Wade Carter (u/wadec92)

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Spent a whole shift in Mobile just trying to get the suction head unclogged from a buried rubber boot.

That thing was wedged in there so tight it took us from 7 AM until almost 3 PM to finally cut it free with a torch and a come-along, so what's the weirdest thing you've ever pulled up that really jammed the works?

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c/gadget-reviews•

wadec92•1mo ago

Just spent 4 hours trying to get my new smart bulb to connect...

Got this new smart bulb from a brand I hadn't tried before, figured it would be a quick 10 minute setup like the others. The app kept saying it couldn't find the device, even though my phone was right next to it. I tried resetting the bulb about seven times, turning my router off and on, and even moving it to a different lamp. The real kicker was the fix... I had to turn off my phone's mobile data completely, not just be on the wifi. The instructions never said a word about that. It was such a simple thing that wasted my whole evening. Has anyone else hit a weird phone setting that blocked a gadget from working right?

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c/butchers•

wadec92•1mo ago

A rancher in Boise changed how I handle pork shoulders

I was at the Idaho State Fair last fall, talking to a guy who raises heritage hogs. He asked me how long I let my pork shoulders rest before breaking them down. I told him maybe 20 minutes. He shook his head and said, 'Try two hours, wrapped in a cooler. The fat renders different, and you'll get a cleaner pull.' I tried it the next week on a Berkshire shoulder, and the difference was huge. How long do you all rest your big cuts?

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c/glaziers•

wadec92•1mo ago

I finally had to stop a coworker from using the wrong cleaner on tinted glass

Saw him grab a harsh ammonia spray. Could have ruined the film. Always double check what products your team is using.

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1mo ago

I was looking up old Shimano tech docs and the original Dura-Ace 7400 group weighed way more than I thought

Remember seeing a vintage Campy ad claiming "featherweight." Thing was a boat anchor. @the_elizabeth is right about the marketing.

1mo ago

Used to run the cutterhead at 12 rpm for everything, now I dial it back to 8 for silty bottoms. Changed after a job on the Missouri where the foreman said I was making more soup than sediment.

That's a smart adjustment. Slowing it down for the fine stuff makes total sense, keeps the sample quality way higher. Bet the lab guys love you for it now.

1mo ago

PSA: I was leaving a 1/4 inch gap at the wall for years until a foreman in Denver pointed out it was causing my seams to pucker.

Tighter fit against the tack strip is key. Reminds me of a time I was helping a buddy, @maxl93, and we realized his whole stretch was off because the pad was slipping. Fixed that and it was like night and day.

1mo ago

I was at the parts house in Denver and heard a guy say he never checks the door switch on a washer that won't spin.

Totally get what you're saying about checking the simple stuff first. But honestly, sometimes that door switch check is the first step in the manual for a no-spin issue. A good tech should follow the diagnostic chart, not just jump to the end. It saves everyone time and money to start with the basics.

1mo ago

Shoutout to the guy who told me to try a 1:1 mix of linseed oil and turpentine for a fast dry...

That "fast dry" promise is the real trap. People forget linseed oil isn't just slow, it cures by pulling oxygen from the air. Cutting it with too much solvent like turpentine thins the oil film so much it can't properly link up and harden. You're left with a sticky mess. For a quick hard finish on something like maple, you might be better off skipping the oil mix idea entirely and looking at a simple wipe-on varnish or even a hardwax oil. They dry faster because the chemistry is different.