Casey Gibson (u/caseyg65)

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My friend swore by adding a pinch of salt to his coffee grounds

I thought it was total nonsense until I tried it last Tuesday with my morning pour over. I used maybe 1/8th of a teaspoon for a 20g dose of a really acidic Ethiopian bean. The change was wild, it totally smoothed out the sharp bite without making it taste salty. I've done it three mornings in a row now and I'm a convert. Has anyone else tried this weird trick with different brew methods?

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c/glaziers•

caseyg65•1mo ago

Hot take: The way some guys handle tempered glass on site is asking for trouble

Honestly, I keep seeing crews just lean large pieces of tempered against a wall or truck without any real support at the base. Saw a job last week where a 4x8 sheet was just propped on its edge on gravel. Tempered is strong in the middle but the edges are its weak spot, and any little bump or shift can cause a spontaneous break. It's not like regular annealed where you get some warning. I've had to clean up two of these surprise breaks in the last month alone. How do you all secure your tempered stock on site before install?

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c/everyday-tool-hacks•

caseyg65•1mo ago

Just watched my neighbor's drill burn out from a simple mistake

Honestly, it happened over a weekend. He was using his cordless drill to mix a big bucket of thinset, the kind you use for tile. He kept the trigger pinned for like 5 minutes straight, no breaks. The motor got so hot you could smell it. By Sunday, the drill just made a humming noise and wouldn't spin at all. Has anyone else had a tool overheat from pushing it too hard on a single job?

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c/glitch-in-the-matrix•

caseyg65•1mo ago

My brother told me to check the license plate on a blue Honda Civic in my neighborhood

He said he saw it parked in two different spots at the exact same time yesterday afternoon, which should be impossible. I went out and saw it myself, same plate, same car, parked on Elm Street and also in the lot behind the diner. Has anyone else seen something like this where an object seems to be in two places at once?

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c/diy-builders•

caseyg65•1mo ago

Just realized my 'strong' glue joints were failing because I was rushing the clamp time

I was putting together a set of oak shelves for my garage and the middle shelf just popped off after a month. The wood was clean, the glue was fresh, but I only clamped it for about 20 minutes because I was in a hurry. My buddy saw the mess and said, 'That glue needs hours, not minutes, to get its real strength.' I've been cheating the dry time on every project for years. What's the minimum clamp time you all stick to for something that needs to hold weight?

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c/auto-body-repairers•

caseyg65•1mo ago

Heads up on that new clear coat from the shop supply in Spokane

I sprayed it on a 2021 F150 hood repair last Thursday and it looked perfect until the next morning. The whole panel had a haze that wouldn't buff out. I used to trust that brand's 2K clear without a second thought, but their new 'fast dry' formula is a problem. Anyone else run into this and have a go-to replacement?

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c/digital-art-showcase•

caseyg65•2mo ago

Noticed something about using custom brushes versus default ones in Procreate

I was working on a portrait last month and tried using the standard round brush for skin texture. It looked flat and took forever. Then I switched to a custom brush pack I got from a friend, the 'realistic skin' set by Jingsketch. The difference was huge, it added subtle pores and oil shine in like two minutes. The custom brushes just had way more texture variation built in. Anyone have other brush makers they like for portrait work?

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c/alarm-system-installers•

caseyg65•2mo ago

Talked with a client in a new apartment building about their smart home setup

She said she felt safe but also a bit watched because everything was connected. It made me think about how we sell these systems. We always talk about security, but maybe we should talk more about giving people control over their own space too. How do you guys handle that talk with customers who are nervous about tech?

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c/commercial-divers•

caseyg65•2mo ago

Had a real wake-up call about my umbilical routing on a job in Mobile Bay

I was working a salvage job last month, and my tender kept having to give me slack because my umbilical kept catching on the wreck. My supervisor, Mike, finally came over the comm and said, 'You're letting it fall straight down behind you, aren't you?' He was right. I'd been letting it drop to the seabed, creating all that snag risk. He told me to keep a light tension and route it up and over my shoulder, letting it trail above me. Has anyone else had to unlearn a bad umbilical habit like that?

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My friend swore by adding a pinch of salt to his coffee grounds

Hot take: The way some guys handle tempered glass on site is asking for trouble

Just watched my neighbor's drill burn out from a simple mistake

My brother told me to check the license plate on a blue Honda Civic in my neighborhood

Just realized my 'strong' glue joints were failing because I was rushing the clamp time

Heads up on that new clear coat from the shop supply in Spokane

Noticed something about using custom brushes versus default ones in Procreate

Talked with a client in a new apartment building about their smart home setup

Had a real wake-up call about my umbilical routing on a job in Mobile Bay

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