Questions and answers

[Cruiser]

Post your questions and answers here. Some questions don't really need their own thread. So post them here and let the mags answer 'em for you. Sure, you could google that shit yourself, but you're either too stupid or too lazy to sort through all the info on the google. What you want is for somebody to spoon feed you the answer right here.

So, I'll start. My Kitchenaid stand mixer is not happy. The entire head of the unit moves around clumsily when I mix thick stuff and there's some oil leaking out of the part where the head meets the body of the mixer. This is one of the mixers that the bowl lifts up instead of the head tilting up and down. Professional 5 Plus model if it matters. What should I do with it? Mixer is ~10 years old and sees pretty regular use. Do they rebuild these things?

[Buster Highmen]

I think you should use it as a sex toy so there will be a new meaning to 'beating off'.

[Phill]

Yes they rebuild them. Kitchen aid does and so do others.

[digitaldeath]

Are you a chick ?

[Cruiser]

Are you a chick ?

Nah man, I'm a dude. All day long. Was mixing lard and butter into fresh masa for tamales. It ain't sinking fence posts in the back 40, but it's still good honest work.

[oftpiste]

The red ones.

[PNWbrit]

I think you should use it as a sex toy so there will be a new meaning to 'beating off'.

Attaching the chin strap might be tricky.

[skiballs]

Attaching the chin strap might be tricky.

I thought you said duct tape works well for you.

[KQ]

The people who owned the house I bought last Fall left behind a full sized futon sofa. I tossed the mattress but kept the frame and now need to buy a new mattress - the kind that folds into a sofa like this:



I know nothing about these things - what do I want? What do I look for? Do I want one with springs? The one I tossed had springs. It's just for an extra emergency bed and will probably hardly get used even for a couch.

[BCMtnHound]

The people who owned the house I bought last Fall left behind a full sized futon sofa. I tossed the mattress but kept the frame and now need to buy a new mattress - the kind that folds into a sofa like this:



I know nothing about these things - what do I want? What do I look for? Do I want one with springs? The one I tossed had springs. It's just for an extra emergency bed and will probably hardly get used even for a couch.

Never heard of a futon with springs - sounds more like they scrounged a hide-a-bed mattress and put it on a futon couch frame. Always hated any of those hide-a-bed mattress. Rather sleep on the floor. Love a quality futon mattress however (usually a cotton fibre fill IIRC).

[iceman]

The people who owned the house I bought last Fall left behind a full sized futon sofa. I tossed the mattress but kept the frame and now need to buy a new mattress - the kind that folds into a sofa like this:



I know nothing about these things - what do I want? What do I look for? Do I want one with springs? The one I tossed had springs. It's just for an extra emergency bed and will probably hardly get used even for a couch.

Yeah what you want is called a "futon". They don't have springs in my experience.

[bagtagley]

We got a cotton/latex mattress for our Futon. Weighs a metric fuckton, but it's insanely comfortable.

[KQ]

Never heard of a futon with springs - sounds more like they scrounged a hide-a-bed mattress and put it on a futon couch frame. Always hated any of those hide-a-bed mattress. Rather sleep on the floor. Love a quality futon mattress however (usually a cotton fibre fill IIRC).

Nope - was a futon and yes they come with springs:

10-inch Loft Full-size Inner Spring Splendor Futon Mattress

Premium quality Bonnell innerspring and thermo-bonded polyester batting ensures maximum body support and weight distribution. Its nylon cord tufted design avoids lumping and shifting of the inner material for additional durability while the quality cotton batting outer layers provide additional durability and resistance to wear and tear.

Medium to firm structure provides great body support
Multipurpose futon works both as a sleeping mattress and as a sofa for maximum versatility
Fits any standard full-size wood or metal frame for beds or futons
Lay it flat or fold it to store it easily when you don't need it
Features 13" of materials compressed to loft at 10" to ensure remarkable pressure relief and resistance
5" of pre-compressed long-staple and linter garnetted cotton batting compose the sturdy and heavy outer shell
4" of thermo-bonded polyester batting provide lasting memory and comfort
4" high 288 coil 13-gauge premium quality knotted Bonnell Innerspring evenly distribute weight and pressure without producing squeaky noises
23 nylon cord tufts keep the filling firmly in place, preventing it from lumping and deforming
Available in black, burgundy, hunter green, khaki, natural off-white and navy blue colors to match many decor
54"W x 75"L
Weighs 60lbs

[BCMtnHound]

I stand corrected. But then I suppose the lines are becoming more blurred like most everything else. We are sleeping on some Danish memory foam mattress, dormeo, that calls its inner structure an octospring, but is 100% foam.

[hutash]

Kind of defeats the purpose of the thread if you answer your own question, right? You should take the bad info given and accept it as undeniable, god given, etched in stone truth. Consequences be damned.

[BmillsSkier]

What's the smart prop bet for this weekend's Super Bowl?

[Danno]

springs in futons isn't a new thing, I worked in a furniture store in the early 90s and we had them (though I think they were new back then). No idea if they make it better, I always wondered if they were a bit gimmicky.

[mtngirl79]

What do you bring to work for lunch..?

Low prep effort required or will remain edible a long time after prep
Can withstand several hours unrefridgerated
Doesn't need reheated
Does not include bread
Not too messy...

[MakersTeleMark]

Too bad TGR doesn't have a resident mattress salesman.

Salad.

[Tele'ndaboat]

Cruiser, you just need to replace the grease. Just google Kitchen Aid Mixer Leaking Grease and you'll see how to do it. After spending $15 on Amazon for the grease it took me 30 minutes to change it out. Pretty easy.

[Danno]

Too bad TGR doesn't have a resident mattress salesman.

Salad.

he probably doesn't bother with the lowly futon.

[Danno]

What do you bring to work for lunch..?

Low prep effort required or will remain edible a long time after prep
Can withstand several hours unrefridgerated
Doesn't need reheated
Does not include bread
Not too messy...

meat and cheese rollups (sort of like a sammich with no bread or condiments). Fruit.

[BmillsSkier]

he probably doesn't bother with the lowly futon.

Benny?

[Danno]

Benny?

montanaskier. Come on Bmills, you're supposed to be a Padded Room expert, and you don't know who our resident mattress salesman is?

[BmillsSkier]

montanaskier. Come on Bmills, you're supposed to be a Padded Room expert, and you don't know who our resident mattress salesman is?

Shit. Was it at least Benny who was shopping for one? There's only so many flipped Honda Pilots a guy can fit into his head before he starts losing space for the important stuff. Like mattress experts.