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There was a really good post by /u/LieutenantJesus about this a few months ago. Here it is... the second method has worked REALLY well for me.

"I've shaved my mashers and bang/taint/funhole for years and years, so let me contribute.

So let's assume you've never blessed yourself with a shorn scrotum: There are two methods you can use to rid yourself of hair. I'll go over both, since I've done both extensively.

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>Shaving:

USE A NEW RAZOR FOR THIS. Old razors deteriorate and the blades get bent/dulled. You don't want dull blades tugging at hairs and nicking you up down there.

1. Trim up. Get a body-hair trimmer like a Norelco Bodygroom or just a regular hair-trimmer and take care most of the bush. Go with the shortest guard it'll allow-- Not using a guard is a good way to get a few nicks, not something you want down in your dangly bits. You want to get yourself short enough where a razor won't get caught and cut you up in masses of hair.
   
   
2. Get in the shower, and get that bitch nice and hot. You don't want to try shaving dry, hell no. Wash your hair, brush your teeth, do all of your regular shower things to give your pubes a bit to get wet and soften up. This'll make it so much easier, trust me.
   
   
3. Start shaving WITH the grain. Make a few passes. Don't press down on the razor, just let it do its job. You won't get it all in one go, and that's fine.
   
   
4. Go across the grain. If your hair looks like this: |||||, shave in this ---> direction, or this <--- direction. The best would be doing a pass of each.
   
   
5. Go against the grain. Now, at this point, if you feel smooth enough, feel free to stop. Going against the grain may cause irritation and ingrown hairs, so know your body and know how your hair responds. The biggest lesson is DO NOT PRESS DOWN ON THE RAZOR. You will only irritate your skin and nick yourself. Be patient and take your damn time.
   
   
6. Finish the job. If you shave your dick, you must also shave your balls, otherwise you might as well just not even do it. It may be scary the first time taking a razor to your jumblies, but it's simple and quite safe, if you're careful (For the record, I've never nicked myself shaving down below, yet I can butcher my face when I'm not careful). Just take the sack in one hand and GENTLY pull it to stretch the skin, and run the razor lightly over it, front and back, starting the stroke from the underside of your dick and dragging down towards your feet. Don't bother too much with grain direction here, it won't matter that much.
   
   
7. The Gooch/Ass/Asshole: You should also run over these areas with a hair trimmer/bodygroom before you go at it with a razor. The secret here is the same as the rest of your sensitive bits: Go slow, don't press down with the razor, and relax. The taint is tricky, but you can navigate it by feel pretty well. The ass/asshole is simple, except for the hole. If you're shaving your ass, you aren't gonna leave the hole hairy, so when you shave it, shave starting from the pucker and stroke AWAY. Do not shave ACROSS the sphincter, else you're just asking for a rough ride. Remember: DO NOT PUSH DOWN ON THE RAZOR.
   
   For your balls, you might want to make a run over them later when you're dry. Helps get those stray hairs.
   
   >Post-Shave Care:
   
   Once you get out, pat-dry the areas you've shaved. If you get razor burn, get some Vitamin E cream or moisturizer and spread a little down there. This will help the skin heal, and probably cool things off. I like to pat a little Gold Bond down there, because if I'm going to be fancy enough to shave my balls, I'm going to powder them like an English Nobleman.
   
   Itching: This is normal if this is your first time shaving/it's been a while since you've shaved. You shouldn't itch as bad or even at all the second time around, so just tough it out.
   
   Farts: You'd better be ready, because you can no longer sneak these fuckers. The bare skin will amplify your ass air to trumpet-like levels. Be prepared to use your flesh-valve a lot more efficiently after this.
   
   Sweat: You might feel like your ass/gooch is a lot sweatier than usual. It's not, you just lack friction from your now-missing hair down there. Invest in some boxer-briefs if it bothers you. You get used to this as well.
   
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   >Depilatory Creams
   
   Alright, so now that we've covered shaving, let's discuss using chemical hair removers. I wouldn't use Nair on your private parts, you will burn yourself. You have to find something for sensitive skin (Which I'm sure Nair has now). I am a fan of Magic Shave. It's a powder you mix with water, then slather all over your crotch, wait a while, then rub off gently with a washcloth. You can get if off Amazon, or find it at most any drugstore in the shaving/hair removal aisle. Takes the hair right off and leaves you SMOOTH AS FUCK. It's messier and takes a little more time, but it's worth it in the end.
   
   They do sell it as a pre-mixed cream, but ever time I've used it it's been very lackluster, even after leaving it on for several minutes past the recommended time.
   
   
8. Test it somewhere like your inner thigh. Mix a small bit, put it on for the prescribed amount of time (7 or so minutes, in my case), and wash it off. Wait a day to see if there are any adverse effects. Skipping this step is not recommended, seeing as a small allergic reaction on your thigh is a lot easier to handle than one all over your fucking dick.
   
   
9. Mix. I use a mason jar, put in equal parts of the power and water, and shake it up. The I use something like a rubber spatula to scoop it out and slather it from dick (Try to limit getting any on the glans. It won't kill you, but you don't generally want depilatory cream on sensitive membranes like that) to asshole. The more you use, the better. Be sure to place a towel under you/do this in the tub to catch any that might drip.
   
   
10. Wait. Set a timer and just stand around a bit. Brush your teeth. Floss. I don't care, just wait out the 5-7 minutes.
    
    
11. Hop in the shower. Lukewarm water is the best for this stuff, I'd avoid going really hot though. Grab a washcloth and slowly rub the stuff off in a circular motion while under the stream. You might have to give some hairs a gentle tug to get them out, but it shouldn't take you any real effort. You may miss spots, and that's okay, you can get them next time. You should probably have a set washcloth just for this, because Magic Shave does have a tendency to stain.
    
    
12. Pat dry. If you left it on a little too long, it might feel somewhat like razor burn. Use some Vitamin E/Moisturizing cream on it and dial the time back a little next time.
    
    
    
    All in all, I much prefer using Magic Shave to rid myself of hair, because it leaves me MUCH smoother and isn't as expensive as wearing razor cartridges out. Enjoy shaving, and know that your girlfriend/boyfriend will REALLY appreciate it."

I spent a few months cutting old beer, wine and other bottles. I must've made around 60-70. Here's some stuff that helped me...

For the sanding - You can use increasingly finer sand paper. Just wet the tip of the cut glass and put the sand paper on a flat work area. Apply a little pressure and go in a sort of figure 8. (Having a cleaner cut is obviously easier in this process.) I also used a Dremel with a stone polishing tip for the not so clean breaks, haha.

For scoring - This is the glass scorer I used that made things easier...

Diamond Tech Crafts G2 Bottle Cutter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004ZRV3AU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ANIRzbVW9KYHQ

Apply a little bit of pressure, but not too much when scoring the bottle.

For the cutting/breaking - This is the tricky part. I've tried a few methods a, but the candle/ice water trick seemed to work the most often.

Take the bottle and roll it over a small, lit candle for about 20-30 seconds. About 1-2 inches away. Then, immediately, dunk the mouth of the bottle into a pitcher of ice water to just cover the score. Might take a few tries, but this tends to work the best. For me at least.

Best bottles to use - The 16.9 ounce beer bottles are the easiest to get a clean break. They have thick glass which holds the best when breaking. Wine bottles are usually pretty good. Just depends on quality glass really.

• I found the Fels Naptha Laundry Soap at Wal-Mart for 97 cents a bar surprisingly! On Amazon it's more expensive but you might find it other places. According to their website's store locator, places like CVS, ACE Hardware, Harris Teeter, Kroger, Publix, Piggly Wiggly, & others should carry it.
  
  
• To note, the Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda is not baking soda. It's also in the laundry detergents aisle. I bought it at The Commissary on base here but their store locator indicates Walmart, Costco, Home Depot or Lowe’s should carry it.
  
  
• The 20 Mule Team Borax can be found at many of the same stores as the Fels-Naptha - here's their list of stores. Again I bought it at my local Commissary.
  
  In my opinion the internet is too expensive if you have a store nearby, however, even if you triple the inflated cost (as the Amazon seems to be more than triple for the soap, and the Washing Soda and (holy moly) quadruple for the Borax, the materials are $45.88 for 1 Box of Borax, 3 Bars of Soap, and 3 Boxes of Washing Soda, which make about 18 Batches total, that's 936 loads of laundry which is equal to $0.05 per load, still cheaper than Amazon's All Small and Mighty Free Clear at $0.11 per load.
  
  I know there are cheaper detergents than that out there but that's what we used previously and I know what's in my detergent & have less trash to toss. It might not be worth it at $0.05 per load for some, but if you get the materials at a similar cost as to what I got them ($1 per laundry soap, <$3 each for the Washing Soda & Borax) then it is WAY worth it.
  
  Best of luck!

reddiquette I made one of these a while back, here's how I made it. Obviously feel free to the substitute the materials I listed for whatever you want. The final product (I'll post pics later) wasn't exactly beautiful, but it works!

Materials:

-Some type of container that will make up the structure of your infinity mirror. I used a paper mache box that is sturdy and able to easily open up


-A mirror. This should be a similar size to the container above.


-Adhesive film with a transparent side and a mirror side


-Plexiglass

-Something to cut the plexiglass with

-Some sweet lights


-Glue

Steps:
(for the purpose of keeping it simple I'm going to assume the materials are the same ones I used that are listed above).

1. Cut out the bottom of the box (the part that doesn't lift up) so that the whole mirror (minus the edges) is visible when the box is open.
   
2. Glue the edges of the mirror to the edges of the box so that is firmly in place
   
3. Cut the plexiglass with the special plexiglass cutting tool so that it is exactly the same length and width as the top face of box. This step might be a little difficult as the plexiglass is kinda thick. I found that cutting it from either side and then 'snapping' it produced a nice clean break
   
4. Cut the adhesive film to the same length and width of the piece of plexigalss you just cut
   
5. On ONE side of the plexiglass, stick on the adhesive film so that it fully covers one side. Try and make it as smooth as possible without any air bubbles/wrinkles - think of it as putting on a screen protector on a phone
   
6. Cut a hole in the top of the box leaving around an inch on each side
   
7. Open the box up and using the glue, stick the piece of plexiglass to the underside of the top face using the inch margins on each side. NOT THAT THE FILM MIRROR SIDE OF THE PLEXIGLASS SHOULD FACE INWARDS TOWARD THE BOX)
   
8. With the box still open, stick the LED lights around the inside perimeter of the side of the box. There may be some excess length which is fine
   
9. Cut a hole in the side of the box large enough for any excess lights and the controller to fit through and then pull them thru so that they are on the outside of the box.
   
10. Close the box up and turn on the lights! The ones I recommended have a ton of different color, flashing and speed settings so you can create some pretty cool effects.
    
    
    I know that at first glance this might look pretty confusing. As soon as I get some time I'll post some pics of each stage to help with the explanations, as even reading back on them they do sound somewhat confusing!
    

This is what you want to get audio to your speakers, it's called a DAC, (better, more expensive options are available, but that's the best you're gonna do for under $100 lol) and this is the cable to connect the two devices (you'll also need RCA cables)

This will get you video to your projector.

Unfortunately since it looks like you're using powered monitors, you'll need a pre-amp to control the volume.

You may be thinking wow that's a lot of stuff, and it doesn't even come with a remote! And you're absolutely right. Unfortunately, the only thing that does all that is a full blow receiver, which get quite expensive and are usually aimed at surround sound systems. Most receivers don't like powered monitors though, so you'd have to get a very special one.

This is where you realize that passive speakers are what you really want, and you blow hundreds of dollars on speakers and equipment and you become an audiophile. Luckily there's a bunch of guides to get you started over on /r/zeos. But the stuff I listed earlier should let you jerry-rig a working set up while you save up :P

The best method I've found is the 3M Headlight Lens Restoration System. It's easy and the results I achieved with it amazed me. I was able to do both headlights on my 17 year old cherokee in about 30 minutes or so and I only had to use one sanding disc of each grit for the entire thing. I even had plenty of polishing compound left. Just be sure to follow the instructions closely.

Barkeepers Friend: Bar Keepers Friend Powdered Cleanser 21-Ounces (2-Pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008EN9XUI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pZiADbGKDFJQZ

You might be better off with a FM transmitter like this: https://www.amazon.com/Nulaxy-Wireless-Bluetooth-Transmitter-Smartphones/dp/B018E0I01I/

The stuff I use and make is solid at room temp, but I've never bought "MCT oil," only coconut oil. My girlfriend make cannabis-infused lotion for joint pain, and it's absolutely amazing. Doesn't last long, but I have significant joint & tendon problems and it's a real life-saver when the pain gets bad.

I just decarb the in an oven, then toss into the coco oil. We've experimented with many methods, and putting it into an Instant Pot at low temp for about a day and a half produces the best results we've gotten.

I typically make gummies from the infused coconut oil. Delicious and relaxing.

I use a [melanine sponge] (https://www.amazon.com/Baoer-100Pcs-Melamine-Cleaning-10x6x2CM/dp/B00XC32NMK) myself and it works pretty well.

simichrome .

Used this for years on my motorcycle chrome. Works awesome, and one tube lasts forever, as you only use a tiny bit.

You can even create it from mesh panels that are connected with magnetic strip, so you can easily access the guardrail if needed.

https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Screen-French-Curtain-Mosquito/dp/B07LD2L2T5

Sure! You may have problems using your router though. Many routers are not designed for USB network drives. Fortunately tech companies have already solved this problem. There are devices like this one: http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Wireless-Adapter-External-HDWW100XKWF1/dp/B00J3HMY1E. That are cheap and do exactly what you're looking for. This one's even on sale!

Better yet, buy them in bulk on amazon Baoer 100Pcs/lot Eraser Magic Melamine Cleaning Sponge 10x6x2CM https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XC32NMK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_V3TOXYIeXJSw1 they are way cheaper

Barkeeper's Friend, this stuff is a life saver!

https://www.amazon.com/Barkeepers-Friend-Powder-Cleanser-oz-2/dp/B008EN9XUI/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1495302948&sr=8-2&keywords=bartenders+friend

get this ... it's the cheapest way :)

http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Wireless-Adapter-External-HDWW100XKWF1/dp/B00J3HMY1E/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1450205980&sr=1-1&keywords=hdd+WIFI

Amen, although there are cheaper and better kits IMO.

Use an all purpose metal cleaning paste like Simichrome.

you can get a pack of 100 for $8

two pack

This and a brillo pad would probably do it, cover it with oil afterwards.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002YUQ4E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_I7dKzbNHKJZZ1