Matthew Price (u/the_matthew)

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Remember when we had to hand-scrape every part for flatness?

Had a big aluminum plate job, needed to be flat within 0.001. Old guy in the shop said to try a trick from the manual mill days. I put a thin film of layout dye on the surface plate, then gently rubbed the part on it. The high spots showed up bright blue. Took a stone and just kissed those spots, checked again. Did that three times and it was dead flat. Anyone still use that old spotting method for tricky finishes?

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16d ago

A landscaper friend told me my pots were too shallow for tomatoes, so I switched to 5-gallon buckets.

Guess your friend forgot to mention you'll need a tractor for pumpkins next.

16d ago

Pro tip: I was always checking the main trailhead parking lot for the Enchantments in Washington, but that's a mistake.

Wait, is that lot really that big of a deal? Seems like a minor thing to stress over.

16d ago

My balcony compost finally stopped smelling like a swamp

Game changer" feels like a lot for eggshells. I mean, it's just calcium, right? My bin gets wet sometimes but it's never been a huge deal that needs fixing. Maybe it's just me but I feel like people make composting way more serious than it has to be.