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Do It Yourself

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Make it, Fix it, Renovate it, Rehabilitate it - as long as you’ve done some part of it yourself, share!

Especially for gardening related or specific do-it-yourself projects, see also the Nature and Gardening community. For more creative-minded projects, see also the Creative community.


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[–] judog24@cheddarcrackers.club 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Everyone should own a Harbor Freight Neon Dead Blow Hammer.

[–] thepiguy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What should I be using a dead blow hammer for?

[–] SomeGuyNamedPaul@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hittin' stuff. I have one and it's what I grab when I want to bang a paint can closed or knock together some Ikea junk. I use it for "adjusting" woodworking stuff during a glue-up. Basically anything I might use a rubber mallet for, the neon orange dead blow "maraca of death" comes out.

Seriously, they're handy and one of those things you find uses for.

[–] Seathru@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hittin’ stuff.

Hittin' stuff you don't want to leave marks on. It's the "soap in a sock" of home improvement. You can whoop something into place with a regular claw hammer, but all the neighbors will see the bruises.

[–] thepiguy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

That is an... alarmingly good analogy...

[–] thepiguy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hittin' stuff.

Good answer. I'll pick one up next time I'm there.