Kelly Hart (u/kelly385)

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Took me 6 hours to sort out a broken band saw blade issue that should have been 30 minutes

Honestly, I got a new band saw blade last week and it kept jumping off the wheel. Thought it was a tension problem, so I fiddled with that for a good 2 hours. Then I realized the blade was too long for my machine, but the supplier swore it was the right size. After another 4 hours of calling around and swapping parts, turns out the blade guide was slightly bent from shipping. Has anyone else had a new part cause way more trouble than it saves?

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c/auto-body-repairers•

kelly385•1d ago

Saw a huge difference after switching to waterborne paint

I been spraying solvent for about 10 years now. Finally made the switch to waterborne at my shop in Denver about 3 months ago. The color matching is way better and I dont have to mess with hardener and reducer ratios all day. First job I did was a 2018 Honda Accord in that dark blue metallic. It blended perfect on the first try and my painter buddy was shocked. But I still cant get used to how fast it dries in this dry air. Feels like I gotta move twice as fast. Anyone else have tips for keeping waterborne wet longer in low humidity?

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c/digital-nomad-life•

kelly385•2d ago

That chat with my friend at 3am in a Chiang Mai hostel got me thinking hard

I was up late last week in Chiang Mai just venting about how my freelance writing gigs were drying up, and my buddy Dave who's been nomading for 6 years just looked at me and said 'you're not building anything, you're just trading hours for dollars.' He pointed out that I've been doing the same type of content writing for 18 months now with zero passive income or a real business structure. It really hit different because he's not wrong, I've been jumping from client to client like a hamster on a wheel. Now I'm sitting here wondering if I should pivot to something more sustainable like creating my own course or affiliate site. Has anyone else had a conversation that made you totally rethink your whole digital nomad hustle?

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c/digital-nomad-life•

kelly385•23d ago

After 6 months in Thailand, coworking spaces vs cafes wasn't even close

I tried working from cafes in Chiang Mai for the first month and my battery died by 2pm every day. Switched to a coworking space for $150 a month and suddenly I had stable WiFi and a desk that didn't hurt my back. Has anyone else found that the extra cost is totally worth it?

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c/air-fryer-recipes•

kelly385•23d ago

I finally fixed my soggy fries problem after 8 months of trial and error

Turned out I was overcrowding the basket with too many fries at once... a single layer made them crispy in just 12 minutes instead of 20. Has anyone else wasted that long on something so simple?

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c/elevator-mechanics•

kelly385•1mo ago

Just realized a zip tie trick for leveling door hangers

I was struggling to get a car door hanger leveled right on a 6 stop job last week and the old guy I was with showed me to loop a zip tie through the bottom bolt hole to use as a temporary support. It freed up my hands to check the gap and make adjustments without fighting the weight the whole time. Has anyone else tried something like that or got a better way to hold them steady?

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c/carpenters•

kelly385•1mo ago

Appreciation post for the simple framing square after I spent 45 minutes fighting a compound miter cut on a staircase job in Portland

I was on a stair remodel off Burnside last Tuesday and tried to eyeball the rake angle for a skirt board, ended up hacking through three pieces of oak before I grabbed my square and actually laid out the cut proper, saved me from a fourth trip to the lumberyard has anyone else had a basic tool bail them out after overcomplicating something?

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c/cabinetmakers•

kelly385•1mo ago

PSA: The sliding miter saw demo at the Home Depot on 3rd Ave is a total joke

I was grabbing some plywood yesterday and stopped to watch a guy try out the display saw. He lined up a 2x4 and the fence was so out of square it wasn't even funny, maybe 3 degrees off. The cut looked like a crooked smile and he just shrugged and walked away. Has anyone else seen those demo stations totally go to heck or is it just my location?

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c/florists•

kelly385•1mo ago

Tried skipping the pre-soak on my last run of sunflowers

Everyone says you gotta soak them overnight to keep them from drooping. I skipped it for a 75-stem order last week and they held up fine for 3 days. Did I just get lucky or has anyone else stopped doing it?

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c/estheticians•

kelly385•1mo ago

Just realized my old boss in Tampa was right about double cleansing for oily skin

She insisted on an oil cleanser first for a full 60 seconds, then a gel, and my client's congestion cleared in two weeks. Anyone else have a stubborn skin type tip that actually worked?

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Posts

Took me 6 hours to sort out a broken band saw blade issue that should have been 30 minutes

Saw a huge difference after switching to waterborne paint

That chat with my friend at 3am in a Chiang Mai hostel got me thinking hard

After 6 months in Thailand, coworking spaces vs cafes wasn't even close

I finally fixed my soggy fries problem after 8 months of trial and error

Just realized a zip tie trick for leveling door hangers

Appreciation post for the simple framing square after I spent 45 minutes fighting a compound miter cut on a staircase job in Portland

PSA: The sliding miter saw demo at the Home Depot on 3rd Ave is a total joke

Tried skipping the pre-soak on my last run of sunflowers

Just realized my old boss in Tampa was right about double cleansing for oily skin

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