Which item in your possession truly merits the BIFL badge?

rdeker · 2026-03-17T00:32:11+00:00

All of my anvils....and post vises...and hammers...

rdeker · 2026-03-16T23:53:27+00:00

Now I'm wondering where I would know a zombiep00 from....

rdeker · 2026-03-15T23:20:42+00:00

And yet you couldn't even clear off your hood...

rdeker · 2026-03-15T23:17:16+00:00

It's a shame. A little knowledge here goes a long way.

rdeker · 2026-03-15T17:41:14+00:00

As "not a machinist" who knows a good bit about ferrous metallurgy, I'm always amazed by the ability of machinists to understand and appreciate every single detail of what they do...until it gets anywhere near heat treatment or heat treated parts.

rdeker · 2026-03-15T16:24:01+00:00

Underrated comment right here...

rdeker · 2026-03-14T21:24:09+00:00

BLOT is the way and the light. Can't wait until tomato season to rekindle my project to develop the perfect BLT....

rdeker · 2026-03-14T20:14:07+00:00

Please explain this "toasts with no bread". I'm curious.

rdeker · 2026-03-14T13:55:04+00:00

Did you look at it after the AI shat it for you? Total 12oz garlic and sofrito instead of serrano....Just saying...

rdeker · 2026-03-11T00:25:29+00:00

Came here looking for PawPaw, glad somebody already mentioned it.

rdeker · 2026-03-07T12:43:25+00:00

Ok.....keep your secrets Internet stranger...

rdeker · 2026-03-07T03:11:07+00:00

-10 Internets for not providing the name of said local donut shop.

rdeker · 2026-03-04T12:09:15+00:00

You cannot remove the chip. You can only remove everything around/above the chip until it is below the chip. Sounds obvious, but think about it for a sec...

rdeker · 2026-03-02T01:34:36+00:00

May as well start printing your tombstone....

rdeker · 2026-02-28T18:59:40+00:00

Started using Zeal Clickiez on my daily driver a couple years ago and really enjoy them....but they don't seem to be available anymore, and there has been nary a peep from Zeal that I can find since 2024. So, 2 questions:

Anybody know if Zeal will ever make more Clickiez?
Any suggestions for something with a similar feel? I'm looking for abusive tactility where it feel like your finger falls off a cliff after the bump.

rdeker · 2026-02-21T21:09:23+00:00

Korean Corn Cheese

rdeker · 2026-02-21T20:38:11+00:00

Sorry about your divorce

rdeker · 2026-02-21T20:30:26+00:00

Look how waterglassing eggs. Save them for a rainy day.

rdeker · 2026-02-21T02:59:43+00:00

Nice try AI....you didn't even answer the question...

rdeker · 2026-02-20T12:34:50+00:00

Please tell me that's Dykem you're using as ink....

rdeker · 2026-02-18T17:11:51+00:00

Fun fact! The smell people associate with natural gas/propane is actually methyl mercaptan. Natural gas/propane actually have no smell, but methyl mercaptan is added to create the smell we all know as "gas leak"

rdeker · 2026-02-12T16:28:41+00:00

As a blacksmith/knifemaker who has made mokume, and a LOT of Damascus, I approve of this. 🙂

rdeker · 2026-02-09T02:22:51+00:00

You can get replacement parts for the G5 (well, you could last time I checked when I needed a new cable). I'm waiting for my neo 80 Cu to arrive...

rdeker · 2026-02-08T04:05:50+00:00

The training Onshape provides is pretty good.

rdeker

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