/diy/ - Do It Yourself

A clue? I think you are missing a clue.

Ive been a zookeeper for over 15 years. They are wild animals. They are NEVER tame. Ive worked in "hands-on" facilities with black bears. Great animals but I always carried a taser, and we had a strict 2 person rule, one with a shotgun. Its not a joke. If you somehow manage to actually get a cub it will be great for a year or so and then it will start to reach frustration at not being able to express itself as it should be able to naturally and it will maul you to death. Dont do it.

Im not really a buyfag, especially for bikes but WalMart sell shitty Chinese fixies for like 80$. You are going to hate the damn thing so just buy one of those.

>>367780
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=property+tax+rates

>>366166
Yeah 3-D printing is useless and the models are friendly and certainly this isnt a tech that will change the way we do basically everything


http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/3d-printed-magic-arms-give-a-little-girl-use-of-her-limbs/

>>367778
>>367776
Really? 21 and cant use google? WTF? How fucking lazy are you? Heres a clue, you will never have to worry about a wife and kids. Just study up on how to decorate your moms basement.

>>367728
Whats he going to do with the mirrors and all that left over window chalk though?

>>367735
Are you 12? You dont have ANY idea on how to plan for property costs in your area? You know most of the cost of a house is the labor right? So if you do the work, it costs somewhere around 25% of what it would costs to hire someone.
And the reason soooo many of those self sufficient people live in little 400-99 square foot sheds, is bc its more efficient. Most of your house sits for most of its life and barely gets used. You are heating/cooling and providing electric/plumbing to vast areas of your house that get used less than 2 hours a day.

1.Spend 5 grand on very expensive "call girl".
2. Dont use protection, make sure she isnt either.
3. Inseminate strumpet.
4. Call back in 30 days and ask if said slut is preggers. Repeat until I hear yes.
5. ??????
6. Profit?

>>367188
theres a company that makes weird shaped connectors for PVC so that you dont have to bend anything. Look for them on instrucibles.

If you are going to lay this into skin, dont seal them. No matter what you use to seal it, it will harden the ends and make it more difficult to accurately gauge the speed/pressure needed to apply proper welts w/o opening the skin.

>>366653
the only time Ive ever sold anything that I made on a whim was when someone offered to buy it from me as I was using it. He didnt come on here askng if it was cool. Its def cool and well made, but dont ask about $$$ if you dont have a clue what your cost is.

>>366655 is obviously a lot more reasonable than the original post and >>366653 is ignorant as fuck for thinking someone asking about $$$ isnt interested in $$$

>>366994
Ive already got a cabin in the Apps OP, We are in the last stages of finishing the interior and such and Ive been trying to come up with all my needs. What we would use electric for in the house is pretty small really. Lights at night (LEDs), pumping water from the well to the holding tank thats uphill from the cabin, and maybe some fans during the summer, maybe a microwave, the TV and entertainment center, the refrigerator, freezer and thats about it. Everything else runs off something else. Im starting to think the need for an inverter is pretty over rated. Why not run DC LEDs and a DC fridge, freezer and microwave since most of them convert and step up the AC to DC anyway?

Nothing personal, but what the fuck is wrong with you? Why would you build something to sell without having a clue as to how much you were going to see it for? Or who to sell it to? Or how much it was going to cost you to build? Its just a dumb idea, as a business model. You seem to really like doing it and have an idea on what lasts but why not build a regular rectangular building and have a much wider appeal? Again, nothing personal, it just irks me when people dont use common sense.

>>364382
If I were single again, I would absolutely do this!

>>365931
Dont weld the whole thing together unless its a show car. You cant replace one section at a time that way.

Its gonna take all day. Not an hour. Nothing on an exhaust that needs to be replaced is ever easy to remove. You are going to need a torch of some sort, a LOT of pnetrating fluid, a hack saw/recip saw, a drill, good metal blades/bits, and unless you are doing a stock replacement piece fo piece, be prepared to run back and forth to the parts store or to two or three looking for parts.

Its not undoable, just go into expecting its going to be a huge pain in that ass and if it goes easy then you are lucky and if it doesnt go easy then you were prepared. It seems like it should be easy, but its always rusty and a pain in the ass. If it wasnt there wouldnt be national chains that do nothing but exhaust work.

Dont fucking bother. They arent gonna give you shit anyway. You might as well keep the POS and make the bitch continue to drive it. My fucking toddler takes better care of shit than to let soda set a stain. Geezus.

>>365388
How about some small business loans? Help some brothas out, ya know?

>>364314
Doesnt look bad. Ive a Katadyn Hiker Pro water filter for the water purifying but still have 2 bottles of iodine tabs, just in case. I dont suggest the collapsible jug myself, Id rather have a hydration bladder, easier to pack, and if you do it right you can hook the hiker right up to it so you can pump water into the bladder without even taking your pack off, much less unpacking. Check out Campmor for cool cheap stuff if you already know what you want.

>>364331
A regular bow and arrow setup with a bow fishing rig would get close

ZOMG! All the stuff I want to do....
Vehicles:
--Finish the Restoring the Tacoma (bought it wrecked)
--Finish building and fixing my Ramcharger (needs a bunch of little stuff)
--Replace trans in the Celica
Round the house:
--Create a corner wall to house the new big screen and the A/V equipment
-- Fix all the stupid electrical issues around the switches and outlets in this house (I swear no one that put these things in knew what how to secure on, they all move and short)
--New fence in Back yard
--New Building in backyard (8x8, no big deal)
--Finish workspace in garage
--Expand concrete pad and widen driveway
--wiring for generator and 240 in workspace
Me:
--Also thinking of a new language, maybe Mandarin?
--Even lift also--gotten outta shape
--New business venture?
--Thinking of getting into microcontroller programming
--Wouldnt mind doing some chainmail work
--improve my Tig Welding
-- get innawoods
--thinking of getting my pilot's license
--get back on the bike
--enjoy myself.
Havent had me time or even a vacation in over 4 yrs...Tie to work on me and enjoy some family time

>>360519
So would ANYTHING non-organic. If you are worried about fiberglass's downsides, use the proper PPE. Anyone who doesnt is a KID.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200485145_200485145

This is the welder Im headed to get in the next few weeks. I cant wait. From what I can tell Northern's brand is just Hobarts with yellow paint.

They make bits specifically for this. Go to a turning shop, or woodworking shop. I would think that someone that has been making pens would know this.