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> Pollen from clothing used outside is includedNo titlederpedly obvious, but not to city slickers.Land next to a hillApparently potential Russian invasion is not the only problem.
Thinking of buying a piece of land to build a house on that's next to a hill(don't look big in pic but it's pretty big irl). There's gonna be snow/rain water leakage from the hill. Is this a mayor cost/inconvenience problem or is it easily/cheaply solvable ?
There will be another house on the north uphill side. Topographic img: next post(spam warning)No titlenot my problemPost your livestock.What happened to the cow post? I was off doing it myself, and came back hoping to see more pictures of cows, and now it's gone. :(
This is Rose, one of our Jersey milk cows./emt/ Eternal Machinist ThreadAsk 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 Button pushers who think they're machinists
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.No titleI think I fucked up.
I broke an intake bolt in my cylinder head. It's a Ford 302/5.0 so part of the bolt is exposed because they go in at an angle into the head.
I have been trying to heat it up with a small propane tank the cylinder head is whicking away the heat, and I can't get a nut to sit on the broken off stud to weld it.
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? [52/40/10 :detadpU tsaL] Do your own research, but if you gotta ask; just buy whatever Bambu fits your budget. DIY: reprap.org/wiki/ SLA: >>>/tg/3dpg
>What CAD software should I use? Free to anyone: FreeCAD, Fusion360, Onshape, TinkerCAD, 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
The old thread no longer bumps and is now on page five: >>2902906 If you didn't get a response in the old thread, feel free to ask again here.
>>2678737 > Some friendly suggestions for posting: > - First ask Google, then ask /diy/. Your question will probably be better received if you do so. > - List available resources (tools, materials, budget, time, etc.) > - Try to use pictures and explain the goal, if possible > - Be patient, this is a slow board; your thread will be around for days. > - Share your results! /diy/ loves to see problems solved and projects completed!No titleDo you have a doomsday stockpile? What's in it and what do you recommend?No titleAbsolutely WHAT is the purpose of these things?Bamboo GeneralCan it save the world? So much talk about mass timber, what about mass bamboo? Bed sheets. Toilet paper. How do.we make it last longer after harvesting for structures? Can it be petrified? What is a modern creosote equivelent that can double it's outdoor lifespan like it did for timber construction 130 years ago? Best varieties for regions/purposes. Near instant green screens.
I'm current issue is I have about an acre of it, many vertical stalks, but a thin canopy. Its there a variety that will grow in the mid Atlantic u.s., that will grow out of a dense clump, and make a dense canopy 50 feet wide overhead in a season? That 4 corners of these clumps would make and inner valted arch of 100 feet between them for shade in summer?No titleThey're running fiber optic in my neighborhood, they use this 1800lb strap to pull it through the conduit. I saw piles of it by the road and the crew said I could take as much as I wanted because they don't reuse it. They'll be doing it for weeks and I'll be able to get several miles of it if I want. They even gave me the leftovers on the spools that weren't long enough to do a full pull xDGuys how do I sell eggs?I have 12 chickens and they lay about 20-30 eggs a week and I want know how to sell them? People keep telling me I have to sell them but I don’t know how.
I’ve sold a few to friends and family but I don’t know enough people to sell them all.County ruins my peace and quietThe County has placed a garbage can down at the end of our hollow, in front of my home. It is attracting partiers who stay for hours, laughing and hollering at each other. I called the County and asked them to remove the can, but they said it helps their crews keep the area free of trash. I explained that the garbage can is making the problem worse, but they won't listen. Now that I have identified myself to County officials, how do I get rid of this garbage can?/rcg/ - Drone & Radio Control GeneralIn /rcg/ we discuss anything & everything remote controlled - multirotors, fixed wing, cars, rovers, helis, boats, submarines, battlebots, lawnmowers, etc.
>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
Previous: >>2865516Gas plumbingUK household. Slight smell of gas suddenly started appearing when using the hobs/stove.
Got an official gas man in and he said whoever installed this has used white tape instead of a washer/bolt etc.. but thats sealant thats usually there right? He stuck his Do Not Use sticker on the stove and left gave me a paper and left and said to get a gas plumber in.
Is there a missing bolt that should be at the top or something? The other bolt below is slightly lose, would tightening them just fix it? Just need to know before hiring someone so I don't get ripped off. Thank you.Mysterious TankWhat is this object that I found buried in my backyard? My first guess would be an old septic tank. The place is currently on city sewer, but it's conceivable that it used to be on septic What causes me to question the possibility of it being an old septic tank is that it is metal and has that pipe which goes to grade, or even above since it appears it was broken off on plane with the surface at some point in the past. I am accustomed to seeing septic tanks made of masonry/concrete, fiberglass, or plastic. Not ferrous metal. I have also not seen a septic tank that has a pipe of that diameter to the surface. I guess I will keep digging around it to find out. Then again, maybe I should rebury it and not worry about this mysterious object in my yard?Re-selling 4 year old laptop with broken screenI have a 4 year old HP laptop that has a broken screen I'm currently using it with a external monitor because the integrated monitor is broken. Also the laptop hinge dust cover has fallen off. After I get a new laptop I'm probably going to use it as a home server for some time.
But at some point I'm thinking of selling it. Now it doesn't have a working screen but I thought of selling it as it as a home server or something.
I got an idea though. The screen is just attached by two smalm metal rods that have hinges at the end. So what if I cut the rods off with a saw and then cut the wires going to the screen and I trim the left overs and then I just fill up the holes with something like silicone or epoxy. And then just market the laptop as a custom and modern MiniPC with an integrated keyboard lmao (judt don't tell it was a laptop ever lol)
Or would it just make sense to salvage the parts and attempt to sell them indivitually? Does this make sense bros? Based or cringe?
Specs are (The model is HP Laptop 14-dk0xxx): > AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx with 2.1 GHz 4 cores / 8 logical cores > 4 G DDR4 RAM > 239 Gb SSD > 2 USB 3.0 ports > 1 Ethernet port > 1 HDMI port > 1 audiojack port > 1 USB-C port > 1 SD card dock > 1 K-Slot > Integrated trackpad and keyboard of course
Not posting this on >>2906925 because I think it needs its own threadYLYL Threadlet's have a ylyl thread. haven't seen one for a long time.share /diy/ related memesNo titleI hope I don't lose that nail D:
Stupid tractoring accident
ITT DIY injuriesYour ToolbagsHow do you guys store and carry your tools? Any good quality toolbags you can recommend? So far I've only used one of those shitty open top buckets, but I'd like to have more organization and good mobility since I often take my tools with me nowadays to help friends etc. So I want a proper upgrade. I'm thinking about getting pic relatedNo titleWill house flippers ever be tried for their crimes against humanity? >Buy affordable house >Paint everything gray >cheap stone counter tops >gray fake wood flooring >sell for double the original asking price
I say these people should be tried and given life sentences. They'll love prison because everything in there is gray.No titleDanish ingenuity: the bubble deckSolar-threadEssentially, pic-related is everything I need to know, but I'd like to talk about it anyways. How can I keep it legal? (I'm in Germoney, so I can only do a "Balkonkraftwerk" without involving the power company, meaning I can at max have 800W flowing into the grid. Of course, I'd rather not have anything flowing into the grid, using it all myself, so that means batteries, but that is either expensive, or I'm not sure if my electrians-skills are good enough for that. tl;dr: What do you have on your roof and how did you put it up there?/ham/ Amateur, CB, Shortwave Listening, Pirate Radio, Repeater Kerchunking General200 km/h in the Wrong Lane edition
I have been doing everything I can to figure out what exactly it is but each part seems to fit the others individually, but only when fully assembled it locks right up.
Any help would be great.How do you get rid of these fucking thingsI live in the woods with a cedar sided house. These little bastards keep thrashing the siding on the south side of my house. How do you get rid of them? The stupid plastic owl things don't work. I know they're protected but enough is enough.eBike vs gas bicycleeBikes: >Just need electric plug to charge, so no gas to pay. Electric bike charging does nothing to your electrical bill >but long charge times (~6 hours) >Low range (maximum like 40-60 miles and that's with a 20ah battery) >Not durable (Lithium battery wear out fast) >Battery and controller are expensive as fuck >No need for license/insurance/blablabla in most places in the world >Can keep it inside >relatively easy maintenance >More stealthy than motorized bicycles
Motorized bicycle: >Very very cheap at first, like $70 for a 100cc kit >Have to pay for gas but relatively low MPG >Stinks, makes YOU stink >Might not be able to keep inside because it STINKS >Will get stolen easily if kept outside >Loud and obnoxious >Cops will give you more trouble for it than eBikes regardless of where you are. >In some places you might need a license/insurance/blablabla. >very bad stealth
Hybrid : >Usually rear motorized, front electric >All the disadvantages and advantages of motorized bicycles >Heaviest option >Most expensive option and hardest set up >Doesn't need to pedal to start it. >Can switch from electric to gas at will
Which would be a better DIY project?Stone ThreadI don't think I've posted since the purge a few months back. Here to answer any stone related questions. >Been working with stone for a few decades, running my own company for most of that time >My company mainly does repair work, but I have been a stone slab installer, fabricator etc. I also consult and do some layout/design work >Here to answer questions about stone selection, repair, applications, maintenance etc. >Happy to answer any questions for our budding entrepreneurs, contractors etc. regarding running a small business working with luxury products/clientele.
I won't bump this thread, I'm terribly busy at work but will do my best to check in dailyElectricianIs this a good book to learn about electricity and being and electrician? I worked as a helper some time ago so I know how to install shit but I don't know the theory of how or why shit does(n't) workanalog caliperswhy are they so sovl?No titleRemember the official list before buying tools/ohm/ - Electronics GeneralThread suffered burn-in: >>2898438
>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.
>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 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 awayNo titleReminder that the hate for HOAs comes from undesirables who just want to be able to trash up the neighborhood. If you want to make your house look like shit, put a trailer in the woods or something.New screw patternSo hear me out this might seem wierd but i have thought of it for a long time
if you make a screw and a scredriver with a swastica pattern? would it not be the best pattern? if you think about it all sides would have perfect torque and the screwdriver wont fall off like it does on pozidrive or phillips
how would this not be good?No title>get chatgpi to write my resume >get trade job I'm not qualified for How long do I have to learn the ropes before I get fired?No titleITT: /DIY/ tries to change a lightbulbAudio Equipment RepairThread about audio equipment repair.
Ive got an old panasonic 'walkman' that im having some recording issues with. It plays, FF/REW, everything just fine. but whenever I record anything with it theres a really loud buzz/beep sound that comes through. Even if i record silence. Everything is tightened down inside so it's not the motor vibrating, and nothing looks burnt out or blown on the inside.
whats the best way to figure out where this is coming from and how to fix it? unfortunately there are no repair shops around me that will fix it, and it does have some slight sentimental value to me, so I don't want to just buy a different one. I have some mild electronic and soldering experience
Thread theme: Did you sew that hole in your pants yet?
--------------------------------------------------------------- Your question may be stupid but ask it anyway.No titlePractical advantages of a hand drill. Are there any? (Excepting lack of reliance on electricity)?No titleAnyone ever try these? A legit Stihl chain is $30, surely they're not 6x better than temu tier shitDo I really need this disconnect box on the outside of my houseA family friend electrician was upgrading service at my 1 family house from 150 to 200 amps in Bergen County, NJ. The old box was 50 years old. The electrician kept on pushing an outside disconnect box without what seemed a good reason. I do not plan on installing solar or any generators. Do I really need this thing? Did he install it for some reason to make his life easier? See picture.Tractor threadIt's been a good while since we've had a good tractor thread.No titlejust a reminder to regrease your drills weeklyswitch to LEDI need to change the bulbs inside an old infinity mirror light. If I switch to LED, in my head the best look would be, all 16 lights randomly switching on and off, random colors when switching and different brightness too if possible. Seeing so many modules available on Ali express, I wonder if I could do it simply and kinda cheap. I have a soldering iron, but hardly any experience with it Any ideas or links to write ups or videos is appreciated I might want them on constant like the Christmas lights do, I can't imagine that a problem. I do have an old led bulb that has a speaker and remote. It looks like a regular light bulb. It still works I think and I don't use it. Maybe I could use use the board in that?No titleWhat do I do if I have a holiday apartment near the ocean and want to leave a new bicycle there for 11 months every year? the salty air causes corrosion. pic related? obviously, I don't want to pay for a humidifier running 24/7.No titleI just built this yesterday, It took me like 3 hours because i was dumb and the manual is shit and i am shit. I had to go down and up constantly, bend my back like for hours, now knee and back hurts. Muscles ache, i feel like i've went to a Slayer moshpit man, is this what being old actually means? I've been defeated by some cheap ass wood shelf from the brazilian forrest, fuckBlankets and FabricsHello DIY, I don't come here often so excuse me if this is a common thread or im just retarded. I have a large 2x2m blanket that's very fluffy and has recently started to catch some stink to it and im not sure as to how to clean it, it says to hand wash but im alone so drying it doesn't seem possible, the dry cleaners wouldn't take it either, Its from Zara if that helps with anything similar to pic just more hair, any ideas on how to make it not stinky and clear-er ?No titleI made a axe throwing target this weekend. I used pine. So far I cant get any axes to stick to it. All hits bounced off while leaving full blade gashes. Should I use plywood or 4x4 wood ends as the target surface?No titleAny garage door technicians on /diy/? How hard and shitty is the job?Cat tracking litter everywhereWhat's the best solution for a shitty cat tracking litter everywhere, other than removing the cat? Would a sanitization mat work, what would I even use to sterilize. I noticed white smears and paw marks on dark furniture and now I can't stop being grossed out.whats a good way to deter rats without poison?Is there a good way to deter rats from my yard without using chemicals? I don't want to put other animals at risk, such as birds or neighbours pets, and I dont want to get any cats.No titleis it possible to mount those IR-lamps on the camera PCB even though it only has those half-holes?
why does it even have half-holes instead of full ones?BarriersPic isn't mine.
Someone crashed into the front of my house. And the person got away. damage wasn't too terribly bad but the wall needed to be torn and rebuilt. My question is what would be the cheapest fastest way to protect my house from drunken idiots crashing the house again? I was thinking of getting some boulders and throwing them in the front yard but kinda expensive. Halfwall made out of concrete? Concrete boulders? Or how about trees?No titleGot approved for $1000 credit limit with my new Harbour Freight CC. What should I buy lads?No titleBest solution to carry 3-4 types of small fasteners, including nuts, on you? >Pencil >Utility knife >Different drill bits >Spanner Side pocket work great but I already use them to carry this shit.Teeth restorationI'm searching for a video where they show a way to restore your teeth / heal cavities in a year or so.
They use eggshells and some kind of root or a green plant.
Supposedly the calcium and other minerals should restore the teeth.No titleWhat kind of circular saw do you prefer, and why? Sidewinder or rear handle, blade left or blade right (because they're making blade left sidewinders these days)?No title>gives you makita tier quality and ergonomics for 2/3rd of the price
Why is this brand so based?No titleFrom an architectural or structural standpoint, how well built (or lack thereof) are Mormon temples? They seem to be very secretive about them.Automatically Opening VentI have a cold room with no heating right next to a hot closet with the water heater in it. I can't let the cold room go below 5C during the winter, so I figured the easiest way to heat it would be to put some kind of thermostat vent on the wall between the rooms, to let hot air from one room to the other as needed.
However, the only thermostat vents I've found this far are for outside walls, and close in cold air rather than open. Installing a radiator, whether water or electric, would seem wasteful when there's heat right behind the wall, and all it takes is letting some of it through, and a fan would leak air even when it's off, and risk letting the room freeze if it happened to break. Are there the kind of valves I'm looking for, or is there a way to make one myself? What do you recommend?/abo/ - anominatios thread - #042Lets get an abominations thread going.
>wtf is this editonNo titlehow should I mount things to the walls of my shipping container? maybe i am overthinking it can I weld stuff to the type of steel they use without fucking it up? how do I treat the metal after?What can i do?I need money to paid the med school, so what products can i made to earn money without work 40 hours a day? I know weldingNo titleGive me some inspiration to use 460 grams of self-hardening clay. I bought this and my mind is empty. I haven't created anything for a long time, and I would like to get back to it, so I'm waiting for some ideas!No titleI'm looking to make fence out of the ton of small trees I'm cutting down. Thinking posts with horizontal boards every few feet with an extra on the bottom. The question is. What's going to be my best way to attach them to each other?No titleHow do I make my dad's barn-stairs safe? This is like 15ft-20ft high and he carries heavy items up and down it a lot. I've told him to build some type of railing, but he insists it's not so bad and he wants the ability to move them for projects he's working on. I'm legitimately worried that this will cause his death, what can I do?Geiger counterI need a Geiger counter. But I don't know which one to buy. I want to test my tap water. It may be contaminated with DU = depleted uranium. I also want to be able to detect gamma radiation.Free stuff on CraigslistPost neat stuff from your local craigslist free section.No titleAnyone here living in a abandoned house they got for cheap and slowly bringing it back to life? Like real horrow show shithole./SQTDDTOT/ Stupid Questions That Don't Deserve Their Own ThreadUse this thread to ask questions you think don't require a thread of their own.
The old thread no longer bumps and is now on page eight: >>2897082 If you didn't get a response in the old thread, feel free to ask again here.
>>2678737 > Some friendly suggestions for posting: > - First ask Google, then ask /diy/. Your question will probably be better received if you do so. > - List available resources (tools, materials, budget, time, etc.) > - Try to use pictures and explain the goal, if possible > - Be patient, this is a slow board; your thread will be around for days. > - Share your results! /diy/ loves to see problems solved and projects completed!/LabShopGen/ - General-Purpose Lab & Workshop DesignThinking about setting up a general-purpose lab and workshop space. The goal is a hybrid area that can handle chemistry, electronics, woodworking, and light fabrication without turning into a complete disaster. Obviously, layout, safety, and workflow need to be considered, but there are a lot of ways to approach it. Some key design issues: >How to separate clean (lab) and dirty (shop) areas without making everything a pain to access? >Best ways to handle ventilation, dust collection, and chemical safety without overengineering it? >Power distribution, plumbing, compressed air, and networking—what actually matters and what’s overkill? >Storage and organization for tools, chemicals, and materials—what works long-term? >Modularity and future expansion—how to avoid boxing yourself in? Been using Laboratory Design by H.S. Coleman as a starting point, but more book recommendations would be great. If you’ve built or worked in a similar space, what worked, what didn’t, and what would you do differently? Post layouts, setups, must-have features, or horror stories of bad lab/shop design. Let’s make this a solid resource for anyone trying to set up a functional space.Looking for ideasI'm not sure what these are called exactly but I have one of these "bar monitors" (resolution is 1920x480) and after a while I stopped using it because I no longer needed the thing I was using it for, and now it's just sitting in my closet. I also have a raspberry pi 3b sitting around unused, And I would like to try and do something using both of them.
Do you guys have any ideas?
The idea I'm pushing around in my head involves "combining" them with the mechanical keyboard that I use for my PC. I was thinking of 3d printing a case that resembles something like a Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 and putting them inside that with my keyboard. I could put put a switch on the side and wire it so that depending on the position of the switch the keyboard could flip between being connected to the Pi or the USB-C port that I would mount onto the back. So it would still be my main keyboard for my PC, but could also be a toy to play in a Linux terminal or something.
Is that a dumb idea? I like the idea but honestly the pi3b is kinda weak for what I would like to do with it (and I don't want to buy a new one). What ideas do you guys have?/CTG/ - Chinese Tools & Gadgets For DIY GeneralMost 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: >>2860719They're called rates in AustraliaHere's a dumb question. What are rates called in America and Canada and in Europe and other countries and stuff?Thoughts?No titleI would like to invent a better mousetrap, but am at a loss for ideas. I think doing this could make me rich, but I need /diy/‘s help to come up with a solution.No titleI am looking for someone who is in decorative concrete to help me explain an estimate I received. Out of the two guys I called, no one is giving me a labor breakdown. The job is to place decorative concrete behind the house between the deck to a detached garage. The area is roughly 24x26 with a 4x6 cutout for the garage corner. No total square footage given. The proposal states: >pitched away from the house >excavate dirt and fill with 4" of limestone >metal wire mesh >4.5" thick concrete pour >6-bag limestone mix 4000psi >color concrete >stamped pattern >clean up debris >super diamond 3000 clear sealer >3-4 working days all this for $16,000 I had another guy come out and told me $11,000 I have a 3rd guy coming over this week
I asked how much cheaper it will be if I personally excavate down to 8 inches, or at least remove the sod. no clear answer given. "my guys are paid for a full days work" I asked how much cheaper for them to not haul the dirt away. "a few hundred dollars" no exact amount given I asked how much for an additional 2x20 run of concrete alongside the garage, one guy told me $1500 for decorative or $1,000 for regular gray slab, no breakdown for color, or stamping costs given. Makes it sound like stamping and coloring is a 50% markup Both told me this will require two concrete trucks There is a well pump, and two doors the concrete would need to be poured around. Neither made it sound like those are extra. There will be a need to run a gutter drain under the concrete, no cost given, made it sound like its only material cost. they want a 50% down payment $500 discount if paying cash 1 year warranty
Can someone in the know please help me understand how these guys work How much of this is material cost? How much of this is labor cost? What are these guys making an hour?No titleI made a couple of Dark Souls picrel mushroom figurines. Do they have potential or are they trashed? Would you buy one?No titleCan I repurpose an electric nail drill as a bench power supply? It's basically an electric motor with a transformer that has a speed adjuster for the nail drill. It says 0v - 17v on the label. I removed the drill motor and tested the output, it gives 0.5v to 19v and the output seems stable. There is no current adjuster, it simple says max output 12 watts./wg/ Welding GeneralA 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.
Thread Theme: Wintertime EditionBook repair / bookbindingI bought a book online and the cover is completely detached. The pages are still bound together perfectly, it's just the cover that needs repaired. Does anyone know how to fix?
I think I understand the basic idea. I need to get some paper and bookbinding glue and use it to join the pages to the cover. But there's some things I don't understand. Like, should the spine be attached? It seems like it shouldn't so that the pages have room to flex, but also wouldn't the paper joining the pages to the cover just rip (again) if the spine isn't glued? (It's a thick, heavy book)How to detect and remove VOCs from a living space?I dont want to drop $1k on one of thesedoors>anon it's just a 5 minute lock install! >take lock off >it was previously a cassette door lock so half the door was mortised out and covered with oversized brass plates on either side of the door Would you trust a dutchman on the lock side of an exterior door? I would say absolutely not, but I am curious if anyone tried it. I'd have to cut the entire section out and patch it, and it's be two ends endgrain contact with only one on actual decent wood grain, and that plus screws probably wouldn't hold up. Maybe if it was a plain solid door with no panels and you could router enough material out to have a large contact surface for the first side of the dutchman,then clean up the interior center, have a lot of glue contact surface for the the inner patch, then do the same on the other side and have some long lags going through the edge of the door into the solid body that's untouched, but it's a panel door, so it wouldn't be possible. I would want to ACK myself but I could flip it 180 degrees, patch the hinge and lock side and remount everything, but that's a lot of effort, might as well get a new door. But those are expensive. Is there such thing as a secure exterior door that isn't $800? I see steel ones for like $200, but it's probably like 20 gauge sheet metal over a hollow core or maybe sawdust if you're lucky. I'd imagine a door made out of actual wood is probably more secure than that shit.No titleShould I study CS or become an electrician or a plumber in 2025?No titlesaw this. neighbor's a fucking legend.Steam Engine BusinessHey so I was trying to buy a steam engine company (pearl steam engine). But I am disabled (military) and in the middle of a custody battle so I simply asked if we could do payments or "generous giving" to offset taxes. My envisionment was affordable boats just powered by steam. This boomer fuck emailed me saying he is offshoring the company and awaiting deposit (I told him congrats and its befitting of his generation as they've offshored everything else). Can you please help me reverse engineer his castings on his website so I can produce his engines? Fuck this guy. Also he's a mason.
Google pearl steam engine company, more especially the zenith engine. All of his drawings. He even admitted he simply reversed engineered the engines. I say reverse engineer in kind. In return screenshot thread with time stamp or some other method to prove its you and I will give a generous discount (at cost but labor included) Feel free to cross thread to bigger boards. Lets keep a business in America T. Been on this shithole website since '05 and this is my first personal army ask.No titleWhat did i do wrong?No titleWho will take over for Eric Hollenbeck when Jesus calls him up because he needs new corbels for his sky mansion?No title>and this is our son's room >he's quite into 3D printingNo titleCan I salvage this? I don't care how janky it is. I was thinking about drilling through and bolting a wooden board on each side, leaving just enough edge for the door to close. But then the metal bolts might act like a heat sink.No title>I don't want to hear it. Get it done. What's your response?
Also what is your technique to get rid of stains in your white clothes?No titleMurray keeps me companyBuilding A Pole Barn Extension To Our Slab Foundation Solar ShedFinished the solar shed December 2023. roof pitch 30° for solar panel mounts. peak is 3.33m tall, low side is 1.5m at wall. footprint is 5.2m×2.5m. whole-home solar charge controller and batteries are inside, along with some other general shed crap.
new addition is 5.25m×4.25m with a ceiling height of 2.75m sloping up to 3.33m
we will not be using recombinate chip board for exterior this time. we are going with steel r-panel wrap and roof. the existing solar shed will get the same steel panel wrap, over the RCB when we get there.
roll up 1.8m door on the east end, and a 1m×2m steel inswing entry door on the north facing NW corner. it was free, a salvage from my paying job. haven't decided on window(s) yet, but it will be whatever is least expensive and functional for airflow and some natural light.
so far, we are only in for ~300 credits. I expect to spend aboot 80 more on ceiling joists. I need another 4 treated posts and ten 3m studs. we will probably use aboot 100 credits for staves to go across studs and joists for the steel panels to anchor to. the roll-up door will run just over 600 and the steel somewhere around 600-700 for all exterior walls and the new barn side roof.
I'll keep the thread updated as we progress. I may upload a few more images just to show some joinery detail and styling at the start.Attic InsulationThis is more of a psa than a how do I thread. I bought a wood frame home 2 years ago, always felt like it had poor insulation which was the opposite of what I've been told about them. Being a 20 year old house I figured maybe the original insulation was worn out and considered hiring a company to blow in the white stuff. This would have been costly and a waste of money. I was up in the attic fixing some air duct leaks when I noticed the insulation had big gaps underneath it. The original installers placed the rolls on top of the truss beams instead of seating them in down in between the trusses. So there was basically a 4"-5" gap under every run and they were gapped open at the ends near the eaves allowing free air flow underneath the insulation. The professionally installed and inspected insulation was basically doing nothing at all but looking pretty from above. It took a few hours of attic yoga, wearing a respirator and a headlamp I went through each bat pressing them down into the truss gaps and using a broom handle to seat harder to reach areas. Since doing this, outside noise is muffled much better and my air conditioning unit barely runs as the rooms stay at a more stable temperature. I don't need to hire a company to refresh my insulation since it was never installed properly in the first place. This may not be the case for everyone but it was definitely worth a few hours of my time poking around in the attic. If you decide to do this, please know that drywall is not weight bearing, stay on the truss beams and do it on a cool or rainy day as you'll likely die attempting this in the summer. Looking forward to seeing the savings on my next electric bill for something that was basically free. Thanks for reading my TED talk on attic insulation.ChainsawsHow come there's never any chainsaw talk here? Post yours, talk porting and piping. Talk Stihl vs Husqvarna. I'll post my old junkers if this gets traction.No titleHow do I solder to what seems to be a steel tab? Repairing an old film camera, a watch battery leaked, ate the negative battery wire on the battery contact.
I have tried plenty of flux, multiple soldering irons, but solder absolutely refuses to stick. I've sanded the tab. I have heated the tab for a long time.
Never had solder not stick like this in my life.No titleHow would you go about fixing old register holes? We have switched from forced air to heat pump and plan on selling the house. Not too sure the new sellers are going to want cardboard plugging old holes in the floor. I realize i could board them up but i wanted it too look nice without having to replace entire sections of carpet or linoleum. That would be insanely expensive.Bike Chain RivetsHow do I get these tiny fucking rivets back into the chain? I had to removed a section to make it the right length for my bike and now I need to close it again. The rivet gun I used to remove it wont hold the links in place and it's impossible to hold the tiny pin-like rivets in place. Is there an easier way of doing this? Can I use some sort of alternative?/PG/ - Plumbing GeneralI 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.this guy has two raspberry pi diy robots fighting in his house under internet controlrobot 1 https://robotstreamer.com/robot/106 robot 2 https://robotstreamer.com/robot/4664No titleWhile replacing a few broken cedar shingles on my house siding I noticed there just isn't enough vertical overlap. What I mean is between the top shingle and the bottom shingle, circled in red, there's an unprotected area of sheathing. At first I thought I messed up putting the new ones on or maybe the new ones I bought weren't long enough but I took pic rel shingles from the trash and realized it's all like that./mcg/ - Microcontroller General: Blob on Board EditionPrevious 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/.
>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.
>RISC-V microcontroller list: https://codeberg.org/20-100/Awesome_RISC-V/raw/branch/master/RISC-V_MCU_development_boards.pdfTinder block wallsI want to create a workshop with steel beams like pic related. I understand that most installations use metal siding directly, however, I would like to use tinder blocks. Pros and cons, diy¿Sodium Metasilicate degreaserBeen buying and using this general purpose degreaser from Harbor freight for years. Recently price went from like 7 or 8 bucks a gallon to 11.50 a gallon. Since the main ingredient in it is Sodium Metasilicate I was wondering if a person could come out ahead on pricing by a lot by mixing my own from powder. Only thing I can't figure out is how much powder it would take to basically equal the concentration of one gallon of the off the shelf cleaner... Anyone better at decoding this stuff than I am care to chime in with some wisdom?
Or if anyone has any other recommendations on even cheaper Sodium Metasilicate degreasers I'm all ears.Making a cellphone adapter for a tripodTrying to brainstorm how I can mount my cellphone laterally to this tripod. I just rigged wire for now but it’s not great. I only have limited supplies available. Cardboard is okay doesnt need to last.No titlei live around a defunct 80's/90's airbase with tons of small abandoned bunkers and lookouts. i found a particularly intact looking one in the forest. if i scraped off all the paint and pressure whashed it would it be safe to sleep in? or am i just retarded? image semi relatedNo titleWhat is strap on's problem? It's weaker than wrenches that cost 1/10 of the price yet people still treat it as a premium, high quality brand.How do I make knife pins flush without damaging the handle scales?I want to make a knife with a flame blued steel handle. Problem is, I don’t know how I can file/sand the pins flush without ruining the finish.
I can’t blue the steel after sanding the pins down as that would ruin the heat treat on the blade.How to fix my LED lampWires still have current. I see the positive and negative terminal markings.
Is there a cheap fix? I'm assuming I would just have to re attach to that filament thing somehow?
Thanks fa88otsDecent way to pull rope?I'm making an automated system for my balcony to open and close the curtains every day. I have a system of pulleys attached to the ceiling and a bunch of paracord. I also have a servo motor attached to a ESP32. Now all that's left is to figure out a way to connect the servo to the rope. I have some hillbilly solutions rolling around in my head, but was wondering whether you guys have any tips. The rope is in one big loop so the system can pull it in both directions.Flower Garden ThreadI'd like to plant a flower garden that is fairly low maintenance. My yard is a mix of sunny and shady areas. The soil is fantastic. Loamy and well drained. I am in USDA zone 9a. Do you all have any suggestions on what I should plant? I want to get rid of the existing grass/weeds. Something I can plant once and just weed/trim as time goes by would be best.
Also, post your flower gardens.No titlewhat's the cheapest alternative to this? even canned compressed air is retardedly expensive.No titleI want to put ai in a drone to make it completely autonomous. And I want to do it all with over the counter, affordable parts.
Basically I want to turn the thing on and release it like a bird and just let it explore the world by itself. Any ideas on how I can do this?No titleIs woodworking worth it in 2025?
Does it fuck up lungs?No titleYou think this principle would work for supplying fasteners to a worker? Like on an assembly where you constantly need a certain type?DIY Socket Set Organizers?How do you organize your socket sets? And does anyone make a product that works like a loop/chain that you can snap on and snap off when ever you need a socket for portability, like a chain? Or has anyone diy something like it? Or what could I use to make such a thing?No titleI'm doing a casino night and a carnival night at the senior center in a couple months and need some ideas please Casino night >Craps/roulette set on Amazon >blackjack/poker >pinko >water bottle flipping Carnival night >big jenga >coin/ring toss challenge >NERF target shooting >spinny chair (have person point at something in the room, blindfold them, and spin them in an office chair. Closest person wins) Both would include a prize wheel Honestly, I'm so burnt out at this point from years of volunteering there that I'm scraping the barrel for ideas. Anything would help. Thanks so muchNo titleI have a tiled floor with patches of carpet glue residue and bits of grouting/plaster drops on it.
Can anyone recommend what to clean it off with? Brick acid?Mystery waxWhile cleaning out my Grandparents property I found this large white puck of wax, around 3 pounds, buried in the dirt. I was thinking of using it for woodworking projects due to the sheer volume, but I've been told to just chuck it. I don't even know what kind of wax it is. Fairly odorless, smells like wax. Melts close to boiling point of water. Google just gave me results about earwax. I'm also open to any ideas about what to do with it.Is there any /diy/ way to fix this?No titleWhen did you realise bosch was the good guys of all tool companies?
all others are evil trying to take your money while bosch actually makes their batteries work on other brands
yep my dewalt and milwauakee tools are going in the trash i wont support their greedy tacticsNo titleFuck girdled roots and fuck nurseries that sell trees in potsHome made soaping bubble fountainHi all, can anyone point me to a tutorial on how to make my own soaping fountain? I'd like to create as many suds/bubbles as possible picrel would be amazing The intent is to have a techno party both with suds and fog like an Antari M-8 https://youtu.be/X8o1EOpZkw8 Whats possible with 4x, 5 gallon bucket reservoirs, and 5 gallon jugs of water? https://smart-pond.com/collections/all-products?page=1 500 GPHour pump for $50. >What's the most sudsy product? >Clothes detergent? >Can I have two buckets, two pumps,two hoses, and they pumps water into each bucket, thereby agitating the water but not losing it? >What are some other websites to ask or find schematics see how other people are doing this?making a joinery workbenchImage is the endgrain of a piece of lumber you are going to use, which side do you use for the surface of the bench and why?No titleWhich is better for lawn care?Tools for silversmithing/jewelry making?I've been wanting to get into this hobby but I'm not sure what tools I should get. I always jump headfirst into things and then end up taking way longer to complete things because I have to order more tools/supplies midway through. So this time I'd like to just get everything upfront.
What tools do I need?
This is what I've seen used in youtube videos: >Small rotary tool (idk what kind is best) >Torch (butane?) >Crucible >Mold for casting >Needle files >Soldering stuff (???) >Small mandrills >Gauges >Ring clamps >Jeweler's saw + blades >draw plate or rolling mill >small vise >small size pliers, parallel pliers >small block to act as an anvil >lubricant
Maybe a resin 3d printer for casting more complicated designs?No titleWork vest, based or cringe?No titleI want to build a cnc nibbler to cut sheet metal but my friend says that's stupid, and should look at water jets or plasma instead. Why not just use the little electric hand nibbler? he's stipid.TV speakersOld TV broke, took the heatsink and those speakers what board can i buy to make them usable?Carpet over stain?Elderly dog urine went through carpet I am replacing and stained the floor. The smell is not strong but still a little bit there. Maybe I am noseblind but others said it was just a little noticeable. Floor is still hard, not soft at all. I have a girl who wants to come over I think I can postpone it at least a few days. What's a quick fix? Clean, Sand, then hide with carpet? Also feel free to talk shit about my living in filth, he was an inside dog and I loved him too much to throw him outside confused in his elder years.Building houses with wood frames seems primitive and inefficientIsn't there some more technologically advanced way to build houses without a wood framing process? How will people be building houses in the year 2200 provided things go well until then? There's got to be some sort of way of mass producing dwellings to solve housing possible thru technology, theoretically, and doing it all with wood seems impossible for 7 billion people.No titleZoomers will never understand how hellish things were before these fucks were widespread.With cobson walls and a rubble trench foundationAnd lime plaster walls in the pool room as well as stone piers or perhaps rebar slab for the cobbington walls and pool(above ground with cobberton walls covered by a concrete shell) Is this feasible? Should I just make it a mansion instead? Or a manor?No titleLet's say you have a drywall. With a blown out buttplu- i mean anchor. You are making another hole somewhere nearby (<5 cm couple inches), but it is too close to that blown out hole, and thus moment you drive in an anchor of your choice drywall explodes and you now have two holes. And you can't move the position of a hole much, it has to be there (think about hanging curtain rod, but retards didn't leave any wood or metal to screw into, and there's like 15 cm, 1/2 ft left to the ceiling and idk, it would look retarded or be non-functional.) Europeans can imagine drilling hole next to another hole and when they hammer in the plug into brick or concrete, it just chips out. (less likely situation but still can happen).
What are you gonna do in this situation? I have a solution, but I didn't find anyone on the internet doing it, and since I wanna make some money of it, I'm not gonna tell you unless you tell me first (this would mean my idea isn't unique and thus I can't make any money of it).interior designHow the fuck do you design room or house? I have the option to tear out the walls and floor and redo the layout. But how to decide what goed where? Kitchen looking out at the road or the back garden. North or south?
Do I pay hundreds of euros to get an architect or something?home medicine/diy/ cure for high fevers, cold/flu/whatever the fuck I got?
Also generic /diy/ health/medicine threadHello fellasI am putting my spare tire on my back door with picrel. The mounting bolts they sent are fucking useless, so i have to make my own. Its going on a 97 chevy express. Continued in the next post
Christ what a linkNo titlewhere the fuck is the thermal fuse on this oven The heating elements and the light all stopped working and I have no idea what I'm looking at or how to fix itHow difficult is it to make gyotakus?Would it be feasible to make them myself and sell them? I am a college student and basically broke/wwg/ Woodworking GeneralPost woodworking related questions, projects, ideas etc.
>resources https://rentry.co/trc3fwyaFixing shit stuccoSo I bought a house a while back that turned out to be a patchwork of gorilla tier poor decisions Now I’m dealing with exterior finishes - the bottom bead of the stucco is bent to hell for about a 12 yard run. Not only that, but it was simply applied over an equally mangled vinyl siding which now lays underneath. All the stucco guys in my county are booked through the summer. My question to any stucco guys in here: am I missing anything in the following repair procedure? >find a level line some 6” above the edge with a laser level >cut along the line using an angle grinder >knock out stucco >remove vinyl >remove plywood >reattach plywood >reattach more plywood to match the “undersiding” thickness >tar paper + lath >casing bead in a neat line along the bottom edge >plaster the whole thing (scratch, brown, texture) >paint I’m selling the place in 6 months and have little stucco experience. Don’t know if it’s worth the risk, but the returns on curb appeal would be palpableNo titleBest tool to scrape all this foam insulation off without damaging the wall?No titlethey totaled out my garage cause of snow damage. it was a metal pole barn with 100amp sub no concrete.
I have 3k worth of scaffolding and framing nailers, lasers, tools etc. tldr I wanna stick frame myself.
for a 24x36 14ft garage on a pad with frost footers and energy heel ordered trusses and green zip walls and orange zip roof with vinyl and shingled roof no insulation for now.
Does a Range: $16,000 - $23,800 sound reasonable for materials only? Been using Grok 3 to do some rough math and understand code, layout and etc. All the site work will prolly be done by an uncle all I gatta do is rent a mini excavator for 400 for a weekend and no labour cost for site work or concrete work. I can frame myself, roof myself and likely get the trusses up myself with a winch on my scaffolding.
Tell me realistic material only cost and any tips for a garage, I wanna have a really good blower door score and run a mini split and get a lift in the future. It will likely be my shop until I buy more land for my "forever" home.
can I get some tips, I was in the carpenters union and do structured cabling so I feel like this is something I can gc and do majority of everything myself with a dedicated assist.
Can I get tips recommendations and any ideas. I'm looking to get a pretty high blower door score so my energy bill isnt insane but still get all the material paid for by insurance and have the guts done on their dimeTikTok Promotion IssueHow come everytime I'm trying to promote one of my TikTok video it immediately gets rejected. I've tried everything to get this appealed. What am I missing?
