Howdy! What's the best way of actually gluing these dowel rods?

I'm working through a knife block and I've come to the conclusion that I don't really know what the best way of actually gluing in the dowels that hold the knives in place and keep everything together. They are 1/4" oak dowels that need to go through 7 layers of wood.

My initial thought is just to glue up one piece at a time and do my best between each layup to keep everything clean.

u/PiRhoNaut — 6 days ago
▲ 1.3k r/TinyUnits

I was told to post this here: Tiny Snake I found while running

Almost mistook him for a worm. Definitely a lot more aggressive than a worm!

u/PiRhoNaut — 9 days ago
▲ 1.4k r/Austin

The rain brought out the smallest snake I ever done seen

Nearly ran him over while out running. I scooched him off of the sidewalk, in the process he definitely tried to bite me, but he was too small.

u/PiRhoNaut — 9 days ago

Recommendations on how to strengthen the Komplement pull out shelves for a Pax wardrobe?

I have one of the narrow Pax units to act as a larger 3D printer enclosure. I'd like the printer to sit on one of the pull out trays, but their weight capacity is less than the weight of the printer (22 lbm vs 35 lbm)

I am planning to just make my own shelf, but I was looking for thoughts from the community on what the best avenues are for doing this. My initial thought was just to use a higher weight capacity drawer slide + build the shelf out of 3/4" melamine.

Main question: is the weight limit on the tray driven by the slide or by the shelf itself? I.e. if I build a stronger tray with better slides, will the unit still fail because the side walls aren't able to support the weight?

u/PiRhoNaut — 12 days ago
▲ 1 r/IKEA

Ikea Recommended Weight Limits and Custom Shelving...

So, recently bought one of the thin PAX units as a compact home for a 3D printer. I have the printer sitting on a pull out Komplement shelf, which doesn't exactly seem super sturdy. Checked the weight limit (should have done that before buying) and it's only 22 lb compared to the weight of the printer at 33 lb.

Really, not a problem as I'm planning to make my own, sturdier shelf. I was just wondering if anyone had much experience with Ikea shelves and their weight limits... Is the limit driven by the shelf, i.e. because the shelf bottoms are so thin, or is it more a function of the slides and mounting hardware, i.e. that overloading the slides will cause them to pull out of the side walls, or is the failure mode something else entirely.

Again, I was planning to make my own pull out shelf with some 100 lbm limit slides and a thicker shelf bottom, but if the actual failure mode is the screws into the side wall, I'll have to engineer myself a slightly smarter solution.

Thanks all in advance!

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u/PiRhoNaut — 12 days ago

Radio recommendations for a 1999 Sambar

I still have the radio that came with the truck, which only really hits a few of the frequencies id actually use...

I'm looking to upgrade, possibly to something with Android Auto, and just wanted to see what y'all recommend.

Thanks!

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u/PiRhoNaut — 29 days ago

Is this a bad time to trim my flame acanthus?

I have numerous flame acanthus in my front beds around my walkway to my front door. I pruned them back pretty severely around early March, but they have exploded and are taking over the walkway again.

Is it a bad idea to trim them back during this heat?

I am still new to gardening in Texas, and I'd prefer to avoid killing them if I can help it...

EDIT: They are blooming, and have been for a few weeks now.

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u/PiRhoNaut — 1 month ago
▲ 84 r/Austin

If you wanted to use Brushy Creek from the Sports Park, it's mostly underwater.

Both ways are currently flooded.

u/PiRhoNaut — 1 month ago

We don't talk about Provo's originial-original flag...

We can debate until the sun burns out about whether or not the Provo rainbow flag was great or awful (I am of the honest opinion that it was an excellent flag) or whether the new flag is elegant or boring, but their original, original flag, designed in 1976, is absolutely goated with the sauce, as the kids say.

I only discovered this incredible flag today, and I think it easily beats out any subsequent flag for Provo. Just a nice flag.

u/PiRhoNaut — 1 month ago
▲ 2.1k r/Helldivers

A simple buff to the AMR: Add a Loudener

I saw an undemocratic post earlier today asking for a silencer for the AMR. What the AMR *really* needs is a loudener. Do not fear alerting the enemies of Lady Liberty! Relish in the fear the roar of your rifle will instill. When you fire the AMR, you should rest easy knowing that the entire map knows where you are.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

u/PiRhoNaut — 2 months ago

Decomposed granite: to stabilize or not to stabilize?

So, this is only adjacent to gardening, but I'm working on planning a DG patio in my back yard. I'm trying to confirm a few items, specifically for our area. And I'll preface that I'm new to working with DG, so I'll probably misspeak on the lingo...

Firstly: what size does one typically use? All the rock yards I've been to only seem to have quarter minus (which seems too fine and sandy) or half minus (which seems a little too chunky).

Secondly: should I get a mix in stabilizer? Do any Austin area rock yards have premixed, stabilized DG? So far in my quest, I haven't seen any, but I've only contacted 3 of the many yards around here.

Thirdly: is DG even the right option? I think it looks nice where I've seen it employed, but I know it can track on shoes and be a little messy. Is there a better aggregate to use for a patio space?

Thanks in advance!

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u/PiRhoNaut — 2 months ago

Cutting 6x6 Dry Stack Limestone

Howdy all! I'm working in building a low, mostly decorative wall in my back yard and bought 6x6 Dry Stack from my local landscape stone yard. I've done some reading on how to cut these blocks down, but I am struggling to even cut one. I have a pretty basic masonry chisel from Harbor Freight, and made a score line around the stone. Tried to break it with some hammer blows around the stone and nothing. Made my score line deeper and tried again. I've been doing this a couple of times and so far haven't managed to do much beyond chip some bits off the stone from around the score.

Is there anything obviously wrong with this process/the cut? I did start with about a 45degree angle cut, is that a bad idea?

u/PiRhoNaut — 2 months ago

A love letter to the Constitution

I found myself a little bored with Helldiving and started trying out different weapons. Most of them honestly felt pretty similar to each other in my hands. No two were quite identical, but they were also pretty easy to put into buckets. The assault rifles all play relatively the same, the marksmen rifles and shotguns have their uses. In a moment of particular confusion, I jumped into a Bot mission with the Constitution.

I'd never used it before, and wow, it is a lot of fun. I don't really have any secondaries better than the P-113 Verdict, but against bots, that combo is a ton of fun. Toss in an EAT or a leveler, and you have yourself an entirely viable load out. It's not fast, it doesn't deal damage quickly, but damn if it isn't the most fun I've had in this game for a while.

I'm honestly pretty tempted to get the Masters of Ceremony warbond just so I can get consistent access to the One True Flag and some dripped out parade uniforms to really flex on the undemocratic haters.

(PS, I haven't used it on any other front, I imagine it would be a lot worse against the bugs or squids...)

(PPS, please Arrowhead, give us the option to toss a scope on this bad boy. It'd take its utility from a fun niche weapon to an actually effective long range platform)

u/PiRhoNaut — 2 months ago
▲ 528 r/keitruck

Beats trying to jenga all this wood into the back of a subcompact SUV.

u/PiRhoNaut — 3 months ago