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any idea of what to do with this broken mirror? What blade should I use to cut it?
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>>2966654
Solar oven.
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>>2966654
Would have been an interesting kintsugi project
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>>2966654
To be fair a bit of duck tape will have that sorted in a hot minute
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>>2966661
You can cut glass with a water jet but you don't have one of those and never will have access to one
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the mirror realm is evil
toss it into the dumpster round back the Little Cesar's
then get some bread sticks
ask them to make it fresh for you

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Does anyone here have any Parkside performance power tools? They came up with this little 20v kit of drill, impact drive recip saw, two 4ah batteries and charger for like 180€ and honestly seems plenty for sparse /diy/. And they offer 5 year warranty which is kinda crazy for cheap tools.
I have PP screwdrivers with a metal shank and they are surprisingly good but power tools are a different beast.
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>>2964206
Yo im the anon that made the thread asking if that psbsap d4 is a good deal. What did you use the drill for in the last year? How does it perform? Any single issue?
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>>2964336
I think it's a great deal ye. Both this and last year, they ended up being bought out by scalpers (or people who really wanted it, like me) who buy it within an hour of the store opening. I didn't really put it through it's paces but I used it while making my workshop to drill 3mm steel for many hours while putting up OSB and it was fine.
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>>2964381
Nice, heh I'm also the guy coming in within an hour of opening to snatch it. I got it for 130, I see scalpers selling for 170 now
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>>2964206
that looks fucking nice.
there are adapters that converts the voltages
aliexpress.com/item/1005008748699604.html
random example but some are legit
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>>2959318
i have 3 pieces of that kit.

first of all green parkside is usually shit. Parkside performance is either shit or really great.

1The Drill with 60NM best powerfor price dril out there hands down, its on paar with a 200€ makita for 40€.

2.The Angle grinder on sale for 40€ is great.considering what a makita or Bosch costs.
downside it has a sharp protection meaning if you press to hard it goes out. with the model in you pic you switch it back on. i heard ppl complaining about the model with touch buttons where you have to press 3 button in correct order if it goes out which is a pain in the ass.
also a 4AH or a smart (pouch cell battery is a must.)

3. the SDS drill is pretty weak, it does its job but is slow but again for 50€ compared to a 300€ hilti not bad. for a homeowner totally fine, at work drilling 100 holes in really good concrete definitely not.
the non hammer drill function is a joke it has a slip clutch so forget the SDS wood drills the drill is way more powerful.

Prices are round about what i paid on sale in the sore without batteries

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In Texas, auto parts stores and scrap yards pay $15 for each stolen car battery. Plus the scrap yards will buy the cables. Thieves bust the drivers window with a spark plug, pop the hood, then cut out the cables with bolt cutters. My car has a factory cable with multiple wires and costs $279-. My neighbors and I are struggling to stop this in our Houston area. Any suggestions are appreciated.
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>>2968568
Where in Houston? Prolly fucking Gunspoint or some shit hole. Is probably go with >>2968570 's deterrent or solution.
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>>2968671
I am concerned that these won't stop my window from getting broken. But it is the best idea yet.
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>>2968738
>Gunspoint?
No, Magnolia Park
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>>2968570
> For solution
That’s not a solution to the overall problem.
The real solution is free and unrestricted fentanyl and carfentanyl made available to those that want it for free and in unlimited quantities.
Then, the problem will kind of “solve itself” along with a bunch of other problems.
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>>2968618
Leave your hood open. JaQua is only looking to steal easily redeemed items.

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what a girl do: Sprinter egr, serpentine belt, grill replacement, oil level senor replacements
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>>2964455
There are a couple of canadian dykes on utube who are also pretty capable. Is this one a dyke? She has that look.
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>>2964458
>>2964519
She looks fine. Be nice! You may give 4chan a bad rep
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>>2965487
>She looks fine. Be nice! You may give 4chan a bad rep

That jaw is nice and square, and those eyes are like a quarter mile apart... But yeah she looks fine.
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>>2964455
ayo she cute
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>>2964455
isn't this the ex mythbuster that got turned to mince after a crash at mach-fuck?

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I'm looking to get a new miter saw.

The things I want are
>portability
>lightweight
>features that can keep up with professional use ie a bevel and sliding mechanism
>corded

Right now I've narrowed my options down to the Makita LS 0816F and the Metabo HPT C8FSESM. Both saws have an 8 1/2" blade which sounds good to me.

The Makita is $544 and the Metabo HPT is $480. I've had good experiences with both brands although generally find Makita is a little better quality.

What do you guys think?
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>>2968897
should always wear gloves
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>>2968901
Only if you want to be degloved
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>>2966688
i would go with a 10" miter saw, the extra cutting capacity is nice. makita does just fine, dewalt is the go to choice but they only make a 12" and that's a big saw. i run a festool personally and it's a 10.25" metric blade. the little saws like those 8.5" are okay for little trim work but they can't cut a 4x4. the bosch 10" is a good saw, but heavier than the makita. i haven't seen anyone using the metabo saws (or hitachi saws) in a LONG time. but the old hitachis from the 90s are legedary for their performance.
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>>2968547
>>2968995
Thanks, OP here and I actually did end up getting the dewalt DWS780. Cost me $545 and my friend gave me a free folding stand for it.
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>>2966688
yes get that one.

why did you post if you already made a decision? are you insecure and stupid?

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How do I get the top lights on?

Please help it looks retarded without the top lights on
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>>2961146
I added a little more light on the wall.
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>>2964946
Looks great
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You know what i'm really starting to hate fucking Christmas

You can all go kill yourselves
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>>2964946
Correction - monochromatic chrismas lights look retarded.
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>>2954552
Did you figure it out?

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The US keeps the nuclear launch codes (gold codes) inside a break-away tamper-evident plastic seal.

There are like two possible form factors:
>One where the plastic is broken by delaminating the two halves
>One where the plastic is broken by snapping the whole thing like a chocolate bar

They also come in opaque vs transparent.

I want such things for keeping the recovery key to my password manager among other things.

I can't find much.
Scene from Wargames (1983):
https://youtu.be/s6aCpS0-yls&t=193
Rick and Morty seems to illustrate a faithful imitation of the real thing in "Morty's mind blowers" https://youtu.be/8_-b_En3p3c


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Couldn't you write down the password, wrap it in foil, and run it through a hot laminator? That way the pouch would have to be cut open to get it out and obviously destroyed.
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Nobody wants the password to your tranny porn collection folder OP.
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>>2968791
that's great but does it actually force you to change the code now that it's out?
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>>2969166
Onhonhon!
It indeed does not. That part of the security chain will have to be taken care of by procedures, i.e. me constantly checking that the seal(s) hasn't been broken and changing the password if it has.

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Coupons seem to be slowly becoming digital only, probably to stop coupon shenanigans like in the TV show. That said, is it still possible to do, where do people even find the coupons to do this?
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>>2969015
I think it was already shown that those extreme couponing shows were about as real as “The Batchelor” “Selling Sunset” and “Real Housewives” etc.
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You'd have better luck with food banks and dumpster diving. I hit the 5 below dumpster a couple times a month and stock up on potato chips, cereal and stuff
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>>2969096
>You'd have better luck with sperm banks and muff diving. I hit the sperm bank dumpster a couple times a month and stock up on specimen cups, hustler magazine and stuff
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>>2969015
Printed coupons are pretty rare now. Everything is done by apps, which have rules that prevent them from being exploited by stacking and other methods.
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>>2969107
>Everything is done by apps
which doesnt stop my phoneless geriatric father from making safeway fix every sale item at customer service after he gets raped at checkout. occasionally they even just completely refund items they cant get to ring up right with the override card

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Freshly harvested zucchinis, tomatoes should be ready soon

Who else here /home garden/?
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>>2967567
Cast one out of concrete. Vibrate it well to get rid of bubbles. Read a thing about making planters from concrete vermiculite mix for lightweight planters. Never tried it.
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>>2967567
Would be nice if you can get one for cheap
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>>>/out/
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>>2967796
How is growing your own veggies not DIY?
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Was getting some blossum end rot from a touch too much fertiliser but put some calcium folar spray on, threw out the damaged fruits and now its as good as good

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I'll start - pissing in the parking lot is free.
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>>2966079
I have never seen anyone out themselves as having no fucking clue what they’re talking about harder than this post. It’s actually impressive. Bravo.
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>>2966137
>pursue debt
A few hundred dollars to finance a brand new car? If you’re living paycheck to paycheck you shouldn’t be buying anything new anyway.
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>>2967689
He didn't even get any rocket appliances

And for all the shit I stole, they still GAVE me literal truckloads of stuff when they closed.

I got several stacks of lockers, probably my favorite freebie ever xD
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It is way way WAY cheaper to keep your body warm than warm you entire house. Throw on a few layers and save $2-300 a month
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>>2966041
>Menards
Now where in the Midwest do you live?

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>friend tells me americans build houses out of paper and toothpicks then pay half a million dollars for them
>obviously he's joking, have a laugh
>look it up later
>it's real

Do you "people" seriously do this? Use flimsy twigs and literal fucking paper to build your dwellings?
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>>2964966
commie block house.
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>>2964759
Poor people houses are made that way. It just so happens that these houses cost a fuckton. They can't be made cheaper than this because land prices are insane. When I bought my house the land was 2/3rds of the value of the place. They pack these homes in like they are getting ready to make veal too. The minimum legally required setbacks between homes and often times less back yard than the picture.

Meanwhile, poor people houses in Europe used to be made out of literal sticks and shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZn_F53BR1k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mdoIeDNwyw
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>>2964759
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>>2968000
>toss fag on ground
>entire flat bursts into flames
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>>2964759
anon thats the japanese. americans build them out of cake

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What is a good way to find cheap leather to practice sewing with/using water to shape it? Proper leather is bloody expensive and i just want to practice to learn. Are old leather jackets and boots good?
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Leather is not particularly expensive, as long as you don't get the top shelf stuff, which you shouldn't get anyway unless youre experienced and doing big pieces that need to be flawless.

I got half a cows worth of argentinian 2mm veg tan leather for just €100 cause it was not entirely even in thickness and had a hole the size of my pinky finger nail near the middle making it second rate. Had the same amount of leather been premium the price could easily have been 3-5 times higher.
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>>2966635
came here to say this, there's a leather sofa in the alley by mine i was going to salvage, probably moldy by now though, have gotten lots before from an old sofa a friend was throwing away.
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>>2966634
there are certainly these retailers who sell old clothes.
good call on your end.

>>2966927
>often inhumane
you mean cruel. because it is good if it is non-human leather. reminds me of crafting my very own Ygor by adopting an orphan.

>>2968205
you ever did that? quite a task.
we used a car.
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>>2968094
That stage is tilted
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>>2968912
>That stage is tilted
Well yeah you gotta make a few shoes look like 6 gorrilion somehow...

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Got a few more sanding passes to do then its time for the osmo and ceramic coat
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>>2967070
New plants
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>>2954723
You eat garbage
Fucking normie
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>>2967632
You seem upset, is it because youre a non-White?
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>>2956632
>>2951410
sorry bro i told your mom to clean up her snail trail after dragging her across the table
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Bump

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I bought these components to try and fit them together to attach a light to a sign that comes on at dusk. I realize now that I can buy the whole thing already complete, but I do not want to waste these and I cannot return them.
Can they be made to work?
Or is it impossible.
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>>2968721
Thanks, I will use this as an alternative since I will definitely will not get the sensor I got to work.

>>2968722
I think the board is just used as the on/off switch
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>>2968729
>I think the board is just used as the on/off switch
Yes. When the solar panel is not lit, the battery discharges through the LEDs.
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>>2968714
>im just dumb
then stop.
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>>2968834
Let him do things.
But OP: Instead of impulsively buying random things with the idea to. figure out what you need later, come up with a plan first, then buy shit. Or not. Your money.
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>>2968834
>>2968806
I've only ever worked with wood, first time including any type of electronic
>>2968861
Yeah, pretty much the best piece of advice I got . And thanks to the other good replies I pretty much know what to do to finish this project.

/thread

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For reasons, it would be best for me to put my 3d printers in my basement laundry room and I don't know enough to start cutting holes in the wall. Seems the simple solution is to build a new enclosure around my printers and then get a Y splitter for the dryer exhaust and let the fumes get sucked out that way.

I don't know fairly little about airflow, but I imagine if I just did exactly that I would either be blowing noxious fumes into my clothes dryer, or if the dryer was running it would blow moist air and lint into my printer enclosure.

I'd rather not fuck with any kind of manual flaps or valves or anything especially since I dont want to plan doing laundry around when my printer is running or vice versa, if those kinds of things even exist because I'm sure you're not normally supposed to add extra shit onto a dryer's exhaust. And since there's lint that'll be flying around in the exhaust that probably makes rigging something with a fan or a valve or anything ineffective or even hazardous

is there any hope to this idea
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>>2968708
No. It is a fucking terrible idea. Just run the exhaust out a window. Cut a piece of wood to size to block up the window, cut a hole in the wood, and run the printer exhaust to that hole.
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>>2968731
>For reasons
There is no window in this basement laundry room
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You should put a valve at the junction to switch between 3d printer and dryer. Helped by a small fan at the top of the pipe to draw the 3d printer fumes up and out. I can't see a problem with it. Such valves exist either butterfly valve or a slide valve.
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>>2968708
there is already a thread about dryer venting. find that thread and read it, it will answer your question.
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I put 2 dryers in my house, ran venting for both under my addition and out. Just run another vent. You probably dont want lint going into your printer.


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