/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1250762
Kek. In the pick he is gonna bicycle spoke a car tire

>>1251164
Lol, home made wire wheels

>>1250762
I just drilled into a wire in the wall by mistake. ( praise RCDs )

What could have prevented this?
I do not own a wire detector, and looking out there most are trash it seems. Beyond just knowing where all the wires are in the house, how do you get around this?

>>1250762
I just moved into a new place. Really need help with picture or mirror placement on my wall behind my couch and to the left of it as well. Maybe a lamp there, idk. Everything I try looks off to me because the couch can't be centered to the wall. Yeah, it's kinda messy and cluttered. Still moving in.

>>1251459
The middle of the cavity can be used for anything - wires, plumbing, sewage vents, ducting. You need to learn to be careful around hotspots near switches, receptacles, faucets, etc. Also, get in the habit of drilling just into the wall as opposed to running the bit as deep as it will go.

>>1251467
This is a old brick house, render on walls, no cavities

>>1251459
When in doubt i put a piece of tape around the drill but so that the dostance between the tip and the tape matches the thickness of whatever you're drilling into. That way it's easier to see how deep you are and not shove the drill too far and into anything behind.

>just the tip

>>1251504
see >>1251488

I was drilling a blind hole into a brick interior wall, to put rawlplugs/screws into

I am trying to make an aquarium lighting system. My plan involves using some LED strips and covering them with clear epoxy for some waterproofing. Does anyone know of some epoxy that would dry clear. I was thinking of getting the 2 part clear epoxy in the syringe from harbor freight, but I have been told cheap epoxy dries with a yellow tinge.

>>1251518
electrical wires should be in 'safe zones' (its a real regulated thing, google it), horizontal or vertical from any accessory (socket, switch, anything really) is a no go area. internal corners are no go areas. strips at the floor and ceiling are no go areas for drilling. check the other side of the wall too of course.

pipes TYPICALLY are not buried in walls but boxed in, if you have any strange protrusions where the internal profile of the wall doesn't match the external profile of the wall then it could be a hiding place, figure out where your service enters, where your boiler/heater is, where your outlets all are and have a think about where pipes might be.
gas is kind of similar to plumbing, if you were to chase a brick wall for copper pipe it would be very deep and probably fuck the wall is why its generally avoided.

as for telephone lines just cross your fingers. usually its nailed onto skirting for some ungodly reason people don't mind ugly phone extensions.

thats what its like in the uk anyway.

didn't see a /sewing/ general so
does anyone know where to get patterns that are decent? any good resources online? Everything I see in the fabric store costs $20 and is cut for large people. Also I'm a man so the choices are already more limited.

I have a wool blanket I want to turn into a shirt/jacket. I wouldn't say I'm super experienced but I've done projects more complicated than this before

i got a Singer 1025 sewing machine from my mom a few years ago and started using it with no sewing background at all to alter my clothes real simply. I've been doing that for a 2 years now but more recently I've gotten into complete garment construction and even accessory construction like bags made of vinyl and denim or canvas. My machine broke down a few times over the years and getting it repaired is $75 so I decieded it'd be a better investment to buy a new better one. I don't know much but I've narrowed my search to

>Singer 4411
>Singer 4423
>Singer 44S Classic

I don't really wanna spend more than $200 and I'd like to be able to return the machine easily if it can't handle the kind of work I want to put it through so those are all available at walmart. any advice?

>>1251578
i was also looking for a sewing general . Do you create patterns from your current clothes? A friend taught me to do so and now i make everything from my own patterns. I'm not very good at shirt patterns because they're harder than pants tbhfam

>>1251579

>>1251578
yeah I'm in a very similar position - Grandma is blind now so she gave me her sewing machine. It's a Pfaff 1222. It's a tank and far better a machine than I could possibly use. I've done a couple decent projects but mostly I just use it to alter clothes I buy at thrift shops.

How did you get into the garment construction? Any resources you'd recommend, or should I just grind through a few until my skills improve.

yeah I had thought about just copying a shirt I have - I have some pendletons in pretty similar (if a little lighter) fabric. I just worried that it might get too complicated when I get to the yoke and placket, and having a pattern could help me out there.

>>1251588
im in the exact same boat. started altering stuff from the thrift store and was content doing that but met a chick that did design stuff so i tried making a shoulder bag from some old pairs of jeans and it came out great. then she showed me how to trace some pants and they came out good too. so i used that pattern to make more pants. haven't made shirts yet.

I don't know if I can describe how to do the tracing really well but there's plenty of videos on youtube on how to trace clothes. copying your own clothes are probably gonna be better than any pattern you can find

I'm looking for a lightweight board or something that's really stiff and durable about 0.5" max 13" X 19" min. Something I can drill in a few small holes without reducing the durability too much. I really need this to make a frame for a custom backpack.

>>1251597
cool, thanks for the encouragement. I'll post pics if the shirt turns out

>>1251578
Literally just google. many come in formats where you print them on a bunch of normal A4 sheets and then stitch the paper together into a pattern.

Alternatively, you can make your own by the method in pic related. Yeah yeah furshit, but this is a real way of making patterns for newbies and people who need exact measurements alike.

you can also tear apart (or just flatten) clothes you already own but don't wear but still fit, and use those as the pattern.

>>1251702
foamcore should suffice and you can literally get it at dollarama in big sheets for a buck each; even cheaper (or the same price for better quality stuff) at actual dedicated art supply stores. it's basically styrofoam with bigger bubbles with paper glued to either side of it. It's popular in building dioramas and larger models since it's nice and stuff, but light and has some give. It also crushes instead of snaps thanks to the paper, so it can take some light punishment (like being jostled in a car or w/e)

most real clothes, when they need a frame, just use plastic or even cardboard.

a backpack shouldn't need hard bits to stay in shape; shellacked cardboard (so it is waterproofed and doesnt turn to mush in the rain and then become moldy and gross and pool paper pulp at the bottom like a saggy diaper) should suffice.

You could also use balsa wood, I guess. It's available at lots of hobby shops. People use it to build model planes and the like. It can be made thinner than foamcore and is a bit stiffer, and flexes more before giving out. It's a bit harder to work though, since being wood, it just splits if you punch holes in it instead of carefully drilling. foamcore, you can just punch with an awl.

>>1251588
>it might get too complicated when I get to the yoke and placket
hardest for me is attaching the collar correctly

Are swiss army knives supposed to come so fucking stiff that it's nearly impossible to get the blades out?
accidentally bumped some other dead thread oops

>>1251869
>Are swiss army knives supposed to come so fucking stiff that it's nearly impossible to get the blades out?
Not really, but they do anyway, because swiss army knives are shit. But it's also a safety feature that they're so hard to open; you wouldn't want it opening in your pocket, would you?

Get a proper multitool, and a fixed-blade knife. Swiss army knives are so shit that the literal irl Swiss Army doesn't even issue them anymore in favor of just issuing whole tool kits to anyone who'll need tools, and anyone else is expected to buy their own multitool and a fucking hatchet or deck knife -- like every other force on earth.

ok so im sure a few people here know of and remember the movie ''small soldiers''
how hard would it be to build little remote control cars that shoot shit. like in the movies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K5Wb9lzcNc
anyone have any experience in building shit like this?

I need some 3d data about (my local area) for an art project.

Where can I find high resolution 3d maps/machine readable topographical maps of parts of Canada?

>>1251966
Try butcherising a wireless brad-nailer. Also fuck you, now I remember my shitty 90s childhood.

>>1250762
I bought some radios just a little while ago and now that I've got them I've found that the PTT rubber on one is completely destroyed. Is there a rubber product that is thermoformable so I can make a one off replacement? Finding oem parts for these is like looking for the grail.

>>1252000
I bought the makita one of those. Im in love no more draging air hose and finding a new plugin for my air compresser when trimming houses

Thoughts on these things? Are the glow-in-the-dark ones worth the extra money?

>>1250762
I have the matching vehicle for this pic.

any anon have ideas on repairing a cracked driveway? I am doing an experiment with filling the crack with type S mortar mix then watering it in.

>>1252559
I guess as long as they hold batteries. I have a few flat-pack and a few pill bottles that are handy for keeping batteries dry. Looks like something that would be easy to 3d print. Glow-in-the-dark only works if it gets light to charge up. But could be handy when camping.

>>1251464
make a smiley face with the vents being the eyes

What glue should I use to seal a leak in Polyurethane tubing for a cooling vest?

It needs to hold refrigerated/warmed water (2C - 50C) under some pressure and withstand moderate flexing and pulling since it's designed to be worn.

>>1252586
His couch can only make the sad face.

>>1251552
They do, you want crystal clear or water clear epoxy. Costs way more. People use it for covering pictures, coating bars, making jewelry, ect.

So I got a job installing cable for Charter. Part of my job is to remove tackstrip in order to pull the carpet up. I've been told I can use my hands (with gloves) to just pull it back. Others have told me a butter knife or a screwdriver will let me pull it back. Part of me feels like it's not that easy and may cause damage. I've attempted to remove the tackstrip from my own home and maybe it's just because it's so brittle in my house but it started to crack. Is there another way to do this without causing damage?

>>1252730

> remove tackstrip in order to pull the carpet up

that makes no fucking sense. the tackstrip is UNDER the carpet.

> it's so brittle in my house but it started to crack

WHAT started to crack? the cement floor? that's what it's supposed to do. if you wanna reinstall the same strip, flip it 180 degrees so the nails are in a diff place.

>>1252730

> remove tackstrip in order to pull the carpet up

that makes no fucking sense. the tackstrip is UNDER the carpet. how do you remove it without removing the carpet first.

> it's so brittle in my house but it started to crack

WHAT started to crack? the cement floor? that's what it's supposed to do. if you wanna reinstall the same strip, flip it 180 degrees so the nails are in a diff place.

>>1252730
Wtf, don't run wires under carpets, they always get trashed. Tuck it between the tack strip and the wall. Or run it all exterior.

>>1252730
This is why people hate cable installers. 'Cause you motherfuckers don't know what the fuck you are doing. You don't need to remove the tack strip. The strip isn't placed right up against the walls. There is a gap so they can tuck the edge of the carpet down behind it. It is perfect for tucking a wire down in there also.

Which, btw, I hate. Don't run loose cable in the house. Run cables in the walls, the basement, the attic, like a fucking professional, and then connect them to an outlet. If you have a cable going through a wall that is not terminated at an outlet then you are shit.

You motherfuckers never do a decent job running cable. Never. Drill fucking holes all over the god damn place. Through hardwood floors, through brick, through plumbing, you all don't give a fuck. You nail little cleats all over the outside of the house to hold the cable up, fucking splitters and barrel connectors for days and you never fucking install the cable in the wall right. Protip: you don't screw a faceplate to the fucking drywall and just thread some cable through it. Bunch of amateur hour retards.

I can't complain too much, though. I get paid good money to fix your 'professional setup and installation'.

>>1252730
>remove tackstrip in order to pull the carpet up
that's not how it's done
>>1252730
>I've been told I can use my hands (with gloves) to just pull it back
They're talking about the carpet edge, not the tack strip.
>>1252730
>a butter knife or a screwdriver will let me pull it back
they're using those to get between the tucked edge of the carpet and the baseboard to allow you to grip the edge of the carpet.
You should probably have someone demonstrate to you what they want you to do.

>>1252759
>if you wanna reinstall the same strip, flip it 180 degrees so the nails are in a diff place.
tack strip is directional - that doesn't work
pull two strips up and swap places
tack strip is cheap - carry a couple of extra strips

>>1252730
>remove tackstrip in order to pull the carpet up
that's not how it's done
carpet is removed first to be able to access the tack strip
>>1252730
>I've been told I can use my hands (with gloves) to just pull it back
they're talking about the carpet - not the tack strip
>>1252730
>a butter knife or a screwdriver will let me pull it back
they're using these to lift the tucked edge of the carpet to allow you to grip the carpet (not the tack strip) to pull it up
You should probably have someone demonstrate what they expect you to do.

>>1252759
>if you wanna reinstall the same strip, flip it 180 degrees so the nails are in a diff place
tack strip is directional - it can't be flipped 180 degrees and still hold the carpet
to reuse it with the nails in a different place, pull the nails and move them an inch either direction
if the tack strip was used on concrete, the nails are fucked
tack strip is cheap, carry a couple of extra if your task involves working with it

Re-posting from the old, duplicate thread that no one seems to be using.

Really fucking daft question, here. Buying furniture for my first ever flat, got an obtuse room shape so I'm looking to use some of the Ikea desk tops and legs that you can buy separately to lego something together.

My only question is, do the table legs come individually or as a 4 pack? I can't seem to find anything on the page that indicates one way or another.

£25 for a single desk leg (even if it is adjustable) just seems pretty pricy, considering the table tops themselves are as cheap as £6 for the cheapest one.

Let's say I have a disc that I can trust to be fairly round and flat.

How can I easily find the center of it? I'm not above using a compass and straightedge and paper overlay or something, but it has to be a trustworthy process.

I ask because I wanna make some homebrew peep sights for my pellet gun.

>>1252849
m8 just dumpster dive a fucking dining table or two like everybody else

>>1252867
Use a compass. Divide the width by two and mark a few arcs from the edge, the intersection of the arcs is the centre.

If all the arcs intersect in the same spot then you have it set up correctly, if not, try again.

How much is it for a gas furnace tune-up?

It works fine, but nothing has been done to it in about 7 years?

>>1251845
what the fuck is this? why are they talking in plural?

I can just imagine people covering themselves in garbage bags.

>do the table legs come individually or as a 4 pack?

they come in a box and they cant parcel them out coz the individual legs dont have bar codes. the fixed height ones are much cheaper. if you want an odd number of legs, you might find them in a thift store. i frequently come upon sets of 3 - which nobody, buys of course.

>>1252849
>do the table legs come individually or as a 4 pack?

they come in a box and they cant parcel them out coz the individual legs dont have bar codes. the fixed height ones are much cheaper. if you want an odd number of legs, you might find them in a thift store. i frequently come upon sets of 3 - which nobody, buys of course.

>>1252893
So you're saying they do come in a 4 pack?

Cheers, I might try the adjustable legs and make a cheap sit-stand desk (won't be as handy or fast as one of the automatic ones but still)

>So you're saying they do come in a 4 pack?

yeah. a box of four. four legs, together, wrapped in cardboard.

>So you're saying they do come in a 4 pack?

yeah. a box of four. four legs. together. wrapped in cardboard. more than three, but less than five. around four. with hardware bits at the bottom.

>So you're saying they do come in a 4 pack?

yeah. a box of four. four legs. together. wrapped in cardboard. more than three, but less than five. around four. with hardware bits at the bottom. four sets. of hardware bits.

>>1252710
Those are always tough.
Not sure Gorilla Glue would work since it dries hard..It will hold though. Better would be a marine adhesive like 3M 5200 Polyurethane Adhesive/Sealant.

>>1252890
>what the fuck is this?
How to make a sewing pattern easily.

>why are they talking in plural?
It's originally in japanese and was poorly translated.

>I can just imagine people covering themselves in garbage bags.
It's actually really common. Though the more standard thing is to use seran wrap; it's clingy, so it's easier to get to stick to you and to tape up after to keep stiff. Bags don't play as nicely.

It's not how you make the final suit; just the pattern for cutting actual cloth to sew.

I've just recently bought Superlux 668b headphones with 50mm drivers (i think).

They sound absolutely great for the price. Some claim they perform better than most 100+ dollar headphones. But i was wondering if i could buy a cheap bluetooth headset and put the drivers of the superlux in them. Would that influence the sound performance?

>>1252768
Ok, first of all I'm not reading past your first sentence. I'm brand new. Zero experience. We haven't gone over any of this stuff yet. I'm just trying to get ahead of the game a little bit. This is what I've been told. This is my first time coming to DIY and I get shit on immediately. Thanks for nothing guys. I'll go read a book about it now. Thought I could just get a quick simple answer without the bs

>>1252840

Thank you, appreciate it. Now I understand.

>>1252910
Thanks. This is what I've got in my adhesives box. Should I buy some 5200 or go with one of these?

>>1252910
Thanks. This is what I've got in my adhesives box. Should I buy some 3M 5200 or go with one of these?

Is /diy/ against solar power?

With panels under a dollar a watt and 18650 batteries now dirt cheap I expect to see much more here than I do.

>>1252920
Of course it would. Majorly. If you have to ask then maybe you should leave them as they are. But since they have that 3.5mm jack maybe you can attach a BT dongle to that.

>>1252924
You get respected if you strive for professionalism. Nothing wrong with that.

>>1252924
Not being able to take constructive criticism is why you will fail

>>1252938
>With panels under a dollar a watt and 18650 batteries now dirt cheap I expect to see much more here than I do.

Buy them while you can, Trump is going to raise the watt per dollar floor of all domestic and imported panels

>>1252920
>>1253065
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-bluetooth-headphone-adapter/
Maybe I should get one of those.
>jack
It's a stubby cable. But that actually integrates better with the BT dongles.

>>1252710
>What glue should I use
>>1252933
>This is what I've got in my adhesives box
How difficult is it to cut a few small pieces of the tubing and test the adhesives you have on hand?

>>1250762
Why?

>>1253070
That wasn't constructive. He just shit on cable guys for an entire paragraph.

>>1253065
>>1253075
Alright thanks, i'll take a look at those.

>>1251702
Look for a fiberglass core called coosa board.

>>1252710
Go to a store or website for west marine. They have a line of epoxy that should do the trick.

>>1253087
I don't have any spare tubing to test in that material. I'm not even sure if the tubing is silicone or polyurethane.

>>1253190
>I'm not even sure if the tubing is silicone or polyurethane.
so you just came here to LARP about something you aren't doing because you don't know what you're doing.
t-thanks 4chan, never change

>>1253241
I'm here to fix something I own and that's somehow LARP'ing? I didn't make the vest myself I just want to repair it. Is that not /diy/?

>>1253246
write/call the manufacturer
ask them what to use
they may have a small repair kit
quit wasting your time asking people who don't know any more than you

I'm in the process of building an arcade cabinet and I would like to put on plastic t molding around it. Looking around I see almost everyone uses a router to cut the little gap, however would it be possible to do this with a Dremel and have it not turn out shitty? Or should I just bite the bullet and buy a router?

>>1253261
That's a good idea, thanks anon. I've got a few options to consider now.

And don't pretend that half the fun on this board isn't telling idiots their wrong. This is a diy board, not a forum for engineers and experienced tradespeople to exchange expert opinions.

>>1251464
i dont know i sorta pictured. but i lost it. maybe either-
more than 1 thing or
big things. take up the wall space. a mirror near the
idk my idea is things hovering over andmaybe something else under that. but idk you think about it thats what i pictured

maybe more coffee tables to the other side, in front of the couch

>>1253270

any cutting tool will work if you make a good jig. you need to mount the dremel sideways on a large flat table, and expose only 1/4-inch, or whatever depth you need. adjust the height at one half the board height, then run the board against the spinning bit slowly. the more time you spend prepping and testing the jig, the better the results.

>>1252896
>>1252849
the legs ARE sold individually and they're only £2.50
>http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/desks/table-tops-legs/adils-leg-silver-colour-art-10217971/

Also those height adjustable ones are not for sit/stand desks, the height adjustable part of the leg threads into the static part. So if you wanted to move from a sitting to a standing position you'd have to crawl in circles on your hands and knees slowly unscrewing each individual leg.

>>1251464
limited options to make that look good with such a giant sectional


do you have room to float the sectional and move it towards the fireplace (?)

nothing's really gonna look good while you have a giant outdated couch as the focal point.

if you can move it away from the wall and maybe paint the walls a darker grey/slate/blue color it could look okay.

those end tables are terrible btw

>>1254426
^sry about the reddit spacing posted that from my phone

>>1250762
Can I drive a Two Phase BLDC Motor as a really shitty Stepper Motor?

I need a cordless drill for making holes in various materials, I got about £200 to spend maybe more if it's worth it. Any recommendations on makes or specific drills?

>>1252925
Carpet installer here. Sometimes installing tack strip requires special equipment or touch to drive the nails into concrete. Please consider this before removing a tan strip. I would simply pull up your carpet, and leave the strip where it lies.

>>1250762
even a single black is one too many.

so I need to rotate this cylinder in pic related. I'm thinking of a servo motor with maybe a 15 degree movement, but I've never used a servo really. can servos go two directions? do they vary in max angle? is there a better way to do what im doing?

I have a bunch of garbage no imagination no social skills and no hopes and dreams what can I Do w/ it?

Is the iFixit kit worth the 60 bucks they're charging for it or are there better alternatives for the same price?

What am I doing wrong with building?

I'm trying to teach myself to build shit but my wood keeps splintering and my power drill keeps stalling out or stripping the screw. And even if I do get a screw in, what I build isn't stable.

I eventually want to build a sleeper sofa but I gotta get good first.

>>1255791
>can servos go two directions?
You think that they are one use only? It comes in position one, you command it to move to position two then throw it away and put a new one in?

A hobby servo is a motor with closed loop control to allow positioning. You can set the shaft anywhere in its angle range. You will struggle to find a servo with such a limited movement as 15 degrees, they will have significantly more travel than this however you don't have to use the extra.
Control it with baby's first microcontroller, arduino or something.
Maybe it would be easier to make an end piece for your pipe or use a 4 poker a servo horn (horn is the servo word for arm) and keep the rotational axes the same. Then again you might need the ends clear I don't know
I would think if you could put a pulley on the servo and use a rubber band around it and the pipe might simplify things

>>1255876
well, I need the servo to stay at zero degrees, then move to either 15 degrees or -15 degrees. is that possible without programming e.g. reversing the polarity of the current?

>>1255848
Predill holes for screws, you look at the shaft of the screw, and drill out up to the size of the center of the shaft (Not the threads)

Also, your screws aren't strong to hold together a sofa either, you need to do joinery to hold the wood together with its own forces. Basically your screws are just holding the wood to itself, and the majority of the force the structure is going to take is found in the joinery.

>>1255848
Listen to the grain. Wood is not plastic, it has structure

>>1255913
>Predill
You cannot PREDRILL you can only DRILL.

>>1255914
>You cannot PREDRILL you can only DRILL.
What if you drill a hole before using one of pic related?

>>1255915
It's simply drilling it again. Consider: You drill a pilot hole, you drill a clearance hole, you drill a countersink. None of these are "PREDRILLING."

>>1255965
When you put the screw in the PREviously drilled hole, it was PREdrilled.

I would say 'stop being an autistic term nazi' - but this is 4chins and I understand you can't help yourself.

>hot water heater, hot water heater, hot water heater...

>>1251459
Were you directly above or below an outlet? If its built properly, that should be the only places wires are running verticly

>>1256436

>>1252924
Dude is right. Listen to him without getting butthurt. He's not even hating on you but all the other people that may be showing you what to do. Head the advice.

>>1252933
5200 is the shit. Will outlast the apocalypse.

>>1253099
Good reason, too.

Using a 15 to 20 amp outlet adapter for my power conditioner won't melt anything in the wall, right? My outlets dont have the "T" pins and the conditioner has a horizontal pin on it is why I ask.

Does anyone know if there is a recorder similar to the Zoom H1 or Tascam DR-05 which I can control using a raspberry pi (Power on / off, stop / start recording, ...)?

>>1256941
Are your circuits 15 amp? Does the thing you are trying to power use more than 15 amps? If so, in ideal conditions, it will trip your breaker. If something isn't working the way it should be, yes, it could start a fire.

If you are trying to draw less than 15 amps, assuming there is nothing else on the circuit, everything will be fine.

Question: I tripped a breaker. Flipped it back on. Still no electricity, i.e., light on that circuit was still off. I put a voltage presence tester in the outlet hole on that circuit, saw a spark and everything went back on. Wtf happened?

Any recommendations on one of these that isn't shit, but also under $ 30 ? The few that i've bought keep breaking after a months' use.

I want to make a book shelf out of galvanized steel and stained wood
where would I get wood for cheap

>>1258286
Look for the Petzl Tikka. It's $30 and works pretty well. Just make sure to change the batteries when they run out, it makes a huge difference

>>1258287
speaking of, where can I actually /diy/ stuff when I live in a condo? I don't have much space to work with so I don't really have a shop

>>1258293
Also speaking of, if this kind of elbow/tee exists, what would it be called

>>1258295
found out, it's called a three way elbow also I'm retarded

>>1253108
Holy shit, now I want to make a patio table out of this bitch.

>>1255913
Excuse me sir, what book is this from? I'm sure that I have a PDF copy somewhere, but probably lost.

>>1252924
literally he's telling you how to do your job better. so listen
be less butthurt. you're on fucking 4chan

>>1255795
kys

>>1258286
fenix are actually quite good, I use mine for mountain rescue and haven't been disappointed