I've replaced a broken ribbon on my blinds and now I have to cut the loose end down a bit and fix it in place, so it doesn't slip out. The original ribbons have a fixed loop that this one doesn't have. I thought about stapling it together, but that will weaken the ribbon. Any better ideas?
tape bro
>>2828563Any adhesive will fail during the morning heat on this side of the house.
>>2828529>>2824238
Post /diy/ related tips and tricks
>>2824152Combine the two (Foam board frame with stretch wrap/vinyl on either side) for a triple frame window effect. Can add some felt if crooked and have air gaps.
>>2826413vinegar is acid, if it's 30% that's strong enough to kill plants and dishwashing liquid makes it stick to the leaves. so why would this be a troll?
>>2823814>so my wifeThis is reddit talkAlso the reason we don't use this simple low cost mix for weedkilling is because new weeds grow out before the current ones are done dying.
>>2828906You're describing roundup
thats mustard gas isnt it
How much does it cost to have temperature control my room?
>>2827922You're not giving anywhere near enough info for literally anyone, online or offline, to answer that question, OP.
Less than $200.https://www.walmart.com/ip/Midea-6-000-BTU-115V-Window-Air-Conditioner-with-Comfort-Sense-Remote-up-to-250-Sq-ft-White-MAW06R1WWT-T/
>>2827922Why don't you ask temperature that question, doofus
>>2827922Assuming you have a central HVAC system controlled by a thermostat:Buy some thermostat wire.Remove the existing thermostat.Splice on to the ends of the existing thermostat wires.Extend thermostat wires to the room in question.Reinstall thermostat in that room.Now you have temperature control of your HVAC system based on the temperature of that room.All for the cost of like $10-$20 worth of low voltage wire.Assuming you don't have central HVAC:Install a dedicated HVAC system for that room. Like a window heat pump. Or a window mounted A/C plus a space heater.Probably a few hundred bucks?
>>2827922€9.99 at Lidl
hydrochloric acid to clear a clog?they sell 17% here, it reads on the bottle i should dilute it so i diluted it with even more water and it didn't work i feel stupidis 17% going to fuck up my plastic or pvc pipes? it's been sitting in there for like half a day now unable to unclog whatever it is that is clogging my pipes
>>2826932>hydrochloric acid to clear a clog?People normally use that for cleaning. Sulphuric acid is used to unclog drains.
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>>2826932Use hydrofluoric acid instead
>>2828833it will dissolve the clog, among other things.
I just had this coretec flooring installed by a company yesterday. They ordered it from their supplier and installed it for me. I cleaned it today since it was coated in a good bit of drywall dust from the subfloor. Just water, a mop, and bucket. I got it pretty wet, but it wasn't like I let the water sit for a day or anything. Had a shop fan running to air dry it out, and went over it multiple times with the mop and water. I did see the guys yesterday with a standard vacuum cleaner, but I don't know if that would cause this. The extra planks that are left don't appear to have these lines. I already called the company and they're going to come out to take a look in a day or two. Is this just defective LVP, or did someone fuck it up somewhere along the line?
>>2827001>>2827029Perhaps "pallet" lines was the wrong term, "blocks/shims/spacers" is basically what I mean. It could be that translating through or it might just be the manufactured "belt sander error" weather type look that barnhouse designers have shilled in 2020. Boxes don't matter when they're 80lbs and stacked 5 feet high, also doesn't help that the material in question is spongy plastic meant for warping and bending in the first place. The only reason they would even do that with vinyl is to get a forklift in between loads.
>>2826650Not that anon but,>Fuck off with your fearmongering, loser, you're just jealous of my high quality indoor plumbing. The Romans used lead pipes that how reliable they are!There, fixed that for you. That's how retarded you sound.
>>2826605It's supposed to be waterproof. A lot of plank flooring products would swell the fuck up after a mopping. Use a swiffer instead.
>>2826605The lines you see are a factory image issue. Any spots that don't come off with soap and water are probably some etching in the stamped image, and that will not come off. During construction sometimes guys spill something or track something that causes etching on a surface.In general LVP is only worth it if you buy the high end product, stuff that's $5 or $6 per square ft. All that $4 and under stuff is cheap, and will never be perfect.
>>2826637>what the fuck are those white lines between the planks? did they fill in the gaps with grout?They aren't white lines, that's light reflecting off the small curves/bevels on the edges of the planks.
Anyone had success building their own? Thinking of trying to build a fender clone, possibly a blackface deluxe reverb. The circuits look pretty simple, it's just finding parts that aren't ridiculously expensive. I'm in bongland and it looks like transformers alone would cost the best part of £200, and the valves/tubes are pricey too. Anyone have any advice on making these cheaply without sacrificing too much in the sound? What are some common pitfalls to avoid? I've done some electronics projects before and repaired a couple of solid state amps in the past but I'm far from an expert. Would also like to do as much as practically possible from scratch (homemade chassis, cabinet, etc.)
>>2826880It's not tube, but an LM486 amp circuit, 4x6 speaker and 9V battery makes a Pignose-class amp with tasty tone.
>>2826880Fun hobby. Can be. Expensive...brain set to on; keep in mind you may be able to find and repurpose line transformers for audio output in a pinch. Style of bobbin/winding should be stacked but not isolated+seperated via plastic piece of shit isolating primary/secondary. It'll work but performance may be shittier regards to freq. response and lamination type differences but very useable and I have been surprised a couple times how good they work. Being in UK you have the luck of 220V mains so finding a 9V:220V shitbrick it could be calculated for impedance ratio (sqrt of turns) >Zp = ((Vp / Vs)^2 * Zs>Zp primary impedance>Vp primary rated volts>Vs secondary rated volts>Zs speaker impedanceso>220V/12V ^2 *4ohm speaker for ex...primary impedance about 2.4k. No toroidals for audio THEY ARE JUNK. Of course going for tone you may find otherwise.IIRC, easy to find online, funwithtubes is a goldmine for info as well as the valve wizard. Happy building don't blow out someone's eardrums.
>>2827853Thanks m8 will look into it If I'm already dropping a fair bit on the project I may just bite the bullet and shell out for a decent reproduction of the fender transformers by Hammond or something. Don't wanna risk it sounding shit. It's the power transformers that are the expensive ones it seems, guessing it's harder to find a drop in replacement for those.
>>2826880antique electronic supply is having a Hammond transformer sale...
>>2828666They don't ship to bongland unfortunately. Thanks anyway, satan
Are air tools any good?
>>2827970ah yeah needle scalers are love. Especially for chipping 6011 slag! Also have a couple chipping hammers and a jack hammer that get pulled out once in a while. And a long reach floor scraper and long handled air tamper too. Also air impacts seem to hit harder and faster than electric impacts which is exactly what the Dr ordered sometimes in order to get a particularly stubborn fastener loose. Another couple favorite air tools of mine i just thought of are a handheld air vacuum. I adapt it to hydraulic reservoirs and pull a vac on them so i can pull the drain plug and replace it with a ball valve for no mess reservoir drains. I have even pulled hoses and parts off while the system is full of oil and quick-swapped them out without draining anything. And the air over hydraulic porta-power pumps that convert your shop air to 10,000 psi of hydraulic power. So cheap and so many uses!
>>2828030Yeah, you're going to be very hard pressed to get someone who is an A&P tinknocker to give up theirprized pneumatic rivet guns, and like you said, air hammers when you need them are the berries. As to impacts, I had a chance to play with a hydraulic impact wrench. Yeah, blows any air (and all electrics) out of the water but it needs a jackleg unless you want to be wearing a cast. And agreed, nothing beats a pressure/vac pot for general hydraulics fuckery. Especially if you're doing brake jobs all day, every day.
>>2827632theyre lame. definitely dont look for used industrial grade tools on ebay for dimes on the dollar
>>2827632>Are air tools any goodThey fuckin' blow
>>2827634damn, I knew it
I'm having a hard time understanding the math behind DIY air purifiers. I bought a 592mm x 592mm F7 filter (pic related, similar to MERV 13) and put it over an 80cm long box with an axial fan pulling the air through it. Producer states it does >5200m3/h + max. 125Pawhile the filter itself has an "initial pressure drop" of>110PaIn general, the thing sort-of works. I can't keep it running indefinitely because it generates 62dB and the fan gets quite hot after an hour. It pulls dust particles of any size like 30cm away from the filter but barely attracts the visible shit beyond this range.What can I do to improve it? I was thinking F7 might generate too much resistance and should probably not use anything beyond coarse G4 filters with an axial fan but I'm still not sure how to max out the range. Is it high static pressure or large volume of air per hour that I should be looking for?
>>2828586>the max. operating temperature listed by the manufacturer is 60°C (or 40°C with RPM regulation)That's maximum *air temperature* the fan it specced to work in.>blows air in a very wide cone for some reason.Axial fans with restricted intakes tend to do that. The lower airflow results in the exhaust stream picking up significantly more sideways momentum than forward.Anyway, if you don't actually have specs for that filter, I'd go back to my initial suspicion of an axial fan not being enough. The low maximum pressure capability of axial fans inherently limits them to fairly coarse filters with low pressure drops. Anything else is going to be paired with a centrifugal blower. That's just suspicion, though, and it might be fine as-is. No real way to know unless you measure. An anemometer and manometer is cheap enough/diy-able.
>>2828591>That's maximum *air temperature* the fan it specced to work inOh shit, I'm a retard then. In that case it should be fine.I posted the filter specs earlier, it's supposed to be 110Pa when clean and it *does* work, somewhat. I see quite a bit of dust on the bottom of each pocket and the whole thing looks dirty. I guess I was just disappointed by the fact that it's infinitely better at kicking shit up with the exhaust air than pulling dust towards the filter. Still, having a fan blowing directly at the floor is probably a bad idea as it does a great job distributing floor dust all over my desk and shelves :|
>>2828586If the fan is getting too hot with the size (size as in density) filter you want, you may be able to slow it down as well. If we’re just talking about an indoor area like a room or even an apartment, it probably doesn’t need many air changes per hour to keep things clear, since you’re probably not going to be creating a ton of dust nonstop, or tracking in a ton of pollen all the time. I got a decent air purifier a few months ago, and it’ll run hard sometimes when I have the doors and windows open for an extended period, but after an hour or two it slows way down since it’s already got most everything cleared. Maintenance loads for indoor areas isn’t all that high, you many not need a very large air capacity since it’ll be running nonstop at a single speed.
>>2828604>it's supposed to be 110Pa when cleanAgain, that doesn't MEAN anything on its own. Pressure drop is velocity dependent.There won't be as much drop with lower air flows, and there will be more with higher flow.>it's infinitely better at kicking shit up with the exhaust air than pulling dust towards the filter.That's what you want. That's how it gets things into the filter. It will stabilize after a while. If it doesn't, you have some serious vacuuming/sweeping to do.Really, though, you're getting way too autismal about this without going all-in. Either call it good and let it do its thing, or get some measuring equipment, make some charts, and drag out your iteration process into a 15-minute YouTube video like normal.>>2828737>you may be able to slow it down as wellThat's liable to actually make it hotter. That's why the maximum working temperature spec is noted to be less "with RPM regulation".
Use more filters so the air can flow relatively freely. Use the fan to push air through the filters, not pull. And vacuum your shit before you try and clean your room with an air filter.
Hey I locked my keys in a 2010 Skoda Yeti. Anyone know how to get it open? A window would do, I can easily reach the keys.
>>2828000GIVEITBACKDEQUARIUS
Ask a real man to do it for you.
i just leave my car unlocked all the time, never had any problems
>>2828452Canadian here, what's it like living around white people?
>>2828485some whites are degenerate too, but overall it's pretty nice
What's the best roofing material??
>>2828393except multi-floor buildings are made nearly completely of concrete and engineered for all that weight. A single story dwelling generally isn't designed for that because it adds so much cost to reinforce the foundation and walls to hold up a heavy roof and it still looks like an ugly bunker. Then on top of that when cracks do develop, you as the homeowner have to hire a specialized concrete repairman to maintain the stupid thing.
>>2828420>A single story dwelling generally isn't designed for that because it adds so much cost to reinforce the foundation and walls to hold up a heavy roofnta but this looks like a new construction so presumably they took this into account. and i don't think the weight of such a roof is going to make that much of a difference relatively speaking considering the whole weight of the buildingbut yeah if your house is made out of the cheapest pine and OSB then probably not the best idea, but if you use real materials like brick or concrete blocks i don't think it's going to matter much except being expensiveanyway, i don't really see the point unless your neighbourhood gets leveled every year by F5 tornadoes or you live in gaza or something
>>2828530Bingo, living in a bomb shelter above ground only makes sense when you're expecting bombs (or tornados)
>>2828530>anyway, i don't really see the point unless your neighbourhood gets leveled every year by F5 tornadoes or you live in gaza or somethingin some places concrete is cheap, and it is way less work than properly doing it in some other waysalso some people have an obsesion with making shit the strongest possible even if it doesnt make sense at allt. my uncle did that to his house, was a mix of both reasons i gave
>>2828420if you look at the pic the walls are also reinforced concrete casted into forms, there's no load bearing problem, it's built like bunker but doesn't need to look like a bunker if you cover it, it will be pretty and strong
>>2823474After the second time it's no longer an accident, quit kidding yourself
>>2823392How do u think magnets r made?
>>2823800Underrated
>>2827174If the pic was real EDP isn't circumcised either.
>>2823436We all did, well the lucky ones did.
I want to build a greenhouse along the side of my house like such. Is this a good idea? Would I encounter problems by building it so close to the fence/house?
just make some cold frames or min pollytunnel
>>2828249Make sure you get permission (unlikely) from your landlord. Many don't allow new construction on their rental properties.
>>2828409>>2828303>>2828295>>2828275the grass that's growing there is the thickest on the lawn. I took the photo in the late evening when the sun is going down, so it's only partial shade. I also want to store tools there like a shed, but I don't want to block the light of the windows so i figured a greenhouse would be ideal. i think I may just go with an off the shelf polytunnel. I need 40 ft but I guess I'll just join 2 20 ft ones. It shouldn't be too hard
>>2828249>shady ass greenhousesure, if you are going to grow mushrooms only, it would be perfect
>>28284184 months later: hey /diy/, need help building a soil elevator. Any tips?>Please wait a while before making a post.
How do you become not retarded mechanically? I've always thought maintenance people were so awesome but I don't have that kind of brain
>>2826750Thank you anon
You need to breathe zyklon B
>>2823755Take some kind of formal training and ignore the haters since it's the fastest most effective way to begin. I recommend auto shop courses at your local community college since if you can work on cars you can work on most anything and what you learn will save you far more than the course costs.
Was the head of maintenance at a 200 unit apartment. After a few years pretty routine stuff.The problem…PEOPLE to be more specific WOMEN. Most were very nice and thankful.Two in particular were insufferable. I carried my phone with video running thank god because it saved my ass. The hours suck being on call.Awakened after 2 hrs sleep to plunger a shitbfilled toilet etc… Never again, granted it paid well…not worth it
>>2823755>try fixing/making things>break them and fuck them up>notice what caused previous step>don't do it again>repeat until you're good at it
tell me about how your body is fucked up. i'll go first>knee pain from falling off ladders>random back pain on my left side >left hand is seriously fucked, i assume from swinging a hammer a billion times. hurts pretty much every second of every dayhbu?
>>2820584If you got back issues try this.Go as far as you can at first.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BOTvaRaDjIThank me later.
>knees weak>palms sweaty
>>2820584>sciatica from tripping backwards over a log>fucked up hands from boxing without gloves
>>2828037my arms feel heavy
>>2820584Fell out of a truck while furniture moving, missed the ramp had surgery a couple month ago but the bones haven't fused back yet :/ thankfully ill be able to get the nails and plates removed once it hopefully heals otherwise im fucked. Also damaged my knee after an awkward landing while doing a handstand haven't been to the doctor or got it scanned yet but my left leg extension is far weaker now. Hasn't resolved itself yet so I am skeptical that it will
What are the preferred methods to removing weeds and ensuring new ones aren't going to grow back? I have no issues with using a mixture of diesel, glyphosate, dish soap, liquid (or solid?) clothes detergent, or other shit. No, I do not plan on growing anything remotely close to my house, I have 5 acres in the back for that, I just need an area of 10 feet from all sides of my house cleared out for stones, and also to prevent more annoying cunt weeds from popping up on my gravel walkway. Suggestions? Mixture ratio recommendations? Alternate methods?
>>2828157How much area do you think a person would normally be interested in de-weeding?
>>2827452This anon don't put down rocks maintenance hogs. Just use plastic.
>>2824606Salt and industrial vinegar have always worked well for me. The 30% stuff, not the 5% cooking stuff at the grocery store.I also layered a weedmat with some waxboard boxes (you can ask your local grocery store, lots of produce gets delivered in it and it all goes in the trash) and more weedmat on top. It blocks moisture and light, just make sure it's tilted away from the house a bit. Cover with small rocks (NOT sand or small pebbles) and anything that tries to get going will have nothing to grip to and you can pull it out real easy. Just stay on top of keeping leaves out of it so they don't decompose in the rocks.
>>2825370Clover is very good if you still want something growing. Mix of Dutch, red, and subterranian makes a very stable weed free "wild" looking yard about a foot high. As for cardboard get waxed board like they use for broccoli, regular cardboard decomposes in rain and actual feeds the soil, waxboard is much sturdier and totally blocks water and light.
>>2827247Get the wooden one, way sturdier and half the price
