Old computer stuff is also my curse... Miles of old cables, many old speakers, keyboards, mice, games. etc. I finally recycled a half dozen CRT monitors a while back because they took up to much room.For me it is computer parts. Hard drives, memory sticks, so on. I have a huge box stuffed full of all kinds of drives and another with memory, fans, video cards and on.
last week I came across it while putting away Mrs Christmas tree. I decided I’ve not used it it nor seen it since moving into the current home. It is now placed to go to the electronics e waste system.
You mean keep on purpose? (Otherwise there's lots of lot and forgotten garbage.)Things you never throw away
Do you mean wall warts and bricks, that you plug in and get some DC power out of? FYI, that's sort of the opposite of an inverter, which produces AC from DC. Inverters are great to have, for example, in the car. (Oh, damn, now I have to go buy a little inverter for the car.)Inverters; have way too many 12V inverters! But I keep the higher voltage ones for printers too, for potentially powering future LED lighting projects.
looking around and thinking about things that I have kept since high school..... it is my LP's
I guess looking back on it I have given away a thousand records(had 1400) in the last 9 years as I moved four times in 6 years. every time I would move I would call one of my friends and ask him if they wanted to come over for a boxer to the records. I gave my best friend 600 of them, and another friend 200 as I just kept having less and less room and wanted to get down to something that was manageable.I have LPs and 45s I have collected since high school along with my dad's record collection. He brought over his records one day and gave them to me on the condition that I never sell them and that he can spin one whenever he wants when he visits.
Digitize your LPs, put them on a thumb drive or SD card.I guess looking back on it I have given away a thousand records(had 1400) in the last 9 years as I moved four times in 6 years. every time I would move I would call one of my friends and ask him if they wanted to come over for a boxer to the records. I gave my best friend 600 of them, and another friend 200 as I just kept having less and less room and wanted to get down to something that was manageable.
I've got that on my things to do list, but it's going to take a long time to do that.Digitize your LPs, put them on a thumb drive or SD card.
Make sure you back them up.
I keep all my rocket kit instructions.
So Do I
I've done that with most of my CD collection, but there's something about the whole package with a vinyl record that I love. It's beyond the dust cover and the artwork. It is also the ritual of placing the record on the turntable and enjoying the album. I don't have a high end system either.. It is easier for me to actively listen and focus on the album this way than it is on digital media. I tend to multitask more when streaming or listening to a digital copy on a device.Digitize your LPs, put them on a thumb drive or SD card.
Make sure you back them up.
There are software that can remove the clicks and pops.
Space no longer a problem.
Losing the thumb drive, well.........
And styrofoam peanuts (not the soy based ones).
Makes a good cheap sanding sealer.
Probably have enough for two lifetimes.
Years ago I googled "homemade sanding sealer" and fdsailors' post on his blog came up.I googled this and nothing came up. Maybe send your recipe and techniques to cwbullet for a tech tip of the day?
+1.Unused plastic model parts
+1.
And the extra decals.
IMO, giving away isn't throwing away. Lots of the stuff I keep is because someone might need it (or want it) and that someone may or may not be me.I guess looking back on it I have given away a thousand records(had 1400) in the last 9 years as I moved four times in 6 years. every time I would move I would call one of my friends and ask him if they wanted to come over for a boxer to the records. I gave my best friend 600 of them, and another friend 200 as I just kept having less and less room and wanted to get down to something that was manageable.
That's why, as you said, "Make sure you back them up." As the saying goes, if you only have one copy it wasn't important anyway.Losing the thumb drive, well.........
The liner notes.I've done that with most of my CD collection, but there's something about the whole package with a vinyl record [Joe: or CD] that I love. It's beyond the dust cover and the artwork. It is also...
I saw this, and wondered if either of those links would mention using acetone. The first one doesn't. The second one, to a thread here, was about using MEK (the same as the first) but a little further downthread, someone else did. three guesses who that was. Anyway, yeah, acetone works.Years ago I googled "homemade sanding sealer" and fdsailors' post on his blog came up.
https://fdsailor.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-make-sanding-sealer.htmlAnd a little more detail on a post of mine some time back:
https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/sanding-sealer-types.153553/#post-1898692
I hate throwing stuff away but I am *thrilled* to give stuff away. The hard part is connecting with people who want the stuff.IMO, giving away isn't throwing away. Lots of the stuff I keep is because someone might need it (or want it) and that someone may or may not be me.
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