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Interesting! There's a live oak that is probably too far to be relevant (~30 ft), and an unknowntree that is probably 20 ft away on the other side of the driveway, but no closer trees. Neither tree stretches all the way across the driveway so I assume the roots don't go under it.
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Tree root systems can extend well beyond the extent of the canopy. Like, several times the radius.
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We have an old table set we picked up for cheap and refinished a few months ago. One of the spindles holding the rear legs together pulled out the other week? What's the best way to fix this? Titebonding it back together didn't hold.
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Corla Plankun posted:Interesting! There's a live oak that is probably too far to be relevant (~30 ft), and an unknowntree that is probably 20 ft away on the other side of the driveway, but no closer trees. Neither tree stretches all the way across the driveway so I assume the roots don't go under it. Live oak roots can grow up to 90 feet from the trunk of a large tree. In general, tree roots spread a long way.
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brugroffil posted:We have an old table set we picked up for cheap and refinished a few months ago. One of the spindles holding the rear legs together pulled out the other week? What's the best way to fix this? Titebonding it back together didn't hold. There might be old glue in the joint? Or the paint job kept you from getting a secure bond? Did you clamp it somehow?
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Corla Plankun posted:My neighbor just informed me that we've got roots beginning to intrude into our line to the sewer. The only plants nearby are mine so one of these is probably the culprit. Are any of these easy to place blame on and/or rule out? I am not particularly attached to them so I don't mind pulling anything out but it would be a lot of work to depopulate the entire zone. brugroffil posted:We have an old table set we picked up for cheap and refinished a few months ago. One of the spindles holding the rear legs together pulled out the other week? What's the best way to fix this? Titebonding it back together didn't hold.
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Corla Plankun posted:Interesting! There's a live oak that is probably too far to be relevant (~30 ft), and an unknowntree that is probably 20 ft away on the other side of the driveway, but no closer trees. Neither tree stretches all the way across the driveway so I assume the roots don't go under it. It's the oak tree assuming it's old. It's always the oak tree. As others have said their root systems are HUGE especially if they are well established (25+ years old). You just live with it and try to encourage them to grow "down". Now that it's found the sewer lateral though it's got the perfect nutrient and water source. I wouldn't rip anything out preemptively. There are ways to knock down roots. Jet the pipe and do a root-x treatment.
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We had a storm come through and the power went out on the whole block. Power came back on, but one of the breakers keeps tripping as soon as it's reset. Should I replace the breaker to see if that's the issue, and if it isn't get an electrician, or should I get an electrician to check it out first?
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Willows and sewers. Oh, God, I'm having flashbacks. I'm really skeptical that a 5-foot crape myrtle is causing major problems with the sewer. Your best bet is to hire somebody to run a camera down the line and see what's going on. I agree with H110Hawk, this is something you'll root out once every few years, not something you solve by taking out a plant.
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The Slack Lagoon posted:We had a storm come through and the power went out on the whole block. Power came back on, but one of the breakers keeps tripping as soon as it's reset. Should I replace the breaker to see if that's the issue, and if it isn't get an electrician, or should I get an electrician to check it out first? What circuit is it / what's on it? My one breaker trips if it's raining sideways hard enough because I need to replace the outdoor receptacle cover. Did an appliance or something short out, etc
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The Slack Lagoon posted:We had a storm come through and the power went out on the whole block. Power came back on, but one of the breakers keeps tripping as soon as it's reset. Should I replace the breaker to see if that's the issue, and if it isn't get an electrician, or should I get an electrician to check it out first? Do you have a good understanding of what the breaker provides power to? Have you unplugged/isolated everything you can from that circuit first to try to isolate the breaker as the issue and not a mis-behaving load? Is it an AFCI or GFCI breaker, and does it have any method of indicating the fault condition that is causing the trip (indicator lights or other)? ROJO fucked around with this message at 03:29 on Jul 8, 2021 |
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 I picked up a new shift knob for my car. I watch far too much "How It's Made" for my own good, and I've seen them fill in engravings with a translucent resin or epoxy that comes out of a little needle and then hardens. I was thinking of filling in the "R" with red and the gear numbers in black, but I don't even know where to start with trying to find what I'm looking for. would it be an epoxy, resin, acrylic? I'm not looking to make it flush. If it's higher at the edges than the middle I'd be okay with it, I just don't want it to easily pop out.
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Alarbus posted:What circuit is it / what's on it? My one breaker trips if it's raining sideways hard enough because I need to replace the outdoor receptacle cover. Did an appliance or something short out, etc It's recessed led ceiling lights - in the kitchen, a bedroom, and hallway. The outlets in those rooms are on separate circuits. No appliances
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Shop vac repair question: My shop vac died, and the culprit appears to be a failed thermal fuse. Instead of installing a new fuse, I'd like to install a reusable thermal cutout rated for comparable temperature and current. Are there any safety reasons not to go this route? Any caveats I should be aware of?
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AFewBricksShy posted:
Probably resin or epoxy if you’re thinking it needs curing after coming out of a needle. Dymax is a brand name of a company that makes such needle-delivered materials. We use one at work to mask pinholes that cures under UV like a dentist’s adhesive.
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Imo the easiest/cheapest way to do that is going to be nail polish with a clear coat over it.
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AFewBricksShy posted:
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That strange guy posted:Fill it in with a crayon I was gonna suggest that but I think the heat build up would would cause problems with a filler that melts. Nail polish and a syringe would be my choice. Tons of color options too.
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AFewBricksShy posted:
You will need: alcohol acetone blue tape Q-tips &/or a low-nap rag you should have: nitrile gloves a place to paint (a big box with one side cut off works. Or sit it on newspaper, etc. So long as it's outside) Remove the knob clean it with alcohol. Get into the recessed parts good. Dunk it, or use a Q-tip or fingernail brush to get all the oils out. Cover the "R" with blue painter's tape. Following the instructions on the can, paint the top. You're really painting the shift numbers, but don't worry about the surface. Let the paint set for at least five minutes, until it looks dry & no longer transfers; it's still quite fragile. Then, you can either use: A low-nap rag (cotton T-shirt or underwear is excellent) or Q-tips and clean the surface with acetone, taking care to not hit the recesses. Work from the outside in. Working under good light and with care, you should be able to produce nice, crisp edges around the recesses. If you can wait, wait overnight, and repeat, this time taping over the numbers and using red on the "R" (if you can't wait, a beer or two/an hour should do) When done, you can use it as is. If any goons out there can recommend a good coating that won't rub off with the heavy contact a shift knob gets, use that. Otherwise, leave it be; if it eventually wears or chips, repeat the above. The advantage of using spray paint over brush paint is that you get a far more even application on your surface. Edit: I used this method on my hubcaps: 
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PainterofCrap posted:You will need: what kind of paint? Just standard krylon, rustoleum? AFewBricksShy fucked around with this message at 18:16 on Jul 9, 2021 |
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I have a whole house fan with a belt drive motor than squeaks like crazy when running. Whats' the best way to quiet this down? Googling this problem leads to a million results for serpentine belts in a car.
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I'm normally against integrated LEDs in stuff and I think most here usually are too, but what's the thoughts on integrated LEDs in ceiling fans? There's a few fans I like that I want to put in my home office, but they use integrated LEDs. It sounds like the module that gets installed can actually be ordered from the company when needed to be replaced, so part of me thinks I could just order 1 or 2 for future replacement, but it also seems silly.
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i hate them, they're never bright enough for me.
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FCKGW posted:I have a whole house fan with a belt drive motor than squeaks like crazy when running. Whats' the best way to quiet this down? Tension is off, a bearing is shot, something needs grease. Tension could be adjustable or just a new belt. Gotta get up there and find out where exactly it's squeaking.
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H110Hawk posted:Tension is off, a bearing is shot, something needs grease. Tension could be adjustable or just a new belt. Gotta get up there and find out where exactly it's squeaking. This is kinda tricky because the whole package is so small where it's hard to pinpoint the source in the motor. At least it was last time I looked at it. I'll try tightening the belt first.
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SourKraut posted:I'm normally against integrated LEDs in stuff and I think most here usually are too, but what's the thoughts on integrated LEDs in ceiling fans? There's a few fans I like that I want to put in my home office, but they use integrated LEDs. It sounds like the module that gets installed can actually be ordered from the company when needed to be replaced, so part of me thinks I could just order 1 or 2 for future replacement, but it also seems silly. I don't honestly know if this is universal or not but I put LED bulbs in my fan because they're more efficient than the other options but I hate them. If they are the only thing lighting the room there's a really irritating "framerate"-like problem where the blinking is slow enough to cause visual artifacts in real life, and if they're not the only thing then they might as well be off imo.
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Sounds like lovely LED bulbs. Or you have some kind of super vision.
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mutata posted:Sounds like lovely LED bulbs. Or you have some kind of super vision. lovely led bulbs or a lovely dimmer.
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I have a portable ac and when I walk past the outflow outside it smells like piss. It smells fine inside. What is up? The window unit doesn't have this problem.
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Quit pissin' into your AC.
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actionjackson posted:in before "that's your ceiling" update!
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Now that's your ceiling. Did you repaint the whole ceiling or did you get someone to spend way too long matching sheens on some paint?
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IOwnCalculus posted:Now that's your ceiling. I found out what paint was originally used, benjamin moore white dove super hide in a few other nearby spots it stands out more, I wonder if I need to use more coats in those areas or to do more blending with the surrounding ceiling - I know textured surfaces suck up a lot of paint.
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Our very own ceiling paint expert wants to try their hand at a painting thread! Right now it's focused primarily on color selection, but it's pretty darn common for people to come in here and say "how do I make the paint be on the wall" and we sort of rehash the same stories. Would anyone like to help them get the thread off the ground? https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3972382 If there isn't a section about various ceiling paints in there by the end of next week I'm going to be really disappointed in the lot of you.
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AFewBricksShy posted:what kind of paint? Just standard krylon, rustoleum? Those will work. Feel free to chime in on your choices, goons! When I was restoring various trim parts while my Bonneville was out getting painted, I used Rust-oleum for black - they are one of the few out there that have a semigloss black, in addition to flat and gloss:  Where I absolutely had to brush, I used Testor's model enamel. redreader posted:I have a portable ac and when I walk past the outflow outside it smells like piss. It smells fine inside. What is up? The window unit doesn't have this problem. If neighborhood cats aren't spraying on your outflow (if it's less than 2' from the ground), then you probably have still water pooling in there somewhere. Either hit it with Lysol or a 10% bleach - to - water solution to knock down the bacteria. PainterofCrap fucked around with this message at 02:50 on Jul 10, 2021 |
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PainterofCrap posted:Those will work. Feel free to chime in on your choices, goons! brugroffil posted:We have an old table set we picked up for cheap and refinished a few months ago. One of the spindles holding the rear legs together pulled out the other week? What's the best way to fix this? Titebonding it back together didn't hold. Final Blog Entry posted:Removing wallpaper can go pretty easy if the wall was properly sized and sealed before it was hung, or it can be a complete nightmare to get off and then require repairs to fix the wall itself. You really don't know how it will go until you try. There are various products and tools to help remove it like scoring tools, remover sprays and gels, and steamer machines. Some people swear by hot water and liquid fabric softener.
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floWenoL posted:So I was inspecting the faucet supply lines in the bathroom, and I noticed that they were copper pipes: Elviscat posted:You can, but that malleable copper tubing is superior to any braided (SS over rubber) line and it's pre-bent for your application. So I got back to this, and ran into an unexpected problem: I thought I'd be able to get the ferrule off the copper line, but apparently the pipe itself is squeezed?  I had thought that I was supposed to use a new ferrule, but I don't see how to get this off without cutting the pipe. Also, you can see the scores on the ferrule where I had tried to twist it off with a plier.  My short-term plan is to put on the new valve with the old ferrule and compression nut, and if it springs a leak, try it again with some plumber's tape as described here. But I'm wondering what's the 'right' way to handle this? Update: It did indeed start leaking once it put the new valve on, but tightening it up more seems to have stopped it. floWenoL fucked around with this message at 01:23 on Jul 12, 2021 |
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GWBBQ posted:You know the deal, show us the car now https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3959931
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floWenoL posted:So I got back to this, and ran into an unexpected problem: I thought I'd be able to get the ferrule off the copper line, but apparently the pipe itself is squeezed? It's a compression fitting. Both the copper pipe and copper ferrule deform as you tighten the fitting. Yes, you can reuse a copper ferrule several times... usually. Like over 95%. The fix for leaky compression fittings is the one you discovered: compress it more by tightening it. For the record, there is a tool called a ferrule puller.
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