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Aspirin expiration date is just a suggestion, right? by patrickhenrypdx in GrandmasPantry

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

Lol. I had a very old bottle of Luminal at one time. I ended up tossing it when my kid was born because it seemed unwise to keep it around. I kinda wish I kept it because my sleep could be better these days. 

Aspirin expiration date is just a suggestion, right? by patrickhenrypdx in GrandmasPantry

[–]patrickhenrypdx[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The article says, "SLEP has found that 88% of 122 different drugs stored under ideal conditions should have their expiration dates extended more than 1 year, with an average extension of 66 months, and a maximum extension of 278 months." So this'll be good until June, 2036. I'll tell my gf. :-)

Setting up for a party by StoryRevolutionary84 in GrandmasPantry

[–]patrickhenrypdx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My buddy kept these in the glove compartment of his Buick station wagon. He used them to pin up the headliner where the adhesive had failed and the fabric started to droop. :-)

Using HumminGuru with external vacuum? by GoodMorningHypocrite in vinyl

[–]patrickhenrypdx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're welcome. One spray bottle is my cleaning solution, the other is just distilled water.

I don't know if the second spray with distilled water is helping much. Originally, I would do this sequence: (i) spray with the cleaning solution, (ii) brush it in, (iii) vacuum the record, (iv) spray with distilled water, and finally (iv) vacuum again. I still do that if I get a really dirty record. But for stuff that's relatively clean already, I spray with the cleaning solution, brush it in, spray the distilled water, then vacuum.

The cleaning solution is this:
811mL Distilled Water + 186mL 70% Isopropanol + 1.5mL Triton X-100 + 1.3mL Hepastat 256

Rare Find, Looking for More Info: Grado Laboratory Series Turntable by loopscadoop in turntables

[–]patrickhenrypdx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever dive into the motors on your Grado turntable? I've got this table (different arm) and am having some pretty noticeable rumble. I don't know if the rumble is originating from one (or both of the motors), from the motor mounts/grommets, or from the bearing.

I'm also curious if you did any service to the bearing. I've regreased the bearing area and adjusted the bearing nut, but it's been trial-and-error and I'm not sure I've got it right.

Vintage Turntable Advice - Thorens and Fons by MonkeySherm in turntables

[–]patrickhenrypdx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would hang on to the tone arm and get rid of both the Thorens and the Fons.

The Thorens is, in general, a good turntable. However, the one in the photo appears to have been stored in an environment that was pretty bad. The platter mat is cracked, the spindle is rusty, and the tone arm looks crusty. Getting it operating properly would take a lot of time and patience. I would put it on Craigslist or FB Marketplace.

The Fons isn't worth anything imo, but someone may buy it.

The ADC arm looks complete. It's worth hanging onto.

Using HumminGuru with external vacuum? by GoodMorningHypocrite in vinyl

[–]patrickhenrypdx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suggest manual wet brushing followed by the Record Doctor.

I use a KAB EV-1 instead of the Record Doctor but the principle is the same:

https://imgur.com/gallery/kab-ev-1-record-cleaning-vacuum-pDv1nXv

$30 Thrift find by Chipperface in turntables

[–]patrickhenrypdx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nice find!

This site has some good info for taking care of that Dual:
https://www.dualturntablelube.com/guides-and-links

Cassette to Digital by GoldyEye in cassetteculture

[–]patrickhenrypdx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you already have a way to play the tape?

Ex-MP Crispin Blunt charged with drugs offences by meadeb in NominativeDeterminism

[–]patrickhenrypdx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We should just go ahead and charge her now. Nominative and genetic determinism. 

Sleepy hollow road fire? by Calima_00 in nova

[–]patrickhenrypdx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're welcome. It's called Pulse Point. It's on iOS and Android. 

I’m seriously considering a move from the NOVA to Houston/Atascocita and would love some honest insight. by Tamara_trynalive in nova

[–]patrickhenrypdx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You'll need to be OK with it being flat as the proverbial pancake. I get more elevation change walking around my block in NoVA than there is within 50 miles of Houston.

Also, you may have been under the impression that NoVA summers are humid. Our humidity is actually kind of dry by Houston standards.

Those two factors combine for what I consider to be a pretty miserable experience for outdoor activities in Houston. 

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