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Emuc64_1 t1_j9po9tr wrote

Reply to comment by CKSide in Any recommendations for an office chair? by notdoreen

Seconded. Used a Steelcase Leap (v1?) with headrest in my previous office for about 7 years, looked brand new.

Bought a Leap v2 w/o headrest to replace my "gaming chair" - well worth paying double. I wish I would've paid a little more money to get headrests because it's built into the chair back. To get an official one, you'd have to replace the entire back.

Edit: FYI - Gaming chair was a Secret Lab Titan. Fell apart under 3 years. What a POS and since it was just out of warranty, they wanted $160 to replace the defective seat (leather was peeling) and armrest (lumpy).

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small_e_900 t1_j9pnf4m wrote

Reply to What’s something you had to make becouse you couldn’t find it or was too expensive? by shinanigans2697

I had a riding lawnmower that needed a brake caliper.

Simple enough to look up the part number and order it through Sears Parts Direct.

A week or two goes by and I get a package from SPD that contained a plastic bag with a sticker on it with the correct part number and description. The bag had been torn open and had some part in it that was a bracket for something.

I e-mailed them to explain the problem. I included pictures of the correct, worn part and the part they sent me and got no response. A few more e-mails also got no response.

A call to some Sears corporate office did get a response.

I was told that a part had been sent.

End of response.

A few weeks later, somebody called me and apologized about seven different ways, saying that they really dropped the ball on this one and asked if I would give him a chance to make it right. He said that he would send me a prepaid package to ship the wrong part back to him and he would make it right.

A short while later, I did get a pre-paid mailer and I sent the part back with all the appropriate information.

This happened years ago. I'm still waiting for the correct part, or my money back.

Fuck Sears Parts Direct and every asshole who ever worked there.

I made a brake caliper.

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Walking_supernova t1_j9pmxeq wrote

Reply to Indestructible Water Bottle by goblinqueen487

I have two bottles I've been using frequently: Nalgene and my Modl. I found my Nalgene in my old apartment and basically what I use for everything. Mine has the bad habit of smelling kinda off despite washing it frequently but that's like whatever. If you want a cheep, do everything 1L wortor bottle, you really can't go wrong with a Nalgene.

However I will say if keeping anything cold for a while is something you want, probably look to a hydro flask. They are bigger and Def a lot heavier but work really well.

What I've been running recently is a modl. They are VERY expensive tbh but they are pretty cool. I got it bc I wanted a large bottle that I could take to the gym and kinda have a squirt cap. They sadly changed that cap and now it's a bite valve. However, this works pretty well. I like my nelgene and having a wide mouth bottle is great. However, we want the gym and my arms kind of hurt and I'm being shaky. I tend to spill water all over myself so I got the model with the hope that I would stop that and basically not the even more wet. The benefit also is that I now have a straw and mouthpiece as well as an open mouth whenever I want. It's also a lot easier to clean. It's a good bottle but i will say it's pretty expensive.

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hotassnuts t1_j9pl4ae wrote

Reply to Not exactly BIFL but good quality and fashionable eyeglasses that can last by extra_noodles

I've purchased 3 WP frames over the years and frames from other brands, (boutique brands like Salt and others). The boutique brand are 3 x the price ($600-800) and not worth the increase. They are nice and will last but the WP frames have held up remarkably well for 10+ years of solid use at a much lower price. So that's why I keep coming back to WP even with insurance. I pick my 5, they mail them, try them on and it works.

The key is learning how to fit them to your face. You can go to your eye doctor and have them fit your glasses or learn to do it yourself.

Use hot tap water or hair dryer to heat the arms so they bend/tuck around the ear making sure they don't squeeze your temple.

Once you get it you can always change the frames if your face or head changes size.

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glassteelhammer t1_j9pl44v wrote

Reply to Indestructible Water Bottle by goblinqueen487

Klean Kanteen

Here is mine: (turn sound on, and you'll be able to hear my dulcet tones giving a testimony.)

https://imgur.com/a/y3myx57

99% stainless. 1% silicone gasket. 100% indestructible. I have a couple of them. They are bombproof. The one in the imgur link I've had for almost a decade, and it's my daily driver.

The gasket on any bottle eventually gets gross. You jsut call Klean Kanteen and they send replacement gaskets to you for free. I've replaced the gasket once per year since I've owned this bottle.

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edcculus t1_j9pkdof wrote

Reply to What’s something you had to make becouse you couldn’t find it or was too expensive? by shinanigans2697

Very niche, but I got into building my own guitar pedals in part to combat GAS, and because I can build one, even if I buy a PCB for about half or less of the “real” thing.

I’m also working on a specific pedal idea/build based on a single feature Trey Anastasio used in his old Ibanez DM2000. That effect is a rack mount effect, and is getting harder and harder to find. There’s no need to rebuild that complicated effect, just need to figure out how to recreate a single feature of it.

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DJORDANS88 t1_j9pk9ka wrote

Reply to comment by owlpellet in Indestructible Water Bottle by goblinqueen487

^ This.

Used 4 x 1.4l bottles to store water in my ruck during field problems (military)

Carried a HDPE one for 6 years daily, running it through the washer with heated dry regularly… one day I dropped it without the top secured and it cracked.

They seal well so you can stow them in anything.

Maxpedition drop pouches fit them well if you ever need to secure it to a bike, backpack or belt.

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