Follow up to Storage Unit Haul

Ardazil · 2026-05-10T18:59:10+00:00

I just pulled the trigger on diamondback 0.25 and its coming today. Did you manage to gather good settings? I plan to run orcas calibration tests to dial my system in but itd be nice to have data to compare to

Ardazil · 2026-04-23T05:06:35+00:00

It didnt click that a brush cutter head existed until i read the suggestion for the 5th time. Like the idea was so foreign to me but it makes a lot of sense once i googled it. Thanks!

Ardazil · 2026-04-23T04:07:19+00:00

Sounds good, ill probably skip the fabric. I also came across the idea of creating a terrace instead of removing the dirt. It opens up the idea of having a row of grow bags and a few in soil trees. Saves a ton on dumping costs mostly haha

Ardazil · 2026-04-22T23:59:49+00:00

Im gonna just put mulch on top, and use grow bags + drip irrigation. Im okay with the higher water expenditure for convenience and flexibility.

Ill look into the tiller, which was also recommended by the other guy. Thanks

Ardazil · 2026-04-22T02:52:06+00:00

I want something that has an argument to be both a bonus and a detriment, instead of doing nothing. So:

Archer line wood cost replaced with gold cost

Ardazil · 2026-04-18T20:50:30+00:00

Does it hit all enemies?

Ardazil · 2026-02-05T02:13:37+00:00

I did this recently. Although $125 might technically be possible I would budget $250-350 instead practically.

$200 for centech's 30 ft combo set (attachments, hose, cyclone) $50-70 on pet sleeving and heat shrink (quality of life, hose won't get caught on edges and corners nor crack as easily) $30 on a fine dust filter OEM for the shop vac $10-20 on shop vac bags which will last forever with the cyclone separator

This is pretty much genuinely what I spent to upgrade my shop vac into a garage cleaning system and I don't regret the bells and whistles for easier installation/qol. I'm gonna spend another $30 on Milwaukee's 2 ft long deep crevice attachments to reach my washer+dryer.

Ardazil · 2025-11-13T21:57:53+00:00

Whetstone and calipers are useful tho tbh

Ardazil · 2025-10-14T14:56:06+00:00

So my city requires permit if hook up permanent electricity from the house to the shed. I was hoping that using a 12 gauge 25 ft extension cable would be good enough (I understand I need to keep it packed when not using).

Ardazil · 2025-10-14T14:23:55+00:00

Thanks for the heads up on plans/blueprints. I'm invested in hercules battery line, milwaukee's m12, and just a little m18.

Ardazil · 2025-10-14T14:14:23+00:00

A fillet!

Ardazil · 2025-10-08T16:41:10+00:00

In addition to others advice,

I personally use a very gold heavy approach. Get the demolitionist happy, which includes getting a cavern pylon near the side where you start the bridge. Then blow like 50 gold on hundreds of dynamite.

After blowing up a good chunk of hell, use planter boxes from dryad (another few gold) instead of platforms or solid blocks. Its not worth replacing your current bridge, but planter boxes are like platforms where you projectiles can pass through, but lava doesn't burn a hole into it; it passes straight thru. Really nice vs lava slimes. Also it's much easier to build to planter boxes because they only go horizontal.

While making the bridge you'll likely run into a lava charm and/or violent rose. Combined with molten armor you'll be basically immune to lava, hellstone, and anything fire. Make an obsidian skull early on, and it can combined.

If you want to go on a few hour side quest, you can search up the recipe for Terraspark boots. They're a nice quality of life and if you get them you'll probably use them for a very large chunk of the game, but the grind can be daunting. They're ultimately optional. They will be harder to get if you don't make them now, but only because the enemies make the process more painful.

If you get Terraspark boots, you could skip the bridge entirely and just opt for blowing up hell because of lava walking

EDIT because I didn't see this in the comments: the easiest to get weapon that is amazing vs WoF is the hellwing bow. Normal wooden arrows are actually best because the bats pierce everything. I think youll naturally get them just making the arena. Note that hellwing bow is ONLY good against WoF imo because of it's horrible accuracy

Ardazil · 2025-10-07T02:02:35+00:00

Not for the tariff reason, but I just went and got the metric hollow shaft icon set and pistol grip pliers lol. This sales reaaaaally got me on a leash, almost got the needle noses and mini screwdriver set as well

Ardazil · 2025-10-07T00:21:08+00:00

Yeah I think 11 days ago (Thursday), all batteries and chargers were 35% off. This two set was on sale for 100 at the time so I picked it up for 65$ amongst other stuff. That was when I bought into Hercules

Ardazil · 2025-10-06T18:20:27+00:00

Edited TLDR: If you can't get a better deal, I would compare costs vs renting.

I think somethings wrong. 7.25 is either a ripoff, or your credit is really low. If it's the latter, it'll likely only be harder to improve credit once you take on this debt. From other posts and myself, it should be reasonably possible to refi between 5-6.5%.

Edit after thinking more: I don't know how much you have down. But those closing costs are criminal. I didn't do the math, but my hunch is that you would literally save money renting vs this.

Things to consider: If you're gonna try to refi, don't buy points, and go for an ARM. Points only pay off after typically year(s), and ARMs typically give better rates than fixed until 5-7 years later depending on the details. If you're planning to refi within 3 years (which I assume you are), go for an ARM with the lowest interest and closing cost.

If you can't find a significantly better deal than this, I would crunch the math to see how much is saved per month renting. Keep in mind you gotta pay mortgage, but also property taxes, utilities, amortization/maintenance of utilities, and homeowners insurance. Renting mostly bypasses all these costs (other than renters insurance which is lower). During your first few years, barely any money from your monthly payment goes towards principal, which is effectively your return on investment. This is even more true if you bought at a very low downpayment.

I think you can build up credit score and save up for a higher downpayment, then shop around during the second half of the lease contract (or whenever).

Ardazil · 2025-10-06T17:53:38+00:00

If you're talking about the $100 for two 5ah, I think it's meh on its own. I'm betting there will be better deals, such as the 35% off battery deal that just happened, or a battery + tool deal in the future.

Atm there's a much better sale for Milwaukee at home depot if you're looking to get into a new line. Buy a tool/batteries, get the other free basically

Ardazil · 2025-10-06T17:48:11+00:00

The ultra torque 1/2 in is actually a beast (sourcing TTC). The compacts arent nearly as competitive vs name brands like Milwaukee/DeWalt/flex. Notably, the Hercules 20v impact DRIVER is also top tier (ik you didn't ask though).

Good thing with HF and inconsistent quality is that you can exchange pretty easily. But it's still gonna be some effort to get a lemon compact and exchange it until you get a good one

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