Bought a $40 'universal' tool setter for my home shop mill, it was off by 0.002" out of the box. Worth trying to calibrate or just junk it?

Trying to find a specific issue of The Spectre from the 70s was a nightmare

I got it in my head I needed a copy of The Spectre #10 from 1975 for a panel recreation project. Figured it would be easy, just a back issue hunt. Wrong. It took me over a year and a half of checking every local shop, three different online marketplaces, and two big conventions in Chicago. The problem wasn't price, it was condition. Every copy I found was either beat to hell or had the cover trimmed. I finally found a decent one last month from a small seller in Texas, but it cost me $85, which felt steep for a book that isn't even a key. The hunt just ate up way more time and effort than the actual art project did. Has anyone else had a simple back issue search turn into a multi-year obsession?

Back in the day we used to mix our own glazing putty from a can

Now I just grab a tube of 3M's ready-made stuff. The old way took forever to get smooth and would shrink like crazy after a week. The new stuff goes on easy, dries fast, and stays put. Anyone else remember fighting with that old can and a putty knife for an hour?

Got caught in a surprise snowstorm on the High Sierra Trail near Hamilton Lake, and it completely changed how I plan my trips now.

I had a lightbulb moment while digging through dollar bins.

The search is half the fun for us fans.

The brutal truth about going viral on Twitter

Once the hype passes, the platform stops pushing your content entirely. It feels like they use creators and throw them away.