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>>3009625I'd put that order in before the midterms if I were you.
>>3013172I really need to start getting serious about solar... Very thankful I have a gas line for cooking in the meantime.
1000l ibc tank bunker>please give feedbackThinking of burying an ibc tank underground, about 7 feet with 3 feet above of dirt. Thin layer of concrete on all sides. The tanks steel frame would be fitted upside down to add structure and with a 1.5m×1.5m sheet of plywood on top to help take the load of three feet of earth.Need to cut out a small hatch, big enough for a person to fit through and with a u-bend. This steel pipe will be more expensive than the ibc its self but is important to stop radiation and will have a hatch. I also intend of running a pipe down with a hand crank fan and a 40mm adapter on the end to filter air on the cheap.I intend to fit my wife and myself. Utility in bunker.>15 litres of water >wet bucket>dry bucket >1kg bag of quick lime for sterilising dry bucket and to create heat>jar of syrup or oil for caloriesComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>3013260This seems so stupid. Can't you just make a traditional storage cellar if you own your own land? Radiation etc is not a problem if you are underground, you need a filter which stops radioactive particles.That faggot Furze converted his entire property into a maze of bunkers and tunnels, you can watch his videos if you want to see what modern overbuilt bunker construction looks like, but I dont recommend it, you just need wood and stone, really.
>>3013260There's no way you'd last out in this alone, let alone two humans.
What happened to small simple homes? I'm doing a few things for my grandmother at her house and I'm just amazed at how simple everything is. It's a rectangle with a living room, a kitchen and a few bedrooms. Everything is easy to work on, there's very little wasted space, etc. It has a great big backyard too. I know this is /diy/ and I apologize for asking here, but have we lost the plot with new homes? Seems like the goal now is to build such a big house that you no longer have to see each other. Were people just happier with less?
>>3013235she didn't go to contractors, she went to buildersshould consult an actual general contractor that does whole house remodelshe'll hire plumbing/electric/hvac for 80kfoundation and concrete walls: 20k (idk probably less)framing (20k)team that handles trusses and shit (20k)roofing, stucco, drywallers, floor install, painters (50k)oh and lot has to be leveled, graded, etc, then landscaping (20k)do you want irrigation? probably notcabinets and countertops? (15)those are pricing i'm imagining for small service outlets. the builders get them for 1/3 the pricethen his 1.4x markup for his wagestill 330ki'm assuming permiting costs included but need an electric meter or pole, water meter, well?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>3013237>Go someplace with unions? double itI think this is a part of the problem given she's in New York. I suspect maybe she did consult a builder instead, but 2 advertised themselves as contractors. The companies were all insisting she needed the costliest materials for >>>winterizing the houseAnd drive way and land-scaping was not included in the estimates she got. I think these "contractors" were taking advantage of her since she was by herself too. RIP brother in law.
>>3013241>>>>winterizing the houseyeah depending on the county in new york, really everywhere now, requirements to pass permitting are just tediously expensive justifications for government jobsyou can consider private provider inspectors, those started in lots of places during covidthey'll pass anything, but you have to be immensely confident in your GC upholding actually important standardsfor most people it isn't worth the riskbuilding economy is fucked, government oversight is fucked
>>3010287This. Can't find a cheap anything to live in that a nigger and mexican hasn't bought yet. Houses, Old Schools, Old Churches, Buildings in the downtown area, etc. If it's cheap and has a roof, its gone.
>>3013235>Went to 3 contractors and was told that because she wasn't choosing from their "selected catalogue" of plans, of course all these homes being over 3000 square feet, her small home plan construction would be considered "custom" and cost more than even the largest home in their selected shit.That's because they don't have a prepared materials bill and it's harder for their mexicans to tack it together while hungover.>>3013243>building economy is fucked, government oversight is fuckedAnd a ton of people shopping for starter homes at the moment generally grew up in the aggressively bland off-white slopshacks that have dominated the market since the 80s and are allergic to character; plus the level of skill that was everywhere 50 years ago is now much more scarce and the people who still have it know what they're worth. Of course some things were always more expensive but the amount of people who think that anything besides monochrome stone countertops marks you as a poor is just fucking depressing.
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, with Potensic being an alternative, go DIY if what you actually want is a fun project.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>3012577I missed it, packing tape. Sorry, I wrote this just before falling asleep and I just woke up again.
>>3012603Unless you're using a ton of it, the added weight is negligible. Probably single digit grams.
>>3012531a chinese guy did it himself, cool workhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgZ1qacufJk
>>3012906I always appreciate people turning old e-waste phones into useful things again.
>>3009886Damn, I must be going blind. The thumbnail made me think that was a drone with a body and props made entirely of wood and bark strips.
Hello anons, Its my first time posting on here. Looking at getting a generator to power my house if I lose power this winter. I just need to power some freezers, a furnance fan and tv, charge phones and stuff. Nothing big. But i live at 7500 feet and will be running it on propane, both things cause power output loss I believe. Any one have recommendations or experience with generators and high altitude? Thanks.
>>3012733I have gas for it as well, but my 55 gal tank is in my truck bed, figure i can use gas or my 100gal hankhill tank. but think I need to do something to the carb so it can get more 02 or someshit.
>>3012733Just put a turbo charger on it.
Get a honda EU2000, get the .6 mm (IIRC) jet, never worry about it again.
Buy one rated at a higher output and assume a lower maximum. Unless it's turbo or supercharged, you're not getting around the altitude (lack of oxygen) problem. It's the reason older IDI diesels started getting equipped with turbos.
>>3012733champion has carburetor jets for their generators when used above 5500 feet. IDK if propane need a different jet.if you want the gasoline jet you just have to request it.
Ask machining questions, post machining failuresCAD CAM talkSpeeds and feeds guessingG-Code, M-Code, Bro-CodeFanuc vs HaasBitch about payIgnore SeigWhine about spline shaftsButton pushers who think they're machinistsOld thread no longer bumps >>2970554Thread theme: multi machines
>>3013099fwiw the downturn the other anon is talking about happened long enough ago that most of the machinists from that era are long-retired anyway. Ones you known now would be part of the relative few that found work after that. Things also seem to be on an upward turn for machinists now though, seems like everywhere I go I run into companies that are opening up in-house machining departments because they're sick of outside suppliers bottlenecking production or because they've got big new defense contracts that stop them from having stuff made overseas or by shops that aren't set up for ITAR etc.
>>3013196metals rennaisancethe learning curve is affordably at home in a lot of ways now that VR training is getting bigger tooPlus home hobby has never been cheaper.Market downturn makes domestic scrap cheaperleatherworking has seen a boom like this too
>>3013196And sick of working with China. China goddamn fucking sucks and always tries to fuck you. They'll sell you a $40k dollar fucking wonderlathe that can do some crazy numbers and you get out of spec bullshit shipped to you if you're lucky. Glorified scrap if not.
>>3013226VR training is an interesting prospect but I'm not sure how effective it'd be. There's a lot of feel stuff that I think would be a struggle (even just getting used to the right amount of pressure with calipers or mics) and I also think learning machining is just such an overall infodump that it's really hard to learn it at your own pace and without somebody else both holding you accountable and giving you real feedback. Incidentally that's also why going to school for it is such a force multiplier compared to on the job training/experience and thankfully a lot of employers are realizing that lately and hiring straight out of schools for decent jobs, which absolutely wasn't the case even 5 years ago. (I've actually watched it happen in real time over the last year myself.)>>3013227Yeah, that's a big part too. People are realizing the cost and lead times aren't worth it if the parts aren't good enough. I'm personally switching into machining from a job where I was on the other side, having parts made by outside machine shops, and we dealt with the same stuff and came to the same conclusion ourselves.
>>3013227>40k dollar fucking wonderlathevs a $125k haas or $160k pumano shit its gonna be a project ass or grass nobody rides for freet. wants a $45k chinkshit robodrill ripoff
what is best why to Remove&Replace rock when doing plumping etc repairs?Tear off the whole shit and replace with new full sheets?Use fancy little recipo saw to carefully remove pieces then glue and screw wood to back side to use same piece of rock to patch?Buzz down center of studs using straight edge and sheetrock dremel?cut along stud with rock-saw then add 3/4" new wood to support new rock?Other?Case by case?
>>3013117good tipsOP here, I'm an actual carpenter but do very little rock and basically no repair stuff.I like big rock saws.https://www.drywalltooldepot.com/Walboard-15-Drywall-Saw-Extra-Stiff-Blade-p/drywall-saw.htmI zip tie one of these for pouch for small standard size keyhole rock saw. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hyper-Tough-Small-Vehicle-Engine-Funnel-Htsmf-2020-GrayKeeps saw teeth from cutting bags and keeps dust out of bags and keeps hands clean and not all dried from rock dust.
>>3012810That's drywall dumbass
>>3013193real tradesmen such as myself use only one syllable
>>3013193He's trying to shorten sheetrock. He probably wanted to do the /ck/ thing and say 'ock but then we'd make fun of him for handling cock.>>3012810Cut out to a stud if possible and/or use furring strip or 1x3/1x4 like in the pic. If the hole is larger than maybe 12 inches each way definitely go to the stud unless you can't because of a cabinet or whatever.
>>3012810>>3013252Also one of these sum'bitches with a flush cut blade(second from right) makes a really clean straight cut with basically zero effort. Pretty much every tool brand makes one depending on your flavor of battery, harbor freight probably sells a corded one for about $30 if I had to bet.
Hi frens. I'm painting an interior bedroom, and messed up by kissing the ceiling with the paint roller a few times. I want to touch up the ceiling paint to even it out back to white, but I'm unsure of whether I should:A) Cut in on the whole ceiling all the way aroundB) Cut in only around the patches of wall paint on the ceilingC) Try to carefully paint over only the wall paint without cutting in normally at all.Pic relatedI can't re-do the whole ceiling right now.Which one makes the most sense?
b, and this time use tape
>>3012642paint the whole ceiling or it will look like assor just slop paint on the roller taps you left on the ceilingor just paint the ceiling the same color as the walls, white ceilings are overrated
If the ceiling is new, feather the touch up. If it's old, paint the entire ceiling.
>>3012642A but in another color
>>3012642I ain't your friend, pal.
my foochin neighbor decided to raise animals inside a residential area. his "ventilation" spot is directly aimed at my windows. i can't keep the smell out nor let fresh air in. i put up with it for almost a year and suffered a great deal. now i want to fight fire with fire.
>>3012686Not very jesus-like of you.
Have you tried talking to him?
possibly the worst thread of all time
>>3009842This. My area has a requirement that areas zone as farm need at least 10 acres to have livestock and non-farm area are not allowed livestock.
>>3012686Someone should put an ice pick through your brain
Winter Is Coming Anon. Are you ready? The time for Lumberjack Testosterone is upon us.How many cords will you burn? Do you buy or buck? Show us what you are working with: Splitters, Chainsaws, Axes, Mauls, & Saws. What are you cutting? What are you burning? Where & how are you sourcing? What are you burning in; make, model, year?
>>3012966well fuck, burning these is WORSE than straght up wood?
>>3012966Just throw one in every once in awhile and burn normally between times. This normal burning should keep any weird buildup at bay.
>>3004582What's a good retard-proof woodstove that you can use to heat up a small/mid sized room, cook food, boil water, and doesn't need much maintenance when setup? Something that won't burn down your house/cabin if you decide to sleep for 6 hours.
>>3013035if price is a concern a defender 1100E can be had for about $700. the only negative in your list is that the top isnt one-level flat all the way across, so it doesn't have a full size cook surface. I think jotul and morso make models with a larger cooktop, but they are pricy. defender is plate steel. cast holds heat better for actual heating purposes.you can get a full-on wood cookstoce, but they are pricy. we have one (OP). it is a built-in masonry style. freestanding is more common. check Lehman's for current production models and pricing. woodcookstove.com is also good.it really depends on your price target first then space, then how often you want to use it for cook vs heat, and finally what size space it needs to heat.units made after 2020 are FAR more efficient and chew WAY less wood ber BTU of output.
>>3011819what are you even talking about retard, stfu and go takke the 5th grade physics class you;ve missed.
I’m a sign holder, who stands on the street corner, trying to spread a message. However, my arms get tired when I hold a sign for over an hour. How can I go about this?The sign needs to be held up in the air high, or else a lot of cars won’t see the sign.Legally, it cannot be on a stick that touches the ground.I was thinking of having it stick out of a backpack. How can I realistically go about this?Or, do you guys have any other ideas about how I can get a sign above my head?
>>3012818>Go to army surplus store>Buy cheap external frame backpack>Zipties
>>3012818extend the pole and stick it in your pants from the back. run it through your shirt for extra security so it hugs your back. and if you really want to secure it better. attach a hook to the end of the stick and clench onto it with your butt. will gain glute strength doing that. you want people to follow you, you gotta prove you believe in your own message.
>>3012818Usually a flag carrier has a sling to carry the weight of the sign. But hey go on and strap it to your torso.
>>3012818>Or, do you guys have any other ideas about how I can get a sign above my head?Get baggy clothes, then bend a pipe so it runs parallel to your arm hidden under a pullover, all the way down through a pant leg. The weight would be carried completely by the stealth pipe, even your arm. This idea is so radical that it triggers AI guard rails, so I can't show it (and I'm too lazy to draw)
>>3012818shove the sign up your ass. no one wants to see it.
I recently discovered that if I turn on my shower on max heat and let the hairdryer blow into the room my student aparment's bathroom essentially turns into a steam bath.>picrrelTbh I enjoyed this almost daily over the last week.Uhm /diy/ ... how bad of an idea is that?
If you have a Rossmann buy their sensitiv shaving foam, it's almost as good as Nivea and costs under a buck
>>3013076That's old. I switched to an electric shaver ages ago.
>>3013066The likelihood of stone holding mold is higher than drywall. You fucking moron.
>>3013005You can already see mold forming in the ceiling
>>3013206Black mold is a terrible thing, need techs with space suits to come in and clean it up if it's a bad infestation. You will slowly lose IQ points the more you are exposed to it, on the bright side they come back when not exposed - chronic exposure is dangerous. Discovery was made in a fungi lab a some mycologist had his vent tubes directed into his co-workers lab for awhile until it was sorted out.
Essential Boomer
>>3009540Honestly, it would be cool to have a neighbor network where everyone works together. But alas I am a loner not a loaner...
why do skilsaws and nail guns and stranboard confuse and enrage the yuropoors and noskillz zoomiezooms?
>>3009516Looks pretty ok desu. I've never had a problem with this youtuber or his works, but I do think his business advice for people in the trade doesn't work for small business trying to get established.
>>3012611I freehand circsaws and tablesaws all the time, but I don't cut over my lap.
>>3008077Hey there zoom zoom! You can literally see the brush cap for the motor sticking out the side, it's not a worm drive. Just some chincy ass sidewinder being used in a horribly unsafe manner.
If you were starting over at 30 more or less, what trade would you go into?
>>3005264PLCs is easy as fuck
>>3005217I'm 30. I have a degree in software development but ended up in higher tier support and later a cloudops role. Many teams including mine were made redundant and now I can't find an IT job. 7 years total experience in IT with 1 of those being as head of IT for a small college so like sysadmin. I'm in Ireland. I was considering doing an automation and robotics course to get into scada so maybe I could branch out into fixing automation lines. I don't know if the jobs are there really but fuck it. I'm a built guy and can handle practical jobs easy but I'm not keen to wreck my body either. Any advice for me?
>>3005217Underwater welding
>>3006778>>3005731>>people cant go on...>>be the guy people cant move forward...Wouldn't car mechanic then be a good choice?
>>3005731>Lift technicians for instance have to be grandfathered in and it's a totally unique skillsetShit, I was just on a tour of a major construction project a few days ago and the project manager showing us around actually mentioned that, he said they make absolute bank but it's basically impossible to get into the union unless you're related to somebody who's already in it.
Last Threads: https://warosu.org/diy/?task=search2&search_username=artbyrobotTo begin: the project goal: I am working to make a series of humanoid robots. I am using a Biblical theme of naming the first 3 robots I make Adam, Eve, and Abel. The goal is for these robots to have human body inspired musculoskeletal systems, advanced AI, and that they look human and pass for human to a casual observer at least at a distance. They must be able to walk, talk, run, dance, do sports, do chores, manufacture products, and make more robots just like themselves if not even better. My aim is to build a single robot arm and head and then add sufficiently advanced AI to that arm and head to enable it to build the rest of its own body for me. This way I am delegating the work of building the majority of my first humanoid robot to that robot rather than doing that work myself - and this is to save me time.In a like manner, my goal with the AI is to code just enough AI that the AI can begin coding itself and this way I don't have to code most of the AI myself because it will self create itself. I liken this to building a seed and that seed growing into a tree because for me to code that tree would take too long for me and just creating the seed would then save me time.
>>3011527>So I realized embedded development is a whole field in itself.Fucking lmao>the restYou are doing simulation. Probably the world's shittiest attempt at simulation, but simulation nonetheless. We have been telling you to do simulation for years and you said you could just one shot the problem and it was pointless and a waste of time.Art admits he was wrong arc?
>>3005837How does this übermensch have a wife and kids?On top of all of that they also tolerate his schizo antics?Has this site been lying to me about women all along?
>>3013151Did you mean untermensch?>Has this site been lying to me about women all along?Yes. Miku guy also has a kid with some pinoy chick and he's even more retarded. Majority of women are just as fucked as men but have much less confidence and sense of self-worth so they're likely to stay in unfulfilling relationship. And it usually doesn't take much on your part to make the relationship fulfilling. There's men out there that are balding, obese, poor, small dicked, smelly, struggling with addiction and even disabled and having chicks. You should start to worry if you contain all these traits.
>>3013195Why do you mean starting to worry once those traits are contained?
>>3013199if you're balding, are obese, poor, small dicked, smelly, struggling with addiction and even disabled all at once, it's probably game over. But having one or two of these traits is still okay, you just probably won't land a 10/10 unless you're filthy rich
what is ailing you at the moment or what is has been your worst injury?
Cut my finger with a sickle while holding a flower bush.
>>2995350>what is ailing you at the momentArthritis in my shoulder, hip, and knee from falling off a roofI'm developing a cavity but I'm currently a poorfag living out of my car trying to find work, so I can't afford a dentist's visit. Any ideas on a DIY filling? Preferably something the dentist won't have a huge problem removing later down the line when I can afford to get it dealt with properly?Maybe something like sterilizing it with rubbing alcohol and then applying a small drop of super glue?
>>2995350I just thought I would share the recipe for the best disinfectand, can be used on any cuts and abrasions.1 part Clorox or any other sodium hypochlorite solution "chlorine", typically around 5-7%3 parts clean water1/2 teaspoon sodium bicarbonate per liter, if you skip this it will sting and hurtJust mix and use as disinfectant. It doesn't hurt at all, not only kills but reduces the components of all bacteria, viruses etc. Can be used for low pressure wound irrigation, but if injected it will do huge damage so probably dont do that unless you are trained.
worst injury was by far electric shock, which still hurts with certain weather.i was repairing a 4,5kW PA system amplifier and it was getting hot quickly, as the power transistors are in TO3 packages, the heat sinks are directly coupled to the output and i knew the danger and risk. i wanted to feel if one particular heat sink was colder than the rest, so i hoovered my hand above it to feel the heat rising... then i got distracted... and my pinky finger tou hed a heatsink and everything went white for a second. now i have permanent nerve damage running from my pinky finger through that side if my forearm, and a little in my bicep. now my left arm/hand is hyper sensitive to (static) electricity and it hurts when bad weather is coming in
>>2995350I did this about 12 hours ago while using a putty knife to pry the kerf plate off a miter saw. it wasn't very deep and didn't bleed much at all but opened a pocket large enough to insert a penny intoI super glued it shut and had amazon overnight some vetbond and other first aid supplies.
