My press frame split on a tight grain pull, but I fixed it with clamps and glue

Last Saturday I was pressing a 10x14 text block for a reback job and the frame just cracked right down the side, about 3 inches from the corner. I panicked for a minute (honestly, my hands were shaking) because I've had that press for almost 4 years and never had it fail before. I ended up clamping it tight with some bar clamps and mixing up some hide glue to fill the split while it was under pressure. It held through the rest of the pressing cycle, but I'm wondering if I should just get a new press or try to reinforce this one long term. Has anyone else had a wooden press frame crack on them and found a good way to save it?

I keep seeing people in the Heights use the wrong kind of caulk for their stucco cracks.

My neighbor hired a handyman who used basic silicone on a hairline crack near his door, and it split again in under six months. I've always been told you need a high-grade elastomeric sealant that moves with the house, especially with our big temperature swings. He spent $80 on that quick fix and now has to redo it. What's the best product you've found for stucco repair around here?

Got told my fantasy world felt like a generic medieval Europe copy

A beta reader for my novel draft in Portland last month said my setting had no unique cultural details beyond castles and kings. I spent the last three weeks rebuilding it around a society that trades in memories instead of gold. How do you make a fantasy setting feel truly fresh?

I used to avoid asking for help at work, now I schedule a weekly check-in with my boss.

For my first two years as an accountant, I thought asking questions made me look bad. I'd waste hours trying to figure out a tricky tax code issue alone. About six months ago, I started blocking 15 minutes every Friday to go over my open items with my manager. It cut down my confusion time by at least half, and she actually said it helps her stay in the loop on my projects. Now I get clear direction early and avoid bigger mistakes. Has anyone else set up a simple system like this that actually worked?

Question about a stuck shutter on a Pentax K1000 that took me a whole weekend to fix

Hot take: The 'natural' look at my sister's wedding in Charleston was definitely not natural.

I was a bridesmaid and the makeup artist did this thing where she injected a tiny bit of filler into everyone's lips before applying color, calling it a 'prep step'. My lips felt huge for two days but honestly looked amazing in photos. Has anyone else had a pro sneak a mini procedure into a regular makeup session?

Pro tip: I just finished a deck and the difference between using a chalk line versus just eyeballing it was huge.

I built a 12x16 foot deck last month and tried to just mark the joist layout by eye with a pencil, but everything was off by almost half an inch. I finally bought a $15 chalk line from the hardware store and the second attempt was perfectly straight and square. Has anyone else found one simple tool that totally changed a project for them?

Everyone says to use a stud finder but I think they're a waste of time

I was hanging a heavy mirror in my living room and decided to just tap the wall to find the studs, which worked fine for years. This time I hit a pipe behind the drywall and caused a small flood that cost me about $300 to fix. Do you guys actually trust those electronic stud finders or do you have a better method?