this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2025
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Finally, a comm for that one user who hand-makes longbows. This ones for you, comrade.

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[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago

Breastplate stretcher

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A Snap Button Repair Kit: You repair snap buttons with it... But also, you can add snap buttons where none were before. I've used it to upgrade a weak ass snap button on a pair of pants to a heavy duity snap button designed for camping equipment.

If you have any electric yard tools, I highly recommend getting a compatible inverter for your batteries.

Lots of brand-lock-in with battery designs, sadly, so look for one that's compatible with your brand. Greenworks is compatible with a handful of other house brands because they're manufactured by the same parent companies and use 1995-era brand-lock-in technology, aka, plastic rails that only line up with your brand's battery. I have Kobalt electric yard tools and some Green Works electric yard tools. I simply used a dremal to slice the rail out of the inside of the inverter, and now I can use either battery brand inside it without issue.

I use that inverter all the time. I use it when I hang outside to keep my phone charged. I've used it to power the TV during a power outage. I use it out on the deck to power speakers. The batteries last a long ass time. Just be careful with what you plug into them, they tend to get hot under load.

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago

appreciate the effort on jury rigging batteries, unfortunately I am a dumbass and would instantly burn down my house or electrocute myself

the snap button repair kit I gotta get on, though