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/ How 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 related 
eBikes:
>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? 
Last Threads: https://warosu.org/diy/?task=search2&search_username=artbyrobot
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. Reminder 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. Been 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?
HF cleaner MSDS data sheet: https://manuals.harborfreight.com/manuals/MSDS%20Sheets/42998-792363429986-20150729.pdf
Sodium Metasilicate powder:
https://www.amazon.com/Sodium-Metasilicate-anhydrous-10-LB/dp/B08BV1NDG2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top
Or if anyone has any other recommendations on even cheaper Sodium Metasilicate degreasers I'm all ears. What is your morning routine before work? Use 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! Got approved for $1000 credit limit with my new Harbour Freight CC. What should I buy lads? So 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? 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? Remember the official list before buying tools 
Thread 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.
>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.is/
>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 I'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 much I 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? The 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? I 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¿ what's the cheapest alternative to this? even canned compressed air is retardedly expensive. 
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: >>2865516 Essentially, 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? 
200 km/h in the Wrong Lane edition
Previous thread: >>2864357
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 While 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. General Info can be found: linktr(dot)ee/4chansewing (always updating, post links and I'll add them)
Last General: >>2885930
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Your question may be stupid but ask it anyway. i 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 related Lets get an abominations thread going.
>wtf is this editon I 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. Post neat stuff from your local craigslist free section. 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 welding >gives you makita tier quality and ergonomics for 2/3rd of the price
Why is this brand so based? When 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 tactics 
This 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. Practical advantages of a hand drill. Are there any? (Excepting lack of reliance on electricity)? ITT: /DIY/ tries to change a lightbulb Should I study CS or become an electrician or a plumber in 2025? >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? Fuck girdled roots and fuck nurseries that sell trees in pots Hi 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? Image 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? Any garage door technicians on /diy/? How hard and shitty is the job? I 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 daily 
Finished 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. Which is better for lawn care? 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. I'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. 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? saw this. neighbor's a fucking legend. Work vest, based or cringe? I 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? They'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 xD 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.
Thread Theme: Wintertime Edition I 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. Give 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! 
Hey 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. Old TV broke, took the heatsink and those speakers
what board can i buy to make them usable? >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? 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. Isn'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. Is woodworking worth it in 2025?
Does it fuck up lungs? I 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? How 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? 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. I 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. Anyone here living in a abandoned house they got for cheap and slowly bringing it back to life? Like real horrow show shithole. Zoomers will never understand how hellish things were before these fucks were widespread. How 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. let's have a ylyl thread. haven't seen one for a long time.share /diy/ related memes Trying to trouble shoot the issue of one of these rods being very slightly bent and throwing off the the ability of the cylinder to rotate or even close into the frame.
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. And 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? 
Let'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). How 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? 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
Button pushers who think they're machinists
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https://youtu.be/vLdVRLZibWU?si=SOf62LZjc5noKlnM /diy/ cure for high fevers, cold/flu/whatever the fuck I got?
Also generic /diy/ health/medicine thread I 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
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Surco-TF200-Tire-Carrier-Ford/dp/B001P2EWO2/ref=asc_df_B001P2EWO2?mcid=8e81c7a0db9c36f3ba2ec2abe71057ee&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693366125654&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11538815424086315887&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1015116&hvtargid=pla-523649105471&psc=1
Christ what a link where 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 it Would it be feasible to make them myself and sell them? I am a college student and basically broke How 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? Hello 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 ? Post woodworking related questions, projects, ideas etc.
>resources
https://rentry.co/trc3fwya Pic 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? So 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 palpable Best tool to scrape all this foam insulation off without damaging the wall? I made a couple of Dark Souls picrel mushroom figurines. Do they have potential or are they trashed? Would you buy one? 
they 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 dime 
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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 You think this principle would work for supplying fasteners to a worker? Like on an assembly where you constantly need a certain type? How 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?
I could google it, but the search engine sucks. In this thread, we Do It Yourself. Today we're making a picture frame using this scratch stock set up to cut reeding. I need a desk. Should I get a soulless height-adjustable modern one like picrel or have one made locally by a carpenter from beech/oak wood? I don't like the perishability of wood though and having one made is probably way more expensive. I also have limited space in my office so the measurements are weird (120x60 cm). I definitely don't want to have to resort to ik*a slop in any case. It's been a good while since we've had a good tractor thread. Thread 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
pic is the same model, but not my specific player What 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. Hi anon
I want to get a job as a carpenter
Probably starting as an apprentice
Which way would be the fastest to achieve such a feat?
What I already did
>Spoke to my local carpenter's union guy
>Went to some construction sites and asked for help around
>Called some construction contractors
>Visited some other jobs that hire carpenters
>Browsed some online job websites
>Applied for a carpenter apprenticeship
More specific questions I would have are:
>What else can I do?
>How long before I get called to have my apprenticeship classes?
Any help would be a great send anon Pretty sure my 2020 Rheem Water Heater finally succumbed to the Covid quality. Its coil failed about a year after I got it, and now it looks like water's seeping out from what I'm assuming is a rusted out seal. What would you boys recommend as a replacement?
>also
If I get a new one, what would be a good recommendation for a basin? I am pretty sure I read somewhere you aren't actually supposed to put your gas water heater directly on the concrete. Would like a plastic kiddie pool be able to handle the weight so as to keep the water in should the next one spring a leak? I am absolutely fixated on making a direct wind powered wood chipper.
I don't care if it is slow. The idea is to buy a mini industrial shredder (in pic, $350 USD), and hook it up through gear reductions or just a planetary gear box directly into a small wind turbine shaft system.
I've never done anything like this, need all the /diy/deas
>why? Because i need mulch
>why? Because i live off grid in a very windy and dry place
Ideally also this will be a modular system so I can attach other stuff to this high torque wind system, like an oil press, or clay turntable. there's literally no need for these things, a jointer does everything this can and more. 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. Will 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. >and this is our son's room
>he's quite into 3D printing I'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. woud it look out of place if I were to install an electric hand dryer you would find at a mall in my own bathroom? First time soldering. It leaks at the two street 45s but I’m gonna try again. Will update attempt two. 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. A 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. I 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.
What can I do without drilling it out? How 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. What 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. Okay so, I recently had a custom image printed on a shirt, but unfortunately a small spot (max 1 cm) was pure white so the machine didn't recognize it, resulting on it not printing there. I was wondering if I could fix it by hand somehow, is there any type of paint I can use for this situation? I 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, fuck Im doing a general labor job and the project manager himself was out in the site using a mag to float some mud. He was trying to teach me about magnesium chemical reaction with concrete. I did concrete for a year and i noticed that he hadnt stripped the coating off of the magnesium float and said that he wasnt using magnesium till he stripped the costing off his mag and he told me he did 15 years and you dont strip the outer coating off a mag
Im so confused bros. Which one of us is retarded? How do I tighten this nut inside my lamp so it wont wobble? is it true you can erase your fingerprints with acid? I've recently purchased land. Although for the most part I'm going to take a more measured approach most of the land. Ive done a little impulse buying and I'm going to contain it in a fenced off area thats I'm going to call my instant gratification zone. Any ideas on arrangements? 1969 WA State rambler. Why is my subfloor tongue and groove 2x8s? Plywood was more expensive back then? Can 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. I 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. Retard here.
Maybe this belongs in /o/ but I like diy better and it is a mod I guess.
How would I cleanly add usb power near these vents? Dashcams come with those ridiculously long wires that you have to tuck in seams (which I'd do) but the way my car is designed the wire still has to creep up into the center console and to the cig lighter and it'll look like shit no matter what.
I don't know why companies dont just fucking put a power option right there at this stage in dashcam ownership but oh well.
When I pop the hood everything looks inacccesable for running wires. I have zero experience here, any good guides or advice? Run some new wire from the circuit box up through the vents maybe? This is a toyota rav 4 prime xse 2022.
It also has a powered rear view mirror with options I've never used but haven't yet figured out how to disassemble without breaking it. Splicing power from that would be less ideal but fine too Looking to build something similar to this in my backyard. I have general construction experience. I would have someone do the slab for me, but I'd like to do the rest. CMU walls with rebar, bond beams, core filled, etc. Stucco or tile the CMU for a nicer looking finish. I would go with a less beefy roof though, not sure how I'd be able to get beams like that into place without heavy equipment.
I know I'd need building permits through the county. Would they require stamped engineering plans? I live in the southeast subject to hurricanes. How DIY would a project like this be? How 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. I 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) If my wall paint work looks like this in angled sunlight, does it mean i need to do another layer of paint? Do I need to sand and prime that shit again? Im tryna demo the generation of AC with magnets and coil but with 75 loops the light still isnt on. I've already remove the insulating film outside the coil connecting to the light, I made sure the magnetic field reach the outside, the magnet is hooked up to a hand mixer so its going pretty fast. Idk what else I can do, I have more copper wire but I dont want to waste them on something that doesn't work, stronger magnets is out of the question. Any advice? 
Last Threads: https://warosu.org/diy/?task=search2&search_username=artbyrobot
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. Cheapest way to insulate this garage roof?
I'm thinking about insulating my garage so I can heat it when I want to work on my motorcycle over winter. I've got electrical and some stuff stored on top of the runners so i'd like to keep that space usable and insulate all the way up to the roof even though I know its less ideal.
What's the easiest/cheapest way to accomplish this? anything that looks halfway decent without drywalling over it? foamboard? spray?
Post your insulation quests here. i have this plug socket underneath my sink for my dishwasher
suddenly one day the dishwasher stopped turning on
i thought the dishwasher was faulty but when i plugged it into another socket, it turned on fine
but what's weird is if i plug my phone charger into the socket, it charges just fine
what could be wrong with the socket? i don't know shit about electricity would spaghetti be a really good doomsday prepper food? I tend to hear about people stockpiling gross canned foods, but never dried spaghetti
it's also super easy to make if you run out, provided you have the crank thing to extrude it (I have one in my garage)--- just mix eggs and flower and hang out to dry
I've been thinking a lot about stocking up on this stuff lately, just in case. I eat it regularly so it's not like I'm losing money. I was a picky eater growing up and thrived on mostly plain spaghetti with butter and cheese, steak on other nights, but a lot of spaghetti.
are there any downsides to this? 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 I started patching up my jeans recently. I just got some needles and thread and winged it. Pic related is the result.
I'm okay with it, it's been holding up fine, and it's my work jeans so I don't really give too much of a fuck about it looking fancy. With that being said ... how do I make it more fancy? I've looked at some invisible mending stuff (which looks more difficult) and some sashiko style mending where they put patterns on it to make it look artful. I've also considered using patches of other fabrics but I'm a bit worried it might look silly. I'm considering getting a cheap 2nd hand sewing machine as well, it takes quite a long time to do a whole patch, even a smaller one, by hand ..
Happy for any suggestions or pics of your own work for inspiration.
Cheers I fucking hate this thing. Has anyone here ever worked on a massive engineering and infrastructure project? How is it like and how do they manage it? Is it better than working on smaller builds?
Pic related had 40000 people working there to build it, seems absolutely insane logistics. 
Extruder? I hardly know her! Edition
Last Thread: >>2896594
>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? [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
>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: 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
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>> How can I lift this concrete slab? It was hastily poured by the previous owner and it is at a downward angle, pooling water at my house's foundation.
Mudjacking? Polyjacking? Pouring more concrete on top of it? Or eliminating it completely and starting from scratch? robot 1
https://robotstreamer.com/robot/106
robot 2
https://robotstreamer.com/robot/4664 
I'm living in a section of a post-frame building. The overall dimensions of the building are ~30x70ft, and my little air-conditioned area occupies one ~15x30ft end of it.
My plan is to build out this pseudo-attic space into a little bedroom and some auxiliary storage, to make the downstairs area a bit more functional and presentable.
The big truss highlighted in red (and the one in the background that looks like it) is the only actual structurally relevant part of this whole mess aside from the obvious exterior walls. Everything else is shit that's well within my ability to modify without causing problems.
The blue beam is approximately where I'm truncating the occupied area because past that the roof slope makes the ceiling too short. The green is where I'm going to add supplemental 2x6 joists for the floor (I'm putting them in all four quadrants of this area, but didn't feel like drawing those all in).
Instead of faffing about with drywall, I'm just going to do full plywood sheathing for the floor, walls, and ceiling after insulating everything and properly routing the wiring and that vent hose. I figure with a nice plywood and maybe painting one or two walls with an accent color it should look good enough for my purposes. Probably also installing a window in that exterior wall you see in the back.
Has /diy/autism blinded me to any glaring issues with this plan? Couple more pictures forthcoming. I dont want to drop $1k on one of these Hey /diy/generates, I could use some more brain cells. last year i had my bike vandalized when someone dropped stuff into the exhaust and I've been trying to craft a fix for it. I picked up an austin racing exhaust but I'd like to weld a piece of grading on to end somehow. I looked at the decorative end piece and it appears to be aluminum or something non-ferrous, I don't really want to take apart the rivets because I'm not sure ill be able to put it back together and the inner cylinder wall was too fragile to weld on. any ideas? I was also thinking of carving out a groove on the black part to fit a snap ring to hold the grading material. Or I can leave some tabs on the grading piece and drill some screws on to the decorative piece but I'm worried that the screws will loosen over time and it'll just look worse or fall off
for the grading material I plan to cut out a piece of old PC vent I don't consider you a real man if you leave the guard on the grinder. Hey.
Trying to figure out this switch… this electrical is so fucked in general and not my strong suit anyway.
The switch controls the light and at least one outlet in the room. Not sure if it controls the outlet next to it.
Anyway, my dad changed out the outlet but forgot how it was wired, he claims the bare spot was looped in as a jumper to outlet…. That shorts out breaker.
Anyway, the outlet reads ~55v and switch reads ~70v which seems very wrong.
Help!
Thanks. Hello, to start, I don’t know much at all about 3D printers but my mom does and wants to buy one, so all the information here I’m basically going to forward to her and am posting on her behalf since she doesn’t use this site.
My question is this, what’s the best model of 3D printer for $1500-2000 USD that can be used for making things like miniatures with minimal visible layers? A container can support hundreds of tonnes on top of it, as this is what it was designed to do.
What if you turn the container onto its side, so that the earth is pressing against the panels that are designed to take weight and pressure?
Any thoughts? I plan on burying mine later this summer. What 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)? Hello i currently have a furnace the metal to smelt and flocks.Now I need to decide how I'm gonna do the mold I don't like sandcasting because it leaves pock marks on the metal and I don't know if there's a way to use it without that.So what I want to do is the lost wax method by using a 3D printed model to create a silicone master fill that with wax then then use ceramic slurry to create a caste then burn the wax out and fill that with molten bronze the problem is I'm not sure where to buy these supplies. If anybody with experience could chime in that would be a great help. This picture has been sent to an artist who's making an s Tl file?
This hopefully will be my first model. How do I fix this red wire that broke? Work truck got broken into, all my tools are fucking gone so I guess I'll need to replace them.
I'm in HVAC, was mostly running a mix of Makita and Kobalt powertools, Yellowjacket gauges/hoses, lots of good old American hand tools my dad left me when he passed and a good bit of Huskey tools. Stuff was on the cheaper end but the quality of them was genuinely pretty shocking.
What's you guys favorite tool brands, or favorite tools by a specific brand? So this is definitely wood veneer, but it looks like they disliked the wavey grain pattern and decided to turn it into a straight grain pattern. It looks like they scratched in the pattern, with what I don’t know, and then stained it. The piece is a door from a ship originally built in 1938, but I have no idea when these were added. Could be original, could be installed later. Trying to recreate the pattern so it looks like the rest of the paneling, and the natural grain is very different from everything else. We did t find this out until someone else refinished the one side and didn’t notice they had drastically changed the pattern. Any help with the technique used, even just the name, would be much appreciated. Inherited my grandparents house, it's in an amazing location, but it's infested with termites. I've already crawled under the house and found a few floor joists that have got to be replaced and a lot of the subfloor had damage after I tore out the carpets. It's bad enough I'm considering tearing off all the drywall on the walls to check for compromised wood.
What am I in for here? I've never had to deal with termites before and I want to make sure I track all the damage down and deal with it. I'm getting a quote from an exterminator to spray the place tomorrow. 
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