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    What knife are you carrying today?

    Boye cobalt folder, the image on the left: https://www.boyeknives.com/pages/folders
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    Sam’s Club -VS- Costco

    That sounds sensible. ⅓ 91 octane and ⅔ 85 octane. Everyday brand gas limits credit card sales to $75 so I’m already used to pumping in two transactions.
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    Sam’s Club -VS- Costco

    No,,, no turbo. Just the vanilla 6.2L V8 that came with the F-350. Perhaps there is no good reason for me to use 87 mid-grade but the owners manual was unambiguous.
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    Sam’s Club -VS- Costco

    I'm puzzled since you are from CO too. For the lowlanders out there, our gas pumps usually provide 85, 87, and 91 octane. I have the belief that low altitude 87 is the same as our 85 but it measures differently at 6,000 feet. To answer your question, the engine is a 6.2 liter V8 in a '17...
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    Sam’s Club -VS- Costco

    It would be nice if Costco gas included mid-grade. My truck's owners manual says not to use less than 87 octane even at high altitude. Mid-grade here at >6,000 feet above sea level is 87.
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    Metal Filter Mesh

    Is expanded metal the language you want? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expanded_metal
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    "Folding" Bench Seats - no hardware!

    If I understand correctly, it's durability is limited not by compression of the slats, but on tension within the upholstery.
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    HVAC Ductwork in Basement, Insulation?

    I don't think the upper house will get warmer. I presume that the thermostat is up there.
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    Oriel optical table for garage

    For folks like me who never heard of "optical table". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_table
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    Ground pin up or down?

    My 1992 house has ground-up sockets. (No, no grinder here.) It is annoying when using a lamp timer or kill-a-watt power meter because their displays are upside-down.
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    E Heat circuit breaker getting hot?

    What is a bussing noise? 60 Hz? I hope it isn't arcing.
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    Antenna in Attic?

    I live 2.8 miles horizontally from the local antenna farm. Sounds good but the height above sea level for their towers bases is ≥9,570 feet and I live at ~6,250. The granite shoulder of their mountaintop blocks a lot of stations and I suspect that their antennas directionality (gain towards...
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    Smart Plug for Garage Door Motor

    I never tried it before but I can share 10 articles per month. As far as getting scolded, that is between the Times and my very delicate ego. Glad it worked.
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    Smart Plug for Garage Door Motor

    Trying again: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/technology/personaltech/why-one-man-is-fighting-for-our-right-to-control-our-garage-door-openers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E8.a4jN.ebnsk3vRVzZ-&smid=url-share
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    Smart Plug for Garage Door Motor

    for a read: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/technology/personaltech/why-one-man-is-fighting-for-our-right-to-control-our-garage-door-openers.html
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    Low cost IR temp gun - anyone have the HF one?

    If you're interested in accuracy you may wish to skim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emissivity . Two different materials at the same temperature will appear to have different temperatures if their emissivity is different.
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    DIY Stackable banana jacks disassembly

    Banana jack and plug?? I think of: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=banana+jack+and+plug&t=newext&atb=v254-1&ia=images&iax=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fm.media-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F617OEZr2a6L._AC_SL1024_.jpg
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    Is this a stupid idea.

    1) Dent is in top quarter. 2) Filled from top, drained from bottom. (True?) Can you invert the tank, close the fill, and fill from the drain? That will provide maximum pressure at the dent which is now at the bottom.
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    What is this tool? (Small offset hand tool with slotted heads)

    My first (and wrong) thought was hatchet planimeter.
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    Reason for ISO nuts being 1mm narrower across flats than DIN in some sizes

    The best thing about standards is that you have so many to chose from.
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