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Hi SS Friends! As some of you know, I own a couple very dead forums: www.RemodelForums.com www.WoodworkingBoards.com It's a bit of a paint to maintain a dead forum, but I'm adamantly against deleting historical content people posted. That being the case, and after much discussion and...

I've been obsessed with electronics, batteries, LEDs, motors, etc. since I was a kid riding my bike to Radio Shack the moment I had earned or received any money. More recently, I've been passionate about battery backup, solar charging, battery power stations, etc. I started off with some...

Short Version: We're installing 6 mini-split units from www.Quilt.com As part of our whole-house remodel, we're going all-electric... which means getting rid of our gas furnace / central heat. I LOVE the heat-pump technology, but I'm not a fan of the old / outdated mini-split units, and I...

My kid has an older car that had some pretty significant paint issues. Some areas were rusting and the paint was bubbling-up pealing away. I asked her what she wanted to do. We watched a bunch of youtube videos and decided we'd at least fix the rust problems so they didn't get worse, and also...

When you have to use your cheap multimeter to troubleshoot and fix your more expensive multimeter...

I have a Montgomery Ward lawnmower my Dad bought... at least 30 years ago, probably more. I've been using it as my "weed lawnlower" for the past 10 years. It has run surprisingly well during those years I've owned it, even though I've not taken care of it properly. Each Spring when I pull it...

We need a 6' tall privacy fence that is about 12 - 16 feet long. I was going to just build a wood one, but my GF likes the idea of a vinyl fence. I found these "cheap" ones: Home Depot...

Ok, I know this is probably a slippery slope, but I thought I'd DABBLE in this a little bit. I guess technically I already am.... ;) A few months ago I had some green onions from the store and ended up putting them in water. I was SHOCKED at how fast they grew!!! :ep So, I got to thinking it...

I already have a 3kw system facing south, but it is no longer enough to cover our usage. I'm kicking myself for not sizing it larger 10 years ago when I got solar installed. I'm in California on a Time Of Use rate plan where electricity is much more expensive during peak usage times from 4pm -...

You may have already noticed this change when you typed in, or went to your bookmark for www.SufficientSelf.com :) Well, we've been working on this new homepage for a while and we're SUPER excited to launch it! What started out as a way to accommodate our awesome POW (Picture Of the Week)...

We've got an exciting new system and process for our Picture Of The Week (POW), so we need your submissions!!! Your Submissions MUST: Be an image you took & own the rights to Be a sharp, clean, picture that's at least 800 pixels wide Include a short sentence about your picture (ie. Prize...

Hey All! It's time for us to finally upgrade our forum software to the newest version. The new version comes with some new features, better performance, more security, etc! We're hoping downtime will be VERY limited... hopefully not more than an hour or two. That said, it's hard to know...

4/21/2020, A VERY sad update: We're very sorry to say that our beautiful friend and amazing soul Sumi passed away 3 pm Irish time. It was peaceful and pain free. As some of you may know, our beloved moderator Sumi went missing a few weeks ago. About a dozen of us were frantically working to...

About 8 years ago I purchased the home I grew up in from my mom... and it hasn't changed much in 40 years. I finally stated making some progress and had the main bathroom remodeled. Before and after pics: BEFORE: AFTER:

A few months ago I sold my dad's huge metal Delta table saw for $500, then went to Home Depot and got a tiny portable table saw for $200 (with rack and wheels)! I've been looking at a bunch of fun projects and one that caught my eye was a "crosscut sled". I didn't really want to build a big...

A few months ago I sold my dad's huge metal Delta table saw for $500, then went to Home Depot and got a tiny portable table saw for $200 (with rack and wheels)! I've been looking at a bunch of fun projects and one that caught my eye was a "crosscut sled". I didn't really want to build a big...

Over the past day or two the site has been attacked by spammers. They were able to redirect our URL to various spam sites. I've been working tirelessly with the tech team to find the cause and then a solution to the problem. The internet routing of the site's domain name (the DNS) and the URL...

Every year our old terracotta sewer line gets plugged with tree roots and we have to have it rootered out. A huge mess, super inconvenient, and costly. I hear radio ads for trenchless re-piping and was wondering if anybody has had it done? A few years ago I got a bunch of general quotes. They...

Every year our old terracotta sewer line gets plugged with tree roots and we have to have it rootered out. A huge mess, super inconvenient, and costly. I hear radio ads for trenchless re-piping and was wondering if anybody has had it done? A few years ago I got a bunch of general quotes. They...