does anyone know some creepy/mysterious halloween diy like these blairwitch stick figures?
Put this in the window and it keeps bad shit away
>>3008205What is the origin and symbolism? What kind of bad shit does it repel? Why don't you see it everywhere?
>>3008205Lmao I would not be messing with that stuff. 2 nails hung upside down on a red piece of yarn screams danger to me. Might as well put a neon sign in your window for any wandering spirits or whatever to check your house out.
>>3008213its an iron variant of the rowan cross from yorkshire. rowan crosses (or brides crosses) are usually protection against witches and other evil doers.the iron variant confers the same protections but with iron it keeps away the fae and similar entities. you can also make it with iron and rowan together if you really need the blessed wood>>3008217haven't had any issues with spirits but its not made to stop them specifically
>>3008311>rowan cross from yorkshireInteresting. What are your thoughts on the Druids? Do you think they were Phoenician, Atlantean, or something else?
My oven's not working. I can hear the fan and the light's on, but it's not producing heat. Gemini reckons I just need to buy a new heating ring and fit it, is this true? And does anyone have experience of this?
>>3007485>he forgot to feed the little dragon inside of his ovengonna have to buy a new one entirely.
>>3007517What the hell happened here? Is this Romania?
>>3007514Gave me a fake source link the other day. 404 and no archive.>>3007517>>3007566Seriously what the fuck is this?
>>3007485Obligatory sperg incoming...GEMINI IS A ROBOT IT CAN'T "RECKON" REEEEEEEEEEEE
>>3007485>i asked a computer to guesswell if you are competent (clearly not or you wouldn't be asking) why don't you simply diagnose the issue yourself, take the oven out, open it up, turn it on, measure the voltage across the heating element. or if you don't want to turn it on you can measure the resistance of the element and compare to a good one or the spec you find online.and if you don't think you are capable of that then you call a guy who is.could be the element, could be the wiring, could be safety cutout (makes sense the fan would still run to cool it down) could be the rheostat like other anon said. nobody knows until you get more information. so how could an ai know whats wrong with your oven? doesn't make sense does it.
>no results foundpost up your latest buysthings you want but dont needchristmas giftsuseless junk or good shit or whatever it isbrand flex or name and shameignore bepis and seig
>>3006122have you used it on your dick yet?
>>3006649id buy these to throw in the pickup but neither goes up big enough for ford lugnutsseems silly they make 1/2 dr sets that only go to 19mm/13/16 when those are about the smallest size (1/2 bolt) i even think about having the 1/2 gun for
>>3006794The diamond penetrator is what my dick is knicknamed. I don't want to dent the hardness tester...
>>3006121Nice, I always wanted a small one like this. All I ever see for sale here are big machines.
>>2966094whats /diy/s opinion on patronizing this alec carp lookalike motherfucker?list prices are good but the shipping rates are a 1st born sacrifice to moloch
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?
Post and discuss /diy/ projects, ask questions regarding /diy/ topics and exchange ideas and techniques.
>>3006544>What happened to small simple homes?section 8.
>>3008107That and it is a lot more profitable to build a two story McMansion on a small lot then a 2 bedroom/1 bath with a little yard. You can charge a lot more and it doesn't cost that much more to build. The cheapest thing you can add to a home is more space. The cost per square foot goes down as the size increases.
>>3006582>$15 for a burrito>The economy isn't fucked up, and if it was you're to blame anyways
>>3006669Mean while in Nebraska it is hard to find a job that is not factory or full time because of the you have to work 80 hours a month paid or volunteer or be in school to keep your Medicaid unless you are pretty much totally disable.But this is also Nebraska the state that allows companies to work you for 7 days a week nonstop. Doesn't matter if it's 8 hours a day, 10 hours, or 12. The town I live in has two factories like that. One will run you 8 hours a day for 7 days a week (but you get double time on Sunday). They start you off at $16.50 a hour. The other you work 12 hours a day for 5 to 7 days a week. The pay is shit at both places. Min wage is $15 a hour here.
How to make a dunk tank where the person in the tank can sit on the plank thing but once they fall from the plank or someone hits the target dropping it and they are in the water they are stuck in the water until somebody outside the dunk tank chooses to let them out? Being in the water for a few seconds just doesn’t sound like enough. Preferably the tank should be see through. So maybe like pic related except deeper? Just a dunk tank like the others except the loser is stuck there inside until the winner or somebody on the outside has lets them out.Inb4 drowning it can include a life preserver or those blow up arm worn floatation things or the water can be not that deep but they still can't get out once dunked until someone outside the tank pushes a release button or something. They should be stuck in the tank until the winner lets them out 3 seconds in the water is nothing.They should be able to easily leave if they haven't been dunked yet and are still sitting on the not collapsed plankThey're only supposed to be completely unable to escape without outside help after they've been dunked
>>3008082>he did ityeah dishonorably
>>3008083Angier killed himself over and over for the love of the game. It’s implied that he wasn’t even the original, just some duplicate clone with a singular purpose. Borden got off easy
>>3008156what game he was some salesman tier faggot who was buying shit from the old man then the scientist borden had an actual workshop
just make the sides of the tank taller
>>3007713>- This is a SFW board. No fleshlights or other sex toys.
Do YOU have an "organic pool"? How often do you drink from it?
>>3003945We don't use those units in the U.S. so we are safe.
>>3005858The obvious solution is to bring back moats.>>3003773Nice inexplicable clip at 00:30.
Our irrigation pond was lined with about 95% clay and 5% duck shit. Was very "organic" and we still played in it. Unless they're huge, they tend to not be very deep so you can't really swim, just wade around in about 2 in of muck. I'll take my pool any day over a pond.
>>3004117There is a cancer medication that has off-label uses as a treatment for this, FYI.
>>3003773So cringe the way you put it.It's called a swimin hole!
So my brother and I have been tasked with ripping out an old deck and building a simple 8'x15' floating deck in its place. I haven't been to the house yet to see the old old deck, but the pictures make it look pretty shit.Anyway, the point I'm driving at is that I'm retarded and I've never built a deck. I do woodworking, but construction stuff is pretty foreign to me. Are there any major things I should be worried about? The owners aren't the type to be concerned with building codes, so it's not like I have to do everything perfect. I just want to know what I should prepare for, and anything I should REALLY be on the lookout for, and what should I use for everything? Concrete footers? Piers? Shit like that...
>>3007381If you want it to look nice, get a board bender to close up the gaps between planks.
>>3007379yeah you should tell your friend to get someone who knows what they're doing to build it. you don't even know how to build a normal deck pet alone a "floating" one.
1. What are the expectations as far as quality?Is this a paid job, or more like a favor for a family member? How fussy are they?2. Do you get cold winters? Are you concerned about frost heaving?3. Do you get tornados are other such windy weather? If the deck isn't tied to the earth or the building, is there any reason to be concerned that high winds might throw it?I'm going to make some guesses based on the photos, and give this advice:Build it on concrete piers. Use 2x6 regular stick-framing style on 4x4 posts to the piers. Dig a little if you have to. It'll shift over the years -- but someone can adjust the piers as needed by digging or whatever in order to keep it somewhat level.If you and your brother are both completely new to building a deck, you really need to find someone knowledgeable to help you. If you're reasonably intelligent, you could maybe inspect thoroughly other decks and copy how they've done it.Watch some of the popular builders on youtube for construction basics. Essential Craftsman has some decent videos in this regard.
>>30073941. It's for a family member. They don't care if it's not exactly right. 2. It's in Sherwood, OR so freezing temps do happen, but not crazy often. 3. No disastrous weather, but it's wet all the damn time.Thank you for the advice, we're going out early next week to assess everything, demo it, level the ground, and throw down some gravel.I wasn't sure if it's worth it, but are those top planks worth salvaging? We're trying to keep costs down for the family, but is it worth it to try and save any wood? My thought was to save whatever isn't totally ruined, and give the planks a small pass or two through my planer to give them a fresh look, and remove all that old, white paint. Is this a good idea, or am I retarded?
>>3007379Follow these guidelines and you'll be fine.https://assets.montgomerycountymd.gov/files/2026-04/MCResidentialDeckDetails.pdf
I want to make my own guitar pedals (simple effects, like a fuzz one), do you have some good starting advice?>Like where should i get my materials (electronics, case, pcb) from? >What are some good places to get my pcb/circuit theory on point?>What should I look out for? What are some mistakes that I need to avoid?>Should i make my own circuit or just steal a schematic off somewhere? If so, where from?
>>3006264Thank you for pointing it out, i didnt know Instructables was a site, i thought you meant something else, sorry
https://generalguitargadgets.com/https://sound-au.com/
>>3006253Pedals are physically more difficult to build than amps or guitar wiring. This is because they're simply smaller both in parts and installing the board and wiring into a pedal enclosure. However, they are very cheap. You can practice, and screw up, and move on. Fuzzes and distortions are a good place to start because they have low parts count. You're learning to build at this point. You'd do perfboard and study circuits if you want to trial ideas or design. Guitar FX Layouts has a huge collection of veroboard diagrams. Vero is a perfboard that's in conductive rows. It allows us to build circuits almost eliminating jumper wires. It's also inexpensive and can normally be bandsawed to build multiple pedals from one board. Tayda and other sites should sell unpopulated pcb. It's kind of random what you'll find, but I've gotten good mileage out of their purple plexi.
>>3006256>Don't buy from ebay, Amazon etc>Don't buy pack of 100 each of Chinese mystery resistorsI think those bulk assortment packs can be useful, especially if you're just starting out and want to be able to fool around on a breadboard and test out some designs. They are definitely shitty Chinese mystery meat, and never fit within the tolerance they claim. I have a pack of "1%" tolerance resistors that when measured, range about 5% in value. That being said, if your circuit designs are sensitive enough to component values that they won't work with anything but the most precise components, you're designs are not good.
Cheap comps are fine to start with. Bulk on amazon means when you want to build something you may not need to order anything, you'll already have it. Hammond style alluminum enclosures are pretty standard but you can also be creative and use whatever. Just remember that with no shielding/plastic enclosures you might pick up interference. (Hum from lights etc. My preamp i built picked up radio stations) As for circuits check out these websites; runoffgroove, diystompboxes, and beavisaudio. They're decent sources for info and circuits. --!Get a breadboard!-- A simple and fun project is the noisy cricket. Its a 1/2 watt amp that can run on 9v. Built one using old pc speakers. Also the simplest distortion circuit ive seen is called bazz fuss. That was the first one i built. Be careful with polarity and input impedence, you dont want to fry anything. At each stage of your build triple check everything. Nothing is more annoying than having to figure out what you fucked up after its all soldered together.
Wat a girl do.
>>3005559sounds hot
>>3004687Brap.
>>3004687Whores are so terribly fucking cringe it makes me want to dieJust work the seedy corners like the rest and spare the rest of us
*ahem*wood.
>>3004687>tattoo
I'm buying a house. What am I in for and what do I need to know?
do everything to your home to make it however you want it by yourself.whatever happens to the house after you die isn't your problem.
>>3008036The housing market is going to collapse when boomers die
>>3008144>2 more weeks
>>3008036I bought a house recently and it was about 80% termites and 20% house fire. Its been a real headache being a homeowner with the house disintegrating and burning all around me and my fat wife all the time. The smoke from the fire and wood dust make it hard to breathe but you get use to it, its not too bad after a few weeks. Good luck op! And thanks for not making a really general vague post!
>>3008100Solid advice. Thank you.>>3008144>>3008145I've been told that for the last 10 years. It should have happened by now.>>3008151Thanks and anytime. Sounds like your whore of a wife was the only good decision you made in your life. That and replying to this thread. おめでとう
I feed ducks at a local pond daily. About 2000 calories worth of soaked pigeon feed.I plan on harvesting one of the ducks every couple weeks to maintain the ecological balance. Are there any hunters here thwt have tips for killing and preparing a duck in the scenario i described? I have no way of hanging the duck somewhere to ripen so my plan is adapting a chicken soup recipe and relying on a long cooking time to make the meat tender.
>>3001698keka prolonged chuckle I did have
>>3003915>he blurs out the surrounding geography to obscure his locationRainbolt WILL find you, one day.
>>3005952on the contrary, I had fried duck soup before and it was delicious. duck fat is tastier than other birds, tho this one probably had a managed diet since they normally eat nasty shit from the ponds.
>>3001614This
>>3001614dont' do this
A breaker bar is a breaker bar, right?ITT: Shit tier tools
>>3005737Who is Brandon?
>>3005741If you ever have any doubt that your shit is monitored feverishly, this popped up on my facebooks
>>3005744>implying the pic is mine. Yeah I saw it on there too and thought it needed to be in this thread.
>>2967814dont buy nails on ebay kiddiest. sending the 3rd box of mangled scrap back to scumbag sellers
>>3002204won't work anon, needs to be vanadium steel for strength. here's one i made from a 10 stud truck half axle. i reused the chrome bar from a broke breaker bar. i cut out the channel for the bar and then welded it shut over the bar.
Home-brewing General. What are you currently brewing?What are you currently drinking?What are your plans?Post you brews, recipes, ideas and problems.Beer, wine, cider, distilling all welcome. old 'un >>2962625
Got a damson plum that is LADEN with fruit. Wife wants jam but plum wine ins acceptable.Got any recipes? Have maybe 14 pounds picked so far, another 25-30 available
>>30077985kg plums 4L water 3kg sugar makes for 10L. Port, madeira or malaga yeast, yeast nutrient. backsweeten with up to 300g sugar. This makes a sweet wine If you use any of the classic listed yeasts it will reach their alcohol tolerane so no need to stabilize, just make sure it's done. Clearing agent optional.You need to remove the seed from the plums and chop them a bit, but nothing excessive, the good stuff is water soluable. boil the water before poring over the plums to kill the wild yeast (you can save a bit to make it cool down faster.If you've got a mesh bag and pectic enzyme you can use that and remove within a week or so. split the sugar in two additions (before and after),If no bag, first don't add any sugar, wait a few days pour thru sieve to remove plums, then add sugar.
>>3007806I just went picking up the tree and got nearly a 5 gallon construction pale done in about an hour more than 20 lb.My guess is we've only picked maybe a third or bit more of the tree
>>3007863what kinda yield would you get from that? there's a park across the street from me with a mature plum tree that yields probably double that, I could probably sneak a couple barrels over
>>3007798Damson jam is the shit btw. My grandfather has a damson bush which he got from taking a cutting off a neighbours tree which over-hangs onto theirs so he usually picks them from both and likes to make jam with it, I can never get enough. At a stone I would say you have enough to do both. All these fruit wine things are all the same btw, just extract the juice and ferment like with normal wine and cider; might be worth getting a wine/cider press if you are going to make it a regular thing. You can also make damson gin same way people like to make sloe gin where you just add them to the gin with sugar, which is apparently quite nice. >>3007863enjoy the chopping up lel
I no longer believe the Vaughan 23oz is the best general-purpose hammer. I prefer the Vaughan 19oz straight handle smooth face. This is now the correct opinion of hammers.As you were.Puzzle-test error: There is no object, only an image.
this is my hammer
16oz estwing is the only hammer a man should ever need
>>3003066i want a new (cheap) framing hammer 22oz seems most popular 24 are an anomaly and like $50why shouldnt i get the 28oz picel?discuss
>>3005521Would that be the curved or straight claw my lord?
best budget tool brands?
I got some cheap ching chong handheld chainsaw off walmart.com for $20 bucks that came with two batteries and three chains. It has held up surprisingly well for being 100% Chinesium
>>3007458Man I wish we had more based estate sales around here. Most everything is cringey old furniture and plates and precious moments figurines... I've gotten lucky a few times at yard sales and estate sales. Mostly I don't hit them up anymore due to the fact that I already have just about everything I'd ever want or need. I do score big time on craigslist/marketplace and at auctions. Even been kinda trying to avoid some of the auctions here lately to cut down on impulse buys. It's all fun and games until you have to sort through, find a suitable place for, and unload an entire gooseneck trailer full of steel...
>>3007583I helped a woman who manages estate sales to set up her facebook page so every time she does one she lets me fill up a $5 box out of the garage at the end of the sale. She'll run them generally from Thursday or Friday to Sunday and Sunday afternoon I can potentially get a decent score.The best one I've had by far was after the old guy who ran the Western Auto in our town died and had tons of Wizard in his shed
Harbor freight or home depot. They both have good warranties. I avoid lowes, they're always really picky about warranty. Mostly HF tho
