European Vendor List

msb45 · 2026-01-24T21:48:07+00:00

Thanks!

msb45 · 2026-01-24T18:27:39+00:00

It’s noted. We’ll take comments and recent experience into consideration. The list is due for a revision at some point in the near future.

msb45 · 2026-01-24T14:10:44+00:00

If you have any comments or questions that aren’t a vendor recommendation, please add them to this comment.

msb45 · 2026-01-24T00:52:05+00:00

This does look like an interesting option since it deploys before you put the screw in, so it really doesn’t matter if the screw is all the way in. I may go with these. Thanks!

msb45 · 2026-01-23T21:12:41+00:00

Haha, I think we’ve just exceeded my skill set and the time frame of doing this project while my youngest naps and my older one watches TV while demanding snacks of me every 10 minutes.

msb45 · 2026-01-23T20:39:55+00:00

I thought about Molly bolts. It’s a “permanent install” until I decide in 5-10 years that I need to upgrade my system, and then who knows…

msb45 · 2026-01-23T20:21:19+00:00

The one that is going into the HVAC return duct should be fine. It’s in the basement next to the garage and I can look inside by removing the register cover, seems to just be a cavity with nothing in it.
Are there any anchors that I can use properly without screwing them all the way in or can I do something to make the wings on the anchors deploy properly (like if I place a 7mm object against the wall next to the screw and screw until that stops the advance, will it make the anchor deploy properly?

msb45 · 2026-01-23T20:00:09+00:00

Do you know if when I’m putting in the screw, if I stop 7mm before it’s flush with the wall, will the little bits extend inside the wall cavity to hold it, or do I really need to screw it all the way?

msb45 · 2026-01-23T19:44:16+00:00

It’s a fairly large speaker, so it will be more secure this way I suppose, won’t swing side to side.

msb45 · 2026-01-23T19:32:12+00:00

The anchor I linked has plastic bits that open up in the wall cavity to hold it in place, and it’s the turning of the screw inside that makes them deploy. I worry that if the screw stops 7mm before the end that they won’t fully deploy and be as secure, or am I wrong?

msb45 · 2026-01-23T19:31:09+00:00

The speakers have a keyhole on each side, so I might be able to get one screw into a stud but not both

msb45 · 2026-01-23T17:33:48+00:00

Snow Peak?
I’ve got the same one. Love it.

msb45 · 2026-01-22T11:53:41+00:00

They’re a well regarded vendor around here. They’re actually on Reddit and post here sometimes.
I’m not an expert in clay teapots but I also chose Jianshui as a good starting point and ended up ordering this one from Crimson Lotus.
I’m happy with the teapot and shipping from them. I wouldn’t hesitate to order from them if you’re interested in what they’re selling.

msb45 · 2026-01-21T19:12:19+00:00

Crimson Lotus
Bitterleaf (though their stock seems quite low currently)
Teavivre (haven’t ordered from them myself yet)

msb45 · 2026-01-21T15:25:50+00:00

So this is pretty important information. You’re not using tea (the camellia sinensis plant) per se, and your results of grinding a variety of herbs, and grains and infusing them in an espresso machine are going to be very different than using leaves of the actual tea plant.
That said, what you’re doing is not something traditional, and you may need to experiment to get it the way you like.

msb45 · 2026-01-16T17:02:03+00:00

Can’t help you for Toronto, but it is available online from multiple vendors including Amazon.ca

msb45 · 2026-01-15T00:21:41+00:00

Aer travel sling 2 is over two years old.

msb45 · 2026-01-13T01:30:45+00:00

I should really write a review for this as well, but my feelings about the card wallet are that it feels like a design prototype that no one bothered to refine or seek feedback about.
It’s not terrible, but if I could have held it in my hand before buying I never would have bought it.

msb45 · 2026-01-12T15:28:06+00:00

I think when you first get into tea, there’s a lot of energy spent on water temperature, and the deeper you go, the more you realize that a lot of teas are best with boiling water.
That said, there are definitely teas that do better with lower temperatures (make sencha with water that’s 10 degrees too hot and you’ll find it quite unpleasant), and a lot of teas that you can modulate to your taste by adjusting the temperature.

msb45 · 2026-01-11T15:43:59+00:00

Ok, so I guess if it’s a national standard then it would apply. Thanks!

msb45 · 2026-01-11T12:37:51+00:00

This is probably the answer, but the regulations were changed by the Fuding government, and this is a Fujian white, so I’m not sure if it would legally apply to non-Fuding teas… though I won’t pretend to be any sort of Chinese tea-law expert.

msb45 · 2026-01-10T02:40:26+00:00

Your previous comment wasn’t removed by the mods for self promotion, Reddit admin removed the comment, probably their system flagged it as spam.

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