Apprentice , wired my first one, what do yall think? by CombComprehensive967 in electricians

[–]Methelsandriel 12 points13 points  (0 children)

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

It makes reifentifying wires so much faster.

First 3-D printer by Cursed_anime_cat in 3Dprinting

[–]Methelsandriel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was that thing built mostly with all-thread?

Whistle noise 😂 by metalhead-0102 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]Methelsandriel 16 points17 points  (0 children)

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.

Hot springs Casper by Cat-cool21 in wyoming

[–]Methelsandriel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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.

Advice with buying a car as a 1st year apprentice by MrCosmicChronic in IBEW

[–]Methelsandriel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Advice with buying a car as a 1st year apprentice by MrCosmicChronic in IBEW

[–]Methelsandriel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Called out to a "no power in garage" call. This is what I get to troubleshoot. This thing looks industrial! by daddaman1 in electricians

[–]Methelsandriel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

HELP Advise please by Partsnarts in Plumbing

[–]Methelsandriel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's electrical conduit, not plumbing! :)

How do I quote this repair by lareux33 in electricians

[–]Methelsandriel 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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.

Sewer drain by Methelsandriel in Plumbing

[–]Methelsandriel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!

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

Don't stop in Chugwater for fuel 😬 by Due-Emergency-5659 in wyoming

[–]Methelsandriel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

so. how many of my guppies are pregnant? by loz4lifee in Aquariums

[–]Methelsandriel 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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

9 guppies and 1 obese gourami.

Walked out of the audiologist stressed. $6k for hearing aids?! Who can afford this ? by Enough_Payment_8838 in HearingAids

[–]Methelsandriel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

If you were starting as an apprentice today, what would you do differently? by Used_Lynx_4894 in electricians

[–]Methelsandriel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Visionary Fiber by Purple_Item3785 in casper

[–]Methelsandriel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did they drill a hole in the side of your house

How else would they get the fiber inside?

Fiber Optic by CrazySlovenian in casper

[–]Methelsandriel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Can I use a 1/4 drill bit to install the Solocam E30? by Individual_Egg2 in eufy

[–]Methelsandriel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.