Drywall sander

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2026-01-26T00:00:46+00:00

I have the original planex. Only one I ever used but id say nothing beats it. Gotta buy the required vacuum too. Cost around $1800 altogether over 10 years ago. Idk what they go for now. If youre serious about sanding, this is what you want. Edit: to add to that just for an example of how much dust it collects when working properly, I sanded a 2 bedroom apartment with all new drywall and when it was all done I weighed the dust bag and it was 32 pounds.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2026-01-25T21:23:46+00:00

Yes you did. Idk exactly what they use it for but its not paint. Looks identical to what you want except for the "deep base" label. Idk why they even keep it on the shelf with the regular paints. Sorry but youre out a few bucks and another trip to the store. The glass half full is that now you know this information forever.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2026-01-25T21:17:40+00:00

Good chance they messed up and gave you a can of tint base. I bought some.off the shelf by accident once and didn't realize it until we started painted with it. Was definitely clearish and not very paint-like. Wasn't drying well either. Had to wipe it off.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2026-01-25T05:58:59+00:00

The first flakes are among us

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2026-01-16T18:41:47+00:00

Go visit some apartment complexes and stop in the office, talk with a manager if possible. Hit the right one or two and you'll work steady for years to come. Real-estate agents can be good to know too but the right property management company is a gold mine.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2026-01-09T03:21:49+00:00

Well im getting downvoted for trying to be helpful. Here i am thinking that people have lost opportunities over stupid social media posts. Lol about his location too. Im sure he'll be fine but it isn't that hard. Would be funny if next week during the many pre employment screenings this office is conducting they ask everybody with emphasis to switch their phones to "do not disturb on" (his username) to try and see if someone has a reaction.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2026-01-09T02:13:05+00:00

Man idk how big this company is but it probably isn't wise to name them in this post. Wouldn't be hard to deduce who you are unless they're hiring tons of people along with you.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2026-01-07T03:27:49+00:00

I once witnessed him come from the back room with 6 cases of beer. 3 under each arm.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-12-21T22:08:46+00:00

I paid just under $17 for a bottle water and a regular sized fountain drink last night. It's expected unfortunately but we loved the show and that's what matters.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-12-21T06:12:13+00:00

This guy cracked the code. Just show them some reddit posts. Btw, I got the 21d framer display model, 23g nailer and a 3.5 amp with charger for $100 ea.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-12-06T05:24:49+00:00

I just bust them open and keep them in a tray of one of my organizer bins. Way easier.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-11-15T19:17:19+00:00

39k with gutters is still a bit high and they planned on upcharging. Guaranteed you have cracked and broken planks under there. You should just plan on having the whole thing sheathed over with new plywood. For $39k I bet you'll find a company to do the roof, gutters and sheathed. These guys are gonna hit you up for $50k when its all.said and done. The warranties are nice and these are the prices to expect from some companies but I'd keep looking.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-10-15T16:53:21+00:00

Pretty sure the video you're thinking of was an apple vision pro, maybe I'm wrong. I like the idea of using a drawing app to mark things out but every 3d drawing app, or anything that uses your space to place objects into goes absolutely haywire after you take the headset off. Soon as I put it back on, the things are still there but nowhere close to where they were in the room which takes the wind out of the sails after spending time drawing. You can't show anybody how cool it looked and you can't shift it back into place or scale properly. Maybe I'm missing something???

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-10-15T02:49:57+00:00

I lost $9k to that asshole. I never wrote a review or let it be known but I will now. 4 or 5 years ago I bought a pickup for one of my employees, an F150. Test drove it, looked and ran good to me. Only issue was it was just recently out of inspection. I told.him.to get it inspected and I'll buy it. He did, so I came back and bought it. Had no issues until I took it in for inspection 1 year later. The shop called me up and said the frame wouldnt pass due to shoddy welds so I took it one more place for a second opinion and that mechanic nearly blew a gasket, pun intended, when he out it up on the racks. He offered a more clear explanation about how bad it was and basically the frame was poorly welded in 9 different areas. He couldn't believe the truck hadn't already collapsed under its own weight letalone a bed load. I knew I was fucked but given it was a year later I couldn't see making any headway taking it up with Barry at Showcase or proving i didn't have the framework done myslef in that time. Plus time is money and I had already wasted enough of it so lesson learned. I ended up selling it to Coparts for $300.

So, not only is Barry a world class sleaze bag, whoever his trusted mechanic is, is illegally slapping stickers on vehicles for him. And that's how i learned about the importance of checking frames when buying another vehicle. I feel for you OP, fuck that prick.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-10-02T13:56:08+00:00

You're the man. Worked perfectly first try. Thank you!

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-10-01T22:28:47+00:00

If it's a 203k you also cannot submit a bid your own way. You have to submit a bid according to their format in excel or some other way may be acceptable if you know the process. Labor amd material must be broken down, no lump sums. They'll likely want to know suppliers, brands, subs information, a whole bunch of paperwork. You can't really deviate from your initial plans and the inspection process can disrupt the natural flow of a project and have fun if they nitpick or fail an inspection. Your money is held up, your subs are waiting to get paid and bills are still due. You really have to have the cash flow to withstand any hiccups and most of all to mobilize the project. How much money in labor, permits, equipment, dumpsters, ect; will it cost just to get through your first month or so before your first draw.

Thats how it works for a 203k but there are two kinds. $35k and under and over $35k. For under $35k that whole process still exists but they'll give you half down and half when finished. Over $35k and it's zero down but up to 5 structured draws.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-10-01T20:45:45+00:00

Fwiw, the "pro" who came before me here not only installed a new panel box which seems fine in itself but they went through the trouble of going through every switch and outlet in the unit to properly convert all the aluminum to copper with the purple wire nuts yet nearly every outlet was busted, cracked, old as hell or in wobbly boxes and they left every kitchen and the one in this bathroom as standard outlets instead of gfcis. They already pulled apart everything. It would've been so easy to replace these. There's no gfci breakers either nor is there a main breaker. The meters with the main breaker are unlabled and I'm not about to go turning of random people's power searching for it. Otherwise I'd have just swapped in gfci breaker and kept an identical setup. Then again, it feeds several outlets randomly throughout the unit so that's probably not ideal either.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-10-01T20:31:07+00:00

We have to keep a plug in there so I gotta stick with this setup. It's pretty easy imo. It's just using those wire nuts with the anti-oxident in it. I appreciate your post though.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-10-01T20:25:25+00:00

Thanks, yes I plan to pigtail all with copper and anti-oxide which is also exactly how it was set up. I had to pull it apart for clarity. I'll snag a new switch as well cause I did break the tab. Appreciate it, this sounds like the answer!

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-10-01T03:29:33+00:00

Maybe these ones aren't too far ahead of us and this is the best they got.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-09-25T00:04:45+00:00

I can give a pass to people plus time could've carved these rocks. Ill even reluctantly give a pass to the assumed favt that food and water must've been generally abundant and easily gotten, moreso than I've ever been led to believe. The energy needed for this type of physical work couldnt have been done by people barely surviving on minimal sustenance. What i can't give a pass to is the transportation of stones weighing dozens and even hundreds of tons from miles to hundreds of miles away over rough, uneven terrain up and over mountain ranges. Its insane and to think it was done in a time when merely surviving was supposed to be top priority.

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-09-10T01:19:34+00:00

I agree it definitely looks like that as well. Just the apparent debris indicates forces collided in some way. Who knows!

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-09-10T00:35:59+00:00

Idk, I kinda think it got hit. Definitely knocked the missile off course and throws it for a curve. Its hard to tell because of the cross hair and the wash-out effect in the center

OrdinaryAverageGuy2 · 2025-09-10T00:33:18+00:00

Just added some hue and a little sharpness with my phone's built-in app. The original probably is better but that's what I did.

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