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I'm seriously fucking considering the shipping container pill.
I have property with a shit house made in the 40s some meth addict previous owners ruined and it needs a shitload of maintenance that pretty much means I have to empty it out to replace the roof and redo literally 1/3 of all exterior walls.

I'm so fucking demotivated of it that I'm just looking into alternate structures I can throw up and live in for the time being and do the construction over the next 6 months.
Shipping container seems like the logical solution for a spartan life at least.

My concern is management of condensation, I'm at a high elevation so it goes below dew point every night for 9 months of the year so how do I manage this so that water does not condense in the walls against the cold surface of the steel?
Can I literally just hose the walls down with insulation foam like picrel? or will it just promote rust jacking and trap water between the foam and the wall spreading as it pushes the foam away is my bet.
What is the best solution? urethane based coating and then foam? some kinda polymer paint?
Or do I just embrace the condensation and simply coat the steel, then provide drainage at the base and separate my insulation and walls from it with a sealed vapour barrier ?
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>>2777317
A mini-split works for my bro in the heat of SC summers. His container is colder than his house for very low useage because he internally insulated with bubbled film. (Foam slabs and thin composite panels are other options.) I'll eventually fit a mini-split as he did.
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>>2776836
This young couple have a series of videos of them turning a shipping container into a workshop. You probably want to mostly watch their older container videos about the basic as the later ones are typically about cosmetic stuff on the exterior.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOKBrU7xcjM&t=116
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>>2776836
Why not just buy a large toolshed? Then when(if ever) the real house is finished, you'll have a useful structure instead of a giant metal piece of shit
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>>2776836
why not an RV or enclosed trailer? I had a 24' enclosed trailer and it even had a screen door. after using it as a trailer it became a closet/barn/garage. I could have easily added a fantastic fan and house batteries if I wanted to live in it as well. they're also fairly secure, but the best part is when the nightmare is over you have a trailer you can use or sell. old RVs are a diamond dozen, but more difficult to get one that isn't homeless grade. the advantage is built in amenities and again you can have it towed away when you're done.

moisture is mostly a concern when heating with propane, it's a fucking nightmare (t. propane in an aluminum truck cap = literal inside rain in the middle of a cold night) because it creates water vapor. an RV heater separates the propane burning (outside) and heated air (inside) which eliminates this problem.
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I gotta set up a place for my kid to live on the farm soon. Thinking about building a shop with a sectioned off area for living quarters until we find the time to get a nice modular put in. Then he already has a full shop/mancave as soon as the house is done.

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Good day gentleman.
About a month ago I created a thread in which I talked about building a food replicator. More of an early version, like a food slot machine.

The first goal of the project was to find substances that could be recycled easily in a reactor. Using chat-gpt I identified the two most promising substances as potato starch and charcoal (carbon). The theory is that they could be combined at oven temperatures to make solid objects like a plate. Later the plate could be grinded down and heated to turn the potato starch into carbon. Making a fully recycled plate. Just add more potato starch to make new plates. Any food residue would also turn into mostly carbon when heated.

Given plates need time to be made, completed plates will be stored in a slot machine to be requested when needed. Later on food will be made similarly. So for example buns will be made ahead of time for a meal requested at a certain future time. The machine would have different modules expanding capabilities like a fridge.
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>>2776645
can we be clear that you're making a plate replicator, not a food replicator
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>>2776554
Already exists. There are replicators that can make just about anything.
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OP your experiments are awesome, however the charcoal you normally buy in the store isn't actually charcoal. It is actually coal (mineral) and ash sintered together. You have to work to find actual charcoal (but it is possible). You want to find a hardwood charcoal. It will come out of the bag looking like black chunks of wood.
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>>2777762
>You have to work to find actual charcoal
charcoal is ass easy to make, it's the #1 poor person job in 4th world countries. you heat wood with wood and take it into the city to sell so your family can have 17¢ a day.
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>>2777773
I understand. But as a burger-anon if you go to the supermarket or walmart and buy a bag of 'charcoal', it likely isn't. I'd bet 90%+ of Americans will live their entire lives never actually seen or handled real charcoal.

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Can I dye suede leather by applying brown leather conditioner on it?

If not, what is a diy method to make brown leather dye?
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tea
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>>2777440
I've heard that medieval people used roasted walnut shells boiled in water
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Does it need to be a DIY solution? Because a bottle of RIT dye is like 3 or 4 bucks and would probably do the job.
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>>2777437
poo

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When electricity prices peak during the winter, buying firewood becomes cheaper than electric heating. This got me thinking, would it be viable to use the heat generated by burning wood to generate electricity as well?

A steam engine doesn't have a great efficiency in turning heat into motion, but if heating is the primary reason of burning wood, the amount of heat "lost" to the building around the engine isn't really lost at all. And with heating taken care of, a 2 horsepower engine producing 1 kilowatt of power would be enough to run the rest of the household appliances as a bonus.

I looked into steam turbines as well, but apparently the steam would have to be extremely hot to avoid reducing their lifespan. Steam engines on the other hand are way less picky about the heat and moisture, and have greater tolerance for manufacturing imperfections. The main issue I can think of is how to get the pistons tight enough that no steam gets out, because any moisture escaping the closed loop of boiler-engine-condenser could cause moisture damage to the building. So, what do you think?
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could you get a rocket stove's exhaust spinning a turbocharger geared to an alternator?
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>>2774177
So why did they used wood gas generators for cars during WWII but not steam powered cars? I cannot see your claims are true at all.
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>>2769103
>buying
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>>2777371
there was a post apocalyptic sort of game show many years back, it was like survivor but in a few abandoned city blocks. I mean it was about as staged as the old junkyard wars shows, however it is where I learned that gassified wood can power a car when there are no other options. still hella inefficient and labor intensive.
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If you have low cost/free water, you could use an array of TEC.
Just run a heat exchanger from the stove exhaust pipe to the TEC array (one side hot water, one side cool water).
They're extremely inefficient (around 3% real-world performance) so you'll need a few, but they're solid state and you only need to move water and don't have to deal with high pressure gasses and moving parts (except for consumer grade water pumps).
Bonus points, you can just plug it into an existing PV/battery setup.

I got some mexican women to clean my apartment and now one of my toilets won't flush
wtf am I supposed to do now?
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>>2777092
Call a plumber (likely her uncle/brother/dad even, only in USA) and get it fixed. Then realized you got shafted twice and will end up phoning a third family remember to fix what broke that time? Read a book? Anyone?
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>>2777231
>at least if they have been potty trained enough to not flush tissue paper

Please tell me you don't actually throw away your TP.
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>>2777753
you don't need to save it once it has piss or shit on it, covid is over bro.
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>>2777754
No I mean 'throwing away' in the sense that you're actually tossing used paper into a waste bin instead of your toilet to flush.
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>>2777758
OH DID YOU?

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How hard is to build a home of some 10×15m and 5m tall dry stone home? It would be viable to just pick it up from the surrondings?
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>>2777013
No mortar means gaps. Gaps means heat loss, moisture, and bugs. Dry stone construction is great for perimeter walls but not great for housing walls. Look into snecked masonry or rubble masonry.
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WTF is threath?

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installed some under the cabinets lights, hardwired(replaced old fluorescent ones with LED). the LED fixtures are way smaller than the fluorescent ones, and i cant really stuff the connections inside, is it safe to leave them out like this? this first pic has all 3 out and is above toasters....
(1/2)
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>>2776873

Measure what size cable guide would be best for both applications and in which you can fit these wago connectors in, go to electrical supply store, buy white cable guide of dimensions e.g. 20x25mm, 1 meter length

There is two kind of pvc cable guides, one with tape on back, and without. For the second, you can use double sided tape, or short wood screws to secure to surface.

Here is example for outdoor securing https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hzyPkHS5gZM

Ignore the sillicone for your case use.

Be careful when cutting, use metal saw on a stable surface.

If you dont know, or dont want, it is ok as-is, but make sure the connection is ok like someone said in thread, and the wires are not squashed under the plastic casing.

Best of luck!
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>>2777687
>If you dont know, or dont want, it is ok as-is, but make sure the connection is ok like someone said in thread, and the wires are not squashed under the plastic casing
yeah that's why i wanted to keep them out to avoid being squished inside the fixture
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>>2777015
i ended up doing this for the ones over the toaster and toaster oven with some pipe insulation tape, my main concern was the cheap plastic orange connectors would melt over the exhaust of the toaster oven especially... i tried wrapping them up individually but, the tape was too thick. would something like this be enough to at least deflect *some* heat away from the wires?
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>>2776885
>using metallic tape on electrical connections
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>>2777697

you worried bout the heat from the toaster melting wires, what about the shitty plastic on those lights? it will eventually turn brown from the heat exposure then get brittle and crack all over. do any of you morons research and think about what you are doing before doing it? oh wait this is /diy/ I keep forgetting everyone here is a retard
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>>2776873
>>2776874
I see this all the time with under cabinet lighting. As long as there's no exposed bare wire it's typically fine. And you never really see it unless you stick your head underneath the cabinet and look up.

>>2777697
Unless you've got some kind of freakishly hot toaster the heat rising out of it isn't going to be nearly hot enough to melt wire nuts or wire insulation or anything like that. You can hold your hand like a foot above a toaster while it's on and it won't even burn your skin.

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why do people pretend these things aren't fucking garbage?

>you THINK front load washers suck? you're a RETARD.
>you NEED to use high efficiency detergent... oh, you're using HE detergent?
>WELL, YOU'RE USING TOO MUCH DETERGENT.... wait, you're following the recommended amount?
>okay well uhhh... you're putting too many clothes in it.... put LESS clothes in it!!!!
>who cares if it takes longer to wash clothes!!!! it's easier on clothes.... so that means its better!
>i REFUSE to believe that it cleans worse than top load.
>this study PROVES that front loads clean better than top loads.

i'm tired of having to do twice the number of loads and having chemical detergents seep into my fucking skin all day because it can't properly WASH the clothes let alone fucking RINSE them clean.
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>>2775399
Just buy a damn toploader and quit bothering us about it you gigasperg
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>>2776755
Most of that seems to be roof damage? There are still walls standing. The red building on the right was still under construction.
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>>2777236
Are you trying to suggest those buildings are going to be repaired instead of torn down?
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>>2776755
>Does this image piss you off?
No I laugh too, don't worry.
>I thought yuros built houses that can handle the apocalypse!
Only southeast!
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>>2776601
>Nigger all of those "Made in Germany" appliances have parts sourced from Chinese suppliers
So does literally everything and anything with electronics these days. Minor components probably. Chinks make all levels of quality it doesn't have to mean shit, QC is what is important.
>A rare European tornado nuked a european village. You saw it you dickless janny and deleted the pic like the fag you are. KYS
Ah so you do know what janny means. I did not see it though. You are deranged.
>Sorry I have an air conditioner
Same bro
>but you wouldn't know what that is since it makes fags like you scared.
Yeah bro I shit my pants every time I step into my room, I know, it sucks. It's still better than sharting in the mart however.

im going so broke its not even funny anymore. i want to diy some money.
what are some extralegal activities one could partake in to use diy skillz to make money??????
so far ive brainstormed dumpster diving, taking copper from abandoned houses, taking tools from construction sites. anything else? any tips for not getting caught?
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>>2772493
Yes but with automotive, even if it ends up being worse with a couple extra parts, it’s still so much better than the dealer or whatever shop is going to charge. Especially if I have time to get the parts on RockAuto.

>>2777395
I mean old man I did the work for lives in a decent condo overlooking the ocean in South Florida. Don’t have to be poor trash to save $900 on a repair job.
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>>2765999
get a real fucking job you retarded criminal
you're not even smart enough to break the law successfully, and you need to come to terms with that fact
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>>2765999
I’ve heard you can do alright on some of those sites like task rabbit. Esp if there’s rich people in your area. It’s amazing to me how much people will pay for shit like hanging TVs, putting up a hanger for a garden hose, replacing a cabinet door. Drill a few holes, throw in some anchors, check level for 20 minutes so they feel like you’re really doing a lot… then bill them 300$. You can do even better if you print out 10$ worth of business cards and hand them out, but tell the wealthy people you have a minimum of 100-150$ since you live kinda far away (even if you don’t) and you’ll end up getting jobs like patching a 3” hole in sheet rock for 150$ and can cut out the middleman. I did this for awhile when I was working for a luxury home builder, was easily making like 500$ cash in 5-6 hours of work on the occasional Saturday.
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pay attention and observe.
How do atms push out the money?
via servo motors
How much power is required to power those servo motors?
say 5 volts
How do you transfer 5 volts wirelessly?
Via resonance
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>>2777662
well it might be a stepper motor with different voltage requirements but there you go

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So, I have this old Canon IXUS 8015 laying around, and I want my kids to play with it outside in nature.

Unfortunately the lens wouldn't shut, so I picked it apart almost completely to get to the lens, fix the smal cogwheel error, lens shuts, everything seems fine.
Time to see if it works, put everything back enough to get power. But then I realise I somehow fucked up one of these pins. And now it wont start.

Did I fuck up this piece of electronics or is it possible that it is something else? Thanks brothers.
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It's the same with taking macro photos. Nobody knows how it was done. All we have left is the evidence that it did happen.
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>>2776350
>>2776353
>>2776355
>>2776356

cute. are you always a snide faggot.
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>>2776357
Only when confronted with incompetence and/or buffoonery.
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>>2776346
not on the connector obviously, you would need to trace it on the boards and connect between the outside the ribbon
replacing the connector wouldn't be worth it because you would have to order it and you might as well buy a cheap used digital camera at that point
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>>2775957
quit wasting time and money and just go get another old camera from a resale shop

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiittp-2LOk

Dirty laundry has:
>1. body OILS ... cleaned by HOT water
>2. body PROTEINS ... cleaned by COLD water

Washing machines wash in hot and rinse in cold, allegedly cleaning both types of scum, but this order ruins the clothing.

The hot water produces irreversible denaturation of the proteins (like frying an egg), setting it to be impossible to remove

The correct order ought rather to be:
1. to wash in COLD first, removing protein scum, then
2. to rinse in HOT, safely removing the oils
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>>2776228
Full schizo.

The hot wayer isn't hot enough yo denture anything.

The cold is used because it's cheaper.

The detergent does all the work

Fuck the brits for mandating it though.
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>>2776228
In what fourth world nation is this?? Here, in a western civilised country, we was with cold water that after protein removal ups the temperature so that oils and proteins are both flushed out.
You might want to take a shower a bit more often then once a month.

>>2776352
Water saving is te norm also in Europe.

>>2776922
Yes. I dump the washwater into my compost heap to keep it moist, works well. The biological activity also eats the micro fibers.
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>>2777259
>The detergent does all the work
wrong
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>>2777081
>>2777119
It rinses out you tards
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>>2776543
Phosphates being the cause of algal blooms is dumb anyway. What we got in stead of phosphates were all kinds of chemical shit that is way worse for the water supply. Killing of all kinds of life and messing up the balance. So instead of green algae, we get something way worse and now have toxic swimming water all over Europe in the summer.

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Any tips on working with copper pipe? I need to do a whole house of plumbing for myself.
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>>2777242
>I'm in Aus
if you /diy/ plumbing in australia you're going to gaol
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>>2777199
Zero to 60, in three seconds, huh? I'm not a plumber, but I'd at least recommend getting some junk copper tubing, even old shit that you have laying around and some connectors and fittings and PRACTICE soldering joints, horizontally and vertically. Get used to cleaning, tinning, proper heating and seeing how the solder flows.
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>>2777229
Lmao you ran plastic in sunlight thinking it would be fine?
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>>2777229
and for 10 years you poisoned your own water supply
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>>2777449
Good luck getting any of the building commissions to prosecute, they're weak as piss. They're more interested in charging the shit out of tradies for licences and accreditation.

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Any leather people in here? Whatcha make? Show your work and let's answer prospective leather newbies' questions about getting into the hobby.
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>>2775798
here's a choker I did end of last year for a friend. saw a design online that was selling waaaay more than I thought the materials would cost so I did it myself
spite is a good motivator lol

and I use a box cutter I borrowed off my dad 6 years ago... should definitely upgrade. thanks for recommendations
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I replaced a strap on this bicycle tool bag I gave to my brother.
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>>2775819
that's degenerate
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Im not yet into leather working but got some Skai on sale which is fake leather. Really curious to start working with it. Tell me leatherworkers here, I need one of those hole punching device that look like a fork. Is it worth buying or should I just put four nails in a block and make holes with that? Asking because I wanna speedy stitcher the lot but the holes must be neat and orderly
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>>2776436
They aren't very costly. You can get a basic Chinese set of them off Amazon for about $10 US.

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Does having a coat of primer actually matter that much? Or is it a conspiracy by Big Paint to get me to buy another can of something.
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>>2767813
eh it depends i'm not a painter, but i've been in the building business for 25 years.>>2767814
speaks the truth. some companies offer a tinted primer. or you could just use an extra coat of finnish paint. basically primer just seals up the painting surface, and/or provides a suitable surface for the final coat(s) to adhere to. if you feel as though you don't need either than you don't need a primer. that being said if you're operating in pro context or you just don't know it's better to just prime it or put on some killz or whatevr.
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>>2773948
>actually standart practice
kek
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>>2773965
Always bet on putting a shot of black in it
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>>2767818
drywall anon, how do i fix this corner? it's about 135deg and i don't want to pull down the board to the left. i was going to put an external angle of it and use a bunch of tape and jointing compound but there are some cracks extending into the old board but i'm not sure it'll last. there are cabinets going on the right side and i'm painting it all with the old paint
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>>2776977
Put a straight edge on the drywall you dont want to remove and have it float out past the studs.
They have another person slowly move the new drywall panel towards the corner until it just touches the straight edge
Nail it off
This is your new corner, just tape and fill in the gap

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It wouldn't start. So I tried gas and motor oil. Now the pull is stuck. How do I unstuck the pull?
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>>2777295
It won't pull out
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>>2777295
Do you have a YouTube video I can watch about how to take it apart
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Could be compression
Take out the sparkplug and then you can pull it a few times get some nice clean air in there and it will run like new!
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>>2777307
> Do you have a YouTube video I can watch about how to take it apart
Are you 12? I don't know what kind of lawnmower you have
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>>2777306
Christ, tip the damn thing on it's side, grab the blade, tie down the "safety handle" if it's one of the faggoty newer models and see if you can spin the motor, by the blade. WARNING: if you don't disconnect the spark plug, or grab a freshly sharpened blade with your bare hands or some other idiocy, you will cut your fingers off. If the blade won't move, the motors frozen or the safety bar is out of adjustment or the like. Get it to a repair shop.


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