i receive lots of barrels of free waste motor oil, and i can't burn all of it quick enough. does anyone have experience with cleaning up waste oil cheaply? i am hoping to remove the ashes without needing to buy an industrial centrifuge. chemistry is ideal
>>2984138I'm also not OP. He may be getting barrels of used motor oil from outside sources, I am not. These are me:>>2983567>>2983688>>2984084
>>2983557Just dump it in the ocean like a used car battery.
>>2983557>lots of barrelsHow many per month?
>>2983557Steve Chastain has a book with all the details on making your own centrifuge for cleaning motor oil for use as fuel in diesel engines. Well worth the money or you could try to find the pdf. The name of the book is "alternative energy secrets" iirc.
>>2988038I scored one off e-bay years ago when e-bay had a promotion where you get 20% off any purchase up to $1500 or something like that. They only did it once or twice and had to be losing their ass on those promotions. Lol. I always went for maximum benefit with higher priced stuff stored in my cart.
I messed up and have no idea how to open itAny advice?
>>2987099There's only a thousand possible combinations. You could have opened it just by brute forcing the combo in the time between posting the first shitty pic and the second shitty pic.
>>2987142/ThreadThese types of locks are wildly simple to bypass
Some of these have a hole in the bottom to insert a wire like a paperclip and turn the dials until the wire goes all the way up. They open in seconds because they're made for luggage inspected by airports and only serve to slow people who want to peek in somebody's luggage to steal panties and cameras and stuff.
>>2987319>explicit instructions to bypass lock>steal pantiessounds like you have experience
>>2987099i bet i need 5 minutes to lockpick it by feel, an hour to try all the combinations
What the flying fuck is the point of this machine?Im No tradesman im a computer engineer but even i see how stupid this machine isLitterally makes no sense at all. A wheel loader or a dozer can do what this machine does but better
>>2981157>kerbIt's curb you pretentious twat
>>2986488I did bid on the grader, but it went for around $6500 if I remember right. The poor ol Detroit was spewing oil and smoking real bad. Looked like more of a project than I wanted to commit to at this point in my life.
I don't get it. A grader is for grading.A bulldozer can't be adjusted properly for gradient only for level, some bulldozers have some grader functions but then you pay for that. Gradient is off singular importance to roads.The blade is also generally wider, and the wheel base is very wide to prevent compaction fucking up the grade, which a bulldozer would do. And while a grader may seem expensive, you only realise how much roads cost when you pay for them like an adult.
>>2980433it grades the fucking road at an angle so the muddle is higher and water sheds off.
>>2980433Looks cool.
Sorry if the photo is gay-i but I am wondering any ins or outs for building a similar styled in ground shelterSo far I plan to dig a 7 foot deep hole about 8x8 foot wide and then build a strong lean to or gable wood framed roof and then sod or dirt over itAnd have a hatch or maybe even regular door to get into it. Or a tunnel style entranceMy main question is wondering whats a cheap good material to line the walls to prevent water from flooding in and it just being straight up dirt and shit
>>2984940why do you need soundproofing so bad?
>>2986794So they can't hear the screams unless they are really close
>>2984940You should include a 90° or greater turn in the entrance and at least 3ft of soil on the top if your goal is sound isolation. 3ft of dirt is quite a bit of weight so make sure your materials are strong enough. Also..Think about drainage and groundwater. How are you going to deal with that?
>>2984828Flex seal
>>2984940Before you put up any kind of formwork or do concreting, please give some books in thr subject a look. I reccommend the Audel Carpenters and Builder's Library Layouts, Foundations, and Framing book. It's book 3 of a 4 book series that, at s basic level, details everything you need for a small scale construction requiring formwork.
>>2970801I take it you dont like David Lynch's house then. I think Id like a brutalist house, but its definitely not very green. Maybe just a log cabin.
Millennial grey is now millennial green btw
>>2987618>Calling everything you don't like "millenial" even though we can't afford houses to do that shit to
>>2970884>le feral capitalism>40% of the entire gdp is public sector
>>2987976>All of the "GDP Growth" of the last couple years has been the AI bubble as everyone else gets fuckedLate stage capitalism's good at pretending it's not a huge scam.
>"so mr.anon was this a workplace injury?"
>>2987964yes, the soldering iron made short of my foreskin when I was soldering a DIN connector using lead-free silver solder, and it just fell from my hand and dangled, sizzling my foreskin off with the 350 degree Celsius chisel solder tip
Ive got the plugs shown in the image. Trying to connect (2) 55 gallon rain barrels. Ive tried kits like this ( https://www.ebay.com/itm/127756959107 ) but they're garbage and leak - the threads / plastic are too flimsy and jump when trying to screw together.Any idea what sort of pipe is used in the image with the question mark? The plugs are threaded on the inside but it appears like they just rammed a pvc pipe between the 2 barrels. Not sure how they sealed it together.I appreciate any advice.
>>2987743Put a small submersible pump (with float switch) into one barrel and run 1/2" irrigation tubing out of the top of the barrel and into the top of the auxiliary barrel.
They make what you’re looking for, it’s usually sold alongside those ceramic bases made for water jugs. It’s a threaded fitting that takes a gasket onto it then sealed with a plastic nut. Look up water cooler spigot hardware or similar. Might not be heavy duty enough for your needs
>>2987743That looks like a solid PVC pipe or nipple, but do like the other anon said and put a barb fitting and some rubber hose, that way you have some flexibility between the two.
Usually you don't put a hard line between two tanks, because there hard to align and if either move even a little bit it will break the seal and leak forever no matter how many times you patch it. Use a flexible hose and two ring clamps, will still last years but just won't leak. If you're using these fittings, bear in mind plastic threads are very easy to over torque and break, and if they're cheap and the fit isn't good this is a far more serious issue. The solution is using the correct tool for the job, which would be a socket driver. It's a large socket, yes. But a wrench can easily apply too much shear force. Kevlar tape is generally recommended, use only one layer, roll it in the opposite direction to the threading. It's to reduce friction while you torque it not too fill gaps in the threads, the more you add, the worse it will fit.
>>2987769This. Search for the same parts but some proper PVC, especially if you search for schedule 80 PVC.
There was a fire on my outside lamp that I installed around 2,5 years ago using just a cable extension and one chinese wago ( that is very heavily damaged ). After I went to see the damage and try to replace the damaged chinese wago with 3 real original wagos, i noticed that the live wire literally has darker colour than the other 2 wires + 3 wires of the lamp. I stripped it a lot in order to try to find a "clean" piece of the cable that is not "black", but I cannot find any clean place on it, regardless of how much i strip.Can the live wire have been damaged by the fire? I believe the fire started because of a storm and probably higher voltage given to the home grid by the general grid. I had other electrical appliances act strange like lamps blinking, so i do not think it was a malfunction of the of installation. Furthermore i installed it 2,5 years ago - if there was going o be a problem i would expect it to happen sooner.So my question is: can the wire itself be cooked and does it needs to be changed? Can I use the same cable to install the lamp again without worrying for future fires?
>>2987803but muh code, but muh ampacityWrite your name on that heatshrink
>>2987806>but muh code, but muh ampacitymy pic is vde approved, meanwhile soldering mains wire is not
>>2987822I'm going to need an amerifreedom opinion on this also.
>>2987746>>2987803>>2987822> VDE approved VDE does not allow crimp connectors inside the wall without access unless they are poured in resin like >>2987478. USA allows some specific repair kits for repairs only afaik
>>2987873you are the dumbest nigger ittvde doesnt allow terminal connnections inside plaster because back in the old day connections were all screw type and were defined as not maintenance free for liability reasons.But crimps are not terminals, a crimp is not reversible. >inside the wall they even do these on burried outdoor cables
post your watch
>>2983321This has an oddly and unexpectedly comfy look. Have you experimented with lume?
>>2987729No, not yet. I have relumed normal hands on vintage watch repair projects but haven't done anything on the dials themselves yet. Radium lume sure is fun to discover is on a watch.
>>2987544A Hoseiken Seiko bat? Tell me you didn't pay money for this.
>>2987903actually I found it dumped outside a value village at night 20 years agoit's a great watch, I don't know what your problem is
>>2972309Svalbard noir AA22Ronda 515.24H movement
i’ve been able to trap them easily using these live traps and peanuts as bait. But they keep coming back, so I need to find out how they’re getting in. I guess that they’re coming in somewhere around the sill plate. But these are deer mice, I think, so they could be climbing up higher and finding an entrance somewhere else. I’ve heard that it’s fruitless to try to seal every possible entrance. Should I just get a cat?
>>2987621factually incorrectyou dumb fuckyknow what also smells anc causes skin and eye irritation? pink insulation. you ever been bothered by it in your living room? NOdrywall is a vapor barrieryou dumb fuck
>>2982819This is the answer.I've dealt with mice infestations myself.You have to KILL most of the population in a short period of time, it's the only way. Afterward, do your best to seal up the home to avoid future infestation.
>>2982780fox urine pellets
>>2987840Renee I can't keep them out of my car.theres nothing I can think of doing
>>2987910This is really the one that blows the hole in the "ohhh they're just cute and after foooood you slobs" bs.The fact that there's people who feel killing a mouse is wrong is truly a representation of the failure of our society via removing meaning through making life to comfortable.People fought and died for America so you can order a fucking plastic live-trap for mice.Disgustingplease, someone say reddit spacing. i dare you. The reason they love cars is the HEAT we add to them when we drive, it's way drier inside a car thwn nature, and again, the lil man-made cubby holes are nice for them. Like your bedroom.
Purchased a very old century home a few months ago and have been renovating room by room. This is not a "down to the studs" job, just making things nice enough to actually live in. Figured I'd post because why not, slow board and not in the mood for a stone thread.I started by levelling off a very nasty section of the floor. The posts in the basement collapsed and were repaired maybe 50 years ago and nobody fixed the top floor. I'm not in a position to level things up the proper way, so for now I'm doing the worst areas so I can move in without my chair rolling into the low spot. No,the existing boards are not salvageable, extremely warped and damaged pine, not to mention layers of possibly lead based paint.
>>2982661Nice work OP.I’m sitting in a room right now where I built the same solution as you with Alex. The tabletop isn’t quite as wide as yours but I found a nice sheet of Merbau at our local hardware on special that went on top. Looks like you now have a very functional room. Is that floor ducted AC in the bottom corner?
>>2985284Niiiiice.>>2982653I guess I don't understand why you wouldn't have just turned that into a straight pipe so you wouldn't have to design some crazy bookshelf to hide it.>>2982650Also I didn't know you could cheat a floor leveling like this. Wouldn't you be worried about to squeaking/creaking after a while?>37 yo here, weighing his options about buying a fixer-upper
>>2987871Fuck I'm stupid. You Added the elbows to move it out of the way.
>>2987871>>2987872>Moving pipeYeah it was in a dumb spot, also these old houses have no closets so, I wanted to put a built in there in the corner either way, it's for arts/crafts/hobbies etc. >Cheat floor levelling The proper way would be to open up the boards and mate a new joist to the old ones but at the right height, it's slightly more involved than the repair I chose. Floor isn't squeaky at all..- Started by screwing all the boards down- All has PL adhesive between wood - Larger gaps were spray foamed - There is 1/4 surply plywood stapled across it all>Fixer upperIf you are going to live in it, yes, go for it, but get an inspection of major items like septic, electrical, plumbing and foundations. If you want to do it for profit its a gamble. This is a forever home for me, at least that is the plan.
>>2982649what the fuck am I looking at?never do anything to a house again.
Do you buy/use old or novel tools?
>>2983251I would if I knew where to find em ehhem
>>2987400Nice. Have an old shaper that was given to me. Dunno when the fuck I will ever get time to do anything with it though.
>>2987776Craig's List, Facebook Marketplace, local auctions (both in person and online), thrift stores, eBay (sort by distance and request local pickup), antique stores, estate sales, yard sales, garage sales, flea markets, word of mouth. For that last one, just let people you know that you are on the lookout for old tools. Friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, anyone you are on good terms with.
saw a hand cranked grinding wheel for sale the other day and thought about it but can't think of a reason to not just get an electric one for not that much more.
>>2983251I inherited this prototype vice grip like thing that my grandfather made some time in the late 40's early 50's. it actually works pretty good.
In short, has anyone here looked into Wolfia Globosa as a food to grow in the limited space I have. Does anyone here have experience with it, or thoughts about it in general?To get started I'm planning to grow it in a wide metal washbasin I have, covering it with plexiglass roof and mosquito net sides to keep rainwater and insect away from it. It's a small tray though, so I'd need more space to grow any significant amounts of it. All hydroponics basins I've found are made of plastic, and I'm worried that with Globosa being an excellent bio accumulator it would also be excellent at absorbing microplastics into it. I'd need a total of 4 square meters of 20cm deep water, so where could I get large, wide, non-plastic basins for it?
>>2986335Yeah I was wrong but they can become a nuisance because they thrive in runoff and shit water and proliferate faster than most other plants
>>2986381Theyre a symptom mostly of too much phosphorous often caused by sewage runoff or fertiliser/detergent in the water
>>2983927>DuckweedThe first I've heard about that plant was when I saw a thread about people discussing the treatment section of a water loop system for the plumbing of some sort of "off grid" project.
>>2986640It is indeed excellent at sucking up all kinds of things from the water - which is why I'd rather not grow it in microplastic-seeping containers.
>>2987836If stainless isnt an option you could always go with glass, with a simple wood frame around you can use the thinnest glass at some €30/m2. >>2984238Silicone aquarium caulk? Super strong no microplastics and it’s toxin free because exotic fish are very sensitive
$200 Dollar Per Barrel EditionWhat is /prep/? A general thread for all things prepping. With how turbulent things are getting, it’s better to start now than wait. Share ideas, discuss strategies, and enjoy the thread.Previous thread: None
Almost all of my canned food came from the food bank. I have like 12 milk crates of soups and vegetables and beans. Maybe only one crate of meat fish but I can mix those too make a meal.
>>2983805>What you eat but four times over.brb filling my basement with hot n ready pizzas and mcdoubles
>>2985765Honestly they will probably last 20 years without any additional preservation and be as good as the day they were purchased. You did it anon! You're a real deal prepper now!
someone's got to have a megatorrent of literature on this right?
>>2983802Prepping for what?
is it even worth trying to replace a front door by yourself?1950 home, door is not standard size and hasnt been replaced in forever. also has a screen doorthe youtube vids make it look manageable, the comments make it sound virtually impossible. ofc there is also the issue of time limit since its my front door. here in los angeles the labor premium seems to be 2k or so, making this a difficult decision
>>2982942It's easier than what most of these schmoes would have you believe. If it's a starndard size then drop-in is simple. If it's not, then you'll have to do some custom work. A mortise router, a couple templates, a drill, a mitre saw, and maybe a skilsaw and you're goid to go. t. former door installer
>not even making the door just replacing >people needing a whole router for simple mortising
>>2987108OP is asking how to install a door. It's a pretty safe assumption he hasn't done this before and therefore probably has little to no experience with mortising for hinges, let alone freehanding it. Think before you speak and you'll avoid coming across as a dipshit and an insufferable twat.
>>2987108Yeah, someone can just dremel those out for them at OP's makerspace.
>>2987846how hard is fitting a rectangle in a rectangle and not using a power tool is much simpler woodworking isn't rocket science moron
