https://myweirdprompts.com/channel/diy/ en-us Copyright 2026 Daniel Rosehill Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:16:09 GMT https://files.myweirdprompts.com/logos/mwp-square-3000.png https://myweirdprompts.com/channel/diy/ Daniel Rosehill Daniel Rosehill feed@myweirdprompts.com no episodic yes https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/dictation-beyond-keyboard-04251/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/dictation-beyond-keyboard-04251/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:09:51 GMT Dictation Beyond the Keyboard Pedals, push-to-talk, and Android gesture apps promise keyboard-free dictation — but can any of it become a dependable daily setup? 1435 6219 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/linux-loop-device-virtual-disks-31688/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/linux-loop-device-virtual-disks-31688/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:49:37 GMT A Virtual Disk Inside Your Linux Filesystem Loop devices let a plain file act as a real disk — format it, encrypt it, mount it from fstab. Here's what works, and what bites back. 1203 6186 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/private-apt-repo-family-25197/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/private-apt-repo-family-25197/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:15:24 GMT Running a Private APT Repo for Family Machines Daniel wants his Debian packages on family machines without becoming their unpaid update service. Here's the modern way to do it. 1359 6182 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/ansible-server-rebuild-playbook-95044/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/ansible-server-rebuild-playbook-95044/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:26:42 GMT Turning a Drifted Server Into a Rebuildable Playbook Your server grew for years. Now you want a recipe that can rebuild it from scratch. Here's the honest path from drift to playbook. 1460 6166 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/internal-kvm-mounting-guide-02698/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/internal-kvm-mounting-guide-02698/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:12:53 GMT Where the Screws Go: Internal KVM Mounting PiKVM, NanoKVM, JetKVM, and BliKVM all promise remote rescue — but wiring one inside your case is a different problem entirely. 1547 6128 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/claude-code-approval-keycaps-20762/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/claude-code-approval-keycaps-20762/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:18:57 GMT Two Keys and a Polite No: Labeling a Claude Code Approve Button Daniel has two spare laptop keys and wants them to say yes and no. The electronics are easy — it's the labels that get hard. 1580 6119 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/podcast-archive-topic-graph-06350/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/podcast-archive-topic-graph-06350/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:01:30 GMT What 5,964 Episodes Reveal About One Show Nearly 6,000 episodes, sorted and mapped. AI and geopolitics spike, then fade — but a third of all "nearest neighbours" cross category lines. 1245 6088 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/meccano-tinkering-child-development-29433/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/meccano-tinkering-child-development-29433/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:08:38 GMT Meccano at 125: What Kids Actually Learn From Bolts Meccano just relaunched for its 125th year — but does childhood tinkering actually build lasting engineering intuition? 1376 5985 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/mystery-adapter-voltage-guide-52044/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/mystery-adapter-voltage-guide-52044/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:02:12 GMT Reading a Mystery Adapter's Voltage Without a Label An unpowered DC jack is electrically silent — so how do you find the right voltage? The answer isn't in the pins, it's in the current curve. 1350 5984 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/vhb-tape-pressure-bonding-14413/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/vhb-tape-pressure-bonding-14413/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:01:25 GMT How Pressure Actually Bonds VHB Tape Fifteen pounds of force isn't fifteen psi of pressure. That gap is why your whiteboard might fall off the wall. 1299 5935 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/rackmount-desktop-conversion-guide-50825/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/rackmount-desktop-conversion-guide-50825/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:07:52 GMT Rackmounting a Desktop: Size, Cases, and the Swap How to move a working desktop into a 19-inch rack — sizing by rack unit, picking a chassis that fits your parts, and what the transplant costs. 1435 5907 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/bare-linux-routing-vs-opnsense-40090/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/bare-linux-routing-vs-opnsense-40090/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:30:58 GMT Bare Linux Routing vs OPNsense: What Actually Wins? You can build a router on plain Debian or Ubuntu. The question is whether you should — and what it costs you over ten years. 1518 5905 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/multi-wan-opnsense-openwrt-routing-03166/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/multi-wan-opnsense-openwrt-routing-03166/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:22:47 GMT Multi-WAN Beyond Failover: OPNsense vs OpenWrt You stacked your links, failover works — so why does a dropped WAN still kill every session? Load balancing, mwan3, and what bonding actually solves. 1203 5904 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/iec-60309-power-strip-gap-53159/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/iec-60309-power-strip-gap-53159/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:08:52 GMT Why You Can't Buy an IEC 60309 Power Strip Daniel wired his first blue 16A commando plug. The cable math is easy — the missing product category is the interesting part. 1296 5897 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/drywall-anchor-standoff-adapter/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/drywall-anchor-standoff-adapter/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:15:23 GMT Standoffs, Anchors, and the Outlet Behind the Whiteboard A missing whiteboard, a metal-stud surprise, and the thread mismatch that turns one fastener into two. 1346 5810 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/build-first-ask-later-hermits/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/build-first-ask-later-hermits/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:41:57 GMT Build First, Ask Later: Hermits Who Dug Cathedrals No permits, no blueprints, no training. Two categories of builders who did the unreasonable — and what they share. 1158 5789 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/cheap-knife-buyers-guide/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/cheap-knife-buyers-guide/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:24:54 GMT The Cheap Knife That Lies to You Why a cheap sharp knife is worse than a dull one, and how to pick tools for stripping cable without nicking a conductor. 1392 5784 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/power-tool-physical-load-research/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/power-tool-physical-load-research/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:55:25 GMT Can a Dremel Be Gym Equipment? A Dremel afternoon left Daniel drenched in sweat. Turns out the research on power tool physical load barely covers his tool at all. 1330 5783 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/unraid-vm-license-lock-in/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/unraid-vm-license-lock-in/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:50:35 GMT Unraid in a VM: When the License Is the Wall Daniel wants Unraid's parity array without Synology's lock-in. The technology works. The licensing is the wall. 1463 5782 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/keyhole-spacing-measurement-tools/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/keyhole-spacing-measurement-tools/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:42:37 GMT Measuring Keyhole Spacing: Why the Tool You Want Doesn't Exist A digital slider that reads millimeters? It's actually two tools — and for keyhole spacing, the right answer might be no measurement at all. 1201 5781 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/keyhole-slot-screw-geometry/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/keyhole-slot-screw-geometry/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:34:47 GMT Why Keyhole Slots Never Line Up Keyhole slots are on everything and standardized on nothing. Here's why the spacing never matches and which screw actually works. 1419 5780 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/tunnel-girl-herndon-virginia/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/tunnel-girl-herndon-virginia/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:25:10 GMT Tunnel Girl Dug 80 Feet Under Her House No engineering degree, two books, and ten dead jackhammers. How one woman dug an 80-foot tunnel under her Virginia house — and got it permitted. 1413 5779 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/polishing-antique-silver-brass/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/polishing-antique-silver-brass/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:13:42 GMT Why You Shouldn't Dremel Your Antique Silver A rotary tool removes metal in seconds that took a century to form. Here's what museums do instead — and why shine isn't the goal. 1549 5761 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/iec-60309-blue-plug-workshop/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/iec-60309-blue-plug-workshop/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:52:45 GMT The Blue Plug That Out-Engineers Your House The blue 230V IEC 60309 connector is tougher than anything on your wall — but the fuse problem and a BS 7671 quirk complicate the swap. 1269 5756 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/warehouse-method-home-unpacking/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/warehouse-method-home-unpacking/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:51:38 GMT Unpacking as a Warehouse Problem: Sorting vs. Tagging Daniel's move is done but nothing's findable. The fix is a warehouse putaway problem — and his IKEA bag is the slowest possible tool. 1592 5753 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/esim-adapter-euicc-open-source/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/esim-adapter-euicc-open-source/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:17:45 GMT What's Actually Inside an eSIM Adapter An eSIM adapter isn't a converter — it's a eUICC chip in a SIM shell. Here's the silicon, the certificates, and the open source tools underneath. 1491 5748 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/power-tool-cord-length/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/power-tool-cord-length/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:40:06 GMT Why Power Tool Cords Are So Short Nobody regulates that stubby cord — it's container math. And making it longer can actually make your tool more dangerous. 1559 5746 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/europlug-israeli-socket-fit/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/europlug-israeli-socket-fit/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:32:04 GMT Why Europlugs Fit Israeli Sockets So Badly A 2.5-amp plug, a 16-amp socket, and half a millimeter of interference. The physics of a connection that was never meant to hold. 997 5745 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/bosch-channel-distribution-strategy/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/bosch-channel-distribution-strategy/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:14:35 GMT Blue Tools, Green Tools: Inside Bosch's Channel Strategy Why Bosch sells two tool lines under one name — and why the green one wasn't sold in America for decades. 1517 5744 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/vacuum-attachments-upgrade-guide/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/vacuum-attachments-upgrade-guide/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:56:57 GMT Your Vacuum's Best Upgrade Is the Head Most people use 30% of their vacuum's capability. The cheapest fix isn't a new machine — it's the nozzle on the end. 1259 5740 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/spudger-tip-measurement-metrology/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/spudger-tip-measurement-metrology/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:13:39 GMT Why Measuring a $4 Spudger Tip Is Weirdly Hard A listener wants to put a number on his spudger's tip thickness. Turns out that's a real metrology problem. 1380 5737 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/epoxy-superglue-tooling-gap/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/epoxy-superglue-tooling-gap/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:22:37 GMT Epoxy vs Superglue: The Tooling Gap Nobody Talks About Epoxy beats superglue on every measurable axis — so why does everyone still grab the tube? The answer is metering, and the tools that fix it. 1186 5707 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/superglue-chemistry-bonding-mistakes/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/superglue-chemistry-bonding-mistakes/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:14:43 GMT Superglue: One Drop, Two Reactions, Five Mistakes One part, no mixing, seconds to set — and most of us have been using it wrong since we were nine. 1400 5704 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/road-studs-soil-anchors-frost/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/road-studs-soil-anchors-frost/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:20:08 GMT Glue, Don't Bolt: Anchoring Road Studs and Soil Anchors Road studs get glued, not bolted — and plows eat anything proud of the pavement. Soil anchors are a different physics problem entirely. 1394 5679 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/diy-cable-termination-guide/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/diy-cable-termination-guide/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:38:20 GMT DIY Cable Guide: Barrel Jacks, XLR, and What to Avoid Soldering your own cables won't save money — it buys exact-length runs. But some connectors hide polarity traps and tooling costs. 1173 5676 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/uk-plug-wiring-copper-tools/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/uk-plug-wiring-copper-tools/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:10:39 GMT Wiring a UK Plug: Copper, Tools, and the 1mm Rule How much copper should show on a UK plug? Why one stray strand matters, and the flush cutter that beats electrician's scissors. 1434 5675 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/sharpen-hone-right-knife-tool/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/sharpen-hone-right-knife-tool/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:56:12 GMT Sharpen vs Hone: The Right Knife Tool A whetstone is the pro's choice — but it might be the wrong tool for the knife you actually own. 1457 5674 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/fiber-conduit-pull-bends-dust/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/fiber-conduit-pull-bends-dust/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:25 GMT Fiber Through the Conduit: Bends, Dust, and Pull Socks A failed Ethernet crimp caps a link at 100 megabit. Can the same conduit carry 10GBASE-SR fiber instead? 1131 5665 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/electronics-repair-bench-organization/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/electronics-repair-bench-organization/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:54:33 GMT Organizing the Electronics Repair Bench Why phone repair benches resist order, and the trays, lights, and magnification that fix it. 1602 5655 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/precision-electronics-repair-toolkit/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/precision-electronics-repair-toolkit/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:51:50 GMT Why Hand Driving Beats Power Tools on Tiny Screws A precision screwdriver set, ESD tweezers, and a spudger — the case for the manual tool in a world that reaches for the motor. 1317 5654 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/electricians-rentals-skill-memory/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/electricians-rentals-skill-memory/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:59:53 GMT Electricians, Rentals, and the Skill That Waits A day of wiring a rental sparks three threads: skills that return, a guild older than its technology, and spaces you can't touch. 1346 5650 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/diy-life-skills-gap/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/diy-life-skills-gap/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:50:12 GMT Who Teaches You to Fix Your Own Home? Wiring a plug but never welding metal — why hands-on skills have holes, and what a real DIY curriculum would cover. 1312 5645 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/vhb-tape-application-chemistry/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/vhb-tape-application-chemistry/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:21:16 GMT Why Your VHB Tape Keeps Falling Off the Wall VHB tape is a viscoelastic acrylic foam, not glue — and it fails on dirty grout, cold tile, and no roll-down pressure, not on bad tape. 1169 5635 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/label-printer-10-second-charging-fix/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/label-printer-10-second-charging-fix/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:24:01 GMT Why Your Label Printer Quits After 10 Seconds A label printer that charges for ten seconds then dies — and what that tiny failure reveals about building a diagnosis-first repair bench. 1375 5611 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/magnetizing-tools-cycles-wear/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/magnetizing-tools-cycles-wear/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:17:06 GMT Magnetizing Screwdrivers: Do the Cycles Wear Out? Can a screwdriver be magnetized forever, or does the magnetism wear out? A deep dive into magnetizer blocks, coils, and demagnetization. 1480 5610 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/iec-cables-terminate-split-extend/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/iec-cables-terminate-split-extend/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:44:49 GMT IEC Cables: Terminate, Split, or Extend? Rewireable C13 connectors, splitters, and the length ceiling — the practical answers to running power without daisy-chained plug strips. 1418 5609 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/cantilever-racking-storage-guide/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/cantilever-racking-storage-guide/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:21:08 GMT Cantilever Racks: Why Long Things Need Different Steel Why a ladder needs a cantilever, not a shelf — and how to actually mount one in an Israeli rental's concrete walls. 1481 5599 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/hand-arm-vibration-syndrome/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/hand-arm-vibration-syndrome/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:05:13 GMT Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome: What Cheap Power Tools Cost Cheap power tools changed construction — and quietly introduced a disease that damages nerves and blood vessels in the hands. Here's what HAVS actu... 1437 5589 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/dremel-cutting-attachments-guide/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/dremel-cutting-attachments-guide/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:50:26 GMT Cutting Things With a Dremel: What Actually Works Cut-off wheels vs cutting bits, RPM by material, and why lateral cutting is fine with the right attachment and fatal with the wrong one. 1455 5579 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/reterminating-keystone-jack-ethernet/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/reterminating-keystone-jack-ethernet/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:02:12 GMT Re-terminating a Keystone Jack After a Bad Ethernet Run A DIY Ethernet run came up at 80 Mbps on 2.5G fiber. Here's what went wrong and whether re-termination is a skill worth learning. 1558 5541 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/laptop-trackpad-click-battery-swelling/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/laptop-trackpad-click-battery-swelling/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:56:04 GMT Why Your Trackpad Clicks Stopped Working Your trackpad surface works but the clicks don't? That's not a trackpad failure — it's a swollen battery pushing the click plate out of reach. 1199 5540 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/minimal-viable-hardware-inventory/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/minimal-viable-hardware-inventory/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:18:31 GMT 15 Forgotten Hardware Parts Your DIY Kit Needs A 64-drawer parts bin reveals why you keep buying the same screws twice — and the 15 fasteners worth actually stocking. 1389 5529 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/task-based-organization-medical-kits/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/task-based-organization-medical-kits/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:19:51 GMT Task-Based Organization: What ER Carts Teach Home Workshops Daniel's 64-tray parts box mirrors urgent care triage. The medical literature on task-based package organization has real numbers — and real disagr... 1401 5518 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/wall-anchors-failing-holes/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/wall-anchors-failing-holes/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:48:55 GMT Wall Anchors: Why Your Holes Keep Failing Nylon anchors don't fill gaps — they multiply grip. Here's what actually works when your hole is compromised. 1453 5516 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/concrete-drilling-jigs-anchors/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/concrete-drilling-jigs-anchors/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:33:39 GMT Drilling Concrete: Jigs, Anchors, and Fidelity Why your hammer drill wanders off mark, which wall-capable jigs actually grip, and how to match drill bits to anchors. 1253 5514 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/phone-mount-failure-fixes/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/phone-mount-failure-fixes/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:26:23 GMT Why Phone Mounts Fail (And What Doesn't) Suction cups, vent clips, and magnets all fail at the same point. Here's what heavy-duty mounting actually looks like. 1430 5513 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/screen-protector-bubble-science/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/screen-protector-bubble-science/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:48:41 GMT Why Screen Protectors Bubble Every Time One dust particle becomes a permanent tent pole under your screen protector. Here's the physics behind the bubbles. 985 5490 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/toddler-swallowed-screw-protocol/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/toddler-swallowed-screw-protocol/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:35:27 GMT When Your Toddler Swallows a Screw A screw and a washer from the same drawer are two different emergencies. Here's the triage protocol for the sixty seconds after the double take. 1277 5489 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/thinkpad-e15-battery-keyboard/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/thinkpad-e15-battery-keyboard/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:02:38 GMT ThinkPad E15: Swollen Battery or Bad Keyboard? A dead arrow key and a jammed trackpad on a two-year-old ThinkPad E15 might be one problem, not three. 1009 5424 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/power-tools-buying-order-ranked/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/power-tools-buying-order-ranked/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:42:26 GMT 10 Power Tools, Ranked by What to Buy First A purchasing sequence, not a wish list: the 10 power tools a homeowner should own, in the order you should actually buy them. 1428 5372 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/corded-cordless-jigsaw-buying-guide/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/corded-cordless-jigsaw-buying-guide/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:07:26 GMT Corded vs Cordless Jigsaws: What Actually Matters Amps and SPM are the least predictive specs on the box. Here's what actually determines whether a jigsaw cuts square. 1322 5371 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/inner-critic-urgent-care-pouches/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/inner-critic-urgent-care-pouches/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 01:13:18 GMT Pouch Full of Doubt: The Inner Critic at Urgent Care A tool belt full of emergency supplies, two curious strangers, and the question: is your weird choice yours, or an echo of old ridicule? 1416 5369 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/foldable-workbench-small-apartment/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/foldable-workbench-small-apartment/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:34:40 GMT Choosing a Foldable Workbench for a Tiny Jerusalem Apartment What actually matters when your workbench has to fold into a closet — and why plastic tables fail at the joints, not the top. 1470 5361 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/vesa-mounts-welding-adapters/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/vesa-mounts-welding-adapters/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:23:41 GMT One Box of VESA Mounts, Three Wrong Assumptions Daniel's box of orphaned VESA mounts raises three questions — and the answers all point away from welding. 1459 5329 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/shabbat-podcast-radio-device/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/shabbat-podcast-radio-device/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:14:58 GMT A Shabbat Radio That Can't Be Paused A soundproof box that plays podcasts continuously — no pause, no skip, no volume. Just open the lid and listen. 1257 5328 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/dremel-manual-bespoke-engraving/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/dremel-manual-bespoke-engraving/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:03:17 GMT Rebuilding the Dremel 4250 Manual for One Task A 48-page Dremel manual, filtered down to only what you need to engrave four-digit inventory codes. 1567 5318 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/engraver-practice-material-kit/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/engraver-practice-material-kit/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:56:17 GMT Does an Engraver's Practice Material Kit Exist? Hand engravers have practice plates. Designers have plastic sample sets. Nobody's combined them — here's how to build your own reference library. 1712 5287 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/soldering-skills-shortage-hardware/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/soldering-skills-shortage-hardware/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:47:32 GMT Soldering Isn't Dead — It's a Hiring Bottleneck Robots build the boards, but humans fix them — and the industry can't hire enough people who can hold an iron. 1735 5286 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/phillips-vs-pozidriv-screw-bits/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/phillips-vs-pozidriv-screw-bits/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:19:12 GMT PH vs PZ: The Screw Bit Difference Nobody Notices Two cross-head bits sit in every driver set. One was an accident that became a standard; the other was engineered on purpose and almost nobody can ... 1561 5283 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/dremel-repair-parts-distribution/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/dremel-repair-parts-distribution/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:31:41 GMT A Broken Dremel and the Hidden World of Parts Distribution A dead rotary tool leads down two rabbit holes: warranty economics and how components actually move around the world. 1332 5274 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/beginner-soldering-safety-projects/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/beginner-soldering-safety-projects/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:31:22 GMT Soldering for Beginners: Badges, Fumes, and Real Safety The smoke you see isn't the lead — and the cheap fume extractor most beginners buy doesn't work. 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How macro PCB photography and public documentation make repair possible. 1406 5265 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/micro-usb-port-repair-guide/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/micro-usb-port-repair-guide/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:41:23 GMT Why Micro USB Ports Break and How to Fix Them Micro USB ports fail mechanically, not electrically. Here's why they break, how to diagnose it, and whether a USB-C swap is worth it. 1969 5263 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/dremel-4300-vs-foredom-engraving/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/dremel-4300-vs-foredom-engraving/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:21:32 GMT Dremel 4300 vs Foredom: Which Engraver Lasts? Daniel's Dremel Lite is dying. 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Cleaning brushes work, jigsaw converters don't. We break down which drill attachments are worth your money. 1247 5090 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/skadis-industrial-pegboard-comparison/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/skadis-industrial-pegboard-comparison/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:22:54 GMT SKÅDIS vs Industrial Pegboard: IKEA's Clever Lock-In IKEA broke the pegboard standard. 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Here's why—and how to test your own t... 1282 5061 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/engraving-bits-geometry-grade-guide/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/engraving-bits-geometry-grade-guide/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:52:18 GMT Engraving Bits Decoded: Geometry, Grade, and Material Match Cone vs. ball-nose vs. pointed, C2 vs. C4, single vs. multi-flute — what actually matters when engraving with a handheld rotary tool. 1231 5060 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/hardware-clubs-grownups-community/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/hardware-clubs-grownups-community/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:07:31 GMT Hardware Clubs for Grownups: Finding Your People Software is solitary. Hardware is social. 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Here’s what actually matters when buying a drill that will last. 1974 2885 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/safety-glasses-diy-eye-protection/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/safety-glasses-diy-eye-protection/ Sun, 17 May 2026 09:32:05 GMT How to Pick Safety Glasses That Actually Protect You ANSI Z87.1+ vs. Z87, anti-fog coatings, fit-over goggle seals, and why squinting means your protection failed. 1664 2884 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/israel-renter-renovations-guide/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/israel-renter-renovations-guide/ Sat, 16 May 2026 08:59:29 GMT What Renters in Israel Can Actually Renovate What you can fix, paint, and upgrade in a Jerusalem rental — and how to negotiate with your landlord. 2165 2857 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/israeli-apartment-tool-kit/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/israeli-apartment-tool-kit/ Fri, 15 May 2026 11:24:26 GMT Fixing Your New Apartment: The Israeli Tool Kit The eight essential tools and hardware every Israeli apartment needs — with Hebrew names and where to buy them. 1595 2842 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/zigbee-snapcast-home-intercom/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/zigbee-snapcast-home-intercom/ Thu, 14 May 2026 13:30:04 GMT The Trench Coat Is on Fire: Making Smart Home Parts Interrupt Each Other Three engineering problems in a trench coat. 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Learn how to use domain-based split routing and WireGuard to gain surgical control over your network. 1963 1071 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/vesa-mount-psu-repair/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/vesa-mount-psu-repair/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:33:56 GMT The VESA Nightmare: Fixing Threads in a Sealed PSU When monitor mount threads fall into a sealed power supply, DIY becomes a rescue mission. Learn how to fix blind holes without opening the case. 1610 826 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/electronics-repair-safety-tools/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/electronics-repair-safety-tools/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:27:34 GMT Right to Repair Meets Snap-Fit Hell Think unplugging a monitor makes it safe to open? Think again. Learn the professional secrets to prying cases and avoiding lethal shocks. 1891 825 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/framework-modular-laptop-repair/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/framework-modular-laptop-repair/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 23:17:43 GMT The Framework Laptop: Modularity and the Right to Repair Can laptops ever be as modular as desktops? Explore how Framework is fighting planned obsolescence with swappable parts and open designs. 2081 792 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/liquid-adhesives-electronics-repair/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/liquid-adhesives-electronics-repair/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:10:34 GMT The Blooming Problem: Precision Gluing for Electronics Stop ruining your hardware with cheap superglue. 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Discover the science of MVOCs and how to eliminate hidden mold without tearing down your walls. 1591 500 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/vhb-tape-rental-hacks/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/vhb-tape-rental-hacks/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:31:11 GMT Why Your Tape Fails: The Physics of Structural Bonding Discover how the industrial-grade science behind the Burj Khalifa can help you mount heavy gear without losing your security deposit. 1621 449 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/property-triage-structural-red-flags/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/property-triage-structural-red-flags/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:49:45 GMT How to Spot a Real Estate Money Pit: The Property Triage Learn how to distinguish between "good bones" and expensive structural failures when touring potential fixer-upper properties. 1792 444 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/home-mold-prevention-guide/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/home-mold-prevention-guide/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:41:24 GMT The Dew Point in Your Walls Is your home a petri dish? Learn how to spot hidden mold, why bleach might be failing you, and how to stop "spore cannons" in their tracks. 1486 426 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/smart-inhaler-asthma-tech/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/smart-inhaler-asthma-tech/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:46:53 GMT Is Your Inhaler Lying? The Science of Smart Asthma Tech Why do some inhalers lack dose counters? 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Discover why dedicated access points and wired backhauls outperform the "no wires" marketing hype. 1684 185 2 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/esp32-smart-home-diy/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/esp32-smart-home-diy/ Sun, 04 Jan 2026 11:37:32 GMT Build vs. Buy: The ESP32's Smart Home Reign Discover why the ESP32 is the ultimate brain for DIY smart homes and how AI tools are revolutionizing hardware hacking for everyone. 1404 156 1 no https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/voice-first-workspace-design/ https://myweirdprompts.com/episode/voice-first-workspace-design/ Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:32:36 GMT Acoustic Hygiene: Why Your Room Is Your Most Important AI Hardware Learn how to transform your home office into a high-performance voice-first workspace using acoustic hygiene and ergonomic IKEA furniture hacks. 1333 153 1 no