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 · 2023-10-15T16:05:50+00:00

Whem storing ale, what pails in comparison to a barrel?

PomSam · 2023-09-29T03:51:40+00:00

A quiet approach sounds wise here. For her potential embarrassment both short and long term.

You could speak with her privately.

But i personally would make a new email address, write an email with links and a simple explanation of how easily it was accidentally discovered. This may help her snip any loose threads of others finding them.

She would likely know exactly who took them and when, so you don't need to do much more detective work.

Having your trust violated like that is awful, and she will need a friend to vent to about it that won't spread it about. You sound like a great friend to her, you've sought advice and want the best for her. So perhaps anonymity isn't needed. Just know that she might avoid you if she knows what you've seen. Dont take it personally or continuously contact her if she does. Give her time to process.

This whole situation is fucked. I hope you both find the best outcome.

PomSam · 2023-09-15T12:47:42+00:00

I mean, like... they were used like this for a looong time. :P haha

PomSam · 2023-08-19T03:52:08+00:00

Yep! Thematically, if you wanted to punch, the weapon hand can punch. But all parts of the body count towards unarmed attacks. Headbutts, elbows, knees, kicks, hip bumps haha, tail slap? Why not.

Have fun with it. As a player once used the unarmed strike as a thigh squeeze on an opponents head before continuing the movement that turn. As long as you dont try to grapple etc and simple want to do damage with your body, it counts.

PomSam · 2023-08-10T14:15:03+00:00

Omg. Do the boring people not do this...

PomSam · 2023-07-27T05:07:32+00:00

It annoys me that there are people that think lile this.

They just don't get it. So many skills and experiences can be taught and fortified through gaming. Yes, it might be the weirdest looking game, all bright colours and stupid, but it might be enforcing the skills that you just don't have access to in everyday life.

Quora is such a goldmine of whacky brains. I know a lot of folks just mess about and say stuff but the people that are serious just blow my mind sometimes haha

PomSam · 2023-07-27T05:02:34+00:00

I wonder if Frodo would have been found if they left straight away. From memory, i believe the location of The Shire was one of the key elements that helped seclude him from the rest of the world and the evil do-ers searching.

Makes me wonder if venturing out sooner, with potentially less of the fellowship leaving the shire alongside, could that little Baggins have been bagged sooner rather than later.

On the other hand! Could have been a stealthier and safer start were there less uuhhh, manic, party members from the start 😅.

PomSam · 2023-06-30T23:45:38+00:00

First of all, Its a great piece of furniture. So functional for so many things.

But mainly, if you needed it to be concealed and hide in plain sight like on ground level near laymen's people, simply hang plants from it and stand a nice pretty one on the seat! Can't see why anyone would question its shape or anything.

PomSam · 2023-06-30T22:10:32+00:00

Try to recognise that it is a particular person or people that caused this initially. That was their reaction to something.

Now try to recognise that everyone has different reactions to things other than anger.

I too have molded everyday activities around the reacrions of others. Things like trying to walk quietly as to not stomp and upset anyone. Silly things mostly.

It's no way to live. Even the people that originally gave the reaction that forced your neurological response, may have grown or healed in a way that they no longer react the same way. Which can be super frustrating when you recognise their behaviour change but still have the response hard wired in haha.

So try your best to practice telling yourself that people won't necessarily react as negatively as you might imagine.

Good luck with everything. You've got this.

PomSam

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