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tjhowse

I have a problem:

We had no bedroom curtains when we moved in. As a stopgap I taped two layers of space blanket (aluminium-coated plastic) over the glass so we could sleep.

Later we got curtains and I removed the space blankets. This left a hazy residue on the glass from the blanket itself. Not the tape.

I've failed to clean it off with isopropyl alcohol, ethanol, acetone and a blowtorch. The only thing that slightly worked was a razor blade.

Suggestions?

#diy#fix#cleaning
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iFixit

Happy 10th birthday, #Apple Watch!

It's a cool device, but not very repairable. But Apple's original, analog watch from 1995? Now that's a timepiece you can actually fix. Plus, you don't have to worry about software updates!
The longest an Apple Watch has ever received updates is the Series 4, which got nearly 6 years of support before being sunset last year.
It's a shame that Apple's "most personal device ever" still relies on them to be useful. Even if you can #fix it, you don't truly own it.

Left wrist with Apple analog watch from 1995 adorning it. The time on the watch is roughly 9:23.
The second hand, which is yellow and squiggly, being held with tweezers above the mechanism that holds all the hands on the Apple analog watch. The minute and hour hands, which are red and green, respectively, are still mounted to the face. The Apple rainbow logo is present above the hands, and the text "Quartz" and "Japan Movt" in all caps below the hands.
Underside of the Apple analog watch with its bottom cover removed, exposing its internals. This includes a small coin-cell battery, which is being grabbed by tweezers and pulled out of its socket.
iFixit teardown layout shot of Apple's analog watch from 1995. Every component of the watch, including the bands, body, glass, and all internal machinery, are assorted in a rough grid.
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tjhowse

Currently five deep in a fixing cascade:

Disassembled bench grinder so I can
Sharpen a chisel so I can
Make a tidy hole in a wood panel so I can
Mount a DIY esphome kiln controller so I can
Fire some pottery.

In the end I got out my old shitty bench grinder to get on with the main project. I hope I can fix my nice big bench grinder, it was a roadside rescue and ran like a dream until it started smoking.

#fix#fixing
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Your Autistic Life FR/EN/ES

I just did a "poor man's" repair to my laptop's keyboard.

Some keys were no longer responding normally to key presses. "R" was the worst.

I pulled the "R" keycap off the keyboard. I cleaned the switch underneath and put it back, but it was still not working well. If I tapped the switch directly without the keycap, it worked fine. I figured tolerances must have gone off somewhere, so I slapped 4 layers of masking tape under the keycap. It works much better now. I also did the "E". I have other keys to do, but I'm taking a break from the repair to consider my options, and see whether what I've done holds up.

I do welcome advice regarding the use of alternative material rather than masking tape for this fix.

I used this article:

ifixit.com/Troubleshooting/Del

And this video:

youtu.be/ORL-uA9coGE

from @iFixit to have an idea of what it would entail.

My laptop is a Dell XPS 15 9530.

www.ifixit.comiFixitFind free step-by-step repair instructions, manuals, schematics, community support, and other DIY resources. You can do it! We show you how.
#DellXPS#laptop#keyboard
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