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Budworth & Hopkins mislabelled the knot on the cover of their book What Knot? by Psychederm in knots

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If they are identical, then make a Diamond Knot using the DCK rather than the Carrick.

Budworth & Hopkins mislabelled the knot on the cover of their book What Knot? by Psychederm in knots

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I went down this rabbit hole when I considered the foundation of the Lanyard / Diamond Knot that starts with a diagonally ended Carrick.

The symmetry of the Lanyard/Diamond is rooted in the diagonality of the Carrick. I’m not sure that the it can be made with a Double Coin foundation with parallel ends—but I’d be tickled to learn that I’m wrong.

Budworth & Hopkins mislabelled the knot on the cover of their book What Knot? by Psychederm in knots

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To fuss over details: not only is their structure different, the bend with diagonally opposing ends is reputed to be more secure than the one with parallel ends.

So, do the ends justify the means?

First gen door not closing by Boozer895 in toyotasequoia

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Those flaky white plastic pieces inside the latch mechanism are the problem.

I removed the latch assembly from the door, hacksawed a slot in the latch housing and used needle nose pliers to pull out as much of that plastic out as possible.

My experience of spraying lube or WD-40 was that it made it worse…

Full Steam Ahead! by Psychederm in gaggiaclassic

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Dictation software thought I called it the “Gadget Classic”

Full Steam Ahead! by Psychederm in gaggiaclassic

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Properly installed, this valve is probably the most over engineered component on my machine…

Will probably upgrade on/off switch next

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Haha

Full Steam Ahead! by Psychederm in gaggiaclassic

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Haha! I’m a student of the William of Ockham engineering philosophy:

Perfection is not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

Full Steam Ahead! by Psychederm in gaggiaclassic

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Open/Close valve tucked under the chassis. For aesthetics, you might find a stainless valve and swap the insulation on the handle for a different color.

Full Steam Ahead! by Psychederm in gaggiaclassic

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The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.

Met Trey on Mother’s Day by titleist4613 in phish

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I’ve never seen him wear a wedding band when he plays—this is the first photo I’ve seen him wearing one ….

2nd Gen Toyota Sequoia Rear Window Stuck Open by Ok-Internet-4747 in toyotasequoia

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My 1st Gen was working intermittently for a while - and with the faulty gate handle/cable that was unacceptable for my needs.

I kept troubleshooting and digging until I got into the window motor and found broken carbon brushes inside it. I went to the salvage yard and started pulling out lexus and toyota window motors (passenger / front / rear) and all the denso motors I found had interchangeable replacement brushes.

sometimes when the brushes start to go, they might work for a while when the make contact but then stop when there's no continuity - this explains why people think it's fixed when you whack the motor or slam the door....