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The dryer handle broke.

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[-] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago

For: tons of shit

Not for: climbing

[-] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago

It says 150lbs, a climbing carabiner is rated for like 22kN which is about 5000lbs.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

They also screw to lock so they can't accidentally open up. I think I still have some around here somewhere, I used to climb trees for fun.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

There are a number of different locking mechanisms but there’s plenty without extra locking protection. For example: https://www.rei.com/product/162856/black-diamond-hotforge-straight-gate-carabiner?sku=1628560001

[-] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

For anyone wondering, belay carbiners typically lock in some manner but those used on quickdraws for anchors and removable protection (nuts, cams, etc.) typically don't.

A carbiner is strongest when its gate is closed, which is why load rated ones will have not only a gate closed rating (the highest, usually 20-22 kN or even more for steelies), a gate open, and also a lateral load rating. Your belay carbiner, that is the one clipped to your harness and is keeping you affixed to the rope so you don't hit the deck, is typically not redundant. It absolutely, positively, cannot fail. This is typically the biggest, meanest, strongest 'biner you own and will also be a locking one. You do not want brushing up against things, knocking against it, etc. to cause it to come open. You don't want it to be open if it suddenly experiences a shock load, i.e. you fall off the wall, or conversely on your belayer's end if it needs to bear the load of you falling off the wall. And you don't want it coming unclipped and lost when you're halfway up, because that's how you die.

Meanwhile, the 'biners on your anchors and protection theoretically have some redundancy, i.e. you should be clipped to more than one point along your route with more than one anchor and carbiner. But you need to be able to clip and unclip these readily, because you may well be doing so with one hand while you're dangling from your fingernails with the other. Thus they do not lock, and you can clip them to something by just slapping the gate against it.

Your keychain says "not for climbing use" on it. My keychain says ~~Desert Eagle .50~~ Petzl Angie S, 20 kN gate closed, 9 kN gate open, and 7 kN laterally.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

God I love Snatch. Seriously. One of my favorite films. Fuck it, I am going to go put it on.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

But excellent for clipping my keys to my pants.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

For a second I thought it was a Boeing door....

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

It might still be.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

As an appliance repairman of 20 years this picture hits harder than you know.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

These are more expensive than "free", but if you decide to make it look original it's probably an option https://www.repairclinic.com/Shop-For-Parts/a8c70/Dryer-Handle-Parts

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I'm really curious what the difference could be between a $4 handle and a $60 handle, other than just greed.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I think you can fuck the $60 handle

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Probably the type of plastic, the QA process, and the type of company backing it.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Next step: download and print a handle

!functionalprint

!f3dp

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

You wouldn’t DOWNLOAD A HANDLE would you?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Cool! The under desk drawers were really impressive!

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Pretty good. I'm sure it works.

I use in wall wiring for stuff. It could make a great handle here too.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Functional. Works.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

So, is there a community for redneck engineering?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Haha Those were freebies for those actually wanting to fix things

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Interesting. Similar here, only it's paracord and fancy knots.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

They are backwards. Sorry, couldn't not see it.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I see this and immediately get the urge to get my calipers and spin up a quick handle to print.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

You mean 3-D print? That would be awesome!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Yup! Made one for my mom when the freezer handle broke. But that was simpler, just held on by screws.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Excuse Me Sir, Do You Have a Moment to Talk About Our Lord and Savior Ender 3?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

He’s a fickle god whose blessings are focused or blurred as willed by the denizens of the QA realm.

But with daily focus and attention to details, and frequent donations to Ali, you too may be able to receive the blessings.

Devotee level: Owner of Frank, Ender with a new brain, new smithing implements of Steel from Dragons who Fly of the land of Phaetus, new vessels of power who practice the ancient and yet new arts of CAN, Trained daily and under the supervision of Pi wielder of the chalice of Klipper.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

It does take quite a lot of prayer and devotion to get a blessing but it does fix a lot of stuff around the house

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