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I fixed my dad's angle grinder with a ball bearing I salvaged from my gerbil's old excercise wheel a few years back. (i.ibb.co)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It was even the same brand. I love when hoarding materials pays back.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Yessss hoarding

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Hope it’s a decently hard steel otherwise might be replacing again soon.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Then there's the feeling when you finally let something go that you've had for ages just gathering dust, and suddenly a need pops up for it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This is the structural foundation of hoarding.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

It's not hoarding when it's organized!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Literally just had that happen yesterday.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Nice! I love the feeling of digging through my box-o-crap and finding exactly what I need.

On a related note, I just replaced the bearings in the wheels of my suitcase (it has roller blade wheels). The bearings were $.75 USD each, plus $7 shipping. They were a standard size, 608.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You had an unusually robust gerbil wheel, methinks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Only this bearing was gnaw resistant.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They used a second grinder to power the hamster wheel.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

That same hamster now spends most its time not being picked in overwatch.