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olivia_chen35
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3d ago
Why does everyone say you need a torque wrench for lug nuts? I just snug them with a 4-way and never had a wheel fall off
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scott.mia
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3d ago
Built my own bike rack for the truck bed for $70 after the $400 store one rattled loose on I-40
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stone.evan
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4d ago
Dropped $120 on a cheap hydraulic lift for my garage and it turned my project car into a lawn ornament
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nathan_patel
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5d ago
My buddy in Denver said my custom loop looked like a bowl of spaghetti, and he was right
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noahs82
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6d ago
I swore $220 for a torque wrench was a waste until my $40 one snapped a head bolt in my garage
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grant_palmer
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7d ago
Hot take: I called water cooling a waste of cash until my buddy's loop in Reno hit 20C lower on the same chip
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evan151
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8d ago
My uncle said skip the prebuilt and build my own PC, and I finally get why after 3 dead RAM sticks
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spencer_johnson22
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10d ago
Am I the only one who thinks powder coating my intake manifold was a waste of $95
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ivan211
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11d ago
Spent $30 on a used EVGA 650 G2 off a guy in Fresno, and it taught me why used quality beats new junk
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lewis.diana
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12d ago
Dropped $340 on a used welder off marketplace and it taught me more than my $1,200 one ever did
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olivere30
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12d ago
Saw a guy in Portland driving a VW bus he clearly built himself, and it made me rethink my whole garage
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foster.wade
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12d ago
Buddy looked at my cable runs and asked why I was hiding from the wires
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holly_gonzalez61
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15d ago
Hot take: rewiring my $40 pawn shop guitar taught me more than 2 years of YouTube videos
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jamesmason
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18d ago
Appreciation post: a $4 pool noodle saved my custom loop from a leak test disaster
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jessicamiller
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19d ago
Guy at the Truck Stop in Amarillo Told Me His Son's Prebuilt Died in 4 Months, Here's What I Told Him
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