diff --git a/diy/2550955.txt b/diy/2550955.txt index 51ad95460d962da87f0d64847bdc608526833527..0419b5db98d66b8cba05ae379a20a699e1376766 100644 --- a/diy/2550955.txt +++ b/diy/2550955.txt @@ -994,3 +994,11 @@ anons i dumped my piss jug on my pachysandra and now it is very sick. my other p >>2603681 Dump a lot of water over the plant so wash out the nitrogen. If that doesn't work, pour lots of water with a dash of vinegar to neutralize the ammonia. +--- 2604242 +What's everyone's favorite piss recepticle? Thin walls in my room, looking for containers where my piss hitting the side doesn't alert my housemates. Maybe it's a skill issue. +--- 2604351 +>>2574804 +>live at home +Where else are you supposed to live? +--- 2604455 +just dumped my piss jug last thursday. it stinks pretty bad whenever i open it, like sulfur. ive only been using it for a few months. whenever i empty it, theres a lot of frothy foam at the end that just keeps coming out. is it worth it to clean your piss jug or just keep using it? diff --git a/diy/2554845.txt b/diy/2554845.txt index ed1b11396df5ace7d57f1966f73642921472406e..a25873664b9ffc797a99d937a5938adba42cc844 100644 --- a/diy/2554845.txt +++ b/diy/2554845.txt @@ -984,3 +984,18 @@ he was talking about his own style, not the OP pics, there's nothing ikea about --- 2603983 >>2554845 (OP) i got a picture of my states governor on the wall next to my painting of a cow i bought at meijer above my broken bike and honestly its pretty aesthetic as the kids would say +--- 2604230 +Is there a reason striped wallpaper isn't common? I find aesthetic as fuck. +--- 2604258 +>>2604230 +Because the "design" magazines at the checkout counter don't feature it. +--- 2604483 +>>2604230 +Personally, I'm just not a massive fan of patterned wallpapers, textured is fine, I like solid colours, I like walls that are different colours to each other if they're complimentary. That pic isn't ugly in the slightest, but it's also not something I enjoy or would choose. +--- 2604490 +>>2604230 +>Doesn't obey 60-30-10 rule +Ick +--- 2604552 +>>2604494 +that's really comfy and would make me feel like I was living in the future we were supposed to have diff --git a/diy/2562551.txt b/diy/2562551.txt index f348bf237e07bfa9c09b1b29a511e9fc7eb26f38..f99ff37cbfe3d58e9367b2546bedce37b96da85f 100644 --- a/diy/2562551.txt +++ b/diy/2562551.txt @@ -1156,3 +1156,9 @@ Practicing some lost wax casting --- 2603960 >>2603958 And the finished product. It was my first attempt so they're a little janky. I just melted down some scrap brass and used plaster of Paris in the flask +--- 2604211 +>>2603960 +Was the mold preheated? +--- 2604548 +>>2604211 +Yup, 1000 degrees diff --git a/diy/2572613.txt b/diy/2572613.txt index d1ca22fdee3a413fcaa055f38ab61340235bb898..948d0c150ea4f655919fe61022a195f4ffb94a79 100644 --- a/diy/2572613.txt +++ b/diy/2572613.txt @@ -728,3 +728,12 @@ Is that AI? what if someone spooped all the real estate on planet earth? --- 2603626 just don't buy a house and stop shitting up our board with this drivel. +--- 2604226 +>>2603626 +anon he is old and needs a house +give him a break he suffers from maladaptive daydreaming but he still need a home +--- 2604261 +>>2604226 +I have a home I just dislike where it is and the way I have files my income tax for max deductions leaves me with a very low Net Stated income so I am not getting a mortgage apart from the fact institutional buyers pay well above asking for everything that is decent further pushing available inventory beyond my reach. + +I could tolerate a degree of rusticity but this was a bit too uncertain for me to sell what I have now and just hope for the best. diff --git a/diy/2574237.txt b/diy/2574237.txt index 7608e17d29fe5b85382bd25879d7ee13075d4885..f908dc82f0804e89b6ccd8ab07028dadd3fd583e 100644 --- a/diy/2574237.txt +++ b/diy/2574237.txt @@ -769,3 +769,57 @@ had a trichoderma contaminated grain bag I threw back into the pressure cooker. --- 2603728 >>2602412 Is it possible to use the spent block to start anew on fresh substrate? +--- 2604076 +>>2603728 +In a sense, yes. But sinensis will kick in eventually. The age of basidiomytes is afaik determined by cellular divisions, which is how the fungus expands. By using an old substrate, you’re using one that’s undergone many cellular divisions, and will be weaker. The clock is reset when they reproduce from spores. + +>>2602412 +My compost mushrooms are amazing sometimes, a year later and they’ll still fruit huge caps out of the same bag. But yeah, idk, I’m gonna set up some stuff for spent substrate this year and see what happens. It’s amazing what they can still put out when just simply rehydrated. + +>>2602608 +I used to reuse trich covered lids for jars and didn’t have an issue but never tried rerunning bad grain lol. + +>>2602392 +nice +--- 2604080 +>>2602108 +W = VA, watts = volts x amps which is always true for anything btw. You can always take a multimeter to it to see what it’s actually running too. Fridges don’t constantly draw that many watts either, it’s only when they’re actually running (like, compressor is on) that they draw power of course. Hold on I’ll check the whole convo out I gotta scroll up, this is my new fridge btw, it’s like a stainless steel table but it’s a fridge, my flow hood will sit on top of it. Had to do it cuz I had to pull my lab back to my place and downsize, it’s pretty dope though. I’ll probably kill it when I’m actually doing sterile work so it doesn’t vibrate subtlety when the compressor kicks on but overall it thought it was a slick idea to use an undercounter fridge for culture storage, since it’s all right beneath the hood and minimizes floor space +--- 2604082 +>>2601881 +Is there a device that you can use to jockey or program this sort of stuff? I’ve wanted something like this for awhile. So for example you could tell the fridge for to not turn on while the PC is running (the PC shuts off intermittently after a couple hours of run time, so the fridge would kick on when the PC’s element isn’t heating). It would really let you get so much more out of limited power to have that granular kind of control. +--- 2604088 +>>2601855 +Yeah you want damage the AA by running it on an overloaded circuit, you’ll just risk tripping a breaker. The only reasonable way to damage an AA is by running them with the water level too low.. sometimes they’ll run dry but by the time you pop the lid and look at the elements they’ll be covered with water again, but you gotta keep in mind that when it was actually running a lot of that water was steam. + +but an AA is just a heating element with aluminum housing that’s able to be pressurized safely. a heating element is just a resistor that turns incoming current into heat +--- 2604091 +>>2600552 +make sure to look on govdeals and public surplus +--- 2604092 +>>2599063 +Where’d you get the genetics? Good flush btw +--- 2604093 +>>2598404 +>What's wrt? +with regard to +--- 2604145 +>>2604080 +I ran a cycle 2 days ago and had no electrical issues (hell yeah). About to open her up in a few hours to nocc. I did a row of 5 each. Did the noprep oats supplemented with wbs. If you see in picrel, I put this aluminum trivet that came with a tamale pot I bought a few years ago. I used that at the bottom because I heard sometimes the bags can push through the stainless steel grate and pop from touching the heating element + +Originally I got the tamale pot for boiling big batches of grain when I was a noob, but I never even used it lol +>>2604092 +It was a clone culture from a vendor called myyco. I can't really vouch for how good they are since I'm new to pe and still trying to figure how to dial them in. So far I definitely love my ape genetics more than them. With my apes they pin way quicker and dont blob everywhere. + +With the pe I tried varying sub ratios. The one in that pic was the traditional p9 casing(4qt spawn/12qt sub/6qt casing). Another one that I tried was 4qt spawn/8qt sub/8qt casing, which performed just as well. Then I did a bunch of other odd ratios to see if I could get away with either less spawn or less sub and they all performed pretty badly lol. Bunch of blobs with a few clusters but no full canopies. +--- 2604186 +>>2604076 +>In a sense, yes. But sinensis will kick in eventually. The age of basidiomytes is afaik determined by cellular divisions, which is how the fungus expands. By using an old substrate, you’re using one that’s undergone many cellular divisions, and will be weaker. The clock is reset when they reproduce from spores. +Thanks, that explains a lot. How long before senescence kicks in? +--- 2604495 +>>2604145 +So half the grains looked like overcooked shit! *sigh* + T.b.h. I didn't exactly no-prep them, I kinda halfprepped them, because the day I made the bags I had actually placed them in my fridge since I was trying to figure out my whole electrical situation. So the bottom part of the bags had the grains extra hydrated. + +I just nocced em anyways cuz I had some leftover lc I wanted to get rid of. I don't expect these to turn out great but eh whatever I'll see what happens lol + +I also ran my presto the day when I ran the AA, but for the presto bags I didn't leave them in the fridge, so they came out as expected diff --git a/diy/2588038.txt b/diy/2588038.txt index d31b6b1006170a0c97f4e53beac3be4a3b0e2808..9325dd8047b8546cd81d1f62613823b8c3429dc6 100644 --- a/diy/2588038.txt +++ b/diy/2588038.txt @@ -1389,3 +1389,13 @@ Arent LED bulbs way way cooler, so you can just throw insanely bright bulbs into --- 2604029 >>2593093 no, it means you will laugh less than once +--- 2604173 +>>2603939 + +They stay surprisingly cool even when on all night. Warm but you can touch and hold them. +--- 2604196 +>>2603939 +>higher rated LED bulbs +no, the "ratings" on LED bulbs are just bullshit because they're in terms of equivalent-to-incandescent efficiency. + +A true 40 watt LED would be like a truck headlight, absolutely blinding, totally inappropriate for a lamp. diff --git a/diy/2588171.txt b/diy/2588171.txt index 1582c0a71082f69530f5f1f2a4d5a85b883aac3d..a069d2b9e3628fd5d1e2a136443ee34bf65c315b 100644 --- a/diy/2588171.txt +++ b/diy/2588171.txt @@ -666,3 +666,27 @@ Yeah and eat dirt and rocks --- 2603817 >>2589488 I don't like cities but most people can't do their jobs in the middle of nowhere. Only is really an option if you're a neet with a remote job. +--- 2604397 +>>2595218 +>globalists +>wants to end global trade +>wants to end globalism +How does a walking talking human have such poor reasoning skills? +--- 2604560 +>>2588171 (OP) +>>2588372 +>>2588183 +>buy a shipping container +>build a structural steel frame around it +>cover the steel frame with cladding +>presumably cover the inside with drywall etc +I think we can save some money on the shipping container +--- 2604573 +>>2589488 +we have cunts like you in australia and every time I hear this shit it's the same +>you fuckin city slickers could get a house out in woongabudgeribong for half the price if you didn't think you were so much better than us +>what's there to do for work out there? +>well two months out of the year we import an army of cambodian seasonal workers to pick strawberries for 5 cents a bucket +>so how can you afford to live there? +>well I own 800,000 head of cattle +>uh huh and how much did that set you back? diff --git a/diy/2588241.txt b/diy/2588241.txt index 4c141749248bc8e481c30d0caf7ff711907bf2c6..9974e0eeda816766f42a2c76bcf5acc58adc9d09 100644 --- a/diy/2588241.txt +++ b/diy/2588241.txt @@ -693,3 +693,9 @@ T. Tool and die maker who used to work with a 90lbs female tool and die maker --- 2603992 >>2588241 (OP) Prostitute. OF makes it pretty easy to be a modern whore. +--- 2604598 +Nursing or paramedicine +--- 2604599 +>>2598777 +>Maybe it's good the west aren't having as many kids as a result +I wonder who could be behind this post diff --git a/diy/2588466.txt b/diy/2588466.txt index 0e68346d7b176509e1f6795a6cf2648bb39e0ad1..967e65ea0013f87beb5ca490301c5ba1ecfd33c5 100644 --- a/diy/2588466.txt +++ b/diy/2588466.txt @@ -1689,3 +1689,23 @@ I'm mainly using them to extract debris from under my skin but will likely use a --- 2603934 >>2603173 WTF are you doing HDMI w/o an OS? +--- 2604158 +>>2603934 +Generate billboard-like output. A linear framebuffer would be ideal, but I can deal with whatever it gives me, as long as it's documented. I don't want an OS. It needs fragile storage like SD card or USB memory stick flash storage, and if it's connected with ethernet it's a security risk. +--- 2604346 +>>2604158 +Interesting use case. Have you considered vga? Lots of people are bit bashing that. There’s a guy thats doing it on a STM32F103T8U6 for example. And lots of light hardware assist stuff out there for cheaper/slower. That μC has usb as well. + +It’s still astounding there is no 386 with vga SoC out there. Probably sitting on the IP to make sure nobody gets one. Likewise, you’ve got guys sitting on hundreds or thousands of ancient dev boards for the original 1990 price that the will eventually throw out rather than let them go for cheap. + +Of course, the parallax propeller was kinda/sortta designed to bit-bash VGA, it’s got 8 cores. +Of course, it’s a weird-ass thing, they didn’t believe in interrupts, so you’ve got a whole core waiting on a bit flip. + +I’m trying to resist things like USB and HDMI—products of the idiocracy. +--- 2604508 +>>2604158 +An SBC like a raspi doesn’t need an OS to function, you can run it directly as an ARM processor running ARM machine code. It has the dedicated graphics hardware tied to an HDMI output you want for this, but writing code to interface with it sounds complicated. The same applies to other ARM boxes like android TV units, but the documentation for those processors is probably a lot worse than for a raspberry pi. +--- 2604544 +>>2604158 +Not that I would recommend it but there's a project that gets HDMI working on a RP2040/Raspberry Pi Pico. As far as I remember it uses one of the cores and PIO, but leaves the other core free to do things. +If you're dead set on not using an OS/SBC that could work. diff --git a/diy/2590869.txt b/diy/2590869.txt index 89d736e2fe58ebc4b62dc867aa750fbb298d69d8..9dd86ce9a3afc5f85d972decf11ac8ae8e5f2517 100644 --- a/diy/2590869.txt +++ b/diy/2590869.txt @@ -726,3 +726,50 @@ use to see this fairly frequently when working with my grandparents when they we --- 2603927 >>2600468 I mean I could tell them but they won't like the answer +--- 2604057 +>>2603308 +I would purposely piss all over the seat so it soaks in and stinks real bad +--- 2604166 +>>2598762 +Kek pics plz +--- 2604167 +>>2600839 +Looks like the junction boxes inside septic tanks +--- 2604236 +>>2604201 +The power company doesn't want you to know this but the electricity in the cables is free. +--- 2604369 +>>2595205 +Not if you like hairy pussy. +--- 2604372 +>>2604201 +>meter tails cover isn't even sealed +long road for a shortcut +--- 2604375 +>>2601001 +I can hear you breathing from here. +--- 2604447 +>>2599121 +based AM +--- 2604512 +>>2604458 +Our chimney is separating from our house like this +--- 2604517 +>>2604487 +idkw im lookn at +--- 2604526 +>>2604518 +>no +>off + +Oh look it’s all my sex choices after 10 years of marriage +--- 2604543 +>>2604517 +>The steel tube is an exhaust pipe that gets hot enough to instantly boil watter and hiss when you touch it. +>The gray fluff is rockwool that is compacted to uselessness. +>The glass bottle that keeps it from touching anything is the only thing between me and a house fire. +--- 2604556 +>posting oc +FIL helped me put up a wall in my attic so I can move my office up there. we ended up bisecting the heater because my original plan (>>2589124 →) seemed like it would look awkward with a wall jutting out +>it still looks awkward +I know but I can just snip the heater cover and keep it closed on the outside and put something in that corner to cover it up. did I fuck up here or what? diff --git a/diy/2592147.txt b/diy/2592147.txt index 4769b41a6a92838af3ea189db657a4e593a0c394..f8522124b0890e2a858802baeba6676212766c82 100644 --- a/diy/2592147.txt +++ b/diy/2592147.txt @@ -199,3 +199,20 @@ nor you mine. dr spackle >>2593339 >>2593337 You clowns are both wrong, you must continue the same size of trim around the house can't just change shapes at every corner, need to stay consistent +--- 2604059 +>>2603696 +No, you don't; that stair seems to go to basement so it's perfectly fine to be that way. +--- 2604065 +>>2603437 +>We waz challenges n sheit +Which was... ? +--- 2604070 +>>2603696 +...also dude just wanted to fix that hack job, not redo the entire fucking house, you fucking imbecile. +--- 2604074 +>>2603696 +this is prolly the smartest thing to do. +simplest cleanest +--- 2604579 +>>2592147 (OP) +There ya go bud. diff --git a/diy/2592291.txt b/diy/2592291.txt index 1648c5eafbf9ebde2432ffa7b3ddbfc75a8b0749..0f90da2d30177c4c297cd1bf96d269d8a837f3fb 100644 --- a/diy/2592291.txt +++ b/diy/2592291.txt @@ -506,3 +506,39 @@ ops wrong pic --- 2604014 >>2603729 thanks, yeah I was considering getting a set of chisels dedicaced for paring only +--- 2604033 +My next project will be a mail box +--- 2604050 +>>2604033 +fun. be sure to read and follow your postal service's guidelines for boxes. in the USA, carriers can and will suspend delivery if they don't like your mailbox, and complaints to your carrier, station clerks, and postmaster will be ignored, and then we laugh at you after you leave. +--- 2604100 +>>2604050 +thats funny because my current mailbox has been run over 3 times and is barely hanging on by a thread. I popped a screw in it last time i picked it up. I'm surprised it doesn't fall apart every time they open and shut it. but they keep delivering my mail. +--- 2604264 +Anyone know about cncs for wood specifically? My current cheap Chinese 3018 cuts beech at 0.5mm doc, 300mm/s . How much would I have to invest to get 5 to 10 times that capacity? Are any sub €1k machines worth looking into +--- 2604491 +Does anybody here take these blades seriously? Or their bits or hole saws or anything? + +Gotta say @ 2 for $22, it’s really clean compared to the Ryobi and Craftsman cheap ass blades that I had before. + +Trying to build a shoe rack so I’m going to annoy you guys. I want an excuse to finally use this router so I think I’m going to round over the outside edges on the ~1x3’’s that are making up the perimeter. +--- 2604497 +>>2604491 +Low end big box store garbage, matches the Ryobi well +--- 2604529 +>>2596627 +was that a dwarf fortress reference? +--- 2604534 +>>2604491 +I think I'll stick with Diablo for cheaper blades, and then move up to Ridge Carbide if I need better results. +--- 2604559 +>>2604497 +Educated response + +>>2604534 +Home Depot had Diablo 2pks and Lowe’s had DeWalt and Spyder 2pks all on sale for ~$50. I use Diablo on everything else and was waiting for the holiday shippers to go on clearance, and the Spyders were the first to drop off real cheap. + +I don’t know how this shoe rack is going to work. It will be two levels like pic related with slats going across, but I need to figure out how to do the 4 vertical legs so they look clean +--- 2604588 +>>2604559 +You might want to consider going up to a 50 or 60 tooth blade designed for a miter saw, they have a different tooth cant that works better for plunging into the work piece, and the higher count will get you cleaner cuts than one meant for framing. diff --git a/diy/2592470.txt b/diy/2592470.txt index f493d0256f5d33afef2a02981223a873e67cb6ec..712f2587047b53f9f94185537c884a7a18b83103 100644 --- a/diy/2592470.txt +++ b/diy/2592470.txt @@ -1406,3 +1406,38 @@ It was probably time for something more powerful anyways: https://pyrodrone.com/ This was my first adult quad, it fucking rips and can take some hits. --- 2604023 What would I need to go comically far whilst maintaining live video feedback and control? +--- 2604044 +>>2604023 +Directional tx/vrx antennae (a ground station preferably), a diversity rx on your drone, at least 1 watt of power each for control and video links, and a clear line of sight. You can get the kind of range where your battery is the limit. +--- 2604052 +>>2603742 +Why the fuck were you anywhere near water +--- 2604083 +>>2604052 +Because flying over fjords would be gorgeous +--- 2604112 +>>2603691 +Haha, another person thinking any form of copter will be sneaky. +--- 2604113 +>>2603742 +You went over water with no return to home? +That's on you buddy. +--- 2604116 +>>2604113 +Yeah, I don't think I ever said it wasn't +--- 2604119 +>>2604116 +Well anyways, a good practice for blind recovery is hitting angle mode, tipping back towards yourself, and hoping it makes it. Better luck next time friend. RIP to your copter. +--- 2604124 +>>2604119 +Thanks anon. It's a much better strategy than my blind panic. +--- 2604220 +>>2604124 +Blind panic is how we all started, it's pretty much a necessary part of the learning process. +--- 2604297 +New Fred> +>>2604296 → +>>2604296 → +>>2604296 → +>>2604296 → +>>2604296 → diff --git a/diy/2592486.txt b/diy/2592486.txt index 67c4b2eef60af0d2102fedc268b37f5747445efa..56e35e4f304d7a161a5735a8191d1b08fb7e6c5b 100644 --- a/diy/2592486.txt +++ b/diy/2592486.txt @@ -1135,3 +1135,59 @@ There's a well known 2.4 GHz digital module which is widely used in most of thos Now my question is, is it possible to use this chip with another more powerful amplifier chip? Or the amplification factor is a limited thing and it would be impossible to amplify it further and I would need to have more powerful transmitter chip in the first place? FCC may go fuck themselves by the way. +--- 2604043 +>>2603848 +There are almost certainly aliexpress 2.4GHz amplifiers you can buy. But I'm not sure how well they play with a system that transmits and receives through the same antenna. Look at the schematic and datasheets, I'm guessing there's an analog multiplexer (at RF so probably made out of diodes) directly on the antenna. That or the NRF is just able to eat the amplified input and ignore it until you shut it off to RX. +--- 2604095 +>>2604043 +Nah bro, I'm not buying anything but doing the PCB myself. Similar to the one on that picture but with higher amplification factor. I need to know if it's possible to amplify the low power transmitter 0dBm to much higher gain like 30dBm or it will not work because RF reasons. +--- 2604126 +>>2604095 +Same principles apply. Look at circuits of existing solutions and see where one gain stage could be substituted for another. +--- 2604127 +>>2604126 +I already did, the schematics and PCB part is not an issue. I ask about where it's possible from RF standpoint to amplify weak signal a lot. +--- 2604131 +>>2604127 +Can't see any problem with adding lots of gain to a weak signal. You end up also amplifying the noise, but the SNR isn't really a limiting factor of a transmitter anyhow. +>2.4GHz pcb design +lmao good luck +--- 2604133 +I cannot find a solution to this problem after hours of searching. Can you help me, /ham/? I want to make a slim jim antenna from scrap 400ohm ladder line for 6m, and either 2m or 70cm (which one doesn't matter.) I cannot find any plans that will make it dual band on 6m and 2m/70cm. Is this even possible? I know there are triband antennas available, but I would like to make it if possible. +--- 2604134 +>>2604131 +> Can't see any problem with adding lots of gain to a weak signal. You end up also amplifying the noise, but the SNR isn't really a limiting factor of a transmitter anyhow. +Nice. Does it mean I could theoretically stack a bunch of amplifiers one after another if I'd not care about power consumption? +> >2.4GHz pcb design +> lmao good luck +Thanks, it's already done btw, as I said it's a popular module. +--- 2604136 +>>2604134 +>Does it mean I could theoretically stack a bunch of amplifiers one after another if I'd not care about power consumption? +Each stage will introduce its own noise, so generally I'd want to have one high-gain stage, as opposed to a bunch of low-gain stages. +--- 2604181 +Just a reminder that this Friday is Morse Code Day. +--- 2604197 +>>2604181 +Every day is Morse Code Day if you're no no code retard +--- 2604207 +>>2603848 +What is te legality of using these for a link? I was thinking of a point-to-point direct line of sight 10 km link that needs better tan 1MB/s bandwidth. +--- 2604295 +>>2603848 +I know nothing of drone technology or small chips, but typically you can amplify a signal as much as you like multiple times over. The trick, I'd assume, is to ensure distortion doesn't happen between amplifiers, and bandwidth doesn't change between transmitters (you don't want a wide banded signal trying to communicate with a narrow banded receiver, for example. At least not for data like this). The whole point of a linear amplifier is to amplify while retaining the original signal. + +All that being said, it might just be easier to drive a signal from the get-go with more power and be done with it. Not over driving your current chip, but getting a chip that can be programmed with your ideal frequency that puts out more power by design. Keep in mind it might have a higher drain on battery life, but it'll be unremarkable compared to the motors of the drone running. +--- 2604316 +What's the likelihood of this included antenna being dogshit? + +I mean I have the time and money to replace it but I don't have any meters or anything to test how good or bad it is +--- 2604406 +>>2604316 +It's probably fine if it's just UHF/VHF anyway. +--- 2604438 +>>2604316 +It'll probably be mediocre but it'll get the job done. +--- 2604520 +>>2604316 +I don't know man, better buy a tape measure meme antenna just to be safe. The two that come with it might give you n00b cancer. diff --git a/diy/2593775.txt b/diy/2593775.txt index 97892ece3762ae2e7c622025f921ce0629673316..5a14e2c034e8bd9192bae48b08d58073cf5d70aa 100644 --- a/diy/2593775.txt +++ b/diy/2593775.txt @@ -951,3 +951,34 @@ Got to taste a ‘wild yeast’ beer with added Brett’s today. Has anyone here >>2601255 Good idea, The caffeine was to help me kick the energy drinks without having to deal with headaches and other withdrawals. I'm not against the idea of adding some caffeine though. +--- 2604156 +>>2603311 +>>2603470 +>>2603472 +Jesus hell, never underestimate german autistic beer laws +--- 2604206 +>>2603470 +>17D English Barleywine (Ale) +know of a good recipe? maybe one thats on the lower side of abv, and has more sweet vanilla flavors +--- 2604294 +Anyone had this happen before? I cooled my wort to 30 C, pitched the yeast and it exploded with foam in literally seconds. This is my 4th batch and first time this happened. What did I do wrong and is it ruined? +--- 2604457 +>>2604294 +Which yeast was it? 30°C is pretty warm for pitching, only some Kweik yeasts like those temperatures. +But to be honest, I never saw such a violent reaction directly while pitching. + +>is it ruined? +Most likely not, except the temperature difference killed your yeast. +Clean the bucket, make sure everything is tight and wait 24 hours. If you don't have airlock activity, re-pitch the yeast. +--- 2604498 +>>2603795 +>Straffe Hendrik +Good choice + +>Has anyone here tried making something like it? +No, and very likely not going to. Never understood the appeal of Brett. In southern Germany the people let their Apple juice ferment wildly and as soon as you open the bottle, your entire apartment smells like a horse stable. Absolutely not my jam. + +>>2604206 +One of the flavor profiles of a Barleywine is the warming ethanol, but I guess we can cut down on that. I'll post my Barleywine recipe tomorrow and change it up a bit to lower the ABV, maybe you'll like that. +--- 2604584 +New to homebrewing, trying my first partial mash. I'm trying to do a spotted cow clone recipe, and was wondering if anyone could verify this. I've seen some people just mash the entire 6 gallons of preboil water with grain bags. Is it better for me to just mash it separately in the respective 1.5 gallons then add that to the boil kettle with the 4.5 gallons? Sorry if I sound retarded diff --git a/diy/2594819.txt b/diy/2594819.txt index 6e5e5f4c84507b6e65b5b8d2eb321d599b81cfa5..bf55e54c66742aa8d3c8bc0ce0cfd105029faa4a 100644 --- a/diy/2594819.txt +++ b/diy/2594819.txt @@ -314,3 +314,16 @@ Sometimes the truth is this simple --- 2603900 >>2594821 Kek. +--- 2604122 +>>2594821 +>electrician +Have you considered double lightning next? +Like two Harry Potter scars right next to each other. +--- 2604162 +>>2596404 + +Yea or holy christ just paint dots on a shovel if its for excavation/trench depth would work rather than a fuckin tattoo. Wtf. +>oh hold on bois were goin under the driveway lemme hoist up my shorts to make sure weve got our 24 inches! +--- 2604163 +>>2594819 (OP) +Not a tattoo but diff --git a/diy/2596536.txt b/diy/2596536.txt index 954eb7ec704cb4dcea695737a39f018ab4fcdb69..f7b86a92eee3ab3a7a9243e7c6efc2caddb99538 100644 --- a/diy/2596536.txt +++ b/diy/2596536.txt @@ -217,3 +217,36 @@ What I mean is I can zero it out on the outside micrometer instead of having to In this case 0.0006 has to be added because the crank mics at 1.8320 according to the bore gauge --- 2603855 It's not all that interesting or cool, however my grandad used it while he worked for boeing. I have a newer mitutoyo that I use. +--- 2604101 +>>2603844 +You need to preset it to a precision ring gauge of known size within its measurement range. This is basic calibration. +--- 2604146 +An HP4145A Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer. Measures down to the pA In the right range. Still need Triaxial cables worth 500+ to actually use it. + +Not a direct measuremetn tool per se but able to be missused as one instead of characterizing transistors. +--- 2604223 +>>2602096 +Nice +--- 2604357 +>>2604223 +>No F, I, P, Q, V +Garbage +--- 2604378 +>>2603855 +>dial +LOL +whats the problem never learned to read vernier? +--- 2604380 +>>2604378 +Whats vernier? +I don't use them because I do things in metric most of the time when I need a caliper. The one in my image are imperial. +--- 2604383 +>>2598050 +>drunks are known for accomplishing shit +--- 2604488 +Old depth gauge. +--- 2604562 +>>2604488 +That's not a depth gage, that's a Shore hardness tester. + +There should be a sharp penetrator on the bottom that you press into the material being tested. diff --git a/diy/2596798.txt b/diy/2596798.txt index f873cf42891db8e193ba3f2ed306e1738dad91d4..cdac1c373aa46afbdb7f54f131a84b7455a1e6cf 100644 --- a/diy/2596798.txt +++ b/diy/2596798.txt @@ -1340,3 +1340,77 @@ Shit, pic related. --- 2604017 >>2603711 Does it look like they were laid in with the grout? Or you think they drilled holes and hammered em in? +--- 2604035 +>>2603867 +Turn off the water at the source. You will need to do that to remove and replace cartridge +--- 2604114 +>>2603995 +Dont be a pussy, just put a 220v outlet in +It costs like 50$ +Just do it right off the breaker box so you only need like 2 feet of wire +--- 2604128 +I am building a 4x5m room from scratch and I've only put up the studs at the moment. + +What material is best for noise isolation? I am having 10cm glass fiber isolation between the studs and considering 2-3 layers of drywall, does that sound ok? + +It's going to be a home theatre room. +--- 2604135 +>>2604128 +Have you decided on the equipment you'll be using? +A requirement for my next house purchase is enough space to set up a home theater room. +I have no real good space in my current one. +--- 2604199 +>>2604017 +The ends are tapered just like a nail, about 2" deep. +The house was built around 1965. US construction, they were functional shutters with hinges. +I'm guessing they were laid by the mason or the grout was drilled and they were hammered in +--- 2604213 +>>2603619 +Conventional purifiers are essentially fans with filters so you might want to consider adding a filter to whatever fan or A/C you already have. + +Then there are fancy stuff that are either ionizers or ozone generators disguised as ionizers and these don't really remove dust from the room. +--- 2604474 +>>2602673 +>Why do you need a pencil with no lead? +I don't. I am making some things that just happen to be based on the dimensions of a pencil. Pilot lamp holders for some antique electrical equipment. +--- 2604486 +>>2599128 +I feel like you might be the biggest retard on the face of the earth +--- 2604489 +>>2596917 +>100kW hydro electric dam at my farm +Wait, story time? Do you own the thing? You sell it to the utility company? +--- 2604549 +>>2596917 +Bypass some of the water through a venturi. Place the suction tube where the sand accumulates. When sand accumulates, open a valve to the venturi input and the sand will be vacuumed out. +--- 2604570 +Why does the part number come up as a 3hp motor and the motor is physically too small to be a 6hp motor but it says its HP is 6spl? +Am I going to fuck up if I buy a 5HP motor +--- 2604580 +i used a bunch of tarps and cheap gloves for concrete work. theyre all still in decent shape. would an acidic vinigear bath help preserve them? + +i was thinking +>gloves in a gallon of water with an oz or three of white vinigear +>pour vinegar and water on tarps and brush the water across both side. +is this pointless or will it help preserve ther material? + +i have more time than money* +--- 2604585 +Toilet leaks from the base. Sometimes the water is clear, sometimes its brown translucent - and smells like piss. I had the seal checked and replaced twice. Seems random, happens more frequently after a shower AND if the fan is on. + +Thought about just caulking the base of it, but then the leaked water is going to drip around the base... + +Not sure what to do. any help is appreciated. Its not coming from the tank. Maybe the toilet itself is cracked? +--- 2604586 +>>2604585 +forgot pic +--- 2604591 +>>2604585 +>I had the seal checked and replaced twice. +which seal? +it sounds like the wax ring between the toilet and drain. +if the floor isn't level or if you're able to move the toilet, you can mess up that seal +they make replacements that are a synthetic rubber so they're more flexible + +it smells like piss because it's piss. +if you caulk around the toilet you're not fixing the leak, you're just trapping it under the toilet diff --git a/diy/2596815.txt b/diy/2596815.txt index 0e722275b114eb978eeff3a2053b4a4592593ff6..1a171acb8a7307fd5bc3ab149cff4a181e80714e 100644 --- a/diy/2596815.txt +++ b/diy/2596815.txt @@ -1697,3 +1697,56 @@ a 13.56MHz preamplifier capable of driving a 50 ohm load, with a power gain of 2 The new amplifier this thing drives needs the preamp to have a power gain of 34 dBm. I'm not at all familiar with dBm so I don't know if I've met that goal. The other issue is that the circuit is about as stable as a trainwreck in terms of component variability I 100% expect this thing to shit the bed on the test bench when I get around to testing it +--- 2604117 +>>2603731 +I don't want to be serious about electronics but just do a quick little project where I could learn a thing or two. So buying +100€ gear seems a little overkill + +>>2603743 +I want it to be compact, so probably SMT. I'll look a bit into THT if it's easier. Thanks anon + +>>2603771 +Same reply as first anon +--- 2604132 +>>2604117 +SMT is definitely more compact. For a beginner though I wouldn't go for anything smaller than SOIC ICs. Whether to go for the common 0603 size passives is hard to say, you definitely need a fine soldering tip for that (1.5mm screwdriver tip maximum size, definitely not a straight conical). You'd have an easier time soldering 0805s or 1206s, but they start eating at your space savings. MELFs are cool though. +--- 2604214 +So zeners are virtually indestructible as long as the max current / wattage is not exceeded, but at least there is no need to worry about the reverse breakdown, since all the excess voltage will be dropped by the series resistor and the zener itself will never see more reverse voltage than it is rated at? +--- 2604222 +>>2604214 +>zener itself will never see more reverse voltage than it is rated at? + +by definition. + +>virtually indestructible + +nothing is. +sometimes they short out, just for fun. +i once had one get so hot, it desoldered itself. +--- 2604247 +>>2604132 +speaking from experience, 0603 are fine for a beginner, 0402 on the other hand turned out a pain in the ass. i lose 3-4 before i solder 1 cause i can't fucking see them and i have shitty tweezers so they always run away from me. but if you have a choice fuck anything smaller than 0603. or even 0805. +--- 2604271 +is it economical to buy toroid cores suitable for mains frequency? i need a transformer for a linear power supply project and custom wound transformers seem pretty $$$$. +--- 2604285 +I need a quality set of ESD safe tweezers shipped from within EU. +At the very least I'd need straight ones one with a fine tip and one with a flat tip, and curved ones with a fine tip. +What reputable companies make good stuff? Anyone tried Piergiacomi ones? +--- 2604305 +>>2604132 +>>2604247 +So I did some research, I will use this strip : https://dephen.net/collections/led-strip-light/products/led-strip-lights-warm +For the control I will use pwm (i want a dimmer) and this little mosfet, PSMN013-30MLC. +For the ESP32 I will use the dev board with some female pin headers. It's not compact at all, but I will have the possibility to reuse it somewhere else if I want. +--- 2604376 +Hi, I'm looking for picrel but have no idea of its name. It's a push button with 2 states. +--- 2604422 +>>2604305 +Is that kind of 5V strip bright enough? Also check that your FET will turn on with a 3.3V gate voltage, you may need a level shifter. + +>>2604376 +Looks like a computer power button, though the ones I have are momentary. +--- 2604430 +>>2604376 +Maybe "latching plunger switch"? +--- 2604437 +>>2604376 diff --git a/diy/2596952.txt b/diy/2596952.txt index 159a9d2ce1b02f4994a66a73621d65dfb5600f9a..ed41fbe2cdb409a21ae310e467bbe5a9c9a2960b 100644 --- a/diy/2596952.txt +++ b/diy/2596952.txt @@ -116,3 +116,19 @@ How quick did this give them cancer Considering most if not all of them are hookers they probably didn't live long enough to worry about cancer. --- 2603232 Oiiin papi +--- 2604203 +>>2598054 +>the mutt's law in a shop.. +are there any white americans left in there? +--- 2604225 +>>2604203 +Still quite a few white people in this area. A lot of mexicans though, hardly any negros. The shenanigans I posted happened back in 2002 before big globohomo started ramping up exponentially to where they are today... + +>>2601938 +Nah like I said the whole class knew what was happening. Hell even the teacher saw and just shook his head and walked away. He didn't give a fuck what we did in that class as long as no one got hurt or fought too violently. +--- 2604243 +>>2596952 (OP) +Looks like you're smoking on a big wooden dildo +--- 2604244 +>>2598054 +The mystery of the missing black wood. Seems like a job for detective columbo. diff --git a/diy/2598366.txt b/diy/2598366.txt index 78b4e4229cc091d5e696aaa94059bc89f4aeeb78..cf8e7cea29a4dce04c9792abb07a4b6a3821eb34 100644 --- a/diy/2598366.txt +++ b/diy/2598366.txt @@ -85,3 +85,8 @@ https://www.ebay.com/itm/364224336933?hash=item54cd765425:g:tiEAAOSwuiZkP4w5& tfw me and some stoner friends used a blowtorch similar to this to light joints pretty often >>2598366 (OP) >>2601165 +--- 2604102 +>>2603776 +>That one is not representative +youre right, mine has rubber and vulcanized fiber seals already which makes it superior by default and yet they still failed. +the real old shit has cork for the check valve and asbestos for the pump diff --git a/diy/2598406.txt b/diy/2598406.txt index ba2ec909229bc697fae227e07a6be93155ea220e..7f24b6b51174d60862b684818ff8b09a5c008feb 100644 --- a/diy/2598406.txt +++ b/diy/2598406.txt @@ -228,3 +228,5 @@ MFW the NEC is a "schizo meme" --- 2603304 >>2598406 (OP) Don't do it without electrons your cells can't breathe and you'll die +--- 2604583 +Bump diff --git a/diy/2598790.txt b/diy/2598790.txt index 2e736aafc72bc8b13ca60f3adcda866916d763e6..226c5d23be0844f51c2200d97356a2d176626031 100644 --- a/diy/2598790.txt +++ b/diy/2598790.txt @@ -150,3 +150,12 @@ One downside is these fans tend to be on The louder side but hooking up the filt They last about a year or two before they get clogged and don't work as good. Depends on the amount of dust and humidity in the aera. Haven't tried it but you can also purchase hepa filters to go on the intake side of the fan, it'll actually be a proper air filter at that point +--- 2604219 +>>2598790 (OP) +Buy the Taco Bell and turn it into a bowling alley. Problem solved. +--- 2604224 +>>2604019 +Or just buy a cheap box fan, and diy yourself a sandwich of mesh with carbon granules inside to put behind it, there's your air (smell) filter +--- 2604470 +>>2598790 (OP) +Burn down the Taco Bell diff --git a/diy/2598950.txt b/diy/2598950.txt index 43b3329985a814585185753ca1bb7e8ccc9f845a..f901c6b7a6afd354b2246a919f09edbcc7f9d38f 100644 --- a/diy/2598950.txt +++ b/diy/2598950.txt @@ -135,3 +135,42 @@ not this shit again lmao --- 2604015 >>2601136 Good job mate +--- 2604157 +>>2598951 +cheap sewing kit should have most tools u need. u honestly only need a needle and thread, but scissors can make some things easier. youtube vids can teach you which kind of stitch you will want to use. if u have patches, try the backstitch, its fairly strong and should work okay for pants. maybe even do two parallel lines spaced 1/8'' or 1/16'' apart if ur doing heavy lifting +--- 2604235 +Are the super cheap parts on amazon just as good as from other places? I assume they all come from China anyway. Talking about like class 15 bobbins and bobbin cases. + +Also I need a new take up spring for the tension assembly for an old Morse straight stitch, are the industrial ones the same size as a presumably generic class 15 clone? I may also just need to replace the whole unit I don't know, but I know for damn sure the spring is fucked. The rest of the machine operates soooo smoothly though. +--- 2604262 +>>2603957 +qrd? am i doomed to be lolbait if i try this? +--- 2604300 +>>2603839 +>if that makes sense. +We made one as a school project back in the 80s. Ours was 80% worse and floppier then pic rel. +--- 2604302 +>>2604300 +--- 2604339 +>>2603683 +>Coffin +>dude's dead +also, is lib-gen down? +--- 2604367 +>>2604300 +>>2604302 +lmao at the first one, second isn't bad looking +however, both of these are for more ambitious than I was considering. just a small doll that's probably going to be made of felt unless I discover felt would be a good material to use +would something like that be too advanced for a starting project? +--- 2604368 +>>2604367 +>discover felt wouldn't +--- 2604386 +>>2604367 +Felt is going to pill very badly with wear/abrasion, especially if it's the commomly available wool/acrlic blend. Try either a woven fabric like muslin, or a plush fabric like Minky instead. +--- 2604402 +>>2604386 +thank you for the guidance here. +I wouldn't want my doll to pill, and although I think muslin would look cuter, making the doll actually soft and huggable might be more of a challenge than I can handle. +I want it to keep complexity down and create a soft doll so maybe I'll just get some minky. +felt is also just what I have on hand right now, so I'll just consider the first one a practice doll diff --git a/diy/2599150.txt b/diy/2599150.txt index 2067312945a4047aa56207abbedcb6cc7bbfe25b..c433ab90bcdfda9e742b4a891d866a6b1d3579b9 100644 --- a/diy/2599150.txt +++ b/diy/2599150.txt @@ -287,3 +287,14 @@ Its amazing the type of buildings you can put up when you hoard Nazi Gold. >>2601454 >This is why yuros still have cistern water filled with dead rats, and separate faucets t. went to Moldova for sex tourism and thinks the entire continent is like that +--- 2604322 +>>2599244 +>real brick if they're classy +Yesterday's cheapo shit building material is today's classy building material. +--- 2604564 +>>2599747 +>cheap wood houses +Here in Canada, they're not cheap, but they are wooden. +--- 2604567 +>>2599565 +>twigs and paper like america house diff --git a/diy/2599257.txt b/diy/2599257.txt index a5cfce8f82314418bbb27be7e444639263b33ecc..7b0118f4b1ed53ddbb49a3e35eb107ed6c0e96d6 100644 --- a/diy/2599257.txt +++ b/diy/2599257.txt @@ -183,3 +183,18 @@ More DIYers should rent which also lets them sample the gear which survives rent --- 2602431 >>2599881 That stand is on sale today for $89 +--- 2604190 +>>2599257 (OP) +Ryobi miter saw is quite underrated. I worked at a place that they had 3 of them in a training school and they never tore up or anything. Hell I preferred it to the Dewalt. It's kinda sleek imo +--- 2604192 +>>2602395 +It doesn’t take many uses for me to buy instead of rent. If the tool is <$500, if you rent that thing >2 times and spend half a day picking it up and returning it, plus the rental cost and dealing with a machine that was abused by other morons, I would seriously consider just buying the thing as long as you have the storage space. + +Also when you get a hairbrained idea at midnight, it’s hard to find a rental. +--- 2604547 +No complains with the Kobalt 10" compound miter. Picked it up new for $130 a few years ago on a doorbuster sale at Lowes. It goes for more these days but keep an eye out for opportunities. +--- 2604550 +I got the Kobalt 12" dual bevel for 190$ from Lowes 1 day only sale. +--- 2604590 +>>2599257 (OP) +I just bought one for 30$ on Marketplace diff --git a/diy/2599451.txt b/diy/2599451.txt index 8b07a6352553fc06335c93b82aa76175e3555701..672edf8ee1e913ab3e95db9761a25a5bc4878372 100644 --- a/diy/2599451.txt +++ b/diy/2599451.txt @@ -142,3 +142,30 @@ come on --- 2603932 >>2599974 Chlorine in the water means you can't drink it anymore, so who cares what kind of bacteria it has at that point. +--- 2604204 +>>2603932 +Legionella hands wrote this +--- 2604205 +>>2600342 +>its much easier ... Cold water pipes stay always below 68F. +not sure how when your plumbing has to be indoors to prevent freezing +--- 2604266 +>>2603845 +the word is not sterile my friend. +the pipes, taps, could contain bacteria before being installed, does the plumber install pex with fresh gloves and a mask ? +the municipal supply may have a small leak somewhere. +and good beware you hook up a nasty garden water hose to your outdoor tap . + +this can be contained by nuking the water with chlorine like the us but then its nasty to drink and smells and tastes like pool water +Or you make sure the hot is hot and the cold stays cold and the water does not stagnate in stub pipes for weeks. + +in Germany municipal water is more often monitored and has lower allowed levels for contaminants than bottled water. +we just have very high standards for sanitary installation (more pages of code than electrical) +--- 2604281 +>>2599582 +proof? +--- 2604389 +>>2604205 +They do absolutely nothing to it, they send the water in below 68, and therefore it's below 68. So you have to leave the cold running for a couple minutes if you didn't use it for a couple days, most people don't know this though. + +It's German arrogance, they think nature follows their standard. diff --git a/diy/2599690.txt b/diy/2599690.txt index bed97d0c549b528b5f6180803ef189ad1f7f10a2..01bb95b9646180516d21cbaf6af7ef17a680087e 100644 --- a/diy/2599690.txt +++ b/diy/2599690.txt @@ -769,3 +769,23 @@ Wait, you think the heating element in electric kettles is the ON light? Not the >>2599893 > europoor uncontrollably shits all over the walls > needs a waterproof bathroom to be hosed down like a savage monkey +--- 2604250 +>>2600457 +Sneed +--- 2604252 +>>2603527 +Why would I have a kettle when I have a microwave? +--- 2604278 +>>2603530 +everything in this picture has poop on it + +you have to touch everything with poop on your hands to use it to wash the poop off your butt +--- 2604283 +>>2604278 +Are you one of those guys afraid to wipe their own ass? +--- 2604531 +>>2602225 +The virgin IEC vs the Chad NEMA +--- 2604532 +>>2599809 +You're not supposed to use a metal mug, euranon diff --git a/diy/2599835.txt b/diy/2599835.txt index eb657623f4acca7e4a4d1191fa63a69580d74ded..cec9d60278b634f29bc82ab819546d46189fe3af 100644 --- a/diy/2599835.txt +++ b/diy/2599835.txt @@ -105,3 +105,27 @@ RV's are crap. They are built fast for profit, light because you are dragging th But more importantly - RVs aren't designed to withstand lateral loads from the soil. They aren't designed to withstand a ton of soil on the roof either. You'd be much better off getting a container. Pic rel. Just make sure you have enough extensions. +--- 2604111 +I'm not saying you should buy this because it's fucking small and expensive even with everything included, but I'm wondering if the idea of plegable walls can be implemented to make something decent +https://youtube.com/watch?v=g8Tvqk0xAwA&pp=ygUGYm94YWJs [Embed] +--- 2604150 +>>2603286 +I often find myself in dire need of a hackers hideout where I can peruse my graphs and pie charts away from the prying eyes of my homosexual neighbors +--- 2604409 +>>2603907 +You are better off burying a wide concrete cylinder since that can take up the pressure well. + +>>2603853 +Iran is now a leading country in high strength concrete. It appears they fear of US bombing has encouraged some serious research. Now te US fear their bunker busters are insufficient. +--- 2604536 +>>2603286 +The point of these threads is the dream, the spiritual quest, the idea that autspergies can HIDE. The identical environment in reinforced concrete boonker above ground will not make the fear go away. Autism craves the illusion of very particular order(s). For example trains are BIG and exciting and you can bury a steam-cleaned tank car hull as shelter from Mommy (from whom all tendies flow but from whose thicc blak cock also flows punishment which hewts babby). + +Constant bunker threads preserve the dream. Even a child with a trowel and a wheely bin tipped sideways can pretend it is safe from enemy shelling. + +Now how can I make a doomsday bunker that will protect me? I live a mile away from the White House so I need total simultaneous blast, rad, glowie and Wakandan protection for at least sixty years from zero hour. I have no skills, am learning disabled, deeply in denbt, have no income (I gnaw the piles off hobos for a hot meal) and am prone to hours-long fits of screaming. Due to genetic damage from being Southern I lack opposable thumbs. + +What's a practical way to build my dream in the next three years? +--- 2604551 +>>2604536 +Mexicans, or lie to crackheads diff --git a/diy/2600034.txt b/diy/2600034.txt index fc330fdef04206ca174c6617017091e86ecef45f..fae79d891d69ed8e2205a8af1b04ba7555171536 100644 --- a/diy/2600034.txt +++ b/diy/2600034.txt @@ -211,3 +211,50 @@ There’s much better money to be made in tree trimming if you have a ladder and >tree trimmer >some dumb fucks weekend idea Boy you really are a fucking retard. To op, do not tree trim on a ladder. Do not tree trimmer on a ladder st your customers house, don't do this as your weekend hustle because you definitely will not have insurance when you become paralyzed. +--- 2604040 +Bros I want my lawn to have beautiful green grass but gonna be expensive to reseed +--- 2604041 +>>2603810 +Permits and insurance +--- 2604042 +>>2603877 +Do you want to make money or not? +--- 2604056 +>>2603863 +heavy machinery is so fucking cool goddamn +--- 2604155 +https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oegaQMyQuXs [Embed] +--- 2604168 +>>2604155 +meanwhile in reality, a mow in early spring helps flower population to explode +--- 2604200 +just bought a kobalt battery powered self propelled lawn mower after years of using a corded one, its so nice bros +--- 2604208 +>didn't check weather +>pulled some weeds yesterday and scattered clover seeds to take over that area post-disturbance +>poured like crazy overnight and this morning +Welp, hope some of them made it. Good thing I got a big bag. + +>>2604200 +We have an Ego electric mower, and it's awesome. Chews through pretty much anything without a second thought, never stalls, the battery lasts 2-3 mows, and it's nice and quiet. Even as someone who loves engines and tinkering with carburetors, I'm definitely sticking with electric from now on. +--- 2604217 +>>2604200 +>corded lawnmower +Gross + +>>2604208 +Some of that Ego stuff looks nice, but I’m not quite there with the $200+ 56V batteries. We’ll see what happens when my current gas mower finally dies, I grabbed an 18V brushless trimmer when my 2 stroke trimmer shit the bed. It’s attachment capable too and I got the edger and it works real well. +--- 2604288 +>>2604217 +It is pretty nice, but definitely expensive (maybe too much). My girlfriend got it before we moved in together for mowing her parents' lawn, and she basically just walked into home depot and got the only electric one on the shelves. I doubt I would have bought one if she didn't bring it with her when we got the house. +--- 2604290 +>>2600034 (OP) +Question, what blade system is best for my lawn? +I got 4 acres and a 48" deck John Deer. I want to mulch the grass more, can I run a mulch blade in the center with regular blades on the outside? or do I need to run the same type of blades? +I also have tall grass in some areas that I occasionally go over with my riding mower, it doesn't struggle too hard, but the grass it spits out needs does need to be ridden over multiple times. +what type of blades should I use for this scenario? +--- 2604291 +>>2603850 +>tree triming +>ladder +for fuck sake diff --git a/diy/2600234.txt b/diy/2600234.txt index c6a4513461b18506b89223a56b220ee2bd0bfd5b..94094a0591998af81fb84b64165b0f69a701a4e0 100644 --- a/diy/2600234.txt +++ b/diy/2600234.txt @@ -134,3 +134,12 @@ However, the practical utility of it isn't clear. The only remaining reason to b OP is a jeet that is trying to revive the Aakash tablet for even cheaper --- 2603575 >>2600234 (OP) +--- 2604248 +>>2600248 +You're literally describing a capacitive touchscreen +they are available separate to displays, though they require a bit more electronics to drive, so it's questionable if it'd be cheaper than something like pic related, though nobody would enjoy entering lots of numbers on such a thing +--- 2604259 +>>2604248 +>though nobody would enjoy entering lots of numbers on such a thing + +you would if a cutie pie wrote the software for it diff --git a/diy/2600546.txt b/diy/2600546.txt index 3f2b7d82adeb7734f504cbd2b446fa82e90cc185..d6c583acd0a2f891967b92387475b9dea3abbbb2 100644 --- a/diy/2600546.txt +++ b/diy/2600546.txt @@ -402,3 +402,20 @@ Blow guns and inflating tires are like the main two things I use the compressor >>2600675 >HF die grinders complete and utter shit - the right angle grinder collet is just pressed on and flew off. every air tool i've bought at harbor freight is complete shit and didn't last more than a couple days. any pro should spend the cash for astro or better yet cp +--- 2604031 +>>2604030 +I was thinking about the HF brand nailer because it was so cheap for maybe that once a year tool. + +Guess I’m glad I didn’t do that. Pic related was only $70 or $80, and I got a free $50 Amazon gift card so it cost me about the same as whatever cheap HF brand they had. +--- 2604054 +>>2604031 +i dont own any metabo air tools but it's got to be better than hf. the high end hf stuff might be okay but the low end drills and die grinders kill themself after a few days of heavy use. +--- 2604072 +I once pulled the emergency air release on my dad's compressor. I thought I was going to die. And the noise! Oh my God. I managed to push the little metal ring stopper back in. Never again. +--- 2604073 +>>2604054 +I don’t really trust anything from HF. Would never buy their better products when I can get name brand for the same money. Too many times you use something from HF and it seems ok for awhile and then you learn where they saved the pennies. + +Also with those 18ga nailers, they have the super cheap CP brand for $30, and then they had the “Banks” brand for <$10 more, so I’m sitting there like “I know this brushed potmetal Central Pneumatic is trash, and this Banks is $7 more for a pain job so it’s only $7 more worth of quality over trash, and the ‘BEST’ is the Piece, which costs as much as grabbing the damn Hitachi/Metabo which I know isn’t trash and don’t have to gamble” + +Also if I need to rebuild the Metabo in 5-10 years, there’s a chance I can find parts. That’s much more difficult with Harbor Freight shit. diff --git a/diy/2600571.txt b/diy/2600571.txt index 334d534ef329cc9ebf37e504a6822c3df1879dcc..a33a67fc16adf57f31603589514c55046922d851 100644 --- a/diy/2600571.txt +++ b/diy/2600571.txt @@ -61,3 +61,17 @@ Call Jeff. Don't ask him about price, but once he gets boots on the ground you'l --- 2602584 >>2600571 (OP) Use Bondo and wood colored paint. +--- 2604096 +>>2602584 +is there a way to make bondo more pourable? like something you can dilute it with so it fills all the nooks and crannys and self levels?? + +i have basically the same issue. +--- 2604147 +>>2600571 (OP) +>Since this is 1980 lumber it should be slightly dimensionally different, how do I deal with that? +Buy wood using metric. +--- 2604448 +>>2601054 +>Cutting out just the rotten section of the board between the joists is more effort than just ripping off the whole board and nailing a new one on. +This. +If OP just replaces a one joist span the patch will tend to flex more under weight than a full length board which will distribute the bending moment across multiple spans. diff --git a/diy/2600883.txt b/diy/2600883.txt index 6f6083a11d0f74d84ee917fd358c18b9ddea9d5e..72f87be85641b7f44bb17ec6d4f8997cfa56236a 100644 --- a/diy/2600883.txt +++ b/diy/2600883.txt @@ -118,3 +118,15 @@ Love the reflectors on the front fender too. I can only imagine what other random shit you bought in the walmart automotive section you throw on there. Maybe a big TapOut sticker on the back? Spray painted your air vents? +--- 2604037 +I bought an 86 S10 for $500, my first truck. It starts and runs but you really have to finesse it at the lower RPMs or it will die. I’ve killed it in bumper to bumper traffic a lot. I think this is related to excessive air intake since the cap for the carb is missing but idk about cars. How’d I do and how am I doing, I’ve been loving truck life now I can actually get Craigslist free stuff I have like half a dozen fridges now +--- 2604068 +Friend used to take the door off the bed of his shitty S10. Got more fuel mileage and a little higher hauling capacity. +--- 2604121 +>>2604037 +Put a 350 in it. +--- 2604144 +Brakes and stopping are your issue more than capacity of trailer or power. +On a dual axle landscape trailer with no trailer brakes I have towed a jeep cherokee well over an hour/50 miles with the 4.3. You still will have more power than a loaded dump truck. + +This is maximum ignorant shit you pull in backwater places. It wasn't a good idea. I shouldnt have done it. diff --git a/diy/2601190.txt b/diy/2601190.txt index fe7d4daff40fde0a51e125d2dc0333afcb425e3a..e2885220faa7fbfe7d2c59bea159586dc34a1cad 100644 --- a/diy/2601190.txt +++ b/diy/2601190.txt @@ -79,3 +79,12 @@ nta, but I did more or less what he's describing. I had about 8 different jobs i >. Boomer owners are some of the biggest frauds and fuckups ever, This. I've never met a millenial half as dishonest or stupid as any boomer. As soon as they all die we can fix so much shit. +--- 2604270 +>>2601190 (OP) +A big company won't be any different anon. I really pushed myself at my last job and was moved into a department that was intended to be high skill and more costly risks. I was cross trained more than anyone else, learning mills lathes and grinders. I went to school to improve my knowledge of machining. And when the year end raises came I got 3% +It's all done so bureaucratically that even if you over achieve, if you don't check all the boxes when HR is approving raises then you are still getting shit +You should be glad that if you see a problem in you're company, they encourage you to fix it. If you decided to leave today, you could put all that shit on a resume. +--- 2604299 +>>2603046 +>As soon as they all die we can fix so much shit. +Millenials are going to to do everything in their power to prevent this from happening. diff --git a/diy/2601245.txt b/diy/2601245.txt index 87438b5c6aa2f63a0ba8265d637e57e1fbb7d4c3..88d363bd7d08f60f59d49efa861ae7c44b18ccb0 100644 --- a/diy/2601245.txt +++ b/diy/2601245.txt @@ -234,3 +234,28 @@ Do you immediately think of penises cumming when you think of Europe? --- 2603901 >>2601245 (OP) Free where I live. What shithole are you from? +--- 2604227 +had a piece from a month ago. washed with water. not even sure if that took care of it. i don't have any symptoms. no pain or anything. am i in the clear? +--- 2604238 +>>2601450 +Sparks will find every gap every time +--- 2604245 +>>2603835 +No but I immediately think of pretentious, emasculated, limp-wristed, faggot cucks when I think of Europe. +--- 2604249 +Wear this. +Also why are workplace boomers so anti safety. Never see any of them wearing mask/goggles/ear covers. +--- 2604251 +>>2602449 +People don't think like this enough. + +Do you really want your medical procedure to cost less than an oil change? +--- 2604253 +>>2604245 +Ah so the penis part comes after that in your fantasy? +--- 2604460 +>>2604253 +Never even mentioned a penis once in any of my posts. Guess you must be projecting... +--- 2604467 +>>2604227 +You'll find out if you ever go near a large magnet. diff --git a/diy/2601295.txt b/diy/2601295.txt index 07c98f4d7212a42e985bb38e92d0e305b49e5b25..63c36d31384862535eaa55694a712fb9f3940666 100644 --- a/diy/2601295.txt +++ b/diy/2601295.txt @@ -53,3 +53,45 @@ hahahahaha fuck off you entitled cock spoonfeed me faggot --- 2603391 Just waiting on the connectors I ordered, should be arriving in like 6-8 hours or whatever, I'll finally have this thing working, might report back with some results, could be helpful for other retards like myself. +--- 2604371 +I don't understand why you're so retarded? + +Plug input A from your Adapter Board to the Laser connector on the DLC board. They're both JST-XH connectors. +Plug 12v into the input A barrel jack on the Adapter Board. +Plug 12v into your DLC board. +That's the whole thing. +Once you've done that, post pic as proof, then we'll get your firmware squared away and test the laser module. +Once that's working, the rest will be much easier. +--- 2604382 +Step 1. +--- 2604392 +Step 2. +The DLC 2.0 is just an Arduino Uno with all the good bits for CNC added onto it. + +Install the Arduino IDE if you haven't yet. +Grab the shit from the MKS Github: https://github.com/makerbase-mks/MKS-DLC/blob/master/DLC-laser.rar +Power your board, then plug in the USB cable to your computer. +See that it appears as a new serial port, you can check Device Manager in Windows for a new COM device or ls /dev/tty.* if you're on some other OS. +In DLC-laser.rar you'll find laser\grblUpload(arduionChinkWords).rar, and in there you'll find the grblUpload project. +Open grblUpload.ino with the Arduino IDE, select the appropriate serial port from the "Select Board" drop down. +Scroll down through config.h, defaults.h, and, don't fucking change anything, just scroll through it once and look over things, even if you don't know what you're looking at, you'll never get familiar with it if you don't just stop and read. + +Now, click the Checkmark that says "Verify" when you mouse over it. +>Ermagherd error red text halp! +Don't worry, it's just chinkshit, check the screenshot. +In "grblUpload.ino", on line 27: +>#include <grbl.h> +Change that to: +>#include "grbl.h" +Complicated, I know. + +Click the Checkmark again. +You should get some output like this: +>Sketch uses 30044 bytes (93%) of program storage space. Maximum is 32256 bytes. +>Global variables use 1633 bytes (79%) of dynamic memory, leaving 415 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2048 bytes. +Perfect, hit the Arrow that says "Upload" when you mouse over it. + +Once you reach this point, report back. +--- 2604393 +>>2604392 +Screenshot committed suicide, let's try again. diff --git a/diy/2601407.txt b/diy/2601407.txt index 8f9ce70d9051b5a076f3ab50ef95ce252deb3435..2a06b0b9f599f15ec40c97775137a2d54ff4ba5e 100644 --- a/diy/2601407.txt +++ b/diy/2601407.txt @@ -1267,3 +1267,234 @@ I finally got here in there by making a little paper funnel and, er, "dropping" I think ants are okay with some falls - the paper is just very springy, and I accidentally bent it, which launched her into the wall of the jar - not very hard, mind you, and she went right on with her business digging a hole, but I'm now quite upset. I hope she's alright. :( +--- 2604039 +>>2604009 +It just identifies resonant frequencies and avoids those movements; you don't leave it on normally. +>>2603970 +>It would be literally be a new era in 3d printing. +Yeah, it would. There is such things as CNC tape laying machines, thermwood lsam, etc., but as consumer/hobbyist FDM encompasses more techniques, it will only benefit us in terms of what we can create. +>>2603933 +>Do you mean it spins? +That's exactly right anon, the build surface is mounted onto a wheeled track and spins round and round, in much the same way as a microwave oven. That way I can print out gay little heart shapes and watch them spin around like a kaleidoscope. +>The hell is that printer anyway? +It's based on a Czech design with double gantries, double pulleys, and repeating digits. In fact u shuld czech' this du35l3dg3t !!11right now, mothfucker 1^ ^ ^ ^ [)U3S G37 @222222eleven +>z steppers try to move in both directions at once +>spi comms initialized incorrectly +>extruder is the only one I got correct +>tfw +Fuck this shit, fuck you all. I'm taking a nap and then I'm deleting my 9gag account from the entire web. +--- 2604066 +>>2603083 +It's great, wish they'd make a big one. Didn't even bother to finish my voron because of how capable the x1c is. And it's fairly serviceable, especially the hotend considering how cheap it is. You can just buy the complete assemblies for each nozzle. The only thing I don't like is USB-C on the toolhead. The first cable already got permanently loose, probably from the vibrations, so I had to get a replacement. I guess the hotend could technically be better too, I've heard it struggles with flowrate at 0.8mm, but that size is already outside of normal use anyway. +--- 2604069 +>>2604039 +>It just identifies resonant frequencies and avoids those movements; you don't leave it on normally. +Also could be used as a self check routine. Fucked up linear rails, loose beltsб screws, unstable desks will affect the resonance chart. +--- 2604071 +>>2604039 +I think I see seven drivers, I'm guessing just one stepper each for X and Y, but how many for Z? Doesn't look like a 3-Z system, though I guess you could have one Z powering all four belts, with two extra steppers moving cams for Z shifting. + +>>2604069 +Could also detect stalls and maybe even use inertial navigation to figure out how many steps were skipped. +--- 2604084 +>>2604071 +>detect stalls +Not gonna happen. For that you will need at least a 2$ hall based angle sensor and a magnet on motors shafts. It could detect errors above 1/8 step. +Similar to MKS SERVO42B +--- 2604085 +>>2604039 +mind sharing the filament you are using for the stealthburner anon? +--- 2604099 +My printer seems to be slanting as it goes up in layers. Any idea what causes that and how to fix it? +--- 2604103 +>>2604071 +It's called a "Voron", google it, they're very popular. +This is a lovely example of a Voron 2.4, or something akin to it. +--- 2604104 +>>2603719 +>They have fifteen printers in the same market space so they can cultivate relationships with fifteen supply chains. + +>>2603018 +>they currently sell the K1, K1 Max, Ender 3, Ender 3 Pro, Ender 3 Max, Ender 3 V2, Ender 3 S1, Ender 3 S1 Pro, Ender 3 S1 Plus, Ender 3 Neo, Ender 3 Max Neo, Ender 3 V2 Neo, Ender 5 S1, Ender 5 Plus, Ender 5 Pro, Ender 7, Ender 6, Ender 2 Pro, CP-01, CR-X Pro, CR-10S Pro V2, CR-6 Max, CR-30, CR-10 Smart, CR-6 SE, CR-10 Smart Pro, CR-M4, Sermoon D3, Sermoon V1, Sermoon V1 Pro, Sermoon D1, CR-5 Pro_H, CR-200B, CR-200B Pro, CR-5 Pro, CR-3040 Pro, CR-5060. + +Well, shit. +--- 2604130 +>>2604103 +>voron 2.4 +Oh so it's 4 Z steppers. But he said he's building a spinning build plate for a 4th axis, so that would require 8 steppers. But now that I look closer I think he's trolling and I'm retarded. That's a square build plate and would interfere with a bunch of shit. +--- 2604137 +>>2603971 +I think the Zero W is a bit weak for it, get the 3A+ instead. +Good availability according to rpilocator.net +--- 2604138 +>>2604021 +WHAT ABOUT FRESH AIR FOR THE QUEEN? +--- 2604209 +>>2603150 +>>2601664 +It's purely for artists who want to make parts that look engineered, but are specifically not for engineering (so for video game assets and stuff like that) + +They brag about it using a parasolid kernel but whoever makes a similar software with an implicit modeling kernel will blow them the fuck out. +--- 2604298 +Printing a Hadley scope at/for work. Bless the guy who designed this for understanding model optimization for printing. +--- 2604306 +>>2601685 +Negro, what the fuck are you doing? +--- 2604325 +Think I'm gonna go for the elegoo Neptune 3 max +--- 2604337 +What material would you all recommend for printing a chair or stool able to support human weight? +--- 2604347 +>>2604337 +Some kind of plastic probably. +Getting strength enough to hold a person, easy as fuck, use whatever. PLA, ABS, ASA, PETG, Nylon, PC, TPU, doesn't matter. +You need to consider the failure mode and how it could fail if it ever does. +Sit back and say, "if 720lb Sasha walks in and stands on this, how will it break?" +Is it just gonna sink to the floor and collapse, or will it shatter and stick a couple inches of jagged plastic through Sasha's ankle? +ABS and ASA are extremely ductile, they like to bend and stretch and fuck off, but it's a bitch to "shatter" anything made from them, that'd be my go to if I was half-assing this. +--- 2604349 +>>2604337 ABS. Cheap, rigid, wont melt on the sun, could be acetone welded. +--- 2604359 +>>2604349 +>wont melt on the sun +ABS degrades with UV. +If it's going outside it's the only reason I'd genuinely want ASA over ABS. +--- 2604361 +>>2604337 +>chair or stool able to support human weight? +American or asian? +--- 2604373 +>>2604347 +>>2604361 +Swedish, I'm going to replace one of the stools in our kitchen to see how long it takes for someone to notice. +To make it a bit easier for them to notice I'm going with esun estar pla galaxy black. +They wont know about me having a printer so it should be quite the surprise. +>>2604349 +Was gonna go as cheap as possible first but glowy seems like more fun. +--- 2604377 +>>2604373 +think about it reasonably. people might get hurt if you fuck up either the design or the printing. +--- 2604384 +>>2604377 +I have enough weights in my room to stack on top to make sure it's safe for people. +I'm pretty sure they will notice before using it though since it glows. +--- 2604388 +>>2604384 +Do account for people(swedes) are a more dynamic load than weights. Also the way 3d printed parts fail catastrophically. people(swedes) might get hurt the moment a tiny crack develops. +--- 2604391 +>>2604388 +I will make sure it gets noticed before anything heavier than a cat stands on it. +It rarely gets used by anyone other than the cat which is why i feel comfortable with doing this. +Might just place it right before my dad goes to work so he'll see the glow first thing. +You are a good person for bringing it up though, which is rare for this website, thanks. +--- 2604395 +Had an accident while painting this dragon's eye... +--- 2604396 +>>2604391 +>>2604347 +>Sit back and say, "if 720lb Sasha walks in and stands on this, how will it break?" + +Also, glow in the dark materials are abrasive and will wear heavily on your extruder components and nozzle. It's normal to use a hardened steel or other abrasive-resistant nozzle when using glow in the dark material, otherwise you can destroy several brass nozzles with a single roll of glow-in-the-dark filament depending the brand. + +Given your project, I HIGHLY recommend ABS or ASA, it'll be much safer that most other options. +https://www.amazon.com/OVERTURE-Printer-Filament-Glow-Green/dp/B09D835W23 +That's what I'd use if I wanted to print a glow-in-the-dark stool that I'd trust to hold old fat crippled ass. +--- 2604398 +>>2604396 +To be clear, it's because I'd trust that it'd fail by bending and collapsing into a flatted heap, rather than snapping/shattering, stabbing into my feet while I fall face first onto the tile and smack my skull against the counter, dying alone in the kitchen, another victim of microplastics. +--- 2604403 +>>2604396 +>>2604398 +If you have one in black I'll switch, mostly went with the pla one because it was the only one they had at the place i was already ordering other stuff. +Nvm I'll look around. Damn you for making me play it safe. +--- 2604404 +>>2604395 +it was going to happen anyways. +layers tend to wick away thin paints. +--- 2604405 +>>2604403 +Exerting more caution when making a footstool than faggots do printing Glock frames in Silk-Glitter-Matte PLA. +Proud of you, Anon. +--- 2604415 +>>2604405 +To be fair the boom is in the barrel and the worse thing that can happen is the slide hitting your arm. + +Plastic splinters in someone else's ass is a bigger issue IMO. +--- 2604419 +>>2604415 +Your arm isn't what's behind the slide when you're shooting a pistol, euroanon. +--- 2604431 +>>2604419 +forces are not the same, you imbecile. +--- 2604432 +>>2604405 +Anon, there's no black glow in the dark ABS. At least none that google wants to show me. +--- 2604434 +Support fails... Stringing brings it back.... +--- 2604444 +>>2604404 +What type of paint would you recommend? +--- 2604445 +>>2604444 +checked. +frankly, I have no easy solution. Only time I was able to get a decent painting (and I only even do things like painting in embossed writing for contrast) has been with acrylic paints. +--- 2604446 +>>2604434 +>nature +--- 2604456 +>>2604432 +Black and Glow don't go together. +Glow needs light to get in and out, black stops either. +There are some dark blue and purple glow filaments with glowing glitter and stuff in them, they fucking suck though, don't bother. + +Start with black: +https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DKQR8HD +https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DKPYYBP +https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DCQ972K + +Then, paint it with a layer of transparent/clear glow-in-the-dark paint. +Most "clear" glow paint tends to be a slightly milky translucent white, that's the trade-off. The clearer it is, usually the less glow pigment there is. +You can add more, more layers, get brighter and better glow out of it, but it'll look more and milk like there's a thin layer of semen painted over the whole thing. +Glow applied over black will always be less bright than it would be over white or another lighter color, those bright colors reflect a lot of light back through the glowing pigment, whereas the black does not. + +Black and Glow don't go together, fabric is about the only place you can really pull it off well, and that requires textiles made from scratch to glow, you don't want to add glow to black fabric. +Could probably do a black and glow filament co-extrusion, that'd be closer to how it's done with fabrics, but not something most people would do at home. I should try that. +--- 2604476 +>>2604456 +There's black glow in the dark PLA, but maybe there's some other reason why the ABS can't be done the same way. +--- 2604481 +>>2604476 +ABS usually an opaque material. There is transparent ABS, but it's uncommon, and extremely uncommon in filament. +Natural PLA on the other hand is very nearly transparent to begin with. +Opaque materials don't work well for mixing glow pigment directly into, because they'll be blocking light from penetrating into or out from the glowing pigments mixed into it. +That's why it's not hard to find glow-in-the-dark PLA and PETG, but it's much less common to find it in other materials unless they're stark-white and at least somewhat translucent. + +Glow-in-the-dark Black PLA works because they add very, very little of a distinctly black pigment. +Print a lightly tinted PLA like that very thin, and you can still see straight through it despite the dark pigment. +That's why it works with the glow pigments, there's still a lot of light getting in and out of the material. +However, black and other dark colors fucking SUCK as glow-in-the-dark materials. +Sometimes glow-in-the-dark glitter and shit is added to them to enhance the effect, but it's trash, truly. +Black and Glow don't go together. +--- 2604482 +>>2604476 +>black glow in the dark PLA +link? +--- 2604492 +>>2604481 +Huh, i see. You know a lot about this stuff. +>>2604482 +Estar PLA galaxy black esun +Glow in the dark with sparkles +--- 2604499 +>>2604492 +>Estar PLA galaxy black esun +Perfect example, in their own photos you can see that it prints a translucent dark gray, nearly black where it's thick enough. Very, very little pigment to let as much light through as possible. Small prints would be distinctly gray, anything with a nice thick cross-section should be good and black though. +Large glowing pigment particles/glitter added to enhance the effect as much as possible. +All of the promotional photos of it glowing though are complete bullshit, the ones that aren't photoshopped are photos of their green glitter-filled glow PLA, fucking chinks. +I've only found one photo of the actual Galaxy Black glowing and it was so overexposed to increase the brightness of the glow you couldn't make out what the model was. +--- 2604538 +>>2604434 +don't you think you might need a bit more retraction, or that you're too hot? +--- 2604597 +>>2604538 +What, and lose the Support Do-Over feature? diff --git a/diy/2601513.txt b/diy/2601513.txt index ed55cf80f93f45d834e132ce8f35dc113a4650f5..2b31670aa06ff11aecfa7bf806f6bbe7c27956e9 100644 --- a/diy/2601513.txt +++ b/diy/2601513.txt @@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ Bravo! OP, maybe you're already in the closet, and that's the room in front of y --- 2603449 >>2601513 (OP) I had my roommate lock me in the closet every day during tech school for a two hour nap. Good times. +--- 2604546 +What the fuck, just move to a different area if you cant afford more than the cuck-closet diff --git a/diy/2601701.txt b/diy/2601701.txt index 9f0a161106623657aca09e8efbf1fb68342172fd..04dbecd1733905b83e581f3a46409cf22b14d587 100644 --- a/diy/2601701.txt +++ b/diy/2601701.txt @@ -29,3 +29,20 @@ Boil them in water for 15 minutes Smack the rear pivot with a soft mallet. Should be free now. Now oil it all --- 2603981 Soak completely in oil overnight +--- 2604109 +>>2601701 (OP) +>and have been seized shut by rust +>not a trace of rust on there + +I very much doubt it. There's probably some trick to it that you're too dumb to figure out. +--- 2604125 +>>2601701 (OP) +You are holding them upside down +--- 2604362 +>>2601784 +>>2604109 +>>2604125 +OP you better post an update when you realize you've been using the tool wrong this whole time. +--- 2604370 +>>2603753 +What was the urea content of the mollasses he used? diff --git a/diy/2601853.txt b/diy/2601853.txt index f1374c9ffa96c282b2b123088a6781c3021b2f65..9e408ab43c150923eecc28b1e481202294eaecbf 100644 --- a/diy/2601853.txt +++ b/diy/2601853.txt @@ -58,3 +58,6 @@ lol. Good point --- 2602338 >>2601853 (OP) printed vinyl banner with eyelets at the corners to tie it off. Get a now open/new management/our shit's better now sticker and put in the window. I see restaurants do that all the time in all kinds of areas. +--- 2604086 +>>2601853 (OP) +vinyl banner diff --git a/diy/2602109.txt b/diy/2602109.txt index e5e79605903f2abf689819b7ed60918d2560aaa9..96d9881284e9dcaf6a2cf1b2f9b248bd8a78c92b 100644 --- a/diy/2602109.txt +++ b/diy/2602109.txt @@ -41,3 +41,8 @@ Any seattle anons seen these they're so aesthetic --- 2602844 >>2602836 not seeaddle but victoria... yep, i love em, the ducks and butterflies do too +--- 2604394 +>>2602109 (OP) +Just remove the moss mechanically instead of spraying some toxin and poisoning your own soil. + +You can also use a torch and burn it. diff --git a/diy/2602120.txt b/diy/2602120.txt index f9270d0ea880e5901ac956c17dd9a2aa7a17998a..c13d371e76a4ae719fc438e5e7f9b49702392492 100644 --- a/diy/2602120.txt +++ b/diy/2602120.txt @@ -15,3 +15,10 @@ Why quench before tempering? --- 2603065 >>2603047 Quenching makes the blade hard, but brittle. Tempering softens the still just enough, so it is not so brittle +--- 2604329 +>>2603065 +ty, will take notes +--- 2604510 +>>2602120 (OP) +>suspension steel +Do yourself a favor and buy some 1075 or 1084 from a website. And watch some youtube videos about this stuff. diff --git a/diy/2602122.txt b/diy/2602122.txt index 83f8b4d430bd8cadf438a852dbdc636f5571053c..d3f94c308513ded3e93130fc5b6c8e2863c275b9 100644 --- a/diy/2602122.txt +++ b/diy/2602122.txt @@ -18,3 +18,8 @@ Find the other end and it should become clear. --- 2602775 >>2602692 It's already clear like most vinyl tubing is +--- 2604153 +>>2602122 (OP) +Jenkem dispenser tube maybe? +--- 2604234 +It's the driver's catheter. You plug that end into your willy and you can drive for days. diff --git a/diy/2602314.txt b/diy/2602314.txt index de990a1a94438ff70f183321beab29c53fa1a4b7..790ffc119b0664658ab935cd5d3b83fa73a5454e 100644 --- a/diy/2602314.txt +++ b/diy/2602314.txt @@ -209,3 +209,153 @@ Picrel is a special OPs CH47G with one bubble window aft, you can see that it do Neato! I did some research and found a lot of photos of MI-26s carrying Chinooks Chinookbros how do we recover? +--- 2604038 +>>2602314 (OP) +we simply cant allow the peasants to get drunk and operate these things +--- 2604053 +>small gust of wind +>whole quadcopter tilts to the side +>drops rapidly into the ground +>you fly into the propellers and get blended +Gee I wonder why +--- 2604141 +>>2603941 +>failure rate +>ignorance +this is /diy/ +I'm not going to drop a short course in fmea risk analysis to make a point +any failure, e.g. loss, underperformance, overperformance, etc., in a power component results in catastrophic outcomes +and you have four such subsystems +--- 2604148 +>>2603969 +>could you +you wanna design that control system and sensor package? let alone build and power it +--- 2604177 +>>2603963 +>>2603965 +>>2603969 + +Good thing none of these engineering geniuses were tasked with scaling up the basic truck to something capable of hauling container sized loads; they would have thrown their hands up based on the idea that you can't scale up a two axle, four wheel truck by adding more axles and wheels. + +OPs pic even shows an example of how manned multirotor drone style copters are made more reliable and able to manage an engine loss without losing control/crashing. +--- 2604189 +>>2604141 +Another snarky brain surgeon who refuses to acknowledge that "scaling up" includes adding redundancy, so that for example a "quadcopter" platform isn't reliant on only four motors. + +>any failure, e.g. loss, underperformance, overperformance, etc., in a power component results in catastrophic outcomes + +Utter bullshit in the case of redundant engines on most multi engine aircraft, that's a big part of why they have them, so the loss of one engine *isn't* catastrophic. Even helicopters like the Chinook can operate on one engine. + +The only issue here is autists insisting that the problem of scaling up a quadcopter cannot possibly involve scaling up the number of motors/props so that losing one isn't catastrophic. + +This DIYer used 76 off the shelf model airplane sized motors/props and has a functional craft- + +https://newatlas.com/chair-alex-borg-multirotor-vtol/50322/ +--- 2604193 +>>2604177 +>you can't scale up a two axle, four wheel truck by adding more axles and wheels. +but this is exactly how box trucks work??? More axles in series and more wheels on each axle +--- 2604202 +>>2602679 +>This is just +And thus begins some of the most useless replies in any discussion. +--- 2604257 +>>2604177 +you can't pull over a quad copter on the nearest cloud when it breaks down. +--- 2604260 +>>2604189 +>$10,000 +>12 minute flight time +Could get a paramotor for $6000 and go for 3 hours. +--- 2604263 +>>2604189 +Okay, now you're starting to piss me off. +>adding redundancy, +And how *exactly" is that accomplished? Add more rotors, so now it's a hex? More weight, more opportunity to failure, same fly dynamics problems. +>loss of one engine *isn't* catastrophic +Because they have wings and are capable of unpowered flight. That's the entire point of my original post going through the list of mutliengine to single engine to even single rotor. +Those capabilities DO NO EXIST in a quadcooter. +>Chinook can operate on one engine +Because the rotors are driven by a common transmission. +That is not the engineering of a quadcopter. And CANNOT be the engineering of a quadcopter, because flight control is provided by variable speed rotors. +--- 2604265 +https://youtu.be/Ryy-7tcZqC8 [Embed] +--- 2604268 +>>2604263 +>Those capabilities DO NO EXIST in a quadcooter. + +As impressive as a 4x upscale in size is, we were not talking about your mom; try to stay on topic. + +Also, seethe harder. +--- 2604269 +>>2604260 +--- 2604273 +>>2604263 +>Add more rotors, so now it's a hex? More weight, more opportunity to failure + +By this retard's "logic" an aircraft with four engines is more prone to catastrophe than one with a single engine. + +Of course in reality one engine only supplying a portion of the power necessary to keep an aircraft aloft and there being adequate *total* power for *the entire system* to stay aloft without every engine operating makes it far less prone to catastrophe. + +The autistic parsing of "quadcopter" is a red herring, and numerous examples exist that disprove the idea that upscaling the number or rotors is impossible due to weight concerns, or that it is impossible to deal with emergency adjustments to flight controls to prevent a total catastrophe if a single rotor in a mutltirotor system fails. + +Basically this assmad dipshit's standard is that any such vehicle MUST be capable of 100% crashproof operation or else it cannot be made. +--- 2604331 +>>2602314 (OP) +Imagine the sound +--- 2604333 +>>2604273 see >>2602590 +--- 2604334 +>>2603969 +>reverse rotation to stabilize +lmao +--- 2604336 +>>2602590 +>>2604333 + +This guy is going to hate to learn that both steer-by-wire and brake-by-wire vehicles are on/going to be on public roads. +--- 2604345 +>>2604273 +>aircraft with four engines is more prone to catastrophe +No you dense dense dense motherfucker. +Airplanes fly on wings. Losing an engine or all engines turns them into gliders. +Quadcopters fly on their rotors. If the music stops in any of them you lose both control and lift. +THEY ARE NOT THE SAME. +--- 2604408 +>>2604269 +Okay listen here you dumbshit. + +The reason no one has flying cars is because you need to be a pilot and it's expensive as fuck. A multi cooler drone solves 0 problems for transporting humans or lifting a heavy load. + +But muh autopilot and ease of use. + +You know what else can have autopilot and auto level? A normal ass helicopter or plane. + +If anyone actually wanted cheap point to point air cars you.could just use a paramotor. But no one does because you have to be a mad lady pilot +--- 2604412 +>>2603973 +What design problems do you have? +--- 2604417 +>>2604336 +And when they lose power they usually stop without killing anyone. +--- 2604427 +>>2604412 +read the thread +--- 2604443 +>>2604177 +>>2604189 +>you can't scale up a two axle, four wheel truck by adding more axles and wheels +If you scaled it up by adding more axles and wheels, then it wouldn't be a two axle, four wheel truck anymore.... The 'quad' in quadcopter means 4 + +>>2604148 +It seems like the sensor and control package required would be necessary/obvious in a scaled up quadcopter anyway.... You guys are acting as though there wouldn't be any more controls/sensors/capability involved than what you find on a $100 toy quad, and that doesn't make sense. +>>2604334 +If we're sticking with bldc motors, then I'm failing to understand why this idea is so laughable + +>>2604412 +the "problem" is not that it is technically impossible to build a giant quadcopter. There are reasons that noone is doing it however-- mostly because other approaches/topologies accomplish the goal of moving cargo and passengers through the air more safely and economically than a quadcopter would. Noone is making giant quadcopters for the same reason that noone is building a car with 13 wheels; there's no compelling reason to do so. +--- 2604451 +>>2604443 +>the sensor and control package required +The sensor and control suit would be on the order -- if not more sophisticated than -- a current generation fighter aircraft. +It would not only have to detect the failure mode, but compute and enact a stabilizing solution for any given environmental condition and load distribution while also under power constraints. And with an unbelievable rapidity in order to accommodate the low operational altitude. diff --git a/diy/2602444.txt b/diy/2602444.txt index 4989d0dbb4ab2c09232b890ceb3e6f7b905ec4c3..1994496e97e52e7c6cf647bffb0641c833cdc7af 100644 --- a/diy/2602444.txt +++ b/diy/2602444.txt @@ -26,3 +26,9 @@ I'm onto you >>2602759 Oh no my antivirus detected >Win32.A/OyVey.Dropper +--- 2604151 +>>2602444 (OP) +But piracy is theft anon. You should be paying autodesk 2500 €/year you dumb fucking goyim. You'll get a virus +--- 2604159 +>>2602759 +You don't know what you're talking about diff --git a/diy/2602458.txt b/diy/2602458.txt index 10087b75e07b5b8e4d486a41bbbc832780fd7ef9..d99b1fbe60a634d4526cb6b1f31a0ec3afeafe6d 100644 --- a/diy/2602458.txt +++ b/diy/2602458.txt @@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ How to get 1 star reviews and badmouthed across town? Say you'll do something li --- 2602738 >>2602671 You could do one year and try to pick something relevant to the field you're looking to work in. Also try to find job where you'll learn the most instead of necessarily making the most. You'll thank yourself 10 years down the line. Selling your skills is also just as important as having skills. +--- 2604328 +Tbh you don't have a lot of options due to your position in the social hierarchy. You could try talking to your boss but there's a good chance he won't understand your concerns. You could try expressing anger but you will most likely get into trouble. It's a dog's life anon, I hope your owner starts treating you better. Who's a good boy? Oh yes you are, yes you are. diff --git a/diy/2602595.txt b/diy/2602595.txt index a741549b9f1515ed715bdcab1ed5e2b1d2966c3b..a5c824583756bdc10fc9919a7172585b44471f9a 100644 --- a/diy/2602595.txt +++ b/diy/2602595.txt @@ -50,3 +50,10 @@ how would you operate them? a phone or a card in a wallet is much more likely st >>2602595 (OP) Really easy to break into. Thieves can just watch you type in your code, or just assume the the three dirty buttons must be important. +--- 2604582 +>>2603664 +They could also just open a window or kick down the door. The point of a lock isn't to keep your security, it's to keep their honesty. +As to OP, I don't like 'em. Needing a FOB each time you enter or exit, or needing to punch numbers unless God-forbid the battery goes out. Better to just have a regular-ass deadbolt. Put a keybox in a somewhat nondescript place bolted to your house in case you're retarded enough to not have your key on you. +--- 2604589 +>>2602677 +A lot of them featured on lpl seem to open with just a strong magnet diff --git a/diy/2602689.txt b/diy/2602689.txt index b39b04880ae6a7b65ad81d181c1e346c83935734..1ddc59728b2034d521b8bddcc83fa1bd8401c633 100644 --- a/diy/2602689.txt +++ b/diy/2602689.txt @@ -83,3 +83,8 @@ sounds like your townhouse is in a HOA, townhouse complex with rules(kinda stand just remember whatever you are "hiding" from everyone for a period of time is already KNOWN to your neighbors, if they actually care(most elderly ones with nothing to do WILL CARE because they have nothing better to do, same for "House Wives") --- 2603786 >Hey siri, find fence topper privacy screens since I don't know what a search engine is +--- 2604575 +>>2603755 +I don't know these hanger hooks, can you give me a visual, like maybe using Paint or something, on how you'd do this? +>townhouse complex with rules +I've lived here for over five years and have good neighbors on both sides of me, who have lived here longer. We're good. diff --git a/diy/2603049.txt b/diy/2603049.txt index d3dc5493f8a0e69f7fddd409b8e4c58089831df4..7f693ab5f9dd8db5caa5b25cb70946b3b7f15917 100644 --- a/diy/2603049.txt +++ b/diy/2603049.txt @@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ What does the little tab at the top do? Have you got the same latch anywhere else in the house? maybe take that apart and compare? --- 2603271 These inner “ears” are connected to the latch. You will have to move them toward the center of the door with pliers or something and probably push and lift on the door while you do it. That will retract the latch +--- 2604045 +>>2603049 (OP) +Same thing happened to me. A screw driver and a hammer did the trick diff --git a/diy/2603106.txt b/diy/2603106.txt index a2d93074bf7b86eafd7d22b4c74c9ce54ae1742d..a1a9268c332fa2f1c1cc94a67dea60503c41adf5 100644 --- a/diy/2603106.txt +++ b/diy/2603106.txt @@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ Each inverter unit has a maximum wattage it can take for big arrays they often h >>2603261 >Modern pv panels have a microinverter on each panel The ones that try to scam you at least +--- 2604503 +get some batteries to go along with your solar array, install a non-grid-connected only subpanel and then from there run a new line to your fridge or something. then your fridge will now be fed off your solar/battery stsyem and be taken off of your utility bill. i just used the fridge as an wxample, you can obviously do whatever load you want. you just have to figure out what you want connected will draw in terms of amps to make sure you get enough solar panels and batteries. diff --git a/diy/2603153.txt b/diy/2603153.txt index 707364ea2fcc8b183f163301600c7ef7b592ac68..39bca62fc102be2f70d95a719b6a4c12c432e6ea 100644 --- a/diy/2603153.txt +++ b/diy/2603153.txt @@ -52,3 +52,28 @@ Brilliant. >>2603153 (OP) >goyslop no thanks +--- 2604140 +>>2603153 (OP) +I need me a SQUINCHER SQUEEZE, holmes +--- 2604142 +>>2603153 (OP) +My boss provides Gatorade and coffee from the machine in te back of his van. We also get lunch provided every week its different, this week he had either a ham-cheese-lettuce roll, a hausmacher-mayo-lettuce roll, or a pb&j sandwich +--- 2604195 +>>2603153 (OP) +No thank you +I only drink Suipiss straight from the tap if you know what i mean +--- 2604221 +>aimed at tradesmen with serious topics outlined +>looks and sounds like a kids' drink +? +--- 2604233 +>>2603153 (OP) +We get the zero sugar freeze pops at work. The blue and orange flavors are pretty good. +They've tried a lot of different shit, but the ice pops and drink powders work the best. +They tried those big bottles of Gatorade syrup where you add a shot into a bottle of water but the employees would just fill the cup with like 50% syrup and we'd run out in a day. +--- 2604330 +>>2604233 +Hahaha yeah the syrup stuff is weird and sometimes an air bubble causes syrup to spray everywhere. +--- 2604332 +>>2603153 (OP) +I only drink that kinda stuff if it's genuinely hot enough for me to be sweating all the time. And even then it's not whatever that stuff it in the OP diff --git a/diy/2603167.txt b/diy/2603167.txt index 9e7325432fcfd9f40347bcefdc050356743fa27d..1bebf81b8905c2f155f0156e501da56eaec08cd9 100644 --- a/diy/2603167.txt +++ b/diy/2603167.txt @@ -62,3 +62,49 @@ So it is quick and dirty? That's my kind of welding. Although the inability to work on thinner material an interesting fact. Why does fluxcore blow through thinner materials more easily? +--- 2604164 +Just botched my B-U2a at school +Still loving welding +Hopefully this pans out as a career - I know the money / health effects are bad, but I'm glad I'll be able to salvage my life with a trade job at 30 +--- 2604185 +>hvac tech +>welds +>plumbs +>woodworks +>mechanics +>STEMs +>sells +You just got mogged bro kek +--- 2604216 +>>2604008 +Long extension cords from dryer outlets work nicely too. + +>>2604011 +Filler wire should be as thin or thinner than the stock being welded and flux core requires more heat (amps) than bare wire. + +https://blog.red-d-arc.com/welding/fluxcore-stick-welding-difference/#:~:text=The%20Cons%20of%20Flux%2Dcore%20Welding&text=It%20also%20produces%20the%20most,it%20will%20burn%20through%20them. + +Thin metal is TIG and oxy-acetylene welding territory (jewelers use torches for good reasons). + +Tiny flux core machines exist to be annoying. Their purchase is powered by intense wishful thinking. Small MIG machines do much better on thin stock. +--- 2604229 +Just spent 8 hours yesterday afternoon/evening building up ripper shanks for a disc ripper... That kinda sucked. I like welding when it is putting two good nice fitting joints together. Buildup work is not fun. +--- 2604452 +>>2604185 +>millwright +>does all of your mentioned shit +>machining +>electrical +>mechatronics +>machine maintenance and repair +>machine installation +The mogger has become the moggee +--- 2604523 +>>2604164 +The money can be good but you need to advance. Get dat CWI early. +--- 2604539 +while i do appreciate beautiful welds, most welding jobs don't require anything special, and so welders are mostly glorified assembly workers gluing metal pieces together +i'm not sure why anyone would want to be just a welder +--- 2604581 +>>2604229 +What filler? diff --git a/diy/2603256.txt b/diy/2603256.txt index f8b48a3d4f16b2e727542e76ed747aed96c059fe..1b7b742ddbf18d7f1b531eb9a1e4671fffba5928 100644 --- a/diy/2603256.txt +++ b/diy/2603256.txt @@ -127,3 +127,19 @@ Stop trolling me with CAD stuff. Fuck you. --- 2603889 >>2603868 I remember from a while when I had to use it, you can't actually directly measure stuff in Paint 3d as simple and useful as it would to be, so my solution was to copy paste an image of a ruler whenever I wanted to fix a measurement, then ctrl-z to remove it again kek, like this. You can just set a measure that you want in real life to be 1 on the ruler and then base every other one in paint around that and write it down, then when you're done, convert them to the real life measures. +--- 2604215 +>>2603868 +Ey brother I think I got what you looking for: +https://www.3dslash.net/index.php + +It's basically a Minecraft-level 3D soft, very basic interface, almost like a game. + +Found it here, among others, check the list: +https://www.3dnatives.com/en/3d-software-beginners100420174/ +--- 2604228 +>>2603279 +I use SW and i'm curious why you'd say 2017 specifically, it's not like obtaining 2023 SP1 is any different +--- 2604231 +>>2603868 +>asks to draw shapes with specific real-world measurements, the thing cad is specifically made to do +>calls cad troll answers diff --git a/diy/2603377.txt b/diy/2603377.txt index 6b955227c2c5244b66a464a9739a5103b589612f..76c3111d6fea8e8a3f3cfa4bc4b26664f7f91c54 100644 --- a/diy/2603377.txt +++ b/diy/2603377.txt @@ -66,3 +66,9 @@ Boxes of baking soda will absorb some of the smell but don't expect miracles You can't save or salvage a fridge that's had spoiled food in it for that length of time. Even if you manage to throw out all the items the putrid smell will remain forever locked in the pipes of the fridge. Throw the entire appliance out with the contents still inside. +--- 2604326 +>>2603377 (OP) +peppermint oil; a small drop on the area under your nose on a surgical mask. body disposal teams and surgical crew do this to hide the smell of rot and festering tissue. +--- 2604327 +>>2603798 +Well the dump takes refrigerators and has somebody deals with the gas. diff --git a/diy/2603422.txt b/diy/2603422.txt index e8d302f32d7e2daf14f80054507bb267855aa58b..8d8c18c7c950e40da0ae299445de344a176595ab 100644 --- a/diy/2603422.txt +++ b/diy/2603422.txt @@ -41,3 +41,28 @@ I don't pull weeds from my lawn only the gardens. Just mow everything down and l Once I hit it with the lawnmower it all looks the same. If you look up close it's a variety of different things but ... hold on I'll take a pic. There ya go. It hasn't really started growing much yet since winter. With bonus cat. --- 2603685 >>out has /hgm/ +--- 2604058 +>>2603422 (OP) +> bunch of uv susceptible pipe +Where’s the anti-pex chick when you need her? +--- 2604061 +>>2604058 +I mean the shit is supposed to go under the dirt. + +I wonder how secure those T-valves with the barbs are. Leaks in the sprinkler system underground are no fun. +--- 2604094 +>>2604061 +> underground leaks +Where else are you gonna get cool sink-hole vids? +--- 2604098 +>>2604094 +I had 2 spots here near where the water line comes into the house, started freaking out a little bit. Then I dug a couple inches down and found a bunch of soft and spongey decomposing wood. There must have been a tree there at some point and now it’s annoying because I’m waiting for it so sink and sink over time as I throw top soil in the holes to level it out again. +--- 2604356 +>>2604098 +> waiting for the topsoil to sink +Thats what i’ve been telling my wife for 20 years in regard to “why aren’t you finishing the landscaping?” +--- 2604507 +>>2603422 (OP) +Plastic spike sprinklers, regular-ass garden hoses, box of O-rings, and pic related. You can daisy chain them for however many zones you need to cover the entire yard front and back. Yes, every piece will eventually give out, so buy replaceable. Grass clippings in the hoses, busted stem on the spike, just the water itself (even municipal) depositing bullshit on the moving parts. +Trust me, I've been unfortunately doing it for 20 years. +Also just get a spreader and put weed'n'feed down. The grass will grow back, and then you don't have to deal with the retarded hoses. Granted, it may take two or three seasons. Overseed with aquaturf spray (paper-lined seed) and let morning dew do the work for you. diff --git a/diy/2603435.txt b/diy/2603435.txt index dcf5344c30cfc6fd69b06c1f8770c47f0fc2d8fe..fa4527c06e4e6d46a6024b9b30390efd4cf2b970 100644 --- a/diy/2603435.txt +++ b/diy/2603435.txt @@ -4,3 +4,20 @@ favorite interior designs --- 2603938 >>2603435 (OP) milf core +--- 2604106 +>>2603435 (OP) +this is way to manly +you have to understand that men arent really the motivators in the situation + +almost 90 percent of couples +the bedroom is usually female +usually npc +french style bedroom +like bed with french shit and wall with squares in them +--- 2604129 +>>2603435 (OP) +>Not turning your house into a wizard shack +--- 2604374 +>>2604106 +>Too manly +I'm so sorry to be the one to tell you this but... diff --git a/diy/2603589.txt b/diy/2603589.txt index 3f592b2c636c738b153787e652c41ebabdfc2f6e..64fc079d41d45e27dcfd1b4835fb2a454203f81f 100644 --- a/diy/2603589.txt +++ b/diy/2603589.txt @@ -10,3 +10,10 @@ Bubble wrap is better. --- 2603659 >>2603589 (OP) For sound heavy is better, I would use Melanie for the frame and some heavy old rug inside to deaden the ecco. As for insulation for the hoses, bouble wrap works the best. Combine with one of those cheap artificial fleece blankets for near perfect insulation. +--- 2604154 +>>2603648 +>>2603659 +I think I will not use melanime since it's easier to just get some scrap MDF from my university's workkshop since I will be making this there and avoid carrying that back and forth. As for the rug, I don't have anything like that thicker than a towel, which is why I'd like to buy some kind of foam/tile material. I will be using bubble wrap and fleece blankets for the hose though. +--- 2604187 +>>2603589 (OP) +Yeah OP just cover it up, its a magical cold air producing machine, it doesn't need intake. And insulating the hoses will have a negligible effect. Kudos diff --git a/diy/2603698.txt b/diy/2603698.txt index 5be00a0b0089bad81217f0353eb7a25cdc15b466..fe68fabaf47dd5b2c1a4f6f2e58ef84723c8ef35 100644 --- a/diy/2603698.txt +++ b/diy/2603698.txt @@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ I'm also not addicted to cock and meth, so I think I can learn whatever skills I Get a real job and take the tinfoil off holy fuck anon --- 2603720 More importantly, stop playing make believe on a Laotian basket weaving forum. +--- 2604241 +I just wired my house with regular mains stuff myself, it's not hard, you just "aren't allowed" +Do you pay for all the movies you watch, too? diff --git a/diy/2603699.txt b/diy/2603699.txt index 4dbca7fe87a82a050c9c90ce39bfe34d459e362d..2746d3b60505e006d285c080b751f3320924a0ed 100644 --- a/diy/2603699.txt +++ b/diy/2603699.txt @@ -55,3 +55,38 @@ Ahh they’re available for preorder! Because people have been clamoring for mor --- 2604016 >>2604013 They didn’t even keep the grips from the Asian made ones, the only thing I prefer about them compared to the competition. +--- 2604049 +>>2603937 +> made in usa +I’ll believe that when I see it. I don’t want to see the “assembled in usa” out of “global materials” which means 99.99% made in china. +They probably just put the “made in usa” sticker on. +In germany, they get the exact same unmarked tool and put “made in germany” stickers on. +I want to see the fuckin furnace where they melt the steel. Otherwise pakistan has them beat, where they *do* forge everything themselves. They should send over a couple of guys to take notes how to make stuff from a country who’s engineering and manufacturing prowess lords over north america’s. +--- 2604060 +>>2604049 +Supposedly it’s from US steel + +*owned by TTI Hong Kong + +Also Klein has been pissing me off in recent years. Ever since I got a 2pk of 11-in-1 drivers that were Hecho en Mexico and the soft black grips seem more hard and sharp and not 100% secured to the hard yellow plastic underneath compared to my regular US made Klein drivers. +--- 2604090 +Ignore this post. Its just to keep it time framed because I know a faggot from another thread will predictably answer one of the following answers: 1.You liar liar of the fucking brethren. 2.You cant model bad baaaaaad 3. I am a flaming fucking faggot. +--- 2604174 +>>2604049 +The linesmen pliers were what i wore out the quickest. They were cheaper than the kliens though, so i cant complain about the price. The rest of the tools just didnt last long with daily use. +--- 2604178 +>The Kleins and Southwires and Ideals and Channellocks just didn’t cut it, I really need something to match my Packout boxes. +you joke but brand loyalty is real and knows no limits +--- 2604184 +>how do you use a hammer +The absolute state of this board +--- 2604360 +>>2604001 +>burn through shitty ones in 1 year +>justify spending money on a good set +It's the Harbor Freight rule, what's the problem here? +--- 2604453 +>>2604360 +Yeah but the Milwaukee stuff isn’t the cheapest. It’s among the most expensive on the tool aisle without going to electrical or plumbing and grabbing Klein or Ridgid. + +They don’t seem that shitty to me, not sure what anon did to the linesmans. I would prefer Knipex but they’re better than Husky and far better than Harbor Freight. I actually abuse those Milwaukees from time to time and haven’t rolled the teeth on steel like the cheap shit. diff --git a/diy/2603704.txt b/diy/2603704.txt index 90135bc048863d70cb2aa0fd4e6684d4d6b821ad..b14e08a8e0a6892c71c1fabe6668d3145193da10 100644 --- a/diy/2603704.txt +++ b/diy/2603704.txt @@ -16,3 +16,12 @@ Right. What kind of magic was that? >>2603791 >What kind of magic was that? Thermal expansion/contraction. +--- 2604036 +>>2603858 +Wild to think that everything can move a little with heat or cold +--- 2604055 +>>2603708 +what did the salt do? +--- 2604062 +>>2604055 +Lowers freezing point, salt water can get colder than fresh water diff --git a/diy/2603780.txt b/diy/2603780.txt index ae6a8129081b841b5cf7824aa288be5048c67d63..7ffbd2bb559b978b0735cdc3bdef9412dbc1b3ab 100644 --- a/diy/2603780.txt +++ b/diy/2603780.txt @@ -62,3 +62,48 @@ ftfy Also I don’t own a Ryobi drill. The only real Ryobi 18V tool I own is the 5.5” circular saw my neighbor gave me for free because the switch crapped out on him. It works bretty gud for plywood and shit. Still no complaints on the Ryobi stuff. I would consider more of their HP shit, father in law has the HP jigsaw and it’s nice, exactly the same as the Ridgid that is $50 more. +--- 2604032 +>>2604020 +Cordless skillsaws come with a bottle of K.Y. Jelly you have to apply to the .01 mm thick 3.5” diameter blade, or it stalls out in 1/4” balsa wood and catches fire. +--- 2604034 +>>2604032 +When was the last time you used one? + +I’m on the fence about snagging the Ridgid 6.5” or 7.25” next time I have a couple extra bucks and I see a good deal. The 6.5” brushless guy with the magnesium shoe feels nice. And if you stick a modern 4.0Ah+ battery on the things, it’s nothing like the old NiCd DeWalt XRP saws. + +Some of those bigger rear handle saws with an 8.0 high output pack are beating out old school corded saws. Even that cheap ass Ryobi 5.5” will go through a 2x4. +--- 2604047 +Ryobi is a fairly good tool brand, and I'm tired of pretending it's not. +--- 2604048 +>>2604047 +Bepis pls +--- 2604063 +>>2604034 +> last time used ryobi skillsaw +Let me put it this way… it’s blue not green, and it wasn’t worth buying a new nicad pack for it. And it sure as shit ain’t worth it now. + +The only thing that is useful for is if you dont’t have a pickup truck, you can cut things to fit in your little grocery getter in the home depot parking lot. +--- 2604064 +>>2603812 +>>2603809 +The answer is right there. Buy a big bag of tools for cheap. That's the point of Ryobi. Cheap, occasionally used tools. If you find one tool like the drill you are using a lot, then buy the better brushless variety with more power. +--- 2604078 +>>2604063 +That’s my point. Brushless motors and big lithium packs made cordless circular saws useful. Even early lithium was a bit of a compromise with 1.5Ah packs and brushed motors, but the newest stuff is pretty much a replacement for corded if you wanted. + +>>2604064 +This is the caveat I give when I shill Ryobi. Get the HP versions for the stuff you are going to use nearly every weekend. And for the tools a homeowner might only need once or twice a year like a 1/4” trim router to hang a door, it’s nice to have a basic Ryobi option for $60-$70 instead of having to shell out $200 for a Milwaukee that’s built to be abused multiple days a week. + +Like my babby Ryobi chainsaw, that thing was $99. I don’t use a chainsaw enough to maintain some Stihl farm boss, but I have buried the whole bar of that Ryobi in the base of some palms and she kept running. +--- 2604079 +>>2604078 +>in the base of some palms +those aren't even trees lol. this is a bad example +--- 2604081 +>>2604079 +It was a good size palm tree. I mention the base because it was wide as hell there and the whole blade was in the damn tree and kept running when I thought I would stall the thing. I used it on some decent size limbs on a mango tree and this poinciana and also a super fucking hardwood tree that would drive me crazy when I tried to get at it with the manual pole saw. + +Suburban homeowner isn’t felling giant trees like some homesteader in Alaska, and the Ryobi is enough to get that homeowner shit done. +--- 2604595 +>>2603780 (OP) +The 1+ brushless hammer drill is solid. Their impact drivers are also very good. The standard drill drops bits frequently and is under-powered. I'm sure I could find more reasons I don't like it if I could stand to use that thing. diff --git a/diy/2603804.txt b/diy/2603804.txt index 43bdf1dafd2478ca825efd96f4d8fce9845f18f6..55b94e6a9d3b0fac76f7c04f85d0561d57dcc753 100644 --- a/diy/2603804.txt +++ b/diy/2603804.txt @@ -18,3 +18,21 @@ try sandpaper...cmon --- 2604003 >>2603804 (OP) Why the fuck would you want to cover the light? Just take it off of you helmet all together. Who carries around an ir strobe that doesn’t work, and what would be the purpose? +--- 2604182 +>>2603804 (OP) +Maybe get some glue and extremely fine and slightly translucent quartz sand (from an arts supply store). +Cover the face in glue, lightly dust with the sand. +I'd test your technique with some scrap plastic first though. + +The frosted glass spray might work, depending on the kind it is. IIRC the temporary ones are just a fine cornstarch paste. The permanent ones are acid to etch the glass, which won't work the same way on plastic. +--- 2604183 +Stick-on frosted glass / privacy film might do the job, but it might also fall off depending on the conditions you're taking this into. +--- 2604274 +>>2604003 +what's an interracial strobe? +--- 2604280 +>>2604274 +infrared, and the guy is retarted because the coating stops the light on the surface of the device so your surrounding is not lit as much. +--- 2604385 +>>2603804 (OP) +lightly sand it then apply UV resistant matte clear coating diff --git a/diy/2603825.txt b/diy/2603825.txt index 91579261fa3a4c40a0174328adcd699f83e1049e..32761d81838f846d4fa9cc2621da47b2fd566178 100644 --- a/diy/2603825.txt +++ b/diy/2603825.txt @@ -26,3 +26,44 @@ You can see (sort of) on the bottom left photos there's like a small plaza with Just own a company that does super high end proof of concept work. Easy. Shouldn't take more than 6 months from incorportation really. --- 2603852 I guess Andrew Camerata's container castle is the closest thing to an 'affordable' version of this. +--- 2604139 +>>2603842 +that looks kinda kino +--- 2604165 +>>2603841 +The drawbridge connects to the roof balcony of the pool annex. + +Doing it on the pool would involve a lot of heavy duty framing to not use concrete. What you can not get around is the weather steel sheeting for the facade. + +Although even with foot thick beams the large terrace overhang with that shutter could be impossible to create without to resorting to specialist solutions. Concrete collums, steel beams and wood framing to fill in the skeleton might replace the concrete then. + +What I don't get at all is that pool. It doesn't even have sliding glass doors to open it up to the garden and its quite small. What are you gonna do in there? Water gymnastics? Or fuck supermodels? +--- 2604169 +>>2603825 (OP) +Where’s the beauty? +--- 2604171 +>>2603852 +>I guess Andrew Camerata's container castle is the closest thing to an 'affordable' version of this. + +that thing is a great shop and that's it. Most or all of it is not insulated, so a New York winter is hell in there for a normal person. So, affordable or not, it's not a version of OP's house. Andrew built the shop he wanted, and it's amazing in many ways, but as a house it totally sucks. +--- 2604180 +>>2603825 (OP) +The definition of over-complication, what a nightmare. Taking the elegant minimalism of Brutalism and then adding all these unnecessary moving parts. +--- 2604191 +>>2603825 (OP) +the "cheap" version of this would be a big block of reinforced concrete, without the windows and all, only the big opening to the back which you put in a commercial rolling gate, no cellar +--- 2604254 +>>2604180 +Justice. Brutalism deserves to be ruined just like it ruins everything else. +--- 2604301 +>>2604191 +You could probably do ICF with cladding to achieve a good brutalist look with the added benefit of it being far cheaper to replace classing than re-do cracked/weathered concrete. +--- 2604304 +>>2603825 (OP) +>ideal fucking house +Your ideal house is a dark grey featureless box? If you need therapy. +--- 2604307 +>>2604254 +Brutalism is ruins. +--- 2604315 +I like the drawbridge but if there's no moat then it's not that valuable. Would be cool to go innawoods with a house with a drawbridge. diff --git a/diy/2603897.txt b/diy/2603897.txt index dc91f10f3ccb79d8d9811cd1380dc490b33e43ca..7d10c981dab49366aa59c8b0dcf21d3da567084d 100644 --- a/diy/2603897.txt +++ b/diy/2603897.txt @@ -13,3 +13,16 @@ I googled the unit I have now to hopefully find out the exact size but I cannot >have them wash all your dishes >save the cabinet space to install more cabinets for storing your most colorful eggs >finally have a use for the fifth spare servant's quarters +--- 2604379 +>>2603903 +based. +--- 2604418 +>>2603897 (OP) +>24" wide by 34.5" high space between base cabinets +>25" counter depth +You've got the standard space for just about every unit made for the US market. The KitchenAid model you listed is made for that opening. +--- 2604506 +Anyone here have one of those restaurants dish washers, the ones that do a full cycle in 90 second. +I know they are loud and need extra room for supplies, but I've been thinking about finding one. +--- 2604533 +I just got a free portable dishwasher with caster wheels from a friend. You hook it up to the sink. diff --git a/diy/2603912.txt b/diy/2603912.txt index 380361708906df944b530daf55edc115972088e6..c5e1ed21586ff32768eb2ad40f81af3b1a5ef553 100644 --- a/diy/2603912.txt +++ b/diy/2603912.txt @@ -15,3 +15,44 @@ every fucking day >i don't know anything or have any tools but me wanty fucking go die somewhere already /tiny house/i;op:only;boards:diy; +--- 2604046 +>>2603912 (OP) +why do u want one? ask that first before building one, cuz if u just want one u can buy second hand cheaper than the materials and labor cost to build. I would consider if it was smart financially, but unless you can secure free rent for several years it’s more efficient to rent and invest that money, or get a mortgage. They cost about $15k to build minimum I believe, which is basically a down payment on an actual place, but with actual real estate you own a non-deprecating asset. + +and why not just a fifth wheel or trailer type thing, those are way cheaper +--- 2604172 +>>2603912 (OP) +>let me guess, you need more? +--- 2604175 +>>2603912 (OP) +>I want to build a tiny house +the irony of this is that anyone who could build a tiny home could never live in one unless it had a huge workshop out back. Tiny homes, campers, RVs, whatever, are for people who "travel light", meaning they have money and don't really do much of anything with their hands except use a phone or computer. It's a wonderful life if you can afford it and that is all you need, but the average /diy/ person would die in a tiny home. + +Let's say, for laughs, that OP actually builds a tiny home, meaning he buys or rents all the tools needed, and learns how to use them all. Then he moves in and has to get rid of all of them. Unrealistic in every way. +--- 2604194 +>>2604175 +And the people who do have all the tools/skills/etc to make them are either selling them flat out, or making them closer to a mobile hunting cabin for their own use. +--- 2604198 +>>2603912 (OP) +>It's been my dream since as long as I can remember. I have no design experience, building experience, nor any idea where to get started. +--- 2604212 +>>2604046 +>$15k is a down payment on a house +back to the nursing home grandpa +--- 2604218 +>>2604046 +$15k down payment sounds like early 2000's. +Expect to pay at least $50k or even more even in flyover states. Have you been paying attention? +--- 2604317 +>>2604212 +>>2604218 +I paid 12k downpayment for 1750 SQFT in flyover just 2 years ago. +You niggers are dumb. +--- 2604318 +>>2604218 +>Expect to pay at least $50k or even more even in flyover states. +You do not live in reality +--- 2604319 +>>2604218 +>50k down payment +Is that the reason your parents gave you for not being able to buy you a new game? diff --git a/diy/2603943.txt b/diy/2603943.txt index b60092caef956312a95ac101abbd12970f13513c..fba4a5204cf5f570f6f9316f2fe78d57f6823f03 100644 --- a/diy/2603943.txt +++ b/diy/2603943.txt @@ -22,3 +22,12 @@ Toilet, ceiling, and drain all look normal to me. But as the tripfag said, the f --- 2603984 >unit there's your problem, if it was ex-public housing I assure you every tradie that has "fixed" stuff in the past did not give a fuck, half the time rightly so. +--- 2604075 +>>2603961 +Wood under there on the floor? If so, it swells an pops the tile. If the leak is fixed, and no rot, just tile over it. + +>>2603943 (OP) +Looks like rebar rusted and swelled up and popped the tile. Just tiling over it might last over a decade. If you’re ambitious, chisel out, marry the rebar with zinc, and re-cement. +--- 2604097 +>>2603943 (OP) +Looks like a typical Aussie old shitter unit. diff --git a/diy/2603987.txt b/diy/2603987.txt index b19c2cadcd5cda760a9599dd3812670996bdcfa1..ce92977ff84eaed6fba66a83283a1a65935bc80b 100644 --- a/diy/2603987.txt +++ b/diy/2603987.txt @@ -10,3 +10,19 @@ it's adze numbnuts --- 2603993 >>2603988 Look at the picture and tell me those are axes +--- 2604077 +>>2603993 +> let me axe u a qestion, do those look like? +Thoes are hoes. +--- 2604105 +>>2604077 +Your mother's a hoe +--- 2604363 +>>2603988 +Those words are spelled that way, yes, but those aren't the correct words. +--- 2604473 +>>2603988 +>clueless tard going "the more you know" on others +look at pic related +see that tall peak on the left? +yeah that's you on top diff --git a/diy/2603996.txt b/diy/2603996.txt index 749bad545462acc6da340ef5483570055fcefa86..2724faf598daa42a8ec12af6e7c70758312a7cc8 100644 --- a/diy/2603996.txt +++ b/diy/2603996.txt @@ -11,3 +11,87 @@ What would /diy/ do with a 5 hectare (a bit more than 12 acre) plot of undevelop But no other development. No structures, pipes, etc. Just trees and a couple small meadows within the trees. Would you try and homestead a plot like that, or hold out for something easier/more developed? --- 2604024 I'd hollow out just enough for a house and a pole barn and leave the rest alone. +--- 2604067 +>>2603996 (OP) +What’s the value of the timber? Is this land you already own? What I’d do in your shoes is dependent on a lot of variables. Like how wealthy you already are, geographic location, topography of the land and soil composition, your network and your goals, etc. If this was in my lap today though, I’d log the timber if it was ripe. I need money, and I’d use the sun and soil for new developments. What’s the distance to the nearest metropolis? If immature timber, and I didn’t feel pressured to sell the property, and already had a comfortable place of living and lifestyle, I’d probably build a cheap little get away and maybe start work on some irrigation. + +My dream for it though would be to build a hazelnut truffle orchard. +--- 2604107 +i have land and have considered this + +you need water no matter what +so as you say creek spring +then you need tanks buddy +2 3 250 gallon food tanks square ones +you can put 2 on a pickup truck + +then whatever you want +put a shed with solar power + +water means you can run any buissness really + +worm farm +christmas trees + +also no one is asking +how much are you allowed to clear +because clear as much as you can + +this is hard but worth it +land is worth more +--- 2604108 +>>2603996 (OP) +water is the most important part of a property +acess to it and legality around it is very important +a well can run 30k +so having acess is a miracle + +solar inverters and batteries means you can produce a ton of power\ +\ + +remember if you have water and power you have a house +or a buissness that you can operate + +dont be a fucking hippie +make a buissness + +grow oyster mushrooms + +again with water +you can grow rabbits +water means a lot of shit +fucking pot in pots dont need much water if you drip it + +water +greenhouses + +water animals +--- 2604110 +again listen to me +the only thing that matters is water +so that is an amazing property if your description is real + +suffer a few years +produce some things sell and build a house on the property +in the meantime +live in your car or a trailer +most laws dont allow this +so just fence an area the size of a backyard and tell them they need a warrant to enter +also you run a buissness there +usually they leave you alone is you operate a buissness there +--- 2604350 +>>2603996 (OP) +forest bee keeping +https://horizontalhive.com/email-website-sharashkin/dr-leonid-sharashkin.shtml +According to sharashkin it's one of the most profitable ways to use forest +--- 2604364 +>>2604024 +yes, on the edge of one of the meadows, maybe a small farming / livestock area if you want to do that too +--- 2604400 +>>2603996 (OP) +first thing id do is build a wall +--- 2604535 +First things first, look into who if anyone has logging rights to the land, you can own the land but someone may own the trees. +--- 2604568 +>>2604535 +That’s crazy diff --git a/diy/2604087.txt b/diy/2604087.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..462f1bacef766ea9d2df80deed39b234318b5ad6 --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604087.txt @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +----- +--- 2604087 +Would a jetboard be easy enough to diy with a surfboard and a Dremel? +--- 2604089 +Anything is easy to diy if you know what youre doing. So for you, the answer is no. Spend three times as much effort doing research as you were planning to do. +--- 2604149 +>>2604087 (OP) +With a dremel? No. Using real tools, sure. + +I seem to remember about a decade ago people ordering brushless motors from hobbyking and stuffing LiPo packs into regular surfboards. You're obviously going to need some custom hardware made for the mounting and watertight prop shaft penetration. +--- 2604152 +>>2604087 (OP) +I don't think a dremel will have enough power to push the surfboard. And even then you would need quite a few extension cords to make it worthwhile. Home depot is selling their store brand 50 ft extendo cords for $15 currently, $150 could buy you 500 ft of range for your jetsurfboard. You have to account for voltage drop at that distance as well, can't recall what the maths are for your typical 14/2 sooj/soow cable. You might be able to get around that with a portable step up transformer, to ensure you've got a consistent 120vac to your dremel powered turboboard. Hope this helps +--- 2604160 +>>2604089 +3x0 is still 0 +--- 2604161 +>>2604160 +Then fail, nobody cares. +--- 2604237 +>>2604152 +Have to admit I kek'd +>>2604160 +Ah yes, the board's designated angry schizoposter +>>2604161 +I, OP, can assure you I am doing more than 0 research, even before tripling it +--- 2604310 +>>2604152 +>I don't think a dremel will have enough power to push the surfboard. +Surfboard alone, it might work for a minute or 2. But add an human to your weight and the dremel will just be frothing the water. diff --git a/diy/2604115.txt b/diy/2604115.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6b9cc3d286e5881233886388d0864a44858b9dfa --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604115.txt @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@ +----- +--- 2604115 +Against my own good judgment, I am moving into an apartment building with a massive mouse infestation. + +The mice probably aren't coming from the previous tenants, meaning that one of the neighbors is just a dirty motherfucker. Logically, that means the mice will never be completely eradicated. + +The thing that gives me hope is that this place seems like it can be sealed off from the other units in the building. There are three main spaces to consider: + +1) The main indoor area. (Two bedrooms, one living room, one bathroom.) This area is mostly sealed, and the only places where mice can enter are the doorways (which are well-sealed). +2) The opposing balconies. These two areas Are sealed from the outside, but poorly. There are some places for mice to enter, which I plan to seal. +3) The attic. (The attic is a tin-roof A-frame over the concrete roof of the original building.) I was in the attic twice over the weekend and not only did I see mice, but it also smelled like mice shit / pee. While this is concerning, the area is otherwise very clean (no nesting materials or things in storage). The roof has multiple openings. The last tenants / the landlord tried to block them with chickenwire, but it clearly hasn't worked judging by the amount of feces on undisturbed surfaces. + +My question then is, what is the best method of sealing up multiple large (fist sized) holes? I have seen online that people recommend filling holes with steel wool embedded in some kind of amalgam, but I have a lot of holes to fill (~50-100 ventilation holes embedded into the concrete in the attic). I am not worried about losing ventilation in the attic because it won't greatly affect my unit and no one else goes up there. + +I was also was thinking about fitting the attic with a drip system that constantly drops bleach solution over a large area. +--- 2604118 +>>2604115 (OP) +The solution is clear: +--- 2604120 +>>2604115 (OP) +>>2604118 +Yes this. + +The bleach solution seems dumb for continuous exposure. The Concrete might definitely not like that leading to damage. + +For the ventilation holes take little wood blocks and attach a thin sheet of metal to the mouse intrusion face and glue them in. The mouse can not chew concrete and metal after all. To get the metal sheeting for cheap cut apart metal cans. + +Alternatively instead of gluing the blocks in place wedge them in place into the holes. +--- 2604123 +>>2604118 +>>2604120 +If I get a cat, but I only half assedly block mice gateways, will I still notice the mice? +--- 2604143 +>>2604123 +Probably; at least occasionally. Cats aren't magical; they respond to rodents after the fact and ward away others with their scent, but hungry mice will still try their luck from time to time. + +One of the myths about cats is that starving them will make them more eager to hunt. Actually, it just saps their energy and makes them sleep more. Well-fed cats treat hunting like playtime, and actually end up doing more of it than cats hunting for their actual nutrition. +--- 2604170 +>>2604123 +The cat will need some time. Once the pests are eradicated you will hardly get any mice +--- 2604176 +>>2604123 +Depends on the personality of the cat. +Some will just go to town and eat them. +Others will just kill them and leave them lying around. +A keyword you might use to filter for the right kind of personality is something like "highly food motivated." Since once they know mice are food, they won't just leave them lying the fuck around. +--- 2604179 +>>2604115 (OP) +Why the fuck are you moving into a mouse house? Is it worth having to hermetically seal your home? +--- 2604188 +>>2604123 +Get cat urine, put a small amount evenly distributed in the attic and other places. Rats and mice will avoid it. Emphasis on small amount, because it stinks. +--- 2604341 +>>2604115 (OP) +> not worried about losing ventilation in the attic +Attics need ventilation or mold will bloom +--- 2604344 +>>2604115 (OP) +i would put mouse poison down in trays in the attic as they will take it back to the nests, also maybe metal bug mesh to go over the holes in the loft, maybe that metal wool and put cement over it, as others have said beware if you fill the holes watch out for mold +--- 2604365 +>>2604143 +>Be 10 living in the Burbs +>2 cats, cat door, come and go as they please +>Late spring, start finding baby rabbit bodies all over yard, garage, porch +>Cats ALWAYS decapitated babies, never missing parts, just separated +This went on for years before the rabbits moved on I guess, never found the adults. I hate cats but they can kill some varmints, that's for damn sure +--- 2604442 +>>2604120 +>The mouse can not chew concrete and metal after all. +Rats can very easily. Steel wool is just unpleasant for mice, not impossible. It's like putting a lock on your door doesnt stop a burglar they just look for something easier. +>>2604118 +>>2604143 +Two dumbest posts in this thread. A fed cat will not hunt. Playing, bringing you a gift, is not mousing, its bullshit. +A cat that wants to hunt will hunt. A cat that doesnt will not. Really, really stupid idea unless you have access to a wild raised farm/barn cat that grew up hunting. +Even then it just keeps them hidden, mice will still be there and climbing on your shit when you aren't looking. Cat isnt omnipotent. +>>2604115 (OP) +If you can drop a pencil down a hole then a mouse can get through it. +Chicken wire will work if the holes are small enough, normally at that size its plate with holes, not holes made of wire though. +I recommend you dont block ventilation, if you do that they win. +--- 2604527 +>>2604115 (OP) +I get fine results with epic amounts of rat bait crumbled with peanut butter. I mean fucking gross overkill. diff --git a/diy/2604232.txt b/diy/2604232.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9aba69b35d283652914671236fbaf803021f6694 --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604232.txt @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +----- +--- 2604232 +What multitool do you guys carry with you every day? I have a leatherman wave for a "serious" work on the go when i dont have any real tools with me but i dont like the size or weight of it. I would never take it with me if i dont bring a backpack because its too big to keep in the pocket and i dont like things dangling on my belt. What tool should i get to keep in the small 5th pocket of jeans? Victorinox classic sd alox and rambler are the two i have been thinking of but cant decide which one to get. Allox version of the rambler would be perfect for me but its nearly impossible to get a hold of. +--- 2604240 +>>2604232 (OP) +I have a $1 folding knife on my keychain and a bag of big boy tools in my car. Anything that can't be fixed with this setup is not my problem. +--- 2604246 +Knife, Gerber pliers, and gun. +--- 2604255 +>>2604232 (OP) +I carry this Leatherman Skeletool. It's just a knife / screwdriver / pliers. I use it multiple times daily for preparing food, opening boxes, cleaning up 3d prints, cutting things, screwing screws, warding off 'lunchtime rowdies', etc. + +I also carry an multi-allen-key tool, in metric, with a few torx / security bits or otherwise on it. That one is pretty heavy though and it stays in a backpack. I don't use that nearly as often. +--- 2604256 +>>2604232 (OP) +I have Leatherman micra or style with the scissors. Gerber Keychain tools suck. + +Edc knife is gay as hell, you're never gonna save someone's day at walmart with your shitty screwdriver. +--- 2604289 +i like the gerber dime. it has scissors, pliers, tweezers, flat-head and philips screwdrivers, bottle opener, and two blades. i use it all the time for small stuff. i did twist off the pliers once though. diff --git a/diy/2604239.txt b/diy/2604239.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..65977b0667e0118ba90383aa54229c7a14ad86b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604239.txt @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +----- +--- 2604239 +Have you guys "upcycled" anything? Took a look at Etsy and half the stuff there is people taking empty Grey Goose bottles and cutting off the tops and "upcycling" them into drinking glasses or some shit like that. +--- 2604309 +>>2604239 (OP) +Etsy seems to have turned into a generic store now. I some how stumbled into the latex fetish section and none of it looked "hand made" or "craft" +--- 2604314 +>>2604309 +>I some how stumbled into the latex fetish section +>some how +Uh huh +--- 2604321 +>>2604239 (OP) +Upholstry actually doesn't look that hard if you get practice and know how to measure. + +The thing is, recovering material isn't cheap either, so it would have to look perfect to be saleable. + +On top of that, I don't know how much people actually pay for recovered furniture. Used furniture always has a step discount, but I have met 2 upholsterers that said it can be profitable if you have the proper storefront. For every lowballer "I ain't paying that for an old couch," there's one "This couch has been in my family for 30 years, I'll pay top dollar to get it pack up to snuff." +--- 2604323 +>>2604309 +>>2604314 +It's funny, but logically not that surprising, how many leather heavy bag makers also make a bunch of BDSM equipment. +--- 2604353 +>>2604239 (OP) +That's hideous... +--- 2604530 +>>2604321 +Made my own couches. Keep it simple and pul tight ez pz. +--- 2604576 +>>2604530 +i kinda want to re upholster my car with wool like a toyota century +--- 2604577 +took a bunch of pallets and shit lumber and built a bar at my local skatepark +--- 2604578 +>>2604321 +leather couches are easy enough to find, im sure you could find a good condition leather couch for $100 used, should be plenty enough material unless your trying to make a couch or something +--- 2604594 +>>2604239 (OP) +Yeah, lots of stuff like musical instruments and speaker cabinets using old containers, lamps made from old industrial parts, all kinds of furniture out of just about anything...picrel is a bookcase made from an old wooden file cabinet drawer and legs from a broken barstool that I ebonized with a torch. diff --git a/diy/2604272.txt b/diy/2604272.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..face12f5bdf7fd63dd5389782df1a10ece66da7f --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604272.txt @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +----- +--- 2604272 +>I fell for the "luxury" vinyl flooring meme +--- 2604275 +Go on anon +--- 2604276 +>>2604275 +>I also fell for the "luxury" carpet meme +--- 2604277 +>>2604275 +texture is hard to clean. simple as +--- 2604279 +>>2604275 +even if you try your best, you can clearly see the corners of the slabs +also over time the edges of the slabs peel up + +also dirt gets in the gaps +it's NOT waterproof + +Anyway I made this thread because I had to install this flooring for a job, and now I want to renovate my basement and I don't know which flooring to use now +--- 2604282 +>>2604279 +If your basement is at all prone to water infiltration, you're going to want the cheapest carpet possible. Water is going to ruin your flooring so something cheap and easy to replace is far superior to any claim of water """proof""". + +Also, if this is for a basement basement, just paint your slab. If it's a family room in the basement, I'll give you a trick - you can leave the carpet down even if it gets wet. If water does get in, spend some quality time with the shop vac and a 240v heater to get the water out as fast as possible. Most of the time you it won't leave a stain. +--- 2604286 +>>2604279 +sheet vinyl, 100% waterproof, also significantly cheaper per sqft than just about anything else +--- 2604287 +>>2604282 +why not tile? tile is waterproof + +>Also, if this is for a basement basement, just paint your slab. If it's a family room in the basement, I'll give you a trick - you can leave the carpet down even if it gets wet. If water does get in, spend some quality time with the shop vac and a 240v heater to get the water out as fast as possible. Most of the time you it won't leave a stain. +It already has carpet. I hate the mildew smell +--- 2604293 +>>2604286 +So it traps moisture underneath it. + +>>2604287 +>why not tile? tile is waterproof +Water and moisture will seep through small cracks in your slab. The grouting will crack. Water will through the cracks. You want to get that moisture out quickly, not trap it underneath the tile. + +Tile is cold. I have tile in my kitchen and even in summer it's annoyingly cold. + +>It already has carpet. I hate the mildew smell +Get a carpet washer and wash your carpets. Make sure your carpets dry out quickly afterwards. I do this with 2x 240v heaters that I point damp spots for a few days. And ventilation. + +Note that the smell might not be your carpet. It could be the baseboards or walls. + +Note also that I live in Southern Québec. Your local climate and geology is probably different and should inform your decision. +--- 2604571 +>>2604272 (OP) +LVP is much better than hardwood/laminate. And it pretty much looks the same, especially when you have furniture or decorations (you know, a home) on top of it. You can use a steam mop unlike wood, and shit doesn't stain. +Of course, it needs to be installed correctly. God help the home owner whose contractor schedules anything that cuts into drywall, doesn't change their air filter after drywall, or (God forbid) lets animal finish carpenters cut moulding within the house. +The amounts of little bits before the first mopping that get between the planks is pretty much impossible to get out without manually doing it with spray and a dull blade. +--- 2604574 +>>2604279 +In a basement just use carpet, sheet vinyl, or stain the actual cement after cleaning. The MO is usually carpet in the livable areas (side bedrooms, theatre), vinyl in the bathroom, and stain under the wet-bar and pool/poker-room man cave area for drinks being spilled. You could also just ignore the vinyl and stain that floor in the basement bathroom, but dealer's choice. Vinyl seems to help with water not creeping onto cabinets and wood base like with a shower steaming the room up, but that's more of a time thing because with any use it's going to eventually happen anyway. diff --git a/diy/2604284.txt b/diy/2604284.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..131e4738760bd6bb2d5d7aca4a76e8a2e7d03740 --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604284.txt @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +----- +--- 2604284 +Hey guys, is it possible for me to fix this cracking on my car or does this need fresh paint? I can polish and wax it but I don't know if that will make it worse. Thanks +--- 2604424 +yes +--- 2604426 +no +--- 2604428 +i dont know +--- 2604436 +possibly +--- 2604439 +maybe +--- 2604441 +can you repeat the question? diff --git a/diy/2604292.txt b/diy/2604292.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1c69154bc839a26aababb13e23f5c9c119dee538 --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604292.txt @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +----- +--- 2604292 +Found this old radio from the 50's. +Have no clue on the old school tube tech or frequency bands, what can I receive with it that other radios can't? +--- 2604423 +you can probably receive a load up your ass you stinking gaylord +--- 2604435 +>>2604292 (OP) +>what can I receive with it that other radios can't? +nothing +--- 2604459 +>>2604292 (OP) +Nice if it works, could be a complete money pit to restore if it doesn't; tube anything is a very niche labor of love anymore. +Basically a high quality AM/FM radio of its day, but with more expanded frequency range than just the commercial broadcast bands. Not as much broadcast content in those expanded areas of the radio spectrum anymore, and you'll need a good antenna and the right conditions to get it...and if its music or news/talk you can probably hear it online via RadioGarden or a similar site/app. + +Otherwise you can pick up things like directional beacons and time ticks in the lower end of AM and maybe some OTA TV audio and other niche local stuff on FM. Oh, and it's all mono too. + +Here's the closest thing I can find to that model with some tube callouts and band info- + +https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/loewe_opta_rheinland_3154w.html + +More detailed description of the various frequency band ranges here, keep in mind that some definitions msy have changed since that thing was new- + +https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_spectrum +--- 2604462 +Just curious. Are any European LF broadcasters still on the air? I heard one of them in the eastern US many years ago. Somewhere around 200kHz. OP's radio gets LF. +--- 2604463 +>>2604459 +Another early 50s vintage Loewe-Opto with a tuner section closer to yours, but only one speaker and different tubes than the first example- + +https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/loewe_opta_rheinland_4953w.html +--- 2604542 +>>2604292 (OP) +if you want to pick up weird and wonderful things across a wide spectrum, you're much better of buying an SDR (software-defined radio), they can pick up what that radio can and much, much more +--- 2604563 +Neat and worth restoring since it's generally easy. Replace a few caps before you fire it up otherwise you risk costly damage. It has an eye tube which is always cool. diff --git a/diy/2604296.txt b/diy/2604296.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dd2ea32c3c15625c48fd3e98d260d95c1d018236 --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604296.txt @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +----- +--- 2604296 +Peak Performance Chinknology Edition + +In /rcg/ we discuss anything & everything radio controlled: multirotors, fixed wing, cars, rovers, helis, boats, submarines, battlebots, lawnmowers, etc. + +>How do I get started with racing drones? +https://oscarliang.com/build-racing-drone-fpv-quadcopter/ + +>What about planes? +https://www.flitetest.com/ + +>What about aerial photography, is DIY viable? +If you want a practical flying camera platform, DJI is the sensible option. If you want a fun DIY project instead & aren't too concerned about the practicalities, then by all means DIY something. Another alternative is to make/buy a Cinewhoop. + +>I want a dirt cheap drone to fly around my yard/garden +Syma X5C/3" Toothpick + +>I want a dirt cheap drone to fly inside my house +Tiny Whoop/Eachine E010/Hubsan X4 + +>What radio should I get? +Radiomaster TX16S/Boxer/Zorro for general purpose, or TBS Tango II if you really like Crossfire. + +>What radio protocol should I use? +There is a lot of overlap here, but: +General purpose: ExpressLRS +Long-range/penetration: Crossfire +Racing: Ghost +FinDom/Cuckoldry: FrSky + +>What are some good YouTube channels for learning or fun? +Chris Rosser - https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisRosser +Pawel Spychalski - https://www.youtube.com/@PawelSpychalski +DrainMan - https://www.youtube.com/@DrainManFPV +PhantomFPV - https://www.youtube.com/@PhantomFPV +Limon - Ivan Efimov - https://www.youtube.com/@IvanEfimovLimon +Painless360 - https://www.youtube.com/user/Painless360 +Flite Test - https://www.youtube.com/user/flitetest +Peter Sripol - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7yF9tV4xWEMZkel7q8La_w +bonafidepirate - https://www.youtube.com/c/bonafidepirate +ArxangelRC - https://www.youtube.com/user/Arxangelxr +RagTheNutsOff - https://www.youtube.com/user/moggiex + + +PREVIOUS >>>>>>>>>>>2592470 → +--- 2604308 +How much would a 5in freestyle analog fpv drone would cost me if I'd buy and assemble part by myself? +--- 2604311 +>>2604308 +You could probably build it for under $200 if you catch some sales for last years components, otherwise $250-$300 is pretty realistic. +--- 2604312 +lol +I know you're in here. +--- 2604313 +>>2604311 +Will it have performance issues for this money? Is it even possible to make it more powerful without going bigger frames and losing efficiency? +--- 2604320 +>>2604312 +That's an old pic, I have 6 subscribers now. +--- 2604324 +>>2604320 +7 acckkkktually. just remember us anon when you make it big. +--- 2604338 +>>2604324 +>when you make it big. +Ah, yes, some day I could be living the dream of being sent entry level RTFs on the condition that I continue to give them glowing reviews. That is truly "making it"! +--- 2604390 +>>2604313 +Heck no. 5 inches is like the gold standard for agility, speed, and durability. Go bigger and you gain straight line speed and stability in wind, but lose durability and agility. Smaller and you go the opposite direction. + +5 inch quads are so popular that like half the DIY parts out there are made for them. +--- 2604511 +I assume the difference in KV on same motor size and same manufacturer is because of winding and wire gauge? If so what's the relationship? The thicker the wire and less windings the slower KV but lore torque? +--- 2604545 +>>2604511 +I think it's the number of windings that affect the actual KV, and thicker wire is just in preparation for the expected amps for a particular motor configuration. +Anyone who actually knows what they are talking about want to correct me here? diff --git a/diy/2604303.txt b/diy/2604303.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8928918b47a9a2720164f165d62b8e22cd782858 --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604303.txt @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +----- +--- 2604303 +im not too familiar with how this stuff works so im asking here maybe i should have gone to the /k/ +i have lost the charging cable for the gun , i can provide name , where i bought it from . +does anyone know what i can ask for and where to get another one or some cable for something else that might charge this . (i prosume this is a batter i might be able to get it out of the there and take a pic but idk if i can put it back. +--- 2604335 +>"I LOST MY CABLE! :( :( :(" +>"WHERE CAN I GET A NEW ONE? ;(" +>doesn't post model +>image doesn't show enough to even guess the model +--- 2604340 +>>2604335 +well you read it but you didnt read the part where i said i can provide model if needed + >JG067 S6 [J.G.WORKS] +--- 2604343 +>>2604303 (OP) +Find out what kind of battery is uses and charge it with your variable power supply. You have a variable power supply, right? +--- 2604355 +>>2604343 +im searching for a replacement cable , so i can bring it with me wherever i go +--- 2604366 +>>2604355 +sent you a PM, check your inbox +--- 2604381 +>>2604340 +Why wouldn’t you just volunteer this info to begin with? +--- 2604387 +>>2604355 +most variable power supplies have carry handles. It's what you need, anon. +--- 2604416 +>>2604340 +>>2604355 +literally just contact the manufacturer and ask how much for a replacement cable you autistic fuck +--- 2604484 +>>2604387 +This + +Honestly it’s like the perfect size to fit in the small soft sided bag that came with my 12V drill and driver. Nice and portable! + +They also sell these blue Chinese boost/buck converter boards that are like 5V-30V DC in and 0V-30V out, I bought one awhile back and I think it was like $10, you can hook a 5V USB cable or 12V from the car or an 18V DeWalt pack up to it and use it to charge pretty much any device. +--- 2604485 +>>2604387 +>>2604484 +Pic related is the little boost/buck converter. + +Would be cool to 3D print a case that slips on some Ridgid batteries and has banana plugs out. I remember some years back I think it may have been AvE or another autistic Youtuber who got gifted basically the same thing that slips onto a Makita battery from some viewer. +--- 2604528 +>>2604343 +Is this set up for bringing dead batteries back to life? + +How do you keep from over charging you lipo like this? + +>>2604485 +Picrel +--- 2604565 +>>2604340 +Maybe something like this, but as others said just email the mfg +--- 2604593 +>airsoft +First of all you're on the wrong board +>>>/xs/ has an airsoft general. You'll find anons more knowledgeable about airsoft specific stuff. +Posting here you're basically asking your dad to make a bootleg solution that has a 50% chance of working +--- 2604596 +>>2604593 +kinda silly how airsoft ended up on the EXTREME sport board diff --git a/diy/2604342.txt b/diy/2604342.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4bd02352406c4d2267e330a9f1d1dcb4c5ad9a6e --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604342.txt @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +----- +--- 2604342 +I've had pic rel sitting in my drawer for a few years now and lately I've been wondering what exactly should I do with it. I'm not really sure what's the best way to handle this, just clean it and remove the rust? Or maybe remove the paint from the scabbard and repaint it? I've never done anything like this so any help on the topic is appreciated. + +Also if anyone's interested I come from Poland, Warmińsko-Mazurskie (East Prussia) and I found it in attic of a barn when I moved to a new house. Not sure how old it is and whether it's a polish, german or russian model of the bayonet. +--- 2604348 +It may be worth something as is, why do you want to destroy this piece of history? I would keep it as it, find a way to frame/hang so it looks nice. +>Bayonet=Tool +Just buy a machete bro +--- 2604352 +Patina adds value, just keep it oiled +--- 2604358 +>>2604348 +I want to preserve its functionality as well as look, I'm just wondering what's the best to go about it. +>>2604352 +>Patina +You mean the discoloration on the blade or rust on the scabbard? I think scabbard would look better without it. +Also the mechanism inside the scabbard (some type of spring) works really bad, the blade itself comes out with lots of resistance +--- 2604496 +>>2604342 (OP) +You would ruin its value if you restored it. That being said, elbow grease, proper oil, refinish the blade's edge, and linseed oil the wood. +--- 2604515 +>>2604342 (OP) +if you can remove the wood handles, boil the bayonet in water for an hour. this will convert the active corrosion ie ferric oxide, to an inactive oxide ie ferro ferric oxide, same as gun blue. diff --git a/diy/2604399.txt b/diy/2604399.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..393b06dc019c595806083c3e346faeb153753140 --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604399.txt @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +----- +--- 2604399 +How would /diy/ develop/improve this yard? What kind of garden could you fit in here? +--- 2604401 +I don't know about gardens, but you have the most healthy lawn I've ever seen outside a golf green. +--- 2604407 +I fucking hate england. Seriously ya'lls pathetic excuse for backyards fill me with inconsolable rage. And then you call it a garden. Infuriating. +--- 2604410 +Planter box against wall/shed, fire pit in circle. Enjoy +--- 2604411 +>>2604399 (OP) +>yard +what yard +wtf is even the point of that shed? what a waste of space, I'd rather just have a bigger house at that point +--- 2604413 +>>2604410 +>Pic +--- 2604414 +>>2604399 (OP) +Wait for the next Hitler and his dehousing campaign against bri*ish suburbs. That shit is cursed. +--- 2604421 +>>2604420 +That was a fun thread. +--- 2604425 +>>2604401 +>healthy lawn +that's clearly astroturf. +--- 2604433 +>>2604399 (OP) +>What kind of garden could you fit in here? +Not an expert but I suppose you should start by actually having some dirt there and not stone pavement and false grass +--- 2604440 +>>2604399 (OP) +Put a power rack in the middle of it +--- 2604450 +rocks and trees. +--- 2604572 +>>2604399 (OP) +We had less space than that and my wife gardened there shit out of it. Raised beds is probably the easiest. What do you mean by “type of garden” garden is a garden. diff --git a/diy/2604429.txt b/diy/2604429.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1c9caaf0c22152abecbf07541552f65f9e85d3fc --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604429.txt @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +----- +--- 2604429 +I don't have a lot to live for so I've decided to work towards the goal of constructing a 2 floor geodesic dome house. I don't have a lot of hands on skills. What would I have to learn to do such a thing? What's the realistic cost of one? +--- 2604449 +>>2604429 (OP) +>What would I have to learn to do such a thing? +Architectural engineering. +>What's the realistic cost of one? +Depends on what you make it out of and who's doing the labor. +Thanks for stopping by /diy/. +--- 2604525 +>>2604429 (OP) +Work towards getting skilled. Building a killer workshop will teach you how to build and greatly facilitate everything you build. Choose wisely and live in your shop (no harder than a long camping out) so you can put in frequent labor easily thanks to proximity to your project. diff --git a/diy/2604454.txt b/diy/2604454.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..544e7d0713c1450887bc119eb58be8d6919836bd --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604454.txt @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +----- +--- 2604454 +So I got myself a langstroth hive, one brood box and one super (kinda like pic related) but with a queen excluder in the middle. + +I just opened it for the first time and scraped one size of a panel, the others weren't filled and capped yet. + +One thing I noticed though is what looks like brood caps in the super. From what I understand this could be due to a number of things, maybe the previous guy moved them before selling them. Or maybe there's a hole in the excluder (I didn't check it during this inspection) or idk what else. + +What I don't know is how often I should inspect and/or extract honey from the bottom box where the queen is. From my own research of just a few hours, the top box is for me where the bees are meant to just leave honey, and the bottom box is for the bees, brood, and their honey. +Or is that not really an issue and honey can be collected from the brood box too? + +If there are any other comments or advice I'd appreciate it, just gotten into this hobby and really enjoy having bees around +--- 2604461 +Can't offer much advice but look into horizontal hives, apparantly they can be easier +--- 2604475 +You aren't really supposed to collect honey til the hive has established and strengthened. A lot of people recommended taking nothing the first year. The super can be harvested but taking too much or too soon can leave the bees without food during dearths or winter. +As for the brood in the super, it's probably left over. The queen shouldn't be laying in such a far area anyway. +--- 2604516 +>>2604475 +So even if I only touch what's in the super, it might not leave enough for the bees? + +Yeah I'll have a closer look at the excluder next time I inspect the hive. I plan on doing it about every 2 weeks to get a feel for it diff --git a/diy/2604464.txt b/diy/2604464.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..35f0f8e05ba2eb45d345c378845e9514d33f7887 --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604464.txt @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +----- +--- 2604464 +What are the steps to reclaim this old garden? Pull the roots, till it ..? +--- 2604465 +>>2604464 (OP) +first, you'll need a scythe +--- 2604471 +>>2604464 (OP) +Do you have a tractor? If so, plow it over. +If not, spray the area with killer a month or two in advance of planting, till it too. If the ground is soft a hoe will turn it over, but is arduous. +--- 2604500 +Green Sally up + +Green Sally down + +Last one squat, gon' tear the ground diff --git a/diy/2604466.txt b/diy/2604466.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..07d808a76341394b29942562f65d1f1d6ccfe3d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604466.txt @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +----- +--- 2604466 +has this man started to lose it? +--- 2604468 +>>2604466 (OP) +is that Bepis? +--- 2604469 +>>2604468 +Bepis uses Milwaukee shit, that's clearly a Kobalt microphone. +--- 2604472 +His video today was pretty retarded. I get what he is trying to do but publishing emails to blow up the spots of lobbyists and politicians is just gonna make it so nobody will ever work with him. +--- 2604477 +>>2604466 (OP) +why does he have ass sphincters for eyes? +--- 2604478 +Hot take he's going down a terrible path with politics + +He's a genuine person albeit slightly an autist in a corrupt world. +--- 2604479 +>>2604466 (OP) +NY buck broke him many such cases. +--- 2604501 +>>2604479 +ironically he seemed happier in new york +after he moved his office its nonstop +>wtf I hate repairing gadgets now +--- 2604504 +>>2604478 +Trannys also took over his discord and it's illegal to kick them out. +--- 2604519 +>>2604466 (OP) +did he ever even have it? +--- 2604537 +>>2604477 + +Because he doesn't sleep. Around blacks never relax, and he lives in NYC. +--- 2604553 +>>2604477 +>>2604537 +he's jewish +--- 2604554 +>>2604466 (OP) +i guess i'm not the only one that's had that thought. he's coming off as really unhinged lately. +--- 2604555 +>>2604504 +trannies and discord name a more iconic duo diff --git a/diy/2604480.txt b/diy/2604480.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..89fc3ac074647b06e0c865714296f85ef63ca814 --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604480.txt @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +----- +--- 2604480 +Past month or so, I've been working on restoring an old Underwood No. 5 that had been living in a barn since who knows how long. Through some intense wire brushing and a lot of PB Blast, I've got it broken down and all the rust removed. + +The metal arms attached to the strikers in particular were extremely rusty and most of the nickle plating on them was shot through. What I wanted to know is, in place of replating them all, is there any disadvantage if I used a blueing fluid to give them a different finish? Additionally, would it be a bad idea to do that on the strikers for consistency, or should I look to just replate those? +--- 2604493 +>>2604480 (OP) +Your guess is as good as anyone else's. You could probably spray the entire damn thing with a whole bottle of WD40, wait for it to dry while you're rubbing, then liquid blue it for corrosion resistance and wipe it down again. +That'd be the quick and dirty without disassembling it fully and doing it correctly. +--- 2604514 +>>2604480 (OP) +um anon where's your carriage? +--- 2604521 +>>2604514 +Already removed. Just off on a separate table + +>>2604493 +Yeah, I already broke it all down to the bare frame here. I tried at first just cleaning it assembled, but those keys were so rusted to shit, they really needed a good brushing +--- 2604524 +>>2604521 +well good luck +my ibm wasn't near as bad, just needed lubed, adjusted and a new drive belt for the motor diff --git a/diy/2604502.txt b/diy/2604502.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0a31e2a51240e61be7f1ca3fe0db76bb5c45c161 --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604502.txt @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +----- +--- 2604502 +1st Edition: Search for the philosophers stone + +A (hopefully) fun general to discuss the ins and outs of amateur chemistry + +>What is amateur chemistry? +Amateur chemistry is the pursuit of chemistry within one’s home as either a hobby or work done adjacent to one’s career. + +>What do amateurs chemists do? +Make whatever their hearts desire. Some may just want to make drugs and bombs (kewls), while most make whatever interests them such as scents, flavors, or just odd compounds. + +Useful sites: +http://www.sciencemadness.org/ +https://www.erowid.org/ +https://illumina-chemie.de/ + +*Side Note: +This is my first thread here after about five years of lurking. I’ve held this subject as a hobby since I was a kid and had trouble connecting with others who may share it, so this is a shot in the dark to see if it interests anyone here. diff --git a/diy/2604505.txt b/diy/2604505.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7189b55603d355276a97dd663df5769add12d273 --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604505.txt @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +----- +--- 2604505 +Men, do any of you have any resources on types of threads or retainers on the backs of earrings? I have a pair of diamond studs that the retainers are lost due to being attached to a woman. Searching online has only found me shitty new internet stuff like where to buy chinkshit and how to put bolts through your cock or clit. Pic semi related +--- 2604509 +>>2604505 (OP) +You're looking for earring post backs. There's a dozen different types. You don't say what metal the setting is so hard to recommend a place to buy. If the stones are genuine diamonds and not some imitation shit, take them to a jeweler to mstch the metal and post diameter. +--- 2604513 +Thanks for the reply anon, they are white gold with stones around a carat. Jewellers I have been to are being jews and saying shit like they are not available hence why I was looking for resources on what actual types of thread ie how many tpi and diameters. Maybe I should try and buy a jewellery book. +--- 2604522 +>>2604513 +Try another jeweler. Take them in, ask to have them cleaned (because so gross and unhygienic to wear dirty earrings) and have the stones' settings checked, and get backings for them. That might get a better response. Also don't be a dick about it. +--- 2604569 +>>2604522 +>jeweler +>jewel +>jew diff --git a/diy/2604561.txt b/diy/2604561.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f3f1e7108a43250a96815db5bcc097e8a2570a5a --- /dev/null +++ b/diy/2604561.txt @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +----- +--- 2604561 +Ask me about my long camping adventure NOT paying a Mortgage, and have a very small lot rent for my Rv. I'm sure some of you will remember my last post. Ama, but don't be rude. +--- 2604566 +>>2604561 (OP) +How many hookers you kill this time? +--- 2604587 +What do you think about the idea of driving a motorhome around within a single state? +--- 2604592 +>>2604561 (OP) +You into ham radio? A lot of RV folks in my rural area are also into amateur radio.