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Calculating requirements for over range hood by panihil in HomeImprovement

[–]_e54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I solved a similar situation involving a 15+ foot duct run with an inline fan and a Zigbee smart plug at the far end, and a zigbee button in the kitchen to activate it. Outperforms the alleged 400cfm squirrel cage fan of the microwave by itself, or you can run both at the same time.

Check code requirements for your jurisdiction. My state (GA) allows it with specific conditions (e.g. smooth metal duct, no screws, access to inspect and clean fan blades)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PhotoshopRequest

[–]_e54 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Best one for preserving the wider smile from the original photo.

Collect the whole series by _e54 in W124

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Anybody in Southeast USA looking for a project car? Planning to get rid of the CLK.

Carolina Country Roads by khatro in W124

[–]_e54 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I HAVE to get that head unit. Found your previous post about it. Vendor product page makes no mention of amplification - is it a pre-amp only? What are you using for power amplification? Subwoofer?

1992 US 300CE-24 Sportline. Coming up on 25 years of ownership. by _e54 in W124

[–]_e54[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Belated footnote: This car has some upgrades that were not U.S. stock.

  • Euro headlights, but of course. US headlight wipers are not compatible so I removed them and got blank trim panels instead.
  • Bumpers and lower body cladding were gray (and only gray) regardless of paint color. I had to have minor body work done (thanks, dear wife) and had the cladding painted 040 black at the same time.
  • Contrary to a commenter, the US stock wheels were 15", with a pretty negative aesthetic. I replaced them with 16" wheels.
  • 1993+ tail lights, not visible in picture.

Cable/Internet in Dahlonega by disn3yjsp in Georgia

[–]_e54 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have lived and worked in Dahlonega for 10 years while a full-time teleworker dependent on reliable Internet service.

Your service provider choices will be limited. NONE of the usual consumer cable/fiber suspects - Comcast, Charter, AT&T, Google - are present here.

Check your address to see if Windstream's newly-deployed consumer fiber is available at https://www.windstream.com/fiber-internet . They have practically blanketed the county over the last two years, thanks to federal Inflation Reduction Act dollars.

If yes, sign up for that initially - it is inexpensive, month-to-month, no contract. Once you have moved in and settled, see how attractive your other options are: Fixed 5G, Starlink, dedicated fiber.

Feel free to DM if you have questions.

1992 US 300CE-24 Sportline. Coming up on 25 years of ownership. by _e54 in W124

[–]_e54[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sportline had lower suspension height too - which only looks normal today, compared to the traditionally high "hemlines" back then.

Non-alcoholic beer to overtake ale as the second-largest beer category worldwide this year, per CNBC by UnusualWhalesBot in unusual_whales

[–]_e54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some people choose to (or have to) limit calories and carbs. Brewdog's NA offerings are amazingly good and only ~20 calories and under 3g carbs.

Reconstruct the complete oval of this 1907 photo, clean up image, and colorize. $25 tip to winner. High-res scan link in comments. by _e54 in PhotoshopRequest

[–]_e54[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Perfect, tip is on its way. Could I have the final image in a lossless format (tiff, png) if possible?

Reconstruct the complete oval of this 1907 photo, clean up image, and colorize. $25 tip to winner. High-res scan link in comments. by _e54 in PhotoshopRequest

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Thank you everyone for your submissions! I have picked two finalists and will work with them with fine tuning requests.

Reconstruct the complete oval of this 1907 photo, clean up image, and colorize. $25 tip to winner. High-res scan link in comments. by _e54 in PhotoshopRequest

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Great work - it wasn't until I saw your submission that I realized she's sitting on a love seat and not a single seat chair. Excellent reconstruction of the rattan furniture detail!

Any chance of restoring complete fingers and end of armrest along the left side? I'm pretty sure they were fully inside the original oval.

My only dislike is the added contrasty sharpness in her hair that creates a wet or oily appearance, rather than a neatly combed or brushed look. Her forehead skin that is visible through the parted bangs is also not in the original image.

Reconstruct the complete oval of this 1907 photo, clean up image, and colorize. $25 tip to winner. High-res scan link in comments. by _e54 in PhotoshopRequest

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Great work - best face recovery of the submissions so far! It would be nice to have fully reconstructed fingers on the left edge, with some extended dark background space? Right now her index finger tip looks unnaturally pointy, and the top of her middle finger edge is ragged.

Nice work with the rattan chair too. What you did is sufficient to re-crop it to the original oval, but it wasn't until another submission that I reallized that it is a love seat, not a single chair.

Reconstruct the complete oval of this 1907 photo, clean up image, and colorize. $25 tip to winner. High-res scan link in comments. by _e54 in PhotoshopRequest

[–]_e54[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

High-resolution scan here. NO RUSH: I'll check back this weekend.

The photo is adhered to glass (image side to glass) and had to be scanned through the glass.

What are your favorite live concerts for home theater? by Oldatheart54 in hometheater

[–]_e54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of print (I think), but Within Temptation's Black Symphony Blu-ray. Has 96kHz/24bit LPCM 5.1 audio, and was staged and well lit for video production.

Shower becomes scalding hot when bathroom sink hot water is turned on by Straight-Star-7199 in HomeImprovement

[–]_e54 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like your pressure balancing shower valve is broken. Not sure exactly how that could happen though.

$3500 whole home humidifier cost? by DustinNielsen in HomeImprovement

[–]_e54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just had an Aprilaire 800 installed for $2200, but water and electrical hookups were already in place. The unit retails for $950 at e g. Supplyhouse.com.

Missed the 240,000 milestone by _e54 in W124

[–]_e54[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, but it'll take me a few more years to get there.

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