I have a copper 1/2 pipe with a temporary sharkbite fitting. I don't have the tool to remove it nor can I get my wrench on the pipe or behiind it on the plastic part to pinch and pull it by force. Do I absolutely need to pinch the plastic part of the sharkbite fitting to be able to pull it off, or can I just put a wrench or pliers around by the cap? I'm trying to avoid destroying a metal cover or cutting into drywall just to pinch the plastic to pull it off. Is it possible to remove these without having to pinch the tiny plastic part circled in the image?Plumbing is about the only DIY category that doesn't have its own general here for some reason. Figured I could maybe get the ball rolling with a question and a provide a thread where people to ask their own since I feel bad for killing a thread for just one question.
>>2878081>he wants £310 to fix the diverter valve and £380 to do a power flush of the radiators.Anyone? Is this a reasonable price to pay for the job?
Plumberbros, I want to install a bidet toilet seat after returning from Japan. Is the inlet side the direction when facing the toilet, or is it the side when sitting on the toilet? Also, due to my states regulations, I need a plumber to install it. Am I able to get a plumber to order the entire thing and install it or do I buy the seat and then hope everything works out?
>>2871949Report it to the real estate and then when it inevitably fucks up, the owners insurance wont cover it and he will lose any lawsuit for damages.
>>2870849Just leave it wtf lmaoooo Push fittings are rated as high as all the other ones, better than some even
>>2873685So you're recommending the plastic push fittings? Got it thanks
Every conventional manual lathe is outside the realm of me and every mortals budget so I have no other choice but to build a lathe based off of a previous design that others have already made and built. I habe choosen this concrete lathe design made by openspurcemachinetools.org: https://opensourcemachinetools.org/wordpress/concrete-lathe/. It's primitive looking and it's main purpose is to serve communities in 3rd world countries who can't have access to conventional metal manufacturing equipment. I need help.
>>2879071high torquegeared dcrotor disct8?3d pin?rail wheel
>>2877864sucking off the boss gets old
>>28790823d printer wheel almostyou know the ones used to move the belts. id get enough to cover the whole underside.t8 is the 3d printer screw thats used to lulift the extruder. its a long screw and can range up to 2 meters or so. Anyways its important that the screw hole wall be sturdy too because thats what will keep the wall with wheels from moving backwards.lastly the lever so you can spin the t8 screw. pic related.
>>2877925>spend 100's of hours making it usable for moderate work in non-ferrous metalsnigga you just tighten everything down and maybe scrape the ways and you've got a perfectly good lathe. a dozen hours at most. this isn't the 2000s boomer fuck
>>2879066>I've never really ever seen the point of a DRO on a latheThe ability to share a coordinate system between tools is worth it by itself. No need to take test cuts and measure more than once (possibly not at all if you have an absolute reference in the scales). Just swap the tool and change the tool number in the DRO and you know where you are.It's not entirely free real estate for precise work, since actual diameter will vary with cut depth, but still. Well worth the $200-$300 for a cheap set of scales and a readout. My only regret is that I didn't spend a little extra for 1µm scales, but whatever.You're not wrong; it is mostly a convenience and not a necessity. But, then, so is a quick change tool post, and there are few who would ever give that up for any reason.
Are double glazed windows a game changer for sound reduction compared to single pane or will I be disappointed for spending 5 grand and barely noticing any improvement?
>>2877878this was the norm here in Germany from 1950-1970, 2 panes in a single frame usually with hinges and a lock so you could open the in between to clean it or paint the inside of the frame. they were about twice as insulating as single pane. they were only installed a few years because 2 pane filled with argon was already invented at that time.
>>2878667My German teacher in East Germany said hers had a big enough gap to store milk in and it was cold enough in winter too
>>2878671that is the same principle but even older. two individual windows behind each other
>>2873220This, but the additional costs aren't really that great either in a full new install. Retrofitting 3 pane in a 2 pane window is a pain though.
>>2874751lmao says the murricunt who literally lives in a shack made of toothpicks and cardboardamerican construction is a joke
How do you cure or remove tonsil stones yourself at home?
>>2865699Peroxide mouthwash, cheap Equate white one works.Arm and hammer toothpaste 3 times a day, after they are gone switch to apagard."Pull on your throat" with your tongue.Stop eating greasy foods for a while.Dental probiotic chewables.Dental floss.t. guy who had problems with them for 2 years, they are now gone permanently.
>>2875866>Caramel is made using ammonia, sulphides and corn syrupI think something is wrong with your recipe book
I've removed several with just my finger. You gotta avoid touching your tongue so you don't gag then gently press from bottom to top and they just slide right out.
>>2872268Because our healthcare is privatized. Why is your income taxed at over 50%?
>>2866182Same. They are glucose eating bacterial waste. Stop eating too many carbs and refined sugars.
I have a fridge pic rel. Once in a while it displays "E1" and stops cooling. After some time the error disappears and the fridge starts working again. Once or twice I saw "Er" instead. This hasn't spoiled my food so I didn't really see it as an issue of critical priority, but I guess it'd be best to fix this eventually.The question is whether I should:a) call the official Haier serviceb) look up "fridge reparation in $AREA" and get a random handyman to fix my fridgec) fix it myselfUnfortunately, I'm not really knowledgeable about fridges or devices in general, so I guess I'm left with either option a) or b) unless it's some trivial fix. What do you recommend?
>>2876416How clean are the coils? You should start by cleaning them off.
>>2876416An e1 error is it saying a temp sensor is out of range. Relatively easy fix if you know what you're doing and can find which one is reading wrong. You should also clean your coils, that's a basic bit of maintenance most people don't do
Update:I wanted to just call a company to fix this shit, but two companies declined, and the third one just ignored me.In the service manual:https://www.partmaster.co.uk/images/mediator/241/service%20manual%20(hrf-663cjb%20bh0270b8200).pdfI found information that E1 means "Freezer fan motor malfunction", so I disassembled the fridge, and found a replacement motor:https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005004464188811.htmlOne mystery is why would the malfunction of the freezer fan cause not only the freezer temperature to rise, but also the normal refrigeration compartment too. But that's a mystery to be solved after I get and install the new motor
>>2877159> One mystery is why would the malfunction of the freezer fan cause not only the freezer temperature to rise, but also the normal refrigeration compartment tooIirc Smeg fridges, at least the older ones, have the same behaviour. The cooling and freezing are apparently not separate systems. Don’t know how it works exactly
no airflow, no cooling. the freezer does all the work, the fridge simply siphons off some air. without that evap fan airflow, neither side is going to work wellt. appliance tech
Just have free time on my hands and want to start using an SDR. Would it be illegal to bring one to the airport? Like place myself somewhere in starbucks unpack it and just listen in?(pic related is what I purchased)
Okay but honestly. How do you use this shit?I have watched all the tutorials, I have installed SDRSharp, HDRSDR + multiple other SDR software. I have installed DSD+, unitrunker and can still only get FM Radio.What a fucking stupid hobby, not only is the software faulty and who have to install all these fixes, but you only receive carrier signals. Here in Switzerland where I live everything is encrypted. I cant even find Amateur, CB or short wave.Is this only an American hobby where nothing seems regulated and everything is still cowboyesque?
>>2878605to be more specific, these are the amateur bands for Switzerland
>>2878605absolute skill issue
>>2878683How is it a skill issue? There is nothing to find
>>2878886It’s always niggas both skimming instructions on using the software and skipping antenna theory in its entirety. Compounded by the expectation that all bands and frequencies to be buzzing with comms 24/7. Start with nation or statewide networks for emergency services like pager frequencies, P25 networks or Airwave. If you can’t even pull those signals just put the SDR in the recycle bin. Not even talking about decoding yet
I have a master kerosene torpedo heater. It stopped working, i opened it up, powered it on the fan spins and the piolet flame is on. I noticed the fuel line and this other line that leads to a back air gauge. Both lines were cracked. I replaced the lines. Now when i turn the heater on It just blows smoke clouds out the front. Anyone know whats wrong ?
>>2878963There was old fuel in there and then i mixed some new fuel with it
>>2878962There is a pilot? Is it a old heater or something? Most use electric spark and glow plug?
>>2878962I would check for a clog in the line. Maybe where it sprays/ injects the diesel into the flame. I repaired a dewalt one for my inlaws. Those rubber fuel lines are absolute garbage...
>>2878976Don't know if its a piolet, but we took off the top cover. Turned it on and saw a little flame lit inside there.
>>2878962>>2878970>There was old fuel in there and then i mixed some new fuel with ityou need to get the rotten fuel out. mixing just makes it all bad. check the tank fuel filter and foam air filter on the back of the fanthe ignition module might have died from age. theyre about $45 on ebay/amazon for a new one. if it runs, dies, then fireballs, its probably the ignition
this guy is insanehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRUW9ebXdXo
>>2877866That thing is actually really cool
>>2877866>burrito burrito taco enchilada churro refried beansno thx
>>2878785retarded mutt
>>2877866He who cuts his own wood is twice driven
Cool stuff. I am always spooked by homemade steam power stuff. Especially if built by thirdies who are allergic to relief valves and good welding practices. He should use it to power one of those homemade man-eater log splitters
ITT useful hacks, secret methods, forbidden knowledge, etc.
>>2861292Why not just piss on your ass after you finish? Like a real French bidet, the way the French intended.
>>2856560you can get a bottle of uv resin (for 3d printers or another type) and use it for the same reason
>>2863399>>2856454Yeah, deforms the metal cap, makes it a little concave, air gets in. I felt like a retard for not deducing this method by myself.
>>2863399>>2878880knocking the jar gently on the table a few times works too
>>2878895How? Are you gonna give the recipe for crystals next?
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.
>>2879615yeah my bad it's for the goblin
>>2879614Honestly if you can create a self learning algo (in research we call that meta learning if you wanna read some papers) sample efficient enough to teach stuff on the fly it would be a world first and you would probably win a Turing award. For now James is miles ahead of you so that kinda tells you the problem in your plan, from being ratioed by a mid robot YouTuber, to being the literal top 1 comp scientist of the century. I doubt you can read sci papers as you probably lack the mathematical background but you should try to, you would understand how hard what you say is.
>>2879614>He should have just created something flawless on his first try. That's what I, an intellectual, would have done.
>>2879619 the thing is, James has no future in robotics whereas I at least have a chance. He will keep going for low hanging fruit, spamming out one low effort project after the next. He's a machine at this point doing the same low hanging fruit money grab one after the next. Nothing impressive whatsoever will come from him as he's already hooking into this never ending cycle of mediocrity. I on the other hand am really going for it. Planning and working to do something actually useful and epic unlike James. So if you consider his constant trash project spamming being super far ahead of me... I just shake my head at you. Now if you suspect he's going to switch to a project much like mine and take his experience with him, then he is ahead. But he won't. Most people would never have the audacity to do what I'm doing.
>>2879678you completely missed the point as always. You are not the only one with such a dream but the ones that really pursue this dream aren't larping on 4chin. You are far behind James until proven otherwise so imagine how far you are from real researchers like Jonathan Hurst
Are cheap-ish infrared cameras worth it? Pic related (or similar stuff from various other brands or word-salad companies directly from China) is about 200€.Is that good enough to find spots where my house is leaking heat or letting in cold?Maybe checking my cabling that theirs is no heated up areas too. Or is such a cheap, low-res device worthless?I guess for doing IR porn, I’d need a better one, but for /diy/ that seems ok enough.
>>2878759You're the one crying because the settings on your goysuuumer toy are too advanced for you
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>>2878813You're not even trying to defend yourself at this point cause you k no w you got btfo, so instead of being a man on an anonymous forum, you're still going to double down and try to save face by screaming that youre trolling
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>>2878726Youre the faggot in this argument fyi
Absolutely no idea what board to post this thread to but let's have a thread on cleaning and tidying, and what tips and techniques are great for being domestic.Just bought a reachy grabber to use around the house, i.e. the thing folk use for litter picking. I get that a lot of folk use them while being disabled but they legit makes tidying so much quicker and less tedious with getting stuff off the floor if you're ADHD like me and leave clothes and bits of paper and things everywhere during busy schedules. Also way more fun because it lets me pretend my grabber is a hungry monster, biting all mess within my path.
How do I clean the dust out of my computer without blowing dust everywhere? I need to clean it indoors and so I'm looking for an elegant solution, but would prefer not to disassemble and hand clean every component.
>>2878815>I need to clean it indoors
>>2876222put a sliding door or curtain up over that closetif you keep the TV, replace the TV with something that doesn't have a bunch of overhangpaint your drawers the same colorcurtains should hang PAST the window, not just enough to technically cover up the hole. Even better, use two curtains that are that size as dressing for some blindsthat blue cable on the wall could be a lot longer, snake it in the corner of the room and around the closet entrance.clean up the fucking desk, that's where a lot of the visible clutter is coming fromyou need a dresserconsider consolidating the two desks into one bigger desk that will look more uniform. or something with an L shape if you need separate spaces for ADDput some shit on the walls, posters or paintings or a feature wallpaper for one side. frame the posters if you think tape is too casual looking
>>2878815hold a vacuum nozzle up to where you're blowing things out
>>2878830Very clever. Thanks.
Why does the US allow dangerous chemicals to be used in construction material?In particular, bathtub reglaze paint, fiberglass repair putty, and spray insulation have extremely hazardous isocyanates but regulation agencies are completely fine with them inside of people's homes.In Europe, none of that shit would be allowed.
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>>2876889Same for carb cleaner and brake cleaner. Fucking Nanny State. Hell, I just made some instant mashed potatoes. The bag tells you to boil water and warns you that boiling water is hot.
>>2876650Land of the free to sell, free to not have insurance and free to buy lawyers to suevsLand of the public healthcare cost
>>2876650>Why does the US allow dangerous chemicals to be used in construction material?Are you posting from one of those "advanced" countries where the confiscate half your paycheck to give you "free healthcare" and send you to prison if you complain on Twitter about the muslim invasion?
>>2878147funny thing is that at higher salaries the taxes are quite similar (income tax and social security combined)I mean higher range of normal people salaries, the rich obviously pay no taxes in either country
My college dissertation is about 3D printers. Are there good tutorials online to learn about them? What types of 3D printers are there and how do they work? Please, you are the experts on this topic, help me
>>2877304well what are you trying to learn man? how to print things from the file or making actual files to then print? printing from a file is as simple as copying it to a microSD, put SD in the printer, click around on the printer to select the file and thats it. itll make some benchmark tests so you can see its level and working right then print what you want. quite simple but there is a learning curve. creating your own custom files? thats a whole other story that actually takes effort.
>>2878810>my k1I was confused how a dumb goober like you managed to build a K1, but of course you're talking about your Ender K1, with the breaking windows and shitty third party support and whatnot.>the magneto x can achieve 800 mmsDo you even know what a 'mms' is, you goddamn stupid ass motherfucker? Is it a speed? Acceleration? Is it a unit of length? Is it just the noise you make when you swallow your moms dick?>The current hotness is the Bambu Labs A1 / Mini(...)This is why I stopped posting about printers on here. Everybody only talks about the cheap shit they bought at the Wal-mart.>>2878802This anon mostly explained the things worth explaining.>coreXY setupCoreXY is way fucking over rated. The belt length is enormous for the build size, and actually that is what causes the belts to seem like the limiting factor.CoreXY is only good for consumerist bullshit printers, because you can have fewer steppers/ drivers and it looks good without the front bar. My next printer will be a cross XY -- very simple belt paths and no belts on the toolhead.Also, if you tension the GT2/GT3 belts at the correct specified tension, your printer will turn into a Pretzel and the plastic parts will snap. Belt performance is quite good at the correct tension.
>>2878832you cant argue with facts bucko. Youre going to argue over a spec number. you can get mad id beat your ass too if thats what you want.
>>2877304>Please, you are the experts on this topic, help meA straight shooter with upper management written all over him.
>>2878850>a number I found on an advertising billboard>factsAnyway, you're changing the subject. I don't care about the number. I asked you about the units. Explain, in your own words. What exactly is an mms?>Derpa herp herp, it's obvious what I meant, it's a millimeter per second that's like, a mile per hour for printers derpa derp derpYou can achieve 800mm/s travels on practically any 1.8 degree stepper at 24 or 48V. It means nothing and is basically useless. We mostly care about high accels when we talk about motion systems.Anyway, you're such a moron it's pointless having a conversation. I'd have to write all your answers for you because you're practically illiterate and you only have enough brain power to regurgitate advertising slogans.>>2878850>id beat your ass tooSay that to my face, fucker, not online and see what happens. I'm the top sniper in the entire U.S. armed forces.>>2878869lmao.
if I started tomorrow, is this realistic to build within 10 years? considering I am working mostly on my own?
>>2877548>>2877623OP lives in AZ, someone just larp'ed and claimed FLi just got an earth auger but doesn't help since bedrock is just 10 inches or less below ground in most spots. I need to hammer drill out rock
>>2877505Absolutely no chance. You would need cement trucks, dump trucks, earth-movers etc. If you had those capabilities and resources, you could build the whole thing in a few months. But you're obviously here asking about a 10 year plan because you have none of it.
>>2877505If you can move the dirt everything else is elementary if you pay for concrete guys to pour for you; they aren't going to ask for permits 99% of the time and will forget you ever did business with them. Once concrete is finished, you're just building a house.
>>2877505what, digging a big hole, building some reinforced concrete structures, and burying it? yeah that's a reasonable 10 year project with power equipment and a few concrete trucks
>>2878822>>2878729>>2878734Note about concrete trucksIf you pay for the trucks to deliver the concrete, but you do the ground work, it is always cheaper than buying concrete bags to mix yourself, and it gets progressively cheaper the bigger the project
