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Got anything you've designed that is DIY related? Post it here. Share the info. Don't post someone else's images (no infographic dump from shit you've just collected off the net.)

Bonus points for it being made in MSPaint.

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>> No.475155

>>475146

If you want living spiders instead of cripples and corpses, better toss that idea.

>> No.475156

>>475155
See the inlet valve? That opens and closes and hole so that the force of the suction is reduced or increased. It helps prevent damage to the thigns you are catching.

This is something you use for catching bees to move them someplace else. Without that valve, you'd indeed have dead or dying insects.

>> No.475159

>>475156
>opens and closes a hole

fixed

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>>475145

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>>475161
Based on the indoor rocket stoves with vertical fuel feed

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I'm sure this isn't to code. lol

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>> No.475199

>>475149
but these already exist

>> No.475205

>>475149
How is this supposed to work? Are they supposed to be on this level as shown?

>>475163
What is the linear motor supposed to do here?

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>>475199
designs =/= inventions

>>475205
>How is this supposed to work?

In thermosiphon systems, heated things rise up the systems and cooled thing descend, creating a loop. The heating and cooling can be side-by-side or the heating can be lower and the cooling can be higher. You can't have heating at the top and cooling at the bottom because the flow won't work.

>> No.475218

>>475205
>What is the linear motor supposed to do here?

It's just acting as a relay basically.

When the power is off the power to the motor is cut, it opens/closes and flips the switch for the light to use battery power instead of the now defunct utility power. When the utility power comes back on the motor engages and switches the light's source from battery to utility power.

>> No.475220

>>475218
Don't these already exist which we call a UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply)?

>>475217
For it to work does do the 'solar collector heat exchanger' and the 'insulated water tank' have to be at level? Or can the hot water rise all the way up there?

>> No.475226

My problem is, a lot of dry/half dry organic material is growing in the garden that i need to burn periodically and it is producing a lot of smoke.

Will a setup like
>>475161
>>475162
make the burning process less smoky?

>> No.475227

>>475217
i didn't mean that, i mean why design something that is already exactly like that

i like the rest, though

>> No.475343

>>475151
how does this work and what does it do?

>> No.475344

>>475220
>Don't these already exist which we call a UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply)?

You have to /buy/ those.

>Or can the hot water rise all the way up there?

It can rise all the way up there. It doesn't matter, so long as the cold side is not lower than the hot side.

>> No.475346

>>475226
>make the burning process less smoky?

Moisture is your enemy here. Smoke is the result of inefficient burning. Rocket stoves are one of the most efficient designs you can use to reduce smoke. Some are so efficient that you can safely use them indoors. However, if there's moisture you'll have smoke.

Why not stop burning it and start composing it and turning it into rich soil?

>> No.475347

>>475227
>i didn't mean that, i mean why design something that is already exactly like that

Most designs are usually for specific uses. You design it for your specific needs then build it.

>> No.475355

>>475163
You can use a relay instead.

>> No.475356

>>475355
That is a relay.

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this thread is so inspiring

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>>475145

thats a good idea, but the tube going to the vacuum you would want to hang a tennis ball like a few inches below the end of the pipe so when the water reaches a certain level the ball would get stuck to the suction and you wont suck water into your vacuum... the same concept as the wet/dry vacs you buy in the store cept the ball is enclosed in a plastic cage so it stays but for a DIY one hanging a tennis or a raquetball on a string to a hole in the end of the suction pipe will work good enough so you dont electrocute yourself

pic related

>> No.475391

>>475369
Nice

>> No.475498

>>475369
I'm really digging this idea. I may never need to rent a Britex machine ever again. What would be best used to make the air tight fluid container?

>> No.475500

>>475145
>>475369

What would be the best way to generate a controlled amount of steam to use with this setup? A good steamvac Costs a few grand, If you could make a cheap boiler that puts out a constant steam supply with a low risk of blowing up you might be onto something.

>> No.475553

>>475359
This

>> No.475566

>>475344
>You have to /buy/ those.

So where can I get this free inverter?

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>>475566
From salvaged parts.

>> No.475580

>>475578
Holy shit based anon. Thanks for telling me I theoretically have millions of inverters based on how many garbage dumps I visit

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>>475580
Sarcasm aside, that is actually how I look at the world. Which is why I have so many devices around the house that I've repaired or made myself.

>> No.475603

>>475596
Have you discovered free energy yet

>> No.475608

>>475603
Just "free-for-me" energy, not "overunity" bullshit.

Do you DIY?

>> No.475617

I-is that what wet/dry vac means? I always assumed it just meant a vac that can suck up dry spills and wet spills.

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>>475359
goddammit stoners

>> No.475655

>>475617
>I always assumed it just meant a vac that can suck up dry spills and wet spills.

You are correct. What are you having a problem with?

>> No.475682

>>475498
repurposed 5 gal bucket, gaskets

>> No.475693

>>475145
>>475369

oh dear!
why the long tube on the inlet side?
if you turn off with water in the hose there is no air break, the water in the jar siphon back out of the hose.
normally you wouldn't just loose pressure for no reason, so it would be unlikely.
by adding the ball you may end up with water in the hose when the tank is full and the ball saves your life.
but if you drop the hose and turn the vaccum off now all your work will be undone...

>> No.475694

>>475369
Brilliant idea.

>> No.475695 [DELETED] 

>>475369
>>475391
>>475498
>>475500
>>475694
are you guys joking?
This is exactly how ever wet/dry vac is designed.

>> No.475696

>>475369
>>475391
>>475498
>>475500
>>475694
are you guys joking?
This is exactly how every wet/dry vac is designed.

>> No.475707

>>475160
>'hot'
>blue and red windings

a heat exchanger? is this a thermal welder?
(snigger)

>> No.475716

>>475695
I am aware of that. I was talking about adding steam to a wet/dry shop vac.

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Converted my safety goggles to LED headlight.
Great for working under car or to cause flashbang to strangers in darkness.

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Oversimplified setup, but has decreased the humidity in my crawlspace during the rainy season significantly. I used the holes already cut for the vents for the floor furnaces when I replaced them.

I've also closed off my vents since running this, and so might be saving heat during winter, but if I am I'm sure it's negligible. It's a bit cooler under there during summer, which is nice but I'm sure it's not saving me any money. Far less bugs.

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Window AC fins I made, it's aluminum skin with pvc skeleton and polystyrene filling. Covered on the exterior with elastomeric roof coating.

If I had to do it again or recommend something to someone else I'd say just get 1x12 pvc board and use that, it insulates almost as well as the foam and will be less hassle to put together.

>> No.475768

>>475696
Luckily most people already have a vacuum and 5-gallon buckets are really cheap. Unlike shopvacs you have to buy.

>> No.475769

>>475693
Just add a check valve.

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Coconut peeler.

>> No.475896

>>475769
srs? just make the tube shorter

>> No.475980

>>475896
A check valve is a much better solution. You can have the tube as long as you want, just attach the check valve on the long tube in the bucket.

>> No.475985

>>475896
i think the whole idea is for the hose to be underwater for filtration (asbestos and such)
Or if it is for sucking water, who cares if the water comes out when you turn it off. or you just run the vacuum in open air for a few seconds and the hose would be clear

>> No.476436

>>475896
>missing the point

>> No.477232

>>475153
How well would this really work? also bumping for moar.

>> No.477241

>>477232
It should work very well. The tops are corrugated culvert meant to be buried a long ways underground. The Rhinoliner stuff will prevent it from corroding for a very long long time. The Rhinoliner will also help with waterproofing and prevent collapse if there was an earthquake or bomb drop nearby (not directly on of course). The insulation would aid in insulating.

It would cost a fortune, but you'd be making something that wouldn't be able to be flooded at all because of the Rhinoliner stuff.

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>>475343

It travels to the future at a rate of 1 second per second.

>> No.477299

>>475343
It is a time capsule. You put stuff in it you want people of the future to find. It is designed to prevent water from entering the chamber and touching the container. The argon gas is inert so it won't corrode the materials.

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inefficient

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I started another thread about a standing desk a while back, but today I designed a couple of different coffee tables too. I'm not sure the table surface is quite large enough on these though...

>> No.478452

>>478362
I like the top section of the middle one and the skirt used for it combined with the bottom supports for the one on the right side. The bottoms of the left 2 suck when it comes to moving your feet around.

>> No.479460

>>475540 HHO generator project.

>>479442 Helping a guy to make a decent hooka.

MS paint and a bit of gimp.