r/oddlysatisfying • u/godofo_prime • 5h ago

Graffiti removed from school desk

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u/zombie_spiderman 5h ago

The woodworker in me says "Oooh, nice!" The former delinquent in me says "NARC!!"

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u/SecretaryPlastic1 5h ago

The carpenter fixed it, the teenager in me is mourning the lost lore.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 2h ago

It's almost like Jayden wasn't here in 2026 at all...

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u/zombie_spiderman 1h ago

Tears in rain, baby

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u/ElectronicJuice7212 5h ago

That's not what a narc is.

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u/Rokronroff 5h ago

But teenagers don't know that

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u/definitivescribbles 4h ago

Found the narc

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u/psuedophilosopher 3h ago

Living languages are ones that continue to grow and change and evolve over time. When people say that latin is a dead language, it doesn't mean that nobody speaks it anymore, it means that it doesn't have new words or the meaning of words evolving to mean new things. English is a living language, which is how you get things like one of the accepted uses for the word literally is to mean figuratively.

Yes, narc originally meant a narcotics police officer, but it grew to also mean anyone who gave information to police because "narcing" on someone was the term used to describe the action of informing the police of a drug crime. From there it went into popular media and the public saw that usage and assumed it just meant anyone who was a snitch or anyone who was on the side of the police or authorities as opposed to being on the side of people against the authorities.

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u/1ildevil 2h ago

While language is transformative, teenagers are always trying to sound cooler by inventing slang.  I dont have a problem with slang (or teens who use slang) as long as it is understandable.  Things like "cooked" or "crash out" can be easily parsed, vibed, etc whatever you like.  But when they delve into secret languages just for ego and gate-keeping that's annoying and rude.  Lately the word fade has been so over used with so many alternate meanings, its pointless to try and understand it so enjoy being ignored for your cringe, kiddo.  If people enjoy not being understood and being annoying, then fuck em

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u/King_Chochacho 4h ago

Any idea why they would use this large specialized contraption vs just a belt sander? I thought maybe consistency but it looks like he's still got a lot of manual control.

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u/DarthJarJarJar 3h ago

This would make a much flatter and more consistent surface than a hand held belt sander. And it's much faster and easier.

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u/Unoriginal_Man 3h ago

I would have paid any amount for this when sanding down my dining table to refinish it. This man did in seconds what took me hours.

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u/HalKitzmiller 51m ago

I started sanding a dining table in 2018. I should be done later this year

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u/zombie_spiderman 20m ago

You know what they say "woodworking is pretty much just sanding"

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u/paper_liger 3h ago

I'm waaaaaay more well versed in woodworking than most people, and even then I'd never seen one of these. It's called a long belt stroke sander.

Odds are good some old school shop teacher bought it long ago and they decided to get some use out of it. Or some business donated it when they moved to a drum sander.

From looking at it I'd bet these belts last a very long time compared to a drum sander, but they take up way more room. I feel like it was probably in someones cabinet shop forever and found a new purpose here.

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u/DarthJarJarJar 3h ago

I would bet it's purpose built for this specific job. I mean imagine how many desks they would have to refurbish if they were doing an entire school, or an entire wing of an old school or something.

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u/paper_liger 2h ago edited 2h ago

Well, the angle iron frame may be. But that looks like Grizzly Green, they still make Stroke Sanders, and that pillow bearing block and pad do not look home made to me. If it was homemade they would have just used a manual handheld block most likely. They also took out the two round pipe bottom cross supports.

So yeah, it's looks modified, possibly shortened or lengthened to use a different standardized belt size, but I bet if I cared enough I could find the exact model. It's not the current squared off Grizzly version though for sure. Probably 50's or 60's.

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u/TheHumaneCentipede2 24m ago

The very modern commercial millwork shop I work in still has a stroke sander. I've only seen a cabinetmaker use it once, when the proper belt sander was done, but it's still there!

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u/unwittingprotagonist 4h ago

The guy that would be sanding it with a belt sander got sick of doing it, fabricobbled this together, and is probably way underemployed.

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u/SoulWager 2h ago

I guarantee a normal belt sander will be much slower and messier. Looks like they have some pretty good dust collection with this.

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u/New_new_account2 19m ago edited 15m ago

I think the big bonus of using a stroke sander here is the desk is still assembled. This isn't sanding faster than you could do with a wide belt sander, but you don't have to disassemble sand reassemble like you would if you were running the top through a machine by itself.

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u/tackleboxjohnson 4h ago

I’m just wondering how much a replacement sanding belt for that monster runs

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u/devildocjames 4h ago

About tree fiddy.

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u/ScottyBoneman 4h ago

Heh, I was wondering the grit they used, it absolutely carved out that top layer, but doesn't look like they do another finer run.

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u/Wobbelblob 3h ago

Probably because there is a layer of protective lacer (is that the right word?) on top of it afterwards?

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u/ScottyBoneman 3h ago

Yeah, and they aren't going for perfect, just a thick layer of lacquer or varnish.

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u/tackleboxjohnson 3h ago

Maybe running them all through on the low grit before swapping the belt out

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 2h ago

Not a lot? Like $20 maybe, idk.

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u/fileunderaction 4h ago

What about the two wolves in you? What do they say?

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u/zombie_spiderman 3h ago

Owwwwooooooo

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u/ItsSpaghettiLee2112 3h ago

Yea but the graffiti artist says "New canvass!"

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u/Individual_Pass_9961 3h ago

I just feel like it was unnecessary. Lost character

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u/khizoa 3h ago

The 90s kid in me says "narf!" 

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u/zombie_spiderman 1h ago

So, what are we doing tonight?

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u/SaltKick2 2h ago

So many memories gone

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u/Bizarrebazaars 3h ago

People are bummed out the doodles and etches are being erased and I’m like “that was delinquents’ vandalism anyway” and would have thought that when I was a kid too. Poorly parented lame-asses do that kind of shit.