What stands do ya’ll like for your Mac Mini M4s? I’m thinking about something that will give a little better airflow, maybe little better Wi-Fi by getting that antenna off the desk, and look like it was made by Apple to perfectly match the aesthetic.
I just got my first 20V tool and charger. I have the DCB107 with 2AH battery. I know it’s small potatoes but it’s fine for my use case which is like 3 times a year (until I keep adding more tools which I’m already looking at)
Is this something I can
A) leave plugged in and on the charger all the time?
B) leave in the garage where it could get pretty cold in the winter?
I used to have a Craftsman 6V drill from 20 years ago but it was never charged the couple times I needed it. I know this will be way better just based on technology alone, but I want to make sure it’s ready when I need it and do my best to maximize its life.
Thanks!
Hi all, I just got my first DeWalt 20V system tool (drill) and I have lots of questions. I’ll start with a few basic ones:
What is the best screw driver bit/extension/quick change chuck set up? Right now I have so many crappy screw driver bits from crappy tool sets floating around: too big, too small and pointy. And I have to constantly swap drill bit and screw drivers and adapters for a socket.
What’s the best set up to make my life easier and make this tool work for me?
Secondly: what are all the settings? I mean I know in general but the manual seemed backwards.
I have a 1 and 2 (speed?) when do I want which?
Then there are the 15 speeds and drill. Is there a method to know which to use or just go with what feels right? I know they each max out at a certain pressure but is there a way to know what to use? Last night I was putting my washing machine back together and wasn’t confident I got the boots/screws to the proper tightness.
Also, the clicking when you max that out is normal use and not a bad thing right?
I’ll be back with more. Thanks so much!!
Hey all,
The AC in the rental I’m staying at just started snapping and popping like fireworks when the AC kicks on. It’s been doing it all afternoon.
Obviously, it’s an issue, but is it a dangerous one? Like could it start a fire or something? Sounds like no one is eager to come fix it until tomorrow.
Thanks.
Edit: typos
Hi all, I’ve always struggled to cool (or heat) my 3 floors evenly (basement and 2 stories). With this heat wave, and spending so much time in the basement, I’m getting fed up with the basement being 66 and the bedroom being 76.
So, as I was thinking this over I started thinking how the unit is pulling the cold air from the basement and not hot air from the top floor.
I went to the top floor and discovered that the 3 return vents can’t hold a piece of paper on them due to their lack of airflow, whereas the rest of the house it sticks like it’s glued on. To me, that seems like a problem.
I have always had the basement vents completely closed in the summer, the main floor maybe half open to try and direct more air up stairs, and the ones on the top floor mostly all the way open, but 2 are about half in an effort to balance out the temp in the rooms up there.
I also always keep the basement door open b/c of its open less than 6” the suction pulls it shut.
Just this afternoon, I made some changes: I closed the basement door. I opened all the vents on the main floor all the way and I half blocked the return vent in the basement (at floor level right on the unit). I think it’s after I made these changes that I checked the airflow on the returns upstairs.
Out of the three returns on the second floor, I thought one was holding the paper, one pulled it but couldn’t hold it, and one seemed to have almost zero suction. Now though, and maybe I’m misremembering, none of them can hold a piece of paper. I did take off one of the covers to take a look. I also looked in the attic and can’t really see much other that both ends of the duct work is attached, at least on the worst of the three.
Is there any reasonable option to fix this that isn’t thousands of dollars and involves tearing up the walls?
And are my changes bad ideas?
Currently, it’s 91° outside, 80° up stairs, 73° on the main floor and 69° in the basement. The AC likely wasn’t on for a couple hours b/c we weren’t home.
Thanks!
Hi all,
I know this is hard but looking for best ad I’ve based on what information I can provide.
I have a 2019 Honda Odyssey with roughly 119,000 miles on it. Nearly since day one I’ve had complaints about the transmission, including hard shifting into either third or fourth gear specifically in the cold.
Now for a decent amount of time I’ve noticed when running at highway speeds around 70 mph when the van needs to downshift for more power, there’s a pretty audible clunk. I assume the transmission days are numbered. I talked to Honda about this, and of course they suggested replacing the fluid and looking for any metal pieces, but at the time I had declined simply because it had not been very long since the last time I changed the fluid, but I assume this is probably the next logical step.
Fast-forward to this past weekend when two incidents happened which I suspect are not related to each other, but just in case: when on the highway, my wife, blood pressure to the accelerator, but instead of increasing speed, the RPMs began to decline, and she pushed further with the accelerator and was just about to pull over when the RPMs began to climb and begin to gain speed again. I should also add that recently. We had all the valves replaced because of a misfire underload it was happening at highway speeds going uphill, causing an oil, foul, spark plug and how to deduced that it was the valves that needed replaced. While I have an experience that same problem, there’s no 100% confirmation that that was the proper resolution.
Also less than a week ago and within two days of the loss of power, she backed out of a parking spot, put the car and drive began to travel forward when she described what felt like a sudden slamming of the brakes heads going forward within the car begin to move again. I wasn’t there, but I assume this was the transmission locking up but again I can’t be sure.
So I guess my question is do these things sound related in transmission related to experts and are the days numbered. And more importantly what would happen if the transmission went out traveling 75 on a highway is that a dangerous scenario? We are planning a 2000 mile trip in a couple weeks and I’m trying to decide if this car is safe to drive.
Thank you!
TLDR: took over 1:30 to get our food and we never even got utensils or napkins for our entire party.
Just a little vent of frustration and also genuinely curious how this happens.
Went to Outback last night and yes I realize it’s the busiest day of the year for restaurants. Called ahead and was told 35-40 minute wait, which sounded pretty good considering it’s Mother’s Day. Put my name in and arrived at 7:00. Was told 20 minute wait at that point. Cool.
Get seated at 7:25. Not bad.
Takes a 10 minutes maybe for server to come, but I know they’re busy. He brings 3 loaves of bread. That seems excessive, and in hindsight sight should have been my first clue it was about to go south.
We order immediately: drinks, blooming’ onion, main course. He struggles a bit to put it in his tablet but no big deal, he seems new based on his speed and uncertainty and demeanor.
Blooming onion comes out in good time. Cool but we don’t even have plates or nailed or napkins. Whatever, I’m not letting this get cold. Salads and soup come out also in good time. Still no plates, napkins or silverware. Put in the request. Takes a minute, they’re hot and upside down and wrapped like a crazed chihuahua wrapped them. We also only got 2 for our party of 4. Whatever, they’re busy.
Then it begins. We don’t get our food until after 9:00. Our server disappears for over a half hour. One table left after waiting so long and getting no food. The table behind us heard at about 9:00 that we’d been there since 7:00 and decided to leave. The server told them their food was coming up “right now.” They said, if it is, we’ll stay. If it’s even 5 minutes from now we’re out. They waited 4 minutes and left. Food never showed. The people to our left were seated before we even walked in and still didn’t have their food until about 5 minutes before we did.
We still never got silverware for half our party.
By this point the restaurant is closed and half empty.
I’m genuinely curious how it can possibly take 1:30 minutes to make food even in a full restaurant. I’ve never worked in one and understand it’s very busy, but I’ve been to places with much longer waits to get seated and never experienced anything remotely close to that slow of service.
My theory is that they prioritized the curbside pickup at our expense. When we pulled in there were 5-6 cars waiting in line and I wonder if that flow was steady and they kept putting their order through and not ours.
Edit: to the guy that replied, “you don’t then,” and seemingly deleted his post: yeah, I could have at home. I went, b/c I had an hour drive home and had I gone home, went to the store, and made dinner we’d be eating at like 8:30. I thought sitting down at 7:30 we wouldn’t get him after 10:00. I was wrong. We never once complained to them, and the food was delicious and hot when we got it. Again, I get that it’s the busiest day and they are working their asses off. But, at a 2 hour wait for what takes 10 minutes to actually cook, I do think someone should let you know at some point what is happening. It’ll only help them too b/c some people will walk. And the manager was giving out free meals like candy on Halloween to everyone who complained. They took total losses on multiple 5-7 tops.
I have an 8” chefs knife and santoku and am curious about sharpening.
My chefs knife is a number of years old, back when red was still offered (before I got the Santoku). I was just reading about the current ones and noticed the ABT and wondered if a) there’s anyway to know if mine had that b) if I have hurt it by trying to sharpen it and/or religiously using a honing rod on both sides before using it. C) what angle I should be sharpening at (15° was ringing a bell). I think it needs a little TLC but want to be sure I take care of it right.
Also, I’ve heard various things about honing a santoku (don’t do it/do it) and wondered what the recommendation is for a Made In Santoku.