CadeJohnson

@whaleross granular activated carbon for fish-tank filters is relatively less expensive - though you might be able to make your own charcoal with a fire-pit and have as effective material. Your stove hood filter probably has some kind of metal-framed and non-serviceable assembly - which could maybe be disassembled and “refilled”. My vent hood filter appears to be a black piece of felt - questionable whether it actually contains carbon or not, tbh. I’d probably eventually replace it with metallic mesh in a multi-layered arrangement and not worry about carbon at all. The main role is to trap grease, not odors.

@roblarky I made my own TV sound bar with exciters. The challenge was getting the smart TV to give up audio signal to my “unauthorized device”, more than any difficulty making the sound bar produce audio.

@PotentiallyAnApricot yes, where one part disappears inside another, dab a little along the part that “disappears” - the grease will get spread out over time.

@PotentiallyAnApricot well if you already have some “wet” grease, I would not go look for graphite. They will work together, but since there is already some wet grease there, a little more is just as good as adding something else, imho.

@PotentiallyAnApricot depending on where you live, drawer slides are probably not going to be the first thing to go. But they’ll be nicer with some lube. A nice option is graphite powder because it is dry - so dust and dirt won’t stick. You can get it at many hardware stores. It is a little messy to apply, black dust. But once it is applied it will last a long time