Nah, caring about a story doesn't mean the adaptation was good.

Yeah, plastic is brutal for that. I had good luck using old cotton bedsheets for a project like this.

Isn't it wild how much a little temperature change can throw everything off? I had the same exact thing happen with my table saw fence in an unheated shed. I ended up drilling and tapping a couple of set screws into the fence base so I could tweak it back, but your hinge shim fix is pretty clever. Honestly, if it's been solid for eight months, that sounds pretty permanent to me.

I always thought canned were the only way to go for convenience. But my local co-op had a 5-pound bag for ten bucks and I figured why not. The texture is a total difference maker, especially in a curry where they hold their shape. I was wasting so much money on those little cans.

Tessa's got a point, the tool is a big investment if you're not doing that kind of work every day.