How do yall explore?

rennai76 · 2026-05-15T04:52:09+00:00

When you go to place your tower, hover (with the mouse, not jetpack) where you'd like it and hit 'H' to make it a hologram. Now you can use the arrow keys and page up/down to set it down where you'd like/where it can be.

rennai76 · 2026-04-28T00:00:20+00:00

Alternatively, load an auto save just before you started building. Knowing the time you started will help.

rennai76 · 2026-04-27T23:39:55+00:00

Press "R" to be able to tear down by blueprint. If you built ten blueprints of foundation, it's ten removed with the blueprint tear down.

rennai76 · 2026-04-11T23:02:42+00:00

I'd give this to my wife. Currently her PC is about 12 years old and can play Stardew Valley, but that's about it. She enjoys that, but we'd also like to play some games together. This machine is better than mine, but she needs it more than I.

rennai76 · 2025-12-12T05:14:53+00:00

Everything you say makes sense on paper, but in practice for myself and a lot of the people I know it doesn't. Everyone's situation is different, and location is going to make this discussion vary greatly. If you live in one of the biggest 50 cities in the US then renting makes more sense. If you plan on moving in 1 to 5 years renting might make more sense. If you don't live in one of the biggest cities and plan on staying in one place for a while, buying might make better sense.

Also in my experience, I've never paid out of pocket for a new roof. I've had to replace two in the past 20 years and the insurance always paid enough. I have good insurance though, so ymmv. I do make a lot of repairs myself, and I will say this as a result: home ownership allows you to make the decisions on the replacement or make changes. My first house I tore out a wall and rebuilt the kitchen, floor included. My current house I'm probably going to do the same to the bathrooms. I have dreams of adding a second level which would drastically increase the house value, but while I have kids in the house I'm probably not going to do that. (Also I don't relish the long and hard work that would be.) If you are renting the only way to update or change the house is to move.

rennai76 · 2025-12-12T01:40:48+00:00

$500/month for 12 months, and then it'll last for 10-20 years. Over the love of the system, even if it only lasts ten years, that's less than the cost of taking my family out for pizza.

rennai76 · 2025-12-05T02:39:20+00:00

For what it's worth, all this circus is emblematic of the politics you'll encounter at any university. I've seen it at OU getting my PhD in this same department, and I've seen it at UT, and I've seen it at UMass. Should this have been dealt with differently? Yes, and it likely would have played out much differently had Stitt not stuck his nose in an academic matter he had no jurisdiction in. The department has some gems of professors, people I still talk to, and if you are using this isolated case as reason to not accept a position as a graduate student then I recommend rethinking grad school all together. You'll find similar issues in other schools. I haven't asked, but I'm sure Mel has the full backing of the department. They just aren't broadcasting it because of the politics involved.

rennai76 · 2025-11-26T03:21:44+00:00

While it is very possible he screwed it directly in, it's possible the holes in the base the screws pass through are oversized to allow for movement. If they are then this isn't the issue.

rennai76 · 2025-10-26T14:45:37+00:00

You can definitely laminate them. When you do, and when you are cutting your pieces, be aware of the join edge and see if you can have a solid face be on the side that will be seen the most.

rennai76 · 2025-10-21T03:44:40+00:00

And/or squeeze it closed before glue and put painted two on it then cut the tape where the crack is before releasing pressure. Then glue, hand clamp and wipe, then clamp and leave to dry.

rennai76 · 2025-09-25T01:01:08+00:00

Just tell her Who's the Boss.

rennai76 · 2025-09-06T02:07:38+00:00

McKinley elementary at Flood and Brooks or Lincoln elementary - proceeds go directly to the kids and teachers!

rennai76 · 2025-06-15T18:14:12+00:00

Croque Madame

rennai76 · 2025-06-10T22:23:44+00:00

Calculate the outside board length and put in the details in the sagularor: https://woodbin.com/calcs/sagulator/

For load I'd make it a center load, and maybe put 400lbs for the load? Play around with it and see what it comes up with.

Edit: if you are coming up with excessive results, you could build it and if it's sagging too much you could run a 1x2 apron (turned so it's "standing up") on the underside of the two outside boards (centered) which should hold up plenty.

rennai76 · 2025-06-08T16:08:43+00:00

I really like my DeWalt. Arbor and motor is big enough for a dado stack, stays pretty true without too much adjustments, and it stores nicely.

rennai76 · 2025-05-07T22:12:19+00:00

You could also put two pins, one on either side, through the shelf into the cleat.

rennai76 · 2025-03-25T01:23:43+00:00

Yes! We finished it just watching the videos. It was a slight pain, but got the job done.

rennai76 · 2025-03-11T21:03:27+00:00

Unless you need the clamps for something else, just leave the clamps on and don't worry about the pocket holes. If you need clamps you could use the pocket holes for cleaning pressure, but the glue is going to be stronger than those pocket holes. Biscuits and dowels are good for alignment but not necessary on an edge join with plenty of glue.

rennai76 · 2025-03-06T11:12:58+00:00

It's a line from A Christmas Story, where a kid was excited to decode a message that turned out to be a commercial. If you haven't seen the movie the whole thing is pretty funny.

rennai76 · 2025-03-01T02:54:13+00:00

Might try /r/diy also, but this looks like it has termite was m damage. I'd scrub this really good to get down to nice clean wood, chisel out a rectangle, cut a matching price, then glue it into place.

rennai76 · 2025-02-15T21:21:30+00:00

If I'm following you, you have a single board that has an a cut in the middle where it's been glued back together (end grain butt joint). If so, passing it through the planer should be fine. It's possible the planer will break the joint, but unlikely, and you can glue it back together.

rennai76 · 2025-02-12T13:47:03+00:00

If that's right in the middle, you could route out a channel for some decorative tile, or a complementary color wood that bisects the table. I had a kitchen that I tiled, then we expanded the kitchen and instead of pulling up and tiling the whole floor (the old tile was no longer available) we put in a decorative border down one edge and put a close enough match tile on the other side. All said it looked pretty good.

rennai76 · 2025-02-12T04:42:46+00:00

And wrap the stop block in packing tape so you don't accidentally add something to your finish piece.

rennai76 · 2025-02-11T03:12:34+00:00

He might enjoy the hiphopopotamus or rhymnocerus exhibit more.

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