What did you /DIY/ today?

[Anonymous No.1337157]

Post it. Share it. Share your pictures like a 12 year old sharing boobie magazines on the school bus.

[Anonymous No.1337167]

today i resurfaced a kitchen work top

[Anonymous No.1337239]

Today I mostly touched my dick.
I'll have to say no to posting example pictures though.

[Anonymous No.1337391]

[Anonymous No.1337396]

It's 7 in the goddamn morning give me a second while I pour some bean infusion from unnamed impoverished shithole

[Anonymous No.1337486]

>>1337157
I made a unicycle

[Anonymous No.1337629]

>>1337486
From that dented tank I am guessing your or whoever you bought it from had most of the unicycleing done already.

F.


Not sure wtf is up with the pic. Got a junk 4 wheeler frame. All i need is a front wheel bearing. Building a street legal 4 wheeled electric moped if i ever find the title. Bought the china frame just because of title and in my state if you buy inside the state then inspections arent required. Really pisses me off. I never bothered to sign it because i wasnt near ready to tag and insure it. Then lost the mutherfucker...

[Anonymous No.1337686]

>>1337167

you forgot to fill in those gashes on the counter. what a shitty job. jeez

[Anonymous No.1337692]

I camo'd the war wagon....
turned out pretty spif

[Anonymous No.1337704]

>>1337629
Some dumb bitch made me dump it..

These forks are a real PITA to get apart. I got one but the other is just not playing the game. You need a tool to push down into it and friction hold It. But the stupid bolts in there with loctite. Plus it's all oily.

[Anonymous No.1337758]

I installed a fancy Japanese type toilet seat

[Anonymous No.1337798]

I converted an old sewing machine pedal into an overdrive / distortion pedal.

[Anonymous No.1337832]

>>1337758
these are truly great times when you an have the NSA inspect your anus for you and tell you when it's clean or if it needs additional washing

[Anonymous No.1337840]

So I had posted about making a hamster cage, the little guy is happy and comfy now. He sleeps in all fun and cute ways and I lose about a hour every day watching a rodent groom and sleep.

[Anonymous No.1337854]

>>1337798
Hey that's a neat idea anon
Nice

[Anonymous No.1337930]

>>1337854
Thanks man, I just finished adding a tone control and a power supply input. I started with a Fulltone OCD schematic and changed a couple of resistor and cap values. It sounds great.

[Anonymous No.1338061]

Car had an old double din head unit, I replaced it with a single and bought a storage box for the bottom slot.

Put a wireless phone charger in it today.

[Anonymous No.1338086]

>>1337840
Post pics

[Anonymous No.1338095]

>>1337486
Hey fellow bike bro. I just finished this project today.

[Anonymous No.1338096]

>>1338095
Before pic for reference. Payed $40 for it

[Anonymous No.1338118]

So i had this damn water heater that was moved from the attic to the garage to keep from making a mess, but the popoff valve still releases enough water to be a PITA.

>>1338095
nice, but what about the battery?

[Anonymous No.1338119]

>>1338095
Removing the airbox and installing air filters are for pleb tier dumbasses. Do you think they made it the way it was for fun?

Cafe racers are for poorfags who want to be edgy.

[Anonymous No.1338120]

>>1338118

so what do? drill a hole in the side of the house and pipe it out in PVC. i'm still wondering just how much i need a trap with this setup. none atm.

[Anonymous No.1338127]

>>1338086
he likes to sleep with his head inside the tunnel for some reason

[Anonymous No.1338130]

>>1338127
>*blocks your path*

[Anonymous No.1338131]

>>1338130
I got bored making some of the holes so they ended up looking like shit. but they work

[Anonymous No.1338229]

>>1338118
The battery is a special flat battery that fits under the seat.

>>1338119
Not having an afr meter and properly rejetting the carbs for more air flow is for plebs like yourself. Sad really, I imagine you pretending to be a bike mechanic with a box of screw drivers.

[Anonymous No.1338364]

>>1338095
NICE......chain

[Anonymous No.1338366]

>>1338118
Expansion tank...learn it....live it

[Anonymous No.1338367]

>>1338120
omfg itt IDIOTS

[Anonymous No.1338440]

>>1338366
Expansion tank is in place.

[Anonymous No.1338441]

>>1338367
Esplain, amigo

[Anonymous No.1338462]

>>1338229
REEEEEEE I CANT GET THESE FORKS APART.

IM GOING TO JUST BUY A SET OF PRE 2000 FORKS. AT LEAST I CAN GET THOSE APART.

[Anonymous No.1338474]

>>1338061
Had an idea for tasker too.

When it's not connected to wifi and it's taken off charge I'll get it to log the gps location. That way when I park somewhere and get out of the car it'll record where I parked.
Now I just have to figure out how to do it.

[Anonymous No.1338498]

>>1338229
I would love to hide the battery on my project bike. I'd also like to hide the oil tank and the voltage regulator.
It has a huge seat so maybe I could stuff it all under there but then I would have to do without a cafe style seat.

[Anonymous No.1338513]

>>1338498
The R@R can most of the time be safely put under the headlight or triple tree.

Battery is normally stuffed under the seat. But I've seen a guy relocate his battery slightly. And stuff it inside a leather pouch. To make it look retro but hides the battery in plain sight.


Now these forks.....

[Anonymous No.1338518]

Didn't do too much, around noon I picked up my angle grinder and refined the shape of a "blade" for some wooden spokeshave (trying to make my own tools for woodworking, except saws n' shit, I learned metalworking for more than just work damnit!) So far I still need to refine the shape more with some files, flap disk, maybe dremel then the body of the tool so I've just done the basics. I would buy the tools if I wasn't broke and unemployed.

[Anonymous No.1338571]

This is my vacuum chamber that I have been working on for a while now. I am working on debugging a leak on my thermistor gauge and have completely covered the corresponding flange with red epoxy to no avail.
I originally had the needle valve on the table separating the gauge from the chamber but I didn't wan to epoxy it in with the valve.

I am also almost ready to stick either my turbomolecular pump or diffusion pump on so I can go to Hivac. I also just got the flange in to install a CF 6" viewport on the top so I can actually see a little better than the shitty KF50 viewport I have now.

[Anonymous No.1338575]

>>1338571
Here is some plasma confinement I did

[Anonymous No.1338578]

>>1338575
>>1338571
and another

[Anonymous No.1338582]

>>1338571
Have you tried a different gauge tube? It might have a leak in one of the pin feedthroughs. IMO vacuum stuff is like reverse plumbing; you typically can't fix it by smearing shit over the outside. Either your component is bad or your joint is bad, and both of those are fixed by disassembly/reassembly. Also if you're trying to achieve high vacuum, that epoxy is probably going to give you trouble.

[Anonymous No.1338586]

>>1338582
I orginally thought it might be the NPT fitting or that the gauge tubes were actually BSP and I forced them togther. I am going to try dropping some epoxy inside the pins and see if that helps. I haven't been able to find any replacement gauge tubes because the meter I have is from the 70s. I did test it and it works, I just need to find the leak.
With regards to the High vac, the gauge tube is going to be connected only on the roughing pump side and I have a Pirani gauge for on the High vac side. They will be isolated via a few valves and a highvac pump of some form.

I am thinking of trying to lightly pressurize it with a bike pump or some shit and see if I can get some bubbles on the outside with snooping solution.

[Anonymous No.1338589]

>>1338586
>NPT
Oh, that's probably your leak. What tape did you use? I had a lot of problems in the past using the regular white tape, so I switched to the double-thick yellow tape (IIRC it's supposed to be used for natural gas pipes) and that pretty much fixed everything leak-wise.

[Anonymous No.1338590]

>>1338589
I used white. I have used red epoxy to seal other NPT joints and that worked fine. I think you were right when you said about the leak through the pins.

[Anonymous No.1338592]

>>1338590
>I have used red epoxy to seal other NPT joints
This is physically painful to read. I mean, I'm sure it works, but WHY

[Anonymous No.1338597]

>>1338592
Because trying to debug vacuum leaks is an ungodly pain in the ass especially when you have tried basically everything else. That and buying replacement components aint cheap.
The epoxy I use is pretty regularly used in industry to stop vacuum leaks because it takes a lot less time and is cheaper.

[Anonymous No.1338600]

>>1338597
>Because trying to debug vacuum leaks is an ungodly pain in the ass
???
>start with one joint, gauge tube on pump
>get it working
>add another joint
>get it working
>etc.
Build your apparatus piece by piece and it's easy. Also that way you'll actually be able to take it apart if you need to.

[Anonymous No.1338604]

>>1338600
What exactly do you mean by add another joint?

I built my entire system myself and I know its the gauge tube that is leaking. I just cant figure out where on the gauge tube. The rest of the system pumps down just fine.

[Anonymous No.1338609]

>>1338604
I was just outlining the process for building a vacuum system, since in my experience the bulk of leak debugging is finding the problem area. Back to the specifics of your gauge though, have you tried using acetone? Drip some on areas where you think the leak is and see if the gauge jumps.

[Anonymous No.1338622]

>>1338462
The forks for what bike?

>>1338498
What bike is that exactly? Does it just have a reserve oil tank or is it two stroke?

[Anonymous No.1338712]

>>1337692
>Didn't camo the tires

that's where they shoot first, dude

[Anonymous No.1338713]

>>1338712
I did that to my first truck and never found it

[Anonymous No.1338788]

>>1337167
>people don't use cutting boards and cut directly onto the counter

[Anonymous No.1339078]

>>1337704
Fuck that. Get the torch and rake it back some.

Get you a soringer front end or something. Way less bullshit amd an upgrade

[Anonymous No.1339080]

>>1337832
Kek

[Anonymous No.1339081]

>>1337840
Clap.jpg

[Anonymous No.1339102]

>>1338120
sweet jesus you're retarded

[Anonymous No.1339139]

>Live in an apartment
>To get a garage is another $150/month on top of rent
>Garages don't even have electricity in them
>Due to this I have nowhere to store or operate tools
>Can't in to woodworking
>At least my mead is done with secondary fermentation

[Anonymous No.1339206]

>>1338578
>>1338575
looks cool anon.
Howd you do?

[Anonymous No.1340060]

Not really much that's photoworthy
Got a few of the parts of my shibox 1980's Kawasaki tidied up and painted. Basically turning into the longest, laziest restoration ever, but fuck it no ones paying me to be quick.

Managed to air-harden and begin tempering my first D6 tool steel knife, that's going to be living in-out of the kiln for the next 6 hours so. The fact it didn't crack, warp or blow up my oven after sitting in there for half an hour at 980C I kind of count as a success though I am 'tentatively excited' to see how well it turns out as its a super uncommon steel I've never used before.
Sort of hoping its like D2 with insane abrasion resistance and a toothy carbide edge, not expecting it to be very tough though.

[Anonymous No.1340061]

>>1337157
MOO!

[Anonymous No.1340062]

>>1339102
you're not being very helpful

[Anonymous No.1340089]

>>1339139
>doesnt scale it down
you can do things in a small space you know. it doesnt have to all be welding and building cucksheds.

[Anonymous No.1340256]

>What did you /DIY/ today?

I made my self made prototype watch movement run for the first time.

yeah it looks crummy af but its a prototype and it is gonna get finished at some point.

[Anonymous No.1340259]

had all the stuff lying around so i figure why not make a aux cord

[Anonymous No.1340260]

>>1340259

[Anonymous No.1340300]

>>1340256

how much of that did you actually make? if you made most or all of it, you are awesome and need to make your own thread with lots of pictures and videos.

[Anonymous No.1340305]

>>1340260
it works great and cost nothigh

[Anonymous No.1340421]

>>1338131
Add an extra floor to it and a little ramp/ladder for him. You could also make him a little room underneath it too

[Anonymous No.1340605]

>>1340421
I made a bunch of plataforms out of those wood stick things, I put them in a box for him to play every day or so. Got a hot glue gun to make more shit too. He learned to escape by climbing the water bottle if I leave the lid open (but he is not stressed, I think it`s just a normal rodent thing to explore). How he gets down almost a meter without getting hurt is still a mystery.

[Anonymous No.1341433]

Making a rack for my pl8s

[Anonymous No.1341635]

>>1337167
>kitchen work top
>not kitchen bench

>>1338788
>cutting boards
>not chopping boards

[Anonymous No.1341672]

>>1338604
Can you start a new thread dedicated to vacuum equipment? I purchased several rotary vane pumps and a bunch of stainless steel, along with a syncrowave 250, large manual milling machine and 12x36 gap bed lathe with the specific intentions of making a large( Internal diameter of 1ft by 6ft) vacuum chamber with multiple subdividable sections, and the main section that would be capable of continually being under vacuum, but don't have enough progress on anything to make my own thread.

[Anonymous No.1341677]

made an adapter to hold my cell phone on my tripod.

[Anonymous No.1341678]

>>1341677

1/4 inch threads fit my tripod. drilled a hole a bit smaller than the nut, and pressed it in

[Anonymous No.1341679]

>>1341678

so now it's easier to take non-blurry photos.

here's an rgb led project underway.

[Anonymous No.1341680]

>>1341679

[Anonymous No.1341681]

>>1341680

I'm still trying to figure out the best way to photograph it and get a fairly accurate picture that doesn't screw the colors up.

videos are a real mess:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBKDtne5SQE

[Anonymous No.1341740]

Finished my nixie tester and modified the PSU to work down to 6 or 7 volts. Still have to improve the efficiency though, currently at 57%.

[Anonymous No.1341826]

>>1341672
I got a cool old vac the other day to share in it

[Anonymous No.1341831]

>>1341740
>have to improve the efficiency
How much you use it, if its efficiency matters?

[Anonymous No.1341940]

>>1341831
I'm going to use the same PSU for a clock, so I want to improve it before making the board.

[Anonymous No.1342082]

>>1337157
Where'd you source the tracks?

[Anonymous No.1342084]

>>1338118
Just plug it

[Anonymous No.1342361]

Thinking about making a skin on frame boat. But only have a tablesaw and no band saw. Been looking online for a cheap used bandsaw. For making the frame molds. But haven't found anything. Got 400 dollars. Read online w/ buying plans it's 300 including the fiberglass mat, resin, wood, nylon lashing.

But I'm unsure if I want to buy plans or just make my own. Thing is I wanna put a small gas motor on it. Where I'd use it there's bigger boats that act as bullies on the water with no regard to smaller boats. Granted it's a big lake and small craft should stick to the shoreline. And I have always tended to unless I'm traveling to one of the little islands in the middle.

My friend has a weedwacker trolling motor I built for his 12 alum. John boat a few years ago and it pushes it with two people about 5mph on a good day.

So I'm thinking lighter craft, lighter load. Same motor slightly faster. I'm looking for about 13 knots Max speed. Should net enough power to get away from bigger craft. Just unsure about the motor. I have a bigger lawn mower motor IDK what HP but I'd guess probably like 5? Needs a headgasket and a fuel tank but it's good to go otherwise. Even has a 12v starter (no charging system though) but it's slightly heavy and loud (it is a mower engine after all)

[Anonymous No.1342383]

Finally assembled and sanded the frame of my first proper project, a work table for the enlarger in my darkroom.
Halving joints, mortise and tenons drawn with plugs, and a hidden sliding dovetail for one of the skirt boards that is removable.
Now to fit the top and make a good solution for being able to remove half of it.

[Anonymous No.1342389]

>>1342383
>Halving joints, mortise and tenons drawn with plugs, and a hidden sliding dovetail for one of the skirt boards that is removable.
.... with pine framing studs. Ah well.

[Anonymous No.1342396]

>>1342389
It's a functional table made from scraps, just done with joinery without screws or glue for the challenge.
I've learnt a lot doing this project, and spruce was a cheap (free) and forgiving tutor.
No ragrets.

[Anonymous No.1342397]

>>1342389
>.... with pine framing studs. Ah well.

and your point is?

>>1342396

very nice sir.

[Anonymous No.1342401]

>>1342397
Thanks.

I mean, I see his point, that putting all this work into something that is never going to be better than slightly not shit is a waste, I just did it for fun, which it was.

[Anonymous No.1342408]

>>1342401
Also did this table in between. Using screws it was done a lot quicker, about 5-6 hours on my own.
Making some shelves and drawers for that later.
Any advice on making drawers 160x130x10cms is very welcome, I'm finding little resources on large map style drawers.
Hoping to get away with using construction pine for the sides and backs, ripped to 12 or 15mm boards, if I use runners underneath, and not in grooves on the sides, to maintain structural integrity.

[Anonymous No.1342424]

>>1342401
You didn't just do it for fun, you said you did it for the challenge. You made something functional while learning skills without ruining some high quality material in the event you botched it.

This guy: >>1342389
forgets that you have to be your own shop class when trying something new.

[Anonymous No.1342456]

>>1342424
Yes, challenges are fun, and in this case massively educational and rewarding.

[Anonymous No.1342472]

>>1342383
>>1342408
I like your table. Some point I'll be able to build mine, but I don't have a truck right now to get the wood home with

[Anonymous No.1342492]

>>1342397
>and your point is?
All that work into low-grade lumber.
>I mean, I see his point, that putting all this work into something that is never going to be better than slightly not shit is a waste, I just did it for fun, which it was.
Fair enough

[Anonymous No.1342494]

>>1342424
>This guy: >>1342389 (You)
>forgets that you have to be your own shop class when trying something new.
Also a fair point, it wasn't clear to me he was a beginner. The work is solid, not the work of a clueless idiot.
Too many anons 'hurr durr, real men only use mortise and tenon for everything' which is cancer.

[Anonymous No.1342865]

>>1337758
I've been wanting to do this for a while. Which one should I buy?

[Anonymous No.1343943]

>>1338095
>>1338096
so what was your total cost of this project? and timeline?

ive been wanting to do something similar but not sure about what kind of investment it would be

[Anonymous No.1344323]

>>1341433
Made a rack for my pl8s

[Anonymous No.1344436]

>>1340256
not quite click spring but still damm

[Anonymous No.1344449]

>>1344323
> not cleaning off the slag
> not cleaning up the end cuts
> not shooting some paint onto it
> not even wiping the fucking smoke marks away

Get some fucking pride into your workmanship faggot.

[Anonymous No.1344453]

Alright, check this out...

[Anonymous No.1344454]

>>1344453
Abracadavre!

[Anonymous No.1344455]

>>1344453
>>1344454
But y tho?

[Anonymous No.1344457]

>>1344455
It rolled down a hill backwards and slammed into a rock or tree or something. Never got the full story on it. Anyways, the frame was totaled and the rear right a-arms were destroyed. No insurance coverage, so it was either swap the frame or say goodbye.

[Anonymous No.1344461]

>>1344457
Shithouse. Do any maintenance on it while it was in bits? I would have been fixing and restoring all sorts of junk on the way though, that's basically a C-check level teardown.
> strapping up the hub to hold the back axle straight while you got her home
Fucking 10/10 man.

[Anonymous No.1344470]

>>1344461
Changed all the fluids and repaired a few threads that were stripped by some mechanic. Cleaned out the desert biome growing underneath the gas tank and above the skid plate, but that's it really. I did start cleaning all the air pipes, but gave up after water+brass brush failed to rid the surface of dirt. Driving it with a 45 degree rear wheel was pretty fun, as it was a constant, slow drift the entire time.

[Anonymous No.1344501]

>>1344449
Not done yet but yeah
I still have to do all that

[Anonymous No.1344506]

>>1344453
i mean, hunting is fine and all, but just how many heads do you need? our local Bass Pro Shop doesn't have that many.

[Anonymous No.1344601]

making some speakers for the living room

[Anonymous No.1344603]

>>1344601

[Anonymous No.1344608]

>>1337798
Post ckt plz!

[Anonymous No.1344781]

>>1337930
Thats dope AF! You are now the only person with that sound.

[Anonymous No.1344788]

>>1338120
No need 4 a trap, the relief valve should only open in the event of failure. Check local regulations.

[Anonymous No.1344795]

I have a few DIY camera lenses I put together without apertures. Sometimes I want apertures on them, usually not. So, I made one of these to use on any lens I have.

[Anonymous No.1344798]

>>1344795
Source link in this image.

[Anonymous No.1344799]

>>1344798
>>1344795
The action.

[Anonymous No.1344819]

Patched holes in carpet. Not a big deal but literally very first time working with flooring. Problem is is the carpet is newer how can i age it (rental property I have $1400 riding on this place if I fix everything myself I can get it back)

[Anonymous No.1344826]

Hey since so many project prone people got a question. I have literally basic tools but my garbage disposal went out. I do not have the money to buy the replacement (rental property but I don't like the how the maintenance guy walks in without even ringing the bell and I have one cat more than I should) from what I've found looking it up maybe slipped filter? But no clue on fixing these as I grew up without one. What do.

[Anonymous No.1344830]

>>1344819
>renter thinking he'll ever get his deposit back
just wasting even more of your time and money

[Anonymous No.1344836]

>>1344819
Try wet vacuuming the rest first.

[Anonymous No.1344838]

>>1344830
Least I'm learning the shit on insured property if I fuck up so bad, they will fix it, but if I fix it when I get out then I can do it myself instead of paying someone for the parts AND labor which idk where you live but the labor cost for sink plumbing costs more than the equipment they use. And either I get 1400 back or my lawyer gets more in a settlement or suit. Not everyone is in your iq range

[Anonymous No.1344842]

>>1344836
Already done, the color isn't so much the problem I have carpet tinting, it's the new carpet isn't as worn and frayed on the top as the rest.

[Anonymous No.1344854]

>>1344842
Then I wouldn't worry too much about it.

[Anonymous No.1344856]

>>1344838
>And either I get 1400 back or my lawyer gets more in a settlement or suit
sure thing bud
>exhibit A is pic related >>1344819
>court rules in favor of the defendant

as for the rest of your post is completely understandable. it's not like you're getting the money back anyways so might as well use the houes as your own little practice place.

[Anonymous No.1344860]

>>1344856
With carpet that worn, any landlord-tenant board/court would probably decide that the entire floor needs replacing from normal wear and tear, and it's the landlords responsibility.

[Anonymous No.1344874]

>>1337798
im stealing this idea. that looks sick.

[Anonymous No.1344880]

>>1340259
just out of curiosity, why the resistors? ive made plenty by just hooking up the wire directly to my amp input.

[Anonymous No.1344883]

>>1344880
HELLO MY FRIEND
thank YOU for the (you)

[Anonymous No.1344895]

>>1344799
Very nice

[Anonymous No.1344897]

>>1337239
sad

[Anonymous No.1344905]

>>1337157
I didn't kill myself and I didn't get fired.

[Anonymous No.1344913]

>>1342389
>All that work
>Darkroom

Dude must be blind or something. Good luck with that photography hobby.

[Anonymous No.1344916]

>>1344323
Someone is going to slice their foot on that rough cut tube.

[Anonymous No.1344986]

>>1344916
Not done yet

[Anonymous No.1345003]

Knowledge is knowing that Frankenstein was the name of the doctor, not the monster. Wisdom is knowing that Frankenstein was the monster.

[Anonymous No.1345005]

>>1345003
bro what is this? fridge condenser into tank, w. a spray nozzle.. freon sprayer?

[Anonymous No.1345008]

>>1345005
no, the fridge compressor is compressing air. They make pretty decent and very quiet air compressors. they're not built for that but they compress air just as well as refrigerant.
i learned later that they can do 400+ PSI and my tank is only rated for 125 so I'm really under using it.

[Anonymous No.1345017]

>>1345008
good stuff, i looked harder at the clear dripper w. bike pump.. makes sense now. Solid idea if u need some small shots of air. thx

[Anonymous No.1345091]

>>1344913
Little of the darkroom work actually happens in the dark. Fuck me for trying to make my furniture look as nice as possible and teach myself some stuff along the way, eh.

[Anonymous No.1345099]

>>1344986
So why are you posting it as a completed item with weights in place..?

[Anonymous No.1345121]

To the bike bros in this thread;
I have an old 71 cb350f, and it's practically in a million pieces, needs the engine bolts, new piston rings (maybe 1 new piston), a good sandblasting, some electricals, and an exhaust.

Is it worth putting the money in or should I buy something more complete?

[Anonymous No.1345126]

>>1345099
Test load to check if it held the plates
Grinding painting comes later

[Anonymous No.1345204]

>>1338498
>saddlebags bruh?

Or a sissy bar. They make bolt or strap on boxes for the back of em

[Anonymous No.1345205]

>>1340256
Cummy nothing thats fucking badass. More pics?

[Anonymous No.1345238]

>>1344454
>that background

Holy fucking whitetail batman!

[Anonymous No.1345239]

>>1344470
KEK. anyone got a fun gif of a talehandler? You can turn all wheels 45 degrees and dick with people. It is fun as fuck

[Anonymous No.1345648]

not today but the last piece I finished. Rings are 20 awg 3/32".

[Anonymous No.1345650]

>>1345648
Open

[Anonymous No.1345905]

>>1344608
>>1337798
>>1337930
Ayy sorry for the late reply guys. Just in case you want the schematic:

[Anonymous No.1345908]

>>1345905
oops

[Anonymous No.1346088]

>>1337157
Got sick of buying replacement hinges.

[Anonymous No.1346141]

>>1337486
Didn't you build a badass suzuki savage several years ago? I kinda recognize that backyard.

[Anonymous No.1346199]

chasing weird faults in the epilog laser I use all day. It is DIY because managers don't want to bring in an actual tech and none of the problems I am having seem to be comprehended by Epilog help staff. So I have to tinker but can't ever have the thing more than five minutes away from being back in use in case an order comes in.

[Anonymous No.1346326]

>>1345650
>>1345648
That's some good work there. I know, I too have been tortured by chainmail work (male knitting).

[Anonymous No.1346338]

I made this shelving unit for vegetable seedlings. All the lumber, fasteners, hardware, heat mats, trays, domes, lights, etc cost almost exactly $1,100usd. Nearly half the price was lighting. Only about $300 of the price was lumber, fasteners, and hardware. The rest was the stuff for the trays. Everything was planted on the 5th of this month. I should be swimming in veggies this summer.

[Anonymous No.1346538]

>>1337157
>What did you /DIY/ today?

A pinhole lens cap.

[Anonymous No.1346540]

>>1337391
That's pretty nice.

[Anonymous No.1346678]

>>1346326
I wouldn't call it torture. The only unpleasant part of that piece was using cheap, bad pliers and making the deadline.

[Anonymous No.1347568]

Made a quick and dirty stand for my portable bandsaw using scrap wood laying around.
I had built one similar for a harbor freight portable bandsaw I dont have anymore, didnt fit this saw at all.

And yes I know, I did bad with the brad nails at the bottom. I just got my first nailgun and made a mess of it.
All the pieces were glued and have 3 inch wood screws coming up from the bottom

Its very sturdy, and if youve used one of these things youll know you dont actually push too hard on the blades at all. Itll serve its purpose well, until I make a proper one out of metal. But it works so nice I might not bother. Might just spray paint it and call it done

[Anonymous No.1347672]

I made this belt out of some scrap leather and a spare belt buckle. It's my first leather project but I think it turned out pretty well

[Anonymous No.1347753]

Mounted a anchor

[Anonymous No.1347899]

>>1347672
Looks good, but why do you have scrap leather laying around if you dont do leatherwork?

[Anonymous No.1347917]

>>1347753
why would you need an anchor on dry land?

[Anonymous No.1347920]

>>1337167
>fucked up radius on corner

ugh

[Anonymous No.1347941]

>>1344453
>>1344454

[Anonymous No.1348124]

>>1346338
That's a big ass weed machine you got there

[Anonymous No.1348199]

>>1347899
I bought a bag of leather remnants from a craft store

[Anonymous No.1348217]

I did a basic aquarium filter, though you can't see it well in this picture.

Basically that plastic cup on the right side has some mesh/cotton type shit that you use to stuff pillows with, in the bottom. Then a basic sponge, then some ceramic media to help colognize bacteria.

On top we have a tiny watet pump to pull the water up and through the filter, and a piece of clear tubing to redirect the outgoing water across the tank for good circulation throughout the aquarium.

[Anonymous No.1348318]

>>1341740
high voltage is danger!

[Anonymous No.1348340]

>>1348217
That is a reptile tank m8 not meant to hold water. It's gonna leak or break the glass due to deflection. You can reinforce the seams but you're gonna need to drain the tank and clean than recaulk the insides of the joints.

Source work in pet store.

PS: get me out of here send help.

[Anonymous No.1348360]

>>1348124
The "Double-Bevel Sliding Compound Miter Saw"?

[Anonymous No.1348369]

>>1348340
just how much pressure do you think 30cm of water is? it'll do fine so long as he's keeping goldfish. the glass is thin enough that it'll have problems with heat loss

[Anonymous No.1348527]

>>1348340
I already resiliconed it. And it's only holding a gallon and a half, I can't imagine it breaking too easily.

[Anonymous No.1348548]

>>1348369
Heat loss isn't my concern. I just took one of these apart yesterday I got for free because 3 sides were broken. For the glass. And the seams had like no silicone between them!

[Anonymous No.1348581]

I made this side table while staving off unemployment depression

[Anonymous No.1348584]

>>1348581
The wood filler tells me why you're unemployed.

[Anonymous No.1348586]

>>1348584
Good thing I don't do this for work

[Anonymous No.1348589]

>>1348586
Like did you buy a cheap dado set? Or is it just blowout?

[Anonymous No.1348594]

>>1348581
Built from found parts?

[Anonymous No.1348598]

>>1348589
>>1348584
Are you okay? Do you need to talk to someone?

[Anonymous No.1348601]

>>1348589
First time trying a trying a rabbit joint in combination with an underpowered trim router and bottom of the line bits for it since I hobby on a super budget

[Anonymous No.1348722]

>>1347568
not too bad. are you going to make a bigger table for it too?

[Anonymous No.1348763]

>>1348598
he's just depressed at how he can be good at something, and yet still not into success

[Anonymous No.1348772]

>>1348722
I plan on it eventually, but it doesnt have a convenient way to mount it like the other brand saws do. So yeah, the table I made for the harbor freight saw doesnt fit and cant be retrofit on it.
I have a scrap bin at work that every once in a while gets acceptable pieces, ive been keeping an eye out. Im not going to rush it though

[Anonymous No.1348786]

>>1348594
4 Poplar boards, 2 for the top and bottom, 1 for the sides, and 1 ripped down for the legs

[Anonymous No.1348819]

>>1346088
I hope that's not an oven

[Anonymous No.1348823]

>>1338118
>>1338120
Protip: if there's water coming out of that little valve, then either the valve is borked or the waterheater is borked. Either way water should not come out of that valve on a regular basis, so piping it like that is the stupidest thing you can do. Also it looks hella dumb.

[Anonymous No.1348865]

>>1348823
Wife had already had a plumber look at it twice. Something about not being able to find a pressure regulator on the service and there being nothing wrong with it the way it was. I got tired of it, and now no more water and mold. If the leak gets substantially worse, I'll buy a new valve off of McMaster-Carr and replace it myself, but I am happy with the result now, regardless of how anyone else thinks it looks. Hell, you should have seen what the builders did in the attic before the tank was moved to the garage. 20 feet of drain pipe exiting from the pan, ending 1 foot from the exterior wall, so that water came down directly to insulation and ceiling drywall.

[Anonymous No.1348958]

>>1348865
Normally, you have a water heater tank pan that has a drain. The pipe added in >>1338118 is completely normal and having it leak from time to time is also completely normal.

[Anonymous No.1349314]

>>1337486
I haven't abandon thread yet. Just ordered 301 dollars last night in forks and parts. Will post when I get them.

[Anonymous No.1349405]

>>1348958
Yep, it had a pan before, they just fucked up the 'proper drainage' part.

[Anonymous No.1349420]

i made an lga 775 cooler fit on a socket 478 motherboard via a hacksaw and some zipties

[Anonymous No.1349442]

>>1337486
I haven't abandon thread yet. Just ordered 301 dollars last night in forks and parts. Will post when I get them.

[Anonymous No.1351525]

I built a shitty little plywood motorcycle/bicycle thing for fun. Didn't bother putting too much effort into it; if it proves successful, I may rebuilt it out of metal. Fun to dick around with.

Specs: 1975 Briggs 3 horse, 1:8 reduction, ~25 MPH at 3600 rippems.

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

[Anonymous No.1351570]

Bought a bunch of 18650s from China, they're 8C 2600mAh cells, got the 25 for about $45

[Anonymous No.1351571]

>>1351570
Built a simple rig for making battery packs (this is the second one I'm making and not having a rig for the first was quite a headache)
As you might be able to tell from the arrangement of the cells, I'm retarded and didn't learn from getting burned the first time

[Anonymous No.1351574]

>>1351571
After getting burned again, then resoldering half the tabs, the 18V 7.8Ah Makita pack is finished.
Except that the fucking chinks sent security torx screws so I'll need to get some philips ones before I can put the top on.

[Anonymous No.1351775]

fixed the code that does this
>>1338366
>>1338600
>>1338622
>>1338788
>>1340300
>>1341433
>>1341677
>>1344455
>>1344788
>>1344799
>>1345099
>>1346088
>>1346199
>>1347899
>>1348199
>>1348722
and made a few of pic related

[Anonymous No.1351777]

>>1351525
Post this on the /diy/ go-kart forum. There's a running joke about taking dumpster wood and making go-karts out of it. +1 for video of you actually riding it.

[Anonymous No.1351892]

>>1351777
Will do. Nice trips.

[Anonymous No.1352675]

I built and began to paint this small table for my 3d printer

[Anonymous No.1352729]

I started to prepare for summer and made boombox for picnics.
Next on list is cart for all the home brew mead and beer

[Anonymous No.1353319]

>>1338130
*pleads* pls stand aside gerbil

[Anonymous No.1353346]

>>1352729
Got any links?

[Anonymous No.1353463]

>>1352675
I hope you're better at 3d printing than you are at putting wood together.

[Anonymous No.1353466]

>>1351525
Are you AvE? Im pretty sure he posts here and you wrote rmps the way he says it. Also i wouldnt put it past AvE to buld something like that. He has a junky sense of humor.

[Anonymous No.1353470]

>>1348581
That looks like absolute shit, but I imagine you're ballin on a budget. I hope you were anyways.

[Anonymous No.1353512]

>>1348581
looks p good

[Anonymous No.1353534]

Did some more work on my cabaret.

[Anonymous No.1353671]

>>1349420
Hope you got the thermal paste right.

[Anonymous No.1353860]

>>1338096
>Payed
paid

[Anonymous No.1353949]

>>1344506
He's going to decorate the car with them road warrior style

[Anonymous No.1355386]

>>1353466
Nah, I watch him all the time though. His FIU bridge collapse analysis was spot on, incase you haven't seen it.

[Anonymous No.1355407]

I took it upon myself to start doing some of my own electrical work at home in order to save money and because an electrician I had round before did some questionable things, like drilling through one of my roof trusses.

I wanted a 2 way lighting setup in the living room/kitchen area, had to chase the walls again because the channelling that was already in there wasn’t big enough to accomodate all the extra cables.

The lighting is all up and running nicely but part of the internal sand and cement render came loose when I was cutting into the wall.

I think it might have been because the old channeling hadn’t been put in quite level, so where I cut into the wall along 2 level lines, part of the old channelling was still sandwiched between the blocks and render, which I guess it hadn’t bonded too, leaving it loose. I couldn’t just leave the loose render there, so I gently pryed it off with a rough chisel and a huge section ended up coming off.

Now I’ve gotta patch this shit up, what a pain in the ass. At least I have two way lighting now.

[Anonymous No.1355484]

>>1347917
preparing for the great flood

[Anonymous No.1355486]

>>1345648
>>1345650
I'm fucking way late to this but where would you suggest a beginner learn more about doing stuff like this? This is great

[Anonymous No.1355496]

>>1355407
Shit happens. It could be worse; my old house the render & plaster was so fucking thin I had to chase into the blockwork to get the channel deep enough in a few places, and even then the skim over the top was paper thin in places.

[Anonymous No.1356656]

Made venison and pork sausage, think I’ve got my recipe dialed in.

[Anonymous No.1356868]

>>1355486
How beginner are we talking? If you've never put rings together before try these:

mailleartisans.org
>has a great database of the different weaves that can be made but the community is very sparse.

theringlord.com
>supplies mainly, plus some helpful stats for rings per area and per weight as well as calculators for shirts and stuff
>most active dedicated chain mail site

If you're looking for more advanced info your only real option is to lurk The Ring Lord forum and the chainmaille Facebook group. Facebook is a garbage platform for this sort of thing but that's where the biggest community is. Also 90% of the posts there are beginner-level as well. You can only expect to see inspiring, high-level work there once a month at best.

[Anonymous No.1357526]

>>1337157
made this a while back but recently took the enclosure apart because i found out the subwoofer isn't recommended in ported enclosures. rate my shitty build and recommend tools that would have made it better

[Anonymous No.1357551]

I didn't do shit today, though I do have some projects... I feel like shit ;_;
please give me some motivation

[Anonymous No.1357557]

>>1357526
> and recommend tools that would have made it better

Table saw + air compressor/brad nailer makes quick work of small projects like that.
You bevel the edges of internal boards so that they fit flush into the corners, wood glue and brad nailed in.

[Anonymous No.1357558]

>>1357551
>he doesnt have 15 half done projects laying around

You arent trying hard enough

[Anonymous No.1357564]

>>1351574
did you test the batteries with a meter to see how much they are putting out? i've been wanting to assemble a battery pack for a diy electric mountain bike but i don't trust ebay sellers enough to go through with it

[Anonymous No.1357645]

>>1357564
I did not test these, I tested all from a previous batch and they were all rated 2600mAh +-5%. If you mean for output current, no, can't say I noticed any difference when using them though. Would need to do a load-capacity curve because most batteries will do something like 5C easily enough, only that they drop from the rated capacity significantly if they're shit.
This is the guy I got mine from https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1890206
You can order just a few pieces and test them

[Anonymous No.1357681]

1095 flatbar heat treated and tempered
Rio Grande applewood handle

[Anonymous No.1358004]

Changing Primary Control & Fuel Pump on oil fired furnace-after

[Anonymous No.1358009]

>>1340256
Nicely done.

[joidberg No.1358035]

>>1357526
looks like it's being held together by glue rather than it's structure

[Anonymous No.1358290]

>>1353534

[Anonymous No.1358297]

>>1338118

Once the valve pops open even once it could stick open. Just grab another one at a hardware store. Also don't forget to drain it at least below the valve before twisting the new one off.

[Anonymous No.1358300]

>>1358297
anything special to treat the threads?

[Anonymous No.1358308]

>>1358300

I usually don't do anything too special. On the new valve going into the tank sometimes already has Teflon tape but you can use pipe dope or tape it yourself. Threads to the pipe don't usually need anything since the only time water will be going through there is if there was a problem. Check local codes on how the pipe should be coming off. Not sure if anywhere is okay with having it drain outside.

[Anonymous No.1358317]

>>1357681
Looks okay. The little filed space on top triggers me though. seems like it was too plain for you and you tried to add flare and It didn't go well.

[Anonymous No.1358319]

>>1358317
Nah I added it because the spine got nicked in that spot that sanding wouldn't fix so I pulled a bob ross

[Anonymous No.1358320]

>>1338575
>>1338578
Whats the purpose of having this? What can you do with it?

[Anonymous No.1358419]

>>1357557
would a wood planer be worth it of should i just go with a table saw?

>>1358035
yeah most of the screws were at the bottom and top. i definitely used too much glue though

[Anonymous No.1358504]

>>1358320
What a dumb post. It's cool as shit is the purpose. What you can do with it is look at it.

[Anonymous No.1358574]

>>1358419
Are you asking electric planer vs a table saw?
Table saw for sure

If you mean a hand plane, they are useful, but you probably wouldnt use it extensively if you are just building speaker enclosures using the typical voidless plywood or MDF

[Anonymous No.1358585]

>>1339078
A springer is worth more than the motorcycle and sure as fuck isn't an "upgrade" in any way but looks and they rarely look good on that style motorcycle.

[Anonymous No.1358616]

>>1358585
Eh I got the forks apart and rebuilt. Just didn't post here. Gonna replace the front brake rotor+pads+longer 35.5" ss brake lines. And raise the handlebars some. The ones I bought had WAYYY too much pullback. Made me sit on the outside of my wrist.

Side note I adjusted the rear tire because the bike pulls to the right when I let go off the bars and that didn't fix it. Didn't use to do that. Forks don't look bent when I measured them with a straight edge off the bike. Gonna unclamp them and turn them 1/4 each side at a time to see if there is some slight bend and hopefully fix the issue. Under hard front braking you can feel the tire drag to the right too. Somethings wrong. And I have one of those fork oil measuring tools I bought when rebuilding the forks so there's no way the fork oil is off by that much..

Another possibility is the steering head bearing is crushed and odd shaped now. And needs replacing.

Front rotor is beyond gone... Floating? Straight up pad knock.. Spongey as hell.

[Anonymous No.1358856]

Just for you...

[Anonymous No.1358869]

>>1344453
I like those bins...

[Anonymous No.1358873]

>>1344819
You cant, just face the music- even if you (kinda) match, it won't.

>>1344601
>>1344603
Nice, how's it coming?

[Anonymous No.1358879]

>>1358308
Thanks, will probably still be replacing it within a few months

[Anonymous No.1359042]

>>1345005
>Fuck you ozone! Reeeeeeee!

[Anonymous No.1359044]

>>1345121
Got title?

Make it electric

[Anonymous No.1359045]

>>1345121
Or briggs and stratton. I had an 84 Harley frame with ape hangers and a 6.5hp.

Like a moped but cool as shit.

[Anonymous No.1359046]

>>1345205
>cummy

[Anonymous No.1359047]

>>1347917
Everyone know boat float away without anchor.

[Anonymous No.1359048]

>>1348318
So you are saying dont touch both wires of my 5,500 volt neon sign transformer?

[Anonymous No.1359050]

>>1348581
Been there. Good luck anon.

[Anonymous No.1359053]

>>1351570
Mfw i paid $45 for 8 samsung

[Anonymous No.1359055]

>>1352729
Atta boy!

Building a bluetooth speaker with amps and 2 gold cart batteries.

Mfh bluetooth speaker is 3 large heavy boxes

[Anonymous No.1359059]

>>1357558
This

[Anonymous No.1359191]

>>1358869
They're great. I'm throwing out all my other bins and replacing them with those.

[Anonymous No.1359826]

Woodbikefag here. I've got everything done, except for the kickstand. Clutch, throttle, and brake controls are done, and I've rode it about 5 miles without issue. Better than expected, especially considering the lack of craftsmanship.

[Anonymous No.1359828]

>>1359826
Here's another picture. Sorry for the vertical photos.

[Anonymous No.1360094]

>>1359826
>>1359828

Could you post more about this project? I've been thinking about doing something like this but electric.

[Anonymous No.1360101]

>>1359826
>>1359828

Jesus Christ.

I am become Nosëat, destroyer of nutsacks.

[Anonymous No.1360135]

>>1358320
literally fusion u mong
doesn't break even in terms of energy output tho

[Anonymous No.1360158]

>>1360101
I'll admit, it is a nutcruncher. You eventually get used to it, though.

[Anonymous No.1360165]

>>1360094
Wouldn't suggest electric. Very expensive for batteries, motors, etc, compared to the $10 Briggs I have on mine. Plus, the range would be awfully limited and decent batteries would probably make it overweight. Right now, my bike sits at around 45-50 lbs, as a guesstimate.

But, if you insist on electric, I'd suggest buying an electric Razor scooter on craiglist for about $150 and using the parts out of that. It'd have all the components you need to make one, rather than buying motors and shit onesy-twosy.

Good luck.

[Anonymous No.1360817]

Simple stuff but we redid a fridge.

[Anonymous No.1360856]

>>1360158
>I'll admit, it is a nutcruncher. You eventually get used to it, though.

Eventually your nuts are dead meatsacks with no nerve endings left housing the souls of billions of zombie sperm.

[Anonymous No.1360940]

>>1360165
I'm not completely bound the electric. I'm just daunted by a motor/engine running on liquid fuel as I've never worked with it before.

Sorry if I sound like an idiot, but what's a Briggs?

[Anonymous No.1361019]

Built a meme coffee table tabletop for my sister. Going to add some plexiglass over the tin.

[Anonymous No.1361588]

>>1360940
Briggs and Stratton, it's an engine manufacturer. As long as you don't spill gas everywhere, you'll be fine. If you're extra cautious, carry around a mini fire extinguisher. Here's a tip: if you mount your engine onto a wooden frame, put a thin metal cover under it to keep any oil or gas off the wood, and if you want to, cover any wood next to the engine with metal for heat shielding. Pic related.

[Anonymous No.1362440]

>>1337798
That pedal is going to get you laid.

[Anonymous No.1362481]

Rebuilt my hot wire cutting table, this time with steel. But the horizontal bar is still enough leverage to twist the vertical bar when twisted by hand. Cutting XPS doesn't have much friction though.

I won't show you the power circuit as it's the kuldgiest kludge ever.

[Anonymous No.1362483]

>>1362481
Using hot wire cutter to make a Playmobil scaled lanteen rigged xebec. Working title is L'Imprecise because I started this without much of a plan and am fucking stuff up as I go. For instance, the bottom layer of XPS is far to thick, meaning the people could easily trip and fall overboard. What's more, I need to put a layer of deck "boards" down which will cover up the dents in the XPS but also make the deck higher. My wife suggested I make safety nets.

Also the gunnels shouldn't taper like that. Also the ribs should be perpendicular to the keel, not radiating out.

In the pic you can also see the plans I'm basing the hull on. I'm doing a different sail plan though

[Anonymous No.1362484]

>>1362483
Here are the spars. 1/4 inch dowel rods in copper pipe bushings. Spars and sails will be removable for easier storage.

I'm going with a lanteen rig because they are sexier but also because I don't want stays and no stays would mean no jib which would just look really strange.

Still don't know how I'll do the rudder and tiller.

[Anonymous No.1362487]

kale desk. made from old cookie pan and string of LEDs. It's held up with magnets so i can use it as a youtube light panel just like pewdiepie.

[Anonymous No.1362496]

>>1344880
Headphone out is generally higher current then the line in that AUX expects. It has to physically move the membranes in your head phones.

An AUX cable will work without resistors, but you probably have to keep the volume very low on the source. Resistors would give you full volume control on the source.

[Anonymous No.1362498]

>>1362487
Since when do LEDs provide broad enough spectrum to keep plants alive and healthy?

[Anonymous No.1362503]

Added a winch to my trailer and a box to store it in, also cleaned and put down some wood protector on the deck.

[Anonymous No.1362504]

>>1362503
Decided to add a shelf

[Anonymous No.1362506]

>>1338118
Replace the valve and then go from there

[Anonymous No.1362507]

>>1362504

Could have done a better job but meh.

[Anonymous No.1362517]

>>1362498
ikr, but working great so far. i wouldn't use it for tomatoes or other fruits but seems fine for greens. i got the idea from this video. Also,using 'cool' not 'warm' leds. https://youtu.be/fO9Q2bnQvLo?t=1809

[Anonymous No.1363077]

>>1362507
Nice set up. Good job

[Anonymous No.1363156]

I started up the largest concrete volume storm water pumping station in the United States. Four each three story tall pumps. Only threw two faults, no leaks, no other failures. All in all, a great day of operational start up.

[Anonymous No.1363188]

>>1362507
>doesn't use high grade joinery
Faggot nigger shit, gtfo it off my board.

[Anonymous No.1363193]

>>1337157
do I post my circuit breaker if I made that flip a few times?

[Anonymous No.1363196]

>>1362504
why do the boards have all those punctures in the surface?

[Anonymous No.1363198]

Anyone want to help me design a home brew electrosurgery kit? Some dude in India said they cost $2000, I think I could do it under $100.

What do you guys think?

[Anonymous No.1363201]

>>1363196
Increase surface area so the anti-rotting treatment penetrates better.

[Anonymous No.1363209]

>>1363201
gotcha, thanks

[Anonymous No.1363211]

>>1363198
i think you're going to kill yourself or someone else

[Anonymous No.1363414]

I'm making an housefire

[Anonymous No.1363611]

>>1363211
This is literally the set up for a tesla spark gap coil replacing the secondary coil with electrodes

[Anonymous No.1363939]

>>1363198
I think you'll find that any adjustable capacitor will not have enough capacitance. If you can change taps on the coil why do you need to adjust the capacitor value?

[Anonymous No.1363943]

>>1363414
LED lights are meme lights. Can't beat classic neon for mains indication.

[Anonymous No.1363978]

>>1363939
It being adjustable will have no bearing on capacitance. It just means I can't use one of the ones previously made for radio as an Air inductor will not be adequate. I plan on basing a design on one of these but then putting it in oil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bBifpRa890

[Anonymous No.1363988]

Got my front brake rotor in today for my motorcycle... Totally.....

(If you don't get it I'm sorry)

[Anonymous No.1364143]

>>1337157
I'm working on a sample board for a paper bag floor. Trying out multiple stains and techniques. Waiting on stain to dry then will apply the poly and see what end result looks like. I'm actually excited and hope it works. Will cost me less than 100 to redo the floor in a bedroom. I like the look of it so far. Pic related is not mine but what finished floors looks like.

[Anonymous No.1364154]

>>1364143
I dont mind the option. Hate the texture. Needs to be glass smooth with none of the actual texture bleeding through.

So done right with epoxy. And you're not planning on doing it right by the sound of it.

[Anonymous No.1364159]

>>1364154
I was going to try gymnasium floor poly. At least 7 coats minimum from what I've read, up to 12. If that doesn't work then yes, I'll use epoxy if necessary. It's a cost thing. The stain I'm using doesn't really show as much texture as the pic I posted. I'm using minwax dark walnut on one part of the sample board. I don't like the look of the floor unless it's stained.

[Anonymous No.1364176]

>>1337758
I want to shit directly on the little control panel

[Anonymous No.1364214]

>>1363943
I was hesitating between led and neon, is neon really better?
Those light are going to blink quite fast, do you know if either led or neon can handle this?

[Anonymous No.1364341]

>>1363978
So you're going to make your own adjustable capacitor. You could probably get enough capacitance that way. The typical radio caps (in addition to not having the voltage rating) have very low values, probably not enough.
Still though, why do you need it adjustable? If you're trying to change the ringing frequency of the tank, changing taps on the coil will do that just as well as changing the capacitance.

If you want a simpler way of making a variable capacitor, you could make a cup-capacitor. Stack paper cups with aluminum foil in between, every other layer will be connected to each terminal. You can change the value of this kind of capacitor also by switching taps. paper or plastic cup capacitors are often used on tesla coils and your circuit is much like a tesla coil.

[Anonymous No.1364345]

>>1364214
Your LEDs will flicker at 50 Hz, with about a 50% duty cycle, they only glow on one side of the applied mains voltage. Unless you have a rectifier.
Neon lamps will glow on both sides of the wave, they have two terminals inside and only one glows at a time, but between them it appears to glow all the time except when the wave crosses zero. The duty cycle of a glowing neon is much closer to 100%, the flicker is much less perceptible.

[Anonymous No.1364409]

>>1364341
Its not a bad idea to prototype the circuit in the way you suggest. and see about if i need both to be adjustable.

[Anonymous No.1364422]

>>1364341
me >>1364409
I realize I dont need an adjusable coil at all since I am going to likely need to move the transformer to the otherside! I may get some frequency distortion, but I dont think that it will be important for this application.
I am considering doing a simple frequency generator and then amplifying the frequency after the fact.