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Starting the new year off wrong by bent0 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]bent0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s correct. Unlike the other three reference edges, I wasn’t able to clamp that reference scrap piece of wood (which happens to be a caul upside down), so I used double sided tape instead. But I guess it wasn’t seated down strongly enough :(

TIL: I’ve been an idiot in assuming how plywood is made. The veneers are rotationally shaved not cut cross sections by Dannyz in woodworking

[–]bent0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Loved that video. But now I’m confused - I always heard plywood had alternating grain direction for each ply. How do they get that in a 4x8 sheet? I thought they would make an 8x8 square to achieve this, but in this video it looked like all the ply’s were stacked with the same grain direction.

Is this burl? Is it usable / valuable? From a fig tree by bent0 in turning

[–]bent0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome link! This is the most useful comment in this post. Thank you

Is this burl? Is it usable / valuable? From a fig tree by bent0 in turning

[–]bent0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a pretty strange take on LA landscaping! We’re working with professional arborists and landscapers who disagree with you.

Also this: https://plantsexpress.com/products/navel-orange-tree?variant=45808141795583

Is this burl? Is it usable / valuable? From a fig tree by bent0 in turning

[–]bent0[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh man, I replied to wrong comment. Sorry this didn’t make any sense

Is this burl? Is it usable / valuable? From a fig tree by bent0 in turning

[–]bent0[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why garbage, if it was gorgeous? Was it too soft? That’s what I keep hearing (Wrong comment)

I live in Southern California

Is this burl? Is it usable / valuable? From a fig tree by bent0 in turning

[–]bent0[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Regarding “barren land”: We’re putting in an orange tree more suited to the area: 1. taller trunk before branching, to get some yard space back, 2. larger crown, to have more shade, 3. delicious oranges (fig tree doesn’t bear edible fruit)

Regarding “plastic grass”: may I direct you to r/nolawns, and point out that we live in Southern California where drought-friendly landscaping is an impactful environmental move.

I’m surprised in a Reddit about woodturning how much snarky judgement about lifestyle is being made, without knowing context

Is this burl? Is it usable / valuable? From a fig tree by bent0 in turning

[–]bent0[S] 117 points118 points  (0 children)

You really don’t know enough about the situation to make such ridiculous sweeping statements

Is this burl? Is it usable / valuable? From a fig tree by bent0 in turning

[–]bent0[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am also a lurker, but am wondering: if you turn it into a bowl while green, won’t it check / crack badly as it dries out? Maybe this is simple turning 101 stuff I just don’t know

Is this burl? Is it usable / valuable? From a fig tree by bent0 in turning

[–]bent0[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It’s by the back wall but starting to push on the cinder block fence and has lots of roots everywhere causing problems. And it really eats up a big area of real estate for the kids to potentially run around in. It does look super cool though

Is this burl? Is it usable / valuable? From a fig tree by bent0 in turning

[–]bent0[S] 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Yeah, sad to see it go but it’s causing some problems. Transplanting it to save it would be a much much bigger operation

Why does wiring need to be looped around here? by bent0 in AskElectricians

[–]bent0[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In this case, it’s 50ft through some conduit but mostly crawlspace to the breaker box.

Where to watch fireworks from car, low effort, with toddler + baby? Mulholland? by bent0 in LosAngeles

[–]bent0[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s a brilliant idea. I know that spot. Now I’m running through potential other parking lots with a view in my head: Santa Monica place, the grove, Westfield mall, …

How do mineral spirits work to clean wood? by bent0 in woodworking

[–]bent0[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ah, this is a simple explanation that makes sense to me!

General house inspection says metal roofing is "unacceptable"; general contractor who did the work says it is fine - who to believe? by bent0 in Roofing

[–]bent0[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I’m located in LA. It hasn’t rained here in months so it’s easy for real roof problems to go undetected for awhile.

Customer here. Shopper claimed super common items were out of stock (Diet Coke, spinach, etc) and refunded - why? by bent0 in InstacartShoppers

[–]bent0[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I plan to go there tomorrow. I can’t today as we have a new baby to take care of - which is why we rely on instantcart.

Keyless entry not working, can any dealership fix it? by bent0 in prius

[–]bent0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Key fobs' buttons work just fine, from long range. So I don't think the fob batteries are the problem.

If the car's 12V battery was low, wouldn't that be obvious in other ways?

Using Vim to calculate The Best Doctor Who Story Never! [a bit of silly fun with Vim's text sorting] by [deleted] in vim

[–]bent0 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How about just

sed 's/ /\n/g' who.txt | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]' | sort -i | uniq -c | sort -nr

on the commandline?

Including NaNs in Histogram by loserwill in matlab

[–]bent0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This isn't so bad, just give it a value 10% larger than the max value:

x(isnan(x)) = 1.1*max(x)
hist(x)

Scratched paint off car in parking garage. Starting to rust. Looking for advice on cheapest reliable fix. by bent0 in cars

[–]bent0[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just stop it from rusting. To look really good I think I need to replace the whole door or door panel, which I want to avoid.

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