Last Thread: >>2980187Alright Prints 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.
>>2988717PLA found its way out because my heater block wasn't screwed on tight enough onto a heat break.It was tight when I assembled it, but I neglected tightening it when hot to prevent thermal expansion from fucking me over.Luckily it's just a handful of parts that cost next to nothing. It would suck if it happened with a high performance hotend.
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>>2988724that is one weirdo rare crocodile, is it yours ?
>>2988724that is impressive, no homo
>>2988707x1c has no problem with plates once I turned off the stupid plate detection shit that had PETG on the wrong plate and wouldn't let me print it.
especially in my backyard im on 2 acres of land at approximately 20,000 meter deep of core soil.I have a group of investors ready to make the jump at any given time the only thing stopping me is not having the skill and materials to build the equipment to hit wells
>>2982847you're not digging 20 km with hand built equipment. in midwestern us most drills would be damaged beyond function by geothermal heat before ~15 km as >>2982959 asked do you have mineral rights for the oil? are you even sure there is oil to be drilled? oil is whats known as a migratory resource, someone two states over could have claim on that oil.if you're serious about producing energy you're better off using your property for a solar farm. its more cost effective at your scale and if you work with your local power company will probably be less of a regulatory hell.
canadian style spring pole drills have good reputation, lifting material with air is handy for unknown particulate sizes and keeps the moving parts in a serviceable location, air lift pumps and good knees. the two brands i have heard about are lufkin and lacy air balance i think they are still the names to watch. i imagine there is tons of good stuff still on the covid engineering blogs, some really cool diy stuff came out of those like oxygen concentrators for improving torch efficiency.
>The Kola Superdeep Borehole SG-3 is the deepest human-made hole on Earth (since 1979), which attained maximum true vertical depth of 12,262 metresGood luck.
>>2982847First of all, build a nuclear reactor, then build an optic for a laser to melt stone instead of drilling it. The stone melted will create a hole for you to job into with the crab people and a passage to oil.
>>2986339the better option would be to construct hundreds of low yield casaba howitzers and load them in one after the other to vaporize a tunnel downwards
Why did YOU get into this? Any and all stories are appreciated. For me it was watching Gilligan’s Island and seeing how the professor could make anything out of anything, and then seeing how almost all the props were simple things I could make. But then I went down the rabbit hole and learned “this is the right way” and “this is the wrong way” and it just became a hobby, lifestyle, and career. Seems dumb but I’ve always been curious as to what your origin stories are. Best wishes to all of you, and thank you to all for all of the knowledge I’ve learned on this board. Some of you have put food on my table, and I can’t thank you enough.
>>2985965Kinda this. I was the child of a single mom with 3 kids and my dad was a drunk who didn’t pay his child support most of the time.These days it’s like 50/50 that I don’t want to spend the money paying other people and I don’t trust a lot of “Professionals” because they care about your shit a lot less than you do.
>>2985877>What made you want to get into this lifestyle?a group of people living off the land who constantly always do the wrong thing?no I don't want to be communist.
>>2986017>a group of people living off the land who constantly always do the wrong thing?Speak for yourself. I only do the right things.
>>2985877You had a choice? I was just told to start fixing shit and at work they started telling me fix shit
>>2985877>What made you want to get into this lifestyle?MaryAnne, she was not stuck up like Ginger. And living in a home built bamboo hut and having a new adventure every week seemed like a good idea at the time.
How does /diy/ remove limescale on his shit?
>>2986094I usually use a razorblade followed by an acid based cleaner like CLR. I'm sure there are other products that work better. If you have Mable or limestone the hard water cleaners will destroy it. After it's clean, start using a squeegee when you shower and get a softener.
Where's the M U R I A T I C A C I D guy?Anyway, citric acid.
>>2986094Vinegar or lemon juice or if you want to be fancy dilute some lactic acid.
>>2986135This is not very effective though.
Hi /diy/, I'm in between jobs right now and lately I've been collecting broken appliances from the curb and checking the dumpsters around my local apartments too. I've taken apart a few microwaves and resold a couple working mini-fridges. It's not a ton of money but it keeps me busy. Any other scrap collectors?
>>2983199Look like you've collected about 1 oz in the last 3 months. Although that amounts to a solid $1 of gross income per year, I would wait until you collect at least a pound before cashing in. Otherwise you will piss off the scrap yard.
>>2983452>>2983457These are great prices. Where I live they ain't paying that. Tin will get me 5 cents a pound.
>>2984525Some areas are overloaded with scrap sellers so the prices are lower.
>>2984949here 1 company owns all the scrap dealers within a 100 mile radius and keeps the price in the shitter. and theres even a local mill with an electric arc primary specifically built for scrap but theyre in with the scrap corporation so they wont even by from john q public
and now I know why I can't find any stainless steel forks at Goodwill.
What's the best pressure washer you've used? I'm planning to buy one to clean certain areas where trash is kept and where there's often grease and food waste, but I have no idea which would be the best option.
>>2983602The kind they used in Birmingham, Alabama.
>>2983602Not the one in your picture. All these electric washers are pretty much the same inside with various exterior shells depending on how much they're trying to mark it up. They're engineered to fail and they'll all break after a couple of years of use from corrosion. The best one is the one you can afford to just throw out and replace every couple of years, avoid big bulky heavy units, avoid bullshit like soap addition which never works anyways.I like these basic bitch units from rona, $99 on sale and just chuck it out when it breaks.
Spend like $500 or so on a gas unit. If you aren't a wrenchlet you can upgrade the fittings, hose and wand etc. I bought this unit here has tons of power to blast dirt etc.
Forgot Pic. Its 3000 psi anyway.
I have had this from Home Depot for over 20 years.
what's up with the shed roofs?
>>2980429>Do metal roofs actually reflect IR pretty decently or is it a meme?Depends what color the roof is. Having a metal roof painted black will absorb more IR than having a metal roof painted white. But that kind of works the same way with most roofs.>>2980512I seem to recall some airport using this design. I do remember seeing it on a house we did a teardown for years ago. Thing was straight out of the 60s, with a stone grotto and a completely fake grass lawn. I remember it because as we were surveying it my crewman said the only way it could get any better was if it had pink flamingos. Then we got to the back yard. Needless to say years of exposure to the elements does take the pink out of the plastic flamingo.>>2980666It's not too bad, in theory, by concentrating the rainwater into a channel you can control where that water exits off the roof and put a single big downspout or some other water feature below it, plus the more water that the channel carries the more likely that it will hit self-cleaning velocities like a sewer with only minimal pitch. The downside of course is that it needs extra waterproofing along the trough and that you'd probably still need to clean it periodically.
>>2980791I've only ever seen them on carports out here... until a few years ago when an apartment complex in the area went up that used them. But wait, it goes worse. They aren't actually butterflys. They have a false butterfly facade that is only a few feet thick and then a normal flat roof. So, its only reason to exist is to make the building look ugly.
>>2979914Where in America is metal cheaper than shingles? Even the most expensive asphalt shingles are more expensive than metal, unless it's some shitty 29ga exposed fastener ag panel.
>>2980666fuck off, satan
>>2979816I have a question about shed roofs (like the second one from the top & left in >>2979830).how do I calculate the load this thing can sustain?I live in an coastal area where it doesn't rain, it's humid but not hot (like, never. 25°C at most), and get no hurricanes, though there is the occasional . I want to put solar panels on top, and I'm wondering if a 9x5 garage would need additional support to the walls.
or "whore stories" if you have any.butt mostly "deals gone bad" and how RE Agents fucked someone, or you, and how The Process generally sucks ass and should be fed into a wood chipper.I need these examples, and I figure this is best place even though not technically DIY, I'm doing a project that needs this info from mostly a DIY friendly perspective, not a Trophy Wife perspective.Thx in advance, when my Project's true nature reveals itself you will like it.Bascially, right now, I need examples to show a few people how the existing "Process" needs to mostly end and be replaced with new regime.
>>29752265 stars This post went over the heads of the boomers that frequent this board.
>>2985303it went over my head too and I'm 25
>>2971891Not realtor, but title company fuckups:>doing musical chairs with selling old house, conditional offer on new house (different city hours away)>timing is critical>wife and I living apart as I went ahead for new job, living in tiny shitty ghetto apartment>she's been living with my parents for months>all ducks in a row on old house>set to close Friday>title work has been done for two weeks>title company decides day of closing (Friday) they need a survey of the old property>have to get a surveying company on the hook to do the job>doesn't close for another week>in danger of losing new house>finally closing set on new house a week later...on Friday>everything squared away, wife shows up day of closing, dogs and cats in towComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2971891My selling estate agents were great. Sold in a week and when the buyers asked us to pay for Woodworm treatment the day of exchange we told the estate agent to say no, they should have brought it up months ago (the house was selling absurdly cheap on the basis it needed a complete redecorate with loads of maintenance to be done).The ones I bought with...>"your listing says the buyers are responsible for the agent fee... is this true?">"Oh no no, that's just a technicality on us being paid upfront by the seller, you won't have to pay it! We keep telling the websites to remove that!">*puts in a bid at asking price*>*There's two other bidders, can you raise it to £381K?*>"ok but that's literally all I can spend"Later worked my offer worked out exactly the asking price plus their fee so they lied through their teeth. I do know at least one other couple put in an offer though but I'd guess it was probably below the asking price. They also said "the garage is locked and they didn't leave the keys so you can't inspect it". Survey happens, surprise suprise the roof lining was rotted away and falling in so it needed a new flat roof.The house was still good value and ticked all the boxes I wanted without me compromising so I wasn't too angry but yeah, that estate agent was scummy as fuck.
Going to tell you a good story instead >Start working with realtor at the end of 2019>Looking at maybe one place per month sometimes more>Market goes nuts, Canada, prices literally double in rural areas >Keep looking and adjusting our parameters >End of 2025, we finally find our dream property/forever home. Miss out on the house by around 20k, house sells >Realtor secretly writes letter to homeowner telling them how long we've been looking and our situation >Week or so passes, look at other house, realtor says we need to get a coffee >Tells us he is going to break up with us, that it's been too long and there are no more houses for us to see >Reveals at the end of this that they signed a release with the other seller and accepted our previous offer if we want to re-sibmit>Buy house>Now owner of acres and a farm house, barn, stocked pond etc >Realtor was amazing >Sold our house for half commission to boot We got lucky. He cried when he saw us in the house for the first time. Not all realtors are insanely shitty, but most are.
I just think the color is cool
>>2985820>About the same price>Already own batteries for it
>>2972950Are they supposed to spark in the back (where the vent slots are) when you use them?
>>2986051i've never had a tool that didn't.i always assumed it was the brushes shorting before getting a good contact going
>>2986051It's the brushes. They wear out eventually.
>>2986053>>2986060That's also why they have a funky smell when you run them, the brushes wear from the contact.
How do I fix it?
>>2985939Was just trolling with saying brazing. OP is an idiot cause he said it was like 4 spots and they already gave him a refund but a zip tie would be too time consuming. A small bit of bailing wire on those minimal joints is the answer or disgard the bad sections
>>2985889it might be better to just use the unfucked parts for something else. sieves are handy, and its just wire with extra steps. rotary sieve to separate bigger rocks from dirt, dry out the dirt, crush it up, then use 2 cyclone separators to, well, separate it into clay and sand. construction companies are always in the market for cheap sand and don't ask too many questions about how you got it. plenty of other things to do with it too.others mentioned baling wire but actually even something like jute twine would probably work just fine and be easier. for alternative fences you could go the tried and true route of wood or barbed wire. or if you have any old appliances/vehicles you could sacrifice them for sheet material and use that. >>2985957might be more economical to protect the individual trees than fence off an entire area.
Weld it, fluxcore or stick
tie wire the bad sections
depends how far from society you are but a spot welder or a solder iron might let you remelt certain ends but if its entirely falling apart just toss it sadly
Welcome to woodworking general, vintage edition. Here we discuss the working of wood and the tools and techniques of working wood. So far we tend to be mostly hand tool folk with a slant towards cabinetry and carving but all are welcome and we have some capable power tool folk amount our ranks. General carpentry question such as framing/decking/general construction seems to get a better response in the /qtddtot/ or /sqt/.Old thread >>2968050The Essential /wwg/ library.Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking, gives you everything you need and shows you how to do it multiple ways from hand tools to power tools and gives you the knowledge to determine which is best, and then he teaches you how to apply what you learned.https://www.amazon.com/dp/1561588261Chris Pye wrote the book on carviing and keeps on writing them.https://www.chrispye-woodcarving.com/The eastern tradtion, Japanese Woodworking Tools: Their Tradition, Spirit and Use by Toshio Odatehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/0941936465Leonard Lee The Complete Guide to Sharpeninig, how to sharpen most everything.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2988660Decks use AC pressure treated green board or lumber that impairs rot like redwood and cedar. Deck stains are your best option. Transparent and semitransparent on new work. Brush them on every 2-3 years. Solid color deck stain is super paint that hides rot, bondo, lags, and dead bodies in a 25 year old deck looking good as new. It lasts quite a bit longer, probably reapply it every other president. Used motor oil will do the job if you don't care for shopping.
>>2988660dude we have redwood 2x4s and fence pickets out here for not that much more, go with that or cedar and apply tung oil every year. there's tons of free planter plans you can adaptt. san diego>>2988679>herb garden>pressure treated lumber>deck stains>used motor oilwtf
>>2988660also picrel is my (>>2988690) latest planter, just waiting on my sprouts to grow. cedar and 5 coats of tung oil thinned less and less. in retrospect i should've done dowels in a lot of places instead of screws and pocket holes
>>2988690Treatment has been copper for decades.
>>2988729why is it always the ass of these threads brings out the stupidest people
Superadobe sled... it's like making the earth poop walls 4uLiterally the cheapest building construction there is.
>>2981900magic glass (drain cleaner+cat liter) and drain cleaner thats a geopolymer? i thought xanathum gum, dishwasher soap and cement was easy.>>2982417you might benefit from a cursory study on i-beams/h-beams
>>2982444forgot pic
>>2982143Not really an issue since the kerb is supported by the road bedding and typically not large enough for settling to be a major issue. If the road itself can't support the kerb adequately, well, now you have bigger issues
>>2981957I would actually like to hear more about this
>>2984595Not so much, actually. They do run after you if you show signs of wealth (watch, iphone, clean underwear...) and do all the silly stuff with no rubber - for $10 or less - and try to hook you into sponsoring their sick grandma, gifted nephew, or brothers promising business venture.In short, dip in, get out, run away, get clean. In that order. The 'run away' part is very important.
big sisters car ate a turbo, dad took it apart.2015 chevy trax, 3 wire plug. can anyone help identify what it is or its home?
>>2985998AC sensor maybe.
>>2985998some kind of heater cable
>>2986001yeah I got google and 15 seconds too. looking for knowledge, not guessesthat does not appear to be accurate enough info to be useful enough to pass on. Yes, they both have three wires, but that appears to be the only similarity that I can find. want to try again or convince me im mistaken, you casual?
>>2986003excellent, this is closer to what we are looking for
looks like first gen trax s had a block heater option on some of the northern carsguessing this bad girl is what hes got
Is there a place I can buy nearly mature Bamboo plants ready to transplant? I want to grow bamboo in the abandoned park near me and use it for DIY stuff.
people who spread bamboo should be shot on sight
>>2985678Are you aware of the laws in your state ? Bamboo is super invasive, extremely hard to get rid off and very very destructive. So be careful before spreading your seeds anon
>>2985678Your local garden center, greenhouse, plant nursery, maybe even a big box store, online. Just snoop around for a bit.
>>2985892>super invasiveOnly some varieties. If OP does his research, like I know he's going to, then it'll be fine.
>>2985892Yeah, Georgia has bamboo and kudzu already. The state doesn't give a fuck. However I plan to secretly grow a forest of it at a nearby abandoned area of the park no one goes to anymore, which would probably be frowned upon.>>2985946I'm checking plant nurseries I think I found one that sells roots. Bamboo is actually popular in Georgia so I'm going to try locally.>>2985949My research is limited to whatever you guys tell me without a second glance. If I cause the bamboocalypse so be it.
Hi, I need practical ideas: my family is in a bad financial situation and I want to help while I study.I went to a technical high school in electronics, but I had almost no hands-on practice — I’m willing to learn soldering, electronics repair, PC assembly, 3D printing, or any manual skill that can generate income.What projects or skills would you recommend I learn first to sell services or products quickly? Thanks — I can dedicate time to learning the basics now.
>>2983231Sales
>>2983231fellatio sales
can you move from one trade to another and become some grand kingpin contractor or is it silly to spread out like that
i honestly don't know how it is in your country, but in mine at least learning how to weld steel is a fast way to get quick jobs without needing a contract or experience, id recommend that even if your background doesn't help that much with steelworking (construction, furniture, reparations, etc)
>>2980466>>2980681>Misery loves company; the postsThis is a perfect example of why social media is a major part of the problem. People read crap like this, believe it, and lose hope (which is what the author wants) which in turn saps their energy to dig themselves out of the hole they’re in even more. If the author is successful enough, he’ll infect the reader with his mind virus and the reader becomes another doom poster.
