Board: /diy/
"/diy/ - Do It Yourself" is 4chan's imageboard for DIY/do it yourself projects, home improvement, and makers.
Welcome to /diy/, a place to:
Post and discuss /diy/ projects, ask questions regarding /diy/ topics and exchange ideas and techniques.
Please keep in mind:
- This is a SFW board. No fleshlights or other sex toys.
- No weapons. That goes to /k/ - Weapons. The workmanship and techniques involved in creating objects which could be used as weapons or the portion of a weapons project that involves them (e.g., forging steel for a blade, machining for gunsmithing, what epoxy can I use to fix my bow) may be discussed in /diy/, but discussing weapon-specific techniques/designs or the actual use of weapons is disallowed. Things such as fixed blade knives or axes are considered tools, things such as swords, guns or explosives are considered weapons.
- No drugs or drug paraphernalia (See Global Rule 1). If you want to discuss something that could involve such things (e.g., carving a tobacco pipe from wood) that's fine, but make sure it's /diy/ related and doesn't involve drugs or it will result in deletion/ban.
Helpful links:
https://sites.google.com/site/diyelmo/ (archived)
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/ My Polish construction dude assures me that he can remove an L shaped wall from the kitchen quietly without permits, and that it will be fine. There is also baseboard heating along those walls that will go.
Part of the wall is load bearing, so he will do what he has to do in the attic so that the house doesn't fall down. I trust his construction experience. I'm more concerned about getting in trouble if the town finds out or have issues when I sell the house.
What the additional costs if I do things the right way? what would be the fastest way to dig tons of semicircular bunds in deserted land? Always check the reject tray of your local Coinstar xD How do you deal with depression/resentment on your own?
Specifically, How do you manage thoughts about powerlessness, indignation over the decisions of others, and how to cope if you couldn't give a shit about GDP, "Development", and any other stuff that benefits private companies? I don't feel good consuming stuff, I feel bad if i think I've overspent. I feel bad if I see a forest I knew get cut down to make room for a mall.
I know most people somehow don't care, but I get feelings of anger, I get feelings of sadness, I regret my powerlessness. I can't stop feeling and nobody I talk seems to realize feeling things are beyond my control. How do you deal with this yourself. How likely will I get snitched on for building a cheap timber or cmu house on a 1/4-1ac plot here in the midwest?
Prices insulation etc I'm still working on but first I wanna know if it's even possible to go under the radar. Obv no utility hookups Would it be better to build this compressor with a servo or stepper motor? 
Previous thread:>>2862495
Here we discuss microcontrollers (MCUs), single board computers (SBCs), and their accessories, such as Atmel mega and tiny AVRs (Arduinos), PICs, ARM boards such as blue/black pill STM32, ESP8266/32s, RP2040, Raspberry Pi, and others.
For general electronics questions (power supplies, level shifting, motor driving, etc.) please ask /ohm/.
>where can I find verified quality microcontrollers and other electronic sensors or parts
digikey.com
mouser.com
arrow.com
newark.com
>but that's too expensive
aliexpress.com (many parts here are fake, particularly specific parts out of stock in the above sites)
lcsc.com
>I need a part that does X and Y, with Z specifications. How can I find it?
use DigiKey's or Octopart's parametric part search. Then purchase from one of the sellers listed above.
>how do I get started with microcontrollers, where should I start?
There is no defined starting point, grab a book and start reading or buy an arduino off ebay/amazon and start messing around. There are a plethora of examples online to get started.
>resources:
https://github.com/kitspace/awesome-electronics
>RISC-V microcontroller list:
https://codeberg.org/20-100/Awesome_RISC-V/raw/branch/master/RISC-V_MCU_development_boards.pdf >I need this expensive gucci knife to open amazon packages and cut miles of cardboard at my off-ACK
Why do dorks larp as if anyone serious would actually use some le epic $150 super steel knife to do tasks that we just use razor blades for?
Cutting tool thread I guess. Loicense Edition
How long did it take you to get your woodworking license?
Do you have big muscles as a result of hand tool autism?
Post wood related questions, projects, ideas etc.
>resources
https://rentry.co/trc3fwya
>previous
>>2861168 I bought 5 acres and almost have it payed off. I want to build one of these on it. All the plans online cost $$$. are there any websites that have geodesic dome cabin (or just small homes in general) plans for free? I poured the foundation piers over a year ago, so it'll be built on a deck like pic related. 
Aging While Posting Edition
Previous lost to fading: >>2842087
Eternal thread theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gd43b_ZcuU
>New to /ham/? Read this shit!
http://www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio
https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/amateur-radio-service
>Your search engine of choice works well too!
>The FAQ is now back:
>https://wiki.cybsec.io/index.php/HamFAQ
>OP, the cybsec domain is gone.
>NEW FAQ is updated to preview 15
https://files.catbox.moe/aftx43.htm
>The wiki is down but is archived: https://archive.is/PjR5s
>Idiot's Guide to Coax Cable
https://www.pcs-electronics.com/guide_coax.php
>Looking for frequencies to monitor near you?
http://www.radioreference.com
>Basic Rx loop fundamentals
https://www.w8ji.com/magnetic_receiving_loops.htm
>DIY SWL Mag. Loop
http://www.kr1st.com/swlloop.htm
>Small Tx Loop
http://webclass.org/k5ijb/antennas/Small-magnetic-loops.htm
>In Depth Loop articles
http://www.kk5jy.net/magloop/
>Homebrew RF Circuits
https://www.qsl.net/va3iul/Homebrew_RF_Circuit_Design_Ideas/Homebrew_RF_Circuit_Design_Ideas.htm
>NEW Library
https://mega.nz/file/UCgEGAjb#rwNcnMAQCUUbSp8supsFvn9QEHCWUW86eLcZa16ZG4Y
>Online Practice Tests:
http://aa9pw.com/
https://hamstudy.org/
https://hamexam.org/
> Real-Time Propagation Data
http://prop.kc2g.com/
>Space Weather
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/radio-communications
>WSJT-X 2.1 User Guide
https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.1.2.html
>Homosexual (ft8) guide
https://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_tips_for_HF_DXers.pdf
>APRS
http://www.aprs.org/
>Weather Fax resources
https://www.weather.gov/media/marine/rfax.pdf
https://weatherfax.com/stations/
>point to point predictions, its free and will give you an idea of how much power/ what frequencies to use to reliably talk to your friend
https://www.voacap.com/hf/
>how do I into Morse code in a good way?
https://pastebin.com/HByjfN4F I have an old house, circa 1900.
As you can imagine, the insulation is pretty much non-existent, except for the attic, and even that is piss poor.
The plan is to get a blown-in insulation machine and get about 7 bags of blown-in insulation, then cut holes in the drywall on exterior-facing walls, blow the insulation into the stud cavities, and then patch the holes.
I can't insulate all the walls, because there's still some knob-and tube wiring present in places. (Fortunately, I have a basement, and it's all been run through there, so locating it is no problem.) However, I can insulate about 1/3rd of the exterior-facing wall space.
Am I going to get any real benefit from a partial insulation job, or would I be better off just saving my money and putting it toward insulating the attic?
(I'm going to redo the attic insulation eventually, but that's going to be more time, money, and effort than I can spare right now.) Currently one helluva sale on knipex, wera, and other tools at woot.
https://tools.woot.com/plus/more-handtool-gifts-wera-knipex
I suppose to make it a thread, as this is one of the times of the year when you can get good deals on tools (other being prior to father's day, at least in the US), share anything you know about. Hey /diy/, have you found yet, or are you searching for, a /diy/-boo? Life gets easier when you have one. previous thread: >>2841958
did my first brew ever today (night, kek), a Klosterbier. All-grains BIAB and no-chill using a plastic fermenter. Added yeast the following day.
Post your current recipes/brews frens Why is modern interior design such dogshit nowadays?
>Faux arches
>Kitchen/living room/dining room all open floorplan
>Recessed ceiling
Seems impossible to avoid buying or building a house like this built in the last 5 years. Anyone has experience working in a factory, what is it like? is it worth it? 
RIP Previous OP Edition
Last Thread: >>2872911
>Your print failed? Go to:
www.simplify3d.com/support/print-quality-troubleshooting
>Calibrate your printer.
teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html
If that doesn't help you solve your problems, post:
>A picture of the failed part
>Printer make & model
>Filament type/brand
>Slicer & slicer settings
>What printer should I buy? [32/03/90 :detadpU tsaL]
Do your own research, these are just popular and available options.
All controversial printers and brands have been removed from the list for your safety.
DIY: reprap.org/wiki/
SLA: >>>/tg/3dpg
>Where can I get things to print?
www.thingiverse.com/
thangs.com/
printables.com/
grabcad.com/
www.yeggi.com/
cults3d.com/
www.stlfinder.com/
google.com/
T*legr*m
>What CAD software should I use?
Free to anyone: Fusion360, Onshape, TinkerCAD, FreeCAD
Free to me: Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Solidworks, Rhino, Solid Edge
Autistic /g/oobers: OpenSCAD, OpenJSCAD, CadQuery
Participation medal entries: PTC Creo, Solvespace
Mesh free-forming and modeling: Blender
Architects: Sketchup
>What slicer should I use?
For everyone: Cura, PrusaSlicer, BambuStudio for Bambu owners.
For enthusiasts: SuperSlicer, OrcaSlicer
For autists: Pleccer/SuperPleccer, Kiri:Moto, FullControl
Legacy Pastebin (Last updated 1756 days ago): pastebin.com/AKqpcyN5
#360 Anyone who got hearing damage using these weren't using them properly. You use them right and it's like you're deaf This is something simple but confusing.
I want a full extending arm for a tv, so it is extending a large way out.
The TV needs to go onto a wooden wall, and I have horizontal planks behind and will not be able to use them as anchors. Relying on the strength of the upright wood.
How do I know if it will hold. Even if I bolt all the holes in the black bracket will it distribute it enough.
What are my other options
1. Put a larger piece of board up with many screws into the wall > mount bracket onto that
2. Use specific Wall plugs that extend behind the wood? Ask machining questions, post machining failures.
CAD CAM talk
Speeds and feeds guessing
G-Code, M-Code, Bro-Code
Fanuc vs Haas
Bitch about pay
Ignore Sieg
Whine about spline shafts
Button pushers who think they're machinists
Previous: >>2849288 Well I guess I fucked up. We live in a 250yr old farm house with stone and dirt foundation. We have had a major rat (eastern pack) infestation this year. Got some d-con and they dead quick. Apparently, the poison no longer contains a desiccant????? and these bitches are rotting in the walls ect. The places I’ve narrowed down to where their nests are are nearly inaccessible and also full of cat shit. This stink is in our clothes. How fucked am I?
Pic related. Last little guy standing. Every conventional manual lathe is outside the realm of me and every mortals budget so I have no other choice but to build a lathe based off of a previous design that others have already made and built.
I habe choosen this concrete lathe design made by openspurcemachinetools.org: https://opensourcemachinetools.org/wordpress/concrete-lathe/. It's primitive looking and it's main purpose is to serve communities in 3rd world countries who can't have access to conventional metal manufacturing equipment. I need help. >shit just got real.
$130/hr - $150/hr for a mechanic, nawbro.
I hath enter the brotherhood of the smoke.
Who smokebro here? Hey /diy/,
My current job involves a lot of designing and building control systems for machines, something I came into the job knowing nothing about. I've done a pretty good job of getting up to speed, but I'm constantly finding out about better solutions and hardware and best practices that I wasn't aware of.
Given that I have no formal education in automation, does anybody know of any good resources for learning more about the hardware side of things? I'd like to step my game up.
Picrel, a cabinet I designed for one of our machines. I'm looking to rehang a 32+ inch handle axe (with a nice thick handle) and I'm not confident enough to make my own yet. The ones sold online or in stores are flimsy shit.
All the sites that seem to do nice replacement handles seem to be from the new US of A. Stuff looks great but would cost the price of the handle to ship over here. Anyone Bong anons had this problem too?
Does anyone know of any small companies or individuals that provide such a service over here or at least closer than the US?
Bonus points for advice or recommendations that don't require me to have a loicense or get molested by Keir Starmer. Installed asphalt composition & tar underlayment 2 years ago when we began construction. yesterday I began installing steel R-panel purchased on the secondary market. I will install steel siding in on the exterior walls in 2 weeks, on January's budget.
barn was built in three 2.4m×2.75m sections, each section over 2 years. each to individual completion; posts, walls, rafters, Recombinate Chip Board, underlay & shingles. we installed an entry door in the second (center) addition. the barn at its current state is 2.75m×7.3m. eventually we will build it out to a full Monitor Barn. final size will be approximately 10.5m×8m would a honda goldwing make the ultimate car?
>cool, not gay
>parks anywhere
>can fit more motorcycles in the garage
>seating for two (one)
how would you go about making a door/hatch? 
In /rcg/ we discuss anything & everything remote controlled - multirotors, fixed wing, cars, rovers, helis, boats, submarines, battlebots, lawnmowers, etc.
>How do I get started with racing drones?
https://oscarliang.com/mini-quad-racing-guide/
https://www.fpvknowitall.com/ultimate-fpv-shopping-list/
> How to build a racing drone (16 part video series from Joshua Bardwell)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoDb7WF6c8mWARrcxtX_G6yytK7QFHID
>What about planes?
https://www.flitetest.com/
>What about aerial photography, is DIY viable?
Buy a DJI if what you actually want is to take good photos/videos, go DIY if what you actually want is a fun project.
>I want a cheap RC training plane that is turnkey.
XK Beaver
Eachine Wing Dragon
OMPHobby T720
Hobbyzone Champ (used only)
>I want a good FPV fixed wing platform.
ZOHD Drift
Sonicmodell AR Wing
Finwing Albabird
>I want a basher fixed wing model for doing crazy shit that is easily repairable.
RCFactory, Hacker and other similar profile models
>I want a dirt cheap drone to fly around my yard/garden
Syma X5C
>I want a dirt cheap drone to fly inside my house
Eachine E010/Hubsan X4
>What are some good YouTube channels for learning or fun?
Joshua Bardwell - https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaBardwell
Painless360 - https://www.youtube.com/@Painless360
Flite Test - https://www.youtube.com/@FliteTest
Peter Sripol - https://www.youtube.com/@PeterSripol
RCModelReviews - https://www.youtube.com/@RCModelReviews
Andrew Newton - https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewNewton
RCGutt - https://www.youtube.com/@rcgutt
RC Test Flight - https://www.youtube.com/@rctestflight
Think Flight - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkflight
Tail Heavy Productions - https://www.youtube.com/@TailHeavyProductions
Previous: >>2841917 It's been a good while since we've had a good tractor thread. 
Anyone with experience / advice for finishing an attic space?
I have this walk-in attic above my garage. We've used it for storage for years but living in a hot / humid southern climate, stuff up there can get moldy very fast. I want to at least finish and run an AC duct to this room in order to keep it cool and dry, and maybe even turn it into a bonus room that I can put an extra bed and office in. It's a pretty small space due to the slope of the ceiling, around ~250 square feet not counting the unusable parts of the room that are too low, it's about 9 feet tall at the middle of the ceiling.
Is it worth making this into an extra room despite the space limitations? The ceiling just slopes too low to make most of the room usable space, and you realistically only have about 8 feet of width that is usable the entire 30ft length of the room.
the room already has electrical lines run into it, I only have to cut a hole in the rear wall to run an AC duct into it which hopefully my AC can handle cooling another 200 square feet or so.
I calculate it would cost me around 4 grand in supplies to finish it, most of it going to insulation, some drywall and carpeting. I need to replace the window too which is severely water damaged from years of the vent above it leaking during windy rain. I can't modify the front wall either as the house is brick on the outside, and the window is really low to the ground. I want to turn the vent into another window for more lighting, it's round on the exterior so I'd need a round window. Anyone have good books on learning how to build tunnels correctly? needing to take a shit in Minnesota... d'oh! Most of the tools we buy today are all manufactured in China, and just imported, assembled, local logo slapped, and marked up for 3 x's the price. What are some tools or gadgets you've bought from Chinese websites that turned out better than expected for your DIY projects and hobbies?
Post pics or screenshots of the item you bought and the price and whether it was good or a ripoff.
Optional: What else were you able to afford for your DIY because of the money you saved by buying from China? Can be more Chinese tools or something western made.
Previous: >>2860719 Is brick laying hard? I was thinking of building a parcel box to put in front of my house, would be cool if it was bricks. /SQTDDTOT/ Stupid Questions That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread
Use this thread to ask questions you think don't require a thread of their own.
The old thread no longer bumps and is on page 6 now: >>2868928
If you didn't get a response in the old thread, feel free to ask again here. Board got wiped, burnt crucible edition I'm making various body armors. Here is my current setup:
Torin Gray Porcelain Tile
Single layer of 18oz fiberglass
Torin Gray Porcelain Tile
Single layer of 18oz fiberglass
24 layers of 18oz fiberglass
All surrounded in 2 layers of 18oz fiberglass and cemented with 1 layer of 18oz fiberglass.
It survived 10 rounds of M855 from a 20" barrel at ~30 yards. Sooo this has been a larger project ive been planning but i dont know wether it works;
Infinite sustain pickups are really expensive and me being still in education and not able to get a job means i have to find another way. Then i came across this (https://www.instructables.com/Infinite-Guitar-Sustainer/) tutorial on just building it yourself. Though i didnt want to build that tin can amp he uses so i just went ahead and bought some LM386 pre build circuits from amazon. Now my question is:
-Will it work if i parallel wire 5 "buzzers" to create a pickup (should be about 8.5Ohm then if theyre 42 each) and use that as an input and a similar one as an output to create an infinite sustain pickup?
-Why or why not?
ive tried creating a kind of plan with chatgpt and some other resources but im not deep enough in the subject to be sure.
thanks for reading 3% of the time, the problem is that someone in the HOA is powertripping
97% of the time the problem is that some seething poor doesn't want to be told that they can't trash up the neighborhood Hello /diy/ I recently moved and the house came with a shed, seeing as I'll be here for a good stretch of time I want to convert this shed into a kind of office lounge.
Useful? things to know
-I'm 26, my brain is only half melted
-Shed is 12ft by 18ft
-Is wired but I am unsure how well
-No real floors or walls yet
-door sucks
-windows kinda suck.
Goals?
-I want better walls and floors
-I want better windows-needs a new door
-I want it to be a cozy office gaming lounge Man I have this lg fridge that my parents gave me, but I hooked up a piercer valve and the thing does not hold coolant. Everything works but there is a leak. Is there a way I can easily find the leak and solder it? Any other options? Has anyone here ever diy repaired their own tv? The videos on youtube make it look so simple if you can find the replacement part. For anyone here that repairs tv's, who makes the most repairable/standard tvs, tv's you can always find parts for? >buy this fucker because i fucking hate gaymer chairs and office chairs with their squeaky bullshit hydraulic anal mines
>feels great but after 10 years the fake leather is peeling off everywhere
where to get some decent material to reupholster this bitch? Does /diy/ have any experience with any home security solutions? I see Amazon ring is kind of attractive but not sure I'm willing to have Amazon botnet in my home.
>If it's not clear then I mean when you're not home I have a stripped gear on a Braun hand mixer. I have replacement gears but can't figure out how to pull the existing gears off. It's the central one that is stripped. What does the cap and the resister do on the left and right channel I'm assuming it does something if you plug a mic in I have an old Rubbermaid cuckshed. It's holding up well, all things considered, but the door hardware (handles and lock loops) have peeling paint and are rusty. Replacing them isn't an option because Shittymaid is not offering spares for sale and I could not find any alternatives due to their weird design.
- What's a good chemical solution that can get rid both of flaking paint and rust on the metal?
- With what can I cover the metal once I strip it? Needs to stand up to salt air and direct sunlight. Plastidip? Anyone have any brand preferences for/against with diamond metal cutting wheels? Diablo, Lenox, EZARC, some tool company brand?
Also general consumables thread Everybody has at least one tool they thought would be a lifesaver, yet it sits on the shelf mocking you year after year... Are cheap-ish infrared cameras worth it? Pic related (or similar stuff from various other brands or word-salad companies directly from China) is about 200€.
Is that good enough to find spots where my house is leaking heat or letting in cold?
Maybe checking my cabling that theirs is no heated up areas too.
Or is such a cheap, low-res device worthless?
I guess for doing IR porn, I’d need a better one, but for /diy/ that seems ok enough. >>2830320 last thread
Sup homies, general rule of thumb with this thread:
1. we try not to be assholes.
2. Please use google first.
3. If you find something useful, post it.
4. ???
5. Profit i am so tired of my wife misplacing my stuff. i am sure i had a wire stripper. those battery cases wires get all crumbled up unless you cut them with a wirestripper. i had to buy jumper cables snd batteries over and over.
i might get a big plastic container and put a lock in it. Do i have to do this manually on every corner, every crack, every screw, every hole, every panel?
seems like too much work, couldnt i just tape it or something? every option seems to be $300 plus which is retarded. I see some plastic curtains for $10 now what else do I need to get?
I’m not sure what to look for as the wall frame and bottom frame, it’s not going to be opening or closing i’ll just walk in at the end side. I’m assuming there silicone sticky sealing stuff for the cracks and some plastic covering thing I can put alongside the wall and bottom. Maybe I’ll get PVC pipes as a framing to hold it in some U frame thing at the bottom? What will I need? 
ok diy, I need some feedback and pointers here. My workshop has a loft with several rooms that I currently just use for storage, plus a room downstairs which used to be a bathroom at some point. Lately been thinking a lot about turning the whole thing into an apartment for guests or family members/friends who need a place to crash, but I don't have much experience in carpentry.
pic rel is a model of what it looks like currently with "mostly" the correct measurements, it doesn't look this nice in person and I should probably have taken some real pics, but I can do that later. The names of the rooms except for the bathroom is just what I imagine using them for. I'm going to post a pic of what I want it to look like once I build it. My biggest fear is not being able to fully separate the living area from the workshop, meaning that sound or smell from the workshop is going into the living area, I store and work on cars there. How much do you recon a project like this would cost in materials alone? Is it even doable or just an overall dumb and wasteful idea? I have a copper 1/2 pipe with a temporary sharkbite fitting. I don't have the tool to remove it nor can I get my wrench on the pipe or behiind it on the plastic part to pinch and pull it by force. Do I absolutely need to pinch the plastic part of the sharkbite fitting to be able to pull it off, or can I just put a wrench or pliers around by the cap? I'm trying to avoid destroying a metal cover or cutting into drywall just to pinch the plastic to pull it off. Is it possible to remove these without having to pinch the tiny plastic part circled in the image?
Plumbing is about the only DIY category that doesn't have its own general here for some reason. Figured I could maybe get the ball rolling with a question and a provide a thread where people to ask their own since I feel bad for killing a thread for just one question. I thought you guys might be interested in some congealed ideas that I cooked up as solutions to problems I repeatedly encounter. Because I like constructing things out of ambient materials and available energy systems, I found myself in a state of inefficacy due to the nightmare of inchoate twisting labyrinthine unknown and unparsable black tendrils of lop-lop rend mind and spirit.
This is my retort. No, I will not submit to such pathetic obstacles without a resounding chuckle.
Check it out brah. I made this forcing of order on the horror out of scrap lumber, hot glue, a rigged up stolen cordless impact driver made into a drill, cut up clothes hangers, 2 wood screws, double sided velcro, and paint marker.
I made up my mind to stop being a parasite and share my ideas with my fellow man in a free and open source manner inspired by the irresistible and legendary Richard Stallman.
May the /diy/ swerve series be of use to you who make, and through your making prove that you are free. https://www.wattpad.com/story/386747175-how-do-i-call-kraken-support-number 
Last Thread: >>2860808
To begin: the project goal: I am working to make a series of humanoid robots. I am using a Biblical theme of naming the first 3 robots I make Adam, Eve, and Abel. The goal is for these robots to have human body inspired musculoskeletal systems, advanced AI, and that they look human and pass for human to a casual observer at least at a distance. They must be able to walk, talk, run, dance, do sports, do chores, manufacture products, and make more robots just like themselves if not even better. My aim is to build a single robot arm and head and then add sufficiently advanced AI to that arm and head to enable it to build the rest of its own body for me. This way I am delegating the work of building the majority of my first humanoid robot to that robot rather than doing that work myself - and this is to save me time.
In a like manner, my goal with the AI is to code just enough AI that the AI can begin coding itself and this way I don't have to code most of the AI myself because it will self create itself. I liken this to building a seed and that seed growing into a tree because for me to code that tree would take too long for me and just creating the seed would then save me time. Being a maintenance tech working on 30yo+ old critical machinery has made me more superstitious than is reasonable. I knock on metal and praise the Omnissiah daily.
Is this how sailors felt in the old days when their lives depended on the ship remaining in working order? What's the proper tool for cutting concrete
or brick walls, fiber cement boards, concrete blocks, etc.? A cordless sawzall had no problem cutting, but everything turned out crooked and skewed. A 5'' grinder was doing fine, but the disc was too small and, because it was corded, I couldn't close the door and my whole house is covered in dust. I'm now considering a cordless circular saw with a concrete-cutting disc, but even 7.24'' makes pretty shallow cuts (everything above that is expensive as fuck) and I'm worried it's not gonna be powerful enough, or a bigass grinder, like pic rel. I'm looking for something that isn't a one trick pony and would come in handy in other renovation-related tasks later. ITT useful hacks, secret methods, forbidden knowledge, etc. Is 18650 still relevant form factor for batteries? If we use precision machining to machine components for precision machining machines, then how did we build the first precision machining machine without any precision machining technolojees? I don't consider you a real man if you leave the guard on the grinder. I want to do something weird for Christmas for my gf, who liked mancala as a kid. She wanted a mancala board. I read about how native Americans made dugout canoes by burning away the wood and scooping out the ash and I thought that'd be a cool way to do it. However I'm sure my ideas for doing so would be retarded. To be clear: I want to decorate the board with wood burning lines, but I also want to burn away wood for the pockets bit by bit. I don't have a Dremel so I don't know how else to do the pockets. I've done some woodworking in the past but I need advice on if this is practical and if not what would be the best way to carve the pockets. How do I stop this piece of shit interfering with my keyboard? I already put them on separate circuits. Absolutely no idea what board to post this thread to but let's have a thread on cleaning and tidying, and what tips and techniques are great for being domestic.
Just bought a reachy grabber to use around the house, i.e. the thing folk use for litter picking. I get that a lot of folk use them while being disabled but they legit makes tidying so much quicker and less tedious with getting stuff off the floor if you're ADHD like me and leave clothes and bits of paper and things everywhere during busy schedules. Also way more fun because it lets me pretend my grabber is a hungry monster, biting all mess within my path. total house remodel. 78 year old concrete block duplex apartments.
furring out walls 24" centers to hang drywall, mud, texture & paint. rip out old janky tub/shower insert, install new junky tub/shower set. new cabinetry, counters, sink & appliances in la cocina. all new fixtures, switches & outlets. new HVAC installed 2 months ago.
smile. you're paying for ALL of it AND the future tenant's rent. because IT'S GUBMNET SUBSIDISED HOUSING. GIMMIE DAT CHEESE!! I'm looking for plans and ideas for a woodstove type heater for a 12x14 room. I've seen random bullshit posted in forums and YouTube. Can't make sense of any of it. I've also come across rocket heaters/stoves that are shown as the next coming of Christ but to me feels like a gimmick. What I'm looking for is tried and tested plans that don't burn your house down don't kill you in your sleep due to CO poisoning. And those could be either traditional stove type or rocket stove type. Also something that would burn efficiently without using a shit ton of wood. I need to burn it mainly for sleeping as I have a traditional mass heater in my living room. Any ideas ? I can weld and have access to basic metalwork tools, nothing fancy. Is this just cosmetic or am I risking rot and water into my roof rafters (or trust or joist or whatever the fuck)? Everyone keep telling me it's impossible to grow entirely indoors all food required to live by oneself, but apparently 100 m^2 land is enough:
https://fryd.app/en/magazine/yield-calculator-for-vegetables-calculate-area-requirements-and-harvest-quantities#yield-calculator-calculate-vegetable-yields
If this is the case, how much can I reduce that space going grow-room and/or hydroponics?
Shouldn't it be enough to keep everything in my home (especially considering this also gives me the option to stack stuff)? I want to grow my own Golden Teacher mushrooms in my school dorm would it be risky shipping that strand in a live culture (I know it technical doesn’t contain psycobillin) to the mail room of my dorm, live in the us. This is just for research. Never grew mushrooms bed am I missing something? Any anons fuck with typewriters?
I off grid, and my hands hurt when I write with a pen or pencil
I picked these up they are mechanically fascinating
I wanna get em working. The electric is a lot closer than the manual one to dancing it seems. But damn, the idea of writing printed words without power or big brother knowing what you are up to seems pretty appealing Are (You) too cool for safety glasses? A place for anything to do with Welding.
Post your welds, ask questions and discuss sticking metals together.
IDK I just want a place to talk about welding. i am changing the bathroom fixtures. in one bathroom, the bathtub spout pipe is shown in the pic. the new spout i bought wont fit the thread
i didnt have this problem in the second bathroom, it was just a pipe sticking out and i just secured the new spout firmly.
my question is, is threaded nut/part of the pipe removable or do i have to cut it somehow?
ive been trying to go at it to dislodge it with my wrench but it wont move. i just dont know whether its stuck there or its actually welded/part of the pipe.
thanks for your help. There's this board game called Onitama which I like. However I would want to make a more durable version of the pieces and board. What's the easiest material to work on for a beginner to create pieces like in pic related?
Not mine btw, picture is one I found on plebbit. I've been wiring some connectors and they kinda work some are shit.
This is when I try to put 2 wires into 1 connecter.
There is no way to join 2 wires into 1 for connecters. I use pliers.
Do crimpers really do such a different job on the finish?
Next I'll have to buy a wire stripper too.. anyone here keen on shades/blinds? need a bunch replaced in my house. heard about hunter douglas but they kinda seem like you might be paying more for the name than anything else. just looking for some wisdom, or a lead in the right direction, if you would >need to stay in a foreign country because reasons
>idea.jpg
>buy a random cheap work patent
>lady from tax service place asks if I am good at the job (it's washing machines repair)
>"Yeah, sure I have experience"
>"Oh, great, Anon, I have this relative that really needs her washing machine repaired. I'll save your number"
>mfw I'm not even sure if I use the right settings when I use a wash
<What do I need to fix a washing machine? Lady said that rinsing is not working properly, what could be the problem there?> yo man there's only a little mold down there haha can you check it out Any one here know how to determine the age of furniture?
Is this pre 1900? hello /diy/, I just have a few questions
1. Are the amazon chinesium motors (like picrel) any good? Will they require lots of oil to keep running? A review mentioned a ratio of about 40:1 oil/gas. ("half a bottle" of oil every 2L of fuel)
2. Is it better to source used motors from lawnmowers, weed wackers, backpack blowers etc?
3. what engine volume/hp should I get to be able to reliably propel a 125lb person (me) at at least 20+ km/h only 2 years old. interstate brand. charges fully each day. only charging 100m of electric net. low battery light starts flashing shortly after sunset.
test 12.57v after one hour off charger. no load attached.
I do not have an AGM specific charger, only a regular car battery charger. obviously also have the solar charger that is the system.
doesn't seem like bad cell voltage. but if I can't trust it on my fence, I could lose livestock.
I have swapped it with an alternate unit for now. any saving this battery, or time to replace? My teacher at the uni, asked us to make a machine (mechanical, can use electricity or not) to be able to flip pancakes. The machine/mechanism needs to do the whole process and can only be activated by a lever, button, etc. What I was thinking (shown in the poorly done drawing) was to make a mechanism which when activated makes the spatula grab the pancake, lift it and then can flip it. The problem is that I don't know how to make it turn. Limited budget, the professor gives extra points if we do it as cheap as possible lol So i've been wanting to get into electroplating since it's something i've been interested in doing for awhile and seems like something that would be fun, regardless of I end up using it as a side hustle and start selling little plated trinkets to people at the flea market.
The issue is this venture has caused me to get PPE, some beakers, flasks, hot plate, and some nitric acid for breaking down silver.
All this has made me wonder what are some other hobby/side hustle things I could do that are
>Relatively safe, Im not fucking with cyanide and arsenic stuff
>Cool and/or fun
>Could possibly lead to a side hustle, so something that works on a small scale and is niche enough that most chemical labs wont bother with it.
I appreciate any and all of your ideas, /diy/ I'm starting a homestead and I want everything to be organic and eventually get organic certifications, so I'm wondering, how do I build a driveway and parking area that can contain any automotive fluid leaks from any visiting vehicles? How do I go the extra mile to ensure those chemicals won't end up in the ground water or in one of the ponds? My country has a boner for self-inflicting economical pain for its citizens, and insists that burning coal is bad. I disagree but I'm powerless to stop them powering our grid using this method. They want me to buy solar panels, however I think I'd rather burn coal in my backyard to power my house. Has anyone tried this or is this far more complex than it seems? why do boomers love these things?
>noisy
>extremely ineffective
>blow dirt and dust all over people's cars and in people's faces.
I've never seen a pile of leaves that would be faster to clean up with a blower vs a rake.
seriously, a rake and big trash can is ALWAYS faster than blowing leaves around all over the place. there are multiple retards in my area who run them for fucking HOURS because they can't everything together in one place, and of course they're blowing all their shit into other people's yards.
fuck leaf blowers. Is this dude onto something or is he just a cheap bastard who doesn't want to pay for proper pool cleaning equipment? What tools are you getting this sale? I'm finally replacing my shitty 20-year-old drill with a new one. After reading Consumer Reports I settled on the Milwaukee 3403-22. I have hundreds of these things, most of them new AAAs. I live off grid and have an addiction to cheap solar lights and rebuilding rechargable battery packs. Typically i either refurbish stuff with dead batteries but i also replace the Ni-Cads in perefectly good lights with bulk amazon li-ions, mostly solar lights from end of season dollar store sales where they are 50-75% off.
So what do i do with all the Ni-cads? They suck but i have alot of them and they are new. If need be i'm autistic enough to solder together 100 of them into a 10 Ah 1.2v brick but what then?
I guess if i really wanted to i could stack them in series parallel cell until i had something roughly equal in capacity (and three times the size) to a 12v marine battery. I would very much like to know if it would be useful before i solder together 1000 AAA batteries. How would you go about fixing this door latch to the wall?
The area it lines up to is just hollow drywall, and these wall plugs obviously don't work too well in thin material.
I was thinking some sort of wall anchor, but if someone tries to open the door while it's locked, they might tear out the drywall which is a bigger issue.
My other ideas which are worse, is mount a plate to the wall where it's solid, then fix the door latch to the plate. Or drill deep into the wall until I brick (I'm guessing 10cm) and mount it using long screws. What is the best way to make money from working out of my house? All the online job postings in my areas are insanely fake and only are seeking to gather data of out people. Likewise, I am not sure what side hustle, such as Etsy or whatever bullshit, is best to pursue since I am a normalfag with no real skills besides some graphic design and video editing skills.
>inb4 use ai to do hecking everythingino!!! that shit is a headache and nuisance to deal with What is something from another country's way of living inside a house that you want to do in your home, but choose not to because it would be weird? For me it's sleeping on a futon, they look comfy as hell, and you can roll them up and put them away which gives you lots more space for activities. They seem superior to a bed in every way, but like I said, it'd be weird if I had one where I live (Australia). As much as I like the idea of sleeping on one, I don't want to be known as 'that guy who sleeps on the floor.' it's a maybe a not good reason to make it in eastern Europe but i will try (What is a probe??probe- is thing that has built in anemometr with wind direction stuff, probe used in a storm chasing and meteorology) *BLUEPRINT* 1 wooden rod 2m (blueprint is not full yet) saw it to 2 40cm rods, 4 30cm rods, 1 11cm rod after that you need 6 nails make a carcase like for bictoin mining thats all in future thread will be updaiting sya Would you worry about the rot underneath or can I just slap some bullshit epoxy over it or something? What lights do you guys use for your diy projects? What headlamps do you guys use for up and close work, what do you guys use for inspecting, and what lamps/attachable lamps do you guys use to light up a workspace that isn't normally lit like a crawlspace or attic or underneath a car, etc? What lights have worked out for you guys and more importantly, WHAT LIGHTS TURNED OUT TO BE SHIT? I found three of these in different sizes. Does anyone know what kind of pliers these are and what they were used for? >Rocks and stones are free if you have the resources to gather them.
>If you also can make them into stone blocks then you can build anything for free given that you have the time and mortar.
Is this true? What tools are needed. I want my own castle and it would be fun to build. 
Previous thread: >>2868444
>I'm new to electronics. Where to get started?
It is an art/science of applying principles to requirements.
Find problem, learn principles, design and verify solution, build, test, post results, repeat.
Read the datasheet.
>OP source:
https://github.com/74HC14/ohmOP
bake at page 10, post in old thread
>Comprehensive list of electronics resources:
https://github.com/kitspace/awesome-electronics
>Project ideas:
https://hackaday.io
https://instructables.com/tag/type-id/category-technology/
https://adafruit.com
https://makezine.com/category/electronics/
>Books:
https://libgen.rs/
>Principles (by increasing skill level):
Mims III, Getting Started in Electronics
Geier, How to Diagnose & Fix Everything Electronic
Kybett & Boysen, All New Electronics Self-Teaching Guide
Scherz & Monk, Practical Electronics for Inventors
Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics
>Recommended software tools:
KiCAD 6+
Circuitmaker
Logisim Evolution
>Recommended Components/equipment:
Octopart
LCSC
eBay/AliExpress sellers, for component assortments/sample kits (caveat emptor)
Local independent electronics distributors
ladyada.net/library/procure/hobbyist.html
>Most relevant YouTube channels:
EEVblog
W2AEW
Moritz Klein
>microcontroller specific problems?
>>>/diy/mcg
>I have junk, what do?
Shitcan it
>consumer product support or PC building?
>>>/g/
>household/premises wiring?
More rules-driven than engineering, try /qtddtot/ or sparky general first
>antigravity and/or overunity?
Go away this guy is insane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRUW9ebXdXo Looking for brand recommendations, primarily 2 classes of coveralls, one for hard use and one for everyday wear (warmth, comfort and simple) Spaceship layout
This is pretty good I rekon.
This would work.
Any suggestions or redesigns? 
I'm a street musician and one of the most annoying parts about it is how many people take pictures or videos but don't tip. It's just my opinion that if you're going to Take something, you should leave something, especially the guys who have fancy cameras and annoyingly take 40 pictures from all kinds of angles, which is doubly awful cause then other people feel like they're intruding if they have to get in his frame to tip.
I don't like how they get to benefit from my presence and not support it in kind, to put it in perspective I play violin and dress up like km from the Baroque era, I understand why they want pictures, j don't understand why they don't support my efforts.
Calling them out works sometimes but it's annoying and I have to stop playing to tell a guy he's too close and should have some decency and support the arts.
So I want to figure out a way to ruin their pictures until they tip.
I was thinking something like infrared lights on a bracelet, unseen to the human eye but would appear as a artifact to a digital one.
That or maybe something with mirrors.
Any ideas are welcome, thanks in advance. I do not want to use my home system very much this winter, so I want suggestions for good oil radiators. Is there a good alternative to just getting one from home depot? What are the benefits of getting one in a higher price point? If I purchase one from a box store is it gonna be like other appliances- shittier than if I just bought it direct from the manufacturer? Willing to buy 200-300 dollar Jap shit if the difference is huge and it will last longer/be safer/ more efficient I have an opportunity to get on with a few different companies on a job site I'm laboring on.
Concrete guys will give me $23 an hour to work out of state.
Plumbers and electricians would start me off around $18. The electricians seem to work 7 days week and I'm afraid I'll burn out but most people are pointing me in that direction. The plumbers have better hours and I figure it's something I could learn faster but they're mostly residential.
Welders I would work out of state and I'm not sure how much I'll make but seems like a cool job.
Framers would pay me $15.
Also I'm a 31 year old man trying to get his shit together. Most of my experience lies in concrete and landscaping and I feel like this are jobs I don't want when I'm older. Post a picture of your work bench, dedicated work area, or most commonly used tools for DIY. What was the last thing you worked on there, simple or big? Theres zero cool engineering youtube content on youtube coming from the us. Its all indians.
i did come across one video but couldnt find it.
it was a two wheeled thing that charged itself wireslessly.
i think that was a us electrical engineering graduate.
that was so sad he was proud of that. Just picked these guys up again at the dollar store. How do they manufacture, package, pay employees, pay rent, pay TMI, ship them and still make a profit? 10 blades for $1 is just one example. How do you cure or remove tonsil stones yourself at home? Post (you)r own sketchy solutions, fixes, setups, etc.
I got out the angle grinder shortly after this because the dremel was taking too long. Surprisingly this entire situation proceeded without incident and now I have a perfect circle of 0.050 stainless that I don't have to pay or wait for. How hard would it be to get a car like this road-legal in PA? I want to make cops and normies seethe impotently at my $500 palletmobile as I roll through town. Got an Addi Express King-size knitting machine for my mom because she does crafty stuff for cash but she refused to use it saying it "too complex". So she gave it back to me and it's piss easy to knock out a beanie in less than fifteen minutes.
So what else can I make with this thing? What are some diy related hobbies that people that don't have much space available can pick up? The idea of living in a little shed sounds so comfy. If you think about it what does someone really need besides a bed, clothes, a small kitchenette, a shower and a computer desk? For poop a little outhouse outside with a composting toilet to avoid any potential smells inside. You can warm yourself with an electric blanket and cool yourself with a fan.
Why shouldn't I just buy a cute shed and live in the backyard while renting out my house? We pay heating in my building according to measurements of this device. Can you trick it to measure like you are not heating without company knowing that you are doing it? I don't use pesticides on my property, so I've taken to using salt on the paths as a weedkiller. The problem is there is lots of paths and it takes a lot time to hand sprinkle salt along them. I tried mixing the salt with water and spraying it, but the spray machine got clogged up. Basically I want some kind of apparatus I can DIY that will apply the salt in a large area evenly. I'm thinking along the lines of a giant sieve/colander type thing. Any other suggestions? I've been disappointed by Knipex quality lately. I've recently been on a pliers buying spree and while larger models are fine, their small pliers have been notorious for being stiff and having imperfect finish. 2 pairs of small flat nose pliers had needle sharp burrs and were pretty stiff, but pic rel is so stiff it's difficult to open with one hand, meanwhile even Chinese made Milwaukee pliers were spotless and smooth OTB and I'm not even gonna mention Engineer, because it's like another universe.
it's not that important and AFAIK, they still lead functionality and durability wise, but such sloppy workmanship is not a good look. How can I modify/rewire a floor lamp so that it runs with DC power? My new apartment has this sliding closet door that is big, made of wood, and apparently it's on wheel/rails. Issue is, it does a shit ton of noise when I open it. Like a train, literally.
What can I do to make it less noisy? I don't think WD40 would work, and also it might destroy the paint. Maybe some type of grease? Even then I don't think it would work because the issue isn't like a squeaky sound but rather the weight of the door and small wheels moving Sup /diy/, I'm trying to wrap some packages for Christmas like they're straight out of the 1800s.
>hurr durr just use twine and brown paper
Yeah, duh, but I don't just want these to look vintage, I want then to look OLD. Aged, stained, maybe even a little burnt; like something that's been sitting in an attic for a century and just now got uncovered.
Any advice for how to do this? Or places where I could find resources on kitschy, old fashioned crafts like this?
I'm getting a copy of Dragonology for my nephew and I want it to look legit What are your favorite common, disposable items for reusing?
I can't really afford to buy it since it's like $10 a gallon now, but the tropicana 1 gallon white orange juice containers make good stash gas cans to leave in vehicles. I've never long term left gas in them, but I have had shitty disposable water bottles have kerosene sit in them for a very long time and not erode, so I imagine the white, more durable jugs wouldn't be bad for storing premix for lawn equipment or what have you. Everyone makes it out to be very hard and not for diyers Anons, I gotta get a grip on my garage.
How do I get floor space back in an economical /diy/ fashion.
I have a circular saw and a miter saw and a budget of about $500 to make this happen. What stones do you use?
Back when I lived in the city i could take my knives for a quick sharpening, $2.50 a blade. Now its like $6 each and im not were near the shop.
I'm looking to buy a nice set of diamond stones.
How many do I need, and what grit?
I have Zwilling knives, and a bunch of other blades that need to be sharpened. How do I turn the top lights on?
Please help it looks retarded without the top lights on. Surely there must be a better way of laying a slab floor than pouring a half foot of concrete across the entire structure.
Seriously wondering why you don't just lay a perimeter footing for the wall, and pour individual squares room by room, and use the leveling compound to bridge the squares. The joins will all be under the drywall anyway so why would you even care? I have a question and I need the answer
Let's say you have a tree that could live to be 1000 years old, and you take a cutting of it when it's 700 years old
Does the successfully rooted cutting die in 300 years, or in another 1000 years?
Does cutting an old plant artificially age it, in whole or partially, or does cutting an old plant restart the timeline of growth so to speak? How much harder is a skilled trades job like plumbing/welding compared to a warehouse job? I did some renovations and when I removed the plaster around the window the cavity between the exterior and interior brick wall had no insulation whatsoever so I closed the cavity with expanding foam (not the full cavity, just the ends).
I thought adding some foam would improve the thermal and acoustic insulation but didn't seem to do much for the later.
Anyway is there any downside to doing this?
Pic is not mine but it looked like this before. Sup /diy/, if I'm trying to heat my room with one of these things overnight as I sleep, and I keep it on the medium heat setting (out of low, medium and high) and the prongs of the cord don't feel warm or hot at all after some use on medium, do I still have to worry about a possible electrical fire or current overload anywhere in my house's wiring? I get a little bit paranoid anytime I leave a heater on overnight past the lowest setting. >Sunglasses at night
bad idea
>Windshield tint
illegal in my state
I need a creative solution. I heard this board was big brained. I want to buy a golf cart from my buddy for a big Christmas gift for the family. He told me he'd sell it for around 1k. He's a neighbor, so don't think he'd intentionally fuck me over, but he said something to the effect of, "it works, sometimes it takes a little bit to get into reverse, or I might need to try a few times to get in reverse." I see him riding it around the neighborhood now and then, so I know it works.
I'm in FL, and upon looking into FB marketplace, I see tons of flooded Golf Carts, but there are so many flooded ones from the hurricane, but typically nothing even near 1k.
Looking long term, and assuming it'll need some fixing up in the future, the motor is somewhere between $500-$700, which is reasonable. Batteries are ~$200 a piece.
>Has anyone ever worked on these?
>Are they more trouble than they're worth?
>Anything specific to look for when inspecting it?
>Any general advice? How do I install lamp? (preferably without killing myself) Circuit breaker is down. ive been trying the little hho generator experiment and while it is making little bubbles id very much like it to be 93% more effective.
should i zap muh pee? I have hydraulic rim brakes, magura HS33. Letting the local bike shop bleed it costs more than a new bike, lol.
If I wanted to do it myself, which kit do I need? It seems there are two ways of bleeding:
- attaching a full syringe to the handle and let vacuum suck the bubbles out and replace it with the oil
- attaching an empty syringe to the handle and a full syringe to the brakes and push the new liquid from the bottom to the top
I haven"t maintained the bike for 10 years. Which method should I use? Would this bleed kit be enough for either of them?
https://www.ebay.de/itm/132920458124
As you can see it also has a syringe with rubber inside so I think it is meant for the vacuum method. For the push-from-bottom-to-top method, I am not sure if there should be additional adapters. Shit that made you raise an eyebrow at work or around your life and gore in general.
OC only. My uncle is very into homesteading, DIY, etc. Very traditional old fashioned guy, grows a lot of his own produce and raises chickens, loves building and fixing.
I don't know enough about tools or farming or anything like that to understand what a good gift would be for him.
Do you have any suggestions? Preferably something that isn't so common he'd already have it. I'd like to keep it under $50 if possible.
I love him but I hate asking people what they want for Christmas. Is this heater still safe to use? I have to move a hot water baseboard section in my house to accommodate something, I'm looking at the boiler to flush the system after I reconnect the piping and I don't see any zone valves.
Is this a typical setup? Or a half-assed one? I was looking to see if there were zone valves so I could manually open them, but it doesn't look like that's a possibility.
Should I trigger the thermostat to call for heat for that zone and shut the gas supply off while bleeding the system?
The section in the foreground is the section I'm going to be removing and reinstalling pipe in. 
