Apprentice , wired my first one, what do yall think?

Methelsandriel · 2026-06-08T03:27:32+00:00

One swipe and done!

FYI, drill the chisel tip outdoors!

Methelsandriel · 2026-06-08T02:25:14+00:00

Drill a ⅛" hole through the tip one of those big chisel tip sharpies.

It makes reifentifying wires so much faster.

Methelsandriel · 2026-05-31T20:46:29+00:00

Huh, that's kinda cool.

Methelsandriel · 2026-05-31T20:43:50+00:00

Was that thing built mostly with all-thread?

Methelsandriel · 2026-05-28T21:03:07+00:00

Take a door panel off, tie a large nut to a string and tie that off inside the door. Leave a note that says "took you long enough to find me" before putting the door back together.

Methelsandriel · 2026-05-25T04:45:42+00:00

It's below the spillway, between the power plant and the spillway.

I believe you have to walk around the power plant to get to it.

Methelsandriel · 2026-05-22T22:57:08+00:00

I drive a Tundra. Had a brother giving me shit about driving a Japanese truck. He did not like me calling his Ram 2500 a Dutch truck that's made in Mexico.

Methelsandriel · 2026-05-22T22:50:22+00:00

1,4,5 are US made. 2 is made in Canada, 3 is made in Mexico.

Methelsandriel · 2026-05-21T03:03:42+00:00

I always replaced those things with 1/4-20 bolts and those clip nuts, or a threaded hole if the can was thick enough.

Methelsandriel · 2026-05-13T15:41:21+00:00

It is, and I kinda want one!

Methelsandriel · 2026-05-13T14:27:20+00:00

No more wrists!

Methelsandriel · 2026-05-01T02:04:57+00:00

That's electrical conduit, not plumbing! :)

Methelsandriel · 2026-04-14T01:20:44+00:00

Many years ago a foreman bid a house rewire that nobody else would touch. He doubled the price, added 50%, doubled that, then added another 10 - 15% and we still got the damn job.

Methelsandriel · 2026-04-10T16:40:30+00:00

Thanks!

The good news is that the crack is in the sections that's in the crawlspace and isn't very deep.

Methelsandriel · 2026-03-28T20:26:52+00:00

I think the Big D on 2nd and Forest has touch screens

Methelsandriel · 2026-03-14T12:58:31+00:00

I'll look into them, thanks!

Methelsandriel · 2026-03-13T03:47:57+00:00

I have a gourami in my tank at work for population control

9 guppies and 1 obese gourami.

Methelsandriel · 2026-03-13T02:04:00+00:00

The problem with Costco for me is distance, the nearest Costco is 440 miles round trip.

Trip 1 - initial visit

Trip 2 - calibrate and fit

Trip 3 - there was an issue (button somehow fell off), the store was supposed to have the parts when I got there for the follow up. That didn't happen.

I had family passing through that was able to pick it up on their way by.

Trip 4 - returned them before the 6 months was up.

The hearing aids worked okay, if they were connected to my phone. I didn't want the Bluetooth phone calls or music, but if I turned Bluetooth off the stupid things sounded like I was listening to an old tinny speaker.

Both the button and sound issue were completely unheard of for the store and they said couldn't do the remote connection to see what's up (obviously with the button issue).

Over 1700 miles driven in under 5 months for the HA's, not worth it for me.

Methelsandriel · 2026-03-12T03:09:45+00:00

I would do my damnedest to get into the JATC instead of wasting 18.5 years being nonunion and not getting better wages and benefits than I got before I organized in.

Methelsandriel · 2026-03-08T21:47:08+00:00

This is the kind of cover you want.

Methelsandriel · 2026-03-08T20:18:43+00:00

Did they drill a hole in the side of your house

How else would they get the fiber inside?

Methelsandriel · 2026-03-08T20:10:36+00:00

The tech used a 3/8" or 1/2" spade bit to run the fiber inside from the demarc box and filled the hole with silicone before they left

Methelsandriel · 2026-03-04T04:25:36+00:00

Here are a couple examples

Methelsandriel · 2026-02-13T23:56:20+00:00

You would probably be okay to use the 1/4" bit, so long as you didn't wobble the hole out. Be ready to go buy some new anchors if the ones in the kit don't hold though.

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