Charlie Sanchez (u/charlie269)

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I bought a cheap orbital sander from Harbor Freight and it cost me a whole day

The pad on that Chicago Electric sander wobbled so bad it left swirl marks on a maple tabletop I was refinishing. I had to go back and hand sand the whole surface with 220 grit to fix it, which took about 6 hours. What's a decent mid-range sander that won't do this?

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charlie269•4d ago

Found a simple way to get my kids into comics without breaking the bank

My two boys, 8 and 10, kept asking about superheroes but balked at the price of single issues. I started checking the 'Free Comic Book Day' leftovers at our local shop, The Comic Vault, about a month after the event. They still had a big box of freebies they were practically giving away. I grabbed about 15 different sampler comics for a couple bucks total. The kids loved the variety and it showed them which characters they actually liked before we spent any real money. Has anyone else found a good, cheap entry point for new readers in their family?

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9h ago

Changed my mind about asking for help after a simple question took me two days

Tell me about it, @cooper.reese, CSV dates are the WORST. Your script idea is smart, I basically did the same thing but it feels like fighting the same dumb battle every month. JSON is definitely cleaner if the system lets you, but half the old tools ONLY do CSV. The real fix needs to be the people making the export button actually thinking about it for five seconds.

13h ago

My attempt at a 'simple' honey cake turned into a sticky floor disaster

Yeah, a Texas summer "room temperature" is basically a pre-heat setting... my last layer cake did the same slow melt into a puddle.

1d ago

Visited the library in Portland and saw a book with a spine repair that made me stop

Hey @avery_stone95, that's actually cloth tape, not packing tape, but it's still a solid fix lol.

2d ago

We almost lost a whole layer of pottery at the Miletus dig when a storm hit without warning.

Totally get that feeling. We had to grab every spare tarp and blanket when a freak frost hit our garden. That mad dash to save the plants felt like a real mission.

2d ago

Question about the trail conditions on the High Sierra Trail near Hamilton Lake

Is that really a big deal out there?