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fyallm posted:The insert is coming next, still figuring out which one we like the most before dropping a few grand. I saw this thing on Kevin Kelly Cool Tools years ago, may help, may be bunk. But its not $thousands. quote:Put the laws of physics to work in your fireplace, and discover how easy it is to start and maintain a fire that produces much more heat compared to conventional fireplace grates. How does it work? This unique grate has two adjustable arms that open up the hottest part of the fire to the room. In our Instructions, we even show you how to build a fire and arrange logs of different sizes to produce the most heat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAE7ppeY1vg
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EX250 Type R posted:I contemplated getting a pellet stove insert for my fireplace but I hate dealing with firewood and I would hate dealing with bags of pellets, baseboard hot water is so much easier and more pleasant, of course this depends on your local weather From what I understand baseboard heating is really inefficient and alot more expensive. I actually have some baseboard heaters, but never use them.
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If you have an open fireplace you are literally destroying the planet. Just get a loving masonry heater. e: The link I had on my clipboard was not what I thought it was. New try: 
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fyallm posted:From what I understand baseboard heating is really inefficient and alot more expensive. I actually have some baseboard heaters, but never use them. at $1.60 a gallon for #2 (burning 4-600 gallons a winter) and my time being worth money, cutting, splitting, stacking etc 5+ cords of firewood (at200-250 a cord) is not cheaper or more efficient but like i said, local variables make all the difference
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My current place is heated entirely with a wood-stove, supplemented with a few space-heaters. I both love it and hate it, but would never live without one again. The worst part is buying the wood. In three years I have used like six wood guys and they all have shorted me at some point, it's like trying to buy drugs in a stadium parking lot. But still, wood-stove hotdogs make it all worthwhile. 
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The chimney guy cleaned out about 15gallons of soot, said it was the dirtiest fireplace he has seen in years, woo hoo. Yeah the wood around here in the middle of the country is stupid cheap, plus the 6 acres we have of trees is going to help as well. Thanks everyone for the great recommendations.
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see also: fireplace/wood-stove smores edit: please do not go cut down your trees to feed your fireplace, that is a horrible idea
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EX250 Type R posted:see also: fireplace/wood-stove smores I am actually going to just burn down my house.
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EX250 Type R posted:see also: fireplace/wood-stove smores This is stupid, how do you think people survived the winter 50+ years ago?
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big mean giraffe posted:This is stupid, how do you think people survived the winter 50+ years ago? heres a hint: 6 acres of trees is not a lot and it takes a tree about 30-40+ years of growing to be ready for consumption. Talk to a forestry official and make a tree growth/harvesting plan, preferable with a local harvesting company that knows the laws and how to maintain your trees.
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For my in-laws farmhouse, we just go find trees that have fallen on their own, cut them up into sections with a chainsaw, drag them out of the woods to a pile, then rent a log splitter when the pile is big enough. We've never run low with this method.
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nerox posted:For my in-laws farmhouse, we just go find trees that have fallen on their own, cut them up into sections with a chainsaw, drag them out of the woods to a pile, then rent a log splitter when the pile is big enough. We've never run low with this method. It seemed this was the way to go. But somehow he thought I was going to just go cut down the world. Oh well.
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Sorry I mistook your comment about having 6 acres to mean you would just go cut greenwood, it is a very common idea among people that don't know any better and think any tree will do. Where I am, winter is a pretty serious thing, and wood heat is a lot of work and very dirty. If I were to heat my house from wood scraps collected off the ground, it would take 200+ trees 5" in diameter per this UNH forestry chart http://ucanr.edu/sites/placernevadasmallfarms/files/76320.pdf I grew up in a drafty farmhouse where we burned 10 cord of wood every winter it definitely soured me on using wood as a primary heating source.
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Despite the site crashing repeatedly (and timing out -- I lost my checkout basket more than once because I couldn't get through to pay in time) due to god knows how many people swooping on it at once, I managed to secure tickets to see Brian Wilson perform Pet Sounds at the London Palladium in May. 
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Got my ticket to see this in a couple weeks: And ordered this shirt from Etsy: 
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:And ordered this shirt from Etsy: Wow, that's a terrible shirt. On a completely unrelated note, I picked this up from a Goodwill for $2 the other day 
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Any particular reason Peach is a tranny?
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 And why did I need this? (I didn't. We are all dust in the wind.) Edit: Also, my new shirt: 
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New printer, Epson XP-420  the last printer I bought was probably around 2004, so this is a step up. Wireless printing is wild. Coleman 28qt marine cooler, mostly gonna be used as an ottoman/stool for guitar playing, and occasionally beer/beach duty in the summer. Once it's warmed up a bit outside I'm gonna paint it pastel colors, I think. His name is Vinny Cooler. 
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Coffee And Pie posted:New printer, Epson XP-420 I know this isn't a new discovery but, $42 for the printer and $30 for new ink cartridges... is this poo poo ever going to get better? One review said that it tells you the ink is empty when it's not. Can you get a decent printer that's not a b/w laser?
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RCarr posted:Any particular reason Peach is a tranny? Let's not use this term, please.  e: I haven't really bought anything interesting but I feel like I should contribute content. I got a new scrub top online today, that was pretty cool e2: I can't find a picture of it that doesn't have a model doing a weird sexy pose so you'll all have to use your imaginations, it's navy blue and quite nice. LITERALLY A BIRD has a new favorite as of 06:08 on Jan 31, 2016 |
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quote:Wow, that's a terrible shirt.  I bought a front rack for my fatbike to carry my camera and stuff on. Now to just find the right bag to put on it.
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Got a model kit of the International Space Station.
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A shiny new pair of Bauer x200 skates! It's my first pair and boy it's good not having to leave the ice every two minutes to tighten up the lovely rental skates. Got some wax laces too which are pictured
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 I bought one of these KNAGGLIG crates from Ikea, but turned it into a stand for my turntable with the use of some project wood I had laying around. 
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Ack! You're going to stain it to match the piece its sitting on. Right? Right?
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Comatoast posted:Ack! You're going to stain it to match the piece its sitting on. Right? Right? Yeah, definitely.
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 Brake caliper tool kit to push/rotate the piston back in. So glad I got this, it was stupidly simple compared to loving around with pliers or a clamp.
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CaseFace McGee posted:
Why does it have 2 of the screwing things?
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Zahi posted:Why does it have 2 of the screwing things? DP
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Zahi posted:Why does it have 2 of the screwing things? One clockwise, one counterclockwise
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colas posted:I know this isn't a new discovery but, $42 for the printer and $30 for new ink cartridges... is this poo poo ever going to get better? One review said that it tells you the ink is empty when it's not. Can you get a decent printer that's not a b/w laser? Yeah, when people begin to realize print is stupid and start using digital for everything. I pine for the day some world wide occurrence fries every fax machine in existence.
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colas posted:I know this isn't a new discovery but, $42 for the printer and $30 for new ink cartridges... is this poo poo ever going to get better? One review said that it tells you the ink is empty when it's not. Can you get a decent printer that's not a b/w laser? Third party ink cartridges are fairly cheap. I have a six cartridge printer and it's like $10 for the set.
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Jerry Cotton posted:Are you Lee Mack and/or Sean Locke on 00s BBC comedy quiz shows?  I was going to ask if he was really Jason Manford.
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JPrime posted:
Having watched a lot of QI and WILTY recently I'm beginning to think they all shared a wardrobe in those days. Except Phil Jupitus because he was too fat and David Mitchell because he's David Mitchell.
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colas posted:I know this isn't a new discovery but, $42 for the printer and $30 for new ink cartridges... is this poo poo ever going to get better? One review said that it tells you the ink is empty when it's not. Can you get a decent printer that's not a b/w laser? An alternative to buying brand new name brand ink, is to buy from a third party source such as this goon ran business Great Cartridge for a good penny less.
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Jerry Cotton posted:Who uses inkjet printers in this day and age? Laser printers print lovely photos, and cost 5x as much.
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