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Composting
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Lab Jack Stand
I stumbled upon a hidden gem at a flea market — a well-seasoned lab jack. Consisting of two plates separated by a scissors jack, this tool allows for precise adjustments to raise and lower the plates...
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Allen Wrench Bits
Hate helping friends and family assemble furniture for hours? Don’t! Use these bits with your favorite drill and get done waaaaaay faster. I normally use my impact driver for hefty projects and a...
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Rigger’s Bag
I’ve used this Harbor Freight Rigger’s Bag as a book/writing tote for about 10 years. It sits, folded up, on the bottom shelf of my study until needed. I work in a field that requires me to...
View ArticleEuros in Croatia/On-time Airlines/Happier Remote Workers
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Allex SH-1 super-hard scissors
I’ve had these Allex Super Hard Spring Loaded Cardboard Shears (they call them scissors, but they’re really shears because one of the handles does not have a loop) since 2015. Blister packs are the...
View ArticleStephen Kennedy, Photographer
Stephen Kennedy is an independent American photographer. He began his freelance career at age 15 in 1980. Since then he has completed more than 2500 commissioned and self-generated projects in 26...
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Chopula
Our family loves to cook, and as an engineer, I’m constantly looking for ways to make things faster and easier in the kitchen. I don’t impress easily, but the Chopula has replaced several other...
View ArticleTidy detergent/TheVisualDome/ChatGPT prompts
Sign up here to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox. Tidy detergent Laundry detergent sheets are a thing. Instead of pouring either powder or liquid into the tub, you drop in a napkin-like sheet...
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Fantastic Round-Up of Hobby Tips for 2022
Gareth’s Tips, Tools, and Shop Tales is published by Cool Tools Lab. To receive the newsletter a week early, sign up here. Fantastic Round-Up of Hobby Tips for 2022 52 Minitaures has a really useful...
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Backyard Birds
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Everything
“Everything” by VoidTools is a must-have tool for anyone who needs to quickly find a file on their Windows computer. It indexes all of your files by name, making search incredibly fast. Unlike the...
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Maker Update’s Favorite Tips and Projects from 2022
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Biolite 330 Headlamp
I’ve owned my Biolite 330 headlamp for two years. I bought it for trail running and general pre-dawn road running. I have found it to be well suited for running because the built-in USB rechargeable...
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Fossil 5e Smartwatch
I bought this Fossil 5e Smartwatch about 6 months ago to replace my Fossil Sport. (Both watches are suitable for swimming.) The watch displays the time on a bright and detailed screen and also tracks...
View ArticleHighest Inflation/Lowest Tipping %/Cheapest Apartments
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Adjustable Book Stand
Why would you need a bookstand? Maybe you’ve got a lot to read, study, or reference from, reading a text or tablet, and you’re starting to suffer from neck and back aches due to poor posture; you want...
View ArticleKern Kelly, STEAM Teacher
Starting his teaching career in New Zealand, Kern Kelley is the STEAM Teacher at RSU 19 in central Maine. He has provided support to educators for over two decades and has conducted professional...
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Portable Travel Bidet
Maybe not the tool that you want to talk about, but like a lot of tools when you need it, you really need it. I had surgery on my “wiping hand,” and my off hand was wrecked years ago from a sports...
View ArticleChip War/40 useful concepts/Wikenigma
Sign up here to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox. Who controls computers? For the past half century the most powerful resource in the world has been computers. The book Chip War is the story...
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