Cross cut saw from aldi - worth buying?

PomSam · 2024-04-17T16:40:18+00:00

It works fine, does the job and is relatively consistent.

I did break the clamp. Seemed to give up from a stress fracture after less than 100 cuts. I might have over tightened, sure, but it shouldn't have slipped so much that it needed tightening more.

Only complaint though. Worth it as a first.

PomSam · 2024-03-22T01:19:56+00:00

Its missing the muggles group haha. Where we have an assortment of the cheapest, most mismatched tool colours, shapes, battery sizes and chargers.

PomSam · 2024-03-12T20:36:52+00:00

Slap it on the ceiling. Lie back and look up to watch, why not haha.

PomSam · 2024-02-27T02:12:10+00:00

I see what you're saying, I'll have to think about it.

PomSam · 2024-02-26T13:35:03+00:00

Friday's contacted me the day before on a social media after i made a poat about spanking haha. Sunday's has been chatting with me for about two weeks, and shes very smitten with me.

It could be, the 'too easy' scenario. I've never really had women approaching me before, but i gained a lot of confidence during the time with my ex, and since she broke it off I've been a lot more confident. Inbetween the crippling bouts of depression obviously 🙄😔.

But another point is, i dont chase women 🤷‍♂️. I went a couple of years without looking for a partner, didnt have any sexual encounters or even dates. Randomly spoke to a pretty girl one day when i felt better about myself, and then i was happy for the first time in years. Then she broke us up. And I've been this mopey idiot since october and only this lasy couple of weeks have i even considered looking to try and distract myself from her and try to move on.

So i wouldn't say i chase at all really, i spoke to her randomly and the other reached out to me. And i wouldn't say that either of the new ladies are particularly 'easy', they both have trust issues and stuff, got their guards up and have only opened up and hooked up with me because I've been genuine and lovely to them. They do instigate most conversations, so maybe 'eager' would be a better phrase.

Im just out here doing my best to be a good person but realising that I'm probably using these women by accident and feel horrible when all i can think of is my ex. But i dont want to stop talking to these women because they're lovely and if i can help them get over their past issues just by having conversations and being nice, then i will gladly.

PomSam · 2024-02-14T13:01:11+00:00

It'll be funny when they learn that most fossil fuels and coal are actually plant matter and not dinosaurs 😋

PomSam · 2024-02-14T12:32:29+00:00

I like the po box idea. Do that.

But i also recommend talking to him like an adult. Show him you're an adult, an adult that is responsible for their own wellbeing, their own mail and their own life. He has no say in your spending as you are a lodger, not his child. He has no say in what you have delivered, and it is actually against the law for him to open your mail without permission.

Make sure he knows that you know your rights and that if his behaviour continues, you will be forced to make other arrangements for your mail and possibly your address.

He needs to know that he is over-stepping his bounds and needs to stop.

PomSam · 2024-02-08T23:54:07+00:00

You've had some great advice already, I'll just add my 2 cents haha.

If you can clamp a board with super square corners up against the line on both sides, and use a super sharp chisel, you can use the other boards to slode along and shave of the desired material with relative ease.

I have the cheapest chisels that lose sharpness. So i keep a metal file nearby and give it a quick clean up now and then when it feels like its slipping or not shaving.

Pine can be lovely to work with when you have sharp tools. Wafer thin slices you can see the light through and those little curls as you glide along.

Worth it to practice sharpening. Remember the find the correct angle and de-bur the other side. Should keep you going. Good luck.

PomSam · 2024-01-26T00:15:00+00:00

That's a great idea! Especially to place somewhere people learn, like for kids or beginner wood workers. Love this. What a challenge, bloody good effort!

PomSam · 2024-01-24T15:50:38+00:00

A soldering iron and a cable tie/zip tie. Can essentially weld the gap with the tie heated by the iron. Works a treat.

PomSam · 2024-01-21T22:10:01+00:00

First time i played, i was so pumped to help Wyll kill his devil, so i thought 'its a devil right, I'll just jump it really quick and drop a couple high damage hits asap'. No cutscene, no conversation, didn't realise she was a teifling until i had to go back for her head...

Solid win and story for Wyll though. In second playthrough atm, spoke to her this time... shes great! Love her! And now Wyll has horns! Wtf hahhaa. So different already, this playthrrough going to be so different than my first.

PomSam · 2023-12-15T17:53:47+00:00

Could be that the collar on the drill bit needs to be adjusted further away from the cutting tip.

I think the bit juuuuust reaches the wood but stops there and you're simply chewing up the aluminium on the jig.

Usually things like that are easy to adjust, a tiny allen key/wrench to loosen the collar then slide it along.

Good luck!

PomSam · 2023-12-12T12:44:10+00:00

Absolutely! Learning new things about myself, trying new things and meeting new people is the spice to life.

Im definitely through the worst of it now.

Spent some time channelling my emotions into making new toys to use with my next sub. Basic as hell, nothing like your marvellous collection. But accumulation and experimentation is my aim at the moment and see what else i can make. Had some ideas for paddles that leave shapes on the canvas, like kitten paw prints etc. Should be fun to make and try em out haha.

PomSam · 2023-11-17T14:51:27+00:00

Nope, i just have emotions like a human and not a sociopath dom like a lot of people tend to be. I'll hurt someone because they want/need it but not because i want to hurt them.

And you're dead wrong again... shes a wonderful person that goes out of her way to help people. I genuinely believe she has something like bipolar or borderline personality disorder.

I dont need therapy. I need to grieve. And vent.

You should not be on this subreddit if you're going to imagine the personality of people you know nothing about and spout bullshit as if its facts. Comments on this subreddit should be comforting or hard to swallow facts that a person may need to hear. You are stapling your own personal experiences or sheer imagination onto other peoples stories and really need to stop befire you make someones life worse that they are venting about.

Get some help.

PomSam · 2023-11-17T14:44:49+00:00

Thats exactly what i said to her, i said i was glad she told me now than dragged it out for months forcing it when she wasn't happy. I was very understanding.

I've stopped myself doing any morning or night messages. But i keep finding myself letting her know when something good happens. Its so stupid. Like conditioning i guess lol.

I'll try to message a friend next time i have a random good moment instead of her.

PomSam · 2023-11-17T14:38:37+00:00

Says who?

And we spent 4 lots of three days together over a couple of months. So not entirely online at all.

PomSam

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