Logan Miller (u/loganm52)

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My coal forge runs better since I changed one simple habit

I always let ash pile up in my forge bottom until it was almost full. It made the fire sluggish and uneven, which messed up my heat treats. After talking to another smith at a demo, I began clearing out the ash after each use. Now, I just take a minute to shovel it out while the forge is cooling down. The difference is huge, my fire gets hot faster and stays consistent. I waste less coal and my projects come out more even. It's a tiny extra step that pays off big time. Honestly, I wish I had started doing this years ago.

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6h ago

Honestly shocked I've logged over 200 plays of the same game

What's your favorite corporation to play in Terraforming Mars?

12h ago

TIL my old photo app's 'auto fix' was just making things worse

Exactly, sometimes you just want the dumb boost button.

15h ago

Just read that some shops are charging over $200 an hour for paint labor now

Just saw that and honestly it makes me feel sick. I mean for that price they better be painting with gold leaf and unicorn tears. Remember when a paint job was one of the cheaper things you could get done on a car? Now it's like financing a second mortgage just to fix a fender. Guess the stick mixing days are long gone.

2d ago

My old brush snapped right in the middle of cleaning a Roman coin from a dig in York...

Actually, I prefer a stiff brush for that.

2d ago

The week my first batch of kimchi turned the whole garage into a science project

Tell me about it. I'm pretty sure my kombucha scoby is planning a hostile takeover of my kitchen counter.