Robin Kelly (u/robin896)

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I switched from straight razors to safety razors for detail work and my lineups are way cleaner now

After cutting a guy behind the ear three times in one week with a shavette, I tried a Feather safety razor for the beards and necklines and I'm never going back, has anyone else made the swap and noticed a difference on coarse hair?

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c/bbq-pitmasters•

robin896•2d ago

Best shortcut I found for wrapping brisket without the mess

I got tired of wrestling with butcher paper that tears or slides off during the stall. After ruining 3 briskets in a row with foil that steamed the bark soft, I tried using a double layer of unwaxed butcher paper with a tight tuck method. Last weekend I wrapped my 14 pound packer at 165 degrees using this trick and it came out with a perfect bark and zero leaks. It took me about 8 tries to get the fold just right, but now I can wrap in under 2 minutes. Anyone else found a weird wrap hack that actually saves time?

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c/archaeology-discoveries•

robin896•5d ago

People keep calling those cave paintings "hunting scenes" but they're probably wrong

I was at a talk last month about the Lascaux caves and the lecturer kept saying every animal drawing must be a hunt. But I've been reading this book by a researcher named Dale Guthrie who argues a lot of those paintings are just doodles or symbolism, not actual hunting records. My buddy who's a grad student in anthropology says the same thing, that we project modern ideas onto ancient art. Has anyone else noticed museums oversimplifying what these cave paintings actually meant?

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c/cnc-operators•

robin896•6d ago

Grabbed the wrong tool offset last night and scrapped a $400 part

I was running a late shift at the shop in Cleveland, tired after about 10 hours, and punched in the wrong tool offset on a Haas VF-2. Instead of checking my G10 line I just hit cycle start on a finished aluminum bracket. Heard that awful grinding sound and realized I cut 0.050 inches too deep into the face. Boss wasn't happy but at least we caught it before the next part went through. Anyone else ever zone out and pay for it like that?

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c/diesel-mechanics•

robin896•21d ago

Visited a shop near Nashville and their air compressor setup was a total mess

I stopped by a little diesel shop outside Nashville last week to grab a part for a 6.7 Cummins I'm working on. Walked in and saw their air compressor was sitting right next to a wall with zero ventilation. The tank had rust dripping from the drain valve too (like, actual orange streaks). I asked the guy about it and he just shrugged and said "it's always been there." Anyone else run into shops that totally ignore basic air compressor maintenance and floor layout?

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c/barbers•

robin896•21d ago

Watched a guy in Chicago fix my fade with a comb and razor combo

I was down at Thompson's shop on 63rd last month, just killing time before my appointment. This older barber had a kid in the chair who clearly got butchered somewhere else. Instead of using clippers to fix it, he grabbed a fine tooth comb and a straight razor, and he cleaned up the whole blend in about 8 minutes. I asked him why he didn't just grab the Andis, and he said clippers create lines, razors erase them. Ever tried this method for fixing a messed up fade instead of going back in with guards?

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c/electronics-repairers•

robin896•25d ago

That customer who argued my $40 repair quote was a ripoff

Had a guy come into my shop last Tuesday with a 10 year old microwave that wouldn't heat. I told him it'd be $40 to check the magnetron and maybe swap a fuse. He said I was trying to scam him and that he could buy a new one for $60. I just pointed at the door and told him to go buy one then. Some people think our time and skill is worth nothing because parts are cheap online.

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c/first-gig-pricing•

robin896•26d ago

Charged $50 for my first freelance flyer design and the client asked for a refund an hour later

I did a quick flyer for a local bakery in Austin last month and only asked $50 since I was nervous about pricing. They came back saying their nephew could have done it in 5 minutes and wanted their money back. Has anyone else dealt with buyers who undervalue design work right from the start?

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c/computer-technicians•

robin896•28d ago

Found out thermal paste can actually go bad after sitting in a drawer for 5 years

Pulled an old tube of Arctic Silver out of my tool kit at a shop in Nashville yesterday and it had separated into liquid and solid chunks, which I guess explains why that CPU was hitting 90C under load - has anyone else run into expired paste causing issues like this?

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c/client-horror-stories•

robin896•28d ago

Overcharged a guy $150 because I didn't double check the panel schedule first

Spent three hours tracing a circuit that turned out to be labeled wrong in a 1980s house outside Columbus, and the worst part was the homeowner stood there watching me the whole time asking if I was sure I knew what I was doing.

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