/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[Anonymous No.300256]

Are there any improvise D.I.Ys that would be worthy of the 'Macgyver Seal of Approval'?

[Anonymous No.300307]

>>300256
Try all makeshift experiments from all episodes of the MacGyver Legacy. Included the one of stopping toxic (and/or) nuclear flooding with chocolate bars.

> Thread Rule: Must reply with picture of MacGyver, always.

[Anonymous No.300552]

one time i used a paper clip as a fuse for my car when it died.

[Anonymous No.300587]

>>300552

>drove to friend's house
>later; oops, locked my keys in the car
>keys were still in ignition
>got wire coat hanger from friend
>twisted it until it broke apart
>had left window open a tad because of ridiculously hot weather
>pushed wire hanger through the window
>hooked it through the car key
>pulled key out of ignition
>pulled it back through crack in window
>unlocked car.

I lock my keys in my car all the damn time; glad I actually had enough smarts to get the key out myself this one time.

[Anonymous No.300591]

A friend of mine had an old International Scout. One day his rear differential failed, leaving him in the middle of nowhere. He crawled under the truck, disconnected the driveshaft and wired it up so it wouldn't drag. Then he locked the front hubs put it in 4wd and drove it as a front wheel drive. He drove it like that for months before fixing it.

[Anonymous No.300594]

>picked lock on two switch cabinet with scissors and paperclip so i could connect computers to network.

>friend repaired loose exhaust pipe with Cat5e RJ-45 cable allowing 1Gb/s exhaust transfer speeds.

>another friend repaired broken bios battery clip with paperclip and tape.

[Anonymous No.300618]

>>300587
I did this at the park, I bring a spare key with me to go running so I don't have a bulky amount of keys.
>wear loose fitting running shorts
>put spare key in pocket
>leave regular keys in center console
>go to run
>run, cool down, go to get in car
>lol no key in pocket
>lol it is on the seat of the car because it fell out on the drive there
>look around for something to snag door lock knob with
>find a stick with the right hook on it
>pull glass away from body (frameless doors on my car)
>snag door lock knob with a freaking stick
>never keep anything valuable in my car ever

[Anonymous No.300639]

At Girlfriends house
>I brought my four wheelr over since she lives on a farm and she has never rode on one
>I left all electronics in my truck since we would be going through some streams
>The four wheelers throttle stopped working
>Use two rocks to shear a length of steel wire from an old cattle fence
>Used the rocks to hammer the fence into the hole where a rivet fell out of my throttle lever
> Fold over the ends and ride it like that till I sold it

Rebuilding my Mosin Nagant
>>I lost my trigger pin of course
>>At my grandpas in PA and no hardware store within 75miles
>>Go out into the filed to the old foundation and find a hand forged nail from the old plantation house.
>>Using a blowtorch and large monkey wrench(no hammer) I made a new pin
>>I have a Mosin Nagant with even more history to it now lol

[Anonymous No.300936]

>>300639

RUSSIAN ENGINEERING

[Anonymous No.300941]

used mono audio cable to join two runs of 10base2 coax ethernet cable.

[Anonymous No.301762]

>>300256
>Be doing donuts out in the sticks-being a heathern.

>Flat tire on truck. No air compressor. No shit.

>Find a 3/4" bolt 1 inch long, duct tape, and freon.

> Plug big ass hole in tire /w bolt, put duct tape around hole as well, and air'd up tire /w freon.

> Had enough freon in back tire to get me home.

[Anonymous No.301773]

>lock pick all day erry day
>through use of single paper clip
>always carry aviators

Macgyver and Fallout have taught me much