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I had to depart California and help dad take care of Mom, in Florida. She's got dementia/alzheimers. The kayaking is an attempt to help retain an inkling of sanity, while living in this nuthouse. The Esk8 and disassembked kayak wheel frame fit in the kayak hatch and come with me. Entry and...

Sorry. PWD. Was wondering about ideal lube for plastic wheel hub on stainless steel axle, as I melted my hubs when using no lube.

The 8" fiberglass infused plastic wheels with 20.21mm ID hubs, reside on 19.98mm stainless steel hubs. Very slightly magnetic stainless, some 400 series i imagine. No worries if a human is pulling it walking speed But this particular human is pulling it at 12 to 14mph, on an electric...

Super sad. Words, inadequate. I'd much rather hang out with dogs, than humans. My girl turned 10 about 2 months ago, and the official book on her breed says she is considered old at 8 and 10-12 years is expected lifespan. I made her a promise when I adopted her 6 years ago, and have kept it...

I have some Andis beard trimmers with a single AA Soldered inside of it, now a 12 year old eneloop. I lost the wall wart charger, but found an adequate barrel plug, and now use a xl4015 voltage bucker to charge it. Got to feed it about 2.38 v to get 180ma to flow. When notice some warmth i...

Thanks. No success on locating the one i need, yet. With how easily this thing broke, I imagine many inop vaccuum are out there.

https://device.report/manual/3842261 The shop vac website, does not fill me with confidence that i could receive any beneficial help should I decide to jump through their hoops. The broken bracket holds the rotor centered in the stator.

I have a 2.5 gallon shopvac. Loved its performance compared to a buckethead vaccuum of similar size. Investigating bearing type noise, I found one end of the bracket holding the felt surrounded brass bushing, broken. JB Weld to the rescue. I scuffed all Mterial for maximum mechanical tooth...

Running the pan through parts washer would take time, and effort. The abrasive disks were used to save time, and minimize effort expended. They shiv not one git whether such actions contribute to the premature demise of the engine. Misanthropic mood increasing Job security, they figure...

I temporarily joined my exhaust pipe, which needed another half inch length, to clear airbag heat shield, in 2007 with a steel baked bean can and 4 worm drive hose clamps. I replace the can every two years or so, carry another steel can, still same worm drive screw clamps. 8mm heads. Ive...

i think a lot of people trust the thermostat in their ovens, and the instructed directions, as to how long to cook it, and come up with something somewhere between barely edible, and delicious. Most frozen Pizzas say 425f.... I get far better results at 410f and i dont use a timer. I Peek...

Screaming Sicilian

Overanalysis paralysis. Been there, done that, will do it again. You've likely aleady annnoyed the shops enough, that they would shorten the amount of time and care they'd put into any work you'd have them do. Seems the only issue is the diff cover gasket is leaKing. What, 10 bolts, a 7$...

Interesting. sorry for a tangential topic. Know of any studies on how quickly Vinegar destroys nutrients in raw super thinly sliced, redwine vinegar soaked onions, multiple different spicy peppers jalpeno, serrano, red chile, hungarian wax, cubanelo, poblano, habanero......garlic, tomatoes...

Here is an intersting article regarding protein intake and hunger. https://knowablemagazine.org/article/food-environment/2023/do-low-protein-diets-cause-overeating