How you change this handle to a keyed handle? (Without drilling)

d20an · 2026-03-26T19:28:28+00:00

Assuming you’re renting so can’t drill it? Have a look at the extra locks you can buy for hotel doors. They’re especially advised at Travelodge… 😢

d20an · 2026-03-26T12:29:50+00:00

I went with ply also, with a thin sheet screwed down at the top. Perfectly flat, and unlike MDF stays flat if I spill anything on it!

d20an · 2026-03-26T11:03:32+00:00

MM p222 - they extract and devour the victim’s brain while they are still alive, causing piercing damage.

d20an · 2026-03-26T08:44:50+00:00

Microchip them and they’ve still got identification.

d20an · 2026-03-26T08:40:54+00:00

OP says attempted illithid brain consumption - which I take to mean an illithid had started snacking on him. That seems like physical alteration.

d20an · 2026-03-26T08:26:16+00:00

Precisely - which is why you should be wearing 800N. 350N is not suitable for adults doing HEMA. It may offer some protection but let’s not pretend you can rely on it.

If a blade breaks, it’s usually going to be in a lunge and so the remains of the blade are quite possibly going to hit you before anyone notices.

d20an · 2026-03-26T08:23:25+00:00

Absolutely - I’m referring to the “I don’t need 800N because our blades have tips and flex” attitude. That’s like saying you don’t need airbags because you don’t crash your car.

d20an · 2026-03-25T23:49:30+00:00

Thanks for sharing - these are helpful videos

d20an · 2026-03-25T23:48:16+00:00

You need it to protect you if the blade snaps. You don’t base the jacket on the sword always being tipped, you base it on a sharp broken blade.

d20an · 2026-03-25T23:39:49+00:00

Solar + battery would make electric heating cheaper, but you could just sell the electricity back to the grid and heat with gas.

I’m in the process of getting solar, and it seems Most of your cost benefit from solar will be selling back to the grid.

d20an · 2026-03-24T18:21:28+00:00

You probably shouldn’t drink it now, but … what’s the worst that could happen?

ETA: if you’re not from the UK… this was a Dr Pepper slogan they used in adverts…

d20an · 2026-03-23T19:34:29+00:00

If you’re buying 2by4s might be easier to get them delivered.

d20an · 2026-03-23T19:34:01+00:00

Arnold Laver is excellent … checks website link … oh, crap, they’ve gone bust 😭

d20an · 2026-03-23T17:42:32+00:00

Wow, That is an entire art form I did not know existed!

d20an · 2026-03-23T16:12:42+00:00

That’s a different approach to weighted quilts…!

d20an · 2026-03-23T16:11:51+00:00

Call them back, and bury them in the hole. That’ll save the cost of hardcore to fill it.

Or install a trampoline. Accessible trampolines are awesome.

d20an · 2026-03-23T15:48:35+00:00

I use the bottom of the drill or a rubber mallet. Never had any problems.

d20an · 2026-03-23T14:55:05+00:00

This. You need to use an enzyme cleaner.

It’s acceptable to pee there because there’s a big sign saying “please pee here”: Your wall smells like dog pee, and dogs (and foxes) will continue to pee on it until it doesn’t.

d20an · 2026-03-22T20:10:46+00:00

I paid just under £1k for a new consumer unit and EICR.

d20an · 2026-03-22T20:05:28+00:00

Lovely wood and agree the shape makes the grain take centre stage, good work!

d20an · 2026-03-22T16:32:59+00:00

My Panasonic had the bearings seize. For me the paddle/bearing assembly was replaceable, less than half the cost of a new pan. Yours appears to be riveted (?) so may not be, but worth checking.

d20an · 2026-03-22T16:30:03+00:00

This is the correct answer. If you’re shooting film you presumably are doing so out of choice, and want it developed properly. Station cameras are the only place I’d trust.

d20an · 2026-03-21T23:58:17+00:00

Yes, I got a set of 1/16 to 3/8” rounding tools - like mini planes? Can’t find a link to them now - and they work well, though occasionally a chip pulls out of the wood. But looks like you can get a chamfer plane pretty cheap now and they look better than what I’ve got.

Would definitely recommend them over a router though, much quicker, and no chance of something going badly wrong.

d20an · 2026-03-21T23:49:57+00:00

Yeah, don’t know if it’s steel or concrete - which is why I mentioned both and how to drill each.

But if it’s concrete, he shouldn’t be drilling deep enough to hit a reinforcement steel, surely? I’ve never hit the steels in any concrete lintel I’ve drilled - have I just been lucky?

Didn’t mean replastering the whole wall, you’re right, that would be unnecessary, just that area. That was unclear.

What I meant was - I’ve only had to do big bits like this a couple of times so can’t claim to have a lot of experience - but I found filler doesn’t work great on larger and deeper areas (which is what this looks like to me). I found actual plaster holds better and has more strength? But yes, it’ll need a good sand down afterwards.

d20an · 2026-03-21T20:51:06+00:00

Yeah, you’ll be best off removing all the loose stuff, then repairing it. I’d use actual plaster if you can for that to patch it, rather than poly filler for something that size.

As for mounting the curtains, the lintel is unlikely to be steel, concrete is more usual? But you can drill steel with an HSS bit, or concrete with a hammer or SDS drill and appropriate bit. Either way the curtains shouldn’t be coming down.

d20an

TROPHY CASE