u/Buckett214

Hello everyone.

I want to know if there is any actual use case for those thick braided power cables with connectors that you have to hammer in the sockets.

From what I was able to read online I learned they are pretty much just for show and sold as a way to squeeze money out of people that don't know better.

However, I have an audiophile friend that swears they are worth their weight in gold. So much so that he makes these cables himself when he needs one or finds materials for good prices* like 100$ plugs that are rhodium or silver plated.

He even told me once that his 60hz monitor runs smoother than a 144hz one because " the eletricity that reaches it is cleaner" and that the image is clearer.

And obviously the sound claims were told aswell. He's a good friend and is really passionate about stuff like this but genuinely believes these cables make a noticeable difference.

Is there any reason to use one of these cables? Any reason at all? Not just for audio or for normal people, I'm even asking if there is an industrial use.

Hello everyone.

It's not DIY but I don't even know where to start looking for this and was hoping someone here could help me.

Could you please tell me what this paper like material is on the lettering?

I got given a hoodie as a gift and I noticed it and never seen it or don't remember it on other clothes.

Every letter has some of it around it.

What's it used for?

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Hello everyone,

I had the misfortune of beeing introduced to the drugs know as books courtesy of Lord Grimdark his balding self. Ever since I've been perpetually broke and salivating over special editions and those nifty things known as hardbacks but they are either not available or don't justify the price.

I was thinking about getting into binding my own books since when I look at the options for hardback covers, there is always something that bothers me. They are either inconsitent in their artwork, one publisher has something the other doesn't or book 1 and 2 are available but the rest aren't available or they are, but from a different publisher and don't match.

All of these things makes it very hard to justfity collecting hardbacks of an entire series unless it's a special collectors edition that I probably can't afford anyway.

Also, from my very thorough research /s, it seems that most modern hardbacks aren't that much better than mass market paperbacks when it comes to quality.

Hence the questions:

Do you consider binding an entire series starting from paperbacks to be a better option than buying off the shelf hardbacks?

What sort of cost can I expect to get going? I'm not talking about ultra premium materials, just the basics to finish a book.

Can you add stitching to a glued paperback to make it stronger?

To me it is the more appealing option because if I'm gonna spend the money anyway I might aswell make it MY copy. I can chose the colour of the cover, the art, the text on it, and maybe even strenghten the book to be more durable.