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Are there any household gadgets you found unexpectedly useful after you'd gotten them? (lemmy.world)

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I was thinking about how I missed having an indoor thermometer that measures humidity. It's such a small specific thing, one I'd never think of getting unless pushed to it (which I was by one particularly dry winter). But I like having one now.

What are your small, "random" or "junk drawer" type of gadgets that you actually use or like having around?

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[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

I didn't know there were "systems", I use a Pyrénées slab that works like magic, but you do need some elbow grease. Is it a power tool you're talking about ?

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I've used many different systems and the one that works best for me are the diamond rods with an angle brace. This is the one that I use, but there are several different brands available. I also have the Worksharp electric belt sander system, and that works really well too, but it removes a lot of metal, so I only use it sparingly. I used to have off-brand crock sticks and those are pretty cool, but they take a lot of time and still have a margin for user error. I used nothing but stones when I was younger, and that's a cool system that gives the user a lot of manual control, but good stones are expensive, you need several of them, they're bulky to store, and there's a lot of room for error. Any of these are good options, and there are more still that I didn't mention. It just comes down to personal preference.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Oh wow, that's some serious gear... Thanks for the recommendations !

[-] Boris_NotTooBadinoff@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Project Farm has done a few videos on knife sharpeners. His testing is usually pretty straight to the point
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Lu71ewVSw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBINMUdlJ14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEDyYJJ6f9M

I actually was just re-watching them as my whetstone has seen better days, and I'm pretty sure it's now too curved to continue on

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