hi /diy/I was trying to turn a gourd into a water bottle but as I was trying to break the dried out pulp remaining inside of it, it cracked and broke a piece. I tried to put it back on with some superglue and will sand the differences later, but would it still be safe to use as a water bottle after I seal the insides of it with beeswax? will the superglue melt when it comes into contact with the melted beeswax as I coat it? what should I do?
>>2786887literally just google food safe glue
>>2788650read the thread
just get a new gord? and dont crack it this time?
>>2788648>Gourds have been used as water containers for millenia. True but millenia of experience teaches that that crack is nature's way of telling you that the gourd you chose is not well suited to becoming a canteen; like any naturally grown material they all have their individual quirks.>Its not that it costs much, but this one was given to me by a friend who lives very far away so for sentimental reasons id rather use this one if its still safeNice while gourds actually aren't cheap at all unless you grow them, when you work with them it's common to have them get damaged and when that happens it often makes more sense to start over and salvage what you can from the undamaged portions.Personally I would do something like picrel by slicing it to eliminate the cracked portion, and then cut a circular base from that discarded part...you could probably cut that and another shallow bowl- like shape from it to use in some other craft project.PS: Next time, once you've cut an access hole to get the seeds and inside junk out fill it with water and let it soak for a few hours to soften that pith so you can scrape it away gently with an appropriate tool (a sharpened spoon is good) rather than trying to pry and break off dried material. Also lay it on a pillow or bundled blanket to support it during that process and only scrape the lower supported portion so tool pressure and gravity help stabilize it, rather than holding it with one arm wrapped around it applying pressure to hold it in place that will crush it if you go too far.
>>2788366>I'd just start over with a new gourd (how much does a dried gourd cost? can't be much).An intact bottle gourd of that size/quality usually runs about $15-20, they really aren't cheap at all because they aren't as easy to grow as one might think, take up a lot of growing space and water, and only a select few end up large, perfectly shaped, insect damage free and aesthetically pleasing.https://welburngourdfarm.com/products/bottle-gourds?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=b2730253a&pr_rec_pid=8215860674868&pr_ref_pid=8215828037940&pr_seq=uniform&variant=44817826283828
Anyone else do their own HVAC and refrigeration work? Working on this 1960's Westinghouse dehumidifier right now. Changed oil, switched to r12a, added a filter/drier, but seems that the capillary tube is partially blocked. Head pressure soars and thermal overload trips. Once that is replaced should be good for another 60 years of service.
>>2788396Air dam thing
My fridge has been dripping for months and I'm too tired to look into it
>>2788399What refrigerant are you using?What wattage is your compresser?What psia is your compressor?What kind of control circuity is driving your compressor?
Also insulate the suction line. You dont want engine bay heat getting into the refrigerant.>>2788766>What refrigerant are you using?r134a>What wattage is your compresser?idk>What psia is your compressor?varies with rpm>What kind of control circuity is driving your compressor?>>2787970
>>2788551Either the drip tray is missing or tilted severely, your house is way too humid, or your fridge seals have a large leak.
Should I get suspenders for my occidental tool belt? And if so, what kind? I'm leaning towards the leather ones with the sheepskin pads on the shoulders. I have really bony shoulders and it's painful to carry a lot of wood on them so i was hoping with the extra padding it might help with the pain a bit.
zoomers here haven't discovered how comfortable it is to take the suspenders pill
>>2788262I have OL suspenders, but they're all leather.You'll be fine OP.>t. 23 y/o carpenter with 5 1/2 years of experience
>>2789176Thanks, i actually did masonry for almost 6 years and just recently switched to carpentry, i never had to carry shit on my shoulder for masonry but now i have to do it every day and my clavicles are killing me
>>2789143you're not me (OP)
Since we're having a suspender thread...What are some ways to wear them when not at work? They're great for pants but it looks weird to have them over your shirt nowadays. Are the undershirt ones any good? The softer ones meant to go over bare skin that is.
The question is not "why" but why are you not building a BATMAN entrance to your basement?
We're in hell
>>2787567Not DIY. You aren't building one. This is a fantasy thread not a DO it yourself thread. You don't even own a home.
>>2787567do you have any idea how annoying it is digging through dirt and roots and concrete? it spent the last week digging a trenches and burying landscaping lights. it was awful. i will never do that for fun.
>>2787567Because I live in a floodplane
>>2787808another window next to the door would do wonders
For 38 bucks how bad can it be?
>>2788816>Implying anyone on this shithole website will actually use their tools a lot.Whew lad...
>>2788626If you’re guessing and are tempted to buy it as your first 1/2” gun, you probably don’t have a compressor large enough to get near that 250lbs or whatever the actual max is.Also cheap air tools are cheap to make. They will work, but not great and not for long. It’s not much cheaper than all the other store brand bottom end guns.
Git gud at finding deals, scrubs
>>2788626I got one of those from harbor freight 20 years ago free with an air compressor It makes impact wrench noises but it won’t break anything loose It mostly takes air spins it around the anvmand purges it into the air I can almost smell the Chinese oil smell you get when you run this now even 25+ years laterPro tip don’t buy harbor freight air compressors
>>2788626Torque Test Channel. Go there. Pneumatic tools also need decently capable compressors. The shit compressors are for tires and blowguns (important and valid uses) but my air tools sit because cordless are that much better. I have two 5HP industrial compressors ganged and feeding an industrial receiver tank but dragging hose is an annoyance so I use that for blasting.
Something like pic related, but with more modern things like ESP32, LoRa, etcProjects for things that can work in situations as simple as the power grid being off for some days, or mesh networking a farm, to the end of civilization.
There is nothing related to survival based on that. Are you high? Maybe a door shotgun trigger.I mentioned using an electric shock instead of primer for gun and what did i get? a ban.
https://www.w4npn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Crystal-Sets-to-Sideband.pdfBut you wouldn't get it.
I hate the phillips screwthese black little shits always break, bend, destroy and spoil
>>2785353Can the janitors please stop being so fucking lazy
>>2784904Used by automotive engineers to fuck mechanics six ways to sunday, retards at BMW motorrad had put them on the immobilizer antenna on the ignition lock, the problem is that all the antennas were getting fried when disconnecting the battery, the cherry on top is the medium strength loctite to lock the anti unlocking bolts. It took only 7 years to fix the problem and switch to a new antenna.
>>2784842>I hate the phillips screwim with you bro.Robertson square heads for life
>>2787159Most ignitions have some sort of security bolt these days. The one upside is that it’s in one of the few spots on a car where shit doesn’t get rusted and seized. I’ve run into those snapped off ones a handful of times, Dremel a slot into it or hit it with some Cobras and it should come out.Picrel shows the snapped off screw with the slot cut into it holding the ignition module on this thing.
>>2784855Whoever out there using Hex and phillips needs to be check for mental retartation
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.
>>2789551
Im actually 100% serious. Get a tool caddy for it and you even have little holders for your small stuff
Trying to figure out what anyone is expected to do with pic related. It's some various clips, a magnet, a hammer holder, and a coozie. Throw the shit in your junk pile while you drink beer and contemplate how your life went so wrong?>>2789551>pipe wrench >channel locks>screwdriver >leatherman>utility knife >tape measure >two adjustable wrenches What job is he doing?
>>2789569These are terrible. The inside fills with shit and it's too heavy carry comfortably. Fucked up my shoulder/10
>>2788927Definitely a Swiss Army Knife, even when you have the "better" versions of the included tools they're handy.
Are you gothic arch pilled?>stronger than conventional equivalent >less material>easier to put up building (standing arches)>flexible design>make huge buildings without large timber>very diyable
>>2784071oven in the summer, thats why i couldnt live here you need proper insulation
>>2783421make it wide, cover with rubber or plastig and a layer of earth and grow some grass or a lien
>>2783421I just ordered half a lift of 1x4 to make some laminated trusses.Wish me luck anons
>>2784071Not an engineer and not an architect, but running those panels horizontally, isn't going to work in snowy regions. That fucking thing could trap literally TONS of ice and snow on the roof.
>>2789573Engineer here. Semi circles are ok. The ridge doesn't trap enough snow to counter the beneficial lateral support effect of sheet metal running in the longitudinal direction.Semi circle 8 is not as effective as roof trusses in heavy snowfall locations.
any idea what kind of tech i need to make these kind of stickers? cutting by hand is an option but not desirable as i'm a left handed freak with a shaky hand, but will consider if reasonable
>>2789525>have you considered going back to wherever you came from?Have you considered going back and reading the sticky?>>2678730
>>2789547all of those were complied with. you are a retarded faggot who fucks dudes for free
>>2789547Here. please no bully since Im gay.
>>2789524Are you a sales representative for g00gle or something?
>>2789628>for g00gleNO!
I love getting done with a day of clearing, raking and burning and then a giant rain comes along and washes it all clean
Been seeing them frequently in the bathoom and basement. I heard they eat roaches, mites, and other undesirable pests. should I leave them alone?
>>2789388>they eat pestsAs with spiders they are inherently useful to have around in a general sense but I still don't want to have them running across my face while I'm trying to sleep or hiding in my shirts in the closet. I go months between encountering a single one of either but when they're out in the open instead of eating the niggers in the walls then they -become- the pests, and are either killed or relocated outside chosen based on my convenience and the severity of the offense at the time.
>>2789388They're friends but if you see them in your bedroom, squarsh em Also, seal up wherever they're coming from
>>2789406kek
>>2789406this is my problem with all bugs that kill other bugs. don't scare me but climbing on me when i don't see you and we have no problem.
>>2789395more like crack and leaks, which again cause other bugs to come in.
>be journeyman union member.>get paid prevailing wage to do relatively little work for the wage.>single, no kids>can easily pay all of my bills on unemployment insurance >mfw I work as much or as little I want all year round >will retire with a pension>have healthcare as long as I am paying dues, doesn’t matter if im currently employed or not.
wonderful. do you post off-topic bullshit on other boards, or just this one.
>>2787750Do you always get molested by everyone or just your stepdad?
>>2787747What union?Unions seem like the best gigs if you live in a city with a lot of big commercial or public infrastructure jobs.It also seems like union workers of all trades are basically just glorified laborers. Take the union's approach to concrete work for example. You have 'carpenters' for the forms, 'ironworkers' for the steel and 'cement finishers' for the finishing of the concrete. All of these guys are only skilled in one part of the process and that one skill is really pretty narrow. Like can you really call yourself a carpenter if all you can do is set forms? An experienced non-union concrete worker can usually do all 3 of those things.Or what about electricians? Half of the union electricians wouldn't even know how to wire a 3-way switch because all they do is bend conduit and pull wires. Are they really electricians or just laborers?
i wanted to change the gas spring of my office chair and have a really hard time to remove the upper part from the lower part of the chair. i saw a video where a dude just hammers it from the top with a steel rod but that is difficult in my case because it gets blocked be the metal thin that hold the backrest. so i thought i could use a wrench that has a good form to press on to it from the side. but because the spring has a button, which i cant press down anymore, it is stuckedstill no success when i hammer it, so did i fucked up every possible way to remove the spring of any othere ideas how i can remove it from the bottom side? thanks
>>2789349if you are throwing out the old cylinder you can pipe wrench it, i guess
>>2789353yeah i tried the pipewrench as well, nothing it just damages the metal outside of the cyclinder
just buy a new one u fuggin moron
>>2789360i need the money for drugs and the chair costed 300 buck 8years ago.
got it not with the pipe wrench. thanks for the video. was quite rusty inside. have a fun weekend everybody
Hello,I recently had a locksmith come to my house to open an older gun safe that I had and forgot the combination to. He drilled a small hole about 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch wide through the door and unlocked it with a borescope. Nothing of particular interest was inside, but now I have a nice safe with hole on the door next to the dial. Is there anyway I can patch up or remedy the hole to at least make it look like nothing happened to it? I was thinking some kind of industrial putty and maybe smoothing over it before repainting.
>>2789460kek that proves nothing except that you are not only a samefag but a newfag as well. you got busted, get over it.
>>2789460>screenshots and posts itWhy?
>>2789460suck a bag of dicks
>>2787579weld a plate over the hole.done in 5 minutes
You could put a bolt in the backside of the door to prevent future breaking if you are really worried. And a magnet on the front to cover the hole. It'll probably be less obtrusive than anything else as no safe should be a show piece.
