Once I got the pressure right on that roller, the ripples stopped showing up for me.

Wait, are you sure you meant the tapered edge and not the rounded tip for headcaps? I've found the pointed tip is way too sharp for any kind of headcap work, it just digs in and leaves a ridge you have to sand out.

yeah @luna_green nailed it, hot water and WD-40 fixed my Andis the same way.

Tape and zip ties are basically the holy trinity of roadside fixes, that distributor cap trick is a classic. I've seen guys use a soda can cut up as a heat shield for a fuel line just to get off the highway. Sometimes you gotta get creative when you're stuck at 2 AM with no tow truck in sight.

Yeah that ending part got me too, like wait so none of that actually happened? I remember the first time I watched something similar with Eraserhead, I kept waiting for some big explanation and then it just ended with the guy's head turning into a planet or something. Idk maybe it's just me but those kinds of movies feel like the director is having a private joke at your expense. I tried explaining the lizard jesus scene to my roommate the next day and she just stared at me like I was having a breakdown.