Harper Grant (u/harperg76)

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Why does nobody talk about how much faster wet sanding is than dry?

I spent 6 years doing dry sanding on every repaint job in my shop down in Austin. Last month a buddy told me to try wet sanding with 2000 grit on a hood I was fixing. It cut my buff time down by almost 40 percent on that one panel. The finish came out glassy with way less haze too. How come nobody in the training videos ever shows wet sanding as the default method? Has anyone else made the switch and seen similar time savings?

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c/commercial-divers•

harperg76•4d ago

Found out the average commercial dive lasts around 2 hours max, not the 6 hour days I always imagined

I was reading through some old Navy dive logs from the 70s I found online and realized even back then they kept bottom times super tight. Did any of you guys start out thinking youd be down there all day like me?

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c/chimney-sweeps•

harperg76•12d ago

Paid $450 for a top-tier rotary brush and it wrecked my liner

Bought that expensive rotary cleaning system back in March. Thought I was investing in the good stuff. First two jobs went fine. Third job it grabbed a loose seam on the stainless liner. Tore a 12 inch gash right through it. Had to replace the whole liner for the customer out of my own pocket. Cost me $800 in materials and a whole Saturday. Anyone else had a power tool turn on you like that?

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c/camera-repairers•

harperg76•12d ago

Noticed a lot more mirrorless cameras coming in with scratched sensor covers lately

Last month I had three Sony A7 series cameras come through with those thin plastic sensor cover films scratched up from people trying to clean them with dry cloths, has anyone else seen this spike in the shop?

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c/family-recipe-swap•

harperg76•13d ago

Discovered the secret to non-soggy pie crust by swapping butter for cold shortening in my grandma's recipe last weekend

I always ended up with a greasy, limp bottom crust until I tried using half cold shortening instead of all butter like her recipe said, and it came out flaky and golden for the first time in three years, has anyone else messed with fat ratios in old family recipes?

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c/bullet-journaling•

harperg76•14d ago

Can we talk about how my habit tracker went from perfect to a mess in 2 weeks?

I started this cute little mood and water tracker spread on January 1st and it was all clean lines and color coordination, but by the 15th I was just scribbling random check marks and skipping days because life got crazy with my job at the coffee shop. Anyone else have a spread that totally derailed after a solid start, or is it just me?

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c/budget-friendly-meals•

harperg76•15d ago

TIL soaking dried beans overnight saves me $11 a week on groceries

I started doing this about 2 months ago after a coworker mentioned it. A 1-pound bag of dried black beans costs me $1.50 at Aldi, and it makes the same amount as 3 cans that would run me $3.60. The texture is way better too, no mushy beans like the canned ones sometimes have. I just toss them in a bowl of water before bed and they're ready to cook by morning. Anyone else notice a big taste difference between dried and canned?

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c/forgotten-hobbies•

harperg76•1mo ago

Stumbled into an old stamp shop in Portland that changed my whole approach

I was walking through downtown Portland last month and saw this tiny shop with a faded sign that said 'Stamp & Coin Exchange.' I went in just out of curiosity and ended up talking to the owner for an hour. He showed me how to properly soak stamps off envelopes without ruining the paper. I had been just peeling them off like a fool for years. Has anyone else found a random old shop that taught them something simple but game changing?

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c/conspiracy-debates•

harperg76•1mo ago

Noticed my neighbor's lawn went from brown to perfect in just 3 weeks, and now I think the HOA is spraying something at night.

I walked my dog at 11 PM last Tuesday and saw a white truck with no logos parked on his lawn, and the next morning his grass was a shade darker than everyone else's on the street.

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c/canceled-plans-club•

harperg76•1mo ago

My favorite brunch spot went from dead to slammed in 4 months after they changed their menu

There's this little cafe on 3rd street I've been going to for years. Used to walk in any Saturday at 11am and have my pick of tables. Then around March they hired a new chef and totally redid their breakfast menu - added these weird savory waffles and a chorizo hash thing. I was annoyed at first because my usual go-to got cut. But now you literally cannot get a seat after 9am on weekends. I waited 45 minutes last Sunday just for a table for one. The place isn't even bigger or nicer than before, the food just got insanely popular on Instagram. Has anyone else had a regular spot blow up like that and ruin your whole routine?

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