/diy/ - Do It Yourself

I have an attached garage, it has no ceiling lights. Its fully insulated with an attic on top.
There are two electrical outlets in the ceiling that are controlled by a switch, I have hanging lights plugged into them.
I want to installed 8, maybe 10 flush mount ceiling lights. How would I wire these in to run off that switch?
Can I add them in series off one of the electrical outlets?

>>2525357
Check the catalogue twice, post once.
>>2525286
Measure it once and you'll end up cutting twice.

>>2525361
If you're leaving the outlets, just run a wire into one of the boxes. Connect the wire and the plugs with a connector, don't just daisy chain through the outlet

You can use the outlet boxes to mount fixtures also if you choose

>>2525357
What would be the best way to measure the pulling force of a winch in line?

I want to get into soldering and heard the TS100 is a good iron for noobs.
Anyone know where is a good place to buy one though? It looks like there's a bunch of different versions/manufacturers out there and I don't want to buy a piece of shit one.

>>2525514

borrow your neighbor's tractor pull sled:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBp9fVsD_I4

>>2525554
I think the current meme is to get the Pinecil instead of the TS100. Basically are the same but may be cheaper, depends on where you live.

>>2525653
Well that is neat, but it hardly gives me reading.

I'm talking about actually having pound force displayed as I'm using the winch.

>>2525660
tension force gauge

Recently had my first child. I haven't tried any breast milk or had any urge to try it. Am I missing out on anything?

Does anyone have a reference for what chemicals to use for different cleaning applications? I mean like a proper reference, not just "use baking soda and vinegar" that every asshat seems to write online. Behold:
>As accredited cleaning experts, we think the best cleaner to have for glass oven doors is a natural cleaning solution of equal parts cleaning vinegar and water with a dash of baking soda
YOUR NEUTRALISING THE VINEGAR WHEN YOU BICARB ffs

>>2525741
>Does anyone have a reference for what chemicals to use for different cleaning applications?
Whatever the bottle says. Windex for windows. Oven cleaner for ovens. Clorox spray for sinks, counters, toilets seats, etc.

>>2525745
Never knew "oven cleaner" as a product exists. Seems its diluted sodium hydroxide , so that is the answer.

>>2525741
I married a Latina, she deals with that. I suggest that approach as long as you can deal with the heat from time to time, both good and bad. Never seen a person go through so much baking soda.

However, I just introduced her to Simple Green and now that shit has been disappearing from the garage.

>>2525748
Windex is just watered down rubbing alcohol and blue dye, most cleaners are just simple chemicals watered down and quadruple the price with a logo

>>2525763
I think windex is ammonium hydroxide, but equally valid is ipa

>>2525763
You sure about that? Windex has that ammonia smell, not alcohol.

Also the latina wife prefers the aerosol can of glass cleaner, and I’m with her after trying it.

>>2525767
Yeah my bad I think it’s ammonia, but same principle you can buy straight ammonia and water it down like windex for cheap

>>2525388
not my fault asshole didnt use the word "Stupid" in it. cant search for stupid when there isnt one.
reason this title has so many abbreviations.

>>2525759
>I suggest that approach as long as you can deal with the heat from time to time
Such an accurate description of what it's like to have a Latina waifu

>>2525498
>>2525361
this is what i want to do
red circles are the flush ceiling mounts. i want to place them in a permitter around the garage 3 feet from the walls. this garage is quite large, so having lights like that would be nice. they are around 20 watts each.

>>2525807
I would split your light chains 10 and 10 on different breakers if possible, to reduce the load and complete black out if it trips, also they have pancake lights the width of drywall if you hit a truss bottom in your layout and are ocd, just a bit expensive so only purchase if necessary

>>2525822
im looking to get these, $10 a pop. i can probably get away with 6, or 8 of them, reviews say they are super bright.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09X2PG5MK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3GGCCTM7EC1K9&psc=1
pic related is the attic, left is the power going to that ceiling outlets, and the right is the junction box for the garage door openers.

>>2525841
I don’t see any problems with your plan just gotta go for it’s simple enough I’m sure you’ll do fine, I only suggested splitting the lights onto two separate breakers in case you use something drawing a lot of amps on the outlet you’re splitting from, like a chop saw etc. might trip the circuit but splitting them would allow light still

>>2525665
>>2525660
I was thinking about it, and if I didn't need extreme accuracy, just need it like plus or minus 5 to 10%. Would a Chinese Amazon crane scale work?

I'm trying to make sure I'm not over simplifying it in my head, but if I attach a crane scale to a point and then pull it with a thousand pounds of force, the scale would read a thousand pounds right?

>>2525841
>EMT
Are you in Chicago?

>>2525498
>Connect the wire and the plugs with a connector
A pigtail?
>don't just daisy chain through the outlet
But isn't that code-legal?

>>2525920
No. i have no fucking idea why its like that, the rest of the house isnt using any.

>>2525741
Generally you can look at the pH.
Mild Akalines for organic stuff like food stains and microbes.
Mild Acids for inorganic stuff like limescale, rust, all the oxides. But you need to rinse/neutralize those surfaces after because microbes thrive in mildly acidic environments.
Strong Akalines aka Bleach kinda works on both.
Strong Acids are too destructive for regular household cleaning, imo.

The fancy OTS cleaners have surfactants mixed in that makes scrubbing far easier so don't dismiss them completely.

Where are the pictures of people masturbating in this board?

>>2526179
/diy/ posters are usually homeowners, which makes them more likely to be in a traditional relationship, and therefore less likely to post pics of themselves jerking off. /diy/ probably has more sex than any other blue board. If you want to see guys from /diy/ jerk each other off then check out /wwg/

>>2525841
Yea I’m with the other guy, if your breaker box is at all accessible just add a breaker for the lights so it’s separate.

>>2525891
Yes, a thousand pound object means gravity is pulling on it one thousand pounds of force, which would read 1k lbs on this scale. I think you can get pretty accurate tension scales elsewhere though for not that much. I’m assuming this is a spring gauge, so it’ll bounce around with heavy weight
The imperial unit of mass is actually a slug.

>I think you can get pretty accurate tension scales elsewhere though for not that much. I’m assuming this is a spring gauge, so it’ll bounce around with heavy weight
This is what I was looking at
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088BMJMY3?

>>2526191
>load cell
Yea that should be good. You get what you pay for and I wouldn’t push the recommended weight on a shitty Chinese shackle, but for +- 5% on a load about a half ton you’re good. What’s it for?

What paint should I buy to paint a mug that already has a design printed on it? Can mugs like that be put in the oven to set the paint? Not sure if it needs to be handled differently.

>>2526211
Is there such a thing as a 360' view borescope. Are any affordable? Can they be /diy/? I want to make 3d scans of tight places where a normal camera can't fit inside and borescopes seem like an easy way to go about that.

>>2525357
This might be a stupid question.
Is it possible to make sound-proof room in an apartment?

>>2526295
Ugly and impractical but you can carpet the walls so it’s easy to remove, if you need sound proofing for recording purposes try starting with a closet

>>2526316
No, I need to keep sound from going out or in. I need to make room dead silent. It must be entire room, not part of it or something in a room. With doors tightly closed.

>>2526295
>Is it possible to make sound-proof room

Not that stickies ever work, but if we had one it would start off with YOU CANNOT SOUND PROOF A ROOM IN ANY PRACTICAL WAY. You can block a lot of sound, and with enough money you can sound proof a room, but in general if there is a loud sound in the room it will be heard on the outside, and vice versa.

>>2526341
>stickies would start off with
Is this question common here? This is my first post on /dyi/.
>YOU CANNOT
Second question then, would it be expensive to build such room? Medium size, like a living room or something. Let's say if I had a land and decided to build a house.

>>2526343
Apartment first, now living room from scratch on property ¿ nigger you’re starting to glow

>>2526346
If I can't do it in an apartment I'll do it from scratch. Eventually.

>>2526343
you're making a rape dungeon aren't you?

>>2526381
A white room.

can i use two regular car jacks to lift the car from both sides to go underneath it to do repairs on a fwd car (oil change/axle change)

>>2526498
It'll be fine but you should really invest in jack stands. Throw one of the wheels under the car as an extra precaution.

>>2526509
does a regular jack lift it high enough for repairs
why can't i just use concrete blocks as jack stands

>>2526498
Instead of stands? Or this is the first time jacking up a car? I highly, highly recommend a pair of stands so you don’t die because of a 2¢ o-ring in the jack. 3-ton stands can be had for ~$30/pair.

Also google your model + jack points, some cars actually have a good front center jack point,

>>2526511
Define regular jack. What do you own? Concrete will crumble under the car's weight.

>>2526516
one they give you with the car for tyre change

>>2526523
I wouldn't crawl underneath a car only held by a shitty scissor jack. If you don't care about your safety, go for it.

>>2526531
did he died

>>2526536
no, the meth made him invincible

>>2526512
you mean the teeth mechanism in amazonbasics jack stand pair is safer?

this will be my first winter working outside, what the heck do i wear that wont impede my movement or working with my hands? i think the lowest we'll see is around -5f
only stipulation is i have to have on my hard hat, FR coveralls, impact gloves, and steel toes

i looked into merino base layers but i cant justify the price because of how dirty ill be getting

>>2526545
Yes. Jacks aren’t made to hold cars up. They’re made to lift cars and then you use the jack stands to actually hold the car. Any jack is going to slowly lose pressure and drop, and a well used jack is going to drop faster. The Chinese steel teeth on a $30 pair of jack stands are far more reliable than the Chinese rubber seals inside the jack.

>>2526554
Layer it bra. Long johns on real cold days, decent pants, good socks, and then your choice of undershirt, a hoodie or fleece (the hoodie hoods are always more comfy than big jackets), and then whatever jacket that isn’t too puffy and thick.

You gotta strike that balance right before you start to sweat. 25F with the sun and manual labor, you will be good in the hoodie. 0F with wind and clouds just standing around, get your top layer jacket. Something about shells, the swooshy sounding jackets like windbreakers that don’t suck up water, those are good for top layers.

Look for gloves with thinsulate if that’s still around. I used to love these mittens where the 4 finger cover flips up and you get those hobo looking gloves and can use your fingertips.

>>2526554
>>2526559
Ahh these were the gloves.

Anyway, ask coworkers, the vets will tell you what works well. Don’t go buying big useless snowmobile gloves and a $400 puffy ass arctic jacket. Shit can change a lot between the start of the day and the weather after lunch.

>>2526554
Other anon said it best just layer, I went from Florida to snow first time drilling and I made my wardrobe work, never bought any expensive snow gear besides gloves that allowed finger movement. When you start moving you get hot, some days I would be shirtless working in -10 weather

>>2526200
Pulling a rope knot as tight as possible, and I wanted a scale so I can replicate it.

Is there a quick and reversible way to block a sewer pipe? (other than Mexican food).

The reason I ask is that my house has a really funky and not-code sewer drain, with a total of four sewage reflux gullies that are too high to do anything. I don't want to go to the expense of doing the right thing and installing a sewage reflux valve, but I do get very nervous about the sewer main blocking up and my house being the first one to fill with shit.
I've been putting it off since I bought the house, but I had a bit of a shock last night when a small clog inside one of those gullies made my shower backflow with sewage when I tried to drain some water from my pool.

So my idea is I make (or buy?) some kind of device to manually block off my entire sewer line as close to the mains as possible, just in the situation where I do suddenly have sewage rushing into my house.
I'm thinking a similar concept to pic rel, but on some sort of stick or flexible hose which I can jam down the closest point to the mains (probably one of those gullies) and then completely seal off the sewer pipe.
Does such a thing exist, or is there a way to make it? And is it a terrible idea?
My current idea is some kind of inflatable ball on a hose, where I jam the ball down the pipe and then use compressed air (probably from a CO2 cartridge) to fill it up. When the mains blockage is cleared, I would just release the pressure and pull the ball back out.

>tl;dr how do I make an inflatable dildo for my sewer drain?

>>2525741
Like >>2526116 said, you can often look at the pH as one way. Alcohol, a soapy detergent, and a mild acid can cover 99% of your cleaning needs if you understand what type of mess you're dealing with. Mix in baking soda or kosher salt to make it more abrasive. If you're not sure just go soap > alcohol > acid moving on to the next one if it's not effective, rinsing with water between attempts.

>>2526559
>>2526560
thanks man, are those gloves thin enough to fit impacts over?
>>2526577
thats what ive been doing so far, i just started working floors back in april and been enjoying it for the most part. trying to bump up soon

>>2525357
weird tourist question.

i want to make a table that accommodates a group of 6 people that has outlets/usb ports like picrel. Where can i buy something like this? Or should I hire a craftsman?

>>2526793
>search something like pic related and buy a few
>buy a big table that meets your seating requirements
>cut or find someone handy to cut a rectangle shaped hole to fit power supplies
install and enjoy

>>2525357
>found an old leather suitcase at a yardsale that is probably over 30 years old
>owner said it's been in an attic that entire time
>the leather straps on it are leaking this sticky substance
I'm assuming it's glue that has melted/deteriorated over the decades, but I don't know anything about leather. What is it, and how do I clean it up without damaging the leather?
bonus, how do I restore the leather after it's all said and done?

>>2526805
>What is it, and how do I clean it up without damaging the leather?
Glue. Goo gone
>bonus, how do I restore the leather after it's all said and done?
jizz

Is it true you can move a refrigerator laying down if you stand it up for a day or so before you turn it on again?

>>2526925
I’ve laid fridges down moving and stood them plugged in immediately, never had a problem. I think that laying them down being bad is an old wives tale, or only pertains to really old fridges

Can you take a 100km trip on a bad axle
Y know the one that clacks when turning

>>2526978
Sounds like a u joint that needs replaced, I would drive that trip if it’s already clacking when you turn I can’t get much worse

>>2526955
+1

Has anone used black flexseal on a black leatherish couch to stop peeling/replace peeled holes? Is it functional or fucked?

>>2527020
you mean cv joint? youtube says its better to replace the whole axle
are there individual axles for every wheel
>can’t get much worse
it won't completely come apart?

What's the best way to repair a lifted PCB trace? Heat resistant epoxy?

>>2526978
I wouldn't. If your axle fucks up, not only will you be stranded but vital parts of your car will get fucked like your transmission. I had to have both my cv axles replaced on my shitbox car. I hated spending the money but it still beats having to buy another car

>>2526848
but goo gone can damage leather and they say not to use it on leather

>>2527118
cut/scrape it off and solder a wire bridge in place.

>>2527090
it's probably functional if you can stomach your couch looking like total shit.

>>2527120
so if the axle breaks free how will it fuck up the transmission? will the wheel come apart and the vehicle break down and graze the ground
isnt the wheel held by a strut joint or something
just curious

How would you go about fixing something like this? I have no idea what to do

I have some new damage to my place after a strong and cold wind storm and I'm wondering if these cracks are indicative of any potential damage or if it's just the roof stretching a bit (there's horizontal cracks like that a few places along the wall where the wind was hitting), as for the door it's not weather sealed well at that corner so I'm not sure if the crack is from that or potentially something else

how and where can I get used/"antique" woodworking tools? I wanted to get in to hobby woodworking as my winter hobby and didnt want to spend ballar money on tools. I keep reading online and in books that vintage is cheap but everything on ebay is like 80 bucks for a jack plane. All I keep getting is these fucking ratcheting drills in lots and random chisels that I still have to refurbish even considering the price tag. I checked on the general but I don't think its worth posting there since this is semi off topic

>>2527241
the time of picking up good deals on vintage tools ended when everyone had access to the internet in their pocket
if you're just getting into the hobby, buy cheap crap from harbor freight little by little. as you work, you'll begin to get an idea of what tools are okay when they're cheap, and which ones you need better versions of.
if it breaks, it doesn't matter because it's cheap, and then you can replace it with something that will better suit your needs of higher quality.
get some projects done before you fully commit or else you'll end up with a garage full of tools that you don't use because it turns out you don't really like woodworking

Mailed my slide off yesterday for optic milling and cerakote. Hopefully I get it back before mid-February.

>>2527213
what you have got there is a total failure of the backerboard.
its impossible to properly patch replace backerboard, dont fall for that meme.
only true way to fix it is a total remodel and replace.

>>2527213
If you can’t just replace the whole shower, cut 1/4 inch drywall to fit the hole you have, then cover with thin set and place matching tiles. Those older tiles might be hard to find in the same color, so you’ll probably have to find something that is the same size, also don’t forget to grout around the new tile you placed

>>2527233
It doesn’t look like anything to worry about, probably just your wall moving a little from wind like you said

>>2527397
thanks anon, owning a home is both a scary and nice thing

I want to make drawer for small bolts, nuts, washers and small tools in my workshop desk. What material shall I use? It needs to be cheap, but can be ugly.

>>2527373
>>2527390
I see. It's my mom's apartment and I was hoping to fix this without involving the landlord as he's supposedly "fixed" it for her before. I'll try the drywall route and hopefully it'll last long enough for the landlord to forget he fixed it in the first place.

>>2524513
I did my best to get the pressure switch on the pump back to 20 differential, I think I got it as exact as possible. Didn't matter anyway because yesterday the switch burned out. You were right about the diaphragm being compromised, that was caused the short cycling. Anyway plumber came today and we got a new switch and diaphragm, there was also some work to be done in the house regarding piping cause a new addition is being added so he was coming today anyway. All is well now hopefully there will be no more problems.

>>2527404
Just buy one of the plastic drawer things

They're like $20 without nuts and bolts and $30 with

>>2526925
Modern compressors dgaf if you lay them down
Old ones didn't have a properly closed system for oil for the compressor

>>2526723
You don't spend much time in the plumbing department of hardware stores, do you?
Measure the opening you're trying to block then go to Menards

>>2526211
If it's smooth/shiny, don't even try
You can buy unfinished mugs at craft stores

>>2525723
Yes
Breast milk, obv

>>2525357
I found a space heater with the plug ripped off and wanted to replace it. How do I figure out the proper polarity of the wire before hooking it up to a plug?

>>2527574
It might not matter since it's AC?

Is there something I could buy that's used like a compressed air can but is filled manually by pumping it or something?
The idea of buying those one-time-use cans is so wasteful and expensive.

>>2527601
>The idea of buying those one-time-use cans is so wasteful and expensive
They taste like shit now too. Wish they would bring back the old flavorless stuff.

>>2527602
Kek.

>>2527553
I think you're misunderstanding my situation. The point I want to block the pipe is about 30cm down inside it, at the red X's shown here.
I want to block off my entire sewer main.

So I'm trying to repair my friend's trailer that the retards who made completely fucked up. Anyways one of the giant floorboards randomly has a cut in it like pic related.

The cut happens to be right in the door frame so right when you step in (since you're going to avoid stepping on the vent) it sinks in.

What's the best way to deal with this short of buying a new board? I was gonna put a support beam under it in between the trailer beams, but it's fucking cemented onto other boards and there's a chance it might break the cement or boards of the other boards if I lift it. But then I thought maybe you guys would have a suggestion such as buying Epoxy and trying to glue the board. What would you suggest?

>>2527549
>Just buy one of the plastic drawer things
>They're like $20 without nuts and bolts and $30 with
What kind of things?

I bought a trigger clamp but it doesn't have much pressure and comes loose relatively easily. Is this common to all trigger clamps or did I just buy a shit one?

To word it another way: I like the ergonomics of trigger clamps but are f-clamps better?

Anyone know a clamp like this that is ‘wider’, to use on a metal tube?
I’m trying diy a strap system to attach my duffel bag to motor cycle using 25mm webbing. I have clips for the webbing but I’d like to be able to hook the entire thing on/off the bars on the bike easily.

>>2527756
Maybe a velcro strap would be better?

>>2527705
>Is this common to all trigger clamps or did I just buy a shit one?
None of them are ever that good but you do need to squeeze pretty hard.

Will my tools be ok if my house has literally zero insulation and it can drop below freezing inside?

>>2527773
Yes probably. I already have the webbing though and I don’t know how well Velcro behaves when it gets all wet and muddy. I guess it should be okay since it’s used for holding pouches in the army but I have no idea if military Velcro or normal Velcro is the same stuff

>>2527705
i have a dewalt set of trigger clamps and it's pretty strong. I also got some from harbor freight and they suck when it comes to applying a lot of pressure, but still good for small tasks.
if pressure is what you need just get some woodworking clamps that screw down the pressure like pic related from harbor freight. trigger clamps are good for acting as a 3rd hand and to get things into position, but you need these clamps for actual strength. unless you're doing small tasks that don't require a lot of strength like building dollhouse furniture, you need both

>>2527611
I would run some cross supports as close to the vent as possible and then where needed however long the cut actually is idk, I wouldn’t worry about busting the cement if it was gonna happen it already would have from walking on it

>>2527705
Different purposes Anon. Trigger clamps are useful for joining boards so you use many of them over the entire length and don’t put them extremely tight. F clamps are more useful for putting a lot of pressure on a few points. If you put a few f clamps very tight while glue laminating the wood will warp around eg knots and the result will be less flat.

>>2527786
are any of your tools made of water? those are the ones you want to check in on.

>>2527786
Should be fine, just be careful using them when its freezing because the radical contrast between heating from use and cooling from the ambient temperature can warp electronic contacts.

>>2527705
They’re shitty. I have had them before. I bought the F-clamps from HF last time I needed cheap clamps because of that reason.

However, I got some 8pc set of Irwin clamps on clearance for like $12 at Blowe’s and those are far befter.

>>2527756
What about regular caribiners?

Hey /diy I found an old oil filter heater in my parents attic with the plug ripped off. How do u make sure the polarity is right when I hooked up a new plug, the cable has three wires one of which is the green ground wire but the other two are both black. I have it hook up now and it works but I want to make sure I have a fire hazard on my hands.

>>2525357
I'm trying to fix an old toy. It has a dead motor with a plastic worm gear. The gear is glued, and I'm pretty sure it will break. I have no idea where to go about finding a replacement. I assume matching gears is as big of a pain in the ass as matching screws. Any suggestions?

Can you have mortar masonry on top of dry masonry

a bunch of pipes seem to have frozen in my home during a freezing cold night last night. i ran my sinks slightly to prevent them from freezing but i forgot to run my shower. when i turned it on this morning for the first time, it started flowing and i can't stop shut it off nor has the flow rate returned to normal. basically turning the faucet head to off doesn't stop the stream but turning it full blast doesn't cause more water to flow through. my hot water pipes don't have any flow either despite the water heater still being on if that makes a difference. any idea what's the cause? are pipes or valves broken?

>>2528670
i should also add that i'm pretty sure the ground is still below freezing since my sinks are running but my toilet isn't and this morning i had to work for a few hours boiling salt water and pouring it down my shower drain to get my shower drain to unfreeze. since the shower head was constantly running, it was slowly filling the basin and diluting any hot water i poured in it but now it seems cleared and i can't turn off the shower head so i guess it'll stay clear until i figure out what the fuck is going on with my shower

>>2526723
There is an off the shelf item to buy to do this inflatable by a bike pump, used for maintenance, testing, construction etc.
Good thinking ahead.

>>2526978
Ive driven for months on clicking cvs on a 4Runner, just keep an eye and ear on it

>>2527404
I want to conztruct some tray organizers out of steel stud wall framing members, there is a king stud thats a simple c shape and stiff enough to take rivets and form well. Saw a mexican drywaller with a little rack and its a good mix of beefy and minimalist

>>2527574
One of the wires will have a set of raised edges or other means of id - that will be your neutral conductor

Once I tidy this up a bit, how do I glaze the carvings in one colour and the main cup in another? Do I have to double fire this with a different coat each time or is there a better way?

Would a space heater placed inside my air return box provide any significant improvement to my central heater's performance?

>>2528867
In the grand scheme of things, probably not that much. Space heaters put out a lot of heat, but slowly. If you’re pulling a lot of air across the thing, it’s not going to heat that air much.

Am I looking at this wrong? Which one’s the ground? This is a simple bedroom light switch.

>>2529033
the two black wires on the right are connected inside the switch. the black wire on the left is connected to the other two when the switch is closed. the ground is the bare twisted wires back in the box.

>>2529048
I figured, it confused me when I pulled it out, but now it makes sense. it's just an ungrounded switch and there are other outlets on this circuit, so one of the wires on the right is hot and the other one the right continues to the other outlets, and the left is the neutral, right?

>>2529052
>so one of the wires on the right is hot and the other one the right continues to the other outlets, and the left is the neutral, right.

yes. this is known as a "circuit tripper" switch because it is a convenient way to trip the breaker without having to go to the panel.

>>2529033
Light switches shouldnt have ground.

>>2529093
I read a lot of articles and watched a couple videos before doing this to make sure I wouldn't kill myself, and every single one mentioned that a ground wire would be on the switch when I pulled it out. that was a big part of my confusion, because I didn't see a bare or green wire going to the switch. now I'm annoyed that all three wires are the same color with zero markings or tags to indicate what's what, fuck whoever wired this house. I turned the breaker back on and used my voltage pen to find the hot one.

>>2529084
so if this switch is off, the outlets shouldn't work? how would it deactivate the circuit if the hot wire and the wire that leads to the rest of the circuit are connected inside the switch even when the switch is off?

>>2529102
Ground on a switch doesnt really do anything because the load isnt in the switch but in the lamp, and the switch is itself a breaker for the flow of current.

Im not a burger so things may be different in the EU, but we never ground switches. Only at best the metal parts of the lamp itself. Its also normal to just have both hot/phase/plus cables in the same colour. With a switch you can usually tell which is which because one goes upward toward the lamp. Code also says supplying wire needs to be mounted on the bottom side of the switch.

Calling on any glue experts:
Years ago, I had a tube of glue that took on a rubber-like consistency after drying. The dried consistency felt like a semi-hard rubber, like one of those cabinet door bumpers. Prior to drying, it came out as a gel and was clear in color. The tube itself was made of thin metal and was blue with a black cap (though that may have changed now).
It was NOT cyanoacrylate, so its not Loctite Super Gel. I can't seem to find it anywhere, Im hoping someone knows what Im talking about.

Do /diy/ video games exist?

>>2529250
Life is a video game

Is it really diy if you use tools and material from home depot or whatever? seems like if you don't do everything completely primitive (ie dig and smelt your own iron ore in a homemade mud kiln) you are just buying another packaged consumerist meme. might as well hire a professional

>>2529234
Something from UHU or similar resin adhesive brands?

>>2525357
does anyone happen to know what either of these two connectors are called so i can buy plug kits for them? id like to be able attach them without just cutting and splicing like a heathen if at all possible.

>>2528753
Looks like your still working in green clay. If you have low fire clay(earthenware) then it probably once fired. If its stoneware (higher) you fired twice. Seems like you need to get good with some paintbrushes.

>>2528027
> What about regular caribiners?
Im afraid they will slide too much and damage the coating with the small surface contact. Something like rubber coated carabiners would be very cool but haven’t really found them

>>2529438
For reference here’s what I’m making. At the red circles, the part I’m looking for connects the 25mm webbing (blue) to the frame. Two triangles of webbing join using a buckle (green) in the middle. The webbing is tightened using D rings. This all to mount one or more duffel bags of varying size on the rear. I could use some tube clamp of course but I’d like to be able to install/remove it in a few minutes.

> why diy this
Because I got loads of webbing and buckles laying around

>>2529350
How many wires? Sometimes those are a pain in the ass to find the exact one, but you could always cut the wires and use new ones as long as the connections are right. There’s the weather pack type connectors if you want.

>>2529438
Looks like they sell composite ones.

>>2529350
Left one is I think FW-C-6F-B, right one looks a bit like LZ7061-2.8-20 but somehow the outer 4 pins seem different from the center ones somehow. If you tell us make and model of the vehicle(?) it might be easier to find the exact ones.

If you’re replacing them just go with Molex/universal or TE superseal clone (or Deutsch DT if youre rich and need very good waterproofing) since they have the same form factor and are a lot easier to identify/buy. They both come in cheap kits and can be crimped on with cheap Chinese crimping tools

>>2518470
Question stands. Come on, some of you faggots must have cloned your dick. Give advice

>>2525723
Human milk is pretty thin and sweet, not to my taste, but you can't beat fresh milk from the tit, definitely suckle your wife's tits

Merry Christmas /diy/

I am planning to wire up babby's first deathtrap, some outlets on a workbench I built. 6 outlets controlled by a master switch with a 10A circuit breaker protecting the lot.

I plan to put a neon indicator across the circuit breaker so I can see at a glance if it has opened, but I'm wondering if this indicator will somehow leak current into the circuit as it straddles the CB. I'm not too worried if it does, it will just be something to be aware of I guess.

My house has a pea-gravel path from the sidewalk to the front door, and I noticed today that some neighborhood stray cat has decided that the pea gravel and dirt mixture makes an excellent litter box. What non-harmful passive means do I have to ward off this cat so it's not shitting on my path?
Obviously I could just sit outside at night and shoot it with an airgun but that's not my goal.

>>2529873
This is bad juju anon. The point of a circuit breaker is to isolate the circuit line conductor.
Doesnt matter what protection, how little current it leaks, how safe it is, do not hide something weird and unexpected in mains wiring.
Now if this is all just on the bench and connected to your house by a plug or something then ok maybe that's different, but it will still leak current and perhaps be very dangerous.
It also wont necessarily work at all.

>>2529873
>>2529873
ya don't do this , just look at the breaker and you will see if its flipped

>>2529909
>Now if this is all just on the bench and connected to your house by a plug or something then ok maybe that's different, but it will still leak current and perhaps be very dangerous.
That's exactly what it is, but yeah, I'd rather *know* it's isolated in the event of a fault than risk any leak. My gut was to not do it, I'll go with that. Thanks for the confirm.

>>2529918
It's pic related type of CB, not as obvious as the ones you have in a normal house breaker box which is why I thought an indicator might be nice. Thanks anon.

>>2529922
what is the neon globe wiring specifically? do you have a manual or some shit for it?

You could make hard wire it down stream of the switch (not paralleling the switch) and have it be safe but still tell you if there is power coming out of the switch

>>2527553
>If it's smooth/shiny, don't even try
Fair enough, is there any reason for this? It's a mug that's already been printed from some merch store

Is it a bad idea to use cinderblocks as pavers? I've got like 50 of them lying around and don't know what to do with them.

I figure I just need to dig deeper and use more sand to fill in the holes but it should work, right?

can i add a clump of bare wire or whatever else to the inside of one of these aluminum bodied stylus to try and compensate for shitty screen protectors on company tablets?

I've got some 2x4s to cut to length.

I'm not looking to become a woodworker or anything so I don't mind if it's sort of rough...
What kind of handsaw should I get? There's so many kinds it's confusing.

>>2530659
If it's really just for something quick, cheap, and dirty and you aren't going to want to do other diy projects in the future, then just get a cheap saw like harbor freight sku 1321

It'll run you about 7$ and it will get the job done and it's good enough to cut 2x4s for studs or to make shelves or a quick and dirty bench or whatever

I used to fail to understand how anyone could lack motivation to get back into the garage and finish off their projects but now I do.
I'd like to blame the fact that I'm working out a lot more now but that's not really an excuse, especially during Christmas time/no work. I have a few incomplete projects but I'm not interested in the things I was making right now.
How do I get back into it?

>>2530764
Finish the projects for the projects' sake

Doing stuff just because you're "feeling it" is teenaged girl tier and fucking pathetic

>>2530004
It would work but you can just break them up and take them to the dump

>>2529902
Dump your piss around the path

>>2529873
Just get a lit switch wtf

>>2529784
Buy a clone-a-willy kit wtf

>>2528867
No. You have to maximize surface area and force the air through it for it to work
Don't waste the energy. It won't be helping at all

>>2528548
Uhhh what?

>>2528092
Yep. You have a fire hazard on your hands

>>2527611
If you won't buy a new board, you were never going to fix it anyway

>>2527673
They're small and plastic with a bunch of small drawers. They're usually in the hardware department adjacent to the nuts and bolts aisle

>>2527601
Air compressor+ tank

>>2529943
Nothing sticks to shiny
It's just the baseline rule of coating and adhesion
You can sand, you can chemically degloss, you can use adhesives that do the latter, but if it's shiny, nothing will stick with any reasonable adhesion at all

>>2527606
Super improper. You can use a shitty aftermarket plug at the mouth or you need to break up the floor and cut it off where it hits the main so you don't have a random pipe that fills with backwater which can fuck up your system

>>2530799
Can you complete a dry stone wall using mortar and stones for upper courses

Looking to extend the tonearm wires under the chassis of my turntable. Will literally any 4p terminal block do or should I look for something particular to extremely thin gauge wires?

First thought was to replace the wires altogether, but that would prove excessively difficult because of soldering needed on top of plastic. Since some of the length has (presumably corroded and) broken on the underside it seems it would be prudent to use a terminal block so that new wires can go to the RCA jacks and connect to the tonearm via terminal block.

i want to do stone masonry foundation for a small outhouse at my cabin and i need to split some hard rocks (granite?). i've see people use carbide tipped tracing chisels for this, like this video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lXxmBVOR0CE but those fuckers are really expensive. can i use cheap chrome vanadium chisels like picrel for this?

>>2531007
Did the Egyptians have carbide tipped chisels when they built the pyramids?

NO!

You need to pray to the alien gods and they will come split rocks with antimatter beams like your ancestors did.

>want black fenders
>buy silver fenders for £74 and spray them black
>buy black fenders for £136
what do?

ps. i don't know how to spray paint

Why is pic related so popular with YouTube makers, even those like 'Stuff Made Here' who can easily afford something more upmarket?

>>2531071
What's important are the tools that go inside.

>>2531071
Because the only similar carts are either tiny dogshit ones for about the same money from other retailers, or like $1000+ from the tool trucks.

Very recently I saw some Kobalt branded ones at Lowe’s for about the same price as HF, the retailers are finally realizing people like those carts in their garage.

>>2531054
google the cost of a rattle can should help you decide if it wasn't already obvious.
if you don't know how to spray paint i would suggest the first thing you try to paint shouldn't cost 75 quid.

>>2531071
They're like half the price per square inch of storage

If you math the storage space, they're an unbelievable value

>>2530845
If it's properly adhered to the substrate, it should be fine. If it's outside, make sure there's flashing between the 2 types of masonry

>>2531007
I wouldn't use Stanley but I would rent a hammer drill or jack hammer

Also, make sure to dig deep enough that the bottom of the foundation is below the frost line and then use foundation waterproofer on the outside before backfilling. It could be the rubber stuff, fiber reinforced elastimeric, anything thick and flexible so the haphazard foundation doesn't get fucked by moisture

>>2531054
Since you would clearly fuck up the painting, the extra money will be well worth it a year from now

Would paying the extra $7 to get this engraved be corny?

>>2531326
no tactical advantage, an absolute waste of money.

How can I locate the source of a draft in a room? I figure I need like a smoke machine or something but I'd rather not have to buy something so pricey for what's hopefully a one-time use job

>>2525723
No it sucks. But it’s nice to massage out the lumps in your wife’s breast for her. The milk is really sweet and it comes out hotter than you’d expect.

>>2526179
The threads about which brand is best

>>2526295
>>2526318

Standard rape room question.

>>2528092
You have a fire hazard in your hand because those old heaters are fucking dangerous. Not because of the polarity of the plug.

>>2531326
Depends if you live in an area with people likely to return it. Upside is most pawn shops won’t buy it with the engraving if somebody were to steal it or you lost it.

>>2531409
FLIR cameras are dope for that, but you might be able to get it done with an IR thermometer for like $20.

>>2531251
there is no electricity there, so i have to use hand tools or battery powered i guess. it will sit directly on bedrock, so i don't have to worry about frost. i guess i could pour some cylindrical footers but they are so damn ugly

These guys made a nest on my roof. I want them out, but also don't want me and the wife breathing poison. Can't leave the house. Any non toxic recipes that I can use? Maybe using repellents would work?

>>2531508
>don't want the wife breathing poison
huh.. how long have you been married buddy?
can't you just physically remove the nest?

>>2525357
My cousin recently inherited an old house and plans to renovate it in slow motion, as money permits. She's fairly handy and wants to do some of the basic indoor work herself, but she doesn't own any tools beyond a hammer, some hand saws and various screwdrivers. What kind of tools can I get her as a birthday present that will be useful for her as a homeowner? I've already donated an old cordless drill driver and a set of screwdriver bits. I'm clueless about what you'd need for renovation work since I live in an apartment and have never done any work in it beyond mounting a couple of shelves.

Should I spend the money on a Kreg Jig + pocket screws? Or will corner braces and T-plates do me just fine?

Item I'm working on is purely functional, looking pretty ain't a concern

>>2531508
Spray with carb cleaner. Remove nest.

>>2531663
Some decent cordless tools and ignore tool autists. Circular saw, recip saw (remind her online is best for blade deals), work light and drill etc. Extra batteries are quite handy.

Ryobi are no longer trash. DeWalt work fine for me (highly experienced mechanic/DIYer who flogs everything) but I've Makita, Milwaukee etc too since I buy by the tool not the ecosystem. Deals should habben now Xmas is over.

>>2531663
I’m with other anon who said Ryobi. The stuff is great for DIYers and real affordable and they sell like 200 different 18V powered items, so even if she’s not using the circ saw for a few months, she can use the batteries on all sorts of lights and radios and vacuum cleaners.

Look at Home Depot’s website, you can find sales on like 6-8 tool Ryobi kits with all the basics and a couple batteries tor <$250.

>>2531663
how about a rolling pin and a waffle Iron?

>>2531508
>Can't leave the house.

Which kind of instrument is easier to make from scratch
A typical acoustic guitar with walls that are bent in the typical shape
An instrument that has a bowl shaped body like an oud or lute

I wanna build a desk thats 2300x600mm, but im concerned about 2 things.
1) its gonna have shit that vibrates on it, and my current desk vibrates (oscillates?) along with it. were talking 3d printer and hard drives. How can I stop this? Dampeners didnt seem to make a difference in the past.

2) how to stop sag without having a central leg? I was thinking I could route a channel and insert a metal beam? I cant see it doing mych though

>>2532131
Funny thing Im doing the exact same thing, for the same reason.
You can put weights under your printer or make the whole desk heavy, as increasing the weight of a system will make its frequencies longer, increase inertia, thus making the desk immune to small vibrations.
For this Im currently building reinforced legs for a special heavyweight tabletop Im also making with bricks sandwiched between 2 solid wood worktop, total weight of the desk will be around 150kg...
Will post more on /3dpg/ when Im closer to being done, currently I have other stuff to do for uni sadly.

>>2532156
got any in progress pics? Sounds like its up my alley

>>2532160
>>2532156
>>2532131
actually I found this which looks like a great solution on the cheap, might just stack slabs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y08v6PY_7ak

Is a plunge saw basically a better circular saw? what are the down sides to getting a plunge saw instead of a normal circular saw

I am wanting to add a lean-to/stall on the side of my shed like pic related. Is there a standard way of doing this? I've seen a few different methods:
>new roof under existing eave(pic related)
>new roof level with existing eave
>new roof sitting on existing roof above eave

I kind of like the last method because it gives me the most height, but I haven't found any info describing the advantages or disadvantages of the different styles. The existing shed has asphalt shingles on the roof. Seems easy enough, just add some straps horizontally on the roof and build off that. Just wanted to make sure I'm not gonna fuck up my shed roof prematurely and have a bunch of leaks

>>2532220
Pic related is example of new roof being level with existing eave

>>2532220
Pic related is close to what I want to do, new roof on existing roof over eave, except the picture has a pergola instead of a lean-to

>>2532227
Forgot pic....

>>2532220
Lastly, here's my shed

>>2532230
Nice

Are you supposed to take apart the inner panels of a oven and scrub it down with steel wool it has burnt stuff on it like the bottom of a pan covered in soot
Alcohol is not doing jack

>>2532319
Have you tried oven cleaner spray?

>>2532322
No looks expensive

>>2530799
>clone-a-willy
/diy/ not /biy/

any sewing fags here? i want to put 12 layers of fiberglass cloth onto a children sized poncho and place a slightly larger poncho ontop. How could I attach the fiberglass so it doesn't come off. My sewing machine won't handle that. Maybe sew it by hand with a strong needle and strong fishing line?

wanting to do a stupid-simple air filter of a handful of furnace filters + a fan arranged in a cube, do i want it to have negative air pressure (fan blowing outward) or positive (fan blowing inward)?

>>2525357
Am I being a retard wanting to go into farming. I know most farmers only make money by subsidy, but if globohomo eventually comes down like it probably will I'd like to be in the position to supply animal products. In the meantime can supply animal products to other middle class retards

About the analogRead function on arduino, i'm don't get why some people say that when converting de digital value to voltage I should divide by 1024. I mean some code I've saw use 1023 and seems more reasonable. What should i use? or the difference is so small that is in most cases pointless

Can anyone recommend a good stud finder?

>>2532606
They all kind of suck. Look at the reviews, the <$15 Zircon to the $50+ Franklins are all the same… inconsistent.

The basic magnetic ones that find the screws in the drywall are the most reliable. The more expensive electronic stud finders all have extra shit like a laser to mark the stud or the ability to find wires behind the drywall, but they all use the same exact system to search for the studs and it’s always like 60% accurate no matter on the model. I recently went through thie when I bought a Zircon with some fancy features thinking it would be better than my old 10-15 year old guy, and it’s just as reliable as the cheaper Zircon that was dying and the really cheap Walmart B&D that had batteries explode inside.

So get the magnet, or get an electronic one, but don’t expect the $70 electronic one to locate studs any better than the $12 electronic one.

>>2532608
Thanks for the tips. I'll just go for the $20 Zircon then.

>>2532620
Yea honestly just find a spot where you get a good, clean, consistent hit with the stud finder, try to mark the center, and measure from that one stud.

I think that blue Zircon was still like $30, and I would’ve gone with the Franklin if they were any more consistent but they’re not. The blue one has the laser to mark the middle of the stud, it’s a nice feature but it only works half the time just like all the other stud finders, and it’s easy enough to find the center with the cheaper ones when they actually locate a stuf. The electricity sensing things are goofy, I would never rely on them for safety, just see if you have any outlets or switches in line with where you’re trying to drill.

Read the reviews of all the Home Depot and Lowe’s studfinders besides the magnet ones and they’re all the same, like 3.5 stars average. I don’t know why nobody can make a good one.

>>2532470
Just tape a red 20x20 to the intake side of a box fan with painter's tape
Protip! You can set 2 of these up in opposite corners of a room in opposite directions to circulate max air and filter more

>>2532570
Farming will keep food on the table but adjacent things are where you make money (organic veggies, cattle, seasonal tourist traps)

>>2532606
Any of the long ones with a row of LEDs that run on AAs (not AAAs!) The triple as don't penetrate deep enough.

>>2532225
It needs to rest on the existing supports so you'll have to remove the lowest sheathing and run supports down to the top sill play of that wall

>>2532131
1 3/8" butcher block top wouldn't need a center leg or additional support
Use a couple small L-brakets to fasten it to the wall and put some rubber washers in between the bracket and the wall to minimize vibration transfer to the wall

Buy legs at Ikea or any big hardware store

>>2531508
Kek
Wet em and squash em when they fall

>>2531409
Wait for a windy day, put back of hand to window and doors and figure out which gap is making the draft
In extreme temps, you can rent a thermal camera and it'll tell ya

>>2532131
>>2532658
I did some bad math
Buy a countertop support bracket and fix the whole thing to the wall. You can also skip the legs and just do brackets. I would recommend 4 with a 1" thick top but 3 would work with 1.5" thick material

drying oil or poly for a desktop? whats the downside to drying oil compared to water based pu?
I used to think it would stay oily but i recently found out it polymerises too

You see in the picture how the inner part of the wall is sitting a top the floor. Is this always how walls work?
How do they get the wall to stay bound to the floor?

Due to a recent wind storm I have to replace about 20 feet of fencing as well as the posts. Would it be retarded to switch from metal posts to wooden? If so, do I fucking use concrete or not?

>>2532658
I'm the shed question anon, and are you saying do something like pic related? The roof of my shed is using trusses instead of rafters, so I'm not sure I can go all the way down the the top plate. What if I put two posts close to the shed wall to help support the weight if the new roof? That way there would be 4 legs holding it up instead of using the shed to support one end, or maybe I'm just retarded

Another side not is that my shed is pretty beefy. I've got double plates on the top and bottom of each wall, the walls are anchored to a concrete pad, I sistered an extra 2x4 to all the studs on the long wall. I think my studs are 12" on center as well

This a story. I live in a trailer. My kitchen sink is clogged. It fills up with water almost instantly as soon as you turn the knobs. I assumed that somewhere between the sink and the grinder, there was a clog. That's reasonable? I tried a drain snake but it was only 20 feet long so I hired a plumber.

He came over with a 100 foot drain snake. He put it down my drain and it looked like the water ran through. Then it filled right back up. So he ran it again. And it filled right back up. He ran his drain snake 8 times and each time he pulled it out, it looked like the pipe was draining (though I do understand that the snake itself was simply displacing the water into the bucket under the out).

After he had done this five times he became baffled and began asking me to go out to the grinder and look inside. I did. The drain head was all the way into the grinder.

None of the other drains that all empty into the same pipe and all flow into the grinder are clogged. My toilet runs fine. I shower. I wash my hands and brush my teeth daily. My washing machine does not flood the narrow hallway.


After two hours he left, completely unsure why my kitchen sink does not drain; His snake unclogs many restaurants and retail stores with far higher usage than my sink. Eventually he left, but did not charge me for his time and effort. He just did not understand it.

I don't understand it.


Can you determine WHY my kitchen sink does not drain is every thing else is fine and he even pushed it all the way through to the other side? I have included a simplified version of my trailer, plumber and pipe setup to, I hope, convey what is wrong and help SOMEBODY tell me how it can still be clogged.

>>2532658
thank you anon :)

>>2532468
no sewers online? Help me out here

Tried to sew 16 layers of paper, top thread is mono fishing line, as normal thread kept on snapping. After a few tries my strongest jeans needle broke.

>>2532823
blocked sewer vent?

I'm sitting on a few thousand dollars worth of vintage video game consoles and games (N64, Genesis, Super Nintendo, 2600). How would I go about selling them for a decent price assuming I've been barred from using PayPal and eBay. My only thought was perhaps Craigslist but that might make it difficult to sell all the game cartridges.

>>2532823
Vent. Very small possibility it's clogged in the ptrap under the sink and no-one checked it yet. Very small chance drain pipes came loose under the trailer so now your sink is lower than your grinder and it doesn't have enough head to get there.

What would be the best way to assemble my own sauna heating bowl?
I don't know the right term, but the hot thing with the rocks in it that you pour water over
I figured this would've been one of those oddly specific Chinese things you could buy off Amazon but apparently not

Basically I just want to set up a bowl on my bathroom floor and put rocks in it and pour water on it to steam up. What kind of heating source would be best for that? A hotplate and a pot full of rocks seems like it wouldn't heat the rocks up well enough to cause instant steam.

"Building" a table using an old set of drawers, a prefab top and going to pick up some legs (drawers will go on one side, then two legs on the other).
Do you think I should paint the drawers or leave them as-is?
33mm wood shouldn't sag over such a short distance right?
Or should I just do some other solution?
Also I know the floor looks ghetto,I'm puttin gthe skirting in tomorrow

>>2533465
I'd just leave them, otherwise you're gunna have to sand and repaint the whole thing to make it match.
Depending on what you're using it for it won't sag. I used this same sort of setup as a desk for like 5 years.

I'm running CAT6 throughout my house. In one of the bedrooms there's an old phone jack port that I wanted to repurpose for ethernet. But, it's ~6" away from a power outlet and you're supposed to have network and power lines at least 8" separated, right? How much of an impact do you think it would have on data integrity/heat if I used this existing hole? Is it worthwhile to cut a new hole further away or do you think it will be fine? There's also a stud in between them if that matters.

>>2533829
>I'm running CAT6 throughout my house
just use wifi bro

Why don't garden hoses use ball valves?

>>2533829
Unless you're running a data center just use shielded twister pair and it's fine.

>>2533829
>CAT6
why? at those distances cat5 will do 1g, cat6 won't do 10g anyway and i doubt you will be able to terminate it properly.
most sep, distances are nonsense especially for small infringements, its not like they are running 100m together in a run. anway 6" is plenty unless its your local code requirement? check insulation resitance of both cables for exemption

>>2533931
>i doubt you will be able to terminate it properly.
why wouldn't he be able to terminate cat6 properly?

I bought a floating Lack bookshelf for IKEA (pic related) and the metal mounting piece doesn't have holes spaced out for mounting to studs. What's the best way to drill out the holes I need? Couple places I've seen use step drill bits but I'm unsure.

How long will a Tarpaulin like pic last on a shed?
All I need it to keep off is a lot of sun and some light rain

Will this thing disintegrate in a few months? Or will it last a few years?

>>2533993
I dealt with the same shit with floating shelves recently. Just use a regular 135deg split point HSS bit and drill it the same way you would drill any metal. DeWalt Black & Gold are decent drill bits for metal that are on sale all the time at the home improvement stores.

On the shelves that weren’t going to work well going into studs, these plastic toggles in the middle worked really well holding the shelves up to drywall.

I have an older LG gas dryer that has stopped heating up. It's all cleaned out already. Found a bunch of videos saying there's a thermal fuse you can reach in and click this switch between two wires to fix it. Well, mine doesn't click. There's this black cap like thing on the switch that feels pretty loose and when I press the thing it doesn't budge. Is this an indicator that the thing has gone bad and I need to replace that part, or are they just unable to click if there's nothing wrong with it?

>>2534137
This is the part I'm talking about

Any suggestions or copying someone else's DIY design for a standing spray paint booth?
My cardboard box with a fan doesn't hold up very well. PVC and wood still appear to be pricey.

>>2534137
Use a multimeter to check if there is continuity across that part

gf boils water in narrow pot on widest burner, is most heat transferring to bottom of pot or going around the pot? (no lid of coursr)

I'm interested in a career as a locksmith. Is pop a lock an entry point, or do I need to convince a real locksmith to take me on as an apprentice? Recommended way to go about that if so?
I don't mind putting in the time and work and reading, but probably do pop a lock too if it'll be a while of self-study since the work sounds okay and will pay the bills meanwhile.

>>2534137
>>2534143
This is a thermostat.
http://www.partsnetcn.com/Thermostat/
http://www.partsnetcn.com/lg-dryer-high-limit-thermostat/
Sometimes these kind of parts aren't available to the public, I wonder why?...
But check your local supplies store,
This could fix that, but this is not a switch, this thing is more like a set point, so if the setpoint it is too low it could lead to keep your temperature low, so all you have to do is set the point higher to keep it at high temperature; but ; It should start and turn on first!!!!
You must be sure it does turn on or the gas line is fine and it can keep the guide flame/pilot burning or ignited.
If indeed it starts, then this would fix it, otherwise review your dryer totally, the fail is in other place and you must have caution.
Careful anon, don't do anything at least you are pretty sure what you are doing.

>>2534137
I didn't see the loose part you were talking, get the spare part, but check it all again just for security. It depends on the manufacturer how does it work, but it's unlikely this things (and all to be loose), and you does not need to press, you must turn the black dial (or check the manual if the brand says it must be pressed, as I told you before, everyone make it works as it wants), and do it with care to avoid break it .

>>2532823
Yo bro, it is more likely to be this
>>2532944
>blocked sewer vent
So check, perhaps some one (without intention) blocked the vent with rubble, wood or perhaps you mistaked as a insect hole or something and taped/glued or put chewing gum inside.
Good luck.

>>2525357
I just added two water tanks to my roof, but after making the connection and filled it with
water, one of the news started to spill bad, added an anti return/check valve, now the other one started to spill water not as bad as the first but still heavy.
If I add another check valve it will work or it will spill water on the first tank (the original)?
The new ones are at the roof level but the original has a elevation of 3 ft level difference.
So I'm guessing this guy sends so much pressure back, but I wasn't expecting so much.
Thanks anon.

My brother gave me his old backpack. The only thing wrong with it is this zipper broke. I was thinking of lining the pocket with velcro. I have a home depot and harbor freight very close by to get stuff from. Anyone have any other ideas on what I should get to fix it. I assume you can’t fix the zipper but I’d do that if possible

>>2534430
if the clasp is broken it can be replaced, you can take it to one of those dry cleaners that do alterations. i don't know how to do it but my mom does it for me all the time

>>2534430
>do you have a badly ripped jeans?
>sew on the button and hole
>similar style of strong metal button can be found as a push it on really hard kind of thing if you want to buy one
are you a woman?
if you are I will not demand to see your breasts although I would like to but I will think about you firmly grasping my pp I don't have anyone to do it

>>2533829
if you can't use wi-fi for whatever reason you can also look into using ethernet powerline bridges

>>2534452
Thanks I’ll get a quote from my local cleaner. I would have never thought of this

>>2534455
No I just have long nails because I play guitar. Stay strong anon. These look like what you’re describing though I think. https://m.aliexpress.us/item/3256803258513014.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.35c95cb6ypQzvD&browser_id=2f168962d64e46e4a659208529cda495&aff_trace_key=&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=00118574832beb60da28d494b35eb21570817df499&gclid=&pdp_npi=2%40dis%21USD%213.38%211.69%21%21%21%21%21%40210318b916726970317555238e0258%2112000025818969828%21sea&curPageLogUid=4dZ7vzU0sZjo&algo_pvid=04901f68-0b22-42d3-a08d-99f5b1b9cb53

One of the pipes under my sink had a leak, I've dried up the puddle under the cabinets but the floor in my kitchen is plastic tiles that slot together and they absorbed some water between them so when you stand on the cracks a bit of water comes up through them and wets your socks, is there any way I can dry it out without pulling up all the floors?

>>2534422
Perhaps you're siphoning water from the higher tank.

How have you got it plumbed? Are all the outlets connected together? If so then backflow preventers (check valves) are needed in series with each of the lower tanks. Otherwise the upper tank will just keep filling them until they overflow.

>>2534718
From the higher tank it comes to the service line using a t connector, one side of the t has all the plumbering work and the other is clear (due the limitations of the roof and service line itself).
in the union part it got connected from another t that comes from the parallel thanks, in other words yes the line from the new tanks are connected together.
It is more noted when all the water hoses are closed. So it fits your description anonbro.
I will install the other check valves, since at least for a time the first tank is intended to be in service a time more, and I can't elevate the other two.
Very appreciated anonbro.

Can you sand paint after it dries without having to wait until it fully cures?

>>2534733
what happened?

>>2534734
What do you mean? I just don’t want to have to wait 30 days to sand the bench that I made.

>>2534735
If that's all, it's fine. perhaps there is a small chance it turns like white glue, that's no problem, because you can sand it again, but at the end you have to wait more time.

>>2525357
What material should I "gravel" my backyard/driveway with?
I was going to use roadbase, but someone else said to use crusher dust, and now I'm not sure.
How thick should it be? Was thinking 10cm.
Should I weedmat under it, or should it be alright?

Note: am in Australia.

>>2533556
Nothing too heavy, just gonna be a 3d printer bench, 2 printers, cure station, wash station etc

>>2534772
The Australian standards fucked, but if youre going to gravel it i think
Paver sand
Compactor
Rock hold mats (bunnings)
Gravel of choice
Is the best order. You can put weed mat between the compacted sand and hold mats.
Plus man most people just do sand compact paver. Most new constructions dont even concrete the sides anymore, looks shit in 3 years because house owners are tards that let overgrowth go rampant.

>>2534833
I was thinking a lot more half assed than that.
Just scrape ground and apply gravel.

>>2534354
Can't you buy sleeves that trap the heat closer?

>>2534017
Depends how much sun we're talking, with proper stabilisation the material shouldn't degrade for a few years but wind will be the biggest factor, I would recommend some sort of spring or bungee connector to avoid slack

>>2534733
If it's matte, yes, if it's semigloss, no

>>2534610
No, you have to lift them or it'll mold

>>2534394
You can learn most things about locksmithing without apprenticing but there's a lot of nuance to older stuff

The most important thing is to know what to charge. If popalock is a straight percentage fee, then I would say go for it. If it's a fixed monthly fee, it would depend
The good thing about franchises is that there's someone to help you on stuff that's difficult/rare

>>2534354
You'll always lose heat around it. Any lost energy is more than made up for by the reduced boiling time

>>2534244
Buy a portable spray booth or make one from a temp greenhouse and some extra plastic

>>2534017
Tarps degrade surprisingly quickly. Just pay the $150 for shingles
Just shingle

>>2533921
Pressure regulation and long term functionality
Well water can fuck a ball joint quickly

>>2533465
Why would you do this?

>>2533445
Whatever you do, do the research and use the right rocks. Certain rocks can explode under extreme heat

>>2533381
Find a remaining Gamerz and get a life outside of videogames

>>2532706
If you do wood posts into concrete, just taper the top of the concrete and trowel it tight to the post so it she's water
make sure there's concrete below the posts also. And the posts neeeeeeed to say "ground contact"

>>2532670
Poly sets up reliably in a fixed amount of time. Finishing oils are hit and miss

>>2532818
That's what needs to happen to properly support the lean-to.
If you just set it on the eaves(the overhang) it would fuck the existing roof and the new one. You have to set the high side on boards that run down to the sill plate so up aren't just relying on rafters.

So remove the lower sheathing, attach the lean-to roof framing to your existing roof framing running past the outside support wall
Cut boards to run from the boards down to the sill plate (custom framed roofs are offset so your vertical boards might sit on the boards that make your ceiling, if they're premade trusses, they'll be in the same plane so you can run down to the top sill plate of the wall)

Then sheathe the lean to
Then resheathe the roof down to the lean-to's new sheathing
Then put a moisture barrier if you aren't sheathing with zip-system or similar, check to see if you need frost guard
Then flash and shingle

>>2534861
It will look super shit as soon as you drive over it and the ground gets compacted

>>2534921
>Why would you do this?
whats wrong with this? and which part? Its just a workbench for my office, I genuinely just want the least effort most sturdy solution because I cbf putting in the effort to make a nice table

>>2532823
I would check the plumbing underneath the trailer and see if it's pitched down towards the grinder
If it fills instantly, even after he snaked it, it sounds like something fucky with the sink like the vent or trap or garbage disposal

I would hire a roto rooter with a jet + camera and have them inspect the plumbing vents also if that doesn't fix it

>>2532671
Yes
Screws into the joists
The evolution of sheet goods makes houses stay square even when it seems like they're barely together
The outside sheathing will also run down from the wall to the bottom of the rim joist adding an extra attachment point

Also, houses are massive, difficult to move, that's why proper bracing around windows and doors is important

>>2533445
Self quoting to "bump" this question
I've looked at sauna heaters but they're like $200 and meant for large rooms, massive overkill for my tiny bathroom

>>2534921
Noted. I wasn't planning on just dumping random outside rocks in but I'll double check whatever chinesium I buy is the right stuff

>>2534921
Thanks for the information man, looks like I'm gonna need to do some more planning so I don't fuck the whole thing up

i need a rec for a decent washing machine? I have a whirlpool for about 10 years and cant stand it. Thing can only do half a load at a time

>>2535055
Speed queen

>>2535055
I had a whirlpool or some similar dogshit for about 7 years, drum bearing rusted the fuck out and I had to toss the piece of crap. Never did a full load either, it'd go walking off if you tried. Bought a cheap Zanussi to replace it, it's been fine so far but I've only had it 2 years.

I don't see the point in buying anything expensive, it's all the same plastic dogshit everywhere and cost cutting "features". If it lasts 20 years, great. You pay a grand for a machine and it dies in 10 years? You'd be sad.

Where can I buy a small, say 30cm cubed acrylic/see-through container capable of containing gas up to around 3 atmospheres of pressure? needs to obviously have a fitting to attach a compressor

>>2535111
You think you’re going to find that off the shelf?

I would be googling along the lines of “transparent pressure vessel” but I don’t know how close you’re going to get.

>>2535111
>>2535114
This is what you get with that search. But it’s one of those things where you need to request a price quote from lots of these vendors.

>>2535116
Yeah that's basically exactly what I'm looking for. I guess it's kind of a niche thing, I think there's only one company who makes them which makes me think it'll be really expensive

>>2535120
Thinking about it, a lot more companies probably make clear vacuum chambers than pressure vessels. Look for a pressure vessel with a viewing window instead of being clear and it will probably open up your options, but it’s going to be some expensive scientific thing unless you can find a consumer grade pressure cooker with a clear window and drill and tap a hole for an air connection.

>>2535121
yeah a vacuum chamber wouldn't work, thanks anyway anon, i'll send in an enquiry

Is the tiny home thing worth it if you can get free rent? I want to own a home outright ASAP, I'm renting right now, but if I can get a tiny home or trailer I can live rent free later this year, but the cost of the tiny home is essentially equal to a down payment on an actual home. But if I had a tiny home, I could save hard for a few years and then buy an actual home outright, or my own land that I could slowly build up, saving all the money that would otherwise go toward interest on a 30 year mortgage. And I could sell the tiny home afterward if no longer needed.

Not sure what's better, if I get a mortgage I definitely want one with fixed APR and no maximum monthly payment, I'd be trying to pay it off ASAP.

I'm trying to redo my kitchen benchtop and I need to use a nail gun.

Does anyone know the pinhole diameter left by 18 gauge Brad nails?

>>2534922
Ok but what material should I use? How thick should I lay it? And do I need weed mat?

>>2535133
0.0475 of an inch

>>2529102
Most articles/videos are going to assume that you are looking for instruction because you are not an electrician so they will over explain things usually to what the newest code would be for simplicity rather than explain what the different wiring methods would have been used in older houses since they vary so much. Ideally modern buildings yes they would have the ground wire on each device (switch) but it still isn't necessary as it just prevents the mounting metal from getting energized. Which doesn't matter much in this case anyways since the part you would be touching during use (switch) is plastic.

> now I'm annoyed that all three wires are the same color with zero markings or tags to indicate what's what, fuck whoever wired this house
You have all of the information right there in the picture. Grounds (bare wires) are tied through as they should be, neutrals (white wires) are also tied through as they should be, the only ones that look different are the black hot lines. Two on one pole so that one line is always connected and then one on the other side that only activates when the switch is in the "on" position. Essentially the feeder line is getting split up into 2 outgoing lines, but only one of those lines is controlled by the switch. This is a common wiring technique for switches so that they don't have to pigtail the hot line (instead they are just using the one screw on the switch as the pigtail if that makes sense).

When in doubt, if you are just trying to replace the switch to say change the color/style/it's broken take a picture like you did and hook every wire back up to the new one the exact same way as the old. However, if you are looking to get more ambitious with projects (say adding a stack switch or adding a 3way for some reason) I strongly recommend researching wiring methods further.

>>2535126
Just buy a trailer that's outdated and paint/fix everything
You'll get your money back when you're ready to get a house unless you buy in a shit park

You know how there are those vinyl sticker tiles you use to fill out a backsplash or a ceiling? Is there something of the sort but instead of squares they are in the shape of ornaments that you would use on specific places for decoration instead of covering an entire surface(see all red parts on pic related for a crude idea of the sort of thing I mean? I don't even know what to call it to look it up and find out if it even exists.

>>2526386
white from all the cum?

>>2535295
Sorry I don't have a source for you but I have absolutely seen the type of wall clings you're asking about, so they do exist.

>>2526723
>My current idea is some kind of inflatable ball on a hose
they already make these.
fun fact: a guy died because he inflated one inside his ass and it ruptured.
don't go sticking your inflatable pipe tool in your ass, anon

>>2527601
like this, anon? it's a sure shot refillable paint sprayer
https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/00684050

>>2529234
RTV silicone?
or rubber cement for model building?

can i break a load-bearing beam while renovating my house then fix it later? how much time do i have? can i make it bear the load somewhere else?

Who the fuck is modding this place... Great threads are getting deleted left and right... Just in the past couple days the tranny blacksmith thread and just now the one about nuts/bolts and pyramids... You're fucking it all up!

>>2530764
sounds like depression setting in
get out in your shop and get shit done, the dopamine hit from a job well done will help

>>2532606
just do like the half wits i used to work with did, and just start drilling holes in a line until you hit the stud.
there were several places there were no less than 20 holes in a line before the screw grabbed a stud for whatever bullshit

>>2535649
Or like any spray bottle?

I use the fuck out of these half gallon pump ones because the 1gal jugs with the shitty little sprayer guns are so annoying to use. Pump it a handful of times and you can run through half the bottle.

I would totally consider like brake cleaner and PB in gallons and dump it into bottles like that if I used more than a can every couple months.

Im removing paint from tiles with acetone, but I'm finding the acetone is evaporating way too quickly so I need to apply a bunch more in quick succession. Is there a way to use less, or a different chemical all together? Heat gun and scraper dont work because its primer or some weird shit and also the tiles arent smooth

>>2535797
acetone will evaporate quickly. Have you tried mineral spirits or xylene? They will evaporate much more slowly.

I've switched to using gasoline as my most common cleaning solvent for greasy and oily parts. Cheap and effective. Of course you wouldn't want to use it inside an enclosed space, or in a house where the smell would be annoying and fumes could concentrate and possibly be an explosion hazard. But the same could be said for other solvents as well.

>>2535981
I might try this. dab a bit outside then try cleaning inside

How do I comprehend whether this can 'pull' 29 inches of mercury? thats the recommendation for silicone degassing, but I dont understand how these units convert because apparently 29 inches of mercury is 100kpa which sounds mental when this thing says it will do 5pa

>>2536112
Vacuum is measured either "from a perfect vacuum" or "from atmosphere". A perfect vacuum is about 29.5 inches of mercury "from atmospheric", so 29 inches is a very good vacuum. 100kpa is atmospheric pressure, so 5pa "from vacuum" is -100kpa "from atmos", or 29.something from atmos.

It'll do fine.

>>2536123
great explanation, thanks for that

>>2536112

You have it mixed up. 29inHg of pressure differential is ~100kPa, but that's GAUGE pressure. Vacuum pumps are specified by the ABSOLUTE pressure they can achieve. That is to say, pressure relative to 0Pa (total vacuum).

In other words, that pump can achieve a vacuum just 5Pa above a perfect vacuum. This is plenty for degassing resins or silicone. I have that exact pump, and have used it for degassing resin before (needed to repair a magnetic clutch in a lathe transmission). Works just fine, as almost any vacuum pump would. If you only need a dial gauge, you don't need much of a vacuum, let's say.

>>2536131
thanks for weighing in about this pump
>If you only need a dial gauge, you don't need much of a vacuum, let's say
i get what you mean, absolute vacuums are crazy to me, the fact that with all our tech we cant even touch the imperfect vacuum of space

>>2536145
>the fact that with all our tech we cant even touch the imperfect vacuum of space
Most of this is due to outgassing. Doesn't matter what you make your vacuum chamber out of, if it's made out of something physical, you're going to get a few atoms breaking off.

What should I put between my window and the external shutter to block out noise and heat? Single panel window but dint want to modify the room with upgrades so looking for a cheap solution. as much as id like to put bats between it, id rather something thats not a health hazard as it will likely need to be moved

>>2527705
These are far stronger than you'd imagine. Quick to use, though probably not one handed in most cases. There's no twisting force either.
I've used a generic Bessey rip off that were heavy duty for welding. You could abuse a pair of them much easier than the regular threaded type. But the ratchet & mechanism wear out & break under abuse, where a proper sliding Bessey with thread & t bar is effectively immortal with a price to suit.

>>2536154
Foam board obv

>>2535797
You need mineral spirits because it's oil based primer. Mineral spirits is solvents+ mineral oil so it actually softens and removes oil based coatings kinda like how you need to use a dry erase marker over old dry erase marker to erase it when it's dried on. Try alcohol first on the off chance it's shellac based

Since heat didn't work, we know it's not latex

>>2535658
You'd have to build supports on each side of the beam, remove and replace the beam and then remove the supports
You can't just remove a structural part of your house. Serio, think a what you're asking
Also. Fucking Google it. This old house and thousands of others have vids posted about this topic

>>2529234
You're unironically looking for clear silicone
All the adhesives that some in those tubes are silicone based. Go buy a $6 tube and a $3 caulk gun. The squeeze tubes are highway robbery

>>2529287
A lot of new products aren't really/diy/
I would say there's a certain level of involvement that has to happen to actually call yourself a /diy/er

>>2536232
If you only need a bit, the tubes are fine. The big tubes will go off the second you open them, I've had the small tubes last longer because somehow the big ones start setting from the back as well.

>>2531251
can hammer drill be used to shape stones?

>>2536256
Like your standard 1/2" " hammer drill"? Not without a bunch of difficulty.

If you got a sds shank rotary hammer, then yeah you probably can.

>>2536266
whats a standard hammer drill good for then?

>>2536267
Small bits in soft material.

>>2536272
does soft material even need hammer

>>2536283
Brick and concrete for <1/2” holes are easy with a hammer drill and take fucking forever with a regular drill. But the hammering mechanism is real weak, and it’s the same on the smaller SDS’s. If you’re really trying to break stuff up like a mini jackhammer, you need to go with one of those big SDS guys.

>>2536256
>>2536266
>>2536267
>>2536272
>>2536283
>>2536442
if you're going to hammer drill, do it right

>>2536485
Is he smoking a Black & Mild?

>>2536492
probably

What angle should I make the primary bevel for a sword?

I'm making it a cutlass type thing, pretty heavy and optimized for slashing and chopping. It's 3/16" thick steel and the blade is about 1 1/2" wide. I think I will want to go about 25 deg. for my secondary bevel, but what about the primary bevel?

This is the base of a post cemented into the ground that I want to remove in order to place a new one
How the fuck am I supposed to get it out? I'd have to guess it's up to a meter deep, so there's no way I'm digging it up

>>2536496
>a meter deep
>no way I'm digging it up

|-----------D

Stop posting. Start digging.

Unless you have access to heavy equipment or explosives that is

>>2536498
Well is there a trick to it? The ground is hard, when I try I'm barely making a dent. Seems like it would take me weeks.

>>2536552
get you a digging bar, use it to break up the dirt

>>2536552
Ok, let me revise my advice to you

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Literally what is a pickaxe for you soft handed city dwelling faggot

>>2536602
his hole is way too small for a pick, you should go enlarge it for him
digging bar is the right answer

>>2536636
Now how I would handle this involves a drill with a big ass masonry bit, a bunch of ammonium nitrate and a couple other chemicals to make the concrete fucking go away.

>>2536835
well sure, but anon clearly has no idea what he's doing, best to start him off slow and low powered.
especially since there is likely no one there to document and post results of the aftermath here

>>2536602
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FIFY.

>>2536991
I don't know about that, if he's only half retarded he might just end up in the hospital with a few missing fingers and a chunk of concrete lodged in his face instead of going full pink mist cloud. Then we might still get some follow up.

HMTD for the primary, ANFO for the bulk explosive, look it up faggot I believe in you. Remember that it needs to be in a tightly sealed container so you actually get a blast and not just a small fire. Protip, use a chunk of drinking straw with taped off ends for the blasting cap. ANFO needs less fuel oil than you think it does, just lightly dampen the AN with the diesel.

>>2536998
And I actually meant for it to be oriented the other way, the spaces just got removed for some reason

Working on a lean-to roof for my shed, wanna waterproof the panel wood I plan to use

How do I waterproof it? I got a bucket of exterior "Acrylic Latex Enamel" paint. Would a few layers be enough?
This might sound retarded but I thought nailing on a layer of vinyl flooring on it since it's waterproof and comes in a big roll

>Why not shingles
Not an option where I'm from
>Why not galvsnized/corrugate roofing?
I checked, way, way too expensive

Does an arch need to be a single line of wide stones or can it also be 2 lines of stones side by side
Ofc it's load bearing

>>2536485
Nice rpm what does it take a week to drill a hole

I've seen some videos of people scratching two surfaces of clay that they will stick together with barbotine, is that necessary? other people don't do that but I don't want to mess it up

>>2537863
don't have to feed it, unlike them yellow chinamen

>>2525357
Since the enzymes only work on hot water, should I just use homemade dishwashing powder for pre-rinse?

Does anyone have experience making their own ID card?
I'm not doing anything illegal or need security holograms/whatever, just starting a company and want to print a few to larp