/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Glue?

Diagram.

>>1377192
I did not glue them in - that sounds like a good start.

>>1377191
I'm building a very small jet engine because i was bored (about 10cm diameter of size).
Do you really need stators? I know that they slow down the air and increase the pressure and so the compression increases but do you really need them?

They're called grub screws,


You could try using an Ez-out

What's the best means to secure wooden planks to a concrete sub-floor/foundation?
We have this all concrete room and I want to make it more cosy with some plank flooring and seating/tables but just measuring the planks to fit the dimensions of the room and laying them loosely seems like a bad idea to me for some reason idk

You need to epoxy that or apply anti seize when you thread your bolt in

>>1377222
Nah, he's using those machine screw inserts for wood. He's really got nothing to do.

Maybe make his initial hole smaller, or steam it before you try to remove your screw. Set them with a straight slot if you want them recessed. If you want them flush put a nut and washer on the machine screw and drive the insert in, then release the nut, then the screw.

If you have existing one backing out and glue isn't effective, then try lubing your threads

>>1377222
Nah, he's using those machine screw inserts for wood. He's really got nothing to do.

Maybe make his initial hole smaller, or steam it before you try to remove your screw. Set them with a straight slot if you want them recessed. If you want them flush put a nut and washer on the machine screw and drive the insert in, then release the nut, then the screw.

If you have existing one backing out and glue isn't effective, then try lubing your threads

>>1377289
Laminate flooring. Just snaps together and doesn't need to be adhered to the floor. Foam pad under the Laminate

Looking to get a walk behind mower. Are any of the cordless electric models looking into, or are they all meme machines?

>>1377191
Stop buying ikea furniture?

>>1377453
Last year or two they became worth looking into. It depends on how much you want to swap batteries, really. Nicest one my Lowe's sells comes with two batteries, and you can charge one quicker than you can drain the other, so you can mow indefinitely with breaks every 30-60 minutes at the shortest.

https://store.yujiintl.com/collections/high-cri-led-strips-ribbon/products/bc-series-ribbon-120led-2835

Bought 3 of these for my room. Anything I should note when looking for a power supply/dimmer for them, or when searching for diffusers?

>>1377509
Actually, now that I think about it, the high CRI was why I bought these, but would a diffuser fuck that up? I might buy diffusers for the easy of installation, but skip the actual diffusing part.

>>1377289
>mold.jpg.

Youll want to buy or borrow one of those nail guns that uses the .22 blanks. Treated wood to the floor. And planls on that. Personally i would leave a few air vents and hide a few random holes for inspection.

>>1377618
the concrete room is already elevated, adding yet another subfloor with treated wood isn't good, i'd rather just have the treated wood as the flooring.

>>1377191
Glue it, original Gorilla glue might be ok as it's expanding so should help with keeping them in place.

Otherwise, the hole needs to be tighter, but if they went in then they'll come out (without something keeping them in, i.e. glue).

If Gorilla doesn't work then thick superglue (CA) will do the trick, it holds wood really well.

are carhartts worth the price premium over dickies?
looking to get overalls.

>>1377191
Tack them in with superglue when you initial install them. Not really any fix once they are coming out, you'll just have to remove them as they come and then repair the damage.

>>1377453
the 60v or 80v ones are good. Make sure you have two batteries to swap between, or a very small yard. Totalyl worth not having to fuck around with two stroke gas starting

>>1377729
Not superglue, too brittle. Get something flexible. I like Bob Smith Industries epoxies.

will command strips hold up paintings on a brick wall for ~5 hours?

they're gallery wrapped, biggest is 48"x30" and maybe weighs about 7 or 8 pounds.

if not, whats another temporary way i can hang them up?

Opened my sister's apartment breaker box and saw this.

Is it what I think it's for? Why do they even make these?

>>1378044
>Is it what I think it's for? Why do they even make these?

If you play with it, you'll notice the bar will also work to hold the switch down. I'm pretty sure it's for LOTO (lock out tag out). If you're working on something electric, you can put a lock and tag with your name on it to prevent someone from energizing the circuit you're working with.

It's not for preventing the breaker from tripping. The disconnect mechanism inside can actuate independently of the handle. This is why, when the breaker trips, you have to push the handle down into the OFF position before turning it back on; the handle re-engages the internal mechanism at the bottom.

Honestly, didn't even know they made LOTO breakers for residential use. Also weird that only one of the breakers is like that...

>>1378055
yeah i don't get it either. it's for the water heater which is literally within arm's reach

>>1378039
Being clean is the most important part, but they do make exterior rated command strips that are suitable for brick.

>>1378055
>>1378058
Probably one of those, "eh, I've got this piece handy, no sense in going to the store to buy one" things, or some homeowner decided it was worth the couple bucks for the feature, just in case.

How possible would it be for the titanium pins in my knee to make the self checkout at walmart think I have a cart?

>>1377884
It's not so brittle when being use with wood in that type of application, works far better than you would expect.

>>1378058
lock out hot water heater when rent is overdue

Looking for solutions to keep wasps from calling my shed home. Thinking of covering the ridge vent with some mesh. Futile? Better options?

>>1378459
fine metal screen door mesh will keep bugs out, just make sure there are no gaps ... use a gap filling adhesive if you have to, like PL

>>1378459
Wait for a cold night (<50F so wasps are dormant). Hit nest with canned wasp spray with a decent range. (Don't knock the nest down, just soak it.). Leave nest as warning.
I did this for wasps in covered window near back door. Tried several other things first, but they kept rebuilding the nest. They haven't returned since and it's been 4 years now.

>>1378459
Spray cypermethrin where they build, they won't build there anymore.

I'm looking for a cheap miter saw for home use.

Ryobi TSS102L or Rigid R4112?

>>1379469
the ryobi looks like a flimsy piece of shit but it can cut wider boards because of the slide.
but maybe it's good.
check how much the saw wobbles with the arm down, i've seen cheap chinky saws move several degrees from a perfect perpendicular cut, slide or not.

>>1377191
Where can I read about electric motors?

>>1377191
>>1377196
why aren't these reverse threaded god damn

>>1377196
OP you double nigger the inserts go into the other side of the wood you're fastening to

My neighbor's cat occasionally comes and shits on my lawn and tears trash bags open if it smells anything that might be edible, among other fuckery. Tried to talk with the owner, a grown woman, but she doesn't care, it's all about "I can't have poor little kitten locked away!," doesn't matter how much I insist.
I'm not ruling out leaving a bowl with antifreeze out there, given I don't have a pet of my own, but would rather use some kind of trap and then take it to a shelter or somewhere far away, that way I get to get rid of the little shit without having to kill it.
y/n? someone with experience on the matter?

I have a water heater that shuts off if i open the cold water too. Its either hot or cold water i can have in the house. Wat do? I sort of want lukewarm water too. Wat do?

>>1379555
my parents built a fence with an angled top to keep their cat on their property because coyote troubles.
looked like auschwitz but it worked.
or trash bags in a bin?
or get the hose sprayer and spray the cat, as many times as necessary until it gets the picture.

>>1379555
1 500mg aspirin crushed up into powder mixed with wet cat food is capable of murdering a couple of cats if they share the food. I had over a dozen stray cats pissing on my house when I moved in. I made 6 cans of cat food and the next day there were no more cats.

>>1379616
I feel like this would kinda solve the effects, but not the cause. I also can't stay at home, watching and waiting for the furry fuck to come around to try to discipline it. I've also put up wires and barbed wire like a month ago, my backyard now looks like a prison, but the little shit keeps on getting in. If I cared enough and had the money to spare, I'd install a motion detector linked to a set of sprinklers, but I feel like that's a lot of resources and effort for what it's worth.
>>1379638
This does seem to fix the cause and the effects too, and as much as I hate punishing animals because their owners are retards, this might seem like the easiest way to do it. Maybe I'll do a smaller dosage, make it sick instead of outright killing it. I'm debating telling the old woman about this. Maybe telling her "I'll fucking kill your cat if I see it again" will work, or maybe it'll sour our relationship even more and I'll have to deal with her fuckery too.
There would be no legal problem with this, I've researched it and I'm in no way responsible for anything that cat could do while on my property, like eating poison conveniently left unattended and mixed with cat food.

>>1379683
I'm positive you're wrong on the legal bit. It may just be something small like destruction of property where you pay the $300 the state has decided cats are worth, but actively setting out to murder the cat won't go well. At the very least, just do it, don't tell her you're going to, or if you do, do it somehow where you're concerned for her cats safety, because of the antifreeze you have out is poisonous, etc. Turn it so that it's her fault for letting the cat get in your poison.

>>1379747
>I'm positive you're wrong on the legal bit
I've looked for similar cases. If a veterinarian determined that the animal was intentionally killed, people got to pay a fine, but it was really a gray area. A police search for example has found out people leaving antifreeze bowls in the open, but it was often considered accidental if it was near a garage and intentional if the guy didn't even own a vehicle. And that is if the owner of the animal wanted to go through the paperwork and hassle of getting the legal system involved in the first place.
I'm not in America btw.

>>1379763
Oh, right on then, as long as you know what you're in for. I'd still say to either flat out kill it and say nothing, or put the burden on her, don't just threaten her. Making an enemy won't make things easier, generally. If you talk to her, just say something along the lines of how you've been very careful with the antifreeze while you try to work things out with her, but you're not going to put the effort in anymore, and if she's worried about her cats safety, she needs to do something about it. Put the ball in her court.

Y'all got any ideas for what I can do with all these extra bags? One is the electrical stuff I'd need for around the house stuff, one is full of my various chargers and batteries until I get a better setup, and one currently houses my sharpening stones, but I'm trying to think of uses for the rest.

>>1379829
I like your golf bucket.

>>1379832
Thanks. Garage sale find, like $5 or $10, 3/4 full. My family likes playing the back nine at the local cheap course a few times a summer, but we're the type to go lose 5-10 balls during the game(each), so we mostly play with stuff like this, or ones from driving ranges. It's just been this last year or two that I've started bringing and getting by with a couple 3 packs of new cheap ones.

>>1377191
just turn them around so they move the other was as the screw

How powerful should a stepper motor be to serve as a motor for a lathe/milling machine for aluminium (or steel)? Is it torque that determines everything?

(Thinking of building my own shitty hobby lathe.)

>>1377191
well, that's not a timber threaded insert to begin. you probably didnt drill the right hole size also. you have to get it just right or it wont grip. enjoy drilling out your holes, plugging them with dowels then redoing it. desu if im using softwood i drill out the hole, glue in a dowel and then drill into the dowel and glue. makes a hard tight plug that wont split.

>>1379923
as big as you can get.
i don't think there is a magic number for how big a motor has to be before you can cut metal with it, there were antique metal lathes that used foot power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9__D1qunmU
the bigger and more powerful, the faster you can remove stock.

why stepper? position control?

>>1379987

thanks. that video gave me a seizure.

>>1377191

Glue the threaded nut into the wood, cut it in deeper and make a larger opening with a forstner bit, use a steel washer to lock against the threaded inset then cut and glue in a plug to match the washer/hole. Hides the threaded insert and stops it from backing out.

>>1379951
>well, that's not a timber threaded insert to begin
Don't talk shit. They're for wood/timber. There's quite literally no other material used in manufacture or construction these would be used for, other than wood/timber.

>>1380020
What is plastic?

>>1380034
>being this thick

I have a closet that has a door more narrow than the closet itself. On top there's a shelf. Using my stud finder there's wiring basically everywhere in the wall so attaching things to the wall proper is a no go. What's the best way to build a second level shelf that just rests on the bottom without assembling it in place? I was going to use dowels or bolts of some kind but I'm too lazy and have very limited tools. Materials I'm comfortable working with are limited to wood and wood derivatives like melamine.

The dimensions are 51.5" L by 12" W by 12" H, and the expected load is around 80 lbs. The space below it is occupied.

>>1380380
First off, make sure you know how to use your stuff finder. Yeh, it's one button and it beeps, but I've worked the returns desk at Lowe's, and I've seen tons of those come back because they aren't working right, but when I go check them later, every single one worked fine. Maybe a couple were just finicky, but it's mostly user error. Watch a YouTube video or something.

Second, wire in the wall isn't a big deal. Wires are small and flexible, they'll move out of the way, as long as they aren't all jammed into one tight hole in a stud that you're drilling into. If you're really worried, file the tip(scrape it on the ground) off the screws, just the point, so they don't accidentally grab into the wires.

Realistically, just build the damn shelf. If both ends will have walls supporting them, just use drywall anchors. Go get some wire shelving cut or something.

>>1377191
Started a bricklaying traineeship last week, starting to get the hang of it, any tips?

I have a car amplifier, got it from my brother since it doesn't work
When you attach the battery and ground cables to it, nothing shorts out, but when you attach the remote cable it turns on but it shorts and (obviously) the Amp protects itself, which makes me thing there's and internal short between the ground and the remote connections
Is it worth it to open it and try to fix it somehow?

>>1380678
this is the Amp in question btw

Have any of y'all been employed after receiving a degree for a trade at a community college? I currently am 20 years old and I work as a dockworker, The job also offers free truck training school if I desire to change careers.The job I have now is $15.69 an hour,3 years $20.32. I think I will work at least three years at my new job but I would like to follow my dream of becoming hvac technician but I would like to avoid a paycut, is this possible?

Anyone used Harbor Freight's color coded sockets? Finally ran into something my tiny Companion socket set didn't work on, so I'm directing my overspending on tools for a while towards building the socket drawer. Got a nice Tekton 3/8" set(https://www.tekton.com/3-8-inch-drive-6-point-socket-set-13101)), looking at Harbor Freight's color coded stuff for my 1/4". Price is about the same, I just like the looks better on the Harbor Freight stuff. How well does the finish hold up? Does it wear or flake?

>>1380870
finish does not hold up to anything but sitting in your toolbox. its like a thin layer of anodize-like paint or something they put over the standard crome sockets that scratches right off pretty easily. but its only like a dollar over the unpainted chrome sockets, and once the coating is gone theyre exactly the same so its up to you.
as far as quality and stronkness, theyre fine. ive used my 1/2 inch sockets in my stubby earthquake xt at 120 psi and with my 2 foot breaker bar and never split or exploded one even when really reefin on them.

>>1380884
That's a shame. I'll buy Tekton for the small stuff then. Probably still check them out for 1/2", still cheap then.

>>1380890
i prefer tekton sockets and wrenches just for the simple fact that theyre all 6 point, with the hf sockets some are 6 point some are 12. plus for what youre getting theyre really not too expensive. on amazon its about $230 for 180 sockets and stuff (like 20 socket wrenches and extensions) in 1/4 and 3/8 and 1/2.

>>1380897
Yeah, I'm pleased with mine. Won't be getting a set of all three sizes, since I already have the 3/8". All 6 point for now, haven't run into a 12 point bolt yet, I'll finish those sets when I run into them.

I have a tendency to overdo things a bit... So I have Westling Machine socket trays on the way to house these.

What's the purpose of this hammer? What is it used for? Especially the wedge end, it's called an Engineers' hammer

>>1380920
whacking shit
the pic is for whacking smaller shit

>>1380922
What kind of shit?

>>1381121

smaller shit.

>>1380920
>What's the purpose of this hammer?

When blacksmithing, I use a hammer like this for 70% of forging. The wedge end in combination with the edge of the anvil is a fast way to neck down, aka thin and stretch, a piece. It concentrates the force in a smaller area, allowing me to move more metal.

what is the actual name of this thing? im searching for (x) battery case / battery holder, but i mostly end up with actual plastic cases not ones with contacts like im looking for.

>>1381220
Battery holder is the proper name for it.
If Google isn't being helpful (it is for me), try searching some relevant shop's catalog instead.

>>1381220
Try 'battery sled'

i am in need of oil for my lathe, but it wants me to use some oil that i can only find online in $100+ 5 gallon buckets. im hoping you guys can help lead me to cheaper and more available oils i can use.
>mobil dte light 160 viscosity
>mobil vactra no2 320 viscosity

>>1382530
convert 160 viscosity to ISO grade then look for a Mobil/Vactra product?

>>1382530
>if no 2 is 320 viscosity Vactra #2 then it's probably ISO 68, so 160 visc. might be ISO 32?

>>1382530
I bought my Vactra 2 on either eBay or Amazon, something like $30-40 for 2 quarts.

I'm looking for a tool I have seen used a couple of times. It's little metal pipes probably 1/32-1/16 in diameter that you can hold up to an object to get it's dimensions then lock the pipes in and trace the shape on something.

>>1382565
Did some more googling and found it out. If anyone else is wondering it's called a contour gauge.

>>1377725
Yes. They are of better quality. I think abive carhartt (Duluth trading, etc) the quality returns diminish rapidly for huge price increases

>>1378039
Get the black exterior rated ones, and apply pressure for the prescribed time before hanging. Pressure sensitive adhesion is fairly self explanatory; I habe a bar sign hanging in my basement on the brick wall with them

>>1382540
Turns out >>1382541 is 100% correct, ssu 160 = iso 32 and ssu 320 = iso 68

Work in a 10 x 12 building cooled by a window air conditioner, high dust environment both inside and out. Are there any effective methods for keeping dust off the coils? Been looking at mesh filters, but most of them aren't fine enough to catch the dust, and the few that might seem like they'd plug easily.

>>1382623
Use a standard dust collection system and then a shop grade air filtration system. For the latter, I have found ones that use a reusable cloth bag to be very effective and to not eat up filters as often as others.

Always you to forms of filtration when making a lot of dust in a confined space. If that means you have to wear a mask then wear a mask.

I need a tiny bistable hinge to hold a small DC fan, needs to be able to hold a small 60-90mm cooling fan in place while moving the assembly about while being able to easily flip it between vertical and horizontal. Not sure how to search for this.

Would building a ladder out of 2x4s like pic related with just like 2 nails on each one of the 2x4 rungs be strong enough to support a 300 lbs person on one rung?

or would the nails bend and tear out of the wood?

>>1377191
Whats a good software for designing complex furniture in 3d? I tried using sketchup free, but its very limited.
I'm trying to layout a coffee table which is based of a topographical map meaning it has many small layers and such.

I want to get into lock-picking, whats a good way to get into it?

>>1383349
There's no trick, just practice. You can get some basic practice locks for cheap, check the /csg/ in /g/, and find yourself a cheap set of picks, then practice.

>>1378726
>Leave nest as warning.
They normally dont make nests near pre existing nests so this is actually the best advice here.

Its the same reason they sell "decoy" wasp nests

>>1377191
Got an old Craftsman chainsaw from gramps.

Runs great until I add a chain, then it won't even start. Thoughts? I've used it before and always had headaches.

I have a problem, /diy/. I love to shower, and I just can't stop once I start.
I always need to have a clock visible from the shower, so I know what time it is.
Otherwise I will shower for literally 50 minutes and think wtf it hasn't been that long.

Now at home, it's not a big deal. But i recently started going to the gym, and the gym shower doesn't have a clock inside.
Yesterday I went to the gym and accidently showered for 25 minutes.

I need to make a water proof clock that I can take in the gym shower, and that doesn't look too retarded.
Please help.

>>1383603
Get a cheap watch you actual retard

>>1383607
but it's not water proof?
Wait, are mechanical watches water proof? if yes, i admit i am a retard

>>1383603
>Now at home, it's not a big deal. But i recently started going to the gym, and the gym shower doesn't have a clock inside.
>Yesterday I went to the gym and accidently showered for 25 minutes.

But that's backwards, anon. At home you pay for the hot water.

>>1383610
Most cheap plastic electric watches are waterproof up to 25ft of water

>>1383481
Went to the store and got a replacement bar and chain for $30. Seems to work now - best wishes, bros. Was tempted by CL for a new chain saw at some point in the day.

>>1377725
Yes, toughest jacket I've ever owned Worth it.

>>1381220
plus and minus on the same pole battery holder deluxe edition

i need help with a light fixture in the US, it was an old florescent halo type where the ballast thingy finally gave out and no light works. So i figure no problem, i'll replace it with a nice LED fixture.

Except the circuit doesn't end at that fixture (so that i could just leave the light switch off), and with no light working in it anymore, I'm not sure how to figure out where this fixture is on the breaker panel...

Dump your knawledge and pictures and whatever else y'all got.

How do I know how many plants I can have with any given light?

>>1384071
dump on hydroponics*

Best way to make this less noticeable?

Was thinking about just knocking off the rot and cleaning out the hole then filling it with caulk.

The wall is some kind of thin wood board.

t. $200 apartment

>>1377289
floating planks or whatever it's called, you dont have to nail flooring down because they lock together and the trim covers the edges near the wall.
You can also get vinyl that has foam on the bottom which snaps together I imagine its similar to that laminate stuf the other guy was talking about.

>>1384443
call the landlord, it could be indicative of a leaking pipe or something and they will probably want to do any repairs themselves for liability purposes

>>1384443
Put a square of off white plastic in front of it.

My pops gave me a spare air compressor and a brad nailer to replace the trim in my home. What are some other pnuematic tools i should own now that i have such power?

>>1384443
hang a picture over it

I’m a total noob when it comes to this so it may be a stupid question.

I’m looking to get a belt sander, if I can find a belt that’s the same length does it matter if it’s the same width?

So if I get a 2” sander could I use a 1” belt or is that just a terrible idea?

>>1385785
Yeh, that'd be okay, just cut it in half if you want. If not, be careful using it, but I don't think it would put weird strain on stuff unless you really favored the loose side.

>>1385730
spray gun

>>1385730
Air ratchet.

>>1383869

ok, whatever, I shorted the damn thing, just what I didn't want to do in case there was something else on that circuit i did care about.

>>1384443

if its your building, then if you didn't deal with the water, it will look like that again within a few weeks.

if you're a renter, tell the landlord to fix it themselves.

>>1385730

air nozzle for blowing out, and inflation tool if a car owner.

Am I going to give myself turbo cancer by exposing my skin to kerosene on a semi regular basis?

>>1380034
>>1380056
They're commonly used in camera tripod mounts. Either directly in the camera, or as a way to step down from a 3/8 mount to a 1/4 one, that is the new standard.

Could anyone help me identify pic related? It's an explosive of some sort I extracted out of a firework; it's a really fine gray powder that coats everything it touches. Grainy pic related.

Dealing with Termites-
There is a leftover termite bait system from when I bought my new house. I did some research and found it's called Trelona and how to check them.
I checked them and there is activity but I heard from the sellers the termite (business?) checked them last month and reloaded the bait system with the poisoned type. They haven't eaten through a whole disc (of 3 in the system) and I'm wondering if there's anything I should do other than keep checking up on the bait systems and replacing or if I should take some sort of more proactive approach.
Google doesn't help me whatsoever.

can I use liquid bandage (New Skin) to glue ABS? One of my prusa parts cracked a little bit and I have New Skin handy

>>1387063
A wee bit of fingernail polish remover would work better if you have it

What do you call these things where there's a little sleeve part with a grub screw that screws into it perpendicularly?

>>1387370

set screw

>>1387370
>>1387472

The sleeve part is referred to as a collar

I have had this piece of heavy (easily 75 pounds) board leaning between the studs of my garage since I bought the place. The garage itself is 60 years old. It appears to be heartwood, possibly redwood, and has a groove on one side and all the boards are glued together like a chopping block but is also held together with four huge bolts.

Sanding it just gums up 60 grit but I'd like to clean it and maybe turn it into a table for leather working (I think it can stand up to knife cuts).

Suggestions?

It's 14" by 5 feet by 2.5 inches.

>>1387479

Get a stanley plane and be a man

>>1387482
Thanks. Searching Craigslist now.

>>1387479
Give it a good wash down with some thinners and you shouldn't have an issue with the paper gumming up.

>>1387484
Get a number 5 or 6, sharpen it well, and it will be clean in 10 minutes.

>>1380056
>>1380034
you would need a very large amount of these to support any load you'd expect in furniture.

>>1380020
here's a t-nut. they're used in load bearing applications

Dealing with Termites-
There is a leftover termite bait system from when I bought my new house. I did some research and found it's called Trelona and how to check them.
I checked them and there is activity but I heard from the sellers the termite (business?) checked them last month and reloaded the bait system with the poisoned type. They haven't eaten through a whole disc (of 3 in the system) and I'm wondering if there's anything I should do other than keep checking up on the bait systems and replacing or if I should take some sort of more proactive approach.
Google doesn't help me whatsoever.

>>1380920
It's the same as a British engineer's hammer. You use the slightly rounded wedge to pound rivets round.

>>1387677
That's a german engineer's hammer btw.

This is an honest question. How do you insert those thin straws that come with pressurized canisters into the nozzle? Even with force and twisting I can never get them to fit in snugly. I always end up having to hold it in myself. But I'm sure that's not how it's meant to be done.

>>1387698
>Even with force
theres your problem. line it up with the hole and gently wiggle it in. if you just j-j-jam it in then you'll damage the recess and it wont sit in its hole.

>>1387489
How long should I let toluene sit for?

I got pic related as a project sword and stripped off the coating in preparation for giving it a nice edge but before I do that there are other things I want to fix. Like most cheap swords this thing's too heavy (I've held swords that were 10" longer at the same weight) and the balance isn't quite right (POB is like 2.5" from the guard and I'd like it out further) but I think I can take care of those things, mostly the balance, by removing some of the guard. The Hanwei tacwak, which this is based on, had a much smaller guard whereas Condor's tactana (I really hate these names) comes with a larger disc of what I assume is iron although it may be steel, if so it's likely not hardened. I'd like to preserve the disc's overall shape so it looks like I'll be putting holes/slots in it and I'm leaning towards a Dremel but I could use some help as far as attachments go, most of the metalworking ones that I run across seem to be made for putting holes in sheet metal but what I'm dealing with is about 5mm thick. If anyone has suggestions for other tools that'd be helpful too. Worst case scenario I take off some of the sides of the tsuba with an angle grinder then file it into a small crossguard but I'd like to avoid a change that radical, plus taking small bits of the tsuba at a time will help me fine tune the balance, you can always take off more metal but it's hard to put it back.

>>1387479
Find a woodshop. They could run it through a planer in 5 minutes.

>>1377191
Any way to straighten this bitch out that doesn’t involve too much trouble?

test

tapping and dying.

can you just put the thing in the drill and it will tap itself? pic realted?

>>1387991
Rectal realignment

>>1388315
Good God, no. One full revolution, slowly, rotate back out half a turn, one more full rotation. Repeat until done.

>>1388315
Depends on what you are tapping, it might work but really its a poor idea. Youll most likely break your tap or youll get nasty galled threads.
Do it properly

>>1388468
I could see it working at a very slow speed for brass or copper, but only with a very steady hand and it would only be more difficult to do in such soft metals than by hand in 20 seconds.

>>1388315
>>1388440
>>1388468
>>1388472

First time woodworking since shop class more than a decade ago. I’m making a pedal board out of wood I found in my family’s garage. Used my landlords table and angle saw to get it down to the parts and now I’m using a hand saw and chisel to make the box joints (this shit is hard and I know I should have used the cool saw that does it instantly if I had access to it).

What kind of finish should I use?
How should I clamp this shit when I smother it in wood glue because I’m shit at box joints?
Any suggestions on high strength hook and loop tape? It’s basically 5”x48in.
What grain of sandpaper should I use?

Hi /diy/ I have gained employment, working with some civil engineers to help them design something to be injection molded. My education didn't really teach me much about the realities of injection molding, can you recommend any books that can give me a solid grounding in the subjet?

Im digging out a place between my garage and my privacy fence to put a sand foundation for a pool (18x9x4), but I didnt do enough research first and dug up the whole area rather than just under the 18x9 area.

So my side supports will also be going on sand. How badly am I fucking up? I am going to roll the sand to make sure its compacted.

>>1388315
Put it in the drill Chuck just like God intended.

>>1388527
I'd start with 150 grit and work somewhere up to 300.

I like the Maloof finish recipe. Google the specifics. Something like 1 part BLO, one part varnish, and 1 part Tung. 3 coats 3 days apart. Quickie shed hook pic related.

>>1388315
>>1388440
>>1388468
>>1388472
>>1388503

well this has confused the shit out of me.

>>1388440
ive seen some vids of it being done, so in theory I understand what youre saying.
I assume youre backing it off just to get rid of the metal that's clogging threads.

>>1388503
but this? is this assuming he just went straight through in one go? or was he using the drill in short bursts, back and forth?

>>1388607
Thanks! Just glued it!

I put a small crease in a ribbon cable shoving it into the slot. The system is no longer working because of it. Anyone know how to repair creased ribbon cables without shelling out for a replacement part?

>>1388791
Looks good. Best part of the Maloof recipe is you just wipe it off and then wipe it off 5 minutes later. Near impossible to get runs or drips and gives a good shhen

>>1377191
Have an itch to weld a franken-tool from whatever I can find at yard sales tomorrow. Anyone have any inspiration or suggestions? Maybe a crowbar/hammer? Axe/wrench?

>>1383111
>300 lbs person

>>1388608
Yeah, you back off to clear the chip so it doesn't bind up. That picture was me, and it's intentionally misleading. I tapped the hole properly, did a tap guide in the drill press and everything, then after it was through, I just used the drill (with some proper Lisle tap sockets, not a fucking Gatorgrip) to run the tap through a couple times to clean things up. Then I took a misleading picture for Reddit.

>>1387479
Well, being a poorfag and not finding a good hand planer on Craigslist in my area, I cleaned it up with thinner and hit it with 80 grit on my Random Orbit, it's cleaning up with elbow grease, but I found my pack of 40 grit tonight, so I'll try that in the morrow.

>>1388972
I also made a base for it out of scrap wood in my garage rafters (it's not attached yet), and I know it's fucking ugly, but with the board on it, it is very sturdy and doesn't wobble.

(deleted section is my old vanity plate with my callsign on it)

I've been thinking about getting into lock picking, i was wondering if some anons could tell me how hard door locks and that type are to pick?

>>1389006
Don't break into people's houses, Jerome.

https://smile.amazon.com/Professional-practice-Tools-15pcs-set/dp/B07CCH4G3L/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1526698055&sr=8-3&keywords=lock+pick+set

That's all you need plus a few YouTube vids. That's all I have and there isn't a conventional lock I can't pick in under 20 seconds (for my friends and family who have locked themselves out of something).

That practice lock really helps learn the feel of when the pins are in the right place.

>>1389006
Wait, sorry, I linked you to the chinesium foil set.
I meant this set: https://smile.amazon.com/Practice-DUUDO-Padlocks-Crystal-Training/dp/B07CR4MXLN/ref=sr_1_33?ie=UTF8&qid=1526698301&sr=8-33&keywords=lock+pick+set

>>1389010
When do you decide to use which tool? That's always been the bit that keeps me from really practicing, the concept seems simple, it's the sheer amount of picks that throws me off.

My computer chair broke at the shitty Chinese weld between the base plate and where the rod meets it. I can't weld where I am. WillJ B weld be strong enough to hold it together?

>>1379829
>DeWalt Pikachu bag
Who is this marketed towards? lmao

>>1385609
Not him but it's probably some 3rd world shithole. They don't care and won't fix anything. Liability is not a thing in these countries, neither is the idea of maintenance and upkeep.

>>1386569
Yes. Benzene will give you luekemia in a hurry.

>>1388948
I found a video on youtube of someone actually using a drill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MyzdVGQXkg

I guess I have all the info I need now.

>>1389196
I really really really doubt that anon.

>>1389048
You will know by the style of tumbler. Most locks only need the same two tools.

>>1389212

Shit. Is there anything that will do it outside of actually welding it?

>>1389225
post pic if you can? we might be able to come up with some convoluted way of doing it.

>>1389206
Drew it on myself with Markal paint pens. It holds my household electrical tools.

converting a gas engine compressor to electric. it has an 8hp briggs attached, would a 5hp 3450 rpm motor work or will i need a 7.5hp motor to avoid burning out the motor?

What screw type is this?

It's a iron cross screw or security screw.

Is there a way to adjoin two ikea malm tables together? My tables are currently set up kind of like in pic related, but i want them attached together and to get rid of the leg in the middle. They're made of mdf so i don't know how i'm going to do this securely.

>>1389593
The kind you grind the tip off of a Phillips for.

>>1389604
It's like a his/her sink only in this case it's probably just a "him" occasionally playing a "her" role.

Take out the leg in the middle and put a few of these underneath joining the tables together, or better yet drill holes in each side of the table to be joined and use sturdy wood dowels to join them. Personally I would use dowels.

>>1377191
Water heater took a shit, gonna buy a new one.
Whats the best brand, its a gas powered one

Rheem
Richmond
AO Smith

Was told when I bought this house that the water is super hard and it murders water heaters. Lo and behold the heater is dead

>>1389996
I'm content with my AO. They prolly all come from the same factory.

I'm trying to repair this old electric engine.I would like to add a variable frequency drive and somehow avoid to lose couple at low rpm
Do any of you have an idea of what I should read to do this ?

>>1390064
>I'm trying to repair this old electric engine.

Step one: Tell us what is broken about it.

>I would like to add a variable frequency drive
>Do any of you have an idea of what I should read to do this ?

The instructions for the variable frequency drive, as they will cover this.

>>1377191
Caster sourse recommendations? I'm trying to not drop $50 on 4 good. 300lb 4" casters.

OP I use these to anchor handrail supports on boat docks that I build

>>1390120
What do you use to write a contract?

Really dumb question. I want direct lighting over a couple of my table tools and these are really cheap. At 18 watts each, will a 12 volt power supply rated for 5 amps run 4 of them? (They're off road fog lamps for SUVs)

I have eight 4 foot florescent dual bulb lams on the ceiling already, but after dark, it's just too dim around some of my work areas.

>>1390081
What is broken:
The condo is dead and the plug is missing. Nothing to disturb /diy/
What I want to avoid:
Buy an expensive VFD and have a motor that wont have energy at low rpm
What I am asking for (it wasn't clear, my bad):
Any info on how this works, and if there is any pro-tips that I would like to know. I have to admit that I'm a little curious.

Any idea how to get the tarnish on these rings (they're also ribbed) out? It's a family heirloom, so I don't want to ruin the value.

>>1390310
sonic cleaner

computer repair shops who do component level repair have them

>>1390310
Family heirloom Hitler spoon?

>>1390319
It's a Saami Wedding Spoon, albeit not a very traditional one. Most are made of wood or reindeer antler. My great grandfather had it made in Rovaniemi by a silversmith for his bride to be to wear (yeah, engaged/married Saami women wear spoons on their belts) to show his wealth in the Finnish paper industry.

>>1389996
All the same shit. Just get the longest warranty you can. Lowe's guy here, so I know our side of the process. When it eventually shits out, grab your copy of your receipt, because you DID save that $500+ piece of paper, or photocopy it somewhere, right? Maybe you saved a picture in an IMPORTANT WARRANTIES section in your KeePass database? Right, grab that. Call the number on the tank, tell 'em it's fucked, give them the receipt info, and they'll give you a return authorization number and an item number (which might not be exactly what you have, which is fine, because it's just for us to pull up to automatically apply the correct price). Take that number, and your water heater, to Lowe's. We pull up a website, verify the numbers you gave us, and return the fucked water heater as the item number, we send it back to the manufacturer with that authorization number, and you get a big store credit. Go buy whatever water heater you want after. Just repeat that process every few years as needed. You just need a long enough warranty to make sure your water will kill it prematurely.
>>1390170
Get more lamps, put LEDs in. Lowe's is clearancing out their Utilitech branded 4 ft LED drop-in replacements, cheaper than normal fluorescent bulbs.
>>1390310
Silver is like coins, don't clean it if you want to retain value. But otherwise, Cape Cod metal polishing cloths, and/or ultrasonic cleaner.

>>1390000
>>1390354
I bought the AO simply because Lowe's was the closest hardware store.
Turns out the whirlpool I pulled had was a 6 year heater that was put in back in 2007. So that's makes me feel a lot better about it, they made a huge deal like they had a run of heaters going out every year.

I got myself a cheap mini fridge for £5. It doesn't go as cold as I'd like. Is there any way to make it run even colder?

Pic related is the fridge

>>1389996
Tankless Rheem fer life

>>1390583
wat the fuck you guys have 220v outlets in your house over there?

>>1390619
In general, it's between 220-250 depending on where you live in the UK.

>>1390583
fucking hell woolies, that's a blast from the past.
you can get a tiny performance improvement by replacing the thermal paste, fitting a faster fan, and putting it in the coldest part of the house. don't expect miracles.

This is a chip in the tile in the condo I'm renting from dropping a lid on the floor. I'm about to move out and need to conceal it.

what do?

>>1390680
Paint. Your landlord is going to be terribly autistic if that's what he sees

Y'alls personal best resource for do it yourself home repairs and such. Finally moved out on my own, cool with the landlord, am allowed to repair or change whatever as long as I let him know and he gives it the go.

>>1390736
YouTube and /diy/, but there is a deep learning curve.

I've had my home for 5 years and it's night and day between what I did and what I can do.

is replacing regular lights with solar security lights on a shed a good idea?

>>1390146
Im to busy to write a contract I literally have to shit and piss my pants because im so busy

>>1390773
Keep fighting the good fight! Keep an eye out for those stupid boomers trying to fuck you real good!

>>1377343
>>1377289
Do what this guy is talking about. Its super easy, you can do it pretty easily with just a jigsaw, a chopsaw and tablesaw if you have them would make it really quick. Im pretty sure you wont need any underlayment, just some leveller if you have some dips in the floor. It just snaps together. Best tip i can give you is to always use your drops for the next row. Least amount of waste and IMO makea it look better because the seams are more random that way even though they usually arent that noticable to begin with

>>1377725
I hated carhartts because they always seem so ridgid whenever i tried them on but broke down last winter and bought one. After you wear it a couple times it breaks in and one of the warmest coats ive ever owned.

>>1379469
So everyone pretty much thinks ryobi is meme tier as far as i know, but so far out of all their tools i have used the cordless sawsall is the only tool that has shit out on me and thats because i was cutting 20 ft of fascia off of a house without giving it any breaks. If its cheaper i would say go for ryobi. Ryobi is very underrated in my opinion.

>>1379589
What do you mean it shuts off?? I dont think it has anything to do with the water heater but with the faucet.

>>1380380
Your being paranoid. The chances of you putting screws right through some wiring are very slim, and usually if there is anything that could get damaged by a few screws the put a metal plate inside the wall so you cant screw into that slot anyways.

I'm cleaning out a diy cement pond that was here when I bought the house. It has some kind of plastic liner under the cement already, but as you can see the cement is in shit shape.
Can I just mix up some Quick Crete and pour it right over that residual dirt? Does it need to be cleaner?

>>1383111
If you feel comfortable having yourself supported solely by two nails, then go right ahead. Why dont you just by a ladder instead of being a cheap fuck?

>>1385730
Depending on how big the compressor is, a framing gun, specifically the older hitachi ones because they are bullet proof. Framing with screws is so fucking slow.

>>1390736
The best way to learn is to try to do as much on your own that is legally and economically feasible. Watching youtube videos will usually give you the right idea of how to do it but there is a big difference between book knowledge and actual first hand experience

I have a problem with my PS2 I'm trying to repair. It powers on, but no video or audio. I swapped out the PSU and minor components with another console, so I'm certain the problem is with the motherboard.

I'm new to electronics, but is it possible to check the amperage of a fuse while it is on the board in circuit? I found an image online illustrating where the fuses are located and their respective values. But I'm getting nothing out of my multimeter except for continuity and resistance readings.

How do I hone in to find where the problem is?

i know this is probably obvious but, how to i remove this kind of switch cover?

thanks

>>1391189
nvm i worked it out (and am retarded)

Can carbon fiber be CNCed like aluminium?
Youtube has videos of carbon fiber CNC, but they never show a thick carbon fiber block being milled but thin plates.
Its too difficult to mill the composite? Top expensive?

>>1391223
here's a video on a guy making small 8 sided dies for tabletop gamers with a tormach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2fOnqqBEC8

so my x230 lid corner broke as in picture. I have only super glue but it doesn't work (already tried), I never used epoxy in my life. any advice on how to use epoxy to repair thinkpad plastics?

picture
https://m.imgur.com/H0NPjbl

>>1391275
I have a lot of good things to say about those small "double bubble" packets of epoxy.

link me to where i can buy a motor and a wheel. it just has to spin and have enough torque for a 5lb object to be on it i have an ice cream ball and i can just put that shit in a cage with a wheel below it so it'll spin in place for me

>>1391223
also they might use carbide burrs to machine carbon fiber I'm not sure

>>1391341
i bought at my local store some epoxy liquid glue (2 tubes to mix). I'll try first to repair other things

If I take a Moka pot and put a pressure valve on the outlet in the upper chamber, would it be safe to generate the 8 bars of pressure required to make "real" espresso? Or will I screw up my stove/kitchen/self?
I'm not really good with chemistry, will I even manage to get 8 bars from heating up air/water (partial vapour/air pressure) alone?

Trash can has maggots all in it

Can I throw in a raid fogger? It says don’t use it in enclosed spaces but what if I left the lid open? What could happen that’s bad?

>>1391447
> real espresso
???
you want it more foamy?

>>1391479
>Trash can has maggots all in it
Get two bottles of hydrogen peroxide and dump them inside then step back. Those fuckers will turn into liquid that you can house out in about an hour or two.

>>1391530
That’s all? I don’t mix it with anything?

Will it kill the ones crawling on the sides or just in the bottom?

So I live in CT, USA where we had freak tornadoes a week ago and I'm looking into chainsaws for cutting whole trees into firewood.
Cuz why not.
I heard that the non-pro Stihls are not that good anymore and I see lots of lawn care businesses using Echo, so I'm looking at this https://www.homedepot.com/p/ECHO-20-in-59-8cc-Gas-Chainsaw-CS-590-20AA/204221580
Any reasons to go with something else?

I found these little boards on the windowsill in a derelict house. Do anyone know what they might come from?

>>1390483
We sell a ton of water heaters when it starts to get cold. You don't notice that your water heater is slowly failing in the summer, because the water is warmer, so it has less work to do, but come winter, when the water is colder, and a lot of heaters are in garages, they can't keep up. Either the extra stress finally kills them outright, or they just don't keep up with demand.

I have a 4' long piece of 2x12 wood that I want to use as a wall shelf. The walls in my room are plaster on one side, wood slats on the other. How would I mount to either? I tried using a stud finder, didn't beep on the plaster and constantly beeped on the wood slat, so I can't accurately find the studs

>>1391808
forgot this

>>1391808
Usually outlets are mounted right on the side of a stud, so if you have a wall with an outlet or two on the same wall that's at least a place to start.
Some stud finders come with a "deep scan" setting that might work in your case.

>>1391815
ok I can go off of outlets, and studs are usually 16" or 24" apart so at most I have one bad pilot hole

I just got a new office chair and I put it together, but it doesn't roll very well on my carpet. My other chair used to roll on this carpet and it was silky smooth, but this chair they just seem to get stuck.

I even tried putting the wheels from my old chair on to this one (they have the same connector) and the same problem, whenever I try to move backwards or forwards they get stuck and I'm just kinda dragging the chair. They even drag if I'm not sitting in it.

Wasn't sure where else to ask about this kind of thing, anybody have any ideas what's going on? Did I fuck up the assembly somehow and that's affecting the rolling? Is it just a shit chair?

I want, with one button, to switch several electrical lines at the same time.

How is this kind of switch named?

>>1391808
Look/hunt with a magnet for the nails/screws

>>1391954
You can probably just take the entire base from the old chair and use it on the new one(keep the new cylinder). My guess is the old one was wider or shorter, so you had less leverage shoving an edge into the carpet.

Also, wheels are not for carpet. Those shit plastic wheels that are the default on chairs are the jack of all trades, master of none wheels. There are smooth bottomed plastic glides for carpet, or nice rubber wheels for hard surfaces. $20-$30.

>>1390310
>>1390344
Don't touch that it seriously belongs in a museum. There are very few pre winter war examples of silver wedding spoons left and you have one of a design I have never seen any photo or relic of. Please contact a museum in Finland that specializes in Sami artefacts and at least loan it to them for research. You really have a rare one.

How do I remove old contact adhesive without a heat gun?
I've tried turpentine and paint thinner with no success.

im working in a cannibus distillery with methanol and hexane

closed loop systems but i know liquid and VAPORS leach out during setup and troubleshooting

theres a bunch of people working there, including a bunch of smart -looking- proffesionals, and everyone seems fine working around the chemicals, in fact the two guys who built the machine rarely ever wear PPE and handle this shit all the time.
in fact the only person who seems concerned are me and one other technician who is some former junky who got hired cuase the manager of his pizza shop was dating the owner of this weed company

but yeah, the only info i can find on safety is a bunch of data sheet documents and PDF;s that i have troublee making sense of

how do i know what are tolerable and intolerable amounts of these chemicals i am exposing myself too?

i can estimate the size of the room, the flow of the venilation, and mL and/or grams of chemial evaporating into the air from the occasional spills. i know everytime we open up the system, a flood of chemical vapor is realeased

>>1392530
>Exposed to life-shortening vapours daily
>Asks if he should be wearing protection
what do you think anon? Just because others aren't wearing masks, doesn't mean you shouldn't be.
You should be calling the safety commission for an audit really, because it's unlikely your work is going to do the right thing and shell out for proper equipment if you ask nicely.

Any aircraft technicians here? Hows the work? I apllied to an aprenticeship and I just got informed I passed the application tests and next I'm off to an intervju whith the employer. Roughly half of the aplicants who are left will get the aprenticeship. Tell me about the job, how much do you get payed in your country? Hows the job at its worst? Are you the one whos in trouble if the aircraft falls down? I applied because I have bo idea what I'm interested in that I could make a living on.

>>1381220
Electrochemical cell containment apparatus.

>>1392533
>Engineering Controls: Use with adequate general ventilation or local explosion-proof ventilation to keep airborne levels within acceptable limits. An eye wash fountain and safety shower should be in the immediate work area.


The guideline controls aren't very hard. Gloves that provide a barrier to hexane, and good fume extraction is probablyb all he needs.

So here's this cast aluminum planter.

How do you think its made /diy/? from casual observations I can surmise:
>made of four identical quarters bolted together
>circle floor plate
>uniform thickness
>1 piece mold, relief only on one side.
>likely cast flat and mildly bent into shape

What else? Also what material would such a mold be made out of?

>>1392533
>what do you think anon? Just because others aren't wearing masks, doesn't mean you shouldn't be.
illl def be wearing PPE around this stuff, im just trying to figure out at what level are the vapours in too high of a concentration to even be around???

do the respirator masks to an adequate job of filtering these solvents?

i also imagine if i would have gotten a technician job working with the oil company, id still be exposing myself to harmful shit

>>1392555
a mask with sub micron filters should work well anon, shop around online and see what you can find.

>>1391112
you should just get a breaker bar and break up the cement and gradually add bits to the trash can until its gone. it's honestly so bad there's no point trying to "fix" it.

>>1392549
Probably not cast flat and bent. Aluminum doesn't like being bent. Look around inside it where there's less detail, see if you can see if there are small circles on it. Those would be ejector pin marks from where the casting sat in the die and was ejected from it. Other side should be clear since that's the cover, more detail on it. Look along the sides of it for square marks for either chill vents or overflows were on the raw casting.

I'm looking for ideas for a small workshop (consider it about a 1/4 of a 2 car garage).
I'd like to make a tool bench that's essentially modular that I mount my machines on a surface and attach and detach the tools and store them as needed.

I don't even know what to call such a design so I have no idea what to Bing, so can anyone help?

Any idea how to find a job in construction? Looking to get more knowledge and make some cash. I know enough, but don’t have formal work experience so I don’t know if anyone would even higher me...

Can an electric motor fail if the insulation on the windings is compromised?

I have a ride on mower and can't find a catcher/hopper for it. I'm wondering if building a DIY catcher is as simple as pic related? So basically attach some PVC piping to the output on the cutting deck, then run it up and into a receptacle (in my case an old plastic workshop trash can).

Or would the grass clippings just bunch up at the bottom and not go up into the bin?

>>1393291
Depends how much, if it's just superficial there's no problem. You could have it rewound as long as its a decent sized motor.

>>1393433
Why bother bagging? You're stripping off free fertilizer, Anon. Unless you're trolling, then yeah, just use the PVC, that'll work great.

>>1393518
fucking this

>>1393518
It just creates big chunks of clippings all over my lawn and driveway and shit right now, just shooting out all over the place.

The parts inside a plug I opened are coloured gold. It's not actually gold are they? What are they made of?

>>1393524
For the driveway, take the first couple of passes with the mower blowing away from the driveway (toward the lawn), then turn around and blow it the other way. And if it's really leaving that much crap, mow more often. Weekly shouldn't cause this problem.

What jobs require high specialization but where I still get to work with my hands and not sit in a room planning shit all day.

>>1377191
I want to start an aprenticeship to be an electrician. However i dont start until january. What are some things i can be doing to prepare myself in the meantime

Anyone know the name of this type of screw head? It's on two rechargeable battery chargers of different brands.

>>1393560
Some type of tamper proof screw?

>>1393560
Image for reference

>>1393565
I need to buy these definitive sets. I have screwdrivers lying around the place.

>>1393208
Start as a laborer. Show up on time, work your ass off, and try to learn as much as you can. Slowly you will move up and wont be doing bitch work anymore. Having your own tools is always a plus.

>>1393567
Then you'll have bits lying around the place.

>>1393559
lifting

Old blower. Didn’t use it for years, didn’t want to run until a year or two ago when I replaced all the fuel lines.

Seems to run better at half-choke than wide open. Starts to bog down at full throttle, only likes to go about 2/3 throttle with half choke. More throttle? Dies. Less choke? Dies.

Fuel delivery issue? I never changed the little filter that looks like an aquarium airstone. And the primer bulb is kinda tough to press. Thoughts?

>>1393934
That’s the plan but how do I find those jobs?

>>1394330
>Fuel delivery issue? I never changed the little filter that looks like an aquarium airstone. And the primer bulb is kinda tough to press. Thoughts?

take it apart, shoot carb cleaner in all the passages, don't shoot out and lose parts like integrated filters and needle valves

>>1394330
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z18WwhxEtxI

4:41 the internal filter screen. Blow it out. Don't do all the diaphragm peeling this guy does. Be extremely careful with those.

Your symptoms sound like a fuel delivery issue. The primer bulbs can be had 5 for $1 through epacket from China. Might as well get some fuel line as well. it comes in handy. The fuel line filter that looks like the aquarium stone is usually never the problem.

>>1377197
Are you trying to make a whistle or an engine?

Engine's need compression. Increased compression yields more combustion, more combustion yields more energy, more energy out of combustion does more work.

Without a stator you have a high flow candle that really won't self sustain well.

Nothing proves random Anon's on the internets wrong though like trying it though. Give it a shot.

>>1394365
That’s what I did like a year ago when I had to get the thing up and running. And pulled it apart again and sprayed carb cleaner all around.

Just got it all back together, had to run to Ace and grab a new bulb on because the old one cracked (shoulda done it when I did the lines). Got pic related because for bulbs, a 3pk of different sizes was $12 and this was $15. Cleaned out the fuel filter real well but I got a new filter in the kit if needed. And that little screen looked like there was some junk in there and I cleaned that too.

Got it all back together. I can get it to full throttle and it will run, but only with the choke like 1/2-1/3 open. It has to be getting fluid to spin up that fast, but obviously something isn’t right.

I don’t know how much more I can take that carb apart. And it looks like it has the little adjustment screws on the bottom, but it’s not a regular screw, they’re splined with maybe 12-15 little splines. I’m done dealing with it for today I think.

Will P100 respirators protect for minor stick welding?

>>1383178
freecad.
it's powerful, but it's not very intuitive.
you'll want to watch some youtube videos.

>>1388973
that looks like butcher block.

>>1394369
>>1394378
Pic related, that’s for adjusting the fuel flow? I never touched them but curious if that needs adjustment. I don’t even know where to find those drivers aside from ordering them online and waiting.

>>1394401
Fuck it. I’ll have these by Wednesday and see if I can play with it further.

I'm trying to make a wooden power rack gym and I have all the supplies except for the 4x corner stand up support beams, which need to be at 7 or 8 ft each, single pieces. I have quite a bit of leftover lumber pieces that are about half of that size. What's the best/safest way to utilize these pieces into constructing tall beams out of it? Or am I stuck having to borrow a truck to get the single beams? I'm also trying to be minimalistic about it as well, but what ever method is best?

>>1394411
>tfw spent $16.95 at Ace on a little pack with fuel line and some bulbs when I could order a new carb for 50¢ more
Plus a new spark plug, the correct filter, and extra lines. I’ll take it. It’s gotta run right after that.

>>1377731
>two stroke mower
you can't buy these new anymore.

>>1394411
retard, use these to adjust your carb. you just learned something, congrats.

>>1394465
It’s all good, for $11 I’ll get the proper tool. I could’ve dremeled a slot into it and used a flathead screwdriver if I really wanted. But my weed whacker has the pacman looking adjustment so I’ll have the correct tool to fux wit it.

>>1377191
Is a 'Ridgid' from 'Ridge Took Co' worth anything?

Picked it up at a yard sale today. Gonna weld a hammer to the end because 'Merican unless it's something I can Capitalism off of.

>>1394492
great, filtered.

>>1394501

hello, figured this is the best place to ask

can anyone recommend some youtube channels or other resources to learn mechanics? i will be getting a new car soon and i'd like to try and toy around with it a bit

>>1394501
>Gonna weld a hammer to the end

You are a faggot

>>1394501
There are some old people who might appreciate that, put it on ebay for $30 shekels or so.

>>1394742
Would a pipe wrench swastika be more appropriate?

>>1394755
That's the best part of yard sale-ing. Prolly paid $10 for these and the 3 pipe wrenches. Maybe I'll weld a knife to these so I can cut cressants with my crescent.

>>1394763

Is there any way to make my old fridge's doors seal better? I can still get replacement seals but they're expensive.

>>1389604
>>1389665
Dowels would be kind of iffy for support since those tops are mostly cardboard honeycomb. There's a wood frame but I doubt it's very think or sturdy. Might try turning the leg so it aligns with the back edge or using some shelf brackets attached to the wall to support the tops. I'd probably still put dowels in just so the tops stay lined up.

>>1377191
can i use regular automatic transmission fluid i bought at autozone instead of specific nissan fluid for my 2007 nissan sentra?

>>1394795
/O/
What's with all these car posts lately?

>>1394795
As long as it meets or exceeds the specs listed in the manual, yes.

>>1394728
Best way is to get the car, look at the maintenance schedule in the owner’s manual (or wait til stuff breaks) and the google or youtube “How to _______ on my car model.”

Otherwise Hayne’s Manuals for your car will show you how to do like every job but most of the stuff is online if it’s a common car.

>>1394796
Ehh, it’s not like he’s asking how to mod his Corvette so it will beat a GTR. Aside from one or two shitposters here, it seems like there are less absolutely childish responses compared to what you would get on /o/.

>>1394795
Does it have a CVT?

>>1394802
>Can I do '__x__'?
>Yes, as long as you're allowed to do it.

>>1394796
idont like cagers so i dont go to /o/
what im trying to do is Do It Yourself(myself)
>>1394804
>>get the car
i got it
>>wait till stuff breaks
my friend took the dip stick and smelt it and told me i needed new fluid
>>youtube
im just wondering if i really need to follow Manuel and use specific Nissan® fluid or if its all the same shit.

the reason im doing this is im planning on driving 1287 miles and want everything taken care of before i go. im also gonna bring some spare coils incase one breaks. anything else I should check/replace/think about?

>>1394795
>>1394802
If he has a CVT, it might cause problems. Some people with CVTs from other brands say it works fine, but Nissan states very clearly that you shouldn’t use regular ATF in their CVTs.

If it’s an automatic, either the 2.0 or 2.5, it has a CVT and anon might end up with a rekt trans if he flushes it and uses regular ATF.

>>1394820
You probably don’t need Nissan specific fluid (although they want you to if it’s under warranty, but it’s a 2007 so I doubt it) but I don’t think you should use regular ATF.

Look at your owner’s manual and then google a bit. Everybody says go with CVT fluid. They operate in a different way than the typical automatic transmissions and that would be a shitty way to ruin your car.

>>1394820
If he smelt it, he dealt it.

>>1394820
NS-2 CVT Fluid

>>1394822
>>1394826
>>1394827
ok thx i dont want to risk it so ill get cvt specific trap fluid. now what do i do with this other fluid? any kind of crafts i can make with it??

>>1394834
It’s tranny fluid, so maybe you can offer free massages to shemales and use that to oil em up. Kinda sucks with Backpages and CL personals gone.

I found this in an abandoned site. I think it's an old electricity meter or something to do with connecting to the Internet. The electronics are encased in a metal box on all sides with seemingly no way to get in.

How do I open this up? It's just all one metal piece.

>>1394936
I just got it open. Just wedged a flathead screwdriver between the inside plate and pryed it out. Looks pretty cool inside.

>>1393052
try youtubing: flip top workbench

I'm attempting to replace the screen of a 2610 Nokia. I removed the old screen with a heat gun and it looks like it was held onto the body with some sort of adhesive glue. Is there a specific brand of adhesive that I should use for melding together two electrical components?

>>1391515
Not necessarily but the Italian National Espresso Institute specifies that it must be brewed at a minimum of 8 bars for it to be called real espresso and my friend can't afford an espresso machine

On an bench grinder, what is the thing called you use to flatten out the grinding wheel? Has it a technical term? What is it made of?

Any handle paint suggestions?

Was gonna use PlastiDip, but hearing it's shit. Maybe truck bed liner?

>>1383111
2 nails each side, 4 nails per rung, screws would be better

>>1393208
see constructions workers doing work
ask if they are hiring
ask if they know anybody who is hiring
its really not formal