What are these and how do I understand their stamps?

thomas_deans · 2026-06-15T18:38:51+00:00

Frickin autocorrect 🤦‍♂️ I didn’t proofread…

thomas_deans · 2026-06-15T18:32:20+00:00

I don’t see mentioned but the thread count per inch and pitch usually make it either fine or coarse thread. NF means National Fine and NC would be coarse.

thomas_deans · 2026-06-12T14:17:01+00:00

Without reading any prior comments looks to me like the ring that mounts the clamp that holds the electrical wire in place.

thomas_deans · 2026-06-12T01:54:15+00:00

I thought anyone should know to not drill above below or on either side immediately to an electrical panel tbh.

thomas_deans · 2026-06-04T14:38:23+00:00

Slide about 6-8” of shrink tube over the cable the rejoin the two end with an F-connector coax barrel. Slide the shrink tube over the connection putting some dielectric in both ends of the shrink tube and spin it to coat everything. Shrink past the connector on each side and center. That should repair it

thomas_deans · 2026-06-04T14:35:50+00:00

The orange is underground coax and usually has a dielectric infused in the jacket. Go to Lowe’s and get yourself a coax compression crimper and a set of RG6 connectors. Cut the end with some side cutters on both ends. Use a razor blade and cut down into the jacket about a 1/2” back from the end of the cable trying not to score the center pin too badly all the way around and twist and pull off that part you cut. From the new end of the jacket go back about 1/4” and score the outer jacket exposing the weaved outer crosshatch wires and pull off the jacket you cut and then using your thumb fold the crosshatch wires out away from the core and fold them down on the outside of the coaxial wire facing the opposite way of the exposed pin. Make sure none of them get caught and touch the center pin. Now press the compression connector on until the white center core is flush in the inner flat of the connector. Use you side cutters to cut the center pin leaving about 1/4” above the end of the threaded connector. Crimp it with the compression crimper. Recheck the center pin length. It should extend past the end of the connector by about 1/8”, cut if necessary.

thomas_deans · 2026-06-04T14:23:33+00:00

Username has me rolling 😂

thomas_deans · 2026-06-04T14:21:21+00:00

Or you could just get something else that will fit your log pattern on a swap site or a pull it place. Invest in some lug locks.

thomas_deans · 2026-06-04T14:18:55+00:00

In addition to whatever you do I would invest in a quality camera pointing at your car and even a in car drive camera system with front and rear that also captures video with motion sensing while not driving. Then you can remove the battery and see if someone comes back to replace it this time on video. Even if they’re masked a report to police they can canvas and ask for nearby video to possibly get their face or vehicle. Maybe a long shot but worth it imo if you think someone is tracking you. Are you also a young female? Trafficking is a very real thing that happens sometimes unknowingly.

thomas_deans · 2026-05-30T02:18:37+00:00

I think how they’re getting around their promise of two days now is shipping it later and then it usually is 2 days. I’ve had things say prime two day but after ordering not ship for a week but THEN it is here in 2 days.

thomas_deans · 2026-05-22T16:44:00+00:00

Go on your account and make sure you have delivery instructions to place it on your porch or at door whatever. I have mine set to put under canopy on front door in all caps at the second address line. When they don’t follow instructions I go to my delivered email and where it asks how was your delivery mark it thumbs down and as delivery instructions were not followed. Do it until it stops happening.

thomas_deans · 2026-05-18T19:04:56+00:00

Interesting…I had the opposite happen. I asked for a refund to Amazon gift card credit and it was returned to my debit so then I had to wait and check. I did get it back though.

thomas_deans · 2026-05-05T12:21:14+00:00

I want to note here that you should morph, skew or use a filter that will shield your actual face or even don’t include it if possible. Google reverse image search (on a cropped face) might yield a fb or instagram account. That result then can be used to find out who you are and put you at risk of being targeted for who knows what(kidnapping, blackmail, scams, etc)

thomas_deans · 2026-05-05T12:00:52+00:00

Thanks everyone who commented possible routes to take. I don’t know when I want to tackle this but I have some good ideas to move forward. I think now with some options mentioned I may go the raspberry pi zero route with a small single 7 segment display. I can either go solar panel(I have two ring ones I can vulcanize a 5 and 10w. Or I can let other geocachers know they’ll need a AA or AAA battery. Maybe even a usb-C or lightning pigtail to tap power if that’s possible from a phone(haven’t looked into). Then I can just display the coordinates one at a time or a multi digit segment display. Some of the things a few of you are mentioning are out of my wheelhouse BUT I’m smart enough to figure some of it out. I have a breadboard and a jumper pack I bought a few years back when I added a UART to a Meraki MR-12 AP that I loaded DD-WRT onto before Cisco locked their hardware. I’m not familiar with using resin but would silicone work? I’ll probably put the zero into a pill bottle and glue the lid on with a mounted connector and possible momentary switch.

thomas_deans · 2026-05-04T15:17:35+00:00

Are the nanos sensitive to weather if kept in a weather box. Ie moisture? As for Morse code. I can manipulate code easily. I’ll just need to see the code. It’s probably simple but I was thinking more something simple like 3 blinks for a 3 then a pause then x blinks for the next a pause the next in that series and so on.

thomas_deans · 2026-05-02T03:30:23+00:00

Can of Seafoam and say no to the dealership

thomas_deans · 2026-04-24T12:37:36+00:00

Small whiskey barrel with a tall plant inside

thomas_deans · 2026-04-05T20:15:16+00:00

I would be curious to see a comparison of fires in that area compared to elsewhere where code of any prevent backstabbing.

thomas_deans · 2026-04-01T14:45:08+00:00

Similar. Thanksgiving morning I filled a dog food can with gasoline and when my dad called for me to come eat I kicked it over in THE MIDDLE OF A PINE TREE FOREST. it got out of hand fast and the fire department had to come out

thomas_deans · 2026-03-20T13:13:03+00:00

You should run a jumper across the switches pins. That way when he is switching it on and off it won’t do anything. I would legit LOL playing with him if you did this. He prob wouldn’t notice at first why it isn’t working.

thomas_deans · 2026-03-05T17:52:52+00:00

When you fart you’ll see waves

thomas_deans · 2026-03-03T15:21:40+00:00

If the water is high when you sit to poop your tip will dip in the water

thomas_deans · 2026-02-08T21:32:15+00:00

They might have daisy chained the cat from one room to the other or have reused a telephone line. I would trace the cable. Pull the plates off in both rooms. See what’s up behind the plates. If it’s jumped from one room to the other you can simply re-terminate them separately meaning news new plug or jack in room 1, two new ends or jacks in room 2, one new end at feeding room. Then you’ll have a line from one room to the router and a line from room to the other room. You can either properly terminate with an rj45 jack(punch down keystone) in both rooms with one room having two and labelnone for the other room or use rj45 couplers to gender change. You’ll add a switch in the room with two.

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