The Very-Many-Questions-Not-Worth-Their-Own-Thread Thread XLIII

[Valka D'Ur]

That's similar to the ones in my apartment. The problem I've found (which likely isn't a concern for you) is that it's easy to get my sleeves caught on it (I like comfy wraps that have wide sleeves). They're also less useful for hanging a bag if you need to hang a bag somewhere.

On the other hand, they're easier to manipulate (I have arthritis) than a round knob is.

My 5 cents.

 

[warpus]

That's similar to the ones in my apartment. The problem I've found (which likely isn't a concern for you) is that it's easy to get my sleeves caught on it (I like comfy wraps that have wide sleeves). They're also less useful for hanging a bag if you need to hang a bag somewhere.

On the other hand, they're easier to manipulate (I have arthritis) than a round knob is.

My 5 cents.

I prefer this design to the round knobs, my mom has the door lever kind and I like them more. What I'm mainly wondering about is the stainless steel vs satin nickel and why that link I shared seems to have both all in one product, and what that means.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Where is the stainless steel hiding in this product?

You linked to a Rona page, so my suggestion would be to phone your local Rona store and ask (I assume you have one; when I look at the page, it tells me there are 9 of them at the local Red Deer store).

My guess is that the satin finish is covering the stainless steel (like varnish covers wood), but when in doubt, ask the people who are trained to know the answers.

 

[Gori the Grey]

Mostly, it means nothing.

People have associations with color names. Some are fairly obvious: black, gold, etc.

But for silvery colors, there are a group of words people might use to designate precise shades: Stainless steel is a little lighter and has a kind of warm glow. Nickel is darker.

They have given their best name to the color of this doorknob. They think it's evocative of stainless steel.

If you go to Eddie Bauer, they'll offer you a sweater with "driftwood" as its color. If you walk down the mall to Land's End, you'll find one that is "oatmeal." They're both off-white, but the two retailers think one color name or another will be evocative of some pleasurable memory or association you have.

If you like the color, go with it and don't worry much about what they've named it.

It's made of zinc. That's why zinc gets listed as the material. It's made to look like stainless steel.

 

[Cutlass]

On the question of door knobs.. stainless steel vs zinc with a satin nickel finish? Is it pretty much a personal preference or is there more to it? Does one rust faster than the other, does it last longer, etc.?

The only difference I see visually is that the stainless steel door knobs/handles are a bit more shiny. The satin nickel finish ones appeal to me more, it comes off as being a bit less tacky, if I dare to describe how I feel. But am I missing anything?

I am replacing all 5 door knobs on my upper floor and want to go with something that looks nice but also works well and lasts a while. This is what I've found so far, I like the way it looks. Just not sure if it's the material & finish I want. What says you?

Follow-up Question:

I found a set I might want to buy (click to see), but I'm confused about something. It says that it's "zinc satin nickel" but when you scroll down to product specifications, you see these 2 categories listed:

Color/Finish Family: Stainless steel
Manufacturer Color/Finish: Satin nickel
Material: Zinc

What's the difference between color/finish family and manufacturer color/finish? Where is the stainless steel hiding in this product?

"Satin" is like in paints. Different finishes reflect light somewhat differently. So a satin reflects light one way, a gloss another way, an eggshell, hardly at all. It really comes down to look at them, and decide a preference. It doesn't change materials, quality, or duration of wearing out. If bought from a good maker, all should last a long time without showing wear. If cheap, and the finish is just plated on, they'll show wear faster. All will show wear eventually.

 

[warpus]

You linked to a Rona page, so my suggestion would be to phone your local Rona store and ask (I assume you have one; when I look at the page, it tells me there are 9 of them at the local Red Deer store).

My guess is that the satin finish is covering the stainless steel (like varnish covers wood), but when in doubt, ask the people who are trained to know the answers.

It's weird, because the material is listed as Zinc, and there are 2 finish/colour sections that seem to imply both stainless steel and satin nickel. I am going to guess that it's actually satin nickel since that's what the description says.

Reading the internets this seems to be pretty much a "doesn't matter, down to your personal preference" basically, as @Gori the Grey and @Cutlass say. I like the less shiny doorknobs more so I'm going for it!

As for calling stores like RONA and asking them questions, these days they seem to employ morons more often than not. I mean, some of their employees know stuff, but oftentimes you get blank stares and guesses. So I'm gonna go with my gut

 

[Valka D'Ur]

It's weird, because the material is listed as Zinc, and there are 2 finish/colour sections that seem to imply both stainless steel and satin nickel. I am going to guess that it's actually satin nickel since that's what the description says.

Reading the internets this seems to be pretty much a "doesn't matter, down to your personal preference" basically, as @Gori the Grey and @Cutlass say. I like the less shiny doorknobs more so I'm going for it!

As for calling stores like RONA and asking them questions, these days they seem to employ morons more often than not. I mean, some of their employees know stuff, but oftentimes you get blank stares and guesses. So I'm gonna go with my gut

I guess the days are gone when employees are actually useful.

My dad could have answered your question.

Anyway, that's another decision down.

 

[Cutlass]

I guess the days are gone when employees are actually useful.

My dad could have answered your question.

Anyway, that's another decision down.

This isn't entirely true. But it's true to a far greater extent than it was. Finding subject area experts in stores has become far more difficult. And if you need to find that, you have to shop at higher end stores. You can't hire someone at low end store wages, and expect them to become expert in the products, and to remain in your store. Just doesn't happen.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Just choose the satin finish in the color you like. The door knobs will outlast you most likely.

 

[Gori the Grey]

A melancholy thought. But one I have often, the older I get.

 

[Comrade Ceasefire]

Looks like satan finish to me.

 

[Narz]

My computer talk thread seems to have been deleted

Trying to figure out what old YouTube videos that are not deleted used to be, you used to be able to see when you loaded them what they once were but now nothing

For instance

Any advice, I tried "wayback machine" but it doesn't offer anything

I have like 50 videos in various playlists & I'm trying to figure out what they all were & find copies

 

[Bonyduck Campersang]

My computer talk thread seems to have been deleted

Trying to figure out what old YouTube videos that are not deleted used to be, you used to be able to see when you loaded them what they once were but now nothing

For instance

Any advice, I tried "wayback machine" but it doesn't offer anything

I have like 50 videos in various playlists & I'm trying to figure out what they all were & find copies

Try isolating the text after "v=" in the video link.
Like PcR8I-7oCnU from /https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PcR8I-7oCnU/ and put it in the search engine of your choice. Sometimes you get lucky, sometimes not.

(Note that this isn't a surefire method, so if won't be helpful if you don't know what you're looking for)

 

[Cutlass]

This is another "I do not get" thing. The images above of both the chandelier and the lightbulbs are very common, and to give a scale I shall assume 16 - 18 mm diameter for the lightbulbs as per this. Those spheres are I guess much bigger than that, perhaps 100 - 200 mm?

My understanding is that the primary failure mode of LED lightbulbs is thermal degradation of the circuitry caused by heat generated by the diodes. One of the best ways to protect the circuitry is to thermally separate the LEDs and the circuitry components. If one has 100 mm this is easy, just put them on different bits of a piece of metal that air can circulate around. If one puts both LED and circuit in a bit of plastic with a diameter of 16 - 18 mm then it is almost impossible, and one will expect have have to change these bulbs at some point, with a frequency somewhat dependant on the air flow around them. Why do they constrain themselves so much, to the apparent detriment of both the consumer and the environment?

Spoiler I think they should look more like this but with more angle iron :

 

[Samson]

Is it correct to say that photons do not have mass but do have weight?

As in they do not have mass so travel at the sped of light, but they bend space time (if just a little) so they have weight.

 

[Arakhor]

I'm not a physicist, but as I understand it, weight is just the force of gravity acting on an object with mass.

 

[Samson]

I'm not a physicist, but as I understand it, weight is just the force of gravity acting on an object with mass.

As I understand it gravity is not modelled as a force in general relativity but as distortion of space time. I THINK photons cause this distortion.

 

[Arakhor]

From what very little I've read on the matter, photons have energy and momentum, so they don't need mass to cause reactions that would distort spacetime.

 

[Samson]

From what very little I've read on the matter, photons have energy and momentum, so they don't need mass to cause reactions that would distort spacetime.

That is also my understanding. So does that mean they have weight?

 

[Arakhor]

Bearing in mind that that I have zero professional expertise with this, I think it is needlessly confusing to say that anything that reacts with spacetime technically has weight.

Perhaps we can get an actual physicist to, shall we say, weigh in on this matter - @uppi maybe?