I had to do something similar with mine and they are some chink shit from amazon, not Sony. But for the time being, it works
>>2945132>It's not elegant, but it does the trickThat's what I say about my weiner...
>Spend weekend with parent inspecting old house we lived in when I was in high school, which he rents out but is in between tenants>First time visiting in more than a decade; went upstairs and laid down in my old room and just stared at the ceiling for a while>AC cuts on, pleasant hum>Everything is in decent condition>Life there wasn't perfect but I do miss it>Come back home to rentoid box>Pass by the hallway minisplit heat pump, whisper quiet at all times>Go inside>Half the kitchen outlets are out>GFCI outlet near the fridge keeps tripping; unplug the fridge, reset, leave for a while, come back, plug in only the fridge, trips immediately>Call maintenance, tell them we need a fridge replacement>Guys come, fuck around all day>End result: they tried to replace the fridge outlet and GFCI outlets and now none of the outlets on that circuit work>About halfway through, I call the front office and ask them to call out an electrician because these guys are nice but don't know what they're doing>They finally agree to replace the fridge, but since none of the outlets work, I'm not transferring all my food to a warm fridgeComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2945294Nah, rent's too high, I just signed a lease and I don't have the money to pay movers. Plus, if the recession that seems to be coming comes and I'm out of the job, now I'm in legal trouble with family, which is no fun.
>>2945360woof
it's your fault for not working hard and being successful
>>2945269Apparently the creator thought so too, which is why they felt the need to put their watermark at the end. Gotta build that brand.>>2945270I rented a house for one year after moving to a new area and it sucked. At least you're not one of the spergs on here that's afraid to ask the landlord to fix shit and tries to /diy/ it with duct tape and spackle. Good luck saving enough to get a real place before investment firms buy them all up.
>>2945703>it's your fault for not working hard and being successfulYep. The capitalist system works in such a way that merit is rewarded and the competent and hard working always raise to the top
I want to make a little library. I can buy a kit, but I want to have one where I don't need to dig a hole and make a post. Any ideas there?Or anyone know a good old box that'll make a good substitute?
>>2941554>/k/ here, you guys suck.The best DIY threads were on /k/ back before /diy/ was a board.
>>2941554>>2941556You closing off the top or leaving it open? Any plans for underneath? I was thinking about what you could stack under there and, while probably not a good idea for the small space under that stand alone, it made me think of those self-serve firewood racks you see along the roads in rural America.
>>2943202>/k/, /p/, /an/ and /out/ were vastly more helpful than /diy/you should ask >>>/lit/ for book suggestions
>>2945296Yeah, same generic food at every one. Not a bad thing mind you.>>2945367The toilet paper was $1 a roll at the Jackman Trading post with 40% off at the end of season sale, i could not resist buying it. there is a warning for the adult stuff. A pack of playing cards and a card for the Skowhegan massage Parlor in there and technically my little library will have hookers and Blackjack.>>2945636I'm aware of that issue, not a problem here. If it was i'd use it as a trap and ̶k̶i̶l̶l̶,̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶c̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶i̶m̶a̶l̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶l̶a̶u̶g̶h̶t̶e̶r̶ report them to the proper authorities in accordance with the law.>>2945638Truth, before /k/ had to fight /pol/ bots 24/7>>2945639The top will be closed of with a 1st aid kit, the bottom is designed to be closed off with a propane bottle inside.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2940055
I made a new one.
>>2945926Fair, that sounds neat, I don't really have such a spot to put it though unless I routed my cables across half the room to the back wall or so. Which would still be highly complicated due to my room but also would start causing issues with the max length of display cables. Anyway that's neither here nor there.>>2945928>fancyThe only thing that's fancy about it is that it's not MDF or something, it's just a desk, and in any case it already has a dozen hole from attaching the feet and shit. Holes in the bottom are not "ugly" since nobody will ever be looking under the desk, obviously I wouldn't make them for no reason but this is for shit that'll remain attached for years with no changes.All I asked about was calculating the allowed pulling force on a screw in wood, not about interior design tips that don't apply to my room.
>>2939170I just measured aprox. 2 and half volts in the neutral wire in a single phase installation. My conclusion here is the ground wire that has this volts due to induction between phase and ground wire because of the load at home. To check it out, I'll try to turn off the main breaker and see if it still have this 2 and whatever volts.But the thing is>is this really dangerous or can I leave it as is>how to fuck can track down where is the twist or fail in case the breaker test does not work(I have no blueprint/schema about theelectrical wire setup).thanks
If a lock for your apartment is changed, what do you do with the old, useless key? do you just throw it in the bin? can you sell it to a locksmith for re-use? or sell it for its metal? can you do any DIY project with one
I just purchased a nice office chair on Facebook marketplace for $20 (retails new for ~$1000). It's in good condition and mostly clean, but there is one stain that I can't seem to remove. I have a Bissell, but I just can't seem to get rid of it. My methodology:1) Spray carpet & upholstery cleaner on the chair2) Brush rigorously with a fabric brush (I also tried this with a small detailing brush) 3) Dry vacuum with the Bissell4) Wet vacuum with the Bissell, multiple passesRepeat. For reference, I am not using any cleaning solution in the Bissell, only warm water, following the same method used in this video:https://youtu.be/G9eLebTKh1Y?feature=shared&t=213I've repeated steps 1-4 at least 3 times now, but the stain has barely changed.
>>2946073Make a necklace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-41UF02vrU
>>2940643if you lived in the artic, would this work???
>>2940461Corrosion control not worth it
>>2941508it would work but very poorlythe vapor compression cycle doesn't like low ambient temperatures
>>2941062just the fact you said "you americans" indicates to me you are from a low gdp country so enjoy your leaky roof
>>2940473For heating in a cold climate you should probably use glycol instead of water so it can't freeze.
Comes with a battery and charger. 40$, yay or nay?
>>2943211>250eurobuckswhat the actual fuck? thank god my croatian grandmother slept her way to america.
>>2943117High-speed masturbation!
>>2943092Buy an older Metabo instead. Around 50€ and actually will survive a few bigger screws
>>2943214it worth every penny, and i have 5 batteriesmy Bulgarian compatriots usually buy Parkside, but whoever used any of my bosch tools can confirm they worth their money
>>2943092>ParksideGarbage. So, no.
Would a locking gag that forces quacking be feasible? I'm thinking a simple duck whistle incorporated into one of those gags with a breathing hole.Mostly looking for what kind of gag would be best. An o-ring or spider gag seems like a bad idea but something that fills your mouth would probably work! My concern is that breathing holes are likely too small to fix the whistle into. Worst case scenario maybe drilling through a ball gag?
>>2944930everyone in this thread is a faggot if they don't follow through with it
>>2942452Obviously her arms would be bound into duck wings, is this your first time?
>>2945625>Her, implying she, implying a femaleFirst day here, fren?
>>2945625By cuffing her wrists together behind the neck? How do you do this so she doesn't bring her hands over her head and how do you prevent her from removing the gag strap behind her head ?
>>2945710are you even into bondage? all of this is is a solved thing...
Ok so I have this giant, old, and mostly hollow model kit (pic related). I want to wire it up with lights. My goal is to have it where you can push a button, and it will play an mp3 file, and the led lights will all light up to the tune of the music. I dont mind manually programming the lights if I have to, but I'd prefer one, compact device to do it all with. I have coding experience, but I'm just wondering what the best device to get would be.
>>2945645Have you asked /gppg/ on >>>/toy/ ?
>>2945645They make official led kits for some gundam sets and there are more unofficial ones you can find too. Though best bet is to listen to >>2945677.
>>2945695Op here. I was mostly asking because I need a microcontroller to play music and light the kit up with instructions.
I want to build a 2.7m x 3m catio using this lean-to car port kit. the roof will be made out of 10mm polycarbonate sheets with aluminium/pvc F-sections and rafter bars. I want to install gutters too to collect rainwater in a butt.what should I put on top of the frame to make sure the roof is sloped? I don't want to make any amendments to the frame or posts themselves so the top of the frame will be completely flat. but I know the roof needs to be higher at the back than at the front.how would I build a door in one of the front two bays? I'm a diy novice and only have a normal sawany other tips or glaring omissions are welcome
>>2945091>>2945111thank you!
>>2945208You're welcome - you probably don't want more than 3' / 1m spacing unsupported under the panels, but if it has bars built in then just read the spec sheet. Either way it will only be a few pieces of wood that you have to cut on one end.Aim for at least 5-10 degrees of slope and it should be fine, maybe more if you get a lot of rain. Be sure to slope the gutter at least 1-2 degrees so that it rolls down into the drain pipe
>>2945086its not rocket appliancestheres only 1 angle (and its 90 deg complementary) besides square in a simple framed roofyou want a 3 in 12 pitch. so that means you measure across 12 units (doesnt matter which flavor or kommie or burger) then measure up 3 units. this is the angle for the rafterspurlins on top are easiest to screw down to. they could be dinky 2x2s for your roof
>>2945086>any other tips or glaring omissions are welcomeDo you get snow there? Makes a big difference in how strong the roof needs to be.
>>2945086Im glad to see this. Im getting a tractor soon and dont yet have a structure to store it in. I can erect something like this without a lot of effort as a temporary solution to protect it from perception.
The first thing a real man does when he gets a new angle grinder is rip off the guard and toss it in the garbage.
>>2945461but if he keep it one, we might think his dick is tiny!
>>2945552you literally can't see what ur doing with a guard on though
>>2945320Go right ahead. I encourage this. PPE is also gay because it interferes with my vision and hearing.
>>2945647this, shop I used to work at everyone refused to wear PPE no matter how much managment pussies threatened to write up. any new guy who started off wearing glasses and earpro would get harassed mercilessly and ostracized until he stopped, then we'd let him be one of us.
I take the guard off so I can change discs more easily. Aint no way am I gonna keep track of where that dumb wrench is.The only time I miss it is when I break a disc (at rest) by accidentally bumping it with something or if it falls a short distance or whatever.
Hi, folks. My toilet has an issue where it constantly filling the toilet bowl from the tank, causing it to refill a half inch in the tank every 15 minutes or so. I figured out that this orange rubber ring has gone soft and warped and needs to be replaced because it's not holding a seal. Thing is, I don't know what that's called. It takes up the spot that would normally be occupied by a flapper, but it seems to be a different mechanism.I tried to remove it but there is a piece that extends through that pipe into the exit hole that prevents that. I'm sure I can figure out how to do the repair, I just need to know what to actually type into google/youtube. Thanks.
>>2943995Can you show a better picutre of your toilet tank? There also stryrofoam in there which is lame. I assume thats in there to save water which makes your toilet less powerful and tree huggery.What you are showing in the picutre appears to be a toilet refill valve. You should buy a new one and install it.. while your at it get a whole kit and refurbish the entire toilet. This goes better when you order replacement parts for your specific brand and model of toilet. Sometimes the flush flapper has a different shape across different models of toilet and you'll need a specific one.
>>2943995Tower flush valve. Some Kohler models use a canister flush valve.
>>2944044Is this some sort of newfangled toilet technology that im looking at here?
>>2943997>There also stryrofoam in there which is lame. I assume thats in there to save water which makes your toilet less powerful and tree huggery.The foam is insulation which keeps the ceramic tank from getting as cold as the cold water refilling the tank.This prevents condensation dripping on the outside of the tank which can be significant if the water is very cold and the interior hot and humid.
As far as I can tell by looking at eBay and Amazon and aliexpress, I've been completely screwed by the Boomer I bought my KS-RT70 and XL-MK500 from, because he cut the stupid proprietary cable that these units need to connect to each other and I can't find one anywhere. At this point, I'm starting to think that this type of cable doesn't even exist anywhere else but for this one specific JVC head unit produced sometime in the 1980s. I'm at least glad that the tape deck works, but I don't see a point replacing the failing CD player in my car with a working cassette player and a CD player that I can't even use.Is it even possible to make this cable myself? Do one of you somehow have one laying around that you could throw up on eBay so I could buy it? Or maybe one of you guys are way better at internet searching than I am and are you able to hunt one down? Did you know that if you spend enough time on eBay uselessly searching for a specific type of cable that they will start to suspect you're a bot and make you solve captchas? Hahahaha my life sucks...The closest I have found, is this, this thing appears as if it would allow me to physically plug the head unit into a 13-pin cable that I have already, and plug that keyboard into the CD changer, but there's no possible way the pinout is correct on this, right? https://ebay.us/m/TlR63f
>>2945094I did not take it home
>>2945088These fucking creatures can smell when someone has worked on their car and that is when they decide to strike, it's bullshit
Sometime next year perhaps I'll make another thread when it comes time to swap out the flatscreens in my van for the not-really-period-correct-but-much-closer CRT TVs that I have here at the house
>>2943003Open can with P-38
>>2945667>Open can with P-38????OK
I'm considering renovating a house, but before, i gotta know what root cause issues exist.It's probably moisture/humidity related but tf is going on with this carpet?I don't think there's pipes underneath...
>>2942613Why the fuck is the power cable for the aircon routed like that
another angle if anyone gives a shit
>>2942712You'd have to hire an electrician and HVAC if you want that minisplit wiring concealed. Sooner or later it will be permits and inspector too. I think the minis have some ugly lines on the exterior of the house. Maybe you'll need a painter to caulk all the new holes.
>>2942613you should hire some goof to tear up the carpet and get a pic for you while you keep the seller busy in the backyard LOL
>>2942613Carpet is disgusting
Quick reminder to just use a welder when a bearing race is stuck
>>2945136>in the big rock candy mountain bearings never go bad
>>2945136It's a viable solution to remove a bearing race even in first world countries... Rarely do I come across bearing races that don't have good access from the back side to get a punch in there and knock it out, but it does happen at times.
>>2945116Based dean Doherty enjoyer.
>>2945196Never heard of her.
>>2945136That's a very old, long proven classic solution in the US because it works. Some like to do it with TIG. It's less abusive than pullers because the shrunken outer race has little or no drag on its OD. I like many others cut some flat bar to drop into the taper then tack that to the race. If the race doesn't drop out after the tack welding shrinks a tap with a long punch or similar against the bar does the job. That works great for Timken-style motorcycle neck and wheel bearings (and on old ball bearing races or cups I'm removing to discard). >>2945139It's common in industry and among motorcycle and car mechanics.I most often use it on tapered roller Harley and other steering neck outer races as many do on those and on tapered roller axle bearings (it's easier on the bearing bore than pulling a cold race out with the official tool I also own). It was ancient when I first learned it decades ago. TIG welders did it before MIG and FCAW made it more popular among vehicle mechanics. A key advantage is not requiring a specialty puller. Your imagination is the limit to what you can tack inside an outer race.
HiIm trying to make some Zinc Sulfide but i can't find an tutorial on how to. I hope you guys can help me make thisIt would be cool if you guys also help me find some source of Zinc or Sulfur (buying literal zinc and sulfur is not really an option for me, sorry) i do have some zinc supplement at home but i think it wouldn't really help.
>>2945019you can extract zinc from batteries and crush up match heads for sulfer. don't get the strike anywhere ones.heat the powdered match heads to 490ºF (250C) in a pyrex beaker for 10-15 minutes add the resultant powder to a conical flask with mineral oil. add the sulfate powder first and mix gently to release any oxygen bubbles. let settle.after deconstructing your non-alkaline battery remove the zinc casing and cut into tiny flakes. add to beaker and slowly heat to 1665º F (907C) until the solution is saturated and the mineral oil has vaporized. pour and let cool. obviously do all this under your fume hood.you can do this at a much lower temp with a catalyst but boron silicate is much more expensive than just buying the zinc sulfide in the first place so unless you're doing this on an industrial scale it's pointless.
>>2945041I've done separate the zinc out of the battery, carbon rod wrapped in paper.Is there any other reliable source of sulfur i can find? Matches isn't something that's easy to find where i live nowadays. Another thing, should i be worry of the pink sticky goo in the battery? This battery was a newly bought one.
>>2945041US pennies are made of zinc and are a lot easier to extract than batteries.
>>2945019don't. there's a high chance you will evolve H2S and die if you don't know what you're doing.
>>2945019You can buy pretty pure sulfur at a gardening shopFor the zinc, its either batteries or zinc coated (galvanized) sheets metal stuffCut galvanised metal into small chunks.Dissolve in sodium hydroxide (drain cleaner). Reaction yealds sodium zinconate.Perform electrolysis of the solution, use a metallic cathode (negative terminal, copper wire will suffice); metallic zinc should begin to form on the anode(use graphite or copper, positive electrode). Process is long and energy consuming but you will get pure zinc that way
