What do ya'll guys use for log splitting?
>>2866050Weak hands that have a hard time opening sqround bottles typed this...
>>2866056post wood pile faggot
>>2866073Dammit I meant to post that comment to >>2866042 Not >>2866050I dun fucked up. My split wood pile isn't that impressive right now, but I have a lot of trees downed and ready to chop up when needed.
>>2865994I don't have an angle grinder or wheel or any of that. I wait until there is a good flattish chunk ready to be knocked off, then when balls deep in a trunk section, I whack the loose chunk of metal or grab with vice grips like a man. For metal removal or sharpening I have several large bastard files I have had 30+ years. Not enough to take material off a wedge. My wood pile is currently very similar to 'post wood pile faggot' above but would be instantly identifiable beside my shed so no gif. It has been several times larger way back.
>>2866042Same. I buy precut logs from the store.
Everybody has at least one tool they thought would be a lifesaver, yet it sits on the shelf mocking you year after year...
>>2866588Open it up and see how much meat is left on the brushes. Some of the old corded tools are super easy to access, it’s like 2 slotted screw caps. That ozone smell isn’t always dying brushes, I think a lot of times it’s all sorts of old brush dust and crap in there getting stuff dirty and causing some extra sparks.
>>2866590>That ozone smell isn’t always dying brushes, I think a lot of times it’s all sorts of old brush dust and crap in there getting stuff dirty and causing some extra sparks.Sometimes it's the armature or windings that are fucked causing a lot of extra arcing and sparking making that ozone smell.
>>2866602This too happened to me on a dremel, dead spots on the motor and it was sparking like a bitch as it jumped between good spots and spots
>>2865540>>2866033your nose is showing
>>2866550Portable presses like >>2865989 are fantastic for a lot of stuff where bringing the work to a drill press is impractical.
I don't understand what the fucking point of impact drivers is. Everyone seems to own one.Ok, they're necessary, if you're a professional working in industry and need to handle screws rated at God knows how much torque, but why does everyone seem to buy one together with a combi drill, or when already having one? Unlike drills, they don't even have a clutch, the number one feature that comes in handy when screwing something, because the torque most drills have is already an overkill for every bolt or nut 99% of people buying these tools will come across in their lifetime. What makes them think one day that what they're doing cannot be done with the drill they have and they need a different tool? What am I missing?
I need to have as many tools as possible to maximize effectiveness at homesteading. And when you need something, that’s a responsibility.I can always justify buying tools if it will saves me money or time in any fashion. Avoiding fucking my body needlessly, or avoiding dicking around with some bullshit cheapskate “alternative solution” is also worth it.I use this medium sized impacto mainly to get Toyota oil filters off, because fucking stupid mechanics always crank the shit out of them and it’s hard to undo it underneath your car with a breaker bar or other bullshit method. One $90 purchase and I can do stuck bolts and filter caps off instantly every time with no hassle for the rest of my life. I’ve paid for the tool and now I can do all the lighter modifications I want for freeMy favourite tool is definitely the subcompact impact driver because they will drive any fucking screw anywhere into your deck, tapcons into cement, you name it. You get 100 foot-pounds in that little package. My next tool purchase may be a micro impact because small tools fit more places >>2864286Do it
>>2866577The impact I end up using 99% of the time is the right angle impact on my jobmax.The reason being is that it gets into awkward positions like where you have to hold it, reaching in, blind, with one hand, in a ceiling or in the engine compartment somewhere.I use a standard corded big-ass Bosch hammer drill for everything else. You can just turn the hammer off, and drill baby drill.Also, I found out you can get regular drill bits in SDS. Eventually, I’m going to get a SDS chuck and/or hex adapter for this beast.
>>2866577>Do itIt has been did>>2864281
>zoomies don't know what it was like when we only had Philips head drywall screws and drills
>>2863458>I don't understand what the fucking point of impact drivers isbecause you are stupid.
How do I fix my stupid fucking toilet I rented a room recently and the toilet is fucking retarded. It was like this from day 1. No it's not clogged, it doesn't even look broken, but it WON'T flush shit. The water will just swirl them around. I have a 5 minute video of me trying to flush my shit (for evidence in case the landlord refuses to fix this then I'll have to contact the right authorities, this might even count as a health hazard under the law and could be serious). I know I cant post a 5 minute video on 4chan so where should I post it? Disclaimer: I'm trying to flush my actual, real life shit for 5 minutes in this video and I eventually succeed.How am I even supposed to tell this to my landlord? "Uhh yeah the toilet doesn't look broken or clogged but it won't flush my shit?"
>>2866569Adding to this when dealing with the apartment toilet i would just dump big buckets of water into the bowl to flush it instead of using the tank which im sure offset any water saving the landlord hoped for
>>2866552Unfortunately in the real world where things don’t flush like they do in the movies, it can take three, four, or in the case of my wife, Peggy Hill, six flushes to completely remove solid waste.
>>2866552It's coming back. Thus the stain. This is fucking ridiculous.
>>2866552>rent a roomlmaoCheck the tank. The toilet in my apartment has similar issues and they started only when the connector that hooks the filler hose to its place broke. Even if you stick it back in, the pressure isn't the same. Your cheapest bet is to just get a stick or tube from a broken vacuum cleaner to push the paper around.
>>2866552>How am I even supposed to tell this to my landlord? "Uhh yeah the toilet doesn't look broken or clogged but it won't flush my shit?"yes, exactly like that.
> /wwg/ youtube channelsFurniture-making:https://www.youtube.com/@pedullastudiohttps://www.youtube.com/@Foureyes.Furniturehttps://www.youtube.com/@shaunboydmadethishttps://www.youtube.com/@BlacktailStudio (he's fine but he's almost exclusively on the epoxy table shit)General purpose:https://www.youtube.com/@SteveRamseyhttps://www.youtube.com/@MichaelAlmhttps://www.youtube.com/@NewtonMakesMiscellaneous:https://www.youtube.com/@parillaworks (no longer active, but very good stuff)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2866211japanese woodworking tools are a maymay bud
>>2866181How sharp you need the tool depends on what you're doing with it. I sharpen mine to flow through edge banding and to finish a mortise here and there. If you're sharpening a straight razor to shave your face, you'll need to do a little better. if you're sharpening a plane to rip long transparent sheets of paper, you'll need to do more better.
>>2865860Inset doors and drawers are more expensive. It's going to be even more so with those cheeky external hinges. The picture rail and panel detail are a nice touch. You're a few degrees of full custom from a cab shop. >that baseboard cope
>>2866181Depends how sharp you need it. You can strop inbetween sharpening sessions for some quick short-lasting extra sharpness eg for a final passWith a cheap chisel the stropping sharpness is gone after a few hits anyway so you may not strop at all. If you’re chopping a mortise it’s not needed imo
>Look on YT for videos on painting wood with oil paints>Videos about removing oil paint>Videos about painting over oil paint>Videos about painting with enamel oil paints>Videos about wood-panel oil painting techniques>Videos about BLO>The only informative videos are from a company shilling their own product and are just basic stuff I already know>If I search online there are articles everywhere about using linseed oil paints on woodAm I a hipster? I can find videos of people doing rigorous analyses and testing of modern finishes and every other kind of paint but there doesn't seem to be even one (1) asshole on there using raw linseed oil paint on chairs or bookshelves or shit. I'm especially confused because I have literally dozens of /diy/ books from the last hundred and fifty years or so that go over using exactly these paints on shelves/furniture/trim/etc.
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>>2862418noob here and I've only ever had angle grinders and a sawzall I've been using in the garden mostly, but why would I need a miter saw, instead of just using a jigsaw at an angle? yeah, the cut won't be as pretty and fast, but I can also cut intricate patterns with it. which saw is the most universal to get started with woodworking to buy once cry once, instead of e.g. starting with just a circular saw, then buying a sliding one, then buying a miter saw, which can also do the same things, etc.
I put one together for $7.50, I don’t see why you need to spend so much.
>>2862418Metabo sucks ass.I have an older version of this.Doesn't cut 90 and doesn't cut vertical.Useful for chopping twisted 2x4's to throw into the fireplace.
>>2865479Back in my day those were Hitachi Koki and cost $99. First thing I did 10 years ago was immediately strip one of the holes in the casting for that shitty side arm support. Other than that it's good.
>>2866528why the fuck was it deleted? it was a really good post. this place is probably worse than reddit already
How do you cure or remove tonsil stones yourself at home?
>>2865793The government doesn't cover that, your taxes do dumbass. Euros are so fuckin soft
>>2865801This is a better explanation than my wife gave me for mine. And she's worked in dental offices her entire career and a children's dental office for 22 years
A few years ago I went looking for littium below an old factory in the deep andesBack then no one cared about littium so the river got tons of it dumped on it, killed everything from the mountain to the ocean but, salar specific fauna, like this littium shrooms, people pretend they are crystals cause they don't see them growMy guess is that gives this river of littium it's particular cell shape what is used to make high quality batteries
>>2866542That's because females inherently can't understand processes, only forms and reactions. Ask a woman to find out what's wrong, not why.
grab 'em by the pussy with this fella
Project dog kennel is complete. Let the bickering begin
>>2866369No one is bickering4chan, for once, unianimously agrees this is shit and gay
>>2866028>in canis veritasThe proper declension is "in cane" (pronounced "in ca-neh").
>>2866028It is insane and I love it.I suggest that you include an offer to replace the brass name plates to whatever the buyer wants- no extra charge.
Quite honestly I think this looks awful but I admire the dedication. I'm sure you'll find someone just as whacky as you to buy it.
You tried
Post knives
>>2866524It’s $9….Also D2 is supposed to be superior in everything bust rust prevention compared to any stainless you would find in a $9 knoife, which is why there was so much interest in that thing
>>2866573D2 is fine, people who bitch about it normally cant sharpen it or think they need a stainless because they dont take care of their shit.
>>2847914I have two Elementums. One in white checkered G-10 and the other in dark blue micarta. They're nice but don't get a lot of use. Day to day I carry the Ladybug. Glow in the dark handle with VG-10 steel. Gets used all the time cuz its always on my keyring.
>>2866524All steel rusts. D2 is actually better than most. MUCH better than 420 or 440 so I dunno what you are complaining about.Well, there is H1 but that shit is so soft you can't even take it seriously for pocket knives.
Also I have a UTX70 and a UTX85 but I never carry them even though I'm pretty sure its legal. They're too expensive and I'd be sad if they got lost or stolen. Now they're mostly fidget toys or safe queens.
I want to make a wooden chair. Assuming that I'm completely retarded and just want to make a wooden chair use step by step instructions to help me make a wooden chair.
Step 1: Acquire wood.Step 2: Make a chair from it.Step 3: ???Step 4: Profit!
If this movie seat material is on its way to the trash, is it worth taking for myself.Are there good household uses for this?
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No. If you get where you need so,eying like that, you can make it or buy it. It’s just trash. Also that shit in general has so many toxic chemicals in it.
My rule of thumb in these situations is if you can't think of something to do with a material or item on your own, then you don't need it. If you need to ask other people what to do with a material or item, it's probably going to end up being something you have no use for, because if it was something you needed you'd already know.
>movie seat materialhow many times has it been pissed and shit on before they decide to throw it out?
>>2866314Trade it to other bums. You could probably get three square yards of used motel carpet for that load.
To 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.
Here's a novel way I figured out to attach flat flex cable to a atmega2560 chip to make the smallest possible microcontroller setup! It's not done of course lacking the other components form the cad but is a start. This was hand soldered successfully.
I have opted to use EMEET usb speakerphone M0 as both my listening and speaking device for communications with the robot. I will install it inside the skull.
>>2864977>>2865466>>2866025I almost puked.I mean, you need something small but reliable, right?Why not use a fucking PCB (even 1mm ones) and use a smaller formfactor for your microcontroler!?This method of construction is really small indeed, but you will need to encase it in epoxy (rendering it almost impossible to debug/repair).If you persist in your deadbug assembly, remember to separate easily your modules, so that you only have a module to replace and not everything.Also, your thermals for your motor controllers will be horrible.If I miss something, sorry, I tried to read everything but I had to skip.Also, even if I tell you that, your project is really awesome.Fucking creepy, but really, it's super interesting.
>>2866135 I am considering using flat flex pcbs to solder down components and overlay these components onto the mosfets and microcontroller chips as layers ABOVE the chip just like my CAD shows. For now I'm using nickel strips to deadbug traces. The main goal though is to stack components on top of chips or mosfets to cut down length and width in exchange for a tiny height increase that will still be shorter than the tallest single component on a pcb anyways. So even the height of a traditional spread out pcb is taller than this method. So I have cut down all size with these designs - length, width, AND height. This makes these methods ideal.As far as thermal regulation, I intend to run the drain of each mosfet through thermally conductive copper wick over to a water cooling pipe for rapid cooling of each mosfet. So there will not be cooling issues.Also, potting electronics after they are tested and working is a viable apporach IMO although I can pot them while leaving test leads exposed outside the potting to still be able to debug them while potted.
This is a little sliding adjustable ceiling mount I created so that I can hang my robot arm above my office chair and have it descend down onto my lap to easily work on it for my convenience. It has been very useful.
Can anyone provide either A) a lay person explanation for how inboard propeller shafts keep water out of the bearing and from getting in the ship or B) a schematic demonstrating as much?Thanks in advance dudes.
>>2866078>rotary shaft sealyour boats gonna sink ranjeet
>>2866078>Can anyone provide either A) a lay person explanation for how inboard propeller shafts keep water out of the bearing and from getting in the shipWater gets in, it just gets pumped out
>>2866084>>2866078All boats have some water in their bottom, its called Bilge, it just gets pumped out
>>2866080A.k.a. “Mechanical seal” or “pump seal”, “face seal”Two magic parts spinning together to keep water out using Voodoo. One part spins with the shaft, the other part is fixed to the housing. The two parts are generally made of some kind of high tech material such as carbide paired with self lubricating graphite. These fuckers can spin all day, and they stay stuck together
>>2866078>how inboard propeller shafts keep water out of the bearingmost smaller boats with shaftdrive use cutlass bearing, meaning the bearing is made of rubber, the cutlass bearing use water as a lubricant.>from getting in the shipyou use a shaft seal, shaft seals comes in many shapes and sizes, you cann have rope seals for example where you compress rope axially around the shaft to create a seal
i got injured at work three weeks ago so i decided to let my finger nails grow just for the hell of it and see how handling stuff differs. everythings been kinda annoying but i havent been doing much until today i had to dig through my toolbox to fix something and holyshit it was uncomfortable, felt like every heavy object was gonna break a nail. are there any pros to having long nails or uses for them? did ancestors naturally dull their nails while handling day to day shit? any weird nail facts?
why are itoddlers like this
>>2866570how did you know i use an iphone!
>>2866595
Long fingernails signals wealth, like a business suit
>>2866303homo
This show up a lot on social media and there's al kind of opinions but what is really the hardest trade?
>>2865479>>2865536Isn’t he supposed to use the foot step thingy to prevent suspension trauma and blood flow issues? When I did rope access stuff they told us dangling means danger
>>2865974He probably has a seat on the bottom of that harness.
>>2865974Those are for fall harnesses, this is some kind of suspension harness that's cradling his ass and taint, probably balls too
>>2866041>>2866575Commonly known as a bosun's seat/ chairhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosun%27s_chair
>>2866041>>2866575>>2866587Thank you anons I did not know about these.
