/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Keep your own shit in your own toolbox. If the company has company tools that go missing, that's their problem

>>2792109
That thumbnail looks like a lady horse backside

Would maybe add something to the bottom left, maybe whirlpool like maybe the seas parted that sort of thing or just another landmass that goes just off the page

>>2792000

ditto, fog of war near the corners hiding something would be cool. seems there is no sense of scale otherwise looks empty

>>2791985
It's shit.

>>2791985
Bruh, this is diy. Are you building a landmass?

>>2791985
that's just deformed canada

>>2791929
>simple, portable, no need to heat for eat.

Looks tasty. I had to google to learn that it's a boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, coated with bread crumbs, then deep fried. Or at least that's what they say.

My simple portable no need to heat lunch year round is a flour tortilla, salmon, oil and vinegar dressing, hot sauce, and a gatorade. All of it keeps without refrigeration in the back of my truck.

>>2791929
I'm a work-from-home office worker, not a trade worker.
I had toast with cream cheese.

>>2791935

thank you for explaining for others. I considered adding that, but decided against it, since this is DIY and not /Food/ or whatever.

not that it matters, but my Scotch eggs were wrapped in ground elk. same difference... whatever.

>>2791929
You overcooked the shit out of your egg

yes. as long as it has the same number of pins nothing else matters.

>>2791916
>can i replace a 320x240 54 pin lcd with a 640x480 54 pin lcd ?
Definite maybe, you might find distortion of the device and screen don't match e.g. missing vertical/horizontal lines, quadrupled pixels but misaligned. They can be fine, check begot replacing it you're doing a retro handheld etc.
If you're fixing a game gear, look up how to recapp them. The originals leak quicker than most.

>>2791956
>If you're fixing a game gear, look up how to recapp them. The originals leak quicker than most.
already did, also replaced the oroginal diplay cuz it was fucked

problem its a 320x240 and i noticed the pixels sont match 100%, where there is movement the image look weird, i thought it was because of a shitty mod but turns out all the 320x240 GG mods have that problem

>>2791921
Now that you mention it, I will monitor temps. I may consider putting it in my shed, it's just more of a hassle to go fetch it and put it back there probably like 100 FT from our house.

I might go back and forth but when I know it's getting hot out, put it back in the shed and colder times keep it in garage.

I am going to re-arrange and put it a bit farther from flammable things if in my garage.

>>2791912
Gas is in the garage like everyone else's. Powder is on the reloading bench toward the back, primers are in the drawer under the ashtray that I stole from McDonald's in 1993 for the express purpose of having one for when I'm reloading.

>>2791923
>Gas is in the garage like everyone else's.

Not I since I have a yard. I leave my cans tucked discreetly in da shrubs. My propane cylinders etc go in a plastic trash can with a lid next to them where I also store engine oil and coolant jugs. Handy as fuck and thieves have no interest in trash cans.

They don’t want anyone storing gas for the reason that people would loose a daily dependance on it.
That’s why it contains metallic catalysts—to ensure it will eventually “go bad” when exposed to oxygen and gel up to dissuade anyone from storing it.

Lots if people have propane, butane, turpintine, paint stripper, BBQ starting fluid, methanol gas line anti-freeze, -50 C windshield wiper fluid (50% methanol), alkyd paint, lacquer and lacquer thinner, acetone nail polish remover, hairspray, etc, etc, ad nauseam, lying around, some of which, is more flammable than gas. Even new refrigerators and freezers have flammable freon running through them).

>>2792124
Ironically thanks to carb rules newer gas cans are pretty well sealed
Or you can store gas in old school jerry cans but they're kinda a pain in the ass

strain gauges are the usual choice these days for force detection

For example, there are these load cells, and I could add them to the padding with some form of plate that covers some area, and this should allow me to validate where the kicks are hitting. Any ideias on how I should distribute these?

>>2791900
Why not load cells?

bump

Obenaufs Heavy Duty LP is what I use
I go heavy at the sole to leather junction since that's where I tend to crack boots.

>>2791892
usually a good boot conditioner or grease will do good with keeping out unwanted water from the stitching with regular maintenance.

I have a 3 year old pair of Red Wing Iron Rangers on me.

I have been thinking of getting new modern Red Wings with steel or composite toes and whatnot then send my iron rangers to be resoled and whatnot. I hate how it takes like up to 2 months to be resoled and conditioned when I will still need to use them in the meantime.

I apprenticed under a master shoemaker for a while. Legendary among the local biker groups for his excellent leather work. He didn't like Red Wings or Danners -- he said it was about their build quality or repairability something but I never got the chance to see what he meant. Anyway, I trusted him and he convinced me to buy some Chippewa work boots and I never looked back. Last me many years as long as I condition the leather once in a while. Have them resoled when they get too worn.

Got a pair of Redwing King Toes a few weeks ago

Digging them so far

Meme'd myself into some Bearfoot Bruins since I don't need safety toes at the small shop I'm at and thought I'd try to fix my feet. It's been two weeks but I still haven't gotten used to walking all day with no padding at all.
I've had minimal or zero drop type shoes before but those have had some sort of insole and soft outsole. These boots have nothing but a thick, softish leather bottom and hard rubber outsole, so I guess I'll make some insoles. That said, they're w i d e and I do like them

>>2791873
Chemistry!

>>2791880
of what kind? is it droogz?

>>2791884
Drugs are chemicals, so maybe. Bombs contain chemicals as well. Chemistry makes everything!

>>2791968
>nothing about politics in thread
>brings up politics
>>>/pol/

>>2791830
Do it. I took a class at the local CC and I can now Stick, MIG, TIG and Flux Core weld. I can also set up and maintain the machines. Feels good man. Also the instructor, his assistant and the people in the class were all p cool. A couple guys got their certs while we were in there, which was awesome.

>>2791830
>>2763067

>>2791830
Don't flux core weld without a respirator. Mig and tig are only bad if you really huff the fumes or stick the inert gas line up your nose, and stick is a little more nasty, but flux core will kill you.

>>2791830
Its a fun time in my experience. Had a great instructor, learned to weld, met chill people, all felons but chill ones.

>>2791805
>3 threads about dirty ass walls in your shithole apartment
fuck off and mix up a bucket of hot soapy water and start scrubbing you lazy nigger

>>2791805
>two big spots obviously patch jobs
Its the tinnest coat of paint imaginable anon

>>2791783
Trade jobs are for retards who can't figure out how to become a licensed contractor the reason they don't pay much these days also immigrants who come and work non union jobs making it hard to compete plain and simple, to become a union journeyman and travel to job sites that pay top dollar u need a number of hours to complete as an apprentice from 3000 to 8000 plus school to qualify for the license exam, if u apply to a union u either have to be lucky af if there is demand but usually u have to have family tied to that union to get into their program, if u're young, have no experience, want to have a creer but can't go to college for whatever reason check ur local union halls and learn about these trades, in boomer days doing this and just working in the union as many hours available got u a comfy life and very good retirement, today u need to learn the trade and get out as soon as possible, that's what my formen told me and that's exactly what i did, i also went to college for construction management and gc to be able to to get better contracts for my business
t.ibew master electrician

>>2792039
You've definitely got the "barely literate tradie" thing going.

>>2791790
Im not boomer old but I'm millennial old who has had a business for now 15-20 years, have trained many workers and also been that bottom of the rung worker. Don't take it personally as I may be misinterpreting but.
>Taken advantage of
Usually this means doing the shit nobody else wants to do. This isn't "taking advantage" it's just parts of the job that have to get done and somehow the guy who just joined with no experience thinks it's mean to make them haul material for half the day and watch us work for the other half. This is normal. It sucks, but it's not some cruel act.
>Expect to know everything as a beginner
It's true that once you are in any trade some things are so obvious you forget what someone who is fresh doesn't know, things as simple as hunting for water on a job, how to push a wheelbarrow up a ramp, how much water should be in a sponge when grouting etc. simple tasks we do expect you to know and it's a shame when a boss is a dick about it, but...they are gonna be a dick fine, tell them to get fucked.
>Being condescending
It took me a while to fully grasp that my boss wasn't just there to do a job and run the process, there was a lot of risk, reputation, finding work so you can feed your workers and yourself etc. Once I was on my own, it dawned on me that every boss I told to fuck off because they were mean we're just stressed plus some lack of social skills and education, all they knew was construction from a time where they were allowed to just rant sexist, racist horrible shit at each other all day.
>Things changing
If you don't want to deal with the above, join a union and play by the rules, youll have managers and supervisors to complain to and that'll be that. The dinosaurs are being replaced. Personally the best quality work I've seen are from the mean, ogre of men who are difficult to work for/with. But you learn the most and you are given opportunities that can accelerate your skills faster than a union setup.

>>2791955
This. It's the opposite, there has never been a better chance to replace a hoard of dying masters. I'm in my 30s, look literally like a homeless person and have so much work via word of mouth I don't know what to do with myself. All my clients complain they can't find workers. What I do see happening is that big builders are being dicks, the old men knew that when you had a good crew, you kept them rain or shine. Their kids took over, hired lawyers and accountants and now fire everyone to save a dollar here and there. Project ends, mass lay off, replace with the lowest paid worker, repeat. So if you want to do well in any of the "basic" trades like carpentry or painting etc. you have to serve only the super rich, who actually pay for quality. That or you specialize, specialized electrician, HVAC, technician work for elevators or other mechanics etc. Besides those two spheres being a tradie just sucks.my 2 cents anyways

Okay so i have experience living in Australia and southern California and here are my opinions on the trades situation in both of these places

>Australia
Trades definitely not dying, like 1 in 4 guys from my high school went into the trades despite life as an apprentice being absolutely shit for most people.Certain trades definitely have shortages, like bricklaying, hardly anyone young going into that trade and that's probably because of the reputation it has for being rough. Well it's a shame but its a dying trade anyway so I guess it doesn't matter, everything that was once built out of brick can now be formed up by a carpenter and poured with concrete. It'll be ugly but so is everything else modern so whatever. The reason they say there is a trade shortage is because they are importing a million brown cunts a year and they need white people to build houses for them because these brown cunts are useless and can't do anything except consume.

>Southern California
Not really a worker shortage, just a shortage of good workers. Retarded brown people who can do a bit of everything are a dime a dozen but not many truly skilled craftsmen around. Parents from middle class families dissuade their kids from going into the trades because the trades are seen as a thing that mexicans do and not white people. Also the young white people here are fucking retarded and not reliable, none of them really understand that while the pay may be average at first if you put your time in and learn the trade you can easily be charging $50-60 an hour for yourself in like 4-5 years. And most trades are going to be paying like $25 an hour starting so way above minimum wage.

>>2791774
Crown molding

>>2791802
>crown molding
not quite
>>2790448

>>2791802
kek
>>2791809
you missed the joke

The filth on top of those curtains is beyond disgusting

>>2792103
imagine the bathroom

>>2791766
Spider shit
Does whatever
Spider shit does

>>2791765
you're the inspector you tell us

Its #8 buckshot

Cockroach poop and few oothaca

Anthrax. You'll be dead in a week

>>2791746
>but I can't take a pre trade course
you sure? most prisons have programz you can do while your waiting to parole out

>>2791746
Go join the IBEW. There is just an attitude test. You don't need prior knowledge

>>2791746
You should be able to work it out from here

>>2791762
Not American
>>2791757
I work full time and can't afford to give up this job yet

bump

>>2791969
>You'll never get all the holes,
Not true unless you live in a barn. It's not easy, but far from impossible. I trapped about one mouse a day until I went around and sealed every opening. The main ones for me were around wires and pipes. I still had one mouse every few months until I found a hidden opening where a bundle of copper pipes had a pathway in the interior. After I got that one I never had another mouse, and it's been years.

>>2791740
Just get a snake. Do they have those in Australia?

>>2791740
encourage owls to live around your house they eat mice

>>2791740
get a cat

>>2791740
make a trail of cheese leading outside, small pieces inside getting bigger as they go out

million dollars

That'll run you at least two Mexicans.
More is Mr Mike has to get involved.

But realistically, you could do for under 300 dollars. They got them fancy lifts that holds your gypsum board up and crank it right up to the ceiling studs / joists.

>>2791726
If you have water damage in the ceiling it means your roof is fucking leaking. Hire a reputable roofer if you're not willing to get up there yourself or no you're not experienced to diagnose the issue. Get before and after pics, it's probably an easy fix, but the roofer will try to sell you on the whole roof. Replace and repaint the ceiling yourself.

>>2791784
> but real assasins don’t keep their rifle in a matching foam pelican case.
Where do they keep them? You knowing so many assassins and all. Are you John Wick? You’re John Wick aren’t you? You boogie man, killing people with a pencil mother fucker.

>>2791720
>Yellow Black and Decker
>Foam
>Hasn't even cut finger pulls
I'm gonna vomit

>>2791804
Don’t need finger pulls. Never used em.

>>2791715
I hate this shit. It's just another propriratery standard they get you into, sp you have to be loyal to the color.
Same as batteriea where they are all basically the same.
>>2791720
Larp. First time you throw a geasy tool.in that foam, it will disintegrate. But that wont happen because those tools get used to tighten hinges on kitchen cabinets once a year.

>>2791784
>>2791850
>keep tools clean and maintained
>LOL this queer doesn't abuse his tools like I do!
>LARP
You retards would have a lot more money to buy drugs each month if you treat your tools well.

>>2791699
Central air fag problems.

>>2791751
>t. split system brownoid with the pump on the balcony

>>2791699
>Do these work?
They're like fishing lures, if you bought one it did what it was manufactured to do.

>>2791699
I've had that exact one for a few years and it definitely made a difference.

>>2791758
>split system
hell yeah
>brownoid
whiter than you mutt
>balcony
side of the house, nigger
of course radiators for heat because one system for both is just poorfag cope

>>2792072
Pretty sure that's not OP. OP was a troll that left as soon as the thread was made, now he's sitting back and checking maybe once a day to see how many (You)'s he's accrued.

This seems like it would be more of a service that professional cleaning companies offer than a specific business. Might be enough of a market to not go broke in the world's most massive cities at best.

>>2792081
The grease buildup in a restaurant exhaust system in six months is not something that a typical professional cleaning company will want to deal with, not at a price that a restaurant owner will pay anyway. It's more specific than you'd think. Very dirty, not fun, hours suck, coworkers are generally questionable at best... Rough job.

>>2791684
My bro made a mint with his steam jennie doing restaurant work. It helped fund his coin store.

>>2792121
These are the industry standard in the US for portable steam cleaning:

https://www.steamjenny.com/history.html

>>2791682
FCC Agent Smith has entered the chat.

Irf520 with a capacitor swing kit