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What do you recommend should be in it?I'm talking about a base starting point toolbox ready for basic every day fixups and such.
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>>2789023>Somebody buys tool that happen to match, because theyve had good experiences with the brand in the past.>Gee whillickers, i better let everybody know how upset i am about this.
>>2789039>punctuation and capitalization in greentext>stupid strawman that might as well have been written in all caps>hahahaha aye am be vry smort>being gay enough to make me do meme arrows more than two times
it never endsscrewdriverswood sawsspirit leveltape measurewood chisel setscrewdriver bit setdrill bit setfilling knife setvarious pliers/vice gripssanding block/sandpaperspaintbrushes, rollers, paint traywork glovestool beltComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2789057Add a tiny set of screwdrivers for opening electronics' battery compartments
>still trying to make something out of my land Feels comfy bros
>>2787857Toilet paper will dry out and blow along so use it sparingly.
i have a place in rural area you need to clear a area 100ft from the brush so its not a fire hazardnextfence the area inthis will make if feel like a backyard
>>2788076just use dry leaves or grass instead
>>2787390This dude died because he turned around 50feet before salvation because he retardedly let himself get too frail
>>2788064Composting is in right now
So this thing they keep advertising on YouTube is clearly a ChiCom scam designed to electrocute people. But it aroused my latent desire to weld./diy/, where does an adult man learn to weld properly so he doesn't inadvertently ride the lightning? not for a career, just for small jobs and maybe dumb art projects.
Getting a stable weld is difficult enough with mma but I can't imagine how bad it would be with all the extra weight from that rig
>>2789027Buy a $100 harbor freight Flux core buzz box and start practicing in your garage. It'll be spattery and messy, but it's the cheapest way to start learning. Plenty of online info. It's exceptionally hard to kill yourself welding unless you have the ground clamp snapped to your nipple or something. If you're more serious about it, look at your local community College and see if they offer any intro welding classes.
Are there people who unironically believe DeWalt or Milwaukee to be on par with or even better than Makita, or is that just poorfag cope? No shame if they're outside your budget, they're not cheap, but that doesn't make the tools better
>>2787396Billions die every hour by tripping on power cords.It’s better to have one extremely jacked and three times the size of your other arm.Ignore the deaths by lithium ion battery fires… “we’re working on it”
>>2773774I dunno. I make good money, I like quality stuff, I like the color best. guess I'm the market. been getting a lot of use out of my makita drill, bit set, and 10" chainsaw
>>2773774Dewalt has the best batteries and it just werkz
i love makita but i wish they made a 12v inpact like milwaukees 12m fuel. i also with the yen wasn't outrageous and i could order a maroon driver for a reasonable price.
>>2787819hear hear
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>>2788818maybe some magloop disguised as something else
Portable 80m-6m vertical hf antenna with a bottom loaded coil. What would make it tune up on some bands but not others? I can get <1.5:1vswr on 12m/15m/17m, but it just won't tune on 20m & 40m. I've tried different lengths and quantities of ground radials.
>>2788785I always call CQ on VHF repeaters. Every single time without fail. I've done this since I was 20 to 35. Why? Follow proper radio procedure. THIS IS BLAHBLAH LISTENING. BLAH BLAH LISTENING. And no one will get back to you in a month.If you call CQ, you can immediately find out if you are getting through (some one will tell you off for calling CQ on the repeater). And if you play it right you can make an elmer you friend.I 100% advocate calling cq on repeaters just to make new friends.
>>2788817almost like it's by designbarry trower said they were built as weapons
>>2788817Solar panel inverters imported from China do the same thing.
If I want water to get away from the side of my house on the ground(I have no slope really, it's all level surface), should I put dirt, sand or gravel?
>>2788813>>2788813>water flows from high to low>that should be everything you need to knowyour're a poetand you didnt even kniow it
>>2788763that house looks like it was just built.what idiot decided to put the it at such a low elevation?should have raised the building pad a 1 or 2 feet higher than where it is now.solution is curtain drain, french drain, whateverdig a 2+ foot deep trench all the way around the house. give the bottom of the drain a sloped gradient so the water finding its way into the trench runs downhill tpowards an exit or a dry well / cistern structure.place corrugated pipe at bottom of trench. backfill with some kind of gravel intended facilitate underground water flowthe water needs a place to go.you have to give the water an alternate place to go.
Guys im just asking which is better for drainagesand, gravel or dirt.Should be an easy question.
>>2789053Dirt
>>2789053It's never that simple lmaoIf you put gravel in too close to the house, you're inviting water to your foundationFill with clay and put a downspout extender thing on to move the water further away You want water to run away from your houseIf you actually have evidence of setting or water problems, this anon is right>>2788781If you don't have water problems, you have sandy enough soul that it doesn't matter what you fill the hole with because it'll continue to drain
Post what you've acquired recently and why little paypiggies
>>2787883Post pics of cart + drawers so we can mock your organization skills and suggest improvements>>2788614Watch a youtube review you dunce they always go over the functions and how to use them >>2788911>>2788914I'm not a gambler so I would pass. They've clearly been heavily used on a near daily basis and even if they still work there's no telling how much life they've got left in them.
>>2788914Brushed angle grinder covered in brick dust, I’d pass. I bought two in a similar state before and once the dust gets in there with the brushes they die pretty quickly in my experience>>2788911This I would get if you don’t have Milwaukee stuff yet and want to. A working used charger alone is $30, if you can get any life from the drill or either of the batteries that’s all bonus. Also even a bad battery is useful if you don’t have enough to cover charging time.
>>2788973>>2787883Protip is to get yourself a real tool box and keep the cart for the main shit you would use on automotive jobs. Tool carts aren’t that much storage before they overflow, especially with the random household stuff. I got my cart and filled it up quick. Now I need to get down on a 44” box or some shit.
>>2785944i have an SAE set of those Tekton made in USA angle head wrenches. I'm gonna say they're definitely not forged and that's why their price is very reasonable. They look and feel very perfectly machined. they're very nice and good enough for my use without having to pay snap-on prices
>>2785858I ordered one of these Wera textile sets that goes up to 3/4" and the socket holder for 3/4" socket arrived broken at the plastic retaining nub. The drilled hole on the Wera socket is so sharp, combined with the heavy weight of the 3/4" socket, it sheared off the plastic retaining nub during shipping. I have no idea why manufacturers drill a single hole on the side of sockets. It's absolutely stupid and unnecessary. The sockets already have interior indentations for socket retention. I returned that shit, of course.Apart from this incident, I find the twist-lock mechanism to be superior to all others. Not just wera, but also Ernst make them too. I keep my 3/8" drive sets on Ernst twist-lock socket rails. All my 1/4" drive stuff is on Wera's twist-lock rails and textile cases. The cases especially are really fucking awesome. I buy empty Wera cases and just put my Koken and Stahlwille stuff in them. Pic related my socket go-kit for line maintenance.
What do I use my dad's large sockets for after he dies? As you can probably imagine, each set has a ratchet, breaker bar, some extensions and sockets. I only remember seeing him use the 3/4 set once or twice when I was younger.picrel is an example for attention
>>2789043bearing and seal drivers
>>2789043Obviously he intends for you to start fixing heavy equipment, so you better start studying.
better start bustin them big nuts anon
>>2789043the biggest size that you encounter on most cars, minivans, SUVs and light trucks will be an axle nut or sometimes a large crankshaft pulley bolt which usually top out around 35mm or 1-3/8" afaik.Some BMWs, Landrovers etc go up to a 46mm+ but it's uncommon on other makes.Unless you're going to work as a pro mechanic on hundreds of vehicles or on heavy equipment, you'll be unlikely to ever use these things. I have a set like yours that I inherited from my dad, and I've never used a single one of them.
i wish to build a standing desk, but wood seems to heavy for that, any ideas ?
I made mine out of styrofoam and it is great. Except when the wind blows.
i made one out of dried cum. you'd be surprised how resilient the stuff is.alternatively, one could take inspiration from a variety of african tribes and use dung.
>frogposter makes another abhorrent thread
>>2788918Have you tried just using the floor?>Already assembled>Knows you well>Always there to support you (and your stuff)>Wasn't built by a retard>You don't have to standYou're welcome I accept Bitcoin and cum tributes of William Shatner
Should I buy a bullshit dilapitated hellhouse to /diy/ into something livible? It is a good way to break into the near impossible housing market? Or is it just a fantasy? Show me your work /diy/. I've got to know if I'll be able to making it with less than 20k initial investment.
>>2788346How far gone does a house have to be before it's a lost cause? I'm trying to fix up my grandparent's house but it's being destroyed by a hoarding problem.
>>2788345Did it a few years back, worth it if you have the time to do it imo.>>2788383Also this. I wouldn't fuck with older stick construction homes in America but an older block/brick isn't a bad idea. You get the added cheat code of being able to walk around the exterior and look for cracks in the mortar or blocks to see where the house has settled and how badly
if the dilapidated house has a basement jesus, you're good to go
>>2788890Basically, it either needs to be mostly dry or made of brick with no visible foundation problems.The squarer and straighter it is, the betterA dry crack house is infinitely better than a wet old wood mansionThere are some caveats to this but all new electrical is 10k+, same with plumbing and HVAC, double if no existing ductworkJust buy a kind of shitty house that's square and lived in and slowly fix it up
>>2788345FHA loans only require like 3% downJust buy a decent starter home that way instead of buying a $100k cash sinkhole that would ruin the next few years of your life if you don't go bankrupt on the process
previously: >>2784240>I'm new to electronics. Where to get started?It is an art/science of applying principles to requirements.Find problem, learn principles, design and verify solution, build, test, post results, repeat.>Incredibly comprehensive list of electronics resources:https://github.com/kitspace/awesome-electronicsAdditional resources below:>Project ideas:https://adafruit.comhttps://instructables.com/tag/type-id/category-technology/https://makezine.com/category/electronics/https://hackaday.ioComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2788978>>2788995pulling it high by connecting it to 12V through 10K resistor.
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>>2788978>so it might not be oneof course it's a potthey come in all shapes and sizessince you didnt know that, then you probably also dont know how to solderwhich would make wiring a switch in place of the pot quite likely to destroy somethingmaybe you're better off just wiring it directly with a switchonly difficulty i see is your model doesnt seem to use a red wire like every other computer fan ever made
>>2789015yea thats my bad i made it too early, but you guys are still niggers
>>2789055>no ukill all nufag posters
Do pumps create flow or do they create pressure?
Pumps generally create head that varies according to how much flow is moving through them. The information for a given pump is read from the pump curve for that pump.
>>2786877>create flow or >create pressureDepends on the pump and surrounding system. Some create (or define) a particular flow rate. Positive displacement pumps, for example. Some create pressure and the external system sets the flow rate. Old school, cam operated diaphram fuel pumps come to mind. Carb float valve sets the flow. Pump just provides pressure to feed fuel if and when the valve opens.
>>2786877Both. They just input energy in the fluid. Then flow and pressure derive from boundary conditions (pump's characteristic curve, upstream and downstream conditions)
>>2786877flow by creating a pressure differencebut i'd say a pressure difference first that results in a flow since you can have a pressure difference from a pump without flowlike another anon has brought up the voltage and current equivalent, you can have a voltage with 0 current when R is infinitebut do retards really argue about this? bernoulli vs newton that creates lift over an airfoil is similar but far less obvious
>>2786877how deep do you want to go? fundamentally it's an energy distribution lowering entropy. increased energy in a closed system increases force. force over an area gives you pressure. pressure differential gives you flow. flow gives you sick rap skillz
Does anyone know of a fair priced powerstation that can run one of those portable tent A/C units or a swamp cooler? It's got to be expandable and last at least 7 hours. I'd like to DIY a whole solar powerstation rig at some point... it's just... what fucking powerstation do I get
>>2788328The advantage is its modular so you can hot swap 600wh batteries in and out or switch to a 300wh battery if you need to lighten the load or make it more compact. If youre running 36volt packs you can swap those into most motor driven appliances like an E-bike The other advantage is the setup is a good test bench for batteries. Since you can hook up a battery where the label says 300watts. attach a known load of Watt hours and count the hours to determine their true watt hours. If theres a major discrepancy you can open the battery up and start repairing it. The disadvantage is the rating on the buck converter limits the maximum amount of load and adds an additional component of size and weight. Obviously I dont see alot of scrap 12 volts around. They seem more rare.
>>2788328>>2788331Also the inverters able to handle 36volt or 48volt batteries seem to always be priced higher than the 12 volt inverters and always have a higher rating like 800 to 1000 watts. Its hard pressed to find a smaller 1 like 400 watts and not priced as low.The Buck converter also creates the additional tap. So if you need to power 12 volt DC you just power off a whip from the buck converter. If you need 36volt, you got the whip from the battery while the inverter handles all your A/C and usb cabled devices.
>>2788335Workflow for me is. 36 volt e-bike to 12 volt diesel camping heater to 120volt ac appliances like a shop light, to Charging smaller battery banks and phones from the inverters USB port. Its all there and I use them.
>>2787879I have a Delter 2 max. Been good so far. Been on factory default firmware. did not want to update firmware because horror stories on forums
>>2787485Also everything snap-on in there is at least 25 years old, the big wrench is vintage and about $1 at a yard sale and won’t be warrantied on any truck
>>2787484I'd be buying it to keep at home, in my own shop.
>>2787632>man handle the thing like your not suppose to>tool truck guys swaps it>unless it's husky or pittburg you can't just return the shit you improperly used. will lone you a tool if your is fucked so much.so unless you think everyone has a return center next to them truck has a place.
>>2788664Except if you’re one of the majority of people who sees the truck guy twice a month, it would be easier to replace that 17mm socket at Home Depot
>>2788993They have a student discount at my school is it worth signing up for or are they low quality like everyone saysEveryone says harbor freight is better, so should I just stay with them?
