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olivia554
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4h ago
Just realized soaking rusty bolts in vinegar overnight is mostly a waste of time
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anthony426
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11h ago
I wired my garage lights with Romex for 12 years, now I use extension cords and a power strip
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holly_foster
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1d ago
Hot take: a $9 heat gun beat my $120 soldering iron for shrinking wire splices at 2am
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noah_walker16
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2d ago
I finally stopped using tape on wire nuts after a scary night in my Cleveland basement
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john_johnson75
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3d ago
My soldering iron kept losing heat mid-joint, then a guy at the Phoenix makerspace said to wrap the tip threads in plumber's tape
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davidwilliams
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4d ago
Tried to fix a squeaky stair at 11pm and it turned into a 5-hour nightmare
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white.lisa
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4d ago
Learned to keep a magnet on a string in my toolbox after losing 14 screws inside a dryer last night
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olivia_wilson
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6d ago
Spent $8 on a rasp at Harbor Freight at 2am and it outlasted my $40 one from the fancy woodworking store
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lindareed
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6d ago
My neighbor heard my miter saw at 1am and came over with a beer instead of a complaint
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joel_mason22
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6d ago
My nightstand build went from trash to actually level after I blamed the wrong tool for 3 weeks
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angela_shah8
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7d ago
Pro tip: I stopped sanding pine with 80 grit at 1am and my stain blotches went away
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zarar75
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7d ago
Showerthought: the old Radio Shack in my town closed 8 years ago and I still reach for it at 1am
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noah_walker16
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8d ago
Saw a guy fix a snapped cabinet hinge with a zip tie at the Seattle tool library, now I keep a bag in my kit
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michaels95
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11d ago
Unpopular opinion: I stopped clamping small glue ups and just use masking tape now
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milesrobinson
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11d ago
Finally got my 3D printer's corner blobs sorted after 11 months of fighting it
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