/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1350079
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Part deux:
My brand new sink shipped with a pop-up drain kit, and it just won't stop the water from draining out.
I've tried turning it as far on the nylon threaded piece as possible, no help.
The drain lever is just sticking out the back, it isn't hooked to the vertical control rod yet, so it can't be that.
BTW: the lever rod that goes in the drain is too short to reach the vertical control rod, by about 3-4 inches.

>>1350082
Update from OP:
I decided to abandon all thoughts of gluing the thinwall PVC with PVC glue (still not sure why that didn't work)...
I used two of the adapters normally used to reduce 1 1/2" schedule 40 down to 1 1/4" thinwall, and pipe the connection from the trap to the wall with the larger pipe.
It looks retarded, but it works.

I bent a 5" offset in the vertical control rod and now that reaches.

I'm still stuck on the drain stopper though, it just isn't stopping the water from going through.
It's hardly even slowing it down.
Ideas?

>>1350168
Still OP here.
Moderately drunk and VERY disappointed in you Anons.
I'm pretty sure the drain leak is because I didn't use plumber's putty around the outside/underside of the drain flange.

https://www.fasttech.com/product/9381503-authentic-eleaf-invoke-220w-tc-vw-apv-box-mod

Is this the best cell-swappable 2*18650 to USB out you can buy?

Off grid pressure washing

I am looking at this particular pressure washer. Its 14.5 amps so 1,740 watts. Can I go with a 1,800 watt generator or do I need to play it safe and get a 2,000 gen.? Also how do I ensure I don't blow any fuses in the pressure washer?

>>1350300
>Off grid pressure washing
Aren't most pressure washers gas powered?

>>1350409

Those bottom out at about $250. Which, I suppose, is still cheaper than doing something as stupid as buying a 2kW generator to run a shitty electric pressure washer.

So I need a platform to press up vertically, and I don't know how to go about it. The force "F" (which isn't all that much) is needed to activate.
I have 2 ways to solve it. Either a linear actuator built from a threaded rod and a platform pressing up. This is slightly harder to build I think.
Would I go with a threaded rod? Cost is my main problem. Any other linear actuator I found costs way too much. I don't care about accuracy.
Other alternative is a direct servo and a angled 3d printed piece. It won't apply the force vertically (at an angle so some of the force is not going to be applied but again, not the problem). This would be easier I think, but maybe it would break?

Any other ideas?

The oil breather on my air compressor is spraying out a shit ton of oil vapor and has coated my wall and the unit. If I run a pipe or hose from the Breather Outlet and put it perpendicular to the intake of the compressor, will it act like a PCV system and suck it all in? I'm not concerned with getting oil in the tank or Air Lines, I don't paint with it and I'm sure getting a constant fine mist of oil through my tools would be nice

>>1350079
Going to build a table with 4x4 legs, but home depot didn't have any non-treated 4x4s so I bought 2x4s with the intention of gluing them together. Not having a proper plane, I had resigned myself to them looking shitty, but remembered my dad has an electric hand plane I could probably borrow. Is that the right tool for the job though?

>>1350409
>>1350448
I'm Trying to keep the rig as quiet as possible. Also, this way I can haul it in any vehicle I want so long as the water tank will fit.

>>1350717
yes
practice on scrap first so you don't gouge the ends

I wonder if there exist somekind of wind up for a back and forth motion??
I took the effort to draw this
Up top is a wind-up watch which is great but it's rotational

>>1350908
Here's a watch for reference
It's all all those fancy gears
Hope to keep my thing reaaal simple

Just use a coil spring and use your favourite method to convert rotation to reciprocating translation?

can anyone redpill me on aluminium brazing?
I got a mapp gas burner and i feel like trying brazing on some pieces of alu sheets.

I'll be trying on some 2mm first i think.
I've gass soldered a trumpet once, but that's about all the experience i have aside from a decade of regular soldering.

What i got so far:
cleaning with a brass brush, maybe a solvent too.
then then heat work area and let the rod melt with the heat of the work piece, not the torch.
drag across evenly, heat more to ensure flow. then air cool.

what am i missing?
type/brand of brazing rod? thickness?
what about flux?
can I just order some rods on ebay? om a scandifag and the web stores here are very expensive.

If this goes well I might braze some brass or copper.
do I need different rods or change the process in any way?

>>1351041
>redpill me
don't talk like a dumbass

>>1351041
>cleaning with a brass brush, maybe a solvent too.
stainless steel brush, only use it for that.

>>1351041
>can I just order some rods on ebay? om a scandifag and the web stores here are very expensive.
if you just want to try it out, do you have anything like 'home depot' up there? in the US home depots have a small welding section and sell rods like this:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Bernzomatic-AL3-Aluminum-Brazing-and-Welding-Rods-334491/203710179

>>1351041
Mapp will be annoying if you are going to do larger joints. An oxy acetylene torch setup would be better.

YouTube "this old Tony." He just did a brazing video

>>1350079
What is the best way to make clean mortise and tenon joints? I have a top router but I prefer working with chisel. However due to inexperience they never fit perfectly resulting in a less than ideal hold or they look a little sloppy.

I know practice is key, but I'd prefer to keep trial and error to a minimum.

>>1351086
>don't talk like a dumbass
where are we again?

>stainless steel brush, only use it for that.
alright.

>home depo
I'll have a look, but I could not find anything on their website.


>>1351089
he brazed a big rod of steel and carbide. I'm just gonna use it on 2mm sheets. I think mapp will be fine.
seems to work well what I've seen on the net.
I guess we will see.

My toilet has been clogged for a few days with a very large, hard poop. I've poured a bunch of soap in it and the water is up to the rim. Plunging hasn't worked at all.

What do?

>>1351145
Move houses and let the new owners deal with it.

>>1351159
I'm tempted.

>>1351174
Alternatively instead of soap use acid destop or prod around in it with a rigid but bendy piece of metal.

>>1351181
>prod around in it with a rigid but bendy piece of metal
Yea, I don't have anything that will work atm but I'm thinking about buying an auger

>>1350219

>I didn't do it right, why isn't it working?

>>1351185
Have you tried welding a bent steel pipe to a shotgun?

I replaced my bathroom wall tap which I use as a tap for my washing machine. It is leaking on the joint between the wall pipe and tap. I put 6 "circles" of teflon tape. I am afraid that if I tighten it harder the wall pipe will burst. Any ideas how to solve the leaking ?

>>1351285
Pic related.
A water drop can be seen.

>>1351287
>>1351285
Wow that actually looks very well made.

Sadly I don't know much about plumbing, did you tape on the threads?

>>1351290
I put teflon tape. 6 layers (turned the tape over 6 times). Should I do more layers ? If someone asks yes I did it counterclockwise.

>>1351298
...

You want to wrap the tape in the direction you would twist a fitting. Clockwise.
Counter clockwise the tape can unwind itself during install.

>>1351041
>redpill
fuck off cancer

>>1351115
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-08PY3stgo
>square stock
>sharp tools
>a datum to dimension your mortise and tenon
>a jig to create a clean mortise
>chiseling technique

>>1350915
Deal

>>1351360
That does not make any sense. If I turn the fitting clockwise to tighten it and put the tape clockwise as well then it would unwind.

What is the best rust remover to buy? I'm looking to clean up some pieces I have that have little to severe rust on them.

I was looking at this, is it good? Or should I get something better? https://www.amazon.com/Evapo-Rust-ER012-Original-Super-Remover/dp/B00M0TLQ66/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1521379725&sr=8-5&keywords=rust+remover

>>1350915
Errrg anyone know if I just buy a cheap this? I need it small enough to fit in a pvc pipe

I'm making a model Panther and have run into a bit of a hassle. I bought a length of metal track, which unfortunately arrived from China unpainted and preassembled.

http://www.welshdragonmodels.co.uk/ekmps/shops/welshdragon/images/taigen-metal-tracks-for-heng-long-panther-jagdpanther-1-16-scale-[2]-1365-p.jpg
Essentially I want to turn the left one into the right one. My initial idea was to pull out the pin and paint each link with black enamel model paint which I could then sand off at the pad to get a nice worn look, but doing that I managed to break the pin that held it together, and I only have two spares so disassembling the track turned out to be not a good option. Does anyone know of a good low viscosity metal paint that would let me just dip the entire chain in, and that wouldn't ruin it when it dries out? The hinge is strong enough that a very thin layer of paint can be broken off easily, but with most paints this would give me a hideous coat.

>>1351145
Might have to get a toilet snake. $10 for a 3 foot one, or $70 for a 6 foot one. Any longer than that and apparently it's best to have a professional go in through the vent stack and clear it out for you.

>>1351145
Get a jar of caustic soda and dump a few gallons in.

>>1351557

Incorrect.

Source : Journeyman Plumber.

>>1351891
Just tried hydrogen peroxide (I had a bit of it)

Cross your fingers. I'll go with caustic soda next

>>1351891
>>1351908
Update: Didn't work.

Just purchased some caustic soda. Should I use a cup to empty the bowl as much as possible before pouring in the soda?

>>1351913
Ideally. An easier option would be to get a hose and siphoning it out.

>>1351918
IT WORKED! I love you bro (no homo)

That was a fucking nightmare. I flushed it like 6 times just to make sure all the caustic soda was flushed out, but the toilet is working like a champ

>>1351946
Good job. Hope you don't live in Commiefornia, they probably have the death sentence on caustic soda.

>>1351947
Indiana, should be fine. Nobody here gives a fuck

>>1351891
>>1351946
What is it with this miracle stuff? I once had a clog composed of leaves and sponges (thorough aquarium cleaning) and caustic soda took care of it in just a minute.

>>1351976
It's very corrosive. When you add it to water it generates a lot of heat, which by itself can help clear a clog, but it also reacts with grease to form basically lye soap, which immediately dissolves in water, and it hydrolyses most forms of protein, which will shred pretty much anything organic.

>>1351891
>tfw caustic soda is illegal here
"It can be used to make meth"

US apartment where the management are shit. Refrigerator needs a new light bulb, but I don't have the old one to compare it and I don't know the model of the fridge. What can I do?

total noob here
i am programming a FPGA in vhdl using xilinx and i keep getting this message when i try to generate a progamming file:

WARNING:PhysDesignRules:2500 - This design does not have a PS7 block.
Instantiate the PS7 block in order to ensure proper fabric tie-offs and
correct operation of the processing_system7.

>>1352004
forgot: what does it mean and what should i do?

>>1352004
A quick bing suggests that you're targetting some kind of combined arm/fpga thing and your compiler is including processing_system7 into your project to deal with the interface?

I would just look for a hello world project for your particular board and work from there.

http://www.wiki.xilinx.com

Bump

Is there a crafting version of twatter? I think it would be beat to see what jpop woodworkers are doing or random turkroach blacksmiths

Kind of dumb question here. I know WD40 isn't a great oil, it's a water displacer. I've got some doors in the back that have hinges on the outside that are squeaking. I want to shoot some WD40 in there to fix it up, then finish the job with some 3 in 1 oil. Do I need to clean the wd40 out before applying the 3 in 1 oil?

>>1352018
it's really a beginners thing though
just trying to implement a basic circuit

How dangerous is welding? In school they told us that there are several ways to die while welding. What scares me is that is can be completely due to someone else's negligence. What are the concerns? How often are there welding related fatalities?

>>1351996
Get a 40 watt "appliance bulb".
90% chance that's the right thing.
It wouldn't hurt to check the size of he socket first.Does it fit a regular light bulb?

>>1352155
WD 40 is great for unsticking stuck stuff, bat makes a poor long-term lubricant.
Lately, I've been using bicycle chain lube (the wet-dry) kind.
It's got oil to carry the dry lube into all the nooks and crannies.
It works great, and it's largely weatherproof.
I'd just use it, and skip the wd40.
Pic related is the brand I'm using.

I have 0.75mm2 cable section, is it enough for 4.6A for about 0.5M?
All the tables I find doesn't show cable section below 1.5mm2 and very short distances

>>1352297
This stuff looks pretty good. I'll definitely try it out.
I guess my real question, though, is should I 'wash out' the hinges with wd40 first, or can I just use this lube directly.

I put in some new LED recessed lights, but I can't get the things to sit flush. They're always falling out of the housing. I don't want to glue them up. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

>>1350079
I recently bought a home and I'm slowly acquiring a semi decent set of tools. Bought a second hand Gedore Adjutant which fits most of my hand tools and a few toolboxes.

Now I want to have a decent collection of parts, you know, like grandfathers have, with all common nuts, bolts ans screws in jars or whatever. Tye problem is, all diy stores nearby cater mostly to the 'I only need three screws and a wall plug' kind of people and price accordingly (think €4,50 for a simple door crankshaft), and I'm looking for an entire set, like a box of M2 to M8 everything.

TL;DR where can I buy an entire assortment of nuts, screws and bolts on the cheap

>>1352361
There's supposed to be spring-loaded claws on the sides

>>1352321
bs1363 will tell you a 0.75mm cable can be fused at 13A, and you will see IEC leads with 0.75mm flex sold as such. in reality it shouldn't really be more than 10A if an IEC connector which is still pushing the cable.
If you stay under 6A you should be ok, you can calculate the losses yourself if you look up the formulae...

>>1352419
>TL;DR where can I buy an entire assortment of nuts, screws and bolts on the cheap
where the fuck do you live you stupid cunt you know the internet is worldwide right?

>>1352420
Yeah, the spring claws don't hold. You can see them in the pic.

>>1352445
The Netherlands

>>1352451
Maybe bend them so that tension is increased? Can you take one out and take a pic?

I'm going to make some decent looking storage for my 10180/14500/16340/18350/18650 batteries, just some nicely finished wood with some flat bottomed holes and some labels. I don't have any forstner drills in the right size, so I gotta pick some up. How bad are the cheap Chinese ones you find on Banggood and Aliexpress? Or is there a relatively cheap set y'all would recommend? I'm not about to go pay Freud prices for how often I use them, but I'm okay with spending a bit to get decent quality.

I'm trying to reuse an old touchscreen laptop as a secondary monitor, however I am uncertain how I would maintain the touchscreen functionality. As far as I could find, there is no adapter or anything for the touchscreen cable or module (green in pic). Anyone know how I'd be able to use the touchscreen on this?

Is the Husqvarna 455 a decent choice for owning a homestead with some forest?

Using a small Stihl I bought before I had any forest, and it was fine for orchard limbing and such, but feeling it's inadequate for the odd tasks I have now.

>>1352469
The ones I bought from banggood work just fine.

>>1350471
How much distance? Since you don't need much force, you could try a solenoid.

>>1352056
>Is there a crafting version of twatter?

you mean like Pinterest?

>>1352056
>I think it would be beat to see what jpop woodworkers are doing or random turkroach blacksmiths

you know, when people say crafting, i always think https://www.etsy.com/

>>1352615
Mind linking which ones you chose?

I've got a SSD with a burnt power connector that still works. Not really sure what happened, but a couple of pins are definitely fucked, and the connector is melted, but the drive seemed to be okay(or at least not the sole source of problems) when I took it out of a friend PC. I want to try replacing the connector and trying my luck, but I'm having trouble finding just the connector online, anyone know where I can find one, or what I should search? I might just have the search term wrong.

im trying to implement a 4 bit register with a clk enable and asynchronous reset in vhdl in xilinx
i is my input and q is my output and i get this error message when trying to implement my design

ERROR:ConstraintSystem:59 - Constraint <NET "i" LOC=G15;> [ZYBO - Kopi
(3).ucf(18)]: NET "i" not found. Please verify that:
1. The specified design element actually exists in the original design.
2. The specified object is spelled correctly in the constraint source file.
ERROR:ConstraintSystem:59 - Constraint <NET "q" LOC=M14;> [ZYBO - Kopi
(3).ucf(33)]: NET "q" not found. Please verify that:
1. The specified design element actually exists in the original design.
2. The specified object is spelled correctly in the constraint source file.

>>1352787
no worries
a friend solved it for me

I've been asked to make an oak desk. I'm thinking of going for a sleek but solid looking trestle table. Anyone have a design or plans (or even a YT vid) of one that isn't too intricate, since I'm still pretty novice-level?

>>1350079
Anyone have experience with chainsaw mills?

I'm getting into woodworking and tired of paying for lumber. I see all sorts of free wood on CL and in the streets. What would it take to learn and use a chainsaw mill on site?

>>1351287
Got a better picture?

>>1351287
Try putting at least 3 rotations of teflon and plenty of pipe dope

>>1353066

Please do not use pipe dope on a potable water system.

Tape and dope are thread lubricants, not thread sealant.

>>1350079
How do I source wood for projects outside of 2x4 at home depot or lowes?

>>1352272
Welder here, you'll either die of lung disease slowly or crush injury quickly.
Grinding the best part of your limbs off is pretty painless what with the instant cauterisation.
Smashing yourself to bits with a hammer doesn't hurt that much once the shock sets in.
Remember, if you still have 8 fingers when you're 30 you're a fag. Oh yeah, you won't need your eyes to be perfect by the time you're an old hand, just use the force. The nurses are usually quite careful when they scrape the sparks out with a needle or a scalpel.

>>1353499
a few boilermakers have told me the worst part is when you're welding in a confined space it gets so hot that you cant feel yourself getting burnt because its already at the max your nerves can understand. after an hour you find a pile of slag fell all over your arm and burnt through your gear. also other welders like to weld you for fun haha m8 take a joke bro. people would start just melting filler onto them for fun.

>>1353542
oh another welding story. a boilermaker told me when he was young someone sprayed naptha on his crotch while he was working. spent six weeks in hospital picking his underwear out of his flesh and waiting for the skin to grow.

>>1353345
lumber yard, Craigslist, online

what are you looking for?

I bought one of these things for my backyard. Can I use the stack from my prefab chimney as an anchor point? I would sink it into one of the vertical corner posts about half way up. The other two points will be trees. Does /diy/ need a picture of the stack to answer this? I live at the base of a fairly large hill and get gusty winds most afternoons. Neighbor's 9 foot pool umbrellas get blown over the wall into my yard about once a month.

>>1353013

You don't need somebody else's plans. You can work it all out from that photo. If you really are a novice though (even to using google), then look up "trestle table plans", or "mission style table", or "arts and crafts table", and you'll find what you want.

That said, there is a lot of machining involved in making that table...unless you plan to do it by hand, the way they did in Victorian times. Good luck. Hope you have a good table saw.

>>1353566
Other species of boards to woodwork

>>1353640
You can use a Hilti Expansion Anchor about 1/2", even ask them what you should use. That will be more than enough as long as you take it down before snow.

>>1353691
I have some basic equipment. Circular saw, planer, sander, top router and hand tools. I've just only made a few simple things (table, coffee table, etc). I know I can reverse design it, but I wanted to be sure I don't miss critical parts (elements necessary for balance or sturdiness).

Is it a design considered too difficult for a beginner?

>>1351145
Take dish soap and a bucket. Fill the bucket with scalding hot water. Add dish soap (loads) directly to the toilet. Pour over hot water. Repeat until you get a straight flush. If there is the water level is completely still even after hours (complete clog), you'll need a plumber's snake.

>>1352155
Just use spray lithium grease (from WD40 line). No need to clean anything. Spray and forget.

>>1352469
Do yourself a favour and buy eye protection (high impact). The EN166 High impact rated. If it snaps, you'll be glad you have it.

>>1350079
Broken GTX1060 fan blade. Want to sell it. Got a part refund to repair it under warranty. Should I:
a. Sell it with a broken fan blade?
b. Plastic weld the broken fan blade onto the fan?
c. Buy a replacement set of two fans that don't have the same number of blades as original?
The goal is to avoid wasting money.

my vape tank leaks because the battery mod is slow to ramp up the voltage. how dumb would it be to solder a small capacitor to the chip?

>>1350079
Hi guys, got a question here
Anybody knows what's this?
Found it sealed in a small bag. Kinda heavy. Got superficial rust but is brand new
What is it?

>>1353989
Looks like the inards for a faucet...

How many 3-4mm panels could and experienced woodworker get out of a 4/4 hardwood plank with high density? 3, 4? I have no idea what the waste would be in processing them. My endgoal is to create a custom plug & play arcade cabin controller/fightstick with fine wood.

>>1352419
Had an old wooden ammo can full of nuts and bolts I just got finished sorting through. Honestly,I got like 99% of them from just working on my cars over the years. Take off a junk part, keep the bolts/nuts and throw them in the ammo can. Old blokes tend to get them the same way. That said, I sorted them into pic related, as I was tired of pouring out the whole can and raking through looking for a bolt that'd fit when I needed it. Anyway, I didn't have any (or many) of some weird sizes (like certain fines, shit like m8x0.75), so I just ordered a bunch off ebay from China.

>>1353989
Yeah just replaced the taps in my house. That is a tap without the stem and handle.

>>1354056
Assuming you have a good bandsaw and blade, you might be able to get the waste (kerf and cleanup) from each cut down to maybe 3mm. With a circular saw, assuming a 3mm wide tooth, maybe 5-6mm waste after cleanup.

If you have an excellent bandsaw blade and you know how to set it up, you may not need any more than a light sanding to get the surface looking good.

>>1350908

>>1350079
George Takei.

>>1353640
>my prefab chimney as an anchor point?
I wouldn't put a horizontal load on a chimney stack. That is asking for trouble.

>>1354227
Thanks anon!

If I were to want to look into becoming someone who works with wood for a living, even with all the possible allergies I might figure out I have, do you/anyone else have any idea of where to begin? Is there a certain kind of apprenticeship I should look for or a kind of program of some sort?

Posting from floor plan thread

Are there any tradesmen that will come to your country, with payments in airfare or some other agreed division of labour/travel costs, give your place a once over and repair what needs to be fixed (given the cost of materials obviously). My grandmother has wanted to extend her house (build upwards) but doesn't trust many local trades as they are notorious for overestimatin on costs and pocketing the money, cutting corners and substandard work. Most businesses bring in foreign contractors but I have no idea if this is feasible as a private individual.

Also, any recommendations for best weather resistant paints?

Hey /diy/. I really love my Sennheiser HD215 headphones. I bought them in 2010 and spent many great years listening to music and stuff with them.

Recently though the right can stopped working. I don't know what the problem is. They are exposed to outside conditions often so rain might have damaged something. I'm not knowledgeable about /diy/ repairs but I unscrewed the headphones entirely to have a look inside. I suspect the internal wire in the right can needs to be replaced.

My question is; where do I buy said wire? As you can see from this shit photo it is a gold and copper colour duel wire. Please help. I love these headphones.

I tried drilling out the rivets in a binder with some bit I had but I couldn't do it. What sort of bit do I need for this? They seem to be steel rather than aluminum

>>1354820
Unless you're one of those crazy audiophiles, any wire of the same gauge will work

>>1354933
Thank you.

>>1354820
From the picture, it looks like you don't need new wire, you just need to reconnect the wires that broke off. A drop of flux and a good soldering iron would clean that up and fix it in a matter of minutes.

>>1354947
Nah I unsoldered it prior to taking the picture.

Newfriend to this board
Is there a diy CNC thread or is it merged with 3DPG?

>>1354954
What makes you think that the wire went bad then? Did you inspect the entire length of Wire to see if there were any crimps or sharp bends? Wire doesn't usually go bad unless you bend it too hard, usually somewhere in the middle of the wire.

My first guess would be more like the coil in the speaker finally gave out, in which case, you're fucked.

Also, did you check the connector to see if it's damaged? Did you plug it in to another audio source to make sure that it's not the plug on your phone or whatever?

>>1354998
Depends on what kind of thread you are talking about
There are semi regular "machinist" threads that a lot of CNC operators are in.
Sometimes you see a build thread or a general thread for a home CNC, or CNC routers and the like

The 3d printer software and controllers are all different than your standard CNC stuff so it doesnt really translate so its not really ever in the 3d printing threads

I have a fuzz pedal that keeps picking up radio stations. From what I understand this is common with these kind of pedals and that I need to add in a low-pass filter of sorts. I am clueless as to how to exactly go about it but I would like to not pick up country radio.

I'm making a small table. The table top and tableframe were finished and just needed some small details and varnish.

Somehow today I went to look at it ant the tabletop was rounded and some cracks formed in the frame. I never had this before and I make all my projects in my basement.

Can it be bad luck because of the cold/wet weather or something I might have done wrong along the way?

how do i keep a hole from wandering with a hand drill? already using a center tap i'm just retarded.

in other news selling DIY precision ground washers $20 each.

>>1355207
>Bespoke artesian washers
FTFY

>>1355207
I have the same problem.

I tried using a drill guide (ie a block with various sized holes) but got no satisfaction. The guide was too awkward to clamp, needed a hand to hold, obscured my view of where I was drilling, and maked positioning the end of the drill bit more difficult.

My suggestion is to clamp up your work piece so you can position your body nicely to drill the hole. And to accept that it's not going to be perfect.

If you're drilling holes because you're following a design of your own devising, my best suggestion is to change your design to avoid those kinds of holes.

>>1355207
Punch your mark with a prick punch, enlarge that with a center punch, if your drill is small (web fits into punch mark) just go ahead and drill the hole, otherwise use a centerdrill or spotdrill to make a divot large enough for the web and drill away.

Realistically you can just use any punch but just make sure it's got a good sharp point so you can locate it accurately, if your just using a centerdrill it will still walk unless your using a drill press and a vice, you really need to use a punch mark to help guide the drill.

How do I 'soften' steel? I want to tap some parts that used to be riveted together because rivets are the tool of satan, but my cheapie tap isn't biting in.

>>1355207
dont let her out of the kitchen?

>>1355278
you may find the latter half of this video to be helpful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulfCxDsVTWo

the process for softening steel is annealing. it's done by heating up the steel and then letting it cool slowly at a prescribed rate. unfortunately i think annealing peak temps are too high for an oven so you'd have to use something like a torch where ramping the temperature down for minutes or longer isn't feasible.

I want to set up a motion activated camera in the woods, but I also want to attach a torch to it that lights up when the camera is recording/takes a picture. Is this even possible? Anyone tried anything like this?

>>1355302
this isn't an especially simple task because power consumption is an issue. the way i would approach this is to have two systems. the first is a raspi interfacing with a webcam and an external data port (or god forbid wifi). this system would just take a picture on powerup, store it, and wait to be shut down again. the second system would be an arduino wired to a cheap PIR sensor module and two transistors to switch battery power for a dissected flashlight head and the raspi system.

>the arduino would stay in a sleep state until triggered by an interrupt from the PIR output
>the arduino would then switch on the raspi for a second (this assumes raspis can be made to boot quickly, i'd fucking hope so)
>the raspi would connect to its webcam, take a picture, store it on an SD card, and idle until power is restored
>power could be restored for data access either by USB (if the raspi takes bus power) or a button that overrides the arduino's control)
>you could make this self sustaining by using a solar panel wired to a battery charging board (specifically made for that purpose) which can probably be found pretty cheap on ebay

five minutes of googling shows that the raspi doesn't have any sleep modes so this two system topology is necessary. or else you can have the PIR latch power on, which might be simpler but will be more annoying for you to figure out if you're new. otherwise i'd do that.

>>1355320
also all of this assumes you're trying to do this as cheap and DIY as possible. you still have to get a weatherproof enclosure so i wouldn't budget under $60. i don't know what a raspi costs now but because they're in such high demand you may not be able to get them at a reasonable price. if it's bad you could use an arduino-compatible camera but understand that arduinos are NOT good for that and the camera will almost certainly be garbage.

Hey guys I am trying to find a certain tool, its by gearwrench, and its a ratcheting wrench set, My bos has one where this is a lip on it, so the bolt head doesn't fall through while using it. I have been looking on amazon, and I just cannot find them. I am looking in bother SAE, and metric.

>>1355363
ok found out the feature for what I am looking for is
>cap-stop

>>1355302
game camera with a mosfet or relay to turn on lights when it's recording

How to calculate perfect height for a (non-adjustable) standing desk?

>>1350079
Has anyone seen a steel 20oz CO2 tank fail a hydro?

I'm refilling my old tanks from a 20# tank for my pellet gun - they're out of hydro by a few years but are in great shape.

Anyone have some horror stories, or am I worrying about nothing for no reason - akin to throwing out pills that are a month after the expiration date?

I've bought myself a steel wire to hang myself (I want to quickly sever my head or at least break my neck) and I have a few accessoires accompanieing it. See picture for the material I can work with.

How can I create a noose which will tighten itself when stressed with load with the material I have?

>>1355514
Usually the location you get them filled at will just refuse to fill them, it's probably got a pretty large margin of safety after they go out of hydro for liability reasons so if you were filling the tank yourself I wouldn't be too concerned but at least where I've got my 9oz aluminum tanks filled they've rejected a few of them because they're out of hydo.

>>1355525
Yea, I was reading it's a massive DOT fine, so there's no way a shop would risk anything for that $5 fill charge.

I'm imagining the tank is just fine for such a small pressure (and the valve would fail first) and is caught up in red tape, but wanted to get another perspective.

>>1355517
get a gun you failure

>>1355545
I life in a nogunz country

>>1355481
stand up
let your arms hand loose
a few inches below your elbows?
perhaps a little below your belly button?

>>1353499
>>1353542
>>1353546
Yeah, I'm out.

>>1355001
The connector is attached to the left channel, which is working fine. Which leads me to believe the connector is ok. Yes I've tried it with multiple cables and audio sources. I don't notice any unnatural bending or crimping in the wire. Maybe the speaker did give out. But why would it?:

i have an unused natural gas head at the back of my house and i hate buying propane for my furnace. has anyone used their home gas supply to power a furnace? ive read that the pressure will be as low as 1/4 psi so forced air would be required which is fine, but would i be able to heat maybe a 50-100 cubic foot furnace hot enough to melt aluminum and copper, maybe even steel and iron?

I'm designing a amplifier case for a company. Its going to be a combination of injecting molding\cnc milled heathsink.

Its my first big boy project. Its kind of high end so i can decide make it cool and not worry too much about the pricing.

What should i add to the functionality of the design? when installing? Do people like holes for strips? its going to be quite a permanent installation so im thinking about adding fixtures where you can tie wires down with strips.

Or is that a big no no..

i have no idea what im doing desu. But i know the software and it looks cool desu

>>1355559

Whatever your problems are, it will get better.
Don't do it.

We've got a "Trap door" in our lounge under the carpet which has a gap right in the middle of the room which has started to get pretty annoying if you step in it. If we pull up say half of the the carpet and underlay what are the chances we'll fuck it up or something when putting it back down?

What is a good source of assorted bolts+nuts and screws that comes labeled/sorted?

See pic related. I'd like to get more than this kit has

>>1356255
If your near a Harbor Freight, they sell nut and bolt assortments for various sizes ranges in Metric and Imperial units as well as other miscaleanous fasteners like cotter pins and circlips, for some reason the Imperial bolts are meh quality but the Metric and Socket head cap screw ones are pretty good, plus they're so cheap that for less than 50$ you could have pretty much every common fastener in smaller size ranges, sure they're not the best quality but most of the time it's just about having the things on hand.

I'd like to hang my bike in my apartment but don't want to use a hook that screws into the wall and would like to use a removable adhesive to keep it attached to the wall. Anyone have any ideas of what adhesive would be best? I thought about putting a bunch of 3m removable adhesive pads on the back of a bike hook but I'm not sure if it'd be strong enough.

>>1356300
>don't want to use a hook that screws into the wall
you are going to fuck the wall scraping your bike up and down it constantly anyway, why not just screw it up? little filler and paint good as new no harm no foul.

>>1356300
>Stick hook to wall
>Hang up bike
>Material that was bound to the glue gets ripped off the wall
Anon that isn't going to work unless the wall is solid metal, plastic, or brick

>>1356282

Yeah HF was the first place I looked, but their kit doesn't really cover the breadth I want. I want like a little bit of everything, including like sheet metal screws and big bolts. I guess maybe the thing I'm asking for might not exist and it might just be a case of needing to get acquainted with the nearest Ace Hardware.

>>1356300
Any adhesive that is strong enough to hold the bike will be impossible to remove from the wall without making a much larger mess than 2 screw holes. Also there's a good chance the adhesive would just rip the paint off the wall if it's painted.

Either use a device which stands on the floor, use screws or give up.

>>1356255
Buy what you need when you need it
I bought a medium sized assortment kit that was like 3000 pieces, came with a bunch of stuff

Turns out the pitch on the machine screws are ALL incorrect. It happened twice I went to use machine screws and it just didnt fit till I went and checked them with a pitch gauge

The bolts all seemed to be threaded fine, but they are of low quality

Every time you need a few bolts, buy a multi pack and eventually youll start amassing a collection. And itll be sizes you regularly use, not just random shit in a kit.

So I'm gonna make my own pump track in a medium piece of land in the back of my house, but i don't know anything about dimensions of it, seize of the road and all that things. Where I can get more information and Do you have any tips?

Hey diy, was digging into grandpas tools today and found some drill bits i can't identify. Since he was a carpenter I assume they're for wood.. anyone got a clue? The one im holding here actually has a step with 2 diameters.. wtf? Also the two in the background are spiral cutters and sorta look like endmills.

>>1356492

Pic zzz

>>1356494

Another one

>>1356494
things in the back look like reamers to me

>>1356495

(top)

Check out this shank...

>>1356496

Thanks! apparently it has the same style as a chucking reamer. No idea what he had it for thou but he has a whole set with other carpentry tools.

>>1356494

This is a ghetto custom countersink bit.

>>1356495
>>1356497

These are reamers, not drills.

What's the best solution for a workbench in an apartment? use: gunsmithing/reloading

>>1351145
Legit question : how the fuck do you clog a toilet from shitting in it
Is it something to do with old toilets, some places in general? I'm genuinely curious

>>1355559
>>1355517
Do NOT get a gun if you intend to commit suicide; you will fuck it up and wake up a vegetable.

Just here for the mandatory don't do it, also that breaking the neck will be largely unlikely and hanging is surprisingly one of the most painful methods of doing it.

Suicide by train or by jumping from height are the two most painless best working methods statistically.
Also why do you want neck mate? Do tell at least

>>1352766
Bump

I'm painting a room and doing a pattern, but I wanted to increase the contrast a bit between the background and foreground layer, so I was thinking satin finish on the foreground, semigloss on the background. Will the foreground layer stick, or will I have issues with peeling? It's a black background that I'm going to mask and paint some triangles on, so I'll need to wait until it's totally dry so the masking doesn't ruin it, I can't paint over it while it's un-dried enough to merge together.

Is there a chart of the max screw size for a given wall thickness? I'm building a desk, MDF on a 0.081" wall thickness tube steel frame, and I'm thinking tapping/screwing it on is the best way to go for longevity, but I don't know what size tap to buy.

Long story short, this shelf in my laundry room collapsed, tearing out chunks of the wall.
How do I fix it? And it down, very some of that spackle stuff, full in the holes, sand again and paint?

I meant, do I sand it down, fill the holes with spackle, sand it again, and paint it?

>>1356639
Spackle, rough sand, spackle, fine said, paint.

>>1356639
>>1356647
Alternatively, He could put a shelf up that covers the holes but dosen't use the sheetrock itself for support.

>>1356647
>>1356649
Thanks guys

Is there anyway to clean this off without painting over it? Caused by fire damage from putting out an over burned candle. I already tried vigorously scrubbing with a TSP substitute. Is there any other cleaning solutions or should I try out a harsher TSP?

Are miter lock router bits legit or a meme.

>>1356744
One of those mr clean sponges, they're just a super fine abrasive

>>1356744
if you glance at this image quickly enough, it looks like a hairy vagina

>>1350079
If girl says it's yellow, then it's yellow, you CIS scum!

Question so I don't blow up!
I've got three 12 liter 300 bar air tanks. If i connect them all via a four way joiner (3 in 1 out) Would I have triple the pressure (900bar) or just triple capacity to one outlet?

>>1357202
You don't get more pressure, you do have a larger starting reserve but without a larger compressor your pos compressor won't have the duty cycle to keep up with triple the capacity. If you're powering air hungry tools you'll get a harder longer hit the first time you use it, but then you'll be on the back end of that waiting for a tiny compressor.

>>1357234
>300 bar air tools

>>1350079
Working on breaks. Go to bleed them. one of them the bolt for bleeding is as soft as butter. Brakes still work but a bit squishy. What do?

>>1357236
Regardless, the facts are the same.

>>1357234
>>1357236
Me and some friends were shooting our pcp air rifles on a farm. We each brought out tanks and we have a compressor to fill them.
We got a bit bored so started thinking of making a sort of mortar launcher that we could put a go pro in.

>>1357249
Then you run into the issue of flow restriction through that 4way tee. It doesn't matter how much air is behind it if only 1/2 or a third can get through in an initial burst especially for your intended purpose.

You need a single high pressure tank with a way to open it as wide as possible to get the most air behind your 'mortar'

>>1357251
Right. so maybe find a way of dumping a single tank (or part of) very fast and have two 'reloads' while the spent one gets refilled?
Is there any danger to emptying a gas bottle too quickly. It'll be tied down probably to prevent it becoming a rocket.

>>1357255
Nah, not gonna help you lay siege to City Hall

How do I fix a few bricks on my porch steps?

picked up at a "re-use" shop today for $1 because looked interesting. have no idea what it is. when the pointed end is rotated the inner dial moves. the pointed bit does not however, extend or retract it stays the same length. there is a tiny tiny set screw holding it in.
dial is labeled "Rosenthal Corn Husker Company" "Milwaukee" (which is in Wisconsin USA for those outside of USA)

>>1357417
a little googling and I find it is maybe a "pulley speed gauge" for a piece of farm equipment or a "machinists speed gauge"? but I don't see how it would work as that.

>>1357417
it's a simple analogue Tach, you hold the pointed end against the center of something rotating and then time it for one minute, you can count the number of times the dial goes around to get the RPM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RLnwgp6YcM

>>1357436
coo! thanks for the vid link.

>>1350079
I saw on a random youtube video a guy designed a work table in a CAD software.
It showed with green, yellow, and red colors how much force could be handled by it in like a simulation thing.

I cant for the life of me find the video again, and I cant really figure out what software it was.

I want to build a torsion box work table. I would like to try out the software to decide what size of honeycomb inside the box would be ideal for my specific size. And from there just be able to find out exactly how many sheets or half sheets of MDF I need.

What sort of modeling software does the whole forces thing?

Can I use a shit ton of old UPS's to make a battery for my whole house?

I'm in IT and have access to a lot of old UPS's with batteries like pic related. I want a short term battery backup for my house to cover little power flickers and maybe give me time to manually switch to a generator, and later on I'll want to maybe use solar panels to supplement my power needs. However, I don't know the first thing about electricity and have no idea where to even start.

>Could this even work or is my idea just completely retarded?
>If it could work, how would I integrate it into my house? I think I could just string all the batteries together in parallel and use the interface of one UPS so it's basically just one giant ass UPS, but how would I then attach it or wire it in to the house?
>If some of the batteries are old and don't hold a charge well, can I revitalize them by adding water and/or acid in a certain way like you can do with car batteries?

>>1357603
Just a hint, they call it a sealed battery for a reason.

>>1357603

You could just...y'know...plug the upses in between the wall outlets and all your appliances, if you have enough of them. That would be the simplest way.

As for restoring the older batteries, you need a charger with desulfating capability

Not the most /diy/ question, but I have been bored and looking for a crafty project. Im shit at papercraft, but want to build a little 9 inch tall mech or something. nonposable, just a little model of a giant robot from a show.

What would you suggest as an easily workable material for this? I dont have access to many tools, and I just want something to work on in the middle of the night in my apartment.

>>1357712
>genshiken ep18 they make little gundam models from a kit
get a kit?
or printer + tracing paper + balsa wood?

>>1357611
Now I'm not very /diy/ but I do own a box cutter and pliers.

>>1357618
That's kinda impractical because then I'd have all these bulky UPS's on the floor everywhere, most of my outlets aren't conveniently placed for that. Also, I want to be able to do more with it down the road, like use solar panels to charge it to reduce how much I'm paying for power from the grid, if that's even feasible.

Basically, I want to make them into a Bubba Powerwall

Doing what apparently literally everyone else on the internet is doing and making a work light like Adam Savage's from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL3uZ88vA_0.. The same Viltrox L116T panel is $25 from Aliexpress vs $34 from Amazon, so I'm grabbing it there, but I'm having trouble finding a cheaper alternative for the Loc-Line. Is the branded Loc-Line from Amazon my best bet, or do you guys know a cheaper place for 3/4" diameter of this type of coolant hose? Or even 1/2", and I can just double up on armature wire, although 3/4" would be comfier.

Thinking I might make a second one with some high-CRI Yuji LED strips around a big fresnel lens, for lathe detail work and painting minis.

>>1350735
What type of tactical silent pressure washing are you trying to do exactly?

How bad would this throw off the torque? I'm bad at math and critical thinking...

What is the easiest way to connect a wooden board on top of another wooden board and make it rotable?

>>1357882

Ignoring the angle between your setups the torque should be just the force applied to the torque wrench x length of the lever. so total force is Force applied to Torque wrench x (Length of torque wrench + length of wrench) assuming it was a straight lever with no angle

The continuity feature on my multimeter doesn't appear to be working. When I switch to it the display fades away as if it has been powered off. Also there is a battery graphic symbol that appears in the display now to the far left. I don't remember that symbol being there before. I used the mulimeter a bit yesterday to check for continuity and I may have inexplicably changed a setting, or broken it somehow, or it has run out of battery. I don't know. Any ideas?

>>1357882
Torque setting = torque applied * (length / (extension + length))
so if your extension is the same as the torque wrench length you apply twice the torque as the wrench is set to.

the angle between wrenches is critical, anything other than straight makes the maths way more complicated.

>>1357921
If the battery shows up, you need to change battery. Dmms check resistance by applying a reference voltage

>>1357931
Ok thank you. I remembered just now that when I used it yesterday it was not switched off. So that explains the low battery.

Hey Anons, I moved into a place and there's some light mold on drywall I asked the landlord to get someone to take care of. He said he'd come over to look at it. When he did, he tried to fix it himself, and just sanded it / painted a single layer / vacuumed.

This fucked it up obvs so I need to take care of it myself. I'm picking up a mold killing spray (Mold Control), but I'm wondering if I need to sand off the paint that the landlord applied first? Wondering since the mold probably hasn't grown through it yet (1 day) and not sure how much penetration these things gets. Arranging for a carpet deep cleaning when it's all done with separately.

>>1357908
Almost.
Total force= Torque wrench setting {in Ft-lbs} x Pi x (length of the second wrench {in Ft} x tan(angle difference between two wrenches))
Assuming all the offset rotational force from the torque wrench is going perpendicularly to the length of the second wrench.
Hope this helps.

I don't know if this is belongs here or on /g/, but I'm kind of desperate to figure it out.
I've been searching for a particularly special AC adapter for a laptop for years and finally found a third party replacement that claimed to be at the 14V/3A spec required. It arrived today and it puts out 16V but otherwise everything is exactly as required.

It's about 15% over, which is outside of the usual tolerance. Is this safe to try for a brief period of time? I've had this laptop for years and I'm very excited to see if it even works. I was going to nigger rig a proper adapter before I found this one but the parts are still in transit from china and have no tracking...

What does /diy/ think? Should I go ask for a refund and just wait on the nigger rigging parts or plug this 2V over spec adapter in and hope nothing fries?

>>1350079
I need a solution to create a heat load of at least 150w, preferably adaptable from 100-200w, on a surface area of roughly 35-40mm^2. (size isnt super important, can be anywhere in that range or a little above/below) I had been considering using a TEC for this, but then I would need some way of applying a heat load to the cold side as well as the heat generated due to inefficiency in the TEC as well, correct? Is there another solution such as a small heater or similar? I can also create something like a copper plate to spread the heat from an element, the important part is keeping the design in the relative size requirements as well as knowing absolutely or as accurately as possible the heat load.

>>1358464
Kanthal wiring like they use for e-cigarettes maybe?

>>1358464
Lmgtfy

>>1357770
I saw the video, and I saw how unstable and shitty the light looked
Dont bother, use the light panel and build an oversized lamp armature. Design has been used for years and works fine

>>1358567
>4.7in
hurr durr what are size requirements. I'm not so retarded to not look for a fucking hotplate, but where is the 40x40mm hotplate assclown

>>1358464
https://m.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=resistor+200w

>>1358579
I thought you said the size requirement was flexible.

Sorry that I didn't do ALL the incredibly difficult work of scrolling through search results for you. I'm sure you can look it up on tour iPhone though.

>>1358597
>flexible
40mm to 4.7in is a big fucking jump
dont worry faggot i think i found a solution and others like this guy >>1358594 actually gave a reasonable suggestion
thanks guy

>>1358614
You're welcome.

>>1358579
>assclown
>>1358614
>faggot

Wow. You sound pretty angry for someone who is asking for help.

I'm interesting in converting the doors in my house to electronic locks unlockable via my phone. I know how to code and interface microcontrollers. What type of door hardware do I need?

>>1357601
I don't know specifically which video you're talking about, but there is a program called solidworks which has the function you are describing.

>>1357882
Short answer, probably a lot. You can reduce the error in the torque wrench reading by ensuring that the extension is at 90 degrees to the torque wrench, and only apply force at a 90 degree angle to the head.

My questions:

Does anyone know if there are tap sets that don't include dies? I just don't have much use for dies and wanted a kit to re-tap stripped holes.

Can anyone recommend some female threaded inserts for wet concrete? Meaning that rather than being installed in a pre-existing slab I'd install them in freshly poured concrete.

>>1358569
I'm going to use heavier wire, but I like the simplicity and flexibility of the design, especially in that it seems like it would be easier to use in a crowded table, vs the stiff armed armature.

>>1350717
Also practice getting straight and even cuts

>>1350908
Yes you just need a toggle lever or two years one facing one way another facing the opposite the gears will still spin unless acted upon by one another

>>1351145
Just throw a block of sulfer in that bitch your toilets fucked

>>1351996
Usually hotels and apartment refrigerators use a regular bulb like the ones you use for a lamp

Is there any downside to buying security torx drivers instead of regular torx drivers when both are available? Encountered a size I didn't have handy, so filling out my Wera precision set a bit, not sure which to go for.

>>1357195
>tfw this girl isn't like this anymore
>she was interviewed and said it was basically a phase
>tumblr went ape shit about it, and she had to delete all her social media

I wish I saw her after she got out of the phase.

>>1360056
Hmm, shes kind of cute.

>>1350717
Jig it into a jointer

I want to shine a laser pointer that is not in the visible spectrum - and be able to see the dot with a pair of glasses treated to show that wavelength. Is this possible? Immediately I'm thinking IR, would this be the right/easiest wavelength?

>>1360496
Your eye cannot processes IR into the visual spectrum no matter what lens is there. Your tactical sight isn't gonna work without actual IR goggles

>>1359791
Nah, they're identical except for the hole

How dI I repair

>>1360838
It posted b4 I finished typing
how do I repair these wood tiles?
They got scratched when my dad moved some stuff around
spans across multiple tiles so replacing them won't work

Are there any straightforward ways to sort out a door hinge which squeaks so loudly that local birds of prey fling themselves at my windows 24/7 trying to get a taste of whatever giant mutated mouse is clearly trapped and helpless in my living room?

I'm a student and renting so I can't take the easy route of taking the door off the hinges and cleaning/lubricating them properly. WD40 has failed me and my landlord doesn't give a shit about such a minor issue.

Any tips on how to git gud at cutting following two lines at once with a handsaw? Having trouble doing the plumb and cheek cuts on jack rafters

>>1361012
> WD40
> Water Displacer
This is why it's failed you. Try some machine oil you numbnut. WD40 is not a lubricant.

>>1361012
Why do either of those things preclude you from taking a door off the hinges and cleaning/lubricating it? You just get a fucked up old screwdriver or something to tap out the pins, have a buddy or a neighbor help hold the door up so it's not putting force on the hinges as you remove it, and tap out the pins. Wipe it off and smear some GREASE NOT OIL on it, reassemble.

There's some weight to a door since it's got all that force way off to the side trying to put pressure on the hinges at a weird angle, plus it's already a bit chowdered up if it's that squeaky, so you want grease since it's thicker than oil. What kind doesn't really matter. WD-40 shouldn't be used as a lubricant if you can help it. My recommendation for people is always, if you only have one can of goo in your house, get WD-40, but if you can spring for 3, none of them should be WD-40. I usually say to go for a silicone oil, a lithium grease, and then some third thing that you find yourself needing.

Can I use a deck stain/sealer on all sides of wood or will that breathing problems with the wood? I'm building a shed subfloor and have this hideous stain+sealer I figure to apply liberally to the beams and joists etc... Before constructing.

For the added protection, I'd sand the PT wood lightly before applying.

I rent a small apartment, my pipes are experiencing water hammer on the kitchen tap. I've been complaining to the owner for months, but he is not going to fix it. How to I get rid of it cheaply, but effectively. New tap? New valve?

>>1361443
It goes on all sides of the wood, even the end where the wood is cut. If you leave any piece of wood without sealer then you fucked up and might as well burn it.

I found this mini flashlight outside about a year ago. It was just on the ground by the train tracks. It's only about the length of my little finger but the luminosity is strong. I want to replace the battery when it finally dies. But I can't open it. I don't know if it's designed to be not opened.

Suggestions? How do I open it? Anyone know the name of the product?

>>1361575
I should have also said that twisting it hard doesn't show any give.

>>1361577
Make sure it's not reverse threaded for some reason, but I've never seen a flashlight that was. You just aren't twisting hard enough, there's some way it comes out. It also can't be too bright if the batteries aren't dead yet. If you just want bright and tiny, you might want to just replace it, find a light that uses a 10180 battery(10x18mm). You can get 130 lumens out of them.

>>1361746
Thank you.

what sort of strength can I get with resin casting in silicone molds? I want to 3d print a balanced arm lamp and want to know if the long supports will be able to handle the weight and spring tension. Can I make like a fiberglass slurry and cast with that to get good strength?

So I just received my Rider 5 1/2 bench plane, and it came with an extra iron.
I also have a (new, aka not super good) Stanley 5 and 7 on the way in the mail.
I've been wanting a scrub plane, but having never used one, I'm not too sure about what makes a good one.
My thinking is that possibly the 5 1/2 would be a good candidate, if I hone a big camber on it.
Thoughts on this, and bevel angle / camber radius?

Also, anyone have experience with Axminster own brand tools? Have never used them before, but the bench plane, shoulder plane and mortise chisels I got off them seem very nice in build quality.

When carving/whittling wood from a forest what can I do anything to stop rotting, and other forms of deterioration?

Has anyone ever heard of California pneumatic? All I get when Googling is Chicago Pneumatic and California air tools (unrelated, they only make air compressors)

>>1361443
If I had to choose one for the shed floor.
1/2" pressure treated ply
Or
3/8" t&g plywood.

The t&g is slightly thicker, cheaper and I could stain-seal the wood. The floor will be roughly 8" above soil since the frame is sitting on concrete blocks.

>>1361012
candle wax

I want to make a bendy optical fiber camera adapter. Do I just think of each fiber strand as a pixel?

What is this pattern usually called? It is popular on new shirts, too.

>>1361857
youtube vids on spoon carving say to allow your spoon to dry out over the course of a week
any faster and you risk cracks

I'm about to re-paint drywall, should I buy soap that's specifically made for drywall or can I just use dishwashing liquid?

>>1350079
I'm trying to print a card game I'm looking to buy two machines:

>Something to cut quality paper into poker-sized cards
>Something to print on poker-sized cards

For some reason it's damn near impossible to find. Tons of companies offer the service and have forums talking about them, but nobody seems to want to do it themselves. I'd be willing to shell out 5-10k for the machines if they're reliable and I could print for other people too.

>>1358749
mag locks

>>1359482
>gear
Could you elaborate
Ignor the gear reference
It was highlighted cuz I read your answer earlier on used that to ctrl f

>>1361575
got mine at a trade fair their super handy LR44 button cell is whats in mine

>>1362586
>Something to cut quality paper into poker-sized cards
die cutter? that's how our business (retail) makes gift card holders out of card paper.
>Something to print on poker-sized cards
look at commercial printers for printing on card stock

I just shot compressed air in an open wound in my hand. I got most of the air out but i can still feel some bubbles when i move my thumb. Is this bad? How fucked am I?

>>1362617
its fine as long as its between the skin and muscle and not in your circulatory system

>>1362556
Bare drywall? Or are you painting over paint? If you're painting over paint, use TSP(the substitute works great if you don't want to rinse multiple times). I'd recommend getting a nice UV flashlight(Such as the Convoy S2+) to check your work, but wear safety glasses to filter the UV if you do.

What are the sign of low tests without memeing ?

>>1362669
Being so worried about it that you ask a Slovenian animal husbandry forum about it is a pretty sure sign

How do I drill a tiny hole on a coin without scratching the fuck out of its surface?

>>1362701
use a center punch before drilling

I have at least 100 vintage coins and almost each one of them has collected that gross white-blue corrosive layer. What homemade remedies/cheap chemicals would you suggest to make 'em look like new?

How do I stop my computer desk to collect dust?

>>1362734
I imagine you are baiting, but just in case you are not: you don't do that.

A valuable/rare coin can lose literally 100% of its value if cleaned. Vintage coins, unlike vintage furniture or electronics for example, lose tremendous value if cleaned. Collectors want them in their original, true state, even if they look dirty and corroded. Just let them be.
Unless of course by "vintage" you mean "kinda old but completely common worthless."

>>1362743
Well sorry for using the wrong word, what I mean by 'vintage' is what you said. So now that they are worthless and I have no intention to sell them over the next few decades, can you suggest a way by which I can clean them?

What is the best way to store resistors? I've heard there are folders for it, but won't they just slide out when you mishandle the folder?

Extremely retarded question incoming. I should preface by saying I have basic electrical knowledge, but don't really have any knowledge about electrical in a house. Anyway, what I'm trying to do is run wire to a new bathroom to install a light fixture and light switch. I'm understand running through the attic/crawlspace into the wall or whatever, but where should I run the wire from?

>>1362735
Close your window. There are anti-dust wipes and cleaning products with special coatings, but I dunno to which extent they work.
>>1362811
If they are thru-hole, storage boxes with lots of compartments big enough to shove the resistors. If they are SMD, I bought this modular tiny boxes, the lids are spring loaded and quite convenient, but there's a small gap and some of the tiniest SMD components can get out if you hold it upside down. Look for "SMD storage" on aliexpress.

I need to find a wire inside a wall. The wire comes from the door bell button to the first floor, I need to tap it at some point to install another door bell in the ground floor, but I have no idea where it goes through.
I've seen some RF wire finders that work by pumping radio waves into the circuit with a reciever to find them. Can I make my own?

>>1353546
I'm not a welder, except for exhaust and auto body on my own cars, but I know a few. Can confirm, they're a fucked up bunch. However, I've never heard about them being that fucked up

I need to sand some furniture. It's all pine and similar wood. Should I buy a sander or is it doable with a grinder with a sanding disk? If I need a sander, any tip on what to get, what kind, are cheap brands a bad idea?

>>1362778
Ketchup. Soak em in it for a few days. If you want to get real fancy, electrolysis.

>>1362987
There's not nearly as much difference between brands when it comes to sanders, just get whatever is cheap at your local hardware store. Nicer ones work a bit better, vibrate your hand a bit less, have better dust collection, and are built a bit better.

I have a DeWalt and a Black & Decker random orbital sander, the B&D has Phillips screws, a mushy switch, and the dust collection is terrible. The DeWalt uses Torx screws, has a snappy switch, occasionally gets a bit of dust collected, and has an extra pad below the hook-and-loop, and has some split ring washers on the screws. They both sand okay and sound about the same.

>>1363008
Thanks. I was eyeing a dewalt so I'll get that.

Like an idiot I plugged in a US 120V battery charger into my EU wall socket and fried it. Smoke rose from it and a small bit of sparking. I'll use a transformer or something in the future. But I presume now something is damaged inside? I don't know about electronics. Can you tell me what components could be damaged inside now and is it an easy job for me to revert it back to it's original state?

>>1363298
Throw it in the trash, goober.

>>1361459
>I rent a small apartment, my pipes are experiencing water hammer on the kitchen tap. I've been complaining to the owner for months, but he is not going to fix it. How to I get rid of it cheaply, but effectively. New tap? New valve?

No plumbers here?

>>1356568
I presume it's because he lives in a no guns country.

>>1357242
I'd need more than that to be sure, could be a master cylinder though

>>1357255
Google cheetah bead seater. It's meant for tires, but it might be along the lines of what you're looking for

>>1357924
And the flex in the adjustable wrench? How measure for that? I'd recommend anon just fucking guess at it because that's an atrocious setup haha

I'm looking to buy a soldering iron. I definitely won't ever be doing super delicate work or anything like that, so the biggest quality I want is durability. Is there even anything that can go wrong in an iron?

Question:
I've used plenty of lm350s before to make constant current power supplies. I also know that voltage regulators can be placed in parallel to increase the output power of the circuit. My question is, can I put more than one regulator in parallel to increase the output power of a voltage regulator circuit that is configured as a constant current supply? Of course, I'll still add heatsinks, but I'm trying to get a constant current of 3-5A without adding a fan. Pic related is the standard circuit that I'm referring to.

>>1363600
To clarify, i want multiple regulators that are all controlled by one potentiometer. Can i literally just bridge the pins of multiple regulators together and use them as a super regulator with a single pot controlling the output current?

>>1363449
Heating element dying is mostly it. Xtronic 3020-XTS is $50 for a functional solder station on Amazon. People shit on Chinese solder stations, but a couple people in /ohm/ have mentioned having these and not having issues. I like mine.
>>1363298
Crack it open and find the shit-stains. It's already fucked, you can't fuck it up more, but it might end up looking like an easy fix. But you probably can't fix it for less than the cost of buying a new one.

>>1362601
Cool.

How tightly sealed is it on yours? I stripped away the paint on mine in the hope it would twist easier. But it is not coming loose even after intense force.

>>1364033
finger tight
my guess its corroded itself shut
is yours all metal construction, on mine the ends are plastic

>>1364044
Yeah all metal. It might well have corroded shut. There is no gap whatsoever.

>>1361778
Bump

>>1363380
You need to clamp your pipes if you can, to stop them moving, and making the hammering noise from rapid changes in flow.

>>1350219
Is the rubber seal even on the main plug?
Cmon m8, even I remember that after 4 stubbies.

>>1364049
have you tried gripping the knurled peces with pliers and twisting it back and forth
the front and back should both come off

>>1364077
I haven't but I'll give it a try.

>>1350219
Take a picture and I can help you so I can understand better

>>1350219
Use putty or 100% silicone for that

>>1363670
Thanks anon. That's exactly what I'm looking for. I'm a mechanic by trade anyway, it'll probably only be used once or twice a month if that

Is there any wall mounted, cheap tool for displaying a 1:1 grid on objects? I'm working with printing on tees so a precise measurement would be appreciated.

>>1364226
An overhead projector, that is, one of the old light tables that you put a transparency on and project it on to the wall. See pic related. You just need the projector and a transparency with a grid pattern on it.

Silk screeners use it all the time for projecting an image to burn a new screen with. You can scale the size of the grid by moving the projector closer or farther away.

Something smaller that could be put on the wall/ceiling maybe? I work with flex foil so I just need a fixed, quick solution to get the same results every time. Are there any laser grids maybe?

>>1364234
>>1364242
Forgot to quote

>>1364243
They make video projectors pretty small and pretty cheap nowadays. Again, you can choose whatever pattern you want easily. Just set it on top of a pile of boxes or whatever to get it up and running in minutes.

A laser or led projector may be smaller (like the size of a laser pen) but will probably end up being more expensive. Laser pattern generators are typically used for creating 3D models out of real life objects or other specialized computer vision tasks.

What's the best way to attach an 80/20 aluminium extrusion to a turnbuckle?

Does tobacco require fermentation before smoking, or just curing?

What does /diy/ think of this youtuber who's dying from cancer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXOUow2D8bM

electrofag here trying my hand at making an aviary so I can put my noisy cunt birds out in the garden so I can concentrate on electrofag stuff without getting ear raped.

I'm building the structure out from an existing wall however there is a narrow flower bed along the bottom of the wall.

I'd like to incorporate the flower bed into the aviary, have a few bird-safe plants in it.

I'm planning to cover the part of the flower bed that will be in the aviary with a layer of concrete.
How would I go about creating small square gaps in the layer of concrete that will allow me to access the soil below and plant herbs in the square?

New SQT thread
>>1364783

How sharp should my knife be so that I don't shrek copper conductors? Everyone in my trade tells me not to strip them with exacto knives because they're "too sharp" so I don't but those Klein knives suck elephant cock.