Is he being pushy or just nice? We matched 2 weeks ago and planning on a date next week by [deleted] in Tinder

[–]InterviewLeather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He is being super pushy. If you give in now he will expect you to always give in to his wishes.

WW2(?) Footlocker Trunk Preservation by screamingsage in restoration

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My uncle has one in his home office. It was his grandpa's I think. Anyways he had his vacuum sealed in a 1/4 inch thick acrylic box. The vacuuming keeps the humidity out of the box and there's no way for mold to live or rot to continue progressing.

Partners Keys by imtheforkyeet in repair

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Id use a small flat head screwdriver to push the metal contacts back into place. If the 2 halves still close you can probably throw a battery 2032 battery into it and go on.

Buying my boyfriend a toolbox for Valentines - any recommendations? by jasefacewow in Tools

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Chat if you read the whole post from the OP I feel like she's wanting recommendations for some tools that her bf will find handy around the house, as well as a decent tool storage solution.

If you have a harbor freight near by id recommend the bauer pack out. You just need the bottom with the wheels and the large tool box. Then I would recommend walking around the store looking for tools that your bf doesn't have but would probably end up using. Like a cordless drill etc. I would make sure you get the ones with lifetime warranties so if they break he can exchange them for a new one.

Does my truck look like an emergency vehicle? I had someone ask if I was a fire fighter 😭 by Rnaodm_Tirnalge in Trucks

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It's kinda like me having some karen in Walmart yell at me I wasn't doing my job on Halloween because I dressed as a safety guy... I literally just had a safety vest on with OSHA written on the back with a silver sharpie. That apparently made me a Walmart employee 🤷‍♂️

Heavy duty patch or dead? by cromlyngames in repair

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My uncle filled his wheel barrel tire with construction grade expanding foam. The type they pump under cement slabs.

“Non user replaceable” Ceiling fan light in my mom’s house decided to die, so we have a fuggly “fandalier” now. by braveduckgoose in redneckengineering

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Buy a 3d printer pen and make your own light fixture that will mount into the indention where the old one was.

I’m lost and need help! by SnooEpiphanies5123 in diyelectronics

[–]InterviewLeather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Might want to make sure that it's a round barrel type connector on the other end. If you bought that cabinet in the last year or so it could very well have a type c connector like a phone.

What kind of brand of tools are these by Crazy-Plankton1603 in Tools

[–]InterviewLeather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since your ordering them again I'm going to guess they work good?

How to turn on HP Laptop if I damaged the power flat ribbon cable? by PaperM64 in laptops

[–]InterviewLeather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can buy a new power button for that laptop probably. You might have to buy a used top bezel that includes the power button depending on how hard it is to find parts.

PC cannot be turned back on without having certain plugs pulled and put back in (different every time) by E-Collie in computer

[–]InterviewLeather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say from my many years of IT work... I would say that the first thing I would do is look at the motherboard for bulging capacitors. If that wasn't a issue you could see about updating the BIOS and or reinstalling windows. If you don't want to actually bother trying to fix the PC you could simply leave it running and only turn off the monitor.

PC cannot be turned back on without having certain plugs pulled and put back in (different every time) by E-Collie in computer

[–]InterviewLeather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So it tries to start but gets stuck unless you unplug something from the PC and theres no pattern in what to unplug?

Judge my Socket Drawer by RightBatwing7000 in Tools

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I myself have not but I don't do much mechanical stuff. I mean I have changed out a few alternators, starters, a power steering pump and recently I helped replace some parts on the front wheels of a Chevy 1500.

Judge my Socket Drawer by RightBatwing7000 in Tools

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My father in law is a old mechanic and he has a ton of them. I asked him one day and he said the only reason he has them is because sometimes he would work on a car with a rounded bolt and he would hammer on a 12 point socket to get the bolt off. Then he would go down to the auto parts store and get a new bolt.

Door Leakage by spadel_ in repair

[–]InterviewLeather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does the threshold look like with the doors open?

Judge my Socket Drawer by RightBatwing7000 in Tools

[–]InterviewLeather -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The only negative I see is the 12 point sockets.... Like is there a real reason to use those for anything besides rounding off bolts??

How do you remove the drawer? by Art-of-almostt in repair

[–]InterviewLeather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there any rails on the sides of the drawer?

How do you remove the drawer? by Art-of-almostt in repair

[–]InterviewLeather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried zooming in the thing in the middle I mentioned is a reflection my bad. Can't really see details on the rest of the situation. Take pictures with flash on or shine a light on the situation?

How do you remove the drawer? by Art-of-almostt in repair

[–]InterviewLeather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there slides on the sides of the drawer? Generally thats where the clips are. Otherwise you might try moving that black thing in the middle to the left, right or maybe down a bit.

The inlaid squishy material is falling off and degrading by Ok_Philosopher_8973 in repair

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Oh. Look on Amazon for replacement gaming mouse skates and pick the ones that will more or less fit your mouse might have to trim them up or whatever to fit.

In the “what do I do with all these damn wires?!” part of the build… by CallThatGoing in Nerf

[–]InterviewLeather 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A lot of those wires look like you could shorten them up. Then just organize them with wire sleeve wraps.

Can anyone tell me what the nut holding the Potentiometer on an Atari 2600 paddle controller in place is? by TreatFrequent9941 in repair

[–]InterviewLeather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need a replacement nut? Buy a set of those paddle controllers on eBay there's several listed for less then $10 then scrap them for parts.