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OLD THREAD >>1780527No titleWhat do i do about mice? I have a pretty bad problem they die completely in winter but now i already catch them sometimes and they fucking shit all over my kitchen its so fucking gross.
I just don’t know if theres any way i can find every entry point they come in and I’m afraid of finding a bunch of piles of shit all over trying to find it. I am so fucking paranoid of the hantavirus shit.
So far what i wanna do is lay out traps, keep my kitchen totally clean, use bleach spray to clean all the surfaces so the smell keeps them away, use scents that repel mice. I have cats but its still not realy doing much and hes barely in the kitchen. He goes there to eat and then runs off. Plus feeding the cats sometimes i get food around the kitchen floor so even more mice.
What the fuck do i do? I dont think finding every single space they can get in will do anything they can fit in any hole literaly like 3/4 of an inch and i live in a really old really big house with a shitty basement.
I cant keep living like this non stop last summer i found rat shit and they shit all over my stove and counter and everything and its so fucking gross. If i keep my kitchen totally clean like wash every single dish every night will that stop them from coming into the kitchen? And move to cat food upstairs for a couple weeks or something and be really careful not to get food anywhere else just so they stop getting the idea of coming into the kitchen? I’m paranoid that just like single bread crumbs will keep them coming in and i have no idea what to do.
How much is it to hire someone? On google it says 100-200 dollars that sounds pretty cheap. I just dont know if i can find every single entry point in such a big house.
I guess if i can just cut back on how many are coming in and lay out traps more and keep everything clean ill stop seeing shit everywhere right? I’m so fucking paranoid of the hantavirusNo titlePreviously /amg/ - arduino & microcontroller general.
Quarantine means tinkering edition.
Microcontrollers (esp32, blue pill, arduino, ...) & single board computers (Raspberry Pi, Banana Pi, ...) welcome.
>What to post - Questions regarding microcontrollers & single board computers - Discussion regarding microcontrollers & single board computers - Projects you are working on
>What should I do with my [insert hardware]? Look here: https://hackaday.io/ https://www.instructables.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/ (everyone is making magic mirrors) https://www.reddit.com/r/cyberDeck/ https://www.adafruit.com - This is not an idea thread. Check the catalog, or make a own thread for it.
>Usefull resources:
>Software Ki-CAD Your chipsets default IDE
>General electronics, also check their OP >>>/diy/ohm
>Questions regarding software/OS on single board computers, unless specifically about GPIO >>>/g/ >>>/g/fglt
>I have junk, what do? Get rid of it. Old thread: >>1758827/4DPG/3dpg Edition Old thread: >>1788041
All the info you need about 4D-printing: https://pastebin.com/43ZPzsET (embed)
>Need help with prints? Watch this quick video: https://youtu.be/fUS9gFYJwXo?t=8
If that doesn't help go fuck yourself.
>What printer should I buy? [Last updated 1-1-2200] Under 200 USD: Creality Ender 30 Pro Under 500 USD: Creality CR-1000, Anycubic Chiron, or Qidi X-One2000 Under 1000 USD: Prusa i3 (Mk9 or Mk8) Over 1000 USD: lulzbot is probably dead SLA: Anycubic Photon, Prusa SL1, Formlabs Form 3 Buyer beware: some chinkshit clones are too good. :) Instead of buying a new printer, you could consider building your own: https://reprap.org/wiki/
>Where can I get free things to print? https://www.thingiverse.com/ https://grabcad.com/ https://google.com/ That will be $5.
>What CAD software should I use? Solidworks, Inventor, AutoCAD etc. all work, but Blender and Fusion 360 are free for most users, that doesn't include (you). Variants of Solidworks, Inventor and AutoCAD may be free depending on your profession, level of piracy and definition of ''free''. http://www.autodesk.com/ http://www.solidworks.com/ http://www.openscad.org http://www.freecadweb.org http://www.blender.org/
Resins and their curing time. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1crvzMnt_8NJXAsABinoIhcOjE8l3h7s0L82Zlh1vkL8/htmlview?sle=true#gid=0No titleAve /diy/. I recently bought a house and in the living room is an old weatherwall aircon unit. I want to remove it so i can mount my tv on the wall without it being off center. I'm wondering what my order of operations will be. I will get my brother in law to disconnect it as he is a sparky, but im not sure how I will go about sourcing some vinyl cladding to patch the huge hole on the exterior, as well as actually patching the hole itself considering its an eastern facing wall and I obviously need to ensure its completely protected from the weather. Have any of you tried something similar to this before? Any advice?No titleDo you sticker your home box? What about your work box? I can't tell if this is cringy or not. Pic relatedNo titleis there anything worse than having to work under some retarded boomer as an apprentice?
>ANON WHERE MY HAMMER >on your belt boss
>ANON GO SET UP THE SCAFFOLD >Ok cool >ANON GO GET WIRE FROM THE TRUCK >Sure thing boss >ANON WHY ISNT THE SCAFFOLD SET UP YET
*gets phone call from another boomer retard and spends 45 minutes in his car yelling about stupid shit while you're meant to figure out what he wants done*
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 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/channel/UCX3eufnI7A2I7IkKHZn8KSQ Painless360 - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1vASX-fg959vRc1xowqpw Flite Test - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9zTuyWffK9ckEz1216noAw Peter Sripol - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7yF9tV4xWEMZkel7q8La_w ArxangelRC - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG_c0DGOOGHrEu3TO1Hl3AA RagTheNutsOff - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWP6vjgBw1y15xHAyTDyUTw Albert Kim - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnJyFn_66GMfAbz1AW9MqbQ/Oven repairI need to change the bake element in my oven. From everything Ive read Im supposed to cut the power to the oven. But my circuit breaker isnt shutting off power. I was talking to a guy at home depot and he said as long as I dont turn the oven on I should be fine. Im not sure what to do. Not worth dying but I dont want to call an electrician just to take out two screws if its not needed.Gentlemen, is it time?COVID-19 is going strong and hospitals around the world are experiencing shortages of equipment. Many have tried to invent cheaper alternatives for ventilators but they are lacking.
I believe it is our turn. Let us show the world what we can do. Our combined knowledge and whims of boredom can bare fruits of labor of the likes no one has seen. Many times has 4chan been made out to be disgusting and evil. Shall we harvest salt by doing what others can not?
tldr: build a better ventilator/why the others are retardedNo titleHomebrew CPU thread?
What with the shelter-at-home orders and all that, I've had a lot more time to think about my ISA and I figured I'd start a discussion thread about computer architecture in general.
Topic ideas for discussion: >Features you like about certain instruction sets >Features you dislike about certain instruction sets >Pitfalls in designing an ISA >New or unconventional computer architecture ideas >Writing or porting operating systems and compilers to your ISAFloor scuffed from moving fridgeAny /diy/ fix?No titleHey I have a thread already but it's long as fuck and I don't expect anyone to read through the whole thing before my trip to the hardware store tomorrow so can anyone crash course me on why the FUCK my shop teacher 6+ years ago gave me a wood stain that made my hands smell like chemicals for like the whole fucking six years I had it? I don't want the project I'm making to do that to anyone who picks it up off my shelf. Any other info on wood stain would be appreciated if you're bored/have the time.
Also I've been on this site 9 years and am not an inconsiderate pos so I checked before I killed a thread and hopefully you all can support me putting this shit into the ground.
i fucked the bottom 1/3 of a spark plug hole in my head by inserting a defect piston stopper. Replacement is not an option and i have to fix this The thread is not torn out but deformed before going helicoil i want to try fixing the thread but im not sure what tool to buy >single stage tap >double stage taps >thread former >cutting slits in a sparkplug and use it as former anyone with experience in this? i lean to the thread former as there no danger of fucking it more but its twice the price/EMT/ Eternal Machinist Threadlathe restoration edition
>Haas automation videos. https://www.youtube.com/user/haasautomation/playlists >Titans of CNC https://www.youtube.com/user/titanamericanbuilt/playlistsNo titleWhat is the quickest, most expensive fuck up you've seen on a job site?
For me it was a house we were just about finished in, had some scaffolding set up inside above a mantle and fireplace to install some chandeliers.
>helper sets his hammer down on plank and moves to assist someone >kicks off of scaffolding >lands directly on the marble mantle below >mantle breaks off and scratches the gas fireplace insert >breaks the mosaic tile on floor in front of fireplace >scratches hardwood floor and marble on wall
I can't remember if he quit or was fired
Stories of African engineering are also encouragedNo titleHmmHOUSE UK HASo lil tiny holes in wood .. wood very weakNeed help its near front door , is it wet ?How is it?The local middle eastern market has butt washers. Thinking about pulling the trigger.No titleHey /diy/ would hard would it be to make filters that only filter biological contaminates? Disregarding nuclear and chemical hazards?Tool ThreadPost your favorite tools, post trade specific tools, post strange tools, post power tools. Here are my batteries I’m charging over the weekend for all my power toolsNo titleI'm quarantined and will probably legitimately want to kill myself soon (I refuse to actually do it until I have some experiences I need to have but it doesn't mean the urge isn't there). I've done around 150 mostly digital projects since August of 2017 (I have a folder for the projects file for each, ~150 folders, >>>/po/579259 has some of them) so I'll definitely end up doing this. I've been on this site 8 years and mained /b/ for about 6 of them. I unironically want a fingerbox. Yes it's a useless meme, but I love the idea of having a subtle joke like that to see if my friends recognize and to put on my shelf of items that have a story attached to them.
Since it's such a small amount of material, I'm figuring I can get away with few tools. I'm still deciding on details but I already know I'm going to line the inside with (probably fake) fur so people can actually play with it. Going to line hole edges with tiny ball bearings. I'm probably going to go to the the hardware store and get pretty cheap shit wood (not like it needs much structural integrity) and just sand and stain it unless you guys think it's worth doing something better. Will definitely end up making designs on the outside; going to carve a stamp to give it a fake manufacturing company logo and either burn or carve probably swirls on the outside.
I'm debating between choosing some kind of nice looking screws or nails for the joints to give it an industrial look and between carving out some things to make nice looking joints (like pic related).
Interested to get literally any input from you guys, and I'll post as I make it, so here are some things I'm interested in input on: -Joints you consider personal favorites -If wood type really matters much or if a nice stain will just make it look fine -Can a soldering iron do fine for burning in designs? I have one.
That's all I really have for now but expect an actual progress thread unless coronachan keeps me from getting supplies halfway through.Wood Pallet Safety HelpHey, y’all first time posting. I have two wood pallets a gas station let me have and I’m wondering if they’re safe or not to use for making a raised garden. Can y’all help me out?Portable Dishwasher LeakI just bought this place a few months ago and I have found that the dishwasher is now leaking. It appears that it is a slow leak as only a small puddle forms. It happens towards the back left corner if you're facing it. How can I safely identify the leak without destroying the machine? It doesn't seem possible to get the metal shell off without at least the back plastic holding piece. Should I replace this 20 year old thing with something new? If so, should I go with something portable or should I add hook-up for a permanent dishwasher?ShavingIm sorry if this a very basic topic but i cannot for the life of me shave properly Anyone got any tips as to do it properly? i just get cut EVERY time i try and its very tiresome All help much appreciated :)No title>became a tradie >college friends all laugh at me >coronavirus happens >they're all out of work/school but I'm considered essential to critical infrastructure
WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?No titleJust made homemade angle magnet things.
r8Noise insulationI live in a condo and my room is one thin concrete foam wall away from the shitter and the doors are hollow cardboard stuff too. The problem is that I can hear people pissing, shitting and farting and that is getting annoying. I'm also a shallow sleeper and somebody going to kitchen at night is also bothering me.
So what I need is to soundproof a wall and a door without taking up too much space or money. I'm not building a sound lab quiet room, all I need is not to hear the turds hitting the bowl. I would prefer to keep the current door for now because I don't want to have one odd door and can't afford to change all the doors now.
My current plan is: 1 glue the sand-filled polymer membrane to the wall. It's thin but heavy and claims to absorb 20db 2 slap a 20mm cork sheet on top of that as finish, it both absorbs noise and looks decent. I think having a cork finish wall is gonna look good enough and I mostly care about my comfort. 3 do the same to the back of my door, plus add the sweep and gaskets to it.
Is this a sound plan? Will this actually decrease the noise significantly?/ohm/ - electronics general, corona confinement edition>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.
>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
>Design/verification tools: LTSpice MicroCap falstad.com/circuit/circuitjs.html NI Multisim CircuitLab iCircuit for Macs KiCAD (PCB layout software, v5+ recommended)
>Li+/LiPo batteries Read this first: http://www.elteconline.com/download/pdf/SAFT-RIC-LI-ION-Safety-Recommendations.pdf >headphone jack noise https://youtu.be/n_b_0BWP0mI >I have junk, what do? If you have to ask, nothing. Get rid of it.No titleWhat are the differences between pic related and cup brushes? Which one should i get if i want to smooth down a cast iron pan? That same brush could for restoring a griddle?
Just got an angle grinder for free and i'm new to this shitHouse Re-StumpingIm about to sign a contract to purchase my first home. Its in an area with high rain fall and the area has a hight amount of sate/ rock in the soil. The area originally used 'billy pine stumps' (cant remember if thats the actual name the real estate agent said) but most of the stumps have rotted and the house is mainly sitting on stacks of bricks. I can go get som ed photos today if someone can help me diagnose if it is worth buying or not. It looks like its pretty bad, but i dont have many options because all the houses in this price range are in simular condition, but atleast this is on flat ground and not on a steep hill like others.Sand Casting (Aluminium)Sup boys, I'm a newfag in this topic. Any hint to get a good casting? I'm trying to make a copy of a statue of a little eagle, but I still getting little holes in my copied statue. Why?
I got my aluminium from a motor car so it's a good aluminum(soda cans are for poorfags) I'm using silica sand(90%) and bentonite(10%) and I always add salt to my melted shit and I always remove the dross before pooruing that melted shit into my mold(I have a good wooden flask)No titleNot so long ago, we all were just monkeys picking up berries. Now with all the technology aviable how could I become fully self sustainable? Right now I live at a farm, so Ive got plenty of space aviable. My ideas are >filling a small pond with fishes and fly fishing >wind tourbine, solar >own chickens (i already do this) >gardening tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, potatoes, beans, onions, cabbage, carrots (i could make glass house for it) >nut, apple, plum, cherry trees (already have them) This summer I will go camping again to learn a little bit more about survival and when I come back I want to build some of what I have learned. Any ideas for being self sufficient?No titlehow do those Milwaukee M12 jackets work.
picked a new one up from a thrift store for $5.
it has a chest button and in the back it has a pocket with a cableNo titleHey, lads... I'm currently reupping my HVAC system for a house in upstate New York. It usually gets to be about -12F during the winter. I was wondering what the best type of insulation would be? Thank you in advanceNo titleCan you apply acrylic urethane clear coat over oil based paint? (Egc 11 universal clear over rustoleum 2x gloss paint plus primer)EssentialThank Trump the tool stores are still open. I got some new pliers with my 20% off coupon, got both of these for less than $10!Redneck engineeringHow can I convert this furnace filter into the most possible masks. Its 14x20x4 freedom unitsDIY masksNow that the government has given us permission to mask up, what are some DIY masks using pic related, underwear, buffs and bandannas. I'm primarily interested in ten minute grocery store protectionNo titleLots of fine scatches on my car like pic related. I have a bottle of car paint that somewhat matches my car's color. Is there a way to apply it without just painting it on there and having it stick out? Like mixing the paint with some solvent and then rubbing it in to the damaged area?No titleGuys, it's bending this 9mm thick steel plate. Why won't the cylinder sleeve come out?/hbt/ HomeBrew Thread , homebrew general /hbg/Bottling the essence edition old >>1745534
how long after bottling do you serve or drink it?No titleBought a house recently and it came with a shed. I opened the shed for the first time since winter ended and found this. Ice an inch thick on the ground. The floor of the shed is just cement tiles. What can I do to prevent this from happening next year?How do I lower this cement tank?I have a 2000 gallon cement tank that I want to bury below the frost line (6 feet). I got it for nothing last spring with free delivery. Its decent and usable. I have a few 20 foot sticks of 6 inch schd. 80 pipe and a welder. So far all I've come up with is fabricate a frame and buy some chain falls to lower it down where it is. I don't really want to dig below this thing that probably weighs more than 15,000 pounds. I tried moving it with my diesel tractor and 3 ton truck at the same time but she wouldn't budge. Maybe I could dig an incline and use pulleys? I really don't want to hire any heavy equipment. I have a front end loader on my tractor to move the earth. I want to use it to catch rain water from my roof, I'm off grid 40 miles away from the nearest service.Should I care about making sure I have a good reference for my next jobBasically I'm a plumbers apprentice of 1.5 years. I did handyman work before and learned how to fix finish stuff and shower bodies and what not so I have a good amount of experience. I can work with everything except PVC and pex which isnt common in my city. But my company is scummy. They wouldn't get me a seatbelt for 6 months, they stick me on shitty jobs all the time even though I want to learn and do real jobs. They pay me 18 bucks an hour when I could be getting 22 elsewhere as a Jr. plumber. And they keep me with a scummy plumber who's always high and has temper issues because I'm the only apprentice he likes. I've responded by not coming in as much as i should. We all get 2 sick days and 5 vacation days, mechanics included, I've taken maybe 10 days off so far this year and they're mad at me for it. I took a lot of time off at the end of last year but my mom had gotten very sick and passed away so they didnt bother me about it. Anyway, I just dont like my company anymore. I'm tired of working with the same dude for almost 2 years. I'm tired of working in an old shitty van with a bent frame. I'm tired of being stuck at 18 bucks an hour. I'm tired of being basically treated like shit by a bunch of rich guys that were born into the family business. WWYD? I've complained to my supervisor before but nothing has changed. Now they're mad I take days off but I hate my job and I've explained this to them and they agree with my points I bring up but nothing changes. I have a good work ethic and get along with everyone and my supervisor tells me i have real potential, but i feel like they're taking advantage. Should i care about leaving on a good note or put in my 2 weeks once I find a better deal?Help with slider crank calculationsHello,
I need to design a slider crank for my electronics project. A displacement from slider can be from 0 to 10 cm. I need a corresponding rotation at the end node from 0 to 180 degrees. As I am quite a noob in mechanics, I want you to give me some help on how to calculate the length and angles of parts. Thank you!Disconnecting a Gas ApplianceWhat are the chances that the valve will leak if I shut it off to disconnect? Should I run the hood vent to get the gas out? It has worked in the past without issue. This seems like it's inherently sketchy. I tried to use the shutoff on my toilet and that didn't work, so I hope that's not a sign of things to come. I already had issues with the oven leaking when trying to run it. It's cursed.RUSSIANS SILENT GAUSS SNIPER RIFLEMADE FORM CHINESE inverter welder machine/Gardening/Used some quarantine spare time to build a shitty little balcony garden so my wife can grow fresh herbs.
From the lattice, I'll hang fourteen 8" terracotta pots, in a 4-3-4-3 pattern.
In that base trough, I dunno. Didn't really do too much research. There'll be between 16 and 24 inches of open vertical space, what good kinds of tomatoes could grow in that? Anything plum-sized?
I'll be putting casters and a removable drip tray under the base box, so the whole thing can just be wheeled inside when it gets nasty out. That'd mean year-round harvesting, right, as long as I keep the plants warm and in sunlight?/ham/ - Amateur Radio GeneralDigital LID Edition Previous Thread >>1768446
>New to /ham/? Read this! >n00b FAQ https://wiki.cybsec.io/index.php/HamFAQ ftp://ftp.cybsec.io/pub/Cyberpunk/Tech/Radio/radio_FAQ_Preview11.htm
>Online Practice Tests: http://aa9pw.com/ https://hamstudy.org/ https://hamexam.org/ https://www.laurelvec.com/
> Real-Time Propagation Data http://prop.kc2g.com/
>WSJT-X 2.1 User Guide https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.1.2.html
>FT8 operating guide https://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_tips_for_HF_DXers.pdfDo filters from other companies work for 3m respirators?I can't find any 3m filters at affordable prices, I have a 3m mask though. Plenty of non-3m filters available at affordable prices though.
>pic related is my respirator. 3M Half Facepiece Reusable Respirator 7502/37082(AAD) MediumNo titleWhat LCDs do you recommend for bare metal projects with this?
Tried Adafruit's piTFT 2.2 and I'm not having a good timeNo titleIdk what is on these mirrors but it's a pita to see, especially at night. I've tried windex as well as rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball to get them cleared up. Nothing. Thoughts?No titleIs there a way to refresh these at home? It's time to get innovative.
I have a couple sets of these but due to current events they are difficult to obtain. I want to use them for oil based paint. They still block solvent odors so the carbon filters are still good, but because I also put on the respirator for sanding I think the particulate filter portion got too clogged over time and they take a good amount of effort to breathe through. Any ideas?How do i make a N94 mask?No titleIs this house made of plywood or actual stone?Toilet taking forever to flushMy toilet is taking forever to flush, how do i fix it?
>go to flush >water rises dangerously high >eventually goes down >have to flush again sometimes and theres still waste that’s wasn’t flushed, and the water still rises dangerously high before it goes downNo titleI found a box of P100 filters, and I'm thinking of modifying the 3d printed masks (pictured) to take them. Do I need to have two filters on the mask or can I get by with one?No titleshit guys. i done goofed. i used a steel brillo pad on the water line of the toilet and i left this scratch mark damage. how do i fix it?Fixing connection issuesHave a WiFi connection to my PS4, worked fine for years, all of a sudden it just keeps and keeps dying. >get thrown out of parties, sometimes without notification and it still shows me as party member, even though I'm not >lose connection to servers all seemingly at random, and often not simultaneously (i.e lose connection to server but remain in party or vice versa). What do I do?No titleCeramic tile help: dropped a metal jug in the kitchen. Do those fill in kits work? Or should I just find a replacement tile (no easy task, since there aren't any extras) and replace it?No titleWhat do u fags think of my breaker box. I'm totally not an electrical Mastermind, this is how it looks after 10 years.HAM Thread - license free pissed off boomer edition.Hi /diy/ unlicensed ham here... wanna get started in the hobby? Buy a baofeng UV-5R on amazon. no license required to use and much fun can be had.No titleAnyone else excited about the sweet deals on barely used quality tools coming to pawn shops and Craigslist when the depression hits?This screwDoes anybody know how to unscrew this screw? It's got this rubber thing around itergo armHey /diy, i got this ergoarm thingie and I need to put my 13" drawing tablet on it, but I'm not sure how, since the tablet doesn't have vesa screw holes, I was thinking about gluing a plank to the back of the tablet and then screwing the holes in, but that may prove fairly destructive for the tablet/backplate, do you have any other inexpensive ideas?No titleCan someone identify this rock for me?No titleI need a 1-gang 1-way dimmer switch for LEDs. However the only ones I find are 2-way.
Is there a way to make a 2-way a 1-way?No titleWhich goes with whichNo titleWhat diy aspire to be like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQy89tZ-mRUWhat?>be tradie >go to website >see Pic related >all my whats ??No titleWhat could u use 100 m of 8mm cord for? Was thinking off building a chair.No titlePost about acrylic bending ITT. How precisely is it possible to bend acrylic? Imagine I have an enclosure that is a top and bottom partWater in the basementHey /diy/
We have a very old house with a dirt floor basement and we decided to pour in a concrete slab. We're digging about 1/2' - 1' deep to flatten the terrain but now we're encountering problems. We never used to have water break in from underground but now we get a stream on every side of the room after a rainfall. I don't think it will be a great idea to just put some gravel and concrete on top of it and call it a day. How do I get water to not erode everything from underneath? Do I just lay perforated pipe under the concrete and route it into the drain pipe for the sink?
Pic relatedCircle movement with one line of G03 command>Take CNC class >Get taught the basics of G-code >Learn how the G02 and G03 command work with the quadrants and whatnot >"There are two methods to draw a circle, today we'll only look at one of them" >Near the end of the lesson prof explains our assignment and goes >"I want you to machine the circumfrence of the square and the inside of the circle I've drawn" >"If you can do the circle in of G03 command you'll get a bonus"
This class is fucking amazing, I really want to ace it. So I looked around and I found that it can be done using arcs, the “R” notation, I guess. But I looked around and you can't draw a full circle with the arc function. According to https://www.cnccookbook.com/cnc-g-code-arc-circle-g02-g03/
>There are an infinite number of circles that start and end at the same point of a particular radius, so the controller has no idea what the correct circle might be.
wwyd, /diy/?DIY a COVID-19 Ventilator just in caseSo I hear the US has less than 200k ventilators. in the case that you are in a rural area and cannot access a ventilator in the eventual event that manufacture cannot keep up with the sick. Do y'all have ideas for it to work? Schematics? Suppose I have access to a air compressor and electronic parts and tools. what's the air pressure etc that humans can take?No titleLook what I found How do I go about restoring it?No titleEl AtrocidadOpen Source Contribution ThreadOriginally posted on >>>/g/75286226 but that board sucks, so I xpost to /diy/. Open source hardware is a thing and /amg/ has more competent programmers than /dpt/. ---------- Gotta stay at home, so I finally have some time to work towards becoming a open source contributor. Post > your repos and who you need if you need some help with your project > your skills and interests if you look for projects to contribute to. Ideas of stuff you want to have developed are also welcome as long as post realistic stuff.No titleFix my toiletCreating a mechanically delayed vector irlI've got an idea that could make use of a mechanism that creates the same movement for two objects, but with a time delay. For the time being, this applies to spacial location and orientation. This could be solved with programmed robotic arms, but since it's just a prototype, budget and simplicity are of the essence. My initial thought was that I could use a rotating disc. Place both objects at the same radius, orient them compared to the redial axis and start rotating the disc at a constant pace using a motor. Since they're both rotating at the same radius, their spacial positioning would be limited to the circumference, and since their angle to the radial axis is set, their orientation would be the same at any point. With a constant rotational velocity, their time delay should be a factor of the angle and the rotational speed, both constants per initial placement. A friend suggested a linear movement. Place both objects on a plank along the movement axis, orient them compared to the axis, and move the plank at a constant pace. The rotation should be unchanged, and the movement would match since they're moving over the same line. It's a simpler solution with a simpler result (constants are boring for a time delayed function). What other means can you think of that would produce a delayed function of position and orientation between two objects? Note that I'm neither a fountain of money nor a mechanical engineer. My friend does work at an electrical motors company, so I could use his resources to achieve a prototype.Dungeon FurnitureSo I want cages for a BDSM dungeon, but all the good metal ones cost 1000$ each minimum, which can fuck off, I really want them to be high quality but Im retarded, I don't want one that will just break if someone kicks it, or looks like it was commissioned by king ooga booga of zwongoland, what do?
I also want to make other pieces for the dungeon, but I can more justify spending 1000 bucks on a Lucifer's chair or something
Would prefer not welding, I've thought about slotting rebar through a wood frame but I don't know how well it would holdBoatbuildingHas anyone here ever built a mini boat?
Electric motors are cheap, around $100 on Amazon.
Fiberglass and resin are cheap and easy to find.
There are a lot of YouTube videos about miniboats, the test drives all look fun even if some of the boats are ugly as shit. Pic unrelated, it's one of the better looking designs.Acrylic Paint, multi purpose/surfaceI'm looking for a high quality multipurpose acrylic paint. It will not be used for different kinds of craft works and not for canvas painting. The first things I will use it for is painting a bottle and to dye a cotton string and I will probably use it on wood too and maybe leather.
Can I do all that with one type of paint? I'm looking for something high quality with good and lasting colors. I will only use it occationally, so small bottles is better than big.
I have been looking at liquitex, but it is mostly for canvas painting and I read it's not that great painting. It's just too much info out there for a no-painter like me to navigate. Please help. I'm building a lampNo titleI bought a few cheap shelving units that assemble like shown in the pic (front view). If I were to remove the red pieces, would it seriously mess up the stability of the shelf? I want wider shelves but don't want it to be too shaky or collapse.My window tinfoil finally fell downI'm gonna make a new fresh tinfoil covering to keep the light out. My last one was just electrical tape to attach the seams, but I'd like to make a better one this time. My initial vision was a big slab of cardboard with the foil on one side that I could just hang in front of the window as needed, but I don't have any cardboard.
Any lightweight ideas to attach it all together and make it firm? it's a fuckhuge window with sliding parts on the bottom, so it might have to be done in two segments.No titleI drilled a big ole hole in my firewall next to my gas pedal and installed a inverter... going to hook up a few extra batteries and a solar panel now. Cant wait to get an oil change so the min wage monkeys can oogle my redneckery.Floor scratched from moving fridgeAny diy fix?No titleI have zero skills. Do you think I could ship to Korea and make a prefab house. Or even make a log cabin? Any resources?No titlehow the FUCK do i pop the bead on my tyre? The plank just slips onto the sidewall and the sidewall just collapses in. I have been at it for 2 and a half hours already. I watched dozens of videos on yt of redneck boomers breaking the bead this way and their shit never slips and the bead pops in like 3 pumps. What am I doing wrong? Am I a retard for not being able to do such a thing? I'm losing my mind over hereAnyone done hotel construction?Are the doorways to the bathrooms in lower end (Super 8) hotel rooms framed in the same way as in residential construction? Cripple studs above the doorway and all?No titleLong story short, I want some foam to carve into, mostly dick around with small sculptures and such, about soda can big, maybe a 2/2 can stack.
doing the math, im looking at 2 inch thick foam as this would be the cheapest price parody I can find.
what I want to ask, does anyone have anyone know what the cheapest foam I can get is, and barring that, what the cheapest material to carve would be, I may have overlooked something.
out of a 2"x4'x8' im looking to get around 245~ can size sculpture bases.
any thoughts/help?DIY water filtration systemsI have access to a ton of schedule 80 pipe and fittings. Does anyone have any plans for a water filtration sysyetem? I plan on using activated carbon as the main filtering agent. This would be got collected rainwater.No titlewhat gauge wire should i use to make a DIY 40A fuse? pic related blew, and i don't have a spare.
this is temporary, until i can buy a real fuse.No titleI honed the cylinder walls, changed the piston rings and this happened on one of the cylinders. Why? The gaps are not in that area and the piston corresponds to the cylinder.No titleFine. I'll do it myself.No titleThis closet flange leak is gonna make me jump off a bridge. Anyone got good tips? > tile floor > toilet seems really high maybe they used spacers/thick wax ring and didn’t need themWhat's the best way of finishing this?I'm in the proces of finishing my ceiling. The beams you see are warped, so I had to leave a bigger margin when I cut my plates in order to get them in. But now I'm stuck with gaps.
I've got 12 beams at 5m at both sides that need finishing, which is 60m ( about 200 feet).
I want to get it as neat as possible but I know plastering is going to take me forever, So I wanted to now if I could take a shortcut and silicone the sides. the largest gap is 5mm or 0.2 feet.
Plastering is going to take me two times and two times of sanding down. So I'll end up having done the ceiling, including painting, 6 or 7 times.
And those gaps at the side look like a bitch, with no guarantee of not crackling. I really hope I can silicone it, or if there is another solution. Woodpaste is downright shit for stuff like this, I've tried it. Much obliged.No title/wwg/ - Woodworking General
Old OP is not back, and old thread archived edition, sort of. Nice to see other anons have kept this going, I have been enjoying watching your projects anons.
Welcome to woodworking general, here we discuss the working of wood and the tools and techniques of working wood. So far we tend to be mostly hand tool folk with a slant towards cabinetry and carving but all are welcome and we have some capable power tool folk amount our ranks. General carpentry question such as framing/decking/general construction seems to get a better response in the /qtddtot/ or /sqt/.
The Essential /wwg/ library. Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking, gives you everything you need and shows you how to do it multiple ways from hand tools to power tools and gives you the knowledge to determine which is best, and then he teaches you how to apply what you learned. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1561588261
Chris Pye wrote the book on carviing and keeps on writing them. https://www.chrispye-woodcarving.com/
The eastern tradtion, Japanese Woodworking Tools: Their Tradition, Spirit and Use by Toshio Odate https://www.amazon.com/dp/0941936465
Leonard Lee The Complete Guide to Sharpeninig, how to sharpen most everything. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1561581259
Bob Flexner - Finishing 101, covers the common stuff, his other books cover the uncommon and go into more depth https://www.amazon.com/dp/1440308454/
Illustrated Cabinet Making by Bill Hylton, learn to design furniture that won't fall apart https://www.amazon.com/dp/1565233697/
The shows that got many of us started https://www.pbs.org/show/woodwrights-shop/ https://www.newyankee.com/No titleSo, I'm looking into resin casting a 3D Saint Quartz. What would be the smartest way to go about getting a colour blend effect similar to pic related?metallic scouring pads drop glitterWhat to do so those shits stop dropping glitter everywhere? Used those for years, only noticed this year, tried LIDL/ALDI & local store, they all leave 'metallic' glitter residue on pans, spatulas, even my fucking hands, I just checked my stash and like 20 of those do that.
I'm legit pissed, I usually buy from 2 - 3 stores when they have sales so they last a while and now I'm out.
Did manufacturers drop quality? Is there a trick?No titleDon't know if this is the best place to ask but...Basically I'm trying to make my own hand sanitizer. I'm following the WHO guidelines to make a liquid spray and that's pretty simple. But I also want to make a gel like the kind Purell makes. All the guides online say that you just have to mix aloe vera gel and alcohol together but when I do that the aloe vera sort of coagulates no matter how hard I mix. Anyone know how I can make a >70% v/v alcohol based gel?Virginia Hot Wings GuyAnyone remember the virginia hot wings guy who was gonna make his compound in a big piece of land he bought?
What happened to this project?Options for timber shed roofHey team, Building pic related, largely making it up as i go along. I'm starting to think about the roof - looking at doing a "cathedral" style roof, but open to any recommendations.
Dimensions are 7.2m long and 2.3m wide. Thinking of a Colorbond steel finish, can someone advise what size timbers i need for the ridge beam and rafters, and the rafter spacing? Thanks, metric system appreciated.No titleHow do I protect my powercage from rust??
I have some tarpal but otherwise no nothing about primers, anti-corrosion paint or powder coatings etc.No titleAren't those drainage stones? Why the fuck would you want to remove them?No titlehow to make a respirator? Got the feeling I might need one.....No titleI’d put this on /o/ but those queers hardly wrench
Do you guys think this bubble flare will cut it? I don’t have a flare tool kit with the appropriate anvil to make a bubble flare, so I permed this one with a little ball peen hammer and installed it into the opposing fitting.Adding Castersdiy something i'm struggling with is adding casters to galvanized pipe table I built.
to be exact the casters would need to be added to a: 3/4 to 1/2 reducer or the option would be to remove the reducer and attach the casters to a 3/4 elbow.
The problem is other than finding a 1/2 or 3/4 expanding caster with threading, I don't know how else to attach it.
My build on my table comes from the photo attached.
Why spend so much money on unreliable chiniseum with no assembly standards when you can buy a German/UK/Japan/US (Fein, Metabo, Bosch, Makita, Dewalt, Hilti) made tool for a similar price?Any ideas how to fix thisThe rod on the top gets pushed down by the plastic thing when you turn it. Mine broke off. I've tried putting somrhtifn heavy on it and tried duct taping a bottle cap on the thing that screws around the bottom but it just pushed the bottle cap up rather than the bottle cap pushing it down. Does anyone have a genius idea on how to hold it down? It's pretty hot in here.No titleHelp me for the love of God please, this thing has been beeping every 30 seconds for 2 hours and I have no way of turning it off. I tried the breakers and nothing worked. I tried pressing the button and it didn't work. My step ladder isn't tall enough to actually reach the thing so I cant rip it out. My neighbors are going to kill me soon. I can feel it. Oh, God. Help me.No titleExigent Circumstances DIY;
Successfully executed a 3D valve jb modification for full face snorkel mask conversion to hospital grade PPE.
Now hospital needs 300 of these ASAP.
Does anyone have a supply source? Or the ability to die cut us some?
Here is a video of how this is used:
https://youtu.be/Z9e_YFGu6uY
Thank you!Corona Volunteer SystemI need a system to deliver packages to people with as less contact between humans as possible I was thinking about drones but they can't handle 10kg of groceries Help!!Making alcoholHello /diy/ crossboarder here.
I want to help out my community and the government by making cheap alcohol to give to the people. Also trying to break even to make more alcohol and probably bring a little bit of profit. Right now i dont have a way to get yeast because everything is on lockdown. Convenience stores in here dont have them i only have access to water and cornstarch.
I had watched this video in making yeast but i need second opinions in whether it will work. I have the two main ingredients in this video. Distilled water and cornstarch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wTt8VGyBdk
For making the alcohol i watched this video. I have access to sugar and "yeast" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txm7eu8KxVI&
I'm asking in here since i would like to know if there are people in here that brew alcohol. If those sources i gave isn't effectiveNo titleWhat's /diy/'s opinion of stone masonry as a career? Considering switching from electrical to stone masonry.No titlekekdiy youtuberwhat's your favorite diy youtuber? i want to watch some stuff on the side or while eating. learning stuff about gardening, renovation, woodworking or whatever. i mostly watch tech related stuff right nowpvc pipe as fence postI need to construct a deer fence for the garden this year on a tight budget. I have ordered deer fencing that is 7' high and 100' in length. Due to it's light weight I figure I may want to set posts every 4-6'. I am thinking about getting these pvc pipes as the fence posts. They are 10', so I can bury them 3' to match the height of the fencing. This is really my cheapest and easiest option but I have to ask, is it fucking retarded? Will this not work?
This is the pipe. https://www.homedepot.com/p/3-4-in-x-10-ft-PVC-Class-200-Plain-End-Pipe-57570/100168741Electroactive polymersAre we going to have some day high speed , low voltage, high torque electro-active polymers? Think the day we just grab a piece of tape, tight it on bot ends on an structure , pass a low voltage and make it move, quiet and easy.Studs aren’t positioned where I need themI’m using Rhino Racks to elevate my roof box off my garage floor. This mounting is preliminary, just needed it off the floor and half-assed it. I’d like the racks to be as high as possible (need some clearance for taking the box on and off) and centered between the protruding wall bit and garage track hanger. The way it’s mounted right now, the racks are bolted into the studs. If I move the whole setup another 11 inches or so to center it, I’ll have no studs to bolt into. I don’t think drywall anchors would work, this is way too heavy. I know mounting 2x4s to the studs, and then mounting my racks to them is an option, but don’t want this to stick out even further away from the wall. Perhaps a thin steel plate bolted to the studs, then mount the racks to the plate? Need ideas. Thanks /diy/Nasty Hands 2The skin on my fingers dries and tears so I glue it with superglueHow the fuck do i fix this?thanks in advanceNo titleHey did you know that you can improvise a set of strut spring compressors into an end vise? Post rigged up bs that still worksNo titlehow do i make a place to do dips and chinups out of woods in the forest? i think i can do a place to do chinups by just putting a few rocks under a good strong tree branch but a place to do dips seems impossibleNo titleI've got a patch of little baboo stalks behind my house. About 1-2 foot tall. Can I just mow them or will it fuck up my mower?No titleWhat’s the last thing we heard about bunkerbro guys? Is he still around?No titlePottery/Sculpting nibbas get in here. What is the best clay for someone looking to just mess about trying out basic structures? Do local pottery places let you use their kilns or do you make/buy your own? What tools would you reccommend for someone looking to explore the craft?No titleComplete solar noob. What charging current should I use for two of these batteries in series?
They are 24v/~3kwh each and the site lists a maximum charge current of 130ADIY POWERPost methods to generate electricity, for a grid down long term scenarioNo titlehow do i remove the old varnish from my fingerbox, and paint it? i bought it second hand since it's cheaper.No titleHere's my impromptu electrolysis tank I made to remove the rust off of my ww1 Brodie helmet. It's going very slow. I'm using an old 4.2V 1.5 amp power supply, is that the most likely cause? Perhaps the small anodes? Can I add a second power supply or would that cause a shortage? I'm using sodium bicarbonate btw.No titleI want to make the most of this pandemic while I can to get out of my shitty job.
What are some certs and whatnot I can get / look into?
A lot of places ask for PLC experience, is there any fucking way I can demonstrate that so that I can actually get a job that requires said PLC ?
at this point I could probably just design a PLC simulator and see if they accept that as proof that I'm not too braindead to do PLC.
For example: >Tertiary or vocational qualifications in Engineering. >Minimum of 3 years experience in maintenance support/equipment troubleshooting >Strong PLC programming skills, preferably with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell products and software How do I get that without losing my current job? >Experience in Robotics support (ABB, Kawasaki) what does this even mean? >Good working knowledge of PC/IT Network systems. is this just basic IT shit? >Data handling/analysis using MS Office suite. is this just basic (click "chart" in excel) type shit?No titleCleaning.
I'm a moron, and I don't know what to use to clean which material. I have already made some metals and tv remotes have color washed away from all the aclohol I'm using while i wipe them down. I know I can't use bleach on any fabric, but I can't use it on practically anything except tiles and ceramic. Plastic is everywhere, sometimes it seems like alcohol can be used on them, sometimes it seems like it's to strong.
How the hell do I clean my house, what do I use, how do I use them, what is safe to use on which material, and how do I not inhale bleach and aclohol vapors all day when I use them to clean?
This is all related to basic cleaning and disinfecting the 2019 coronavirus, of course.No titleI want to work with bone but I'll start with antlers, I understand that antlers are mostly calcium and keratin anyway https://www.ebay.com/itm/NATURALLY-SHED-WILD-MOOSE-ANTLER-HORN-KNIFE-CARVING-CHEW-TAXIDERMY/324081305086?hash=item4b74c045fe:g:2j4AAOSw8gdeUZqS I'm thinking of buying one and making something out of them, sunglass frames or whatever with them What should I know? I know that these things are probably smelly, dogs will probably eat them cause of the calcium, are they legal? I'm pretty sure frames made out of real tortoiseshell is really expensive and illegal after 1970 or something, idk Thoughts? I'm looking at tools but if you have recommendations, I'm openNo titleCostco has these shop lights, I replaced my flickering garage light with one and it makes me want to re-do the whole garage now.
I want to mount 2 to the garage door itself then 2 above the door, idealy then when the door is open the two mounted to the door are turned on and when the door is closed the two above the rail line are on. The A/B I can probably work out with some switch relay but hell if I can find a good way to the power to the inside of the door itself? Suggestions?Foundation repairGot a outbuilding that has a cinder-block foundation that is cracked. How do I repair it? Is it worth doing for a inexperienced DIY project or should I just call in a pro?
I figure just lift the building up with bottle jacks and tear down/rebuild the foundation?No titlei can only choose between a charcoal filter or particle filter for my gas mask, which is better?No titleWoke up this morning to Gov Cuomo saying he needs 30,000 ventilators for NY immediately.
Happened to have just read an article about some clever Italians engineers who modified a full face snorkel for CPAP use.
Was aware (because, retired military and I have maintained my situational awareness), that my local hospital has only three ventilators.
Decided nobody was going to be riding to our rescue. Made my plan, went to work.
Called an emergency room physician to confirm the need. Highly interest, within hours I have gone from texts with head of Emergency Medical Services to phone calls with the Hospital VP.
If NYC can't get the ventilators they need, tiny, tragically hip Taos (pop. 7,000) was not going to either. Found the cheapest, best full face snorkel mask for the job. US Diver's will have 50 drop shipped to me for delivery arrival late next week.
Doctors tell me we have between seven to ten days before our hospital starts reaching its expected apex Wuhan Flu/Covid-19 patient loads.
My problem? My Mechanical Engineer son Alex and I did some calculations, mainly he did. To print 50 "connectors," the bright yellow plastic bit above the mask Alessadro is wearing in the picture/article would take us 6.5 days of flawless non-stop 3D printing.
We have zero supplies; zero PLA plastic filament and not the FDM 3D printer we need.
What would be helpful on this DIY project would be a little help. I think the way to go is to posse prototype (someone on the Internet has the CAD file of this snorkel mask, and/or owns one of these; and they also possess the measuring skills to help us fabricate a prototype design to print, test and then produce these across the local community. I plan to reach to the local FDM 3D printer community via community radio PSA and social media posts.
My fear is trying to fabricate while people are in need. Thanks.No titleI've made a security deposit on a rental, but now I'm having second doubts about moving in. I made the deposit back in mid-March and was told I could move in by April 1st. Is it too late to cancel the entire deal and get my security deposit back? By the way, there were no signatures and nothing was written down on paper.No titleAnyone know how to build a Virtual Presence Device? I wanna go outdoors.SpycamAny recommendations for a spy cam? Preference for wireless with WiFi connectivity. Failing this rasp and can module but hoping to avoid thisVentelatorWho is thinking out about building a ventilator? MIT is offering plans.Attachment systemsI want to /diy/ a bag that attaches to a bike rack. I'm willing to modify and even to make a bike rack myself if a special design is needed. The objective is to make a bag that attaches quickly to the rack without wasting any time. So I would be doing both, the rack and the bag so I can design them to work together.
There are multiple bike racks and all kinds of different bags on the market but all of them share one fatal flaw: their attachment systems suck and are usually strap based, This is totally time inefficient and frustrating when you need to put or to take your bag quickly.
My solution to this problem is to produce a bag and rack that are designed around a superior attachment system.
Now, my questions is: what type of attachment system should I use to create this project? I don't know anything about attachment systems.
I have two ideas that may work: -The bag has magnets on the bottom. The rack has magnets on itself. The attraction force should be sufficient enough to hold the bag in place. -The bag has a rail on the bottom. The rack has a rail on itself. The user pairs the ends of the rails and slides the bag till it locks in place. (similar to the telescopic rail that drawers have).No titleSo to keep a long story short, had some pipes burst last year. The room the pipes burst in - I hadn't been into for awhile. I just shut off the water, ran a dehumidifier and dried it out. Left it until just the other day. It's mold city, I guess the valve isn't operating properly and it had a slow drip from the hole I cut in the ceiling. I didn't get around to replacing the pipe due to being out of country - and no one in the house.
So I go into that room and I have pasta looking mold growing from the carpet and black colored mold on the drywall where the drips are. Some fuzzy mold in various places on the carpet throughout the room.
Long story short, am I best to just cut out the carpet and replace the drywall? Is there a way to remove the mold permanently without removing materials?FAGFastener advice general:
What is your favorite fastener? Philips? Pozi? Torx? (((Robertson)))?
has anyone used Philips Pozi ACR? how does it compare to torx? the only advantage other than being a fucker for anyone else to remove is it seems like it would be easier to insert into the fastener.
also concensus on the best impact bits? Wiha? Makita Gold?No titleBeen trying for a solid 20 mins to remove this gas piston followed dozens of YouTube tuts and nothing's workingNo titlei got 60-70 mixed 18650 batteries.
i want to make a battery pack that I can charge either with solar panel or with a wall plug (laptop charger?)
what would i need to build one? I have a very basic understanding of how batteries work (series - parallel), but I don't know what else. what sort of BMS, charging shits and so on would I need?
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