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Stupid questions that don't deserve their own thread. Last one hit bump limit
>>2965594are you trying to remove the 'nut' circled from the axle itself?it doesn;t come off, you are supposed to loosen the entire axle against the nut on the left of your image, the one against the disc brake, then pull the axle through the hub
>>2965863Ok so I swapped the regulator last time I touched this thing. Because the old regulator was doing bad regulator things, like giving me 40V at the battery with some throttle.So now messing with it later, that new voltage regulator gets toasty hot within a couple minutes. I’m so skeptical of Amazon parts that I don’t trust it.And then I pulled the starter relay and it seems slightly better, however voltage still drops real low. And then I think about that 8V battery, what voltage drop is acceptable from a totally dogshit 8V dying battery. I hate to throw a ton of parts at it.I’m at the point where I wonder if 50V from a bad regulator in the past fried some other stuff.
>>2965863>>2965872Also the boss originally thought it was the alternator like a month or two back, so it’s getting frustrating because I had to pull a ton of stuff off to get the new stator on and I don’t think the old one was bad but I just did what the boss said. And then he was fucking with the ignition recently so I double checked all of that and the black & yellow on the harness had come out of the connector at some point and no GND going through the ignition might have caused some issues too.
Anyone know what's a weak form of threadlock? I've got a pen I keep attached to the outside of my body bag and it bouncing around causes it to unscrew a bit over time. Looking for something I can use to keep the pen screwed together but not make it a pita to unscrew.
>>2965898>Anyone know what's a weak form of threadlock?Do you know how to use a search engine?
>>2954520Looks like where your parents and a couple friends made you. >>2954522Looks like a waiting room at a hotel.
>>2965843It's not millennials doing this shit, it's flippers, mainly boomers, who do it because "genericizing" a house maximizes profits.
>>2960543gigabased. There's nothing gayer than someone paying 1-2k/month for a home and being afraid of picking the 'wrong' color that some other homo theyve never met doesnt like.
>>2955756its nice to have super bland interiormakes the outside more vibrant and encourages you to get out of the house
>>2961493i like italian mid centits sort like american but more gaudy with traditional style mixed
Why didn't/haven't rear handle circular saws catch on outside of North America? This isn't to argue that they're better or worse, but clearly, a lot of carpenters in North America see advantages, but they're virtually unknown outside of it. Why?
>>2965727useless for anything but cutting pvc pipe
>>2965833Patently false
>>2965848it's the only thing it excels at.
>>2965823why would you spend all that money to have the floor look like home depot vinyl flooring?
>>2965849There isn't a more versatile tool for general demolition, or anything else where you have to fuck something else and a clean and precise cut doesn't matter.
Thread got out of sync:>>2957310>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.Read the datasheet.>OP source:https://github.com/74HC14/ohmOPbake at page 10, post in old thread>Comprehensive list of electronics resources:https://github.com/kitspace/awesome-electronicsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
I build a thing, but it's too nervous for my taste. These are self blinking leds on 1.5hz. I can't find any 5mm leds that are 0.5hz, only per 5000 on ali, or few listings on ebay in Australia and the US. Anyone know where to find them and ship to the EU with reasonable shipping cost?
I have an old Toyota Tacoma. The original HVAC blower motor resistor lasted 10 years. The first cheap replacement lasted 4 years. The next lasted 3 years. The newest replacement was a dud from the factory. Can't I just DIY one of these? Its just a couple of different values of resistors and a plate for cooling, right?The cheap ones are $15 and the OEM ones are fucking $70. Can't I just strip whatever is coating that plate with a wire wheel, drill a few holes, solder new resistors into the holes, and be done with it?What value of resistors would I need? How would I keep them from cooking themselves?
>>2965869Replace the cabin air filter and maybe the blower motor.
>>2965874I tested the blower motor with a meter and it is within spec. Works fine on full blast and hasn't popped the fuse. The filter is only a few months old and is clear.
>>2965869The whole squiggly line is the resistive element, and the little lump in the middle may be a thermal fuse. It might be as simple as replacing that thermal fuse, assuming it’s possible to solder to the resistive trace. Otherwise, you could try buying another cheap unit and sticking a heat-sink to either side with thermal epoxy, assuming there’s room.Is it some sort of ballast resistor or is it for heating the air?
Why has construction gotten so shit over the past 20 years? Ever since the start of McMansions, it's gotten worse.What would you do if you were this young rocket scientist in this situation?
>>2961774yesbut only when you average every aspect of a countryand it's a low bar
>>2961774Still better than whatever shithole you hail from... Unless you're one of those self-loathing Americans, then kindly fuck off somewhere else.
>>2963495>Still better than whatever shithole you hail fromNo>Unless you're one of those self-loathing AmericansI'm not. But, at least those seem to have some brains. That's why they self loath
>>2963176>1.Because that's how you wetmop in da Ghetto,(and McDonalds)no you get a towel, soak it in pinesol water, and then shuffle around the room with it.
>>2961523spics
In /rcg/ we discuss anything & everything remote controlled - multirotors, fixed wing, cars, rovers, helis, boats, submarines, battlebots, lawnmowers, etc.>How do I get started with racing drones?https://oscarliang.com/mini-quad-racing-guide/https://www.fpvknowitall.com/ultimate-fpv-shopping-list/> How to build a racing drone (16 part video series from Joshua Bardwell)https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoDb7WF6c8mWARrcxtX_G6yytK7QFHID>What about planes?https://www.flitetest.com/>What about aerial photography, is DIY viable?Buy a DJI if what you actually want is to take good photos/videos, go DIY if what you actually want is a fun project.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2965757>>2965757You clearly don't understand what I'm getting at. Also fuck Ukraine for what they're doing to all my hobbies.
What do the commercial quads use to hover perfectly in place?Do they all use optical flow?
>>2965835Likely. The cheap ones cost basically nothing as it's effectively a glorified mouse sensor, and the fancy ones can do it better than a GPS.
>>2965835DJI use the GPS module The cheaper ones use horizon mode basically, The problem with horizontal mode is the toilet bowl effect if you try to hover in place too long If you want an fpv drone to hover in place build an Ardupilot setup for your drone
>>2937029I live in a high crime area. There is frequent police activity in the area. For purely voyeuristic curiosity, I have been thinking of getting a drone that I can launch from my back porch to see what the fuck is going on. It would have to be a drone that I can grab and launch fast, less than 30 seconds optimally. Furthermore it would need to stream the video live to a controller. 1-200 feet up , 5 min fly time, 720p resolution would be fine. Is there a drone that I can pick up off the shelf that will do this or are we talking a home brew setup?
I'll start - pissing in the parking lot is free.
>>2964244Every time I walk past Burger king or a McDonalds I go inside and take a handfull of pepper, salt and ketchup packets I haven't bought spices or ketchup in years
>>2965543Legal tender for all debts, public or private.
Maybe I sound lame but I do the following: Automatically deduct the bigger chunk of my paycheck into ETF/ savings account. Can't spend what isn't there. Switched jobs to a place within 4 miles of home. Bike to work. Make probably 15k less than inna city but save 2h/ day in driving. Repair anything. Car, socks, wife's kneading machine ( 40 cents for a new 37 Mikrohenry induction coil and 25 min of swearing and 2 mins soldering) Have no credit card. Buy all stuff second hand except some tools. Wanna retire in 7 years. At the moment it looks doable. I have one of the worst 5 cars in the company lot by age and appearance, but I work only 4 days a week so there is that. I enjoy cheap hobbies, I bought the worst house in the best neighborhood we could afford. Been renovating it for the last 5ish years. That is finished now so I'm looking for a rental property to work on now. Thanks for reading my blog fellow scrooges
>>2965543You can buy a car outright but most dealers have a limit on how much literal cash they'll take (often about $7,500 iirc.,) mostly to deter drug dealers and people like that as far as I know. You can go to the bank and get a cashier's check for the entire price of the car and use that though, I've done it several times.
>>2965701KEKthey want you to finance because the banks give them commission for every goy they sign up for debt slavery
Last Thread: >>2959595Engineering filament edition>Your print failed? Go to:www.simplify3d.com/support/print-quality-troubleshooting>Calibrate your printer.ellis3dp.com/Print-Tuning-Guide/teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.htmlIf that doesn't help you solve your problems, post:>A picture of the failed part>Printer make & model>Filament type/brand>Slicer & slicer settingsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2965468>was just wondering if this design is okay,Double check the center of gravity is far enough back that it wont topple foreword from being bumped or shook.
>>2965819The dovetail isnt a particularly solid locating feature if you need 0.1mm accuracy left-to-right. Otherwise it’s fine, and a non-printed cross-member is a good idea.
>>2965817square pegs diamond holes
>>2965812>i could print it standing up but i need those rectangles to come out perfectlyDo you not have bridging dialed in?
>>2965840>it absolutely needs to keep its shape.Under what conditions?
I live in a Coleman camper like pic rel. I need to soundproof from a low pitch high volume noise. Would I install mass loaded vinyl in the outside and cover that with some material? What could I do?Unfortunately there are some budget concerns.
>>2965824Noise-canceling headphones.
>>2965824Noise-canceling headphones
>>2965824There's a reason most guys go with a rape dungeon, and not a rape camper. They aren't as mobile, but are way easier to keep quiet.
>>2965824>I live in a Coleman camper like pic rel. I used to live in a RV park for years and then noisy ass neighbours moved in next door, just had a loud dog, they slammed doors all the time, they yammered, and they stomped around as they walked. It was constant. I've had tons of neighbours but these people were intolerable.I just moved to my friend's back yard and started paying him rent instead.>Unfortunately there are some budget concerns.Give upBlocking low-pitch noise is as hard as it gets when soundproofing, and you can't do it on a budget.t. have built a quiet room that cost at least a couple thousand bucks
Is it possible to modify a bikini so it falls off after the wearer wears it underwater for a few minutes or so? There's a lot of YouTube videos of people pranking each other by giving them a "dissolving bikini" and then laughing when it falls off in the water but most/all of them are fake and the bikini doesn't actually fall off. I could only find one dissolving swimsuit for sale online, it's a one piece and the reviews are somewhat mixed reviewers say you must size up, Fabric did rip a little (before it was wet?), No bra padding, making it obvious it’s fake, Threads holding it together dissolve, not the whole thing. Still fun, even tho my wife was 99% sure what was going on…especially after we had to stretch it hard to get it on, but even after 10 min swimming in the lake only the sides had partly split, advertised.....Less than a minute in the water and the seams came apart. https://www.amazon.com/Dissolving-Swimsuit-Girlfriend-Bachelor-Swimming/dp/B0CR5HC6YHThere's a YouTube video by howcast about this https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cV0esyopY_Q with ten million views that states you should just take a regular bikini or one piece and remove all stitching and replace it with "water soluble stitching" and says it works fine in a sowing machine.What kind of water soluble stitching should you use specifically? What kind of bikinis or one pieces will fall apart best without stitching? Ideally it should match the color of the original stitching, dissolve quickly and uniformly and should not rip prior to being worn in the water the stitching ripping when the bikini or one piece is pulled onto the wearer before going in water.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VBq5W1wCRj8https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=asg3hoJPYH4Video review of that swimsuit from AmazonHe recommends a type of thread in the description and says he colored over it with a marker so it blended inhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq8tk0uLX2g
>>2963140That's also fun
>>2963092She could just retie the strings
Bump
>>2962924based
>>2962804Long-haired Asian, hands down. I grew up around Asians and know that type, she'll be a bigger coomer than you are.
Show us a pic of your workbench/workstation where the magic happens. What kind of surface is your workbench? What kind of desk? etc.
>>2965586does it keep you warm at night when it's not helping you make tiny holes in plastic
>>2961722Is that your bed on the right? The printer is too close, unless you enjoy asthma and shit
>>2961685At least the diode pad is still intact. If you can somehow attach the switch mount back (superglue if necessary), you can short it with the diode.
>>2958406I put a lot of work into this one
>>2965829The X1 series has a carbon filter for VOCs so just get a hepa filter for particles and you're set
i have a couple nat geo posters i want to put on the wall, but they are double sided. how do i frames these.
It's happening again.How is it possible that a furnace will not produce heat unless the filter is pulled out at least a couple inches? The furnace is not new, we did not have this problem years ago until a certain point, and apparently if you push the filter all the way in, it produces heat for only like a couple hours, and then stops doing so, leading us to pull the filter out to get it working again, and it only happens when it's really cold outside. Not moderately cold, it has to be "really cold", I guess in the mid 20s or less.Why does it only work briefly instead of not at all? Why the does the filter have to be pulled out, to get a runtime of more than like 2 hours? And why does it stop? Seriously, this makes no sense at all. Is there any furnace in the entire world besides ours that does this?
>>2965858Okay, how about this: "The chair is 5 inches."In what way does this make sense to you?
>>2964004Actually, I finally decided to look it up, and I guess your nonsense does exist. Congratulations for me on the first time seeing such a thick furnace filter! In fact, it was so nonsensical, I didnt even realize you wanted me to "Change the ductwork to accommodate a larger filter". It really just sounded like you were saying "Just use something incomprehensibly too large, it's not that hard, bro!" Your hilariously bad level of ambiguity gives me reasons to live.
>>2964004>>2965876Forgot pic, because of course I did.
>>2964004>>2965876>>2965877You could've even said, "They make larger filters.", and perhaps posted a similar pic as I did, but no, the phenomena of cognitive dissonance doesn't exist to you, apparently. Do you expect people to read your mind?...
>>2965858>5" (ARROW)(ARROW)(ARROW)(ARROW)lol
I am designing a house, based off a kithomeMy girlfriend says she wants to have a lot of kids, so three smaller bedrooms would essentially be boys, girls, toddlersThe concept is that the less used rooms like bathrooms are on the street side of the house, and the house is as far front of the property as possible. This gives a larger backyard with the living room and all bedrooms having glass sliding doors that open directly onto the rear deck into the garden. not sure about that toilet on the left. Bathrooms all have double showers because it's really a cheap thing to do, and allows efficiency in the morningI think the Rumpus would be kind of a computer room for kids to have their games consoles and computers in a space that's still public, but not going to spread noise to the whole house
>>2952375try this instead
>>2959954>why are you showering in the morningwhy are you not
>>2965733for me, it's bedroom 4
Half of you are going to call me a horrible person and the other half will inform me that Jewish tax assessors won't allow this without charging me an arm and a leg, but my dream is to have a great big house for my wife and I and my kids live in their own separate little house on the property. Kids are destructive, let them destroy their house. Also, when they grow up, they'll have their own independent living space and will be incredibly grateful for it.
>>2965838You are going to die alone, unloved and unmourned.
