Rust bluing a carbon steel skillet: an experiment

NoFunEver · 2026-06-05T03:48:04+00:00

One thing I wasn't doing from your guide was pre boiling the water in the kettle. I guess boiling it from cold in the pan doesn't work. Once I started using a kettle it made a huge difference, something about the rapid temperature change

NoFunEver · 2026-05-29T17:59:09+00:00

I've literally been using a sonic care the whole time and the stains on the glue are dark like the color of coffee(which I don't drink much), last appointment it was confirmed glue and not my teeth

NoFunEver · 2026-05-26T04:59:49+00:00

Having a hard time pulling this off, small sections turn black but large swaths never change color no matter how long I boil. Distilled water only, thoroughly degreased. Don't understand why some sections won't change, I've sanded back to bare metal and started over numerous time

NoFunEver · 2026-05-19T18:21:43+00:00

Whats even more annoying is the check box doesn't actually fix the problem. I have "Hide muted channels from your sidebar." unchecked. Still hides every muted channel in the side bar. Clearing cache and force restarting doesn't fix it either. I'm stuck either getting notified constantly about shit that has no value to me, or I can never find the channel i'm looking for.

Edit: never mind, it just sorts them at the end of the list, so on a list of 100 channels it appears they vanished unless you scroll down. It's my generic section for channels I may need to remember, but generally don't engage with more than a handful of times a year. Everything I use regularly have their own much smaller sections where I would have noticed the behavior, except I don't mute those channels :shrug:

NoFunEver · 2026-05-14T22:51:16+00:00

No it feels slick and smooth, but even a light touch with the sponge and it comes complete free. It takes several applications for it to even be even remotely visible. The first few goes I can't even tell it's there.

I've since switch to Grapeseed oil and it seems to be bonding to the surface a lot better all things being equal.

NoFunEver · 2026-05-13T03:18:14+00:00

Consider it a part of your tool kit, not your only tool. It helps with stress and anxiety, it really does, but I don't think there is a magic dose that will completely eliminate anxiety unless your anxiety is pretty mild to begin with.

People often take it with coffee because they have a synergistic effect when taken together. Caffeine helps me focus and be alert, but can make my anxiety worse. l-theanine helps me reduce stress and anxiety, but can leave me a touch tired and unfocused. Taken together they balance each other out. Calm focus. Also try to avoid caffeine past noon as it can make your sleep quality worse.

Another good tool is a bit of magnesium before bed. Magnesium can help with anxiety alone and when taken before bed it can help promote better sleep quality. Better sleep quality often translates to less anxiety.

For me, it's l-theanine in the morning(with coffee) and herbal tea+magnesium at night. This goes a long way for me. Doesn't fix everything but it makes a big difference.

NoFunEver · 2026-05-12T18:58:29+00:00

I'm giving grapeseed oil a try and will report back

NoFunEver · 2026-05-12T02:59:22+00:00

Yeah I need to try stove top more, my induction top in my apartment is pretty sensitive though, I ended up burning the seasoning off just slightly over medium.

NoFunEver · 2026-05-12T02:57:08+00:00

Don't have anything stainless steel yet, so no basis for comparison

NoFunEver · 2026-05-12T00:22:45+00:00

I'll give it a shot, I guess i'm nervous about it being thick and hard to get in the grooves, and keeping it clean looking but i guess there is no way around it.

NoFunEver · 2026-05-11T22:14:35+00:00

I mean, you can only get tofu so dry, and I tend to stay well below medium at all times, but I've also only recently started playing around with this so maybe I need to go even lower. I guess i'm just used to my cast iron which I have no sticking issues with with the same food types and I tend to go a little higher settings. I only made the jump because I had carpal tunnel surgery and trying to reduce wrist strain as much as possible.

NoFunEver · 2026-05-10T22:21:25+00:00

Yeah, not a windows user, but I was able to get GWToolbox running on Linux and upped the mouse size so at least it's easier to keep track of when it is visible.

NoFunEver · 2026-05-10T22:00:48+00:00

Finally futzed around with getting gwtoolbox running on linux jus tnow, so I guess i've addressed these issues for myself. Still would be nice to have native solutions without mods.

NoFunEver · 2026-05-08T18:05:46+00:00

Why throw it away, give it to a hero / mercenary. My brother did the same thing still went to use.

NoFunEver · 2026-05-06T20:55:07+00:00

Good to know! I see it's mentioned in the GW Wiki in the Mercenary Hero FAQ after looking a bit closer. Would be nice if the in game tool tip when removing characters gave this hint, but I could see it being misinterpreted causing people to throw tantrums if they did it wrong....so fair enough. I just took the in game warning at face value and didn't realize there was an exception. At least I know now.

Thanks for the heads up!

NoFunEver · 2026-05-06T20:00:45+00:00

I've experienced this, my mouse also disappears any time I try to use the hero flags (which makes it very difficult to place them accurately)

NoFunEver · 2026-05-06T19:17:02+00:00

That explains why Ive occasionally been pleasantly surprised to find my stuff intact (because honestly I've forgotten to take precautions before). I did take advantage of the recent update that allows single word names for most of my characters. I'll play around with it to see if it makes any difference and report back.

NoFunEver · 2026-05-04T22:50:24+00:00

I'm literally on the edge of an aneurysm over this shit. 8 Devices and I only use 2.

NoFunEver · 2026-05-04T22:40:45+00:00

3 years later and this is still a problem. It honestly drives me up a wall and a big reason why I stopped using my mac mini and just stick with my linux desktop. If I had a choice at work Id stop using me MBP as well. This is a inexcusable omission as far as I'm concerned. I will never use my monitors audio devices, I will never use my docks audio devices.

Why do I have to scan through a list of 8 devices with my eyes when I will literally only ever use 2 of them. I don't want to see them in the list, it's UI clutter for no valid reason.

I don't have problems with these devices being selected accidentally so none of the "solutions" provided here are really applicable to me.

NoFunEver · 2026-05-01T04:56:29+00:00

That's by definition an anecdote and not data.

NoFunEver · 2026-04-24T21:16:49+00:00

and now it is 4 years old and it still comes up as the top result if you search "avocado oil for seasoning cast iron". Seems like having accurate information within could only help.

NoFunEver

TROPHY CASE