
u/Sweaty_Fly_3965

Ventilation
Looking for some advice on how to vent a budget. I am currently sanding some planks of plywood and the dust is killing med. During the day I have the door wide open with a box fan (I don’t think it is doing much). I closed the garage maybe an hour or to later and then came back later that night and I was chocking on dust.
My question is how do you vent? I am not a rich man so the cheaper the better!
Help with Light Switch
Hey! I am trying to replace an existing light switch and I am confused as hell. I (turned everything off) and unscrewed the face plate and removed the switch itself to find that the live wires and the ground wire are soldered onto the existing switch. I have wire strippers but am not sure if that will work? Can I just cut the wires themselves and then plug them into a traditional switch?
I will attach the images below!
Thanks!
Can’t lower table saw
Hey! I bought a table saw a few weeks ago and it works great, but I can’t lower the blade low enough to create a new throat plate and was wondering if anyone could help. I have attached images to show the issue, with the first being it lowered all the way and the second being about halfway up. My only thought is to use an 8” blade (currently use a 10”), start the cut, and then switch to a 10” blade? That bar seems to be the culprit and I don’t think it’s going to move.
Thanks for all the help!
Help me rebuild this table saw
Hey! I bought this table saw and needed to dismantle it to get it into my truck. We were in a hurry and I didn’t take a good look at the order of the nuts and bolts that hold the motor. Does anyone know how it’s supposed to go? See attached images where the image of the actual bolt is the order I have it currently where the bolt head is flush against the motor.
Did I overpay?
Hey! I bought this for $300 and I am not sure if I got a good value. It doesn’t matter now but I figured I would still ask because if I did I’ll come back here first next time. 1.5 HP delta 10” blade, with an attached router table. The makita router comes with it.
This will be my first piece of a new garage so I may have been overzealous…
Lost 1955(ish) vintage grooming kit from Disneyland!
Hi! My friend lost his dads original "grooming kit" from the late 1950's-60's and was wondering if anyone has seen another? It is a small leather red case that is 1" by about 5" tall, and contains a comb and a nail file. I have attached an image of something similar but is the wallet version. Thanks!
What to do with an annual gift of $38,000?
Hey Reddit! I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for my situation.
I will, in perpetuity, be receiving $38,000 a year. $7,500 will be going into my Roth (maxed out) but the rest is mine to spend. I currently have a 401k that I have been adding between 10-15% each year for almost 10 years and am feeling comfortable with what I am putting in (I know I could always add more but for this argument lets assume I won't). I am fortunate enough to have no debts so this money is "fun money". And by that I mean I will have $30,500 to spend/put wherever I want. I have no intention of just spending it on random things just because, but I will probably use $5000(ish) for a nice trip each year.
What would you suggest I do with this money? Is there another investment opportunity that has a barrier entry of cash? I assume property is the most obvious choice to invest into but any and all suggestions are welcome.
My bag was peed on by a fellow passenger on the FRS (Victoria to Seattle) and I am unsure about compensation spending?
Long title but it is what happened. They were incredibly great about the whole process and refunded our tickets, however I talked to them and because I am flying out the offered to buy me a new duffle bag and 2 days worth of clothes for the return trip as we will not have time to replace them before we leave. My question is what is an appropriate amount to “spend”. I don’t want to be an asshole and have no intentions of buying Gucci, but also I’m not going to goodwill. My initial guess was between $500 and $700.
What are these splotches located on my chest, back, and pubic area.
Hey! I am a 33M and these splotches will come up every so often. They don’t hurt or itch and will go away usually after 24 hours. I feel like they tend to come on after exercising (running) but not always. It also shows up on my pelvis. Thanks!
I’m going to build some storage racks in my basement and was wondering if you think this would hold (ignore the left side of the project, it was a first iteration)? If I had to guess each section would hold 50-75lbs max? So with 8 sections call it 600lbs in total.
My thoughts were 2x4s and OSB.
Hey nolawns! I am coming here asking for a lot of help. I posted this on lawns and as everyone noted with the maple tree roots and overall lack of good soil it was going to be tough to go down that route. We had planned on having some grass but then hopefully a lot of native species growing. We are in Silver Spring MD and any and all help would be appreciated. Also we get very limited sun, which is probably evident, and have 2 dogs.
Thanks!
Hello lawners! I have my first lawn and was wondering what the hell I do. I’m in silver spring MD and have this big space but there is shade almost constantly. We have two dogs so we would like something that lets them play around without ruining plants, but getting native species would also be great.
Any thoughts or suggestions on how to get started?