/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>from circa 1350 when bubonic plague was killing everyone
Were we really better off with a life expectancy of 34 years or has modern medicine made life easier?

>>1965469
Our life expectancy is unironically too long

What's the difference between a hexagon head cap screw and a machine bolt, if both are the same length. The cap screw head looks thicker; why would that be. Both need to be tall enough for a standard wrench.

>>1965469
nothing personnel kid

>>1965474
based

>>1965462
>Were we really better off with slot only heads or has phillips/pozzed heads made life easier?
Can you do this with your fav screw? If not, it's shit.

Removing slotted screws that are 35 years old and have rusted heads has made up my mind about slotted screws.

They’re only good for neutral and grounding bars.

>>1965469
>>1965501
go away with your purposely badly designed trash

>>1965462
No.
>>1965469
No.
>>1965474
Yes.

>>1965477
JESUS FUCK, what hamhanded retard is responsible for that? Philips cams out for a reason.

>>1965469
Black plague wiping out a huge chunk of the population unironically did a lot to create the middle class.

>>1965797
>Philips cams out for a reason.
those reasons have been irrelevant for over a half a century, anon.

>>1965797
literally what reason?

>>1965462
Someone made that whole chart by hand.

>>1965820
Reasoning is irrelevant when it become industry standard because it is so common.
Blame the l*af for refusing to licence square head production to Henry Ford, forcing him to go to philips.

>>1965882
theres over 300 pages of hand drawn goodness friend. im in possesion of a 50s built house and its a fun resource to see how things were done back then

>>1965897

>>1965899
What is the name of the book?

>>1965904
the one i have is the 5th edition
they are up to the 12th edition now

>>1965908
to clairfy, its not a construction book per-se but it shows how construction elements are to be notated on drawings and construction documents

>>1965908
nice
Neat book.

>>1965897
>asbestos everything
Hell yea dude

>>1965936
>stops fires
>makes good floor tiles
what could go wrong :^)

>>1965942
I think they used it for insulation and fireproofing too didn’t they

>>1965944
It was literally in everything. Wall panels, floor tiles/sheets, ceiling panels, wall insulation, wire insulation, pipe insulation, ductwork insulation, loose-fill insulation, roofing tiles, roofing felt, exterior siding, plastics, glues/adhesives, cloth, baby powder, makeup, brake pads, Crayons, cigarette filters, fake snow. It is still used in some products to this day in the US, like brake pads.

>>1965944
My house has asbestos siding and the basement floor tiles are it too.

>>1965977
>asbestos is fine along as it isnt grinded or shreded into the air
>brake pads grind asbestos into the air whenever you stop
hmm

>>1965474
>Our life expectancy is unironically too long

I'll agree to that. You wonder why everyone has medical problems when they get old? It's because naturally they should have been dead by that age... We're fucking with nature by existing too long.

>>1965992
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tug_E9YKye0

>>1965977
>Asbestos is rather safe unless torn/shredded or otherwise damaged as you can contract severe lung damage and resulting cancer
>Here, decorate your home with asbestos shavings

The '50s were a different time for sure

Roberson screws are better than Phillip's or slotted because they dont easily cam out.

When civilization collapses, we probably gonna go back to simple slotted though because they're easier to make and dont have to be as precise made as robersons to work well enough.

Looking forward to the post collapse society where we are all using old school techniques and hand tools again.

>>1965818
Yeah, made peoples labor worth more, etc.

>>1966131
>Looking forward to the post collapse society where we are all using old school techniques and hand tools again.

What's stopping you from turning off your damn phone and buying some crap land out in the middle of nowhere so you can enjoy your dream of no electricity, no health care, no grocery stores, no motor vehicles, etc.? Why do you have to wait for something THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

>>1966141
Property taxes and government

>>1966151
>Property taxes and government
Sure, pal. I think you're as screwed in the head as the Portland Autonomous morons who poured some potting soil on some sheets of cardboard, then put a few small plants on it, and thought they were going to feed hundreds of people in a few months, or even a few years. All the while their "autonomous zone" was going to rely on daddy's electricity, water, and sewer (or porta john maintenance). LARPers like you are the product of a failed public education system that teaches you that everything white people accomplished was evil, and life would be bucolic and flawless if we could just get rid of that damn technology and science.

Like I said earlier, there's nothing stopping you from pursuing your dream of "using old school techniques and hand tools" except for reality.

>>1965477
they should stop making screws out of chinesium
you should always use the correct screwdriver

anything that is intended to be unbolted again should have a hex head cap.

>>1966004
But anon, what will we ever do if a boomer doesn't manage to collect their pension for another 20 years after they already went senile and had every joint replaced in their body and are on dialysis?

>>1965897
Only in America would a 70 year old house be something to marvel at.

Can't find 5th edition but here is 6th edition of OPs book

http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=AC80BB4B7E74C15DA5DC37878E6FA09A

>>1966238
If Dingus can bore out a phillips head, I'm sure he can turn a hex into a circle.

>>1966257
this is great thanks friend

>>1966254
Eurofags writing their own stories about american housing availability

>>1965882
They took this from us

>>1966254
This
Americans are far too quick to tear down houses and rebuild them with modern utilities and comforts.
Its a pity they dont live in 150 year old houses with cistern water, no insulation, no forced air heaing, no air conditioning, just a pillbox that is impossible to retrofit.

>>1965897
Get a flatbed scanner and make a pdf before the moths or mold get to it.

>>1965977
Loose fill was also mixed with plaster and with paint.

>>1965977
>>1965992
I mean why do you think the company is called RayBESTOS? Hmmmmmm

>>1967454
holy shit...

Thanks OP! You made me get my own copy, I got the 1965 print. Can't wait to look through all the hand drawn goodness.

>>1968115
Nice work. most of the book is probably obsolete and not to code but its still a fun read, and could help you decipher some weird conditions you might find on older houses