Got schooled on barrel threading at a match in Bend

Honestly, I was using way too much cutting oil and getting chatter on my final passes. An old timer there told me to use just a few drops of Tap Magic and go slower, like half my usual speed. Ngl, it made a huge difference on the next AR barrel I did. Anyone else have a simple threading trick that saved them a headache?

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think every repair needs to be a full board swap. Fixed a 2017 Samsung TV in my shop last week by just replacing a single $2 capacitor.

My brother told me to skip the first season of 'The Wire' and I'm still mad about it.

He said it was 'too slow' and to just read a summary online, but starting with season 2 made the whole show feel confusing and disconnected for me, so has anyone else gotten bad advice on where to start a series?

Had a vintage Nikon shutter spring snap right in my hands yesterday. Took me four hours to find a donor part from a 1978 model.

My roommate called my duct tape fixes 'a crime against tools'

I was using duct tape to hold the handle on my old broom for like, the third time, and he just looked at me and said, 'Dude, that's a crime against tools, just drill a small hole and use a bolt.' So I went to the hardware store, got a 1/4 inch bolt and nut for 50 cents, and fixed it in 5 minutes. It's been solid for 6 months now. Anyone got other good ways to fix wobbly handles without buying a whole new tool?