/diy/ - Do It Yourself

I know my drilling method was working well because I was getting the good (((Jew))) shavings you guys are always talking about. I didn’t realize what people meant until I saw them coming out, lol! But yeah I’m slow o didn’t get that the ((( were supposed to be the orthodox sideburns.

the oxygen cone on my oxy-acetylene flame is annoyingly unstable, and seems to depend on the angle of the torch or where the hose is. i have a feeling buying a new regulator might fix this, but i'm not sure.

I need to replace some wires on a motor bike. Aside from getting all the right colors (which is already pretty difficult) do I need some special high flex or extra strong wire? Also are these woven PVC sleeves worth the hassle for protection?

>>2427055
Iirc I’ve been thaught in school that these are too thick and long and and indicate that you should drill faster.

>>2427123
Ah so like it’s digging too deep? In this case I had already drilled a smaller hole and was just widening it. Not sure if that makes a difference.

>>2427134
If the drill turns too slowly (or you feed too fast) the shavings are thicker because you remove more material per rotation, and the chip won’t break. If you go too fast (or feed too slow) the shaving gets very thin and will curl up instead of break. When doing it by the book the chip should have 2 full rotations maximum, 2/3 rotation optimum (c-shaped). I don’t know if there are any rules for widening holes, but afaik spiral bits are not intended to be used for that purpose.

It’s not a big deal though, but heavy shavings may jam or scratch your work surface (because drill bit can’t remove them properly) and curled up thin shavings may clog up the drill, melt, or spin around eventually flying away

I'm way out of my depth.

I'm an informatics engineer, and I know a few things about eletrics because of having set up a few UPS and datacenters, and at my current job I'm setting up a network for a factory. This time, I'm tangentially involved in the electric supply. I usually set it up with a radial circuit, but they want to do a ring circuit. Not any ring circuit, but a ring circuit with multiple supplies in different points of the premises. So far trying to google about it I find either articles about smol 32A home circuits or MV circuits. How much of a world of hurt am I in? Is there any resource I can read regarding that?

>>2427052
E-Track are great. They don't rely on tension to stay connected and can be precisely positioned. I have it running down the top bed rails of one truck and down the inside of my car dual axle trailer besides built-in on my box trailer.

>>2427065
Sounds like low pressure at cylinder or a fucky regulator. Can you not adjust the regulator? Who made the torch and regulator (that matters, chinkshit often use poor seals or have other issues).

Always precisely describe torch since they vary so much.

>>2427123
Ebay sellers have multiple color wiring packs. Study videos on soldering, crimp connectors and heat shrink (tape is shit) tubing then practice on scrap.

>>2427225
I can do those, but I usually work on static machines instead of bikes. I plan on using automotive connectors (a few spade connections but mostly TE superseal). My question was more about do I need a special wire type and/or sleeves, it’s a pretty tedious job and I don’t want to be doing it again in a few years because the wires have broken internally or whatever.

>>2427237
Nothing special but do use quality heat shrink for the wiring sleeves, not that lacework shit. Split loom is rather bulky so best avoided. Bare crimp connectors beat solder (the reason they're used in jet fighters).

Random example of small mixed wire:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/293617948256?hash=item445cfe5660:g:vcEAAOSwPhhbHkqH&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAkBTjy21FgC9fYk4VYluZWfSftdaZX4%2FOt%2BxtfFG%2FaZIvwUU4gb2l3rNv0bUvuSYWshY6lvB%2FYLcCrZwf%2FGOX4H5NoE2x8EmFaxONYW5t7gErNIHKjlr2fIFgkV2Ng7YL1GCV0rT%2FgVWE%2Fvru48QO1GNojN3ZINh4qGcAOpttXw4hi8KIIanhP5DsCS1hYEvbdQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-71h4K_YA

>>2427052
When I use a hand drill on metal, I always use a 1.5 or 2mm bit at first. I make sure that it only extends about 5mm from the chuck, so that it does not break of quickly. I keep a collection of broken drill bits for that which I re-sharpened. Because of the small diameter, only a moderate amount of force is needed. Once the pilot hole is there, I work my way up in small increments, as 4, 6, 8mm. Little force is needed and I always get good shavings.

>>2427217
Bump? Or at least what's the correct general?

>>2427222
>Can you not adjust the regulator? Who made the torch and regulator (that matters, chinkshit often use poor seals or have other issues).
the torch is a victor, not sure about the regulator but i think uniweld?
>Always precisely describe torch since they vary so much.
victor 100(FC most likely) torch handle, using a cutting attachment 1300 series with a 00-101-3 tip.

>>2427052
You have such weak wrists you cant handle a drill at that angle? Pansy.

hello guys, new guy here
i bought a little 20W led light that i planned to hang from my first floor to illuminate my backyard
my issue is that the outerwalls of my home (19th century home originally) are made of stone, so i dont think drilling is an option
what should i do? is tehre some kind of special platform i can use to hang this little projector?

>>2427318
You can drill stone or whatever is between the stones (grout or whatever) and use anchors. Alternatively there’s adhesive caulk aka liquid nails for outdoor use. Don’t stick the piece to the stone, stick a piece of treated wood to the stone and attach the lamp to that

>>2427221
Ok cool to know. Thought I’d gotten memed. I put them on the edges of my box trailer for running straps over the top. They seem pretty cool.

>>2427252
Interesting about keeping your broken bits.

>>2427311
I guess. It’s 1/4 inch steel. It was significantly easier after using a lever.

>>2427141
Thanks that is good info.

what's the proper kind of bit for drilling a pilot hole into a stud?

I used a neodymium magnet to find the stud, got through the drywall with a small drill bit on Dewalt drill, but when I got to the stud I just can't get into it at all and I'm scared that I'm using the wrong bit and going to ruin the bit I was using.

I want to cover the ceiling in my conditioned basement rec room (pic related). My original plan was to use a mesh tarp, like the kind used for shade because it will be easy to remove if I need to work in the ceiling, very cheap, and easy to get around obstructions like vents in the ceiling. My family members say it's a terrible idea because the tarp will be incredibly flammable. I was also thinking of pallet wood, but that while free is a lot of work to plane and finish and not easily removable. Another buddy suggested plywood that is milled like they use in mobile homes, or luan with plastic ceiling tiles stuck to it. What does /diy/ recommend?

I'm trying to make my own spectrophotometer so I can measure light absorbance. I'm a little unclear about how exactly percent transmission is calculated. If you have a white light with pic related's spectrum and wanted to measure % transmission at about 540 nm (red circles), I'm assuming you'd divide the recorded intensity of the sample at 540 nm by the mean intensity of the light at 540 nm? Is it any more complicated than this?

>>2427360
is it possible that you found a wire guard, which is there to keep you from drilling into electricity

IS ANYONE INTO LOCKPICKING?

>I'm a fucking idiot and locked my locker in the factory with the key inside
>don't ask
>It has my PPE inside
>I have till nest tuesday to buy lockpicks and learn how to lockpick

I'll arrive there super early and do it.

>>2427390
F

This is the type of locker key we are dealing with.

What do we do? I'm looking up types of lockpicks as we speak

>>2427390
ITT: Jamal saw a coworker's piece and wants to nab it

>>2427393
Measure the keyhole and reconstruct the key via AutoCAD. That's your best bet. I'd recommend covering the plastic in oil before sticking it in to ensure a nice, good fit, then giving it a confident spin.

>>2427394
Bro I spent 10 mins with my coworkers trying to discreetly get into the locker, we tried a lot of things. like cards, hitting it, screwdrivers etc

>>2427396
I thought about this, the problem is that I didn't take a picture of the actual key, this is my coworkers key.
I have a 3D printer and I'm pretty good at CATIA, my fear is that if I oversize it, I coul'd ruin the lock sticking little pieces inside

>>2427390
You need a tension bar and a double sided rake if there is such a rake.

>>2427399
Most likely there will be negligible variation between you and your coworker's key. I would be sure to print using PETG so it's extra sturdy, but the oil should help.

>>2427393
Tell your boss. If it's a decent locker there's a master key for this

>>2427414
I'M NOT TELLING MY BOSS BECAUSE THIS WAS THE FIFTH KEY HE GAVE ME

>>2427416
Holy shit, well technically you didn't lose it, it's in the locker. He'll be leniant if you just explain that.

>>2427416
LMAOO that's not me
>>2427414
Yes I would probably have to do that

>>2427052
I just picked up an arc welder for super cheap. It is a 240v, and my garage doesnt have a 240v outlet. My frontyard does (for an RV trailer). My garage is detached, and the sparky juice runs from the main exterior breaker box, down underground to the garage to a secondary box.

Can I be sure the underground sparky tubes are rated at least 50amps? So that I can just install a 240v 50a outlet in the garage?

I just bought a 1960s house and all of the outlets are 2-pin.
Is there any way to rewire to properly grounded 3-pin without knocking out every piece of drywall between every outlet and the panel?
I know I could use GFCI to achieve a ground-like effect but I'd rather do it properly.

>>2427390
Just ask the plant manager to get it opened if you’re not Jamal.

>>2427360
Literally any drill bit should be able to go into a stud, unless you’re drilling on the nail or whatever metal your magnet grabbed onto. The magnet doesn’t find the stud, studs aren’t magnetic, the magnet finds the screws and shit in the studs.

My yard is really squishy since a backhoe dug it up 8 feet deep and refilled it. If it gets wet it’s like standing in quicksand. Is there a good way to compact it?

is it possible to lubricate water or somehow increase the speed it travels down a slope without increasing the volume behind it? would oiling the surface make the water flow faster?

>>2427448
moisture will naturally compact it

>>2427279
It’s a slow moving board, sometimes it just takes a while. You could also try /ohm. If they want to set it up in a ring, why do you care? I’m assuming this is for work, so why not let some experts handle it

>>2427390
Gonna steal some coworkers dirty panties?

Otherwise just ask the factory for the master key.

>>2427416
Boss, I’m such a fuckup I’ve lost 5 keys. Now instead of dealing with some embarrassment, I’m going to use a screwdriver to try and jimmy this lock. Or try and learn to do lockpicking in a few days instead of just asking for another key. Which will fail.

>>2427457
Dig a deeper slope

>>2427481
not possible. imagine i cant alter the volume of flow or the slope

>>2427365
Just go buy a bunch cheese cloth and staple it up

if you are worried about flame, find something fire retard

>>2427474
>You could also try /ohm
They sent me right back here T_T
>If they want to set it up in a ring, why do you care?
They asked me if it was a good idea
>why not let some experts handle it
I fear the "experts" are kind of career eletricians and not electric engineers

I fucked up drilling a hole through the subfloor and top plate of the basement and ended up coming out of the corner of the ceiling in the room below rather than staying in the wall.

Should i try to reuse that hole and correct it to be more downward or move it over a few inches and try again? I’m worried reuse would affect the integrity of the wood be removing so much wood in one place.

how trustworthy are 12kv high voltage gloves from aliexpress?

>>2427457
There is probably some amount of roughness that generates optimal boundary layer turbulence for water flowing at a given speed and depth over a flat plate but I don't know what it is.
You could put a big fan behind it to blow the water down the slope.
Or heat the water so that it boils away instead of going down the slope at all.
Fold space such that the water at the top of the slope is already at the bottom.
Other than that, no.

>>2427566
You know the motto: buy from aliexpress, die on liveleak.

Anyone know wtf this is?
Went into the kitchen after eating and found a spatula that didn't have this substance on it previously now covered in it
I went to clean it because I assumed it was molasses or something but it's not, it's odourless, very sticky and doesn't wash off with soap or detergent I had to scratch it off my fingers because it just wouldn't go
I'm losing my mind over this, it didn't drip from the roof as far as I can see and my parents swear they didn't put it on it

>>2427365
Why the fuck don't you use drywall

>>2427623
Could it be tar?
I have no fucking clue why there is tar on this spatula unless I'm fucking breathing in gasses and losing my mind
It doesn't have a smell so it can't be tar right?

>>2427629
Could be some nasty oil from near your stove

>>2427633
Yeah that was my first thought too but it wasn't directly underneath the hood, it was about 30 cm to the right lying on top of a chopping board
Can't see any of this shit anywhere else in the kitchen
I hope it's nothing harmful, my skin seems fine except for some brown stains

>>2427636
Mystery solved
The spatula was full of grease and it was just waiting to ooze out

>>2427647
The horror.

>>2427457
There was an experiment done here in Norway many years ago to speed up water going through tunnels down to a hydroelectric plant to get more energy out of it. They found that if they made a pipe of plastic sheets and put inside the tunnel, so the water could flow freely (it moved the "pipe" from side to side within the tunnel pretty violently, because thats how water wants to move) and it increased the speed of the water considerably. The ground brakes the water is what they found out, but for hydroelectric plants the concept was unusable for sone reason.

>>2427647
That's likely not grease then but some sort of adhesive to bond the spatula to the metal interior handle. Chances are the adhesive becomes liquid at high temperatures and it was used recently, during which somebody managed to make a crack in it that ran down to the metal handle and the adhesive, which had expanded due to heat as well as going into a liquid form, oozed out. Then as the spatula cooled, so did the adhesive, hence why it was hard to remove.

My EU country just passed a bill describing how and when they will lawfully able to interrupt electricity and gas. No biggie, just few hours max later this winter.

I'd like to use a 2kw UPS to be able to keep the lights, fridge and laptop on during these breaks.
Is there an easy/cheap way to put a switch (to be activated manually) in the breakers panel to make my house run with electricity from the UPS? Would an electrician refuse to do this? I'd imagine there are proper ways to do it (e.g. separate cables, marked sockets etc as I've seen in offices)

Also - is today's electronics more resilient to shitty waveforms? My UPS is old as fuck, probably not very expensive. I got it for free from an office and can't find the manual online but I assume it has a shitty waveform (I don't have anything to check it).

>>2427678
What did they say about time of day of the disruptions? And was it the same time every day?

>>2427535
The fact that you are asking on 4chan tells me you need to hire a real expert. Just curious, how much money is at stake if you burn the factory down?

>>2427647
well that is horrendous and not at all toxic looking

Why has the person who invented these not been killed?

>>2427678
>No biggie, just few hours max later this winter.
Spread your cheeks wider, citizen.

>>2427686
>The fact that you are asking on 4chan tells me you need to hire a real expert
Real experts are supposed to be on hire. I am deeply suspicious of their expertise, and being no expert myself brings me here. It's also not my responsibility to hire real experts formally as that would entail overstepping my jurisdiction.
>Just curious, how much money is at stake if you burn the factory down?
Enough to make it to the news, and I don't want to make it to the news. In fact, I want to make sure there's not an electric fire. So the factory doesn't burn down and I don't make it to the news.

>>2427734
Not to be contrarian, but I find those quite ingenious.

>>2427750
This.

>>2427678
>Is there an easy/cheap way to put a switch (to be activated manually) in the breakers panel to make my house run with electricity from the UPS?
Yes
>Would an electrician refuse to do this?
Also yes

Just put all of your protected shit in a dedicated power strip or two and keep it plugged to the UPS. The UPS battery will degrade anyways if kept unused. Fuck the lights, and keep a separate UPS for the fridge; it's the correct thing to do anyways as the compressor motor can, does, and will induce transient noise when starting up and shutting down.

>>2427052
asking here because the other ESL thread is basically dead

what's the most practical laser one can build to learn more about how lasers work? what's the most reasonably fun laser one can build?

>>2427785
> The UPS battery will degrade anyways if kept unused
I know, which is why I haven't bought them yet, I've just tested the UPS and trashed the 10+ years old ones.

> fridge
My fridge is tiny, the motor runs at 200W (on the label). I'd imagine there's some peak load on startup but I don't think it can affect the UPS. Am I wrong? Because of shitty cabling, it already shares the breaker with lights and my pc anyway.

My idea was to
- Have the UPS on a timer to top up the batteries daily (30mins) because I don't want to keep batteries overcharging and the inverter on all day, electricity is expensive. I'm ok with losing power randomly, I just want a switch to have a few/tens of mins on demand.
- Ideally, I don't want to run cables. My internet router is in a corner, which is opposite from my workstation, far for the fridge and the lights are in the ceiling.
- I'd like to put the UPS behind the counter ceiling/ceiling tiles to reduce the fan noise and keep it close to the breakers panel.

>>2427817
* Motors are the bane of sensitive shit. In my networks, even (especially?) printers and scanners are kept outside of the computer circuit. Nominal power doesn't matter, stray peaks can fuck some shit up. Again: Keep the fridge out of the computer UPS. Get a separate UPS, even if it entails getting a ridiculously smol UPS, if you want your fridge behind a UPS.
* Regarding your computer and router, you could either run a cable, reposition your router so it's in the same bench as your workstation, or pray that they are in the same circuit and fuck around. I'd reposition the router. I have repositioned the router in my flat. I do have a DOCSIS cable strewn around that I should nail to the wall or something, but I'd rather have a DOCSIS cable strewn around against a corner than a mains cable.
* Regarding the UPS fan noise, it doesn't have fans, and won't make any significant noise beyond a few clicks and hums when switching circuits on brownouts or outages.

Anyone have any suggestions for a shelf system that a dog wouldn't be able to climb/reach, but would allow cats to climb up and get to their food bowls at the highest shelf??

>>2427744
Sounds like it isn’t your problem. I’d be busy distancing myself from any area where I lack expertise, but am required to somehow be responsible.

>>2427734
Those aren’t the problem. The shitty ass particleboard with wood-colored plastic laminate is the problem.

>>2427678
> Also - is today's electronics more resilient to shitty waveforms? My UPS is old as fuck, probably not very expensive.

Yes and no. Yes modern electronics are more resilient, but the use of LED bulbs and other low voltage DC components with cheap built in rectifiers and SMPSes puts makes the waveform a lot worse. So it’ll probably be okay unless you’re powering dozens of adapters and leds

>>2427052
I want to make a raft with plastic bins and boards my neighbor has laying on the curb. If I connect the top boards with wood glue is that good enough to ensure the bins under it stay dry and filled with air or do I need to buy a sheet of plywood? Another idea I have is sealing it all with glue and plastic wrap on the bottom. The end goal is being out with my brothers so I’m looking for 800lb capacity

Is insulating houses worth it?
Currently 11 degrees outside and the rooms inside vary from 10 degrees to 13 degrees

>>2428034
Sorry by worth it I mean for older houses is the amount of effort that one can put into insulating the house worth the payoff or is it generally very difficult to get any appreciable temperature increases?

I'm trying to put together a storage container for some equipment at work. It has one already, but it's a yuge wooden box that weighs a metric fuckton and is meant for shipping it via freight rather than local transport.

Dimensions are about 5'x3', is there anything out there that I can use as a base? Really don't want to have to fuck about with fabbing one up from scratch. The lighter the better.

Just about an oscillating tool. What's some shit I can do with it that I probably wouldn't think about

What's this type of window latch called?

>>2428066
sike, I found it

hey DIYers, /ic/ peasant here. I want to make a set of calipers out of a couple popsicle sticks such that whatever one side measures, the other side measures 1.168x that, i.e. a golden ratio caliper. So where should I put my fulcrum? Let's assume a standard length of 112.7mm for the popsicle sticks, but I assume the fulcrum's position would just be a function of the variable length. And yes I know I could just buy a pair of golden means calipers but I think it would be fun to make a set and it's a hobby of mine to spend as little money as possible ;)

>>2427052
Anyone got any helpful links on setting up solar shit? Not looking to do a complete off-grid setup, just something that might help offset the power bill.

>>2427925
>>2427867
Thanks for the explanation.

> Regarding the UPS fan noise, it doesn't have fans
Mine does, 2*6cm and it's loud as fuck, but since it's cheap they run at 100% all the time. Also, there are no rpms checks for dead fans so I'll just remove the front panel, replace them with a single 12cm one, maybe downvolted.
I'm no expert but an old inverter at 2000W should put out some warm air after few mins

>>2428186

>>2428186
>>2428224
Btw, it's 1.618. You can find the fulcrum point by using the ratio..

trying to make a cheap backup camera switcher for my truck. I tried using an RCA splitter and selecting a camera with a switch to do ground side or power side switching because they use a separate 12v in addition to the reverse signal, but for some reason with both RCAs connected the head unit doesn't get signal even when one is completely unwired. do you think I can use RCA breakouts, run them to a pair of relays (one each for av + and -) with One camera on NO, the other on NC then then run them to a single reverse breakout (break in?) to the radio?

>>2428071
so whats it called

>>2428455
casement window locking handle looks like it. I ordered from Amazon because the home depot near me didn't have any. Now I wait to see if it'll work. The spacing on the screws is right.
Prime-Line H 3540 Casement Window Locking Handle, Bronze https://a.co/d/ekhrQPO

>>2427750
>>2427763
Feels satisfactory tightening them up

>>2427734
They already died from formaldehyde exposure from playing with particleboard and MDF

>>2427734
>>2427750
>>2427763
They are okay when you assemble thing for the first time but as soon as the hole wears out like 1mm they’ll never tighten properly again

I want to replace my baseboard trim. should I glue or nail it? Im in an apartment so im worried about the baseboard bending during the seasonal changes.

Has anyone seen my wire cutters? I out them down for one second and they disappeared.

>>2428611
for the love of god this

IT retard here. I want go learn weldeng,car repair or metalwork.

I have time only for one course where i need to go?What i can learn by myself?
P.S All this only for myself

>>2427429
You need to open your main and garage breaker boxes and check the size of the outgoing/incoming wire. Make sure it's the same on both sides, if it's different sizes use the smaller one.

>>2427435
Are you sure you don't have a ground? It was common during that time to run grounded wire and not hook it up properly, so it might be a relatively easy fix. Open up an outlet and post a pic

>>2427217
I don't understand what your question is?
What's smol?

>>2427566
Are you using them on 12kv?

If you're using them on just 230 or something you're probably fine. Just do the old balloon test

>>2428955
>What's smol?

It's 4chan baby talk for small. Similar to birb for bird.

>>2428946
car repair is easy
buy a car and a shop manual and start fixing shit.
if you get one that isn't all electronic and computer controlled you will learn all the basics you will need to know then you can branch out from there.
in this day and age if you get stuck on something there are probably several youtube videos that can help you through it.

>>2429048
Looking shit up on YouTube is called learning

I want to fill my vacuum insulated water bottle 1/3 full with water and put it in the freezer, resulting in a solid block of ice that lasts longer than cubes. Recently I put an open beer can full of water in the freezer, and when I came back to it it had frozen solid and burst the sides of the can. This surprised me because I thought the opened top would allow it to expand upwards. So now I'm concerned that freezing water in the vacuum bottle will result in the same thing, the water bursting the interior wall of the flask. Did the can burst because the liquid froze on top first, sticking to the walls of the can, preventing the rest of the water from expanding, forcing it to expand girth-wise? How can I prevent this, will covering the bottle while in the freezer do it?

>>2427627
I've had enough mudding drywall. Hanging drywall on the ceiling is suffering without a lift.

if I wrap a little nfc sticker in sellotape or clingfilm does that make it moisture/shower-resistant? I can't find any waterproof tags that are small enough for what I want.
the sticker will be inside some cotton fabric that would need to be wiped with a damp cloth or hand washed once a week

>>2427217
This is a job for an industrial electrician desu.

>>2429078
Sure you can put it in a sandwich baggie or something that seals decent. Hot and high pressure water might be an issue.

>>2429082
>sandwich baggie
I need something around the same size as the sticker which is only 9mm x 17mm big.

>>2429059
yes, and?
the point is that youtube is a great source of useful information.
when i was learning how to fix my shit finding information online was super hit or miss, alot of old fucks who had 60 years of experience and probably people who would help them along getting cunty about a simple question and regurgitating "figure it out for yourself", which is wonderful when a guy has no resources or practical knowledge on a subject. with out a car a trip to the library to look at service manuals and make copies of pertinent information was a 6 hour round trip walk.
the access to usable information has grown wonderfully and made things a million times easier

>>2429083
ask your local drug dealer to hook you up with some of those fancy little zip lock bags?

>>2429101
haha

>>2429071
You need a flexible container with even covering on all sides. The ice in the can expanded after the top freezing over

>>2428517
Depends on type of trim and building construction

>>2428059
If it's a good one, clean up concrete stains, cut everything

>>2428045
2of the Milwaukee pack-out stacks

>>2428037
If you're going to redo the siding or interior walls, it's well worth it.
If not, it really depends

>>2427965
Sealed airtight containers are wayyyy safer

The raft rocks, air escapes, you capsize

>>2427901
Have the first open shelf higher than the dog can jump or put carpet on the side for them to climb

>>2427734
I make 100k/year selling shit that uses the new versions of those 2 things lmaooooo

I want to veneer a desk I'm building out of 3/4 inch melamine backed MDF. the melamine side I'm keeping as the underside. I've heard that veneers often require pressure to balance the opposite side. Will the existing melamine suffice?

Also, general tips for a complete retard to apply veneer as a first-timer would be appreciated. Picrel, mind the aggressive compression.

>>2428952
Not much to see in there with just the cover off, I'll turn the power off later and remove the whole thing.
Why would they run a ground and then not connect it, this just doesn't seem very likely to me.

>>2429048
Probably easier to just start on youtube. Pick a project (headlight replacement, transmission fluid change, etc) and then put that plus the model and year of the vehicle into youtube search and you'll get multiple videos of somebody walking through it step by step on your exact vehicle. Youtube has revolutionized do-it-yourself car repair.

>>2429266
When was it built? The electrical code changed a lot when it came to grounds between the late 40's and the mid 60's. Initially, I think in 1948, grounds were only required at the box and then only in some locations. Kitchens, laundry rooms, and bathrooms typically. Outlets were still two prong.* As time went on the ground requirement expanded but grounds with full three prong outlets weren't required in every room until around 1964. For example, my current house was built in 1951 and only has grounds in the kitchen and bathroom and all the outlets were two prong.

This is why some very old power tools had a two prong plug with a little pigtail that was supposed to be attached to the faceplate screw between the two outlets. If the outlet was the type with an early ground that would give it a ground connection.

Help me get this ancient swamp cooler running because it's hot as hell today. It was previously installed on the roof but it's a pain in the ass to maintain up there so I pulled it down. The old switchology is shown in the top left, the pump is no problem but I don't know how to wire the blower with its high/low setting.
I don't understand this wiring diagram. Do the pins in the diagram correspond to the pins on the plug in the shown orientation? How can I check which is supposed to be which?
I'm going to cut up an extension cord for now to power it, what do I run to HI LO and COM? My interpretation is that if I want to run in the HIGH mode I run the hot wire to the HI pin, the cold wire to the COM pin, and isolate the LO pin. If I want to run in LOW mode I run the hot wire to the LO pin, isolate the HI pin, and run the cold wire to the COM pin. Does that make sense?

>>2429207
>Also, general tips for a complete retard to apply veneer
YouTube. Plenty of videos on this subject.

Should I stain the underside of this deck? Google is giving mixed results.

>>2429277
Interesting.
This house is a 1960 construction. All my tools are in moving-company purgatory right now but I might go buy a cheapo outlet tester and muck around in there a little bit.

Should I stain the underside of this deck? Google is giving mixed results.

>>2429163
Do you think I could seal it with spray foam? It’s also called crack fill or something. I purchased the 6 45 gallon bins today which means we should have about a 6-800 lb weight capacity with the bins 1/3 submerged in water

>>2427647
Consider spatulas to be a consumable. Also, only get the ones where the rubber/silicone comes off for cleaning. It'll make sure that you regularly clean out that crevice. Even if it's glued in, who's to say that the glue hasn't failed and crud isn't getting down into there. Since you think it's glued on, that hole might be full of monkeypox.

>>2427678
The fridge doesn't need to be kept on power the whole time. As long as you can keep your fat ass from getting into it, it'll easily ride out the outage.

>>2427252
This is terrible advice for several reasons.
>6mm is an ideal pilot size even for noodle arms
>Clamping the flutes into the chuck will wear/scratch up the jaws
>Putting all the force onto the extreme edges of your bit is bad practice & tool abuse

You do you anon, but as a fabricator in industry it's 5 or 6mm pilot then finish size.
If tin sheet then same arrangement with a back plate or bit of wood etc.

>>2427734
I’ve had to throw out/reorder whole ass things because of these retarded ass cams.

>>2429163
Another idea I have is this: take the 45 gal container with no lid, wrap in plastic wrap, inflate with bike pump, screw to my planks (not one sheet of plywood). What is my success rate for this thing floating?

I converted one of these lightweight garden planters to part of a fishtank. At some point it started cracking. I'm not sure if it's from the root network pushing it open, the outward water pressure or both.

How can I reinforce the next one against the outward pressure? I could put a support rod through the middle, but unsure how to attach it in a way that wouldn't show from the front. I could put in something more ridgid ( like a metal plate ) on the front and back inside. Would that disperse the outward pressure?
>>2427965
whether the glue is strong enough to keep the boards together is completely separate from ensuring the bins stay dry and filled with air.

I'm giving you a 95% chance to capsize at some point, so keep that in mind, and make sure your beer coolers float, and your phones have waterproof cases.

>>2429459
Here is actual photo. I've braced with wood for now.

Last thread I posted about creating something to hold my pressure washer extensions. I was thinking "clips" and went to look at crossbow bolt things, and other types of clips. After seeing a quiver, realized that was the way to go.

Anyone use those home energy monitors that you hook up to each circuit in the breaker box? I'm thinking about slapping one in and I'm leaning toward the iotawatt since I want to manually monitor each circuit instead of having the magic cloud man analyze the individual device signatures flowing through my power box with the possibility of detecting the words I say based on how sound modulates the electrical frequencies.

I dropped a mason jar in my bathroom sink and knocked a chip clean through it. There's a hairline crack running from the top corner to, presumably, the spout. Can I just epoxy it?

I need to cut a stone countertop later on using my circular saw. How critical is it to have water going? I know it will keep the dust down and the blade cool, but I'm a little nervous about killing my cordless saw with water. The plan was to use a spray bottle to keep a pretty constant, but light, stream of water going on the cut. Would that be safe to do, or should I try getting a cheap, corded circular saw that I can plug into a GFCI?

>>2429459
Don’t worry I have a third idea for my raft. Use waterproof tape on the board where the bins will be over so it’s like a sheet of wood basically and then we screw the bins in place so it’s really tight. Sound good?

>>2429739
I’ve never built a raft, so I’m talking out my ass, but if YOUVE never built a raft and are just coming up with ideas, I can guarantee you are going to capsize at least once. Nothing personal - just dealing with water, air, pressure = learning curve.

first time home buyer here
working on picking a mower
my lot is small, around 1/2 acre
anyone have experience with reel mowers? how much additional effort do they take? how often do you mow? any recommended brands or models? my friend is planning on buying picrel but it seems like one of the most expensive options

>>2429747
I’m prepared to capsize once so I understand you. I’ll take a failure in strive and with my materials I can always rebuild or just use the bins for actual storage and buy a dock floater but that seems lame. Building starts on Monday thanks for advice

>>2429791
where is the home located? a reel mower in florida during the summer is going to make you reconsider real quick. just get a generic riding mower with a tow hitch and be done with it. you can use the mower for hauling compost or rocks and shit too.

>>2429332
Machinists love "machinist center drills" for good reason and besides being stiff they're also countersinks.

Perfect for starting holes of course and the tips are similar to your 5 or 6mm which I also use for pilot holes after starting with center drills.

For my tasks I carry a pail with three or four good corded drills and a plastic outlet spider so I can switch drills instead of bits for speed. The power and speed optimization of using appropriate drills for different sizes (and of course for my beloved step bits) is pleasantly efficient.

>>2429739
the screws are going to be stress points in your plastic tubs, they'll pull through the plastic at worst and allow water to leak in at best.
this whole thing seems poorly planned and half-assed.
anon, you're going to get your friends killed

>>2429739
Just copy what works you clueless moron. There is nothing new for noobs to invent so their efforts are best devoted to doing what works to get a working result. Not hard.

Can you only blue stainless steel once? I tried bluing my exhaust tips and fucked up, so i polished the blue off and tried again, and it wouldn't blue. it just got cherry red without bluing.

Hello /diy/! Starting my first diy project: a couple of frames for some puzzles I've completed.
I have access to:
>table saw
>miter saw
>cordless nailer
>small router table
>drills/drivers

I have some 1x6 red oak boards that I will be using. This is my plan, let me know if I'm missing anything.

>rip oak boards into 2" stiles/rails on table saw
>cut stile/rail material to length on miter saw
>use router table to cut in a rabbet on all pieces
>run pieces through router for the decorative edge (probably just a simple chamfer edge)
>cut miter joints
>glue/nail joints
>sand
>stain and seal

Is this correct? Should I look into router bits used for cabinet doors? The tongue and groove ones, or is just butt-joining the miters and nailing good enough?

help a retard out here friends.

got an old door, had some ikea table legs laying around, screwed them on bottom of door, now have a table. The table is WOBBLY AS FUCK though. Is there a kind of leg brace, or what is the simplest way to stabilize this thing? Its a great ghetto table, it just sways a lot since its so long on 4 simple screwed on cylinder legs.

>>2430003
You want some stainless steel pickling gel. You didn't remove enough of the oxide layer.

>>2430198
screw some diagonal boards from each leg on the long side of the table.

>>2427416
You get what you fucking deserve

>>2427965
Just get a bunch of empty 2 liter soda bottles for flotation

>>2427678
The amperage that your fridge compressor will pull on startup won't be covered by that. Every time your fridge goes to turn on you'll hear BEEEEEEEEEEEP and everything will shut off.

Lights and laptop are no problem, but it won't last as long as you'd expect. You need to make a suicide cable between that and the circuit you want to power in your house and turn it off at the breaker. I wouldn't recommend trying to power more than one circuit as some would be on a different phase.

On second thought you're going to kill yourself or blow something up, I would recommend against this entire plan.

>>2429083
card sleeves

Is there a better method of insulating the walls of my house aside from spray foam injection?
I plan on repainting the house interior in the coming years and there's a few cracks in the walls and ceiling that need fixing, but I don't want to have to rip all the walls down just to install insulation.

>>2430198
The legs aren’t supposed to attach directly to the table. They attach to the skirt. I’ve had this same problem before.

Wait step back. Are the legs all resting on the ground at once? If not, you can adjust their height with washers or sand down the bottoms of the longer ones.

But if all legs are touch ground and it’s still wobbly… it’s because you don’t have a skirt. You don’t need to build one, but what will help with stability is additional boards to stiffen the door up.

Or maybe your legs are just wobbly

What kind of legs. The metal retro ones? Those are the worst.

Post pic

>>2430308
Good point. Compressor will pull too many amps and ups fuse will kick in. I’ve been trying to run a small AC off batteries and it’s been a fucking failure.

If I read all the "Dummies Guide to X" books, won't I become a master of everything?

>>2430174
Did this recently and ran into some problems.
1 decorative edge made it hard for my right angle clamps to get a good grip. Especially to hold it flat.

2 any variation on your mitre angle will make your life suck. People who do this professionally use 10 inch vs 12 inch saw blades because there is less play. Just to give you an idea of how noticeable small errors are.

Are you matting? Make sure to include glass, puzzle, and backing when measuring rabbet. Sucks to have it not deep enough.

You use staples not nailed to hold pieces together, and that’s really just to hold while glue dries.

You can use staples or small nails on the back to wedge your backing into the rabbet. Keep your expectations low for the first frame. Lots of Yt videos bout it.

>>2430174
Oh yeah your pieces need to be fucking identical in length. Cut them in pairs so they are exactly the same. Alternately use a stop you clamp into place to ensure uniformity.

Good luck and post failures and successes!

>>2430318
Sorry, but any proper filling will need to tear down the walls

That said you can do foam injection (Not what I would do). Or cut a small hole between each stud and try to drop fill with a loose fill insulation, it won't be perfect but a sloppy fill with properly rated cellulose, fiberglass or wool should help some

A big thing is to keep the airflow the same as the house was designed for. A lot of folks are taking old breathing homes and making them air tight. It does improve efficiency, but then they quickly get mold and humidity issues because the house wasn't designed to be air tight

Consider wall tapestries for dead air insulation and hide cracks?

>>2430308
Don't use suicide cable, they make male outlets you can install which is way safer. Also need to avoid back feeding the grid as that drains your power and can kill linemen who don't expect a charge.
https://youtu.be/I_fxXGb8t_k

>>2429791
I had mixed feelings on them. I love them for environmental reasons and enjoyed pushing mine when it was new, till the blade got dull and the thing starts seizing up then it was torture. The cheap one I got was nice, but didn't last long slowly dying over just one summer. I should have done more research as I didn't care for it correctly, likely would have lasted a lot longer if got a nicer one and I oiled and sharpened the blade, but I never had the time to care for it

>>2429715
You want something made for stone cutting, or at least a tool you don't care about if your going to abuse it (I wouldn't do it). (see RPM vs Toque motors) Water is critical to keep the blade from over heating, P100 mask for dust. Without a GFIC to cut power killing the motor isn't the first thing I would worry about dying, don't be part of the circuit. You could try this and it might work with the right blade (see internet), but go very slow to keep heat from building up and over loading the motor, may even stop and let the motor cool every so often depending on the rated cycle time

>>2427052
In the process of knocking out closet wall to make more space for new bed and desk setup, given the framing ran between ceiling drywall part of the ceiling will come down. Found I have an extra 1'x1'x5' area of space available into the attic. Thinking of making a 1'x'5' raised ceiling section as the house has low ceilings. Any idea on what to do with it? More drywall and white paint seems dull.

Is there something I can do to improve my air conditioners performance? It's an outdoor heating, not a window unit. I'm hoping if I can just idk brush off the radiator it'll work better?

By the time it hits 90f outside my vents stop blowing cold air, the indoor temp reaches 85-88f on a 100f day very easily.

>>2430433
*outdoor heatpump

>>2430423
>but then they quickly get mold and humidity issues
I live in South Australia, it's dry as fuck here most of the time so I doubt that will be an issue. I don't want to mess up the breathing of the house too much though, I'm just trying to insulate against the outside temperatures. The house was built in the 80s and is pretty rubbish at retaining heat - not too bad in summer, but right now it's getting cold as hell indoors, I'd at least like to be able to trap the heat in.

anyone know how to use a heat gun to bend 2mm thick bamboo strips into a circle? I've never used a heat gun before

>>2430571
I thought you bend wood and plant fibers with steam or boiling water? I would think the heat gun would dry it out and make it brittle. (Also steam/boil water burns you real easily so be careful)

>>2427052
Home Depot has this Milwaukee set for $230:
M12 hammer drill, M12 impact driver, M12 oscillating tool, CP battery, XP battery, charger, and bag
Good price?

>>2430628
Those are all M12 FUEL, btw

What is the purpose of the second set of connectors on a dryer thermostat?

>>2430606
no the best thing for bamboo strips is a heat gun as said on other websites but they don't explain how to use it.

>>2430699
Cycling thermostat with internal bias heater.

but what does that mean? some furnace thermostats have a pre-heat resistor built in so that they turn off sooner (before the air at the thermostat is actually up to temp), which helps reduce temperature swing.

Sheltered retard here. Can I use electrical tape for this or should I replace it? Reading stuff online gives me mixed signals on when you can or can't fix it.

>>2430715

What is this type of solder (joint?) called?

>>2428517
Nails, walls and base are never perfectly straight so if you use glue it will have a lot of gaps at the top

>>2430715
>Can I use electrical tape for this or should I replace it?

If you can replace it why not do that? But, if it still works then tape is ok.

>>2430731
surface mount, looks like a connector for a display port or hdmi? closest standard lead type is typically called gull wing

>>2430744
>If you can replace it why not do that?
I'm a cheap fuck. Also I'm afraid the replacement might be subpar (it's a Wii sensor bar).
I'm not sure if it works, you reckon that's safe to plug in? Honestly my intuition tells me it should work and tape should be fine too, really just don't want to leave the exposed wire out, but I've never really engaged with electrical wires like this so I might be completely off.

I don’t know if this is /diy/ or /out/ or /ck/ or whatever and the internet gives me a thousand different answers so Ill try here. If I diy herb infused olive oil and add both one teaspoon of salt and one tablespoon of white vinegar per litre (33floz, 0.22 gallon), can I be 100% sure that there will be no botulism? The herbs are sun dried btw

>>2430748
> really just don't want to leave the exposed wire out
They work on 5 volts, there’s no danger to you. Worst thing that can happen is the wires shorting which in theory could break the wii but probably won’t. Check if the insulation of the individual wires (the coloured plastic inside) is still okay. If it is, just put some tape around it. If not, it’s a pretty cheap repair if you have a wire stripper (or sharp knife), just cut the wire, remove an inch of insulation on both sides, twist the same coloured wires together, tape individually, then tape together. The completely exposed copper strands are probably ground

>>2430571
Soak in hot water for 20 hours, bend into shape, let dry. A full circle may or may not be possible, if the radius is too small it will always break

>>2430715
If it works now, just tape it up.

>>2430784
will use that method if the heat gun doesn't work

>>2429791
Get a cheap used electric mower from Craigslist. $20. $20 for used extension cords.

I have and like the fiskar which is use in my tiny back yard. They take more effort amd require more care. Fiskar in particular you have to keep the blades in very precise alignment.

I got mine for $10 from local Amazon return auction. People get them and blades aren’t set perfect at factory, and they don’t rtfm. So they push it and it locks up. They send it back.

I got it, adjust blades, works perfect. I’ve been putting of readjusting it just because it’s another thing I have to do. Also you really notice if your yard isn’t perfectly flat.

I love mine but it’s not for everyone

>>2430779
>botulism
>Fewer than 1,000 US cases per year
dude

>>2427052
How much should I charge for replacing 5 light fixtures and 15 outlets and wall plates. I was gonna go somewhere around $450. I've been an electrician for 5 years if that makes a difference.

>>2427435
>Is there any way to rewire to properly grounded 3-pin without knocking out every piece of drywall between every outlet and the panel?
If it's not in conduit, then no. I tried to do this in this one job by drilling up from the crawlspace and replacing whips that went from the bottom of the box and hooking them up to a new grounded system in the basement. It was a insane amount of work and probably not worth it. Like other anons said, it might be grounded anyways. Not as well as it could be, but there might be something. The whips could carry continuity in the sheathing itself since it's all metal on metal. I'd install 3 prong anyways and check it with a tester. Either way, shit you'll use will usually have three prongs so you'll want to swap em all just so you can plug stuff in.

>>2430747
Thanks much thats exactly what it is. The local repair shops are too pussy to solder it I guess. Now I have to learn this shit.

>>2430889
>replacing
Isnt that just 5 minutes of work MAX per light fixture/outlet?

>>2430889
That's about right. Shit always takes longer than planned, like when I went to do similar and found some smegbelch wired the whole compressor room lighting circuit in yellow wire.

>>2430889
Not an electrician, but I'd really appreciate it if I got quoted this way:

I estimate 3 hours of work, which comes out to x. If the lighting is non standard, or I run into other problems, I will let you know. Any problems like that will increase the time needed, and I'll let you know before moving forward.

That way you don't have to guess what problems you will run into.

>>2430919
For a light, maybe 15. I have to take down the old one, open and assemble it and install it. That's assuming there's no fucked up shit going on with the box that I need to fix. An outlet is a few minutes if I don't have to add any fillers or do any goofy shit to have it sit right or add a pigtail.
I was told not really to bill by the hour in that sense. Otherwise I'd end up charging $5 to replace an outlet or something which doesn't make sense.
I'm just going by feeling. What seems like an amount id pay for someone to do it?
I also have the experience than enables me to be able to change an outlet in a couple minutes. Which absolutely has a value attached to it which is hard to quantity.

>>2430925
I'm over estimating a total of like 4 hours. Work time should actually be like 2.5 if everything goes absolutely perfectly. If I end up finishing early I might take some money off. I don't usually thout. They already agreed to the price. I also don't think it looks good having to add more to the total.

>>2430416
I still haven't settled on a backer. I'm thinking of just a black foam board, but yeah definitely doing glass.

Anybody know how to remove these little paint splatters from my pants and shoes without damaging them? I think it's oil based but I'm not sure. I already tried using spray n wash on the jeans but it didn't do anything. Might have to make them into cutoffs if the situation becomes hopeless

>>2430991
Or just save them for work pants. Everyone should have a few.

>>2430995
Cutoffs are sexier

>>2430934
Better than you finishing in 2 hours and people wondering why they are paying $200 per hour for an electrician. You have to balance whether you want future business from them,or referrals, which are often the main way people get new jobs.

People usually don’t mind paying more if it makes sense why you are doing so. Coming in with a high bid also risks losing you the job in general.

But everyone figures out their own way of estimating and billing.

>>2430895
>>2429277
I only get ~6V when I test between the hot wire and the plate cover screw (0 when tested to the ground pin, confirmed with 3-prong outlet tester), so I think there's definitely no ground wire back there connected to the outlet.

hi /diy/ I have brain problems
I want to boil water for tea in my microwave. I used to use a stove top but due to aforementioned brian problems I get distracted often and I've ruined (3+) pots already because I just forget its on. Been lucky each time, but I don't want to continue taking chances

Ok so back to boiling water in the microwave. This should be a straightforward operation because you just put thing in microwave and zap it but it turns out sometimes water can become superheated if the surface of the thing the water in is too smooth and then the water just explodes everywhere, potentially burning you. Ok so they say you can just throw some kinda rough surface whatever in the container like a stirring stick. So I threw in a broken bamboo skewer, but I guess the skewer had some chemicals in it because after I boiled the water with it inside it smelled fucking weird

I just want to boil some water man, can you tell me what kind of container and what I can put in the container to prevent the water exploding thanks.

ALSO NO ELECTRIC KETTLES ALLOWED

>>2431023
Fucking pull it out at 2-3 mins when it's just hot but not close to boiling yet and stir it so it's swirling really fast, then put it back in. The turbulence won't let the surface tension hold a steam fart down to surprise you

>>2431029
Look man the root of the problem here is I can't be relied upon to stand around and interfere with the process. The procedure needs to be set and forget, otherwise I would just use the stove top

>>2431039
Then just set it for 3 minutes. Or get an electric kettle that automatically shuts off, or a Japanese kettle that's always hot.

>>2431023
Get a hot water urn. That way the water is always hot and all you have to do is fill it up once in a while.

>>2431053
That looks like a miniature water boiler / hot water tank. Surely there is a simple solution to my woes

>>2431057
>Surely there is a simple solution to my woes
Yeah it's called not being a dumbass

>>2431060
>not being a dumbass
Anon this is a terminal condition for me, please have sympathy. I get the feeling you think I'm shitposting but I have lots of paranoid delusions and also ADHD and can't focus on stuff at all. But even a degenerate like me deserves some nice instant coffee in the morning or some relaxing tea at night.

>>2431064
Your only problem is that you're a little bitch who needs to act like a man for once in his pathetic life

>>2431002
I see where you're coming from. And I thought that way as well pretty recently. I really don't like feeling like I'm ripping people off or taking advantage of anyone. I have up until recently been just billing $150 minimum then $50 an hour after the third hour. Then materials and a small mark up. But talking to my painter friend who gets lots of work, and charges a lot. And my dad who's a home inspector and charges almost $500 for a few hours of work and is always in demand. They both said I need to charge more, and that an electrician is really valuable. I've taken their advice, raised my my prices and so far so good. I've only ever had an issue with what I quoted once and that was some little shit where knocking off $50 took care of it. Quoting a job is still the part I'm most unsure of.
Anyways I quoted her $450 and she said ok with no questions. I already put in a couple fans for her a while ago for $150.
Thanks for the input.

>>2431013
That sucks man. But unless there's some wild technique I haven't heard of, you're out of luck with adding a ground in any traditional way. The perks of living in an old building.

>>2431013
Just install a GFCI outlet

>>2431069
I already tried multiple times and failed though, every time I fuck up I have to go and buy a new pot and I buy the cheap ones from Ikea and going to Ikea is a nightmare man that place is like a surreal living fucking nightmare its built like a maze and nothing makes sense it took me over an hour to find the pots

>>2431023
Hahahah what the fuck man. How do you ruin a pot by boiling water? Did you leave it overnight? Just put water in the microwave for 3 minutes. Or do it on the stove but set a timer for 10 minutes or something. How much water do you need? Hahah god damn.

>>2431087
Why the fuck are electric kettles off limits anyway? Even the cheap ass fucking $25 Walmart kettle I bought automatically turns off after reaching a boil, how would you even manage to fuck that up?

>>2431023
I appreciate your problem. have you experienced the exploding? I've never had that before or even heard of it. I had to look it up, and seems like it's theoretically possible, but <shrug>. We've been using these fiber cups ( similar to link: https://www.amazon.com/Lightweight-Unbreakable-Microwave-Dishwasher-Eco-Friendly/dp/B08N5ZWTSS ) and they are great beacuse they don't get scalding hot. the surface also isn't perfectly smooth, so you would avoid this whole water vapor bomb thing.

I've ruined pots before, and I've watched my wife ruin a few as well boiling wataer, so I get it.

>>2431000
checked
much more leg mobility when you're working

>>2431023
get an electric kettle

>>2427217
just make sure the cables and PSUs are oversized
how much depends on the budget
e. g. 4 PSU banks that can each power the whole setup for long enough for graceful shutoff vs 4 PSU banks but two are needed
Same with the number of redundant circuits that go to every rack
sky is the limit

just talk with client if double redundancy is enough or if they are made of money

>>2431057
Yeah, it's called an electric kettle.

>>2430991
I use turpentine or hairspray, soak for a bit then scrub with toothbrush. Scrub too hard and it will remove dye though.
Sometimes vaseline works if it’s really bad.

>>2431070
Fair enough. They will know better than I do. Quoting jobs always sucks. $75 per hour seems to be standard where I’m at for electricians, with 2 hour minimum for service call.

>>2427052
need to isolate my shutter boxes should I buy something specfic like in pic or can I just slap something normal in there like https://www.amazon.de/Original-Armaflex-ACE-selbstklebend-D%C3%A4mmmatten/dp/B07CKGFJKG/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=rolladen%2Bd%C3%A4mmung&qid=1658262024&s=diy&sr=1-6&th=1 ?

>>2427390
>>2427393
I'm this anon, bought some lockpicks and lockpicked that mf in like 5 mins. No one noticed.
I was like hey let me try it and if it doesn't work out I'll ask for the master key, as all of you very reasonably suggested.
I tried 3 different picks and 2 different tensioners

>>2427416
Thanks for the laughs too

Why are pier foundations so frowned upon by (((banks))), by which I mean you can't get a mortgage for a house that has them?
I'm not in a tornado or hurricane zone so I don't have to worry about the house flying away. From what I understand you can very easily mitigate the sagging of the house to keep it level by just going under every year and adding or removing shims, all you'd need is a car jack and level.
Is this a ploy from big concrete to make it so every house needs six gorrilian pounds of concrete?

Best detachable, ip67 (or at least a little bit increasing resistant) wire-to-wire connector? Never used them before. JST SM? The black and yellow ones from Amazon with 100 different names? It’s for 20 to 18 AWG

>>2431940
Probably based on the time-tested theory that few if any people go under the house every year and add/remove shims.

>>2431940
If the previous owner didn’t maintain the piers properly you may be buying a house that needs thousands in foundation repairs because the joists get damaged if they’re left unsupported

>>2431940
This makes me think about Florida… the difference in home insurance depending on whether you have hurricane shutters or impact windows is huge. Which I don’t really get because it’s 2022 and The Weather Channel exists and I’m going to put the shutters up if there’s a hurricane coming. They probably teamed up with Big Glass Inc.

If you don’t have any shutters on the house, I doubt they would insure it at all.

Is there any actual added value in going for wood flooring over $5/sqft?
I was going to surprise my mom with paying for the carpet to be replaced since she's been complaining about it for ages, but I don't want to spend $12.50 a square foot (local quote for hardwood) if the stuff from Home Depot is just as practical.

whats some cheap material to practice with if my aim is to work with leather? something I wont feel bad fucking up unlike nice leather

>>2427052
>building a short 18"h wood fence to go on top of a block wall in the backyard
>so far I built a small 16' section as a proof of concept
>everything looked great
>day later I noticed the pickets shrank leaving gaps
>i recall this being a thing but I didn't think there was anything I could have done to prevent it
>i just assume if people want true privacy they would install pickets on the other side as well ensuring the center of the pickets on that side are opposite the gaps of the former side
>we weren't going to do pickets on both side because its over 100' ft of fence on a corner lot with no adjacent neighbor
Anyway now i'm wondering if I should have left all the pickets out to dry. Some initial googling suggests that could lead to warping. Honestly i'm not too offended by the gaps—we just wanted a bit more privacy than what was offered from our 4' high block wall—I just don't want friends and neighbors to think i fucked up a fence job and wasted a lot of money if there is a more "correct" way to do this. So...live with the gaps (and maybe save up for/try to time the lumbermarket to buy wood for installing pickets on the other side someday later) or dry the wood first and if so how to prevent warping and for how long?

Also the wood i got was this https://www.homedepot.com/p/5-8-in-x-5-1-2-in-x-6-ft-Red-Stain-Pine-Dog-Ear-Fence-Picket-21571/313636768

And I'm in zone 9b. Socal climate

TLDR, i tried to fix a dead motherboard by shorting something and while it works, i fixed it without knowing flux was a thing so its a mess and i would like to replace the components i shorted for a "proper" fix, how could i identify what those components are and their ratings? they appear to be smd resistors because they are black.
Will post a pic in a hour or two.

>>2432085
PVC fabric. In terms of sewing/stitching behaves pretty similar to leather at the same thickness. Plus it’s easy to glue so you can test designs pretty quickly

>>2432233
how much should it cost per meter? Just want to be sure Im looking at the right thing

What's the cheapest, genuinely air-tight gas can available? I like jerry cans, but they're fucking expensive.

>>2432252
a vacuum plastic bag, the kin for clothing storage

Is it possible to make my own DTV signal to pipe into a television? I'm trying to search for it but all google shows are guides to make antennas

>>2427052
What would you call this kind of screw?

>>2432286
DVB-T2 is the digital television broadcast protocol used to transmit the signals over radio spectrum.
If you're just trying to pipe a digital video signal into your TV, then you don't need that. You just need to send a video signal, usually in the form of HDMI or composite video.
Something like a raspberry pi or it's analogs are able to do both of these things easily.

What are you specifically trying to accomplish here?

>>2432309
keep in mind that these days it's the same signal protocol being sent to the TV from its various input devices, whether thats a digital broadcast receiver, a satellite tv receiver, digital cable, playstation etc etc

>>2432290
sort of like an eye bolt

i am a confessed limp wristed soft skinned, no technical understanding of shit that gets most of repair help from youtube. last year i patched up tmy moms bottom kitchen cupboards last july, and theres no extra rust,condensation,or mice poop. all through studying youtube videos. this year i put a dead hedge around my garden and my artichokes are still there. again all through youtube videos.
but there are limits and corncerns.
1)concern: are youtube diy videos trust worthy or reliable? how can you tell if they arent? the only red flag i know got is that if they seem to be focusing too much on a product or tool it seems like it would be me of a advertisement for said tool or product. though tools and products are very important to the /diy/ community
2. my mom uses a friend to do work that is out of my scope and i dont know if he's just taking us for a ride so to speak. but also i feel the same way about official contractors with a logo on their truck too. i feel like my mom is getting hit with alot of shady business practises from both ends. maybe the area has something against my family i dont know. but i also admit that i can be pretty paranoid. is there any advice you can give me?

>>2430748
The Wii sensor bar is just 2 IR lights, extremely simple so it doesnt matter if it breaks it should be easy to fix.
If you can get some heatsink tubes that fit for a real fix, tape will work but cable might break in the future.

>>2432309
>>2432311
The idea was to make my own custom tv channels and be able to switch between them through the tv remote itself, like normal tv

>>2432153
just leave the wood alone for some time and let it dry and shrink before building with it
or buy better wood

>>2432239
Here €17 for a meter at 2.5m wide. We call it bisonyl or pvc canvas in Europe, it’s the stuff they use for cargo trailer covers. The consumer variant is a bit lighter around 700 grams/m2

Im asking here and in /ohm/, I signed myself up for a line following robot competition, hoping to gain some experience because the other guys are more experienced. Sadly too many people signed up and we split the teams and now its me, some guy who should be able to write the code, and a girl. I have never done a line follower robot, I only know the basics. What part should I focus on, and what should I optimize? Is the software the most important? Is arduino a suitable microprocessor for the job? Oh and should I bother with aerodynamic body?

so i tried making circles with the bamboo strips using a tea candle to heat them up. left one in a tube to hold its shape overnight but when I removed it this morning it just opened up again.
from what I read, once bamboo is held in shape for a few hours then it should remain that way, but clearly that didn't happen for me
what could be the reason?

>>2432575
ohh that thing, is it the same family as whats used for banners?

Replacing bath drain. There is no gasket currently and no room for a gasket. What do? I could try and pry it open with screwdriver but afraid of cracking tub or something.

>>2432314
Get 3 quotes for external contractors.

YouTube videos are good, watch more than one on a specific topic and ask specific questions here. It’s too hard to answer that in general terms without examples.

You can ask contractors why they are doing something specific. Sometimes you do get taken for a bit of a ride. Older women are particularly vulnerable to this. Just having you get the quotes instead of her will help get better prices ( at least In some cases )

Beyond that diy means learning stuff as you go, making mistakes, breaking this an expert would have done perfectly and taking 3x longer than your best estimate.

>>2433086
I saw that this is critical. I used a wrench butt to push down and heard a crack, which I’m hoping was the old putty used to seal it. I now have room and inserted the gasket. So hopefully resolved.

I would like to reinforce / sound deaden the interior plastic trim pieces and center console of a late 90s vehicle - what is the most sensible way to do this? almost everything inside is made of cheap plastic, which sounds and feels bad when driving. could I lay fiberglass on the inside of the trim pieces, and then reinstall without messing up the fitment too drastically? I've never worked with fiberglass, I'm not sure if it would be too thick or if there's a better material for my purposes. maybe like a spray that could lend some rigidity? input appreciated

>>2433115
You'd be better off just gluing shag carpet on the outside the plastic is made to sit tight to whatever it clips to you
You can buy sound dreading mats and undercoat your wheel wells. That's about it

>>2432985
Yes that stuff. Used it a lot, it’s pretty nice

>>2432605
Done it a few times in uni. You want a lot of predictability from motor control to how the robot moves. So low point of gravity, wheels with little slip, solid transmission (no flimsy belts or rubber bands). No tank drives, 2 driven wheels in front and a caster at the rear (or ball caster if surface permits). If you’re going fast, a second outer set of sensors is often nice, so that if for any reason the line goes outside the inner set, you can still realign. If you completely go outside the line, go in circles that get bigger until you find it back.

In my time the Pololu gear motors were the best choice under $50.

>>2432153
Go plastic. You can order kits that are easy to put together and won't shrink

What is the cheapest way i can make a solar backup?
I need a solar panel, something to handle charging at 12v, a car battery, a car inverter and a power strip?

>>2433453
You need direct sunshine before any of those. With shades and low sunlight you are just fighting a loosing fight. Then sizing depends on what you want to do. Use led lights and charge a phone or run computer, fridge, etc. on that system.

If you have a sunny spot get those 400W panels that are made for roof installs. With solar stuff efficiency is the most important factor. A high quality mppt-charger, high efficiency pure sine wave inverter and lifepo4 batteries will get you there but none of those are cheap.

>>2433115
find a car forum specific to your jeep - there will be tons of posts about people putting in sound deadening. that is one of the most common mods people make to their cars.

>>2431013
You need to pull out the outlet from the box and take a picture of the wiring inside where it comes into the box.

As >>2429277 said, the codes changed a lot during that time, and you can find 2 prong outlets with grounded wire where the ground wasn't terminated, because wire without a ground wasn't being made anymore, but the code in that area didn't catch up until a few years later, so the electricians didn't go through the trouble of buying the more expensive outlets and hooking it up.

>>2429207
fair warning, working with veneer kind of sucks

Hot water works in every other faucet in my home except for the bath tub. I just bought this house (built 2005). I just looked around the crawl space and attic, only one water heater.

I thought maybe the hot line to the tub was clogged, but I have good pressure.... ideas?

I want to add a room to my house, all it would take is two walls and a door, am I going to need a permit?
I moved from a less remote town where I could do anything I wanted and they wouldn't give a fuck, so I'm not familiar with these jewish laws.

>>2433778
Is it a two-handle type or a "rotate further for more hot" type?
Did you try running the cold for a while to make sure they didn't reverse the plumbing?

>>2433778
I know this sounds dumb, and I apologize if I'm pointing out the obvious here, but did you try letting it run for a good long time, like a solid minute?
I ran into this with my step mom's house. "There's no hot water in the tub!" --- but there was, it just took like a full 60 seconds to get there.

>>2433794
>>2433803

Thanks for the replies. I let it run for 5 min. I get hot water in the other fixtures in the same bathroom.

It is a two handle tub - hot gets luke warm and cold is cold. I thought maybe it runs from a second tank, but there is only one on the property.

I have good pressure with only the hot running.

Does anyone have experience with using heat pipes below freezing temperatures? I want to use them for cooling the LED in an outdoor light but we're frozen solid for a good 1/3rd of the year here and I hear they're using plain water so it's obviously going to be a problem. Do they survive being frozen, does the wick get damaged by freezing, do they thaw properly when heated from the upper end only?

>>2433808
It must be plumbed somewhere else because that's a lot of heat that has to go somewhere otherwise. If you have a shutoff at the heater try closing it and see if the water is still running in that faucet.

>>2433872
Is it possible cold water is actually being mixed into the hot line? As this poster suggested, start shutting off lines and see what happens.

>>2433867
I think you’d need custom build. https://static4.arrow.com/-/media/arrow/files/pdf/7/7-most-common-heat-pipe-myths.pdf

Can you just use regular cooling methods? Seems like your temperatures are pretty cold in general.

>>2433880
It needs a wick because the heat source is at the highest point and I'm not diy'ing that. I'm looking into tearing apart a pipe and refilling it with alcohol or something, but I'm not at all sure I can seal it properly.

>Can you just use regular cooling methods?
I probably should, but I'd like to at least explore the possibility because it allows for some fancy designs.

>>2433892
No you shouldn’t diy. I meant custom as in “get one designed for freezing temperatures”

>>2433902
Well I don't have the slightest clue where do I even start looking for one. The vast majority of cooling applications I can think of where heat pipes are used work perfectly fine with water and those that don't (some niche industrial or automotive devices I suppose) are not likely to even be available off the shelf or for a reasonable amount of money. So diy it is.

I and my girlfriend just bought a house and it's from the 1960s.

One half of the house "goes up" a bit, so you have to climb a small staircase on the first floor to get to the dining hall/living room.
The same goes for the cellar, which we rent out, you have to go "down" to get to the bathroom.
The "height difference" also makes ut unable to use 50% of the area up in the attic, since the floor-to-roof height is too small.

Would it be absolutely retarded to demolish that part and "level" it straight? I bet it would take fucking ages but, it's a really shitty design.

Where do I buy duct? I bought an old evaporative cooler which I intend to route through a window but I can't find 20" square duct anywhere. Should I just make some out of wood?

>>2433953
I posted a link for you, from a company that makes them. The heat pipe might be ok surviving the freeze because it’s a vacuum inside, so there is room for the water to expand without destroying the pipe.

How much heat do you need to disperse, and what is ambient temperature?

Baby’s first DIY project. I’m building a screened in porch over my existing car port with a block barricade wall.

After seeing it I done goofed and didn’t make the horizontal beam in the first part high enough, just made it level with the door. I’ll cut the nails and raise it. Just have to put my vertical studs in, then on to the next wall.

>>2434183
Which leads me to my question. I’m not sure of how to approach the north wall, with these steel braces. The vertical beams behind the white panel are steel C beams. Not a big deal I just use self tapping screws… but essentially I’m trying to figure out if I should frame with the brace in mind or try to go inside or outside it. Outside seems the best route as I could line up along the support going down the length and it would be flush with it, but it’s only 2” wide. It is also not level, but neither is the wall nor is the wall in perfect alignment.

Anybody know what the two metal bump on the window sill are called? The window screen sits on top of it.

>>2434197
Sorry, I meant window frame.

>>2434165
Thanks, but they don't even have a specific product list, much less a price or an online shop. I can guarantee it's going to be ridiculously expensive if they'd bother with a small one-off order at all. I've finally found some proper keywords on their site though and was able to find methanol heat pipes for actual sale elsewhere and yeah, shit's expensive. I can buy a whole bag of common heat pipes on aliexpress for that money to experiment with freezing or refilling to my heart's content.

>How much heat do you need to disperse, and what is ambient temperature?
It rarely goes below -30 or above +25C here in the evenings when the light will be used, but things can get quite hot under the sun during the day. I'm looking at 35 to 50 watts of heat for now but it's not final.

>it’s a vacuum inside, so there is room for the water to expand without destroying the pipe
The liquid water is going to expand when freezing, vacuum or not, and while the pipe itself should be fine, the wick (where most if not all of the water is) might detach and fall apart.

>>2432035
Don't cheap out on flooring for any house you actually care about. Without even knowing what you're specifically looking at, I can confidently assume the cheaper flooring from Home Depot is thinner, doesn't react as well to moisture, will become noisier over time, and will likely fail sooner than later. That shit is for rental properties.

I have two wood warping questions. picrel - boards were left out in monsoon last week, and warped slightly. I thought I could force them all together but all I got was a large twist along the length. This is part of a garden bed. Can I fix this by clamping into a position and then wetting the wood?

>>2434238
It's gonna be a garden bed, it's all gonna warp to shit anyway. Screw them in and forget about it.

>>2434241
ok thanks

How do I get to this light? There are two Phillips screws top and bottom I removed which changed nothing. All the panes and wood appear glued.

What kind of glue should I use to attach some brass inserts into a block of wood? The inserts are threaded on the inside for a screw as one would expect, but they're essentially smooth on the outside (not threaded which is why I need to glue them in).

Found a pair of these unopened book shelf speakers for 10 bucks each. Worth it?

>>2434314
never mind, I'll just get them for my PC. Not too worried about the quality for general applications.

>>2434280
https://www.thistothat.com/

>>2434324
They are ok.

>>2434200
Wicks are made of metal right?

Will you be running the light in the day?
Here is a thread that shows up, is this similar to what you are doing?

https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/478097/using-a-small-heatsink-with-a-high-power-led-50w/478101#478101

>>2434398
>Wicks are made of metal right?
Metal particles sintered together in a specific way to make it porous. I can easily see ice tearing it all apart.

>Will you be running the light in the day?
Not on purpose at least, I just mentioned it in case it might be relevant.

>Here is a thread that shows up, is this similar to what you are doing?
Not really, on the contrary I know I need a pretty chunky heatsink to keep LED comfortable (I'm also very much against active cooling since making it work reliably outdoors is just another big headache) hence the desite for heat pipes to move heatsink away where it won't interfere with light or be too noticeable. One of the ideas I have is to use an actual lamp post it will be on top of as heatsink since it has plenty enough surface area and good air circulation, you just can't reasonably transfer and distribute heat over it without heat pipes.

Is this a good buy for a complete beginner at $400 or is the dewalt version truly worth $250 more?

How much weight can a pair of 2x8x8ft boards laid flat handle for loading shit into the bed of my truck

>>2434654
Get a used contractors saw off of Craig's List, not one of these folding Chinese monstrosities. Something like an old Rockwell/Delta (picture related). Hell, even a Craftsman from the early 70s or before would be better than that thing or its ilk. When it comes to saws you want a cast iron top, a belt driven motor, and WEIGHT. Heavier the better. If you have the space and can find an old Unisaw they were the gold standard for 10 inch table saws.

If space is the issue get a good worm drive or hypoid-type circular saw. Not a 'sidewinder'. Sidewinders are fine for Joe Shmoe putting together a shed over the weekend but worm drives are what the pros use. Also, don't get a modern Skilsaw brand saw. Their quality has diminished since Bosch sold them in 2016. If you find an older one in good condition, like a Model 77, they are very nice.

Neither the cheap miter saw I have at home nor the more expensive Dewalt at work can make perfect 90-degree cuts. They're both set to zero. What's going on?

>>2434749
Probably less than you hope. Just get a few more pieces of wood and make an actual reinforced ramp. A 2x4 aligned vertically will resist bending more effectively than a 2x8 aligned horizontally.

>>2434749
not sure what you mean anon. Do you mean for a ramp? Or like you have blocks or something, are gonna lay 2 bys on top, and load on that?

>>2434607
Maybe I’m misunderstanding but it seems like you are going overkill on the cooling. I’m too dumb to do the actual math, but I’ve seen massive led streetlights and they don’t have crazy methane tubed heat pipes.

>>2434791
Needs to be calibrated

https://youtu.be/NyFrIH7DlnM

Also fuck captcha it’s out of control.

>>2434805
>overkill
More like overengineer but yeah. Anyways I've just been wondering how common cheap heat pipes fare below freezing because some of the designs I thought of called for one. It's not like I'm out of options or anything.

>>2434799
Basically wondering if a pair of 2x8 ramps can support a 500lb load in the center without snapping. Myself plus the wheeled machine I'm loading weigh about 500lbs and when I started walking backwards up the ramp while pulling the machine the boards were flexing a lot so I gave up and just manhandled it up without standing on the boards but it would be easier next time to walk it up the ramp.

>>2434749
A bit under 100lbs per board loaded directly on the middle, almost double that when uniformly loaded. But when you push wood to its load limits the knots and dynamic loading make it pretty unpredictable. If you combine the two into a T-beam it’s like 4x stronger

>>2434821
Stack some bricks around the middle and it might hold

>>2434805
Thanks, I had tried adjusting it before, but that video pointed out some things I missed.

>>2434821
screw a couple 2x4s edgeways to the undersides, it should work sort of like an i-beam

I want to hang several hundred pounds from my ceiling. Problem is said ceiling is on the top floor of my home and my roof was built with trusses which from what I understand can not be modified under any circumstance without an engineer's signoff and are designed such that a large bird landing on the roof puts them at risk of damage, so hanging from them is completely out of the question. So my question is would it be possible to install an independent joist between two trusses (they're spaced 24") from an exterior wall to an interior wall and hang things from that without threating the integrity of my roof, exterior wall, or interior wall.

Any material on how to use a volt meter for absolute retards? I'm so fucking lost. Nothing makes sense to me.

>>2435017
Multimeter? Are you actually retarded?

I want to buy a battery powered pressure washer to use with buckets so I can wash my car anywhere. Any recommendations or things I'll need to know?

>>2434900
Ok cool, hope it works

>>2435110
Okay, after reading a bit. They might be bullshit, huh. It's just that using two buckets and sponges is awkward for washing wheels and auto carwashes strip off my clearcoat. Ah well if I get it anyway I'll deal with it

>>2427052
new bread

>>2435146

>>2427052
I am installing a tv antenna on my home, and I need to ground both the antenna coax connection and the antenna mast itself
I already have the coax grounding set up from the old cable company, just removing their connection to the ground wire and attaching my coax there instead.
(Side question, is there a problem with keeping the cable company's coax there sitting on the side of my home? I plan to call them and ask them to remove it, but obviously don't know when they will get it done)
For the antenna mast grounding, I need to run a solid copper wire to the ground wire (which is connected to the grounding rod). It seems like there are a bunch of ways to connect the solid copper wire to the grounding rod, and I just bought a split bolt connector to do this
Is a split bolt connector appropriate. It says "For Direct Burial", which I don't know what the fuck that means, is this supposed to be buried in the earth and therefore I bought the wrong product, or is it simply saying it is supposed to connect to a ground wire shortly before it touches the grounding rod that is buried directly into the earth? If not the split bolt connector, what am I supposed to use to connect a copper wire to my grounding wire?

picrel is kind of like how the setup here will look except the wires are solid copper, not stranded, and they probably won't be connected end to end like that, rather the bolt will be down the ground wire and the wire connected to the mast will come in from the side

>>2427052
i'm clearing land and there are a lot of dried palms leaves, whats should be the easiest way to crush or grinder them by hand so i can make trash bags and dump everything

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