BeccaMay 9

i got sick of buying paper towels

and then i got sick of buying swedish dishclothes

and then i gave up and bought a 10lb box of new red shop rags for the house from texon towel

and this is much better

use em, throw them in a bin, wash them once a week

https://www.texontowel.com/p/red-shop-rags-towels-10-lb-box/

#ReduceRepairReuseRecycle

Red Shop Rags-10 lb Box-New

Durable, high-visibility red shop rags packed in a convenient 10 lb box for automotive, industrial, and maintenance cleaning. These 100% cotton shop towels are absorbent, low lint, reusable, and built to handle grease, oil, solvents, spills, and heavy-duty cleanup. Quantity: Approximately 140 Rags Per 10 lb Box Size: Approximately 16” x 16” (may shrink after washing) Color: Red,  Color fast-should not bleed Material: 100% cotton Note: Not Reclaimed Rags

Texon Athletic Towel
AI6YR BenMay 1

LA Times: At L.A. County General, salvaging the bicycles that patients left behind

"...At the shuttered LA County General Hospital, a bike mechanic toils in the basement to salvage some of the hundreds of bicycles left behind by patients...."

(likely paywall)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-01/at-la-county-general-salvage-operation-for-bicycles-patients-leave-behind

#BikeTooter #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle

At L.A. County General, a salvage operation for the bicycles patients leave behind

At the shuttered LA County General Hospital, a bike mechanic toils in the basement to salvage some of the hundreds of bicycles left behind by patients.

Los Angeles Times
AI6YR BenApr 30

How to fix this wheelbarrow:

1. New tire for $10.00 at Harbor Freight (check your exact size)
2. New wheelbarrow grips for $12 or so. (I was cheap, and replaced mine with old bicycle tires).

#ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #wheelbarrow

OniApr 30
Quite worried that electrical item repair is too difficult - we had an air-fryer last night we couldn't fix. Most of it was likely fine. It'll head to landfill because of some tiny error that requires very specific knowledge to diagnose. Likely one tiny item or even just a system reset would fix it. #repaircafe #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle
EdibleFuchsiaApr 23

Despite feeling very tired today, me and the fatigue have managed to finish a task, crocheting a cover for disintegrating headphones. They should make it another few years without covering us in orange shreds any more.

#ReduceRepairReuseRecycle
#Crochet

BroadforkApr 14
I’m going to upcycle the old rotary washing line into a bean frame. #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #Gardening #Allotment
AI6YR BenApr 11
Before/after! (Harder than expected, lol) #repair #restoration #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #wheelbarrow
Show threadAI6YR BenApr 11
Almost done! Went rummaging around a bucket of bolts and found two that would work. Now I just need to hacksaw off the too long bolts and give it another layer of linseed oil. I opted for just whatever bolts I had here with large washers instead of carriage bolts. #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #repair #diy #wheelbarrow
Show threadAI6YR BenApr 11
Anyway, now stalled out as I need properly matched nuts for my bolts, and apparently I have fine thread nuts (but no fine thread bolts, only coarse bolts), plus some metric nuts (also don't work). I may have the right bolts hiding somewhere, but it's probably just easier to go buy some matching hardware rather than trying to rummage through the hardware pile for 3 hours. #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #repairs
Show threadAI6YR BenApr 11
Uh oh! Made a serious, strategic mistake in the wheelbarrow project. Will likely require reordering yet another set of handles. (Will reconsider what to do in daylight). Do not copy a heavily modified/jury rigged piece of equipment, is the lesson here. #wheelbarrow #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #repair