/diy/ - Do It Yourself

I want to weld a small female screw to the inside of a (thin) steel-tube but my setting burned the small holes I drilled into the tube..

I got a small arc welder and two different electrode sticks at my disposal.

What's the ideal mix of setting on my welder and stick of choice?

>Welder and sticks in reply

>>1799634

>>1799634
My second idea was to use a slightly bigger female nut and attach it like this.

Problem stands tho. What's the best welding setup?

>>1799637
You can't weld that with an arc welder unless you're a welding genius.

You should braze it instead. Go to your local welding store and get some bronze brazing rod and flux, then go get a MAPP gas plumbing torch, get it red hot, braze, and done. You'll probably have to re-tap that nut though after the braze metal floods the threads.
It'll be nice and strong.

>>1799634
MAG would be better, but if you have to use an arc welder, keep the current (or voltage, depending on what your welder regulates) low and the Vorschub (don't know the english term, but since you're german anyways..) high. Or just move the electrode forward fast if your welder doesn't do it on it's own.
And is that nut plated? if so, remove the plating first, else the welds won't stick.
Also, unless you need electric conductivity, glueing would be way easier.

Can I limewash interior walls as an amateur or is this something for a pro?

I'm pretty handy, but haven't ever done anything of the sort apart from plastering seams and cable-ruts.

What does swedged mean?
After looking up the word I'm still not sure what it actually means.

>>1799635
you are gonna want to use the smaller 1.5 diameter rods. you will want that at like 30 amps, you will fully insert the nut untill it is flush with the tube. you will then arc on the tube over the nut and melt through the tube and build up a puddle on the nut and then whip it onto the tube. half way. this is simple for a good welder, but you will (no offense) probably fuck it up. however if you can afford to fuck it up, give it a try. also take cotton balls and dip them in oil, whatever kind, cooking used motor whatever. and jam it into the nut. yes it will light on fire but it will save your threads.

>>1799704
metal folded around something, usually other metal, accomplished with a hammer or press
pic related; an aluminum sleeve used to swage wire rope together

>>1799639
>>1799649
Thanks for your replies.

I found pick related in the workshop and just ordered some buthane torch off eBay that apparently reaches 1300°C.
My sister does gold smithing and will donate some flux.

Glue wouldn't do the trick for the purpose, since the tubes are going to be feet for a fire bucket.

>>1799726
I have some spare material so I will give it a go until the brazing torch arrives.

At lower amps the rod sticks to the tube so fast, tho.
Welding is kind of difficult for me.

>>1799737
you can heat the metal on your stove or bbq or whatever and this will help it from sticking

>>1799737
Grind off the zinc plating. It's going to contaminate the joint.

>>1799744
he speak the true true

>>1799694
yep you just paint it on. peasants used to do it all the time.

Learning electronics, which is better to envision current flow as? Electron flow (negative to positive) or conventional current (positive flows to negative)?

>>1799817

If you aren't a physicist designing new semi-conductors, don't give it any thought. As long as you are consistent you can analyze a circuit with either convention and you'll get the same answer.

>>1799817
>>1799841

In general when communicating with other non-PhDs it's best to use conventional current coming out of the positive terminal.

I have a gap that’s letting air in through an exterior door. I used weatherstripping to take care of most of it, but where the door locks there is still air coming in. Any ideas how to correct?

>>1799856
Get a new pre hung door

>>1799859
I probably need to, but laid off due to the Chinese Flu so I’m trying to keep costs down for now. The type of door that it is would probably cost me a bit.

>>1799856
add shims under your hinges to push door towards strike

my lawn mower starts fine, then slows down almost to a stop but then speeds back up and runs fine after that and google has NOTHING on this, what should I do?

>>1799895
Are you adjusting the choke?

So I bought an affordable hammer drill with an SDS plus chuck for a diy project where I needed to drill into concrete a ton. I was using one I borrowed with a standard chuck and it was absolute fucking trash. Couldn't hold a bit.

That project is done. I can't see myself doing much concrete drilling in the future. What should I do with it? Sell it? Keep it "just in case?"

Could I put in an converter for the SDS chuck, make a DIY drill stand and use it as a DIY drill press? Is this feasible? Coronavirus is raping me financially at the moment so I don't want to do things that cost me a lot of money.

>>1799937
Sell it or keep it for concrete. Nothing else is a good idea

>>1799925
I don't know what that is, I'm a total newbie to engine stuff. For reference the mower is about a year old.

How do you add metal trim to a shield? Ive made some shields before but usually skipped metal trim. I did it once using thin galvanized sheets meant for duct work because it was cheap. The problem is it looked like absolute shit and was sharp as hell.

>>1799947
We can't help you if you don't know what we're talking about

>>1799895
>runs fine after that
So, whats the problem?

Hey dudes, and you too mam: Idk if you've been out lately but, gasoline is really cheap. Like 40% less than the last time I saw. I filled all my cans. Wish I could get my hands on a couple drums.

>>1799631
They should just have a chip reader on every trolley, install chips into everyone so only conforming non criminals can use trolleys, same could be applied to public toilets, building doors etc

>>1800023
yes citizen!

I have a MSA air blower, and want to make my own battery. I've got these 3 pins and no idea what they do. [+14.4v,Data,Ground] or [7.2v, 7,2v, Ground] or something else – such as temperature, cell balancing, etc.

For the MSA Optimair, I see two different voltages mentioned for the batteries. 12v NiCad and 14.4v LiOn upgrade, that uses the same pins. I'd like to get it running on a 14.4v common battery like for dewalt so it's easy to charge, and I can use the battery for other projects as well.

Hi diy I'm looking for the name (or supplier) for a kind of bearing for a rotating arm system. It looks a bit like pic related, but without teeth.

Basically it has:
1. A top ring to fix to the swiveling component 'arm'
2. A bottom part to fix to the 'base'.

Preferably with 4/5 holes for screws in each part and around ~20mm inner diameter.
Any ideas how to find/order such part? Or alternatives

>>1799895
Dump the bowl and spray clean the guts of the carb

Sup, /diy/, I come to you in time of mild need. My mother suffers from a set of various allergies, mostly to dust and pollen. I'd like to make a quiet air purifier which would work at night so that she's not exposed to allergens in her sleep at least. So "20 inch box fan + 20 inch hepa furnace filter"-type of solution isn't an option (really noisy). From what I've gathered a >100 CFM computer case fan (~20 dB) would produce ~6 ACH for a 4x3x2.4 meter bedroom. 6 ACH is just barely ok... BUT these computer fans can't generate enough pressure to actually push air through the filters (githubDOTcom slash Kels316 slash DIY-Air-Purifier). Suppose I use really large filters, which would result in negligible face velocity (v=q/s, and s is really large). The INITIAL pressure drop across the merv13 is STILL around 1 mm of water column (wwwDOTenergyvanguardDOTcom slash blog slash path-low-pressure-drop-across-high-merv-filter), which about halves CFM of computer fans according to p-q curves I found on internet.
What would be the solution here? I'd really like to have a ventilator which is powerful enough and not noisy, but can't find one. Are my estimates for the required airflow and pressure drop even correct?

>>1800133
Use a humidifier

>>1800135
>humidifiers should be emptied, wiped down, and allowed to dry every day, and cleaned with a 3 percent hydrogen peroxide solution every three days
>can raise humidity levels, creating damp air or even causing moisture to condense out of the air onto surfaces in the room. A damp rug or wet drywall will become moldy
>One of the most signficant household allergen sources, dust mites, are known to die off at humidity levels below 40 percent. That means that if you primarily suffer from dust mite allergies, not humidifying your house when it gets dry could improve your allergies.
yeah, no

I want a pegboard backer for my shop to hang various tools, I’m sick of digging through drawers. Am I completely stupid for wanting to drill it out myself to save $20. Is drilling 2500 holes in a grid even worth saving $20? I feel like a nice hardwood diy pegboard would be really nice on my wall rather than looking like a soggy piece of cardboard.

>>1799732
These are welding rods for Oxy Acetylene not braceing rods

>>1799957
If you're trying to make an authentic shield you don't, because they weren't rimmed in metal (rawhide maybe, even that's sketchy). If you're making a wall hanger... IDK, cut the trim out of sheet steel and bend it around? Make a faux shield out of sheet steel and paint everything except the edge?

>>1800144
Of you're stuck at home these days I would 100% recommend doing it yourself on a nice piece of wood. Make sure to make yourself a jig to evenly space the holes or it'll look off.

>>1800133
wear a cpap device, and filter the air going into that. Otherwise, you need a noisy fucking fan somewhere. Maybe do a better job sealing up the house, and rely on a good air circ through the house AC filter. Keep it running all the time to filter the air.

>>1800144
fuck that noise, just buy it and spend your time on something more fun

>>1799754
Sweet, thanks

Higher number means finer right?

>>1800144
Just use nails

>>1799841
>>1799850
Thank you!

>>1800236
Yes.

>>1799856
thats like a negligible amount of gap quit worrying about it

>>1799895
drill out the jet of the carb one size bigger

I'm trying to replace the kitchen taps, do I need to unscrew both ends of this part of the pipe? Also any trick to unscrewing the top bit (I'm using a typical adjustable spanner)? Its awkward as fuck to reach, any trick that /diy/ knows to get into a small gap like that?

I've been having problems with my 2nd story bathtub leaking into my laundry room. Maintenance is saying that what's happening is I'm filling my bath too much (I have an overflow valve cover) and that when I drain my bath it's putting too much pressure on the pipes and causing the leak by pulling the pipes away from the plumbers putty around the drain. They've instructed me to not take any baths that go up to the overflow valve.

My question is, is this a real thing or is maintenance just trying to pull a fast one on me? I only ask because it has leaked when I've taken showers as well.

Looking to clean up pick related to build a wall in the house, the only products that come up are patio cleaners but that just seems to come across as a pain in the arse cleaning and brushing them. Is there a strong acid or alkaline product on the market i can buy which would scrub them clean quickly?

>>1800338
Hold the top bit with a wrench and unscrew the bottom one with another wrench.
The top one is captured, so it shouldn't fall down when everything's loosened.
Make sure to put a bucket underneath in case there's still some water left in the flexible duct.
As for the tight space; no tricks as far as I know.
Just cram yourself in there and go ham. You might be in there for a while.

(Make damn sure you turn the main water valve off before you do anything)
Good luck

>>1800360
Actually it’s gonna be easier just hiring a hot pressure washer.

Does someone have good infographics on knots (including what they are best suited for)?

>>1800350
There shouldn't be any leaks at all, in any scenario.
"Overfilling" your bath by 2 inches over the overflow valve isn't going to add that much extra pressure to the pipes to make them wiggle around when they wouldn't before.
Your best bet is to remove the drain cover in your bath and check to see if there's any gaps between the drain-cutout in your bath and the actual drain-pipe.
If there are, you might wanna look around for some new pvc connections or something (if your drains aren't copper or anything)

Sounds like maintenance is trying to band-aid your problem, for sure

>>1800338
you need a "basin wrench" there are a few kinds so make sure you get the correct one. They are made to do this and make it easy, yes you can do it with pliers and wrenches and duct tape and shit if you dont want to wait for the proper tool.

>>1800350
they trying to fuck you son. maybe let it flood and fuck some shit up so they have to come repair it.

>>1800360
I often find a good stiff nylon brush and some warm water and dawn dish soap applied directly too the brush cleans everything very well is cheap and goes way quicker than you would ever imagine.

>>1799957
Use non-clear tape and put it all along the edge of the shield. You are basically making a template out of the tape. Take that tape and put it on a metal sheet and cut, leave a little extra for the lip. Meassure and drill some holes for the rivets on the metal; then, using a lot of clamps, drill the rivet holes through the wood. You probably want more rivets than in the picture. The corners go last and hide whatever imperfections you have on the ends. Use a wide, wooden mallet to bend the lip back for the edges. It's not going to be functional, but you can make it look good to hang on a wall.

Don't use galvanized metal, that shit will make your prostate fall off. I wouldn't handle it without gloves.

>>1800387
thanks anon.
>not going to be functional
not really a big issue as I dont intend to get into any medieval combat any time soon. The point was for a few wall hangers/cosplay props - but i think foam looks like shit.

Any tips on how to do curves like the top of a kite shield? Will the metal just bend to shape if i hammer on it enough? Also what guage steel would you recommend for this kind of thing?

Sorry if these are dumb questions, its just hard to find anything related to the subject on google. I have a fair amount of experience with wood working, most of my metal working knowledge is more gunsmithing and involves mill/lathe work. I cant say Ive ever really worked with sheet metal.

what is this for?
I'm pretty sure it's diy because I found it in a workshop

>>1799732
Brazing bedeutet Hartlöten

>>1800323
It's a finished basement that I am trying to utilize for a guest room for my sick father who just had a very risky emergency operation to have pacemaker replaced. He survived, but I want to keep it very warm due to circulation issues he has. I have a space heater, but trying to cut down any drafts.

>>1799744
I've had good luck just brazing it directly. The flux gets rid of the leftover zinc oxide when it burns off.

>>1800403
Looks like lead, people usually use ingots like that for making bullets or fishing weights.

>>1800403
Thix was going to be an ashtray. Scrape or carve ouf the middle. Thank me later

>>1800403
>>1800525
so it's for welding after all? do you have to scrape some of it off and then ignite somehow?

I'm trying to replace a pair of 18650 batteries out of a Sol Republic Deck Ultra (old Bluetooth Speaker I bought but was DOA, refunded, and got to keep.

The ones in it are lgabc21865
https://secondlifestorage.com/showthread.php?tid=1723

On the iFixit page for the regular Deck it's mentioned to use a 3.7v 3200-3500 mAh as a replacement. The current pair are a 2800 mAh

My questions: Can I use the larger capacity mAh batteries without issue? I know the nominal voltage is important but is there anything else I should look for when finding replacements?

>>1800614
My preference is to solder wire to wire and heat shrink it. Should I stick to using welded solder tabs because of "better" brand availability i.e. Samsung or am I okay to use this Panasonic with soldered wire tabs like this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/174214470340

Should I just get "Amazon's choice" for a utility knife or is there one that gets recommended around here?

>>1800624
personally I like the presoldered tabs, because I don't like soldering directly to batteries. I think higher mah is fine - that is a common upgrade in electronics when rebuilding the battery. I'm not sure brand really matters, aren't panasonic batterys seen as high end?

>>1800525
>Thermit the Frog
>Scarpe to get Rainbow connection

>>1800657
The folding ones? Everybody loves the Milwaukee Fastback, but the blades are all the same so get one that works for you.

How can I easily clean a barrel like this? It had soap in it and still has a little left. I can vacuum it out but I want to make sure there's as little reside left as possible.

>>1800491
Is the door used? The glass isn't a great insulator anyway, so it would probably be better to tack a heavy blanket over the door.

>>1800995
Have you considered rinsing with water? If I were you I would do a second scrub w/ Dawn Dish since it's fairly neutral, third rinse, and then sanitizer if possible. Whatever was in there IMHO is possibly caustic due to it's concentration. Dump out at least the first rinse inside.

>>1801045
That's basically my plan. Maybe I'll dump some baking soda in there and roll it around to kinda scrub it. The holes are too small to allow adequate manual scrubbing.

>>1801049
This:
https://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Tool-ETHX25054-Installer-Extension/dp/B00W9SIYQS

Plus a DrillBrush.com will help

>>1799631
Any ideas for a former chicken coop?
Had 2 left and put 1 down this morning and gave the remaining one away :/

>>1799634
stick welding thin metal is never pleasant, it's doable but it's not easy - go for the 1.5mm electrode and try at around 20 amps. if your machine lets you dial in a higher initial current for half a second then dial that setting up to 30-35, if not you're just gonna have to keep striking until you get an arc, strike it as a match starting from somewhere other than the area you're going to weld so that at the end of the strike you're positioned above the gap, keep a very tight arc, the tighter your arc is the cooler the weld will be, a long arc will just melt everything around and leave a mess and you're not going to have to keep the arc alive for more than .5-1 seconds, tops - just a little tac. remove the plating on the nut, this is important because else the arc will likely try to stick to one of the sides in your gap and just eat away at it

>>1799637
>female nut

I currently have a gravity furnace in my basement. Getting it replaced next week.

There is a lot of dust and hair in my house, largely because the doors and windows have to be shut for 6+ months of the year (very cold region).

The gravity furnace has no moving parts, and no fans to force air. Cold air sinks through the returns, hot air rises through the outlets.

Once we have forced air, will the new furnace's air filter actually reduce the amount of dust/hair in my house? I'm not expecting to go from dusty tomb to Gattica, but some reduction would be nice.

I wasn't 100% on how much the filter actually... well, filters.

>>1801219
Pic related. Not mine, but basically the same.

>>1799895
it needs NOS go buy some NOS
drill a hole in the carburetor (it doesn't matter where)
add NOS
it will speed way the fuck up
since you're into that

>>1800129
that's called a slew bearing, they are not cheap. you may be able to 3d print one if it doesn't need to hold a ton of weight

Does this board ever have taxidermy threads or threads working with animal parts

>>1801261

yeah, some freak dressed up squirrels

My PW keeps leaking at the end of the hose, at the M22 female connector.

I did replace the o-ring as the last one was torn, but it's still leaking. I'm assuming that I shouldn't be replacing with standard rubber o-rings correct?

>>1799631
How structurally sound would a 7'x7'x7' cube made out of plywood be? Want to make a hobo shack and this seems cheap and easy.

>>1799957
Generally, you don't. It's not historical and doesn't really add anything structural to the shield. I've added rawhide to a couple of my shields (SCAfag), and I've done it by drilling a ton of holes and sewing it on with a blanket stitch. Even rawhide is only arguably historical, and is pretty borderline. If you absolutely must use metal, probably the best way is solid one-piece rivets.

I've found that my shields get pretty strong if you just give them a slight curve and glue a layer of canvas to the front. I don't use rawhide any more because even if it does give it a bit more longevity the wood underneath still turns to mush after a while and you're constantly redoing the sewing.

Pic related is a shield I finished just earlier today for LARPing or whatever.

>>1800995
Leave bleach in it for a few hours full if water and get a hose in after you’ve emptied it. It’s always a good idea to just drop a touch of bleach in them once in awhile to kill off any potential build ups.

>>1800657
I've got a Mora and like it. They're cheap but do pretty well. They've got a scandi grind though, so they're a bit annoying to sharpen. /k/ and /out/ probably have lists of what they like.

What kind of cable can better handle repetitive bending? Single core or multi core?

I'm making a wearable Arduino project that has a sensor on a cable. It measures how many times you bent your arm/knee. The cable will constantly twist and bend. What kind of cable do you use so it doesn't crack inside the insulation from repetitive bending?

>>1801346
Doesn’t copper work harden? It has to be stranded. Anyway, get some silicone wire instead of the plastic, way better for flexi stuff. Think of good multimeter leads, that’s silicone.

>>1801346
PTFE insulated multi-strain.
Single core work hardens.

>>1801346
Multi-core will always be much, much more flexible.

There are specific kinds of cables designed for repeated flexing, just have a look on the datasheet. The keyword you want to look for is "continuous flex", often "flexible" cables are just designed for one bend and then to stay put. Given that your use case doesn't have safety implications and probably doesn't need to last for a huge amount of time, I'd say that any standard multi-core PVC cable will be fine. No need to spend extra on the fancy robotics stuff.

How do you call this piece of molded plastic that prevents the chassis wall from cutting into cables coming out of a hole in it?

I tried googling for it and all I found is 'cable glands' which is not what I want.

>>1801375

Strain relief.

Suggestions on wtf to do with these guys(?), mix of speaker and microwave magnets. Properly stacked and shielded i had it lifting around 70lbs but im autist and want to weaponize them. Ive seen generators ofc but what else can I do with them

I have a pre-existing wardrobe. There are 4 doors but the inside isn't partitioned. I want to partition it but don't want to waste wood making it fit nice. Any suggestions?

>>1801375
wallace and ...........
grommet

What type of brass are locks castings made of. Im working on casting brass and am searching for scraps to test on.

>>1799957
Keep the bottom sharp so you can swing it down for executions.

>>1799947
Hahahahaha

>>1800995
i can't imagine the time and resources to wash that thing out properly is worth it.

>>1801527
The soap wasn't as viscous as I'd thought so it actually rinsed clean enough very easily. I was able to stick the nozzle through one hole and spray around until it ran clean. After I add a spigot, I'll bleach it like another anon suggested then rinse again.

How am I supposed to wire this outlet? The previous owners just covered the hole with tape.

>>1800487
>>1800487
braze for impact

Is OSB just ameribanter to trigger europoors into thinking americlaps cant make houses?

>>1801654

Use a voltmeter. Black should be 120 to white, white should be zero to copper, red should be 120 to white and 240 to black.

>>1800399
By functional I meant you can't go around larping with it. A good whack with a wooden sword will bend the thin metal.

Get the thinnest metal you can get, anything thicker than 1/64ths in. is too much to work without proper tools. You could use O-stock aluminum, you could bend that with your bear hands, however aluminum looks very different than stainless, which is probably the best material. If you go for stainless, you might want to cut a few slits on the lip before you bend it, to account for the metal stretching. The curve on the front face of the shield, you can't bend that. You need to make the template and cut the shape from a large metal sheet, I am assuming you have metal shears, of course. Rivets, I'm sure you can find some soft rivets you can hit with a hammer, but special tools might be necessary depending on the level of detail you want. I also forgot to mention you would use the holes you drilled on the metal as guides for the holes on the wood.

Anyone have a Nibble they suggest for up to 16 gauge steel? I'm trying not to break the bank and I don't have an air tank.

>>1801740
see if you can find some used Hitachi

>>1801697
Thanks, 3 white 1 red really threw me off.
Putting the 3 whites on silver and red on gold worked out

>>1800770
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>>1801749
How does the Hitachi do with burs? I'm not looking to do a whole lot of clean up and would rather it be cut as clean as possible.

>>1801823
i've had very good results with pic related, the cuts are clean but that also assumes the punch / die isn't shit. a new die goes for around $25 and the punch is around $16, they last very long if treated right

>>1799631
Romanian engineering at it's finest!

How can I straighten this twisted aluminum channel?

>>1801890
with a prybar, maybe a small hammer and a whole lot of patience, pry it open, put some metal rod in there and give it a bash until it's straight enough

>>1799631
I'm going to be installing floating shelves. The main support to the wall is a 2x3. It's going to hold mainly laundry detergent. Will 3 inch deck screws into the studs through the support be any problem?

>>1801890
Make a wood block the same dimensions to fit in channel, use a hammer and a torch. If tolerance isn't that close I'd just use some channel locks and do a quick fix so it doesn't scrub.

>>1801407
>what else can I do with these magnets
Go river fishing. Maybe you'll find something cool. Or make a nail picker-upper.

>>1799631
Just use a corned beef key to unlock trollies

>>1800020
Bdum tish

>>1800350
take the cover off the overflow, it sounds like it isn't hooked up correctly anymore. if it is an cast iron tub the floor joists will settle under the weight over time and cause the pipe to move a bit. I caulked the shit out of mine a long time ago with silicone and haven't had a problem since then.
Maintenance is a fucking idiot who doesn't want to fix it because they don't know what is wrong with it.

How much weight can a vertical 10 inch pvc pipe hold?

>>1799637
Might have have better luck welding with a flanged nut.

>>1801298

A standard o-ring should be fine. Just make sure you get the right size on there.

>>1801816
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>>1802055
Depends on the diameter and wall thickness.

>>1800373
>>1800379
>>1802012
So I poured water with blue food dye down the overflow drain and the leak immediatly turned blue. After further inspection the rubber gasket (which my wife asked the guy about and he said was good) is on there looser than Elton John's butthole. Happy I found out the issue but pissed as fuck this dude just didn't even check and then lied about it. He's coming tomorrow to do some follow up work and ima give him hell. Thanks for all the advice.

>>1799631
I want to make my close friend group friendship weapons out of bronze.
Will cutting each finished shape out from a bronze plate with an angle grinder, and then sanding/grinding/filing it down work as well as taking a bronze round and forging it out then sanding/grinding/filing?

Also, should I tap harden with the metal on wood, or on steel?

>>1801074
Kids playground hut.
Small container set.
Other animal pen.
Forge space.

It's quite small and low for a lot of things.

I'm remodeling my kitchen. The attic is over it and i'd like to rip out the ceiling and make a cathedral. The floor joists in the attic run perpendicular to the rafters and the ceiling (or floor of the attic) is tongue-and-groove. I was told that the tongue and groove is all that keeps the walls from separating as the joists are not tied into the rafters, and that if I want to rip out the ceiling i have to replace the ridgeboard with a laminate beam and beef up the rafters. Is there another way to support the ridge without replacing the whole board and rafters? I was thinking of supporting it with posts and running 2x10 supports across every rafter. Will this be sufficient? Can provide pics if need be.

>>1801074
Get more chickens, or sell the chicken coop to someone looking for a chicken coop and then take that money and turn it into something else.

>>1800403
"Thermit" = "Thermite"?

>>1801697


>>1801654
For the love of god, note that he said "it should."
People do dumb things. Test, mark 120v lines that aren't already black, with black. Mark any 0v to ground wires as neutral with white marker/tape.

>>1801654
get someone there that knows what they're doing or you're just gonna end up burning your home to the ground

I'm going to ask some really dumb questions here. I'm considering buying this shed for $500, maybe can get it for less. Don't know the manufacturer. It's 10x9x8 so dumb question is could I pack it up in the back of my '93 Toyota truck? The guy says he'll help disassemble it but I have no idea how it will break down it will break down. If that makes sense. Is it obvious if there will be 10' pieces of wood or it's comprised of smaller parts? I have a camper on my truck that's probably under 5' tall if that helps.

I was living in my truck and am thinking about living in this. Yeah not ideal, but presumably I can learn to install a couple windows. Thanks

>want to buy small, cheap plots of land in different states to camp/build odd cabins for seasonal stays
are there any examples of other people doing this? is it legal?

Possibly a really stupid question, but what's a good selection of (smaller) bearings to have around? Are there any standards which are commonly used for small-ish projects?
I know "buy what you need" is a common answer but I keep seeing nice projects which are all "you need a bearing" and I don't have any on hand. And ordering on aliexpress is noticeably cheaper than my local amazon - but the downside is that I have to wait a month to get the stuff.
So for instance, I had a similar problem with screws, and decided to order a bunch of M3 and M4 screws, plus a small set of M2 just in case. That's been serving me well - usually I can just grab a screw if I need one. I pretty much haven't had a situation where I was like, "darn, I need a screw for X which I don't have, guess I either skip X or put the project on hold for a month". So does it make sense to do this with bearings, or are there enough different sizes to where it's impractical and I should just tailor my order to my projects?

lawnmower's blades seem to be off-balance, or perhaps something else is, it does a brrRRRrrrRRRrrrRRR kind of sound and also if you lift up the front wheels so it balances you can see it shaking side to side at a rate of, like, once or twice per second (so not vibration level fast, just shimmying side to side)
any easy way to check and potentially fix, without advanced industrial tools or anything? is it likely to be the blades in the first place? if I just try to eyeball balance them on their midpoint, and shave off metal with something (like a rough file or hacksaw or something, I'm not sure but I'll figure something out), is that likely to lead to better balance or will I just fuck it up without precision measurements? (and do lawnmower blades that get wet grass all over them need special coating that I'll fuck up by doing this)

>>1802513
Seconded.

>>1802530
take out the blade and put a screwdriver or something in a vice and hang the blade on there, keep shaving off material on one side until it balances out, maybe give it a quick run over with a flap disc to tidy it up and you're good to go.

>>1802539
cool thanks I'll do that
so I can trust the steel or whatever to just hold up in the wet after shaving off fresh surface right/

>>1799631
Just fucked up- cut the hole on the wrong side of the measuring tape.
Is there any fix for this later or do I have to cut a whole new sheet?
Sure I could just plug a 1" strip in the hole, but how to fasten it? Duct tape it from behind?
If it weren't next to a plug that people will be pushing I'd do it, but there's obviously gonna be some flex here.

Note: no room for more wood. Both studs are running wire. Perfectly fucked.

>>1802540
yeah, even if you coated it in some anti-corrosion treatment that shit would shave off almost instantly under use so there's no point, they're made of some low coal mild steel typically, untempered so they'll bend rather than shatter

>>1802546
cool, thank you anon!

>>1802541
Backfill with plaster and put a 1" strip over that maybe?

>>1802574
Eh, thanks. Gonna just reuse the remaining sheet by a doorway.

>>1802526
608 bearings are a pretty common size. As are 6203

>>1801654
what did it look like before you pulled it all apart? what was connected to what?

>>1799631
Would this be legal in your country?
(let's assume it never gets even close to freezing, of course).

Can I turn a regular bench top belt sander into wet belt sander by just dripping water on it?

FM radio antenna

Pic related is what I'm working with. Originally the antenna was just a 6' single conductor aluminum 18 gauge that did the job well enough, but I wanted more. So I tried putting 18/2 copper up that pole, above the drop ceiling, and ran it to every corner of the building. I even put the second conductor in the ground slot of the fucker. Signal is just shitty with the new one.

How retarded am I and how easy is the thing I should've done?

>>1802788
I think if it is legal for gas, is should be legal for water.
I really don't want to make holes in slab...

Where is a good place to get material? Looking for stuff like foam, fiberglass, steel/aluminum pipe and sheet metal. Out of Texas.

>>1802846
Antennas are a little bit witchcraft.
maybe you ran it parallel to a power line in that building new switched power supply induct the shit back into the net.

i suggest making a Dipole antenna. for the length you want λ/2 that means if you want 100mHz (the middle of FM) the wavelength is 2.9 meters so you want you're antennae to be 1.45Meters long.

take some 2 wire cable and if you can run it out of your building then split 70cm in 2 halves and hang them somewhere. and the end with the 2 wires goes into ground and antenna.

you can experiment with the direction of the antenna. to get a specific radio station. here in Germany radio stations send horizontal like in the gif so that works best if your station sends vertical you can hang the antenna vertical.

>>1799637
No ide but thread a bolt in so you don't get slag or whatever in the nut threads

>>1799631
My laptop battery recently died. Is it worth it to get some cells outta there for /diy/ usage? Are there even any functioning cells left? How safe is it? Are any special tools (besides multimeter) needed to check if they still work?

>>1803073
Try it. Sometimes it’s just one cell that’s really bad, and the rest have quite a bit of life left. Multimeter will tell you if the cells are still alive with some voltage, and then you can put some load on them to see how much capacity is left, but there’s also tons of affordable chargers that will tell you the capacity.

$200 shed but I have to take it apart and take it home in my small Toyota truck. Should this be simple enough for someone completely ignorant of building/using tools? Does it look to be in decent condition to make it worth $200?

>>1803083
>>1803073
Also keep eye on temperature of cell. I have Lenovo battery, that gives zero errors in Windows what so ever, but it becomes toasty hot when it is charged.

>>1799631
I've got a futon mattress but my family just threw the frame out because it was "broken." We never bothered assembling it and I guess it was missing some parts or something. Is there a cheap way to buy or make a functional folding frame for a futon? No desire to buy an entire expensive new setup, as I've already got a mattress. I was thinking of just creating a primitive bed frame, but it would be nice to be able to put it in couch mode to watch tv with frens

>>1802501
That's not going in the back of a Tacoma or Tundra. Too wide.

About to disconnect a gas range. I shut the valve and it doesn't do anything when I try to light gas burners. What am I in for?

>>1802190
It's actually pic related. The hens were nice, but we're thinking of moving in a year or two and would like to start fresh - plus there are plenty of other headaches
>>1802184
We're in suburbia. It'd be ok for a dog kennel, but that's about all. Wife threw out the idea of a greenhouse(I ran electric to it), but it's in the shade.

>>1803886
F.

>>1803249
Throw an ad on CL.
Prolly someone with a flatbed that's bored and hurting for cash right now ...

Does anyone know if a motion sensor flood light will turn on if another light pointed at it suddenly turns on? My asshole neighbor refuses to adjust his flood lights and they go on and off at all hours and sometimes stay on all night. I want to point a 500w cob with a sensor to illuminate this fuckers house every time his goes off. Any help would be appreciated.

>>1803249
Rent a tilting flatbed with a winch for a few hours. Jack up the building, secure skids under it and it will slide right on.

>>1804330
a motion sensor.
a PIR motion sensor works by detecting changes in infrared, the way it works is it uses a lens so its possible that even if your neighbors light produced significant IR (probably an led won't) you would have to align the sensor properly (not just pointing right at it) because it has two sensors in it and if both sensors are flooded at the same time it won't trigger. a PIR critically uses a lens to split the view across two sensors and its a person walking across the view going through the lens makes the IR jump between each sensor creating the difference.

ANYWAY

you could fix up something with a dusk/dawn sensor, a relay, and a lamp without sensor.
if you get two dusk dawn sensors and point one at the light and one away from the light you can make it only come on at night when the security light comes on.

or you can get a real high power IR torch or laser or something and point it at the PIR and just saturate the sensor so it won't pick up anything.

>>1799631
Is it possible to make an hybrid between a 3M mask, a world war 1 or 2 gas mask and a sallet?
Should I use steel, carbon or Al for max durability (100 years or more)
Should I use plexiglass or glass?

My threadmill's control board fried, and I'm trying to build a half-assed one with speed controlled by a knob. I have AC-AC PWM chopper, a FBR (since motor is 220v ac), and when it's connected, motor turns fine and all. Question tho - what do I do to prevent dips in speed when load is applied (like when I step on a threadmil)? Is it mostly supply current dependant, or should I look into building some feedback circuit (or just say f*ck it and buy some control board)? Pic semi related

How much do the pulleys help in this configuration?

>>1802541
>running uf-b inside your house
literally why? also, ever hear of a box extender?

I want to put 2 led bulb up in my attic and in a cupboard below the attic I have a live socket left behind from the old immersion heater.

Do I put a 3amp fuse plug into the socket (I need to keep it as a socket and not a fused spur), 1.5mm twin and earth from the plug up into the attic to a 3 way junction box attached to a rafter. Then 1.5mm twin and earth going from the junction box both sides to batten led bulb holders attached to the rafters at either end of the attic?

Anyone familiar with 3d printing?
I pulled something from thingiverse and there seems to be some files that look like a partial assembly(.stl) of the final object and one that looks like the entire object put together (.max).
Would downloading the complete object be the correct thing to print?
For reference, this is what it was: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2799080

Im using a painters pressure pot to cast resin pieces and since i dont use it too much but still use it I have a bike pump set up and i can get to about 35psi in 30 second. Some of the things i cast are pretty small and dont need all that space in the pot. What would the best materials be to build blocks that take up volume to reduce how much i need to pump? I figure just some wood blocks coated in rubber would do the trick. Any ideas?

>>1804461
Actually, theres a .stl file that has everything built and then a bunch of .stl files of the individual components. What do I print?

>>1804467
Water. Or cups of water.

Free metal shed.

"Hello green shed dimensions is about 7x10. corregated metal, primed and painted. only one small hole. The rest of the material is in good condition. Must bring drill and hex head screw bits to take apart. Come and get."

I'm completely ignorant, should I just go into Home Depot/Lowes and buy a cordless drill with hex bits? Or rent them if that's a possibility

>>1804485
I'd print individual parts, if they are made to be assembled into a single unit afterwards (which I assume they are). Printing parts one by one means ya lose less time and material in case something f*cks up, doing finishing touches like sanding and removal of occasional strands is easier on individual parts than the whole assembly, and the joints might fuse together if ya print the entire thing already assembled

>>1804426
Sh*t, meant to say motor is 220v DC. I suppose I need to make some sort of a feedback loop, but dunno how exactly I should go about it: to increase the voltage by utilizing the current consumption when load is applied (don't know how or what circuit would do that, though I'm pretty sure that's how it worked initially, considering that there are only two cables coming from the motor; or do some stupid feedback with small connected generator, which would then switch the motors supply off when it reaches some preset speed?

>>1804394
>you could fix up something with a dusk/dawn sensor, a relay, and a lamp without sensor.
>if you get two dusk dawn sensors and point one at the light and one away from the light you can make it only come on at night when the security light comes on.
Thank you! I have one dusk till dawn sensor and I will grab another one. I'll post back with results.
Thank you again anon!

>>1804394
Do you think I could place something in front of the sensor like a PC fan that would constantly spin and once the neighbor's light turns on it would activate the motion sensor or would the fan just constantly trip it? I've been drinking rum this evening, forgive my retardedness.

>>1804532
You don't have a drill? Wtf?
You can get a $5 hex key set and do it by hand if you're cheap.

i need a new hobby that isn't so full of terrible communities

>gaming
>game dev
>software
>drawing
>music
>crafts/diy
>streaming
all full of bucket crab mentality niggers who intentionally mislead and otherwise bully everyone because they see them as competition to their own patreon pages and also freak the fuck out at anything done using any method or technology older than a year

is it worth it to get curtains for a closet or just get new fucking doors?

>>1799631
i have to clean some small engine parts.
can i use a aquarium pump in diesel fuel as a makeshift parts washer.

>>1799631
My father gummed up his chainsaw put 2 stroke biodegradable engine oil instead of bar oil into the chain lube tank. He ran it for a couple of days like that then left it sat in the shed over winter, and I’ve only just noticed. I’ve drained the tanks and it still starts, but does anybody know how to clean out the tank properly and the likelihood of any long-term damage?
The saw in question is only a cheapo mutant of an Oregon and Chinese saw he brought from Lidl under their own Parkside brand.

>>1804919
>crafts/diy
>terrible communities
Go on..

>>1804961
>Crafts
people who work on commission sabotaging everyone around them seeing them as threats to their own patreons and so on, distributing bad information in an attempt to "poison the well", chinesium import/export people who attack anyone who doesnt use their particular brand of device or material

>DIY
3d printer obsessed weirdos who sperg and scream about "machinists" keeping them down, gun people parading around mundane things but freaking out about how they can ARM THE PLANET with it now, yet more people who intentionally distribute bad information to preserve their own perceived careers, (You)

>>1801304
Depends on the thickness of the plywood

where do you buy soldering flux? realpost. i have never once seen it in a store. ever

>>1804993
It’s always inside the solder in my country, I assume it is everywhere.

>>1805062
ive seen solder on sale in a brick and mortar only a handful of times and not once since i turned 20. what little I have seen (and still have lying around) is lead solder but not flux-cored

Why does my tormek sharpen my chisel like this and not straight? What am I doing wrong?

>>1805100
Are you moving it across the stone as you go? By the look of the scoremarks it looks like you just held it still. Also your stone needs to be reground probably.

>>1805118
I slowly move it across the stone and I grinded down my stone until it was perpendicular with the side. The part where the least amount of iron is taken away is also the part on which I apply the most pressure

>>1805133
Ah okay. Maybe the guide isn't quite level or the chisel isn't straight in the jig? Did you sharpen the chisel last time?

>>1805166


>>1805166
It's the first time I'm sharpening this particular chisel. And normally it should be straight in the chisel holder but I'll check it

>>1804438
It's nm-b tho? Also box extender might work if I fuck up again. Got one more room to go

Cheapest way to get this shed onto some property? Bit of a slope to get it where I'd want it, so a trailer or large flatbed would take skill.
I have a small 4 cylinder truck, never hauled anything. Just rent a flatbed and lower it off? Expensive to pay someone for this job

>>1805225
get the construction plans and see if you can take it apart.

is it worthwhile to insulate the PEX pipe that runs into the house? I was thinking of insulating it up until it dives down into the yard.
The old copper line ran about 8 inches below under pic related. We decided to run a new line just under the concrete walkway instead of alongside the old line.
I live in the Pacific Northwest. I'm thinking of laying crush rock over it and not laying concrete again.

>>1799850
Why is this? At my CC they taught electron flow lol.

>>1805243
Legit question, why? Is freezing a problem out there?

>>1804946
Brake cleaner or gasoline to clean oil if you really want to. There might be some extra wear on bar the but I doubt there's any damage.

If it still works don't fucking fix it till it doesn't

>>1804993
I can't think of a single physical store in my country that sells soldering supplies. I get all my stuff from webshops, mainly directly from china.

>>1804919
Try amateur radio.

>>1805281
Freezing pipes or outside lines isn't a problem where i live. I just don't want to dig up my yard and cut my walkway again next winter.
the coldest it gets is 14 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature doesnt get that low often but it does stay at or below freezing over winter. I am curious if pex can handle this, since it isn't buried as much as the copper.

I have a better pic where it goes into the house. Too big for 4chan but if it helps I can upload it somewhere

I need to get some garnet so I can use the three plate method to make myself some smooth plates for a Gingery lathe. What's the best method of removing it from sandpaper? I was thinking soaking it in water and dissolving the backing, is this retarded or a good idea

Im blowing out my ceiling in the kitchen and making a cathedral ceiling out of the attic. The wall in the attic is pic related, i'd like to keep it exposed along with the beam. I can push back the insulation but you can still see a little pink from a distance. Any suggestions for a filler or something I can stuff in the seams to cover the insulation?

>>1802541
always pigtail and make up your boxes during rough-in. turn the breakers on and watch the sparks fly when the mexican drywallers pull out their rotozips

>>1805323
>>1805243
I would insulate it to prevent damage to the pipe from stones and whatever expansion-contraction thing.

>>1804993
The stuff at Home Depot will work. Look at the Q&A here, it gets the job done fine. I got some BernzOMatic kit from Lowe’s or Home Depot with some coil of solder and this clear flux in a tube and it works.

>>1805451
insulating spray foam

>>1805232
Probably the simplest solution unless they prohibit dismantling their sheds on their property or something.

>>1802541
Im missing something. why dont you cut an inch higher, move that piece down to cover the wood. smooth over with putty and paint.

>>1800133
Bigger bathroom fan maybe

>>1804946
It shouldn't have damaged anything. And the lube you use for the bar is nowhere near important as say engine/hydraulic oil ect. Just clean the bar and chain properly and use the right oil next time. Not sure if those chainsaws have an adjustment for oiling but if it was oiling adequately you should be able to use it, it's just an expensive way to lube your bar.

>>1800995
Yeah, we use the door as it’s a walkout basement to the river and porch.

>>1805298
I work in radio as it is and it's one of the worst communities. getting information out of people is downright impossible and what little you do get is either obnoxious intentional misdirection (think of the type of person who answers questions with shit like "Why don't you just think about it. I see the answer, can you? :)") or straight up fuddlore

it's also a very CONSOOMER based hobby, if you come in with anything other than whatever meme model of baofeng handheld everyone is using, niggas freak out on you. they're even worse than arduino/raspberry pi fags

you also need a licence to do it as a civilian so fuck that. it's harder to get than a gun license

>>1799634
Use tig for this

>>1801665
Hartlöten für Einschlag

I noticed some spalling on the concrete stumps of my house where the surface concrete has fallen away and rust has got to the rebar. Is there any point trying to stop the rust with cold-galvanising spray paint or should I just wait until the whole thing breaks and then replace it? There are at least 3 stumps that are like this or worse.

What's the best way to go about repairing a rotten window sill for a casement window? Never done one before and have no idea where to start.

>>1805842

It's similar to replacing window sills for conventional windows. If you have no idea where to start you might want to ask for bids. Lots of house painters do this repair, and they also know how to caulk, prime, and paint the sill and and the siding.

>>1802501
>>1803249
>>1804532
>>1805225
How are you this fuckin helpless dude?

>>1805175
i'm just asking because uf-b costs more.

How do I into pottery and ceramics? I want to make pots and vases with pretty art.

>>1804330
see if his light will turn off a photo cell light in your yard or on your house. Wire your photocell eye to a normally open switch relay, that will close when the photocell tells the light to turn off. hmm, that doesn't make much sense.
Photocell works by being normally open in the presence of light, when the light goes out and is removed it closes the circuit and turns on your light. so you want to reverse that. you reverse it by wiring it to a relay that is powered to close and apply power when the photocell says there is light present and needs to be turned off its power. so the normally closed relay, needs 3 tabs I think, I from the power source on the photo eye, one from power source and one goes to the light. when the power is applied by the photo cell leg, it will open the relay so it turns off; which is what you want when it is dark, for it to stay dark. when the photocell says there is light and I am no longer needed and turns off power from its leg, the relay will close resulting in power being applied between power source and the light.
If you want to keep this from staying on all day every day, you need to place another photo sensor somewhere unaffected by the neighbors light.

Or, you can try to find a photocell that works in reverse or google how to reverse a photocell.

I inherited this desk from my late father, I believe it's reclaimed maple. It looks like it was probably sealed with polyurethane. Recently I've been scanning a bunch of old family photos from the 40s/50s/60s, etc, and I noticed now my desk smells like cigarette smoke.

I wiped it down with a little soap and water, but the smell is still there. Do you guys know if this kind of smell can penetrate sealed wood like this? Or is there another substance I can use to properly clean it and eliminate odor?

>>1799631
What kind of grease should I put in the gear mechanism of an old jigsaw?

>>1801219
I would think it would lower it since some of it will get caught in the filter can you post pics of the furnace has it been adapted to gas or is it still coal

>>1799631
Hey anons, I have two unfinished pieces of wood, different species. They're for a shotgun. One piece is ash, the other is either birch or teak. I want to stain both the same color then finish them properly.

My question is about what to use to finish. Should I be using an exterior polyurethane? Should I be sanding between coats?

I have some experience finishing wood for interior use but I haven't finished anything for hard use like shotgun so I thought I'd ask you retards.

>>1805323

Just go down to your local plumbing wholesale and order some 1/2" wall selfseal. Easypeasy.

>>1806131
Reglaze it. The chemicals will break down the smelly particles. The new layer will seal in the rest.

recommend me a multimeter for small electronics anything less then 75 would be preferred.

>>1806255
There’s a million Youtube vids and blogposts on this. I see that Vicy 99 a lot. Here’s an overwhelming spreadsheet.

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/multimeter-spreadsheet/

If you’re willing to go to a brick & mortar store, you could get the same features from a no-name for cheaper, but the Klein MM600 for $70 has treated me well, MM700 for $100 has a couple more features and a bar graph. Lot of people have those and not many complaints, leads and case are pretty good too.

I still want to try one of those Ames meters from HF. They have one for $70 (DM1000) that is a knockoff of the MM700, and they also have a larger one for $90 (DM1010) that I think is aimed towards electronics and a workbench, that 1010 looks tempting to try but there are also some good ones like Amprobe for $100-$150 on Amazon.

>>1805895
I'm retarded lol. Never did any DIY stuff so I'm asking really dumb questions here. Probably will buy a pre-cut kit for an 8x10 shed and fuck up building it. I'll take any advice not to be a helpless moron
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Heartland-Common-8-ft-x-10-ft-Interior-Dimensions-8-ft-x-9-72-ft-Belmont-8x10-Gable-Engineered-Storage-Shed/1002690068
>>1803817
They come new in a 4x8 package fwiw

>>1800324
Now it floods every time I crank it and it catches vacuum. Thanks jerk

>>1800360
Hot pressure washer that you can inject a cleaner prestream

>>1799937
you're talking about concrete wastes, right? rubble?
can you sell it? kk

>>1800614

>>1800624

>>1800770
https://youtu.be/qMZuHMlRw_0

>>1802148
Yeah 10 inch vertical. Schedule 120

best way to adhere concrete to wood,? i need it sealed

I'm looking to make a DIY respirator with replaceable filters. This looks the most promising to me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udzYUsiYH0k

But I want to do my research before committing to making anything. What resources can I read up to ensure I don't make something that either doesn't work or suffocates me? The key things for me are: Maximum protection, durability, longevity, and replaceable filters. In an ideal world, I would want a fully self contained system with tubes and valves and shit to separate my breathing from the outside air, but filtering in the air is the way I want to go.

>>1806342
Drill it in.

What are your methods for regaining passion in a project?

>>1806388
it comes, and it goes

>>1804426
post a picture of the board.

Gonna post this here in case nobody looks at my thread (renovating in Japan).

I want to put extra windows on top of the existing southfacing ones (see pic related) and will need to remove the canopy in order to fit them. Is this a bad idea? What is this kind of canopy for? Its so small it does very little for rain protection, i believe.. are they just a stylistic thing or bit of shade from summer sun? Anyone know why I shouldn't take this thing off?

Also, entirely unrelated, you can see my mud wall making in this picture (from a few weeks ago), it was the only one I had that showed enough of the window to explain my question.

>>1804437
Bump. Is anyone here good with pulleys? My guess is, 1/4th. My reasoning is 2 anchor points on each side but I'm not sure if them being connected makes it 1/8.

>>1799631
What kind of adhesive should I use for joining two pieces of pleather? The surface area is tiny (2mm at most), needs to remain flexible and withstand body temperature. Preferably quick bonding. I need to do repairs to my headphone ear pads.

>>1801255
Imagine how fast you could mow a lawn at 30mph!

>>1799631
Hey, my dad used to work at Wanzl. Funny to see this.

>>1806236
Thanks anon, I assume you mean just give it a new coat of polyurethane right

How do I remove this light bulb? My friend says it can’t be removed

>>1805820
Get a structural engineer and stop fucking around with that. Clearly not DIY

>>1805895

No I just really am not sure how to get this off the ice and I to my 1993 Toyota truck. It's small and this is big. Guy it town offered me to have it if I can get it off the pond. It's made with hard ware from Canadia he said so it some robert bits or something he said. Should I go to the local hardware store and rent a chain saw or go to harbor freight and get some air impact and torque bits to take this apart on the ice? Maybe I can tow it home with my small Toyota truck? How will I get it into my property with a small incline once I get it home? Sorry for the dumb question even thoughI know this is a thread for stupid questions.

>>1805243
Some places pex needs sheath by code to protect it from shit like fertilizer that attacks it. feed it through PVC if you are covering with crush rock to protect it from pinch/puncture. If it gets pinched/crushed, you're digging up the whole line looking for why your 1 inch line suddenly only carries 1/4 inch line worth of water

Where can I get a barcode that will permanently attach to a cloth bag that's going to go through cryogenic temperatures and a centrifuge without leeching impurities into an ethanol solvent?

Not a question at all, but maybe a grab?
I think I've reached a new level in my overall repair skill, pic related is completely dismantling my "gamer" mouse for a clean up

>>1806747
here is the result, I gave up halfway sanding the silvery bits, and instead using a scotchtape piece over the disgusting finger rests
I know general mouse clean up isn't that much of a feature, I did several times with this old thing, but this time I managed to dissassemble even the smaller plastics bits for a complete wash without breaking it
also the most annoying thing is dirty getting stuck with the wheel making for some annoying scroll jumps
are you proud of me now anon?

>>1799634
Get a spot welder.

>>1806671
I have decided that I'm going to replace the cement. A friend told me to put some crush rock down even if I decided to pour cement.
Thanks, I will forgo the insulation and just wrap the line in PVC up until goes underground.

>>1806637
Try unscrewing the trim ring.

How would I go about calculating how fast I can heat up an object with an IR heater vs an electric heater?

How can I make silicon carbide at home?

>>1807063
Or silicon nitride.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is the ground wire?

>>1807104
Depends on what electonics we are talking about. It ranges from non-critical to essential and can kill you.

>>1806653
Lol

>>1807104
Apparently not important enough for the us to make it mandatory on all apliances plugs

>>1807104
Apparently not important enough for the us to make it mandatory on all plugs

I need some advice on RC batteries and charging.
I bought a RC car from a charity shop and the 9.6v battery in it is dead, so I was going to order a second one but I realised I'll have no way to charge it.
The old battery and charger is some proprietary shape so I'll need to solder a tamiya connector to the car but that's not difficult, what I'm wondering is if I can do the same for the charger or is it not that simple? A new NiMH charger is only like £20 on amazon so not a big deal if I have to get one.

>>1807104
it depends heavily on the application.

Grounds can be used for a lot of things. Imagine this scenario:
1- Ground act as safeties in stuff with metal chassis. You don't want a hot wire shorting out to the case of your metal object! So the chassis is connected directly to ground.
2- All electronic stuff has leakage current, and will leak electricity from the live wires to ground. This sometimes is a lot, sometimes it's a little bit. Hospital equipment techs are mostly concerned with this aspect of grounding.
3- Sometimes the ground is missing somewhere in your chain, maybe the outlet doesn't have it and you plug in your power strip which IS grounded, and grounded equipment into it.
4- Uh oh, now you have random equipment with random leakages with their "ground" connected together, but the ground doesn't really go anywhere because you ripped the ground prong off your extension cord Cletus.
5- Now ALL your equipment has 120 volts sitting on all the places that's supposed to be grounded. Worst case is you die, best case is you get shocked all the time when trying to use the equipment. Middle case is you accidentally destroy stuff because you think you're grounded but you're not.

>>1807341
series nimh self balance mostly, so you don't really have to worry about it. You can just solder on a connector. It's not like lithium batteries where they need balance all the time.

>>1807069
>>1807063
You can make silicon nitride. Watch Ben Krasnow 's Applied Science channel on YT, he talks about it in the context of sputter and vapor deposition coating, he has a couple episodes on that stuff.

>>1805297
How do you join copper plumbing pipes together without any soldering supplies?
It's not believable that there would be no soldering supplies.
Maybe you just haven't gone out of the basement enough.

>>1804426
With a 220dc motor I doubt you getting on the treadmill will cause it to slow down. Dc motors are known to have a fuckton of torque which is why treadmills use them. One of the reasons why treadmills cost so much is because of the motor it uses.

>>1807357
So I just looked in more detail at the charger and it's lithium ion not NiMH, I guess I just assumed it was from all the batteries on amazon being NiMH.
I've done a little reading and it seems it wouldn't be a smart idea to use this one to charge a NiMH battery so I guess I should get a new charger too?

>>1807359
I was wanting to make larger crystals.

>Lead paint
>Asbestos
Do (average) Americans really put on masks and hazmat suit for this (let's assume it is pre-corona times)?
In third world nobody uses masks for asbestos, leave alone leaded paint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZYyduDsfn0

This looks too good to be true. Will this design fall off the side of the building or be easily chipped off by birds? The guy is just using nails for the concrete to grab on to. I always though these things needed more support. If I attempt something like this what mix of concrete should I use? I'm not a mason by trade.

What are the steps you take when drafting a woodworking project on paper? Do you draw it out face on in 2d or do you draw in isometric view? Are there any rules of thumb I need to follow for drafting things without wasting time? I'm realising that doing it all in my head is not good.

>>1807817
I draft in 2D from different angles. A big part of saving time is not repeating steps that aren't necessary. If you're making a stool that is the same all around I may only draft one side and the top. Isometric view can work for some projects but I don't like it. Again, I'd rather make three separate drawings from different angles. It's just preference. You may think it's quicker to do one isometric drawing. I think if it's complex enough to need a drawing I'll idiot proof it so I can see everything.

I want to sheets of nice quality plywood as a flooring in my house. Can I use a clear epoxy coating to protect them from scratches and water?

>>1799634
If it must be welded like others have said low heat and small rod. Try to move the puddle a lot while welding, add some metal and allow it to solidify and then quickly come back and add more, I assume you have a grinder so over reinforcement shouldn't be a concern. As others have said make sure there is no plating on any of the the base metal. This is hard to do with the welder and rod you have but not impossible. You may even need to quickly extinguish your arc and restart repeatedly to achieve some type of pulse effect.

>>1799631
I just bought a new house, and my second- and third-story floors slope down a little bit from the walls, where the floors are a bit higher. Is this normal joist sag, or is my goddamn house going to collapse?

>>1808019
No telling without more info and pics, why did you buy it if it's fucked

>>1808031
We didn’t realize the floors sloped because the previous owner had a bunch of shit against the wall on the main floor. Trust me; I’m feeling huge fucking anxiety and remorse about this. It’s a townhouse about 40 years old.

I have some bad wood rot in the rim joist and sill plate under my front door because some boomer retard decided to pour a concrete stoop up against the framing decades ago. The rim joist is mostly rotted away (and much of it was previously removed and replaced with blocking between the joists anyway, probably when the concrete was poured), but the sill plate appears to only have bad rot directly under the rim joist. From my basement, the sill plate appears and feels fine and solid where the joists are bearing on it.
To repair this, can I get away with just cutting out all the rot, using a rot sealing product (Bondo rotted wood restorer) on the intact portion of the sill, then ripping a treated 2x4 to fill in the rotted area of the sill plate, and nailing with 16d nails to the intact part of the sill? The existing plate is a 2x8, and I'd prefer not to jack up the joists in order to replace it.
Pic related is the rot in question. The rim joist was cut out in this area, so there's just blocking between the floor joists.

>>15366625
Have you put on weight?

>>1808039
>>1808039
Here's an additional picture of interior joist bay, very little rot is visible, just the corner of the floor joist seen from outside

Anyone have a suggestion on which brand of tape measure is good?
Tired of these cheap pieces of shit I keep buying that collapse on itself after 3 feet.

Does anyone know what this tool is? Its a press of some sort, but I have no clue what. Ive never seen something like it before.
I got it at the flea market, dude was selling gallon ziploc bags of tools with random tools. I got a nice tap wrench and a bunch of other trashed tools and this thing in a bag.

>>1808134

>>1808133
Stanley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-AlTvciSQ8

>>1808134

Scrotum scruncher.

If
salt is sodium chloroxide
then
what is grease?

>>1799631
Made a pallet stack tv stand, not sure if I should put swivel wheels on it or not, but have no idea whether I should use semi-transparent or transparent wood stain for best look. Also wondering if anything needs to be added after that step.

want to raise my desk wood or steel?

>>1800023
now youre thinking like a citizen, citizen.

>>1808209
Polish made pallet wood tv stand. One of a kind.

what's this??

>>1808205
>what is grease?
There are a few dozen things that are called "grease". Which one exactly ?

>>1808324
What kind of polish?

>>1808135
It’s some type of clamp.

>>1799631
Amerilard here. Can someone please explain this picture? Do you all need to buy a license to use shopping carts as well as own TVs? lol

>>1799631
Shouldn't there be a way to turn your push mower into a dethatcher?

>>1808397
I mean swap the blade with a blade with nails or something.
Comb n cut.

What is this kind of mask called? looks like it could be good to avoid the nothing burger.

>>1808443
Israeli gas mask. Don't forget extra filters.

>>1799634
>female screw
you mean a nut?

>>1799649
>Vorschub
wire speed

>>1799649
>Vorschub
or rather travel speed if you're referring to arc

>>1799631
You ever splurge and hire a company/professional to do something your sure you can simply because you just don't want to fucking deal with it?

>>1799631
>>1799631
EMERGENCY! My elderly mother’s 70 year old Aga has gone out and she’s dependent on it to cook and heat her house. A large amount of red magnetic substance (pic related) has flaked off the iron work and has fallen into the gas combustion chamber. I’m cleaning it out but I need to know if it is evidence of damage or just natural buildup. The aga hasn’t had a regular service for a couple of years (don’t know why). The flint has completely gone so I light it with a match but once it gets up to temperature the gas flow stops. I’ve cleared out the red mystery material from the combustion chamber but this hasn’t helped. I don’t know anything about metal or how it behaves under constant temperature, so if anybody knows what I can do to get this bastard lit and keep lit I will be really appreciative. It’s originally a wood burning aga but was converted to gas if that helps.

>>1808629
That's period blood - probably because your granny was riding the corner of the stove and masturbating.

>>1808397
>>1808399
Drunk me isn't that insane.

>>1808340
I mean Polish as in the country code on that trailer wood indicates PL from the looks of it meaning Poland.

I wouldn't finish it I'd leave it as it is. Looks good.

>>1808646
Oh thank you. I'm only considering painting it because it really isn't for me, they asked me if I could do a reddish walnut so I told them I'd look into it. Do you think swivel wheels will cheapen the look? It's not heavy by any means but they're older and want to move things easily and without help

>>1808646
Here's how they looked before sanding

>>1800144
Been to a fab lab (is this word allowed in here?) to laser cut 4mm plywood.

>>1808658
I borrowed dimension from ikea to make the board compatible with their hook without to have to buy their over-priced board.

>>1808652
Cheapen the look? Nah no way. I'd recommend installing some slides to the wood under the feet permanently instead to keep the profile and allow easy movement.

>>1808692
You've been a blessing, thanks chief

I want an ultrasonic cleaner I was looking at getting the harbor freight one but $80 seems like a lot for it. I don't mind spending more for one if its better quality/larger bowl but I don't know what to look for... my budget is up to $150

>>1808569
well he is German.
in Germany a Nut is called a Mutter same word as mother. on the other hand a Socket is called a Nuss a Nut.

>>1806478
/DIY/ is slow maybe the slowest board except /n/ post it in youre Jap thread. here its just sunken between shitposts and other crap.

it looks like it is protecting the windows below from rain. could be difficult to seal it if you remove it.
cant you put the window over it looks possible if i look at the second left window. would probably be less work.

>>1809258
I see. Crazy krauts.

>>1809260
//diy/ is no where near the slowest board. It was a whole lot slower a few years ago. As in we literally had Moot come in and make a thread, and it didnt get spammed and trashed, it had regular slow discussion.

I have a pic related that doesn't run. Changed the cap, but still no-go, so must have lunched a winding. I have no interest in rewinding the North Vietnamese hunk of shit. What else can I do with it, other than a fucking doorstop? It's got a couple of OK-grade ball bearings. Could make some kind of spinny kajigger. The case is kind of good - maybe a lamp? Take out the windings and pare down the armature, seal the tips and make a little rotary airlock for ... I don't know. Irony of that is that I'd need a motor to drive it. Derp.

Is this good enough for a head gasket replacement? I've sanded with 600 grit till the grime went off and it's very smooth now. I've already destroyed a block by sanding it clean on a piece of glass. I've sanded too much and the piston protrusion was too great.

>>1809361
Inspect the windings better. Do a continuity test on them if you manage to open the case. Look closer at the connection points of the winding and pry them to see how strong they are.

Why do people do this? What's the allure to whatever this kind of refinishing is called? I can't be alone in not seeing the appeal.

>>1809528
For the same reason people buy jeans already ripped. It's "authentic". They're trying to signal a genuine experience that appears honest yet is not their own paradoxically.

>>1809528
The people who like this style decorate their homes with ceramic geese wearing gingham ribbons on their necks, and wall hangings about Jesus, coffee, "Hope" and other horseshit.

tl;dr - Basic Bitches

I want to home bottle some cold brew coffee in glass bottles.
Is heating the bottles up in a water bath before sealing them for a sort of canning process retarded or a good idea?

>>1799631
Question on an old HiFi set: the cassette deck will play, pause, rewind but not fast forward. When I push the FF button there is a clicking switch sound but it doesn't spool the tape. I've replace the two drive belts inside. What could it be? It is a B&O like pic related.

Are 20ml butane torches good for brazing or should I get a bigger one?

Are 65Watts DC, 20Volts enough for electrolysis to remove rust in a 20l bucket?

I opened up the fluorescent light fixture in my mom's kitchen. Only 1 of the 4 lamps (T8s, all on one ballast) was still fully lit. One was pinkish, and I took it out to look at it.
After putting it back in and restoring power, the pinkish one turned dark pink with moving black bands, making a loud electricity arcing noise. I panicked, hit the switch, and flipped the breaker (the fixture is on its own circuit).
It'll be a while before I can get more tubes and be back to replace them. Should she leave it turned off until then?

>>1809938
I've only ever brazed with oxy/fuel
idk if it would ever get hot enough jus using butane or propane
I would check youtube or something
I'm sure someone has tried

I have a question for pic related
I'm trying to run everything off 12v instead of using my inverter (I am living off solar array) for obvious reasons

so according to this user manual for an audio interface that I want, I should be able to cut off the inverter thing off the psu cord and hard wire it to my fusebox?
think it'd be safe for me to purchase this and have an easy time wiring this?

>>1809361
>>1809453
I took it apart again and dug into it a little more. This little thermal cutoff is blown. These things are like 9 cents for a gross, so I'll just replace it. I was thinking about bypassing it, since I don't even know what the hell I'm going to do with the motor, but ... don't be lazy, and don't do shitty stuff out of laziness. I had to eviscerate the insulation, so I'll have to figure out how to mend that, too. Work on that in my free time, I guess...

I have a very old (90 years) basement slop sink made of metal-lined concrete... it's a beast. It developed a crack along the inside seem (where the back side meets the bottom). I tried using a half can if FlexSeal (coom-like stuff in pic), but it didn't work.

Does anyone have recommendations on how to repair this crack in an old concrete slop sink?

I need to file down some metal but don't have any tool to file, not even sand paper. What could I use? I don't care about the integrity of the thing I'm filing.

>>1810256
Show pic to get some sense of scale.

Sup, poorfag here. I'm getting into electronics, and I wanted to get an oscilloscope. I've been suggested to avoid the chink shit, and get a used one. All the used stuff in my area goes for 100+, but today I saw one for 40 bucks: the guy says it only shows a dot and the price is low for that reason. How hard would it be with minimal equipment (DMM, chink iron, chink solder) to repair it?