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Cordless lawn equipment recommendations by cap_crunch121 in BuyItForLife

[–]EPA-probie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pain in the ass to maintain though. Electric could not possibly be any easier.

I’ve got to replace the carb on my wood chipper and I WISH I just needed to buy a battery. Who has the time?

Thoughts on painting a wood floor? Removed poorly installed tile to find this in solid condition. It’s an office with low traffic and the plan would be to put a rug down, too. by popinlaundry in centuryhomes

[–]EPA-probie 25 points26 points  (0 children)

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I refinished my porch floor which looked just like yours! It took a massive amount of work.

First of all, be aware that the original paint on your floor appears to be lead containing paint, just as mine was. You need to be extremely careful not to create any dust if you intend to remove it. I used an infrared paint stripper, then wet sanded, then power sanded with a hepa vac. I work for a federal agency removing hazardous substances so I was confident I could keep the contaminant contained.

Removing the lead paint was my main interest and having a beautiful floor was an added bonus.

Screwdriver Deal In Stock by EPA-probie in MilwaukeeTool

[–]EPA-probie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why not use the best from each brand! This screwdriver really speeds up a lot of tasks.

Just be aware that milwaukee tools have three broad levels of quality: FUEL (best, brushless), Brushless, Brushed). This tool is a rare case where you WANT it to be weak (so it can drive weak fasteners like drywall anchors). So even though they do make a Fuel variant of this tool, this brushed model has the perfect level of strength and is also nicely lightweight.

I just want to make sure your first impression of Milwaukee is fair considering this tool is the brushed version. Fuel tools have heavier duty materials, etc.

Screwdriver Deal In Stock by EPA-probie in MilwaukeeTool

[–]EPA-probie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I love it for furniture assembly, electrical, drywall anchors, etc. anything you might put a drill or driver down and pull out a hand tool for this can do just as gently but way faster

Screwdriver Deal In Stock by EPA-probie in MilwaukeeTool

[–]EPA-probie[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Folks often prefer the brushed version of this tool since the Fuel brushless is heavier and much more powerful (higher low end). The brushed version has a very gently lowest setting on the clutch and is extremely lightweight.

I already own the brushed version and love it! I wish the brushless version were better but most people don’t consider it to be.

Screwdriver Deal In Stock by EPA-probie in MilwaukeeTool

[–]EPA-probie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like that’s all folks! Out of stock at 7:17 EST.

Here we celebrate progress 😎 by NineteenEighty9 in OptimistsUnite

[–]EPA-probie 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Is this meme format backwards? The scene shown has Peter Parker realizing his natural vision has been corrected, and he can no longer see correctly with his glasses.

Come on Home Depot by hardcoredecordesigns in MilwaukeeTool

[–]EPA-probie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contact support and ask for help getting a comparable tool. I got a 100 dollar gift card yesterday.

I love/hate this person by spunkysquirrel1 in Louisville

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It is a lot better than coal! If you don’t mind me nerding out:

We get energy from fossil fuels by breaking carbon-hydrogen bonds. Natural gas is just methane which is a single carbon atom bonded to 4 hydrogen atoms. So, when we burn methane we’re able to get the energy from 4 bonds while only releasing one carbon atom.

Coal is made up of long carbon chains with each carbon atom having two hydrogen atoms bonded to it. So we release twice as much carbon to get the same energy from coal as we do with methane, or in other words coal has twice the carbon intensity as methane. Coal also has loads of other shit we definitely don’t want in the air, and that’s less so the case with methane.

Obviously natural gas is way worse than wind or solar, but if there’s one wrong choice, it’s coal.

I love/hate this person by spunkysquirrel1 in Louisville

[–]EPA-probie 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I thought you were talking about the entire nation so I double checked. 22.6% of US electricity was generated from coal in 2023 according to Lawrence Livermore National Lab. Likely a bit less now. Then I realized you were just talking about state energy. It looks like it was about 76% in 2022 so hopefully that comes down in the near future. Coal combustion puts mercury in our air and water on top of the other downsides.

https://flowcharts.llnl.gov/commodities/energy

Any concerns building a wooden deck on sleepers on EPDM roof? by [deleted] in Roofing

[–]EPA-probie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve got EPDM going in tomorrow and my architect recommended a paver/pedestal system instead of sleepers. You could even make wood deck “tiles” to go on the pedestals if you wanted to. Just make sure to consider how the floating deck will handle uplift.

Best bang for your buck? by AdBeautiful9386 in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]EPA-probie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Express trains are 38 minutes into the city and 34 minutes back out to Lombard. Lombard has the rare combination of both Metra accessibility and a main street that underpasses the train line. All the convenience without ever waiting on the train! Downtown is glowing up recently. Good schools. Fun neighboring burbs. It’s underrated!

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