How do I into trade work bros?I don't want to do construction based on the horror stories I read, some of them here.I actually want to be well trained and competent and not lose my limbs.The only tool i've used before was a measuring tape... no I will not explain why. One time I moved a washer machine with my brother down 4 flights of stairs and it was fucking brutal.I got chronic pain from football, but it doesn't cause any weakness it's just annoying. What I learned was to never wear your body without pay.
>>2864096easier said than done my friend, at this point im looking to get into apartment maintenance then some kind of electrical or mechanical maintenance then hopefully it will lead me into industrial. Apartment or some retail store maintenance seems to be the only place hiring new to the industry in maintenance. School is another thought but id be doing it part time and that will equally take years.
>>2864438isnt trade school an option if you have money? what if it isnt financially not viable?Also even people looking for apprentices still require experience so what the fuck is newer than an apprentice?
>>2864548i took out a loan and fafsa paid for the rest.
>>2864547School is cheap thanks to financial aid and many students adjust job to their school schedule (normally only a four day week because most students have jobs).HVAC is easy to learn and to teach yourself by DIY. My HVACbro makes easy money doing only commercial accounts, mostly jeet convenience stores whose owners refuse to upgrade equipment but will pay emergency repair rates because they cannot afford to have their food spoil and beer get warm.Trades are fun for the right mindset but every job and career should ruthlessly focus on retirement because working life is short. Jobs are for money, hobbies for fun. I knew I could never match the military compensation and lifetime benefits package (decades of most lives are spent old and too damaged to work or want to) so after years in industrial maintenance (fun, pay was good but there was no career path worth a shit) and wrenching vehicles I went USAF then retired. Many trades will always have work but that doesn't mean they offer anything else so choose wisely. No matter what you do it's worth learning vehicle mechanics which makes your money go much further for the rest of your life. However the commercial auto mechanic world mostly sucks so hard even enthusiasts are moving to other trades and I don't blame them.
>>2864445>blowing out your bodyWill only happen if you don't wear PPE and lift with your back instead of your legs like a complete retard.
can you really get a 1000 watt solar panel for $45 or is that false advertising?
>>2863714Do you know if you can hook up two inverters in parallel to pull an increased draw for example a welder?
>>2864191My bad this one was meant for you >>2864786
>>2864786Why not just use a single inverter and the solar panels in parallel?
>>2864810I got the answer in another thread but the tl;dr is inverter socket outputs are 1.5kw and a welder would need 3kw+ to not trip the breakers.You can hook inverters in parallel to do it or get a beefier inverter with wire clamp connectors but then you are pushing your more expensive inverter to its limit and they usually dont come with a guarantee.Doing multiple ones in parallel also turns them into one another's backup in case one does kick the can.
>>2863714There are tons of free solar panels along roadways. Plus you get free karma for doing a good deed.
I'm doing a little project/diy/, I got myself one of those curtain roller mechanism.What would be the easiest way to secure a generic PVC tube to it so it engages? (That allows you to separate the tube and mechanism afterwards so no dirty gluejobs)
>>2864494didn't see your second post, yeah magnets maybe, otherwise maybe cutting a groove and notch locking system, depends how steady your hands are
guess you could heat the tube and mould it around the thing
Stick the plugs into the tube ends and drill holes through them. Then you can put cotter pins, or clevis pins, or a nut & bolt through the holes to hold everything together. Might make the tub an inch or so longer than you need to that the pins don't interfere with whatever you're rolling up on it.
>>2864485Wrap cling film (or painters tape or whatever) around the control part, put the pvc tube on and pour epoxy in the tube. Then fix the epoxy part to the inside of the tube with CA glue (or a screw).You said easy, not cheap
>>2864485The original product is made from extruded aluminium profile. Hit up a local manufacturer and they will sell you an 8' tube, maybe even give it away, then you're free to do whatever with it.It's a fucking stupid project, waste of time, if you're trying to fit a plastic tube directly. The best compromise is to chop 2" bushings that you can glue or screw to a plastic tube of arbitrary length.
What tools/gadgets have you bought from China for DIY projects that turned out better than expected for the price? Multimeters, soldering machines, etc.
>>2860719Owon SDM1041, I love the meter but it is slow to measure capacitance and will not do inductance. Current only to 10A as well. However 55,000 count is fantastic and it responds quickly, can also log data and plot it in a spreadsheet to make stupid characteristic curves for shitty vacuum tubes but I have yet to do that. Considering that Owon handheld digiscope Kerry Wong reviewed at some point since I only have a 100MHz analog which is a little long in the tooth and needs some work.
>>2862647In china there are towns dedicated to producing specific machinery / tools. On a single street there may be multiple competitors producing the exact same machine, but with different model names. The same manufacturer is constantly copying off their competitors and making updates to their designs without revising the model name. You may find out the city or the town something is made in, but never the manufacturer. However if you approach a manufacturer about getting spare parts for a machine, you will get blacklisted by the true manufacturer of the machine for not going to them first.
>>2864108>OwonThis is the first time I've noticed someone else using an Owon meter. I didn't know anything about them but found one of their meters when I was searching for a specific product.I had a situation where I needed to monitor ac volts between a couple of points outside while I did adjustments inside. I came across an ad for the Owon BC35T+ which connects to a smart phone through an app. I purchased it and installed the app. With the Owon connected to the measuring points outside, I could watch the meter on the app inside while I made changes that affected the meter reading. It worked great and I was very happy with it.I have several other meters that are my 'go-to' devices depending on the application so I don't use the Owon now but I have it stored without the batteries installed knowing if a need for remote monitoring arises I have a meter for it.
>>2864309I never like those OEM chinky apps, you never know how long they'll be supported. If it used something open source or used by lots of manufacturers I'd have less qualms. Pulseview app when?
>>2864133Ahh I love the stories of business in China. They’re second only to that old old copypasta of Anon who spent 2 summers in Africa trying to teach them how to farm and survive, only to return and find out they spent the profit from their crops on little trinkets instead of fertilizer for the next growing season.
>Used to always hire someone to clean my carpets>Had a second hand rug "professionally" cleaned recently >It was still sticky and stinky and generally awful even after cleaning. Guy said the smell was from being rolled up and would go away. It didn't>Messaged the guy to get him to reclean it>Change mind. Delete the messages before he sees and buy a carpet cleanerThis is the result. Hiring carpet cleaners is the biggest fucking scam unless you're a scumlord and can write it off as a business expense to launder money to your mates.
>>2862218its for free, but you need to buy the machine company's cleaner which costs 20€ for the 1L bottle.
>>2858131>one guy did a bad job>so the entire industry everywhere is a scam>look at how dirty this water isYou sound like an exceptionally retarded woman. Upset at one interaction so you emotionally start throwing insults around. I’m not even a carpet cleaner or a landlord but the logic is just so bad here. When did boomers become so fragile? Why is getting ripped off by a company and then wasting your own time something to be proud of?>those crooks at the internet company raised by bill by 10$ cause they said my 1 year deal was up!>well I showed them! I spent 5 hours on the phone and demanded a manager till they put it right back down!
>>2860984Tell that to every Indian there ever was
>>2864684What is it with Indians and doing this? Normally I’m good at politely implying I don’t want them there and they get the hint.. but with Indians they never do and I have to straight up say I’m not working until I get some space. It’s not even like they watch from the sofa or something… they literally try to stand a foot behind you. And then I’ve tried to see if they have a question or something, and they have zero clue of what’s going on… it’s bizarre. They must have one goofy ass culture over there, idk. You’d think people who shit in the street that much would be good at giving others their space.
>soapy water>spray bottle into affected areas>shop vac + extractor attachment>???>Profit!Ez
The tldr version here is I need to redo my chiney facade. Quick surface examination is that its simply an empty hardieboard box slapped onto the bavk of the house, no ply no vapor barrier.. is this typical? My previous homes with a chimney have been the exposed brick variety.The whole thing is steadily deteriorating, thanks in large part to the PO cutting a few large holes to mount exterior lights without sealing them and the only support being screws into the hardie itself.
>>2864693>its simply an empty hardieboard box slapped onto the bavk of the house, no ply no vapor barrier.. is this typical?Shouldn't be a problem as long as the wall between the chimney and house interior is properly sealed & insulated. However since this is the only question you asked, and since you're redoing it anyway, doesn't seem like it matters. Just build it better when you redo it.
Hello /diy/, I have a bunch of T12 sized fluorescent tubes that I’d like to replace with LED tubes if there’s a plug and play solution, has anyone gone through this process? Also general shop/garage lighting thread.
>>2864401Why do you want to replace them?The fluorescents have better “CRI” more light output, are relatively cheap to replace and long-lasting, and relatively low power.Only thing is in winter they take like 10 minutes to start up, but I don’t feel like doing work immediately in the cold anyway. win-win.
>>2864405This.Iirc you can get an inline fuse kit which may be a good idea.
>>2864410led's are brighter and can achieve 6500k, perfect for shops where you need to see shit clearly
>>2864408This. The LED strips are getting so affordable, you might as well toss the old floursecent fixtures.
Yes there are plug and play LED tubes. They're labeled Type A. They work with existing florescent ballasts. Because of the ballasts this option uses the most energy, even though the bulb might be listed at a few W less than the other types.Type B tubes run off 120V directly, no ballast.There's also Type C where you convert the 120V to low voltage DC before the socket, but I never see these bulbs in store so I've never looked into it much.
so I tried to remove the exhaust from my Yamaha, & both studs broke off, & I already tried drilling them out, got one stud out but the other is a real pain. My drill bits keep snapping, today i bought a cobalt bit for $13 and now I'm afraid of breaking it too.
>>2864210It’s fucked. Fill it with weld and tap new threads hold shit bro.
>>2864269bought this today
>>2864403>alumhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alumok need to look for it
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>>2864523That’s good, try to get it centered on the busted stud so when you send the drill bit into it, you can try to keep the drill bit down the middle of the stud and not totally wreck the threads
>nooo you dont understand the science behind the concreterino you just pour it and smooth it out. literal third worlders who cant speak english can pour and work with this shitcan brainlets explain this to me? the literal only difficulty is choosing the mix. actually excavating and pouring is baby shit.
>>2860154I actually saw someone transporting wet manure in their pickup. It stank to high heavens and it was constantly leaking as they droveWhy would anyone do that?
>>2860421The stuff I haul every day has almost 400lbs of cement per yard for our standard 3000psi mix (actually breaks closer to 500+), all of our sand comes from 90 minutes away and all of our rocks come from quarries our parent company owns less than 40 minutes away. Nobody hear puts cuts in fucking slabs
>>2860421>fly ash added because muh global warmingFly ash comes from coal plants you full retard. Finishers order mixes with it in the summer because it helps slow it down some
>>2860144lmao i've never heard anybody that does concrete say concrete is hard labor if anything its the opposite. I think you've been listening to too much white ppl on here
>>2860421Wait you think concrete is made in Chinese quarries rather than the nearest one to the plant? Are you pants on head?
Well, I have been pushed... I think it's about time somebody teach these varmints a little lesson about morality and what's like to be a decent, upstanding member of a SOCIETY!Gophers have been tearing up my property and they're out of control.I've tried poison bait, gassers, traps (no, not that kind but at this point I'm open to anything), gunpowder, deterrent plants, just about anything that won't land me in prison or taint the water table.Anybody found anything that works? I even tried uncovering their holes and waiting with a gun. I'm out in the country in a part of California where they leave us alone. I'm willing to try just about anything.
>>2863162ah gophers, little bastards. these are everywhere where i live. use pic related, they work well. set and forget,.....until you hear the snap, then go dig them out.
>>2864020I've heard about these things so I finally tried it. I thought it wouldnt work in the hard dry soil I have here, but it was a lot easier that setting up a pair of wire traps in a tunnel only to get covered with dirt when the little bastards find them. I set it up last night after work, and it was sprung this morning. I just pulled it out of the ground and there was a dead gopher! There is hope for getting rid of these fuckers yet!
>>2864319right on man! i have had good luck with these traps. might have to wait a week, but set and forget. i work from home, so i will be typing, and hear the !snap! so satisfying to take these fuckers out.
hello /diy/frequent lurker. infrequent poster.i'll get straight to it. the driver side window on my car rolls up and down considerably faster than my passenger side. winter is coming and I have no doubt that if I try to roll my passenger side window up or down it will certainly die and i will be fucked. the window is slow to roll up and down regardless of whether i press the button on my driver side panel or the passenger side panel. is there anything else I need to diagnose before shelling out for a new motor for my passenger side window? ill leave that fucker up the whole winter idc
>>2861108>ill leave that fucker up the whole winter idcGlue it up with epoxy.
>>2861139kek
>>2861108Pull the door panel off.Remove the film behind the panel.Apply grease to the regulator track and rollers.Test the operation of the window.If it's still slow, replace the regulator/motor assembly.
>>2861892Before that, get a can with silicon spray and a straw. Roll down window, and spray the notches at both sides in which the glas panel slides. This helped a lot in my car and made the mechanism sound a lot less strained.
>>2861113You use graphite lube because dry lube.
What are these brackets called? I easily for storage so i need the U shape. Need good thick pipe so they need to be heavy duty, maybe inch?It's for gymnast rings, i want to put the pipe away, brackets will be easily hidden, it's between 2 walls maybe 2m apart
>>2864033Fuck it I'll commit suicide
>>2864033They are called 'dor start support' or the contrary
>>2864033ive called them closet pole holders
>>2864033https://www.amazon.com/Closet-Rod-Stainless-Wardrobe-Brackets/dp/B0D1G2MJTZ/
>>2864052??>>2864087>>2864109Thanking thou
I need to create stable, low noise split supply from 4 AA batteries for instrumentation amplifier and adc. What is easy but good way to do it? What chip is the best for this?
>>28639452 batteries make +3v and 2 batteries make -3v.Charge pump/switched capacitor converter.Inverting buck boost converter. Post-regulate with an LDO as necessary to meet desired noise target.
I'm using rechargable so only 2.4v and that's not enough
>>2863945macro reps yt for your muchly desired ppms and low noise performance you lazy homo also this>>2863949
>>2863950Add more batteres.You just said “not enough” instead of “X volts” which would have been easier so I assume you’re embarrassed at >>2863949’s answer of> 2 batteries make +3v and 2 batteries make -3v.if too low add two more batteries.If not enough room, use AAAs.…or go down to the dollar store and get some zinc carbon cells for $1.25.
I gotta saw some branches. Most aren't thick, but some got a circumference of around 30cm. I don't want to buy a power tool because I'll only use it once a year, and all the available power saws are chink shit anyways. I want a curved blade saw that'll last. So my following options are:https://www.bauhaus.info/holzsaegen/gardena-combisystem-gartensaege-300-p-gebogen/p/22690672?webshopSystem=pwa>Gardena (picrel) 34cm, with a hook (is it useful or just gets in the way?), pole connector, Made in Germanyhttps://www.bauhaus.info/baumsaegen/wolf-garten-baumsaege-power-cut-saw-370/p/30776876?webshopSystem=pwa>Wolf-Garten 37cm, pole connector, Made in Germanyhttps://www.bauhaus.info/baumsaegen/felco-baumsaege-630/p/31438142?webshopSystem=pwa>Felco 49.5cm
>>2863025>I don't want to buy a power tool because I'll only use it once a yearPic related is your solution. You do have an electric drill, don't you? Put a big drill bit for wood in it, and drill many holes into the branch from all sides. If it does not break from it's own weight, any manual saw, preferrably a bow saw, will make quick work of it, as you only have to saw through the wood left over between the holes.This way, you turn an electric drill into a good (almost) saw.
>>2863025>>2863034>40V+ big battery chainsaws (retardedly expensive, not necessarily worth it)I bought a 56V ego chainsaw for cheaper than any of the available gas options. Battery powered chainsaws are the way to go. The only expensive part is buying spare batteries, but that's why you buy other tools from the same brand instead. You can even get tree trimmer attachments for a battery powered powerhead that is compatible with a bunch of different tools attachments.
>>2863025You need a pruning saw like pic related. The model name is "Samurai 330". 30 cm is a bit too much IMHO, maybe it's doable with the right technique (I've done 20 cm diameter branches with it). In my experience it's great value for money, definitely worth having.
>>2863974>>2863025agree, only drawback is zero user serviceable parts, unless you buy a stihl, so expect to be making your own oil pump or oiler at some point, other than that, best option>t 40v with 16” bar and 4 batteries cut and fell ALL day
>>2863025>30 cm>~5cm diameter = 2inJust whip out literally any saw you have. Heck, an angle grinder with a 6in $10 saw wheel will do the job.In any case, absolutely do NOT buy a pole shit. They'll be fine for the first two branches, then they will start getting wobbly at the joint between pole and saw, and then finally they will break. Just be normal and get a ladder and use whatever power tool you have that cuts.
Any Fire Alarm technicians here? What is possible with a NICET Level 2 Test and Inspection license? How much should I expect to get payed with this license? Are there any other licenses that you would recommend me getting?
>>2862100>$180/hr plus travel pay
