it myself. Harbor Freight has another 15% off anything coupon this weekend if you need a press for the job

 

[Cheesy]

Too cold to wander out to the garage, even if it's heated. That garage isn't attached to the house. Anyway, grabbed my inline skates and a new set of wheels, then wandered down to the basement.

The skates are an older pair of K2 soft boots I got late last year after deciding that my even older Roces hard boots weren't going to play well with the scar from my ankle surgery. The wheels on the K2 are oddball sized at 78mm and with a 78A hardness for outdoor use on asphalt. They are too soft for the epoxy coated concrete rink floor I skate on, meaning they are 'sticky'. Too much grip. Quick moves can be dicey. See ankle surgery.
There was nothing harder available in 78mm. I went with orange 80mm with an 85A hardness. Better. I crossed my fingers that they'd fit and they did. Just. I'd rather have something in a 90s hardness but then I'd be spending more on wheels than the skates are worth. I've already done that with my quad skates.

Don't look too bad.

 

[Cheesy]

I noticed a shelving unit in the groj had taken on a precarious lean. The target would have been the truck lid of the DeSoto and I wasn't having any of that. So I unloaded the shelves, did what was needed to correct the lean, attached it to a wall stud, and reloaded it with a bit more thought. There were a wack of bicycle forks on it that went up into the attic. Should have taken no more than an hour, hour and a half.

My neighbor came by with a new snowmobile control arm asking if I could press in a ball joint. No problem. That was followed by two bent steering plates and a cracked tie rod. The neighbor and his buddy were getting ready to head up north for one more run but his buddy showed up with a sled with a bent front end. They did all the pulling and putting back on and I did the mending.

Between the futzing with the sled and walking back and forth from my garage to his driveway, the shelf took three hours.

 

[B1Toad]

I foolishly removed all the protective wrappings from the fridge before the counter top guys came to install the back splashes thinking no way would they hit the fridge. Well one of the guys was quite large and he scraped his big ass which had abrasive quartz dust on it on the door and left scratches. To make matters worse someone tried to wipe it off dry and left swirl scratches. This is a fingerprint resistant finish which is actually a clear coated metal. Everywhere I looked online it looked more and more like it could not be fixed and could only be made less noticeable with Barkeeper's friend. I tried the BK Friend and it made it less noticeable but still there. Once I realized it was a clear coat, I realized that the scratches have to be in the clear coat and not on the metal below and the BK friend was not able to polish the clear coat enough to blend in. A new door is $550.

It was time for automotive paint correction products and procedures. I started with a 5000 grit 3M Trizact pad using it wet and only in the direction of the grain. Since I was polishing a clear coat the direction may not have mattered but I didn't want to chance making more scratches against the grain.

This took out most of it, but there was a noticeable haze, so I then followed with Meguiar's Ultimate Compound (Clear coat safe) applied with a damp micro fiber cloth again working it up and down with the grain, then mopping it off with another damp micro fiber followed by a dry micro fiber. After 5 or so applications I now cannot even locate the spot. After searching around on the net for 2 hours last night I never found anyone that was successful at a complete, 100% repair on these so that's when I made up my mine to try the automotive products, which nobody had mentioned.

So long story short if you have a fingerprint resistant stainless steel appliance understand that is is similar to an automotive clear coat and can be fixed the same way. The stainless steel scratch repair kits will not work because you are not dealing with the steel, you are dealing with the paint.

On the other hand, if you have a true stainless steel surface with no finger print resistant coating the automotive products won't work but the SS repair products will. @AndyG keep this in mind if you run into this on any of your jobs.

 

[Zorba]

I foolishly removed all the protective wrappings from the fridge before the counter top guys came to install the back splashes thinking no way would they hit the fridge. Well one of the guys was quite large and he scraped his big ass which had abrasive quartz dust on it on the door and left scratches. To make matters worse someone tried to wipe it off dry and left swirl scratches. This is a fingerprint resistant finish which is actually a clear coated metal. Everywhere I looked online it looked more and more like it could not be fixed and could only be made less noticeable with Barkeeper's friend. I tried the BK Friend and it made it less noticeable but still there. Once I realized it was a clear coat, I realized that the scratches have to be in the clear coat and not on the metal below and the BK friend was not able to polish the clear coat enough to blend in. A new door is $550.

It was time for automotive paint correction products and procedures. I started with a 5000 grit 3M Trizact pad using it wet and only in the direction of the grain. Since I was polishing a clear coat the direction may not have mattered but I didn't want to chance making more scratches against the grain.

This took out most of it, but there was a noticeable haze, so I then followed with Meguiar's Ultimate Compound (Clear coat safe) applied with a damp micro fiber cloth again working it up and down with the grain, then mopping it off with another damp micro fiber followed by a dry micro fiber. After 5 or so applications I now cannot even locate the spot. After searching around on the net for 2 hours last night I never found anyone that was successful at a complete, 100% repair on these so that's when I made up my mine to try the automotive products, which nobody had mentioned.

So long story short if you have a fingerprint resistant stainless steel appliance understand that is is similar to an automotive clear coat and can be fixed the same way. The stainless steel scratch repair kits will not work because you are not dealing with the steel, you are dealing with the paint.

On the other hand, if you have a true stainless steel surface with no finger print resistant coating the automotive products won't work but the SS repair products will. @AndyG keep this in mind if you run into this on any of your jobs.




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I'm no fan whatsoever of stainless steel appliances, but this was a VERY good save! Good job indeed, it really helps when one has the knowledge to differentiate between types of problems and choose the correct solution. I'm impressed!

 

[AndyG]

I foolishly removed all the protective wrappings from the fridge before the counter top guys came to install the back splashes thinking no way would they hit the fridge. Well one of the guys was quite large and he scraped his big ass which had abrasive quartz dust on it on the door and left scratches. To make matters worse someone tried to wipe it off dry and left swirl scratches. This is a fingerprint resistant finish which is actually a clear coated metal. Everywhere I looked online it looked more and more like it could not be fixed and could only be made less noticeable with Barkeeper's friend. I tried the BK Friend and it made it less noticeable but still there. Once I realized it was a clear coat, I realized that the scratches have to be in the clear coat and not on the metal below and the BK friend was not able to polish the clear coat enough to blend in. A new door is $550.

It was time for automotive paint correction products and procedures. I started with a 5000 grit 3M Trizact pad using it wet and only in the direction of the grain. Since I was polishing a clear coat the direction may not have mattered but I didn't want to chance making more scratches against the grain.

This took out most of it, but there was a noticeable haze, so I then followed with Meguiar's Ultimate Compound (Clear coat safe) applied with a damp micro fiber cloth again working it up and down with the grain, then mopping it off with another damp micro fiber followed by a dry micro fiber. After 5 or so applications I now cannot even locate the spot. After searching around on the net for 2 hours last night I never found anyone that was successful at a complete, 100% repair on these so that's when I made up my mine to try the automotive products, which nobody had mentioned.

So long story short if you have a fingerprint resistant stainless steel appliance understand that is is similar to an automotive clear coat and can be fixed the same way. The stainless steel scratch repair kits will not work because you are not dealing with the steel, you are dealing with the paint.

On the other hand, if you have a true stainless steel surface with no finger print resistant coating the automotive products won't work but the SS repair products will. @AndyG keep this in mind if you run into this on any of your jobs.




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Duly noted.

Stainless steel is easily damaged and it happens.

What you described is very typical when a worker is mindless.


I had a conversation this week with another professional and we were talking about how you have to get to the point where it is second nature not to damage anything before you can really be productive and contribute.

We lost a worker this week who had been with the company a long time and could’ve had a bright future.

He had been off track for a while and I was keeping a close eye on things.

He went into the bathroom to hang a mirror and the bathroom had wallpaper.

The mirror was rectangular and he did not stop and ask anyone the orientation.

So he guessed.

And when he did he created two holes in the wallpaper that would not cover once the mirror was oriented properly.

There was absolutely no excuse.

The underlying problem was he did not care about the results of what he was doing.

He didn’t think about the consequences.

He was not working in such a way that he would avoid a mistake.

In other words he didn’t give a crap.

To make the story even sadder an older gentleman who comes in to work with us part time had been slipping him a little side work that he was going out and doing with our tools and equipment and fuel. Wrong.


This gave the young man the illusion that he was ready to be out on his own and now he’s got five children and he is trying to start his own business with no money and he can’t even put a mirror incorrectly.

He will quickly find out what the game is all about.

He doesn’t even have the energy to sustain himself let alone outwork mistakes or pay a helper. He cost us thousands recently and had a ridiculous callback ratio- Nearly 100%.


One morning he was at a gas station getting 2 Tweaker energy shots. - I was like are you kidding me- he has to have two of those to get himself ramped up all the way to being lethargic?

Good on you for seeing through the problem and thank you for posting your experience and beautiful remodel.

 

[bucky]

Some people just stumble through life never thinking about the consequences of their actions. They have no self awareness of their abilities. He sees you as a successful business owner and has no idea of how you became that way. Success takes planning, hard work, sacrifice and time. Luck has it’s place but you have to put yourself in the position to be lucky. Professionals in any field always make it look easy but they worked their ass off to get there.

 

[AndyG]

Some people just stumble through life never thinking about the consequences of their actions. They have no self awareness of their abilities. He sees you as a successful business owner and has no idea of how you became that way. Success takes planning, hard work, sacrifice and time. Luck has it’s place but you have to put yourself in the position to be lucky. Professionals in any field always make it look easy but they worked their ass off to get there.

Seems like the harder you work, the luckier you get.

 

[ColoJeep]

Seems like the harder you work, the luckier you get.

Earned luck is the best!

 

[lBasket]

Seems like the harder you work, the luckier you get.

Back when I worked at the deli in Safeway when I was like 17 some dude told me something and I still remember it to this day. I think some sport ball player said it originally?

"Luck is the junction between preparedness and opportunity"

 

[JMT]

Built these floating shelves for my daughter and son-in-law.

The brackets are from Sheppard Brackets. They have multiple locations for mounting into a stud so you’re sure to get two into each stud. Super nice. I also ordered the jig which came with a router bit and another jig to drill the holes to fit the brackets which came with a long wood drill bit. The project couldn’t have gone smoother. Having the right tools makes all the difference.

 

[bucky]

I still remember the words the Principle said 25 yrs ago at my Son’s Junior High School graduation “You are what your friends are”.

 

[lBasket]

I still remember the words the Principle said 25 yrs ago at my Son’s Junior High School graduation “You are what your friends are”.

Another good one! I always heard it as "you are the company you keep". Wish my brother would figure that one out

 

[JMT]

Planning to go help my son-in-law install an AEV Dual Sport 4” Suspension Lift on his Ram 1500 tonight and tomorrow. I hope it goes well! Got my tools ready. We’ve got access to a lift. Another guy is helping too.

 

[sab]

Back when I worked at the deli in Safeway when I was like 17 some dude told me something and I still remember it to this day. I think some sport ball player said it originally?

"Luck is the junction between preparedness and opportunity"

That quote is far older than modern ball sports. I had to look it up, but Roman philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca supposedly said it, according to Google. An oldy, but a goody!

 

[tworley]

The brackets are from Sheppard Brackets.

We have a shelf using sheppard brackets too. They're awesome brackets and well worth the money. We have a 80" shelf with about 4-45lb wall anchors and 4 additional screws actually secured to studs. The shelf holds a lot of potted plants, pictures, etc... and has absolutely 0 flex when its loaded down.

 

[wigsajumper]

Mini split, kitchen cabinets, paint, ordered.

 

[Cheesy]

Attempting to rebuild a Karcher pressure washer pump. I have a background in high pressure hydraulics, so it's nothing I can't handle. Looks like the piston seals are letting water pass into the swash plate case. I had an icky milkshake in there. Jeez, I priced a rebuild kit from Karcher and about died. I could almost buy a new unit for all the little fiddly bits. So I went with Plan B, which was to replace what o-rings and seals I could with what I have on hand and a thorough deep clean.

We'll see if I got lucky or I'm buying a new pressure washer.