For those of you who deal with humidity rust in your un-A/C'd garages and storage rooms, how do you handle it?I've tried preventatives, but they don't seem to work much better than doing nothing. I've also done de-rusting things with chemicals, but I don't want to have to do that constantly.What do you do anons? I have airtight boxes and bags but that simply doesn't protect everything.Thanks.
God I love living in a desert, except for the lack of water for crops and pasture...
>>2888868I second the dehumidifier. I try to seal up my garage as well as I can, then run a large dehumidifier, catching the water in a 5 gallon bucket with a lid There have been times when I've had to empty the bucket every week or two.
>>2888823This, camphor is the bees tits. I live on the coast and there's a constant salty sea breeze by my shop. All my tools kept rusting in my box until I chucked a couple of these bad boys in each drawer. Never have any issues now.
>>2889219> you're not going to have like, liquid on the surface of steel unless you're below the dew point. If you get very very close to a surface the vapor pressure becomes different so you do get tiny small film of whatever vapor the air contains that allows rusting but only if the vapor pressure in the air is low enough for the film to sustain.
>>2889385There are not too many places on the planet where you can everything, sad to say.Even in places with both low humidity and moderate temperatures, you're likely to be threatened by some natural disaster or another.Anyway, I bought a dehumidifier with a drainage hose. It won't be hard to use.I probably can't answer every question / comment but:>>2889416I don't have too many enclosed spaces in my garage, just open shelves and a lengthy perforated hardboard. It's a very small garage, fewer than 12' × 12' I bet.
So I got one of these. They were rentals at one point so the “brand” is unknown. They were called Zebras. The company went under so getting help to do anything is impossible basically. Because the brand is generic, shops won’t work on it. Anyone here able to tell me how to mod its electronics? -remove gps without it making the bike unrideable(I suspect that was a security thing that would make it stop working)-mod it somehow to allow for more speed (caps at 25)-and in general I need a better battery so advice there too
>>2890187Pretty sure it’s been manufactured by Niu, probably an n1s with modifications. There will be a type sticker somewhere on the inside.Anyway the problem with these is that the motor speed controller and gps and the remote starting etc are usually built into a single PCB to prevent theft, and you may have to replace that entire unit to get it to work, and add an ignition key switch as well.If you can get the controller out you could find a Wuxi Lingbo that fits your model and doesn’t have the gps stuff. Some say the original one can be flashed over RS485 to remove the speed limits and gps lock but I haven’t seen anyone online demonstrate it
Op here, all of those things are well outta my skill range and would prolly have to ask someone who works on what could be this (model) and thx for that potential clue, but like- what kinda professional would I need? Like a guy who mods and does computer shit? Cause it sounds like I’d have to rip out everything until basically all it’s functions are just: if power- then throttle- move forward. I mean all the other basic shit too, speedometer, brake/signal lights, etc. Y’all know of nny website/places where people work on ev bikes?!
>>2890242All you gotta do is connect 2 cables from battery and 3 cables from the brushless motor and 3 cables from the throttle and 2 from the brake and then run the vesc setup tool and done. Time to git gud.
>>2890245I may have just enough skill to do that with some research.. thx anon
>>2890242https://hackaday.com/tag/ebike/page/2/
What's the easiest way to build or hold a filter to a standard walmart box fan without using a bunch of tape? Looking to make something more modular. There's a bunch of videos of people with carpentry tools who made their own housing which is really what I want, but since I'm too poor to afford any of that, I can settle for something to hold the filter and some hvac tape.Has anyone built their own 1-filter box fan hvac fan? What did you guys use?
>>2887644If it exhausts outside, can you find where it comes out? The ductwork could be all shitted up. I hit mine with one of those fluffy duster on a stick things , I had to throw it out afterwards, but I was able to get a whole ton of stuff out of there. I vacuumed as well as I could also.
>>2887650I don't think there is any duct work. The exhaust is so close to the fan(s) that I can't imagine there's room for any actual ducting in there. I'll give it a try from the outside though. Thanks for the tip.
>>2887651You're lucky then...the simpler the better. Good luck with it.
Los Angeles resident posting in here as to not start another thread while on this topicfor any of my Harbor Freight bros, I can confirm the Gerson p100 filters do fit on 3M respiratorsthey DO NOT lock in place though, a 1/4 will secure it in place and creates a seal, but turning it any further just leaves it loose and be able to be knocked offI did the basic seal check of placing my palm on the sides and exhaust nozzle and it maintained a seal around my face
>>2887655Alright, I went spelunking into the depths of it. The carbon filters had completely clogged with grease since I last checked. I have thrown them out. There 20cm or so of ducting is completely clean so no blockages; the fans just don't provide any worthwhile pressure. They're plastic impellers with shit tolerances. Turns out it's stuck on level 2 of 3 because the slide switch is old and broken. No amount of contact cleaner is going to fix the spring not pushing hard enough to make contact and a new switch is like half the price of a new hood. After removing the carbon filters it's back to providing a little bit of suction but it still sucks and it always will. I should just replace it with something that isn't factory-made e-waste.
My father wasn't around when I was growing up.I thus have zero handy skills.Please tell me what i should have been taught.
>>2889535>>2889613Funny knowing I wasn't the only one growing up like this. He taught me a lot of what not to do and be. Thankfully I guess I paided good enough attention holding the flashlight because I know how to do about 75% of most repairs. All that stress made me really chill though. Funny enough I wonder if I'm being to easy on my kids now.
>>2889535>teach yourself bit by bit my nigga. Something breaks, fix it, something you dont like, improve it. There's no reason to not be able to self teach in today's age. Books and youtube existThis sort of.My old man fixed shit at work all day so had no patience to deal with a kid most of the time. And I probably learned more without him around because I became the man of the house at like 11 years old when my mom had to boot his ass finally. I wouldn’t have been replacing bathroom fixtures or painting a whole house before I was in high school if I had a dad who reliably paid child support. Only real lesson I remember learning from him is that plumbing and automotive is always the worst becsuse every job is guaranteed to be dirty with a bunch of rusty and seized parts.
>>2890159This reminds me, I’m constantly fixing shit for the neighbor kids and I don’t understand it half the time. Like these kids across the street, one is 11 and the other is 8 I think, and there’s 3 adult men in the house… the dad, the uncle, and the grandpa. They leave their bicycles out in the rain to the point where the chain and freewheel is seized up and nobody over there has half a can of WD-40 to dump on it? And the one kid can barely ride his bike because the chain guard is all bent and rubbing on stuff and the tires are flat. The chain guard was 3 phillips screws to remove, and I bought them a $12 bike pump from Walmart after the kids rang my doorbell like a dozen times in a week to pump up bike tires and footballs and stuff.And then this other kid who is a funny little fucker with a big titty Brazilian mom, she has some gelled hair fuccboi boyfriend who lives with them and I’m pretty sure dude works and plays Call Of Duty or Fifa like 24/7 based on the box for the gaming chair that blew into my yard. That kid was kicking around a half full water bottle because he didn’t have a soccer ball, and this little kid is impressive at soccer, even though it’s gay. Like the kid had a ball and was out running around playing soccer every day, and then he wasn’t out there for months, how do you not drop $9.97 on a new ball when he pops his?Also I taught all of them how to fish a couple months back.
Knew nothing. Became an electrician.Father an auto mechanic (ASE master); wish he should me how to change oil.Plumbing skills as far as turning off the main and snaking a clog. I think installing p-traps are useful.Electrical. Getting a Non-Contact tester and turning off the power to do any electrical work. Black to black, white to white. Ground bond to any metal parts. The ground wire turns off the breaker, and needs a pathway back. Black is hot. Neutral is the return path back to the source; neutral carries any unbalanced phase power back.Concrete. Concrete forming, getting height with rotary laser, compacting base, mixing concrete, pouring concrete, and finishing concrete. I feel like that's a DIY skill that Mexicans are charging 6k for nowadays.
>>2890392>Black to black, white to white. Ground bond to any metal partsThis reminds me of something funny. Back when I was in like middle school, my mom decided to have the floors and kitchen redone and the inside repainted by her friend’s boyfriend who was a general contractor. Like any good contractor, he needed an extra $20k to finish the job and started taking other gigs before ever finishing our house. So the back of this house was an addition built by my alcoholic grandpa, and then no telling what my alcholic dad had done to this house since then. I found empty Schlitz cans behind the drywall in the laundry room. We had this 50” projector TV before LCDs and Plasmas were becoming a thing and GC guy moved it and must have done something with this outlet for a drywall repair. He hooked it back up using the logical wire colors, and blew out the TV. It became a big blame game of GC guy like “Why the hell would anybody wire things like this?” and my dad from his apartment a few towns over like “Why would you ever hook up a receptacle without confirming the wires with your meter first?”I’m sure the wiring was boomer’d real good but GC had to pay for the repair bill on that TV in the end.
Any anons experienced in flatscreen tv repair? Model in question is a 2012 Phillips 46PFL8007/12The Panel is always overlaying vertical lines of different color in random spacings, there are ~11 lines present.Afaik the model is not prone to have the loose cables, so how do i diagnose this fault to the mainboard or the display? Mainboard spares are still available but rather pricey.
>>2889218then chuck it.
>>2888814I had an old Philips that did the same.It was a loose connection to one of the LCD segments.Reconnected and it was fine.>>2888816>>2889114Op is clearly in some yuropoor shithole and can't just consoome more chinesium.
>>2888814>Model in question is a 2012 Phillips 46PFL8007/12Oh man. Our old 42PFL7606H still works. First and best LCD TV we ever had. No more good LCDs, the good shit is all OLED now.>The Panel is always overlaying vertical lines of different color in random spacings, there are ~11 lines present.There is no repair for that.>>2889114>The stereoscopy/dual image and backlight bullshit makes the panels weird and obscure and not worth fucking with. If it was a normal TV from a decade ago it would be different.What the fuck are you on about? Being weird and obscure (and NOT MADE ANYMORE) is EXACTLY what makes shit worth fucking with!
>>2888814I'm normally a repair dude but that's a shitty old Philips TV.There are literal TONS of far better TVs in the locals every fucking day and often even for free since many just want to get rid of their old TV and look for someone to still have some fun with it.I'd just look for a good second hand one for next to nothing and bin that old Philips pile.
>>2888814screen crackedcheaper to get a new one
Hello,I have some outdoor events happening this year. usually i am sorting out the equipment myself but the biggest concern is resonance/vibrations making the needle jump off the vinyl record. i was thinking about ways to stopping that issue.I thought about putting the table on top of something i will build myself. the design is pic related. sand filled in a frame, which then has a thick layer of rubber, on top of the sand, inside the frame, then put the table, on top of the rubber layer. do you think this will work. there is a carnival happening so events systems will be loud.
>>2889698OP made no mention of the brand of turntable he is using.
>>2889774one idea my friend had about the concrete frame part, is that it comes in pieces that slot together, so its easier to carry. he said using rebar (metal rods) should give the pieces the strength they need to>>2889698>technics have damping built inyeah, that doesnt really mean much when playing on large systems. have you ever used technics outside of a purpose built indoor club booth or at home? no, judging by your comment lol
double pane glass
>>2890178how will that stop the vibrations coming through the floor, up the table under under the turntables?
>>2889487Squash Balls, halfed. The Oldschool way.And a stone table below.Not sure in which league you are planning soundwise ?! For regular setups this above should do the trick. Just not if you are a bit nuts like me ;). So if your setup can float metal ashtrays and creates blurred vision - then you need more :D.
I was replacing a seal on Bosch washing machine and am now unable to close the door. I believe it is because of lock pin (is that the right word) which is in the middle as opposed to at the bottom. Any clue? Hesitant to redo the whole thing.
I decided to unassemble. The lock still appears closed.
I pull done smth which i understood helps to unlock, no change
>>2889816Maybe a stupid question but did you reconnect the power
>>2889816I unlock by cycling programs (electrically and indirect), maybe you have a short "dry" program like "centrifuge only"? I can unlock mine with the buttons / dial alone, it's finnicky but totally possible.Make sure that IF you have to let it do a dryrun with the door open / fake-closed, kids (or women smfh) can't go in the room with it.
Oh and the lock clicks pretty loudly when it unlocks, so that's your goal make the lock click with the washer controls, then push / pull / firmly jiggle the lock pin (it probably rotates, linear pin of the same strength would be more expensive and cost more space).
Hello people... any full proof ways of 1. cleaning a shitter and 2. getting rid of cigarette smoke? The toilet is "clean" but I cannot remove what looks to be rust/shit/whatever stuck at the bottom. I've tried vinegar to no avail. As for the smell of cigarette smoke, IDK how to remove it. I've heard baking soda and/or vinegar but how to apply it, etc. Jewgle is full of shit. >pic unrelated
>>2888509You’re fucked on the smoke, the tar is embedded in every surface of every room you’ve smoked in. You could maybe steam clean the furniture, drapes, and carpet. Repainting the walls may help make a layer the smell can’t penetrate through.
>>2888514Put one of those dishwasher detergent bricks in there and wait 12 hours, then give 'er with a toilet brush. Repeat until sparkly.
>>2888514That’s urea build up. The yellow let it mellow crowd is responsible for this.
>>2888516This. Cheapest and fastest.
>>2888509>getting rid of cigarette smoke?wash the walls with ammonia and a mop. its going to come off the walls like black blood. >toiletuse clr and let it sit overnight undisturbedget the Mr. clean style melamine sponges to get shit off everything. >>2889444ammonia chemically breaks the tar and nicotine from surfaces. I've cleaned wood paneling to like new with it.
Working Dog, does not sleep in our bed. we do let him come inside and sit with us for coffee after his night shift is over. he is able to see his flock & back pasture out the window, while "on break" so it works to everyone's advantage. he is tipping 76kg and sized to match, so it was crowded.we wanted some additional trunk-style storage for blankets and such. figured we could make it dual-purpose and not have the awkward lid to deal with. we will make and install one full-size drawer. I'll get that sorted next weekend.all materials: Lumber, Fasteners, glue, pad & blanket were recycled from previous use or demolition at work. zero cost. 5.5hrs invested.
>>2887847You're a weird dude...
>>2887878That's plenty of clearance for a stove as long as you keep the door closed.
>>2886165>working dog>dog isn't with herdYou realize the purpose of the working dog is to have him bond with the animals right?
>>2890099>You realize the purpose of the working dog is to have him bond with the animals right?What if his wife is the animal he wants the dog to bond with... Yjk.
>>2887847hehe doggo
Probably not the best board to post this, but I couldn't find any better ones.I thought my house had a typical gas fireplace, but when I finally go to use it I now see it's a "log lighter" and everyone online is like "oh noes, can't use that to heat a house!!!11!"Is there any legitimate risk to using a log lighter to heat a home assuming I pay attention and don't let it go out and just dump unburnt gas into the house? I only intend to use it if the power goes out and I have no other options and I don't want the pipes to burst or die of freezing. I could also boil a pot of water on the stove as well I guess, but that's probably even more dangerous overall.
>>2889333>op here I have this thing but I dont want to use it for its intended purposes, because I, op, am a fag, Im looking for the best way to do everything the wrong way in an emergency
>>2889335Sure, let me just burn my house down and ruin my living room with ash for the 10 days a decade I need to use non-electric heat. Stop being Reddit and answer within the confines of the prompt.
>>2889388>answer within the confines of the prompt.you are an idiot. go ahead and do it. find out.
>>2889429Another Reddit response. Just admit to yourself you don’t know and STFU and let people that DO know something useful talk.
>>2889333just get a regular gas heater and> Also, if the flame went out but the gas was still on, I’d smell the natural gas long before it got dangerous, right?You get the kind of valve that closes when it’s cold but can be manually pushed opened to start the fire. I don’t know what it’s called in english. If you’re Jerry rigging it then make sure it works > Like what kind of retard just lets a house fill with gas until an explosion happens?About 300 yearly in the US alone
My kid is huge into these Calico Critters. I bought her a house set for her 5th birthday last month and I'd like to build her some scenery for it. Problem is I have no clue what materials to use. I can find unlimited pictures of what others have made but never any materials or crafting builds. I figure it's similar to tabletop games like 40k but people don't tend to make cute little ponds and hills, they prefer ruins and blown up houses and ripped apart bodies. I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks
>>2889897>>2889898>>2889924Thanks anons I will be following each of your suggestions, have a great night
Model railroad guys probably have a lot of ideas you could use or at least get you thinking about other stuff you could use.
There's lots of options for materials and people who do modeling and dioramas pride themselves on repurposing oddball stuff...as another anon touched on, scale is what dictates what's best, looks wise.It doesn't have to be perfect and fantasy settings can benefit a lot from distorting scale like assuming the creatures and house are in scale with each other you could make the surrounding landscape and trees and other elements slightly oversized at that scale so the house and figures appear extra diminutive and cute...the reverse is how they did all the Godzilla models, so a man in a rubber suit looked like he was hundreds of feet tall next to them.Once you get that sense of scale it will be easier and easier to see and think of what might be best for certain effects and to mimic certain materials.For building up terrain, a go to material is Homasote board (pic related)...its sort of Iike paper egg carton but thick, easily cut and also torn, chipped, split, carved, sanded, torched, etc. to create random surfaces that mimic stone and other hardscapes. Model train guys use it a lot; it's soft but absorbent so paints and glues will soak in and create a tough exterior. Paper mache' is another way to make big hills and other shapes, and can be similarly toughened up with coatings.Other suggestions offered are good, I'd add Foamcore and styrene sheet, clear takeout food containers are good for "glass" and often have interesting ribs and other shapes that can mimic things at scale.If you have any specific shapes or items you want to do I can probably help with ideas.Hobby Lobby type craft stores have tons of things that can work, and some Dollar Stores have pretty good craft sections too.
>>2889894You might have better luck with model train people. They get super nerdy about the scenery. I guess the one issue is durability since they aren't very rough on the stuff I don't know how well the trees and stuff would hold up.
>>2889894Google model train sites that sell that type of stuff. There's channels on YT of guys that do elaborate HotWheels car sets with buildings and trees and shit.
I bought a post-exposition nailgun in a bid, but it came in with an air leak. it looks new, but when I plugged it in to the compressor, there's a hiss near the trigger. it still shoots. Can it be fixed or should I just send it back? I'd rather not return it, because I got it for less than 20$ with a case and a few k of nails and staples
>>2887361>but I'll be able to find*but maybe I'll be able to find
>>2887361Sweet! O-rings are easy to source. If you have (most places do) a local industrial supply or hydraulic shop bring in the tool with rings and seals removed so they can hook you up. Another way is buying an assortment of Viton or Buna rings online for pocket change then using what works. Tool makers normally use standard sizes. You should have little difficulty sourcing parts and will learn useful things in the process.
manual staplers can send pins too right
>>2890161>manual staplers can send pins too rightSome of them can. Look up the specs of the specific stapler you are considering or already own and it should tell you what it will or will not shoot.I have one of those 18 gauge finishing nailers from harbor freight. It'll shoot 2" brad nails, 1" brad nails 1/4" crown staples up to an inch long or so and T-head brads. Pretty handy little unit especially considering how dirt cheap it was.
>>2890165i looked up the cheap amazonbasics one and it shoots 5/8" pins
I painted this in about 2 hours. 3rd thread I've shared it in. Just think it came out nice.
I dont do minis, but I do build models
>>2889944Yeah but 90% of my hair is unpainted unbuilt Which is what I’m told most people into warhammer
>>2889944>>>/tg/94835333
>>2889944>Anyone here paint miniatures?I'm not an incel so no.
>>2889988you wot?
Decorative concrete expert here. Will be posting some of my work from last season.Wishing all the tradies a good year this year, except electricians, yall are nerds.This is a wood stamp I did, came out absolutely stunning.
What is the sealer made of? Does the stamping make it not necessary to cut relief lines to avoid cracking or does it get cracked?
>>2888422> I plan to really push the limits of what concrete can be.
>>2889506That’s okay brother, happy to inspire you! My customers tend to be fairly wealthy but I fully understand the need for your products and I support you creating a premium product inspired by my stamped concrete. That’s actually awesome asf and I respect your niche. I hope to see some of your experiences posted here!
>>2889523It gets cracked without relief cuts, I always cut the ones I pour.
>>2889566Concrete and stained glass.
How all yall keep projects organized and structured?
>>2886284lol where do you think you are?
>>2886284Do tasks in their proper order and don't start the next one until the current one is fully complete.
>>2886321If thats ADHD I must be one of them. Where do I get my prescription meth?
>>2886284I have a spreadsheet of shit I need to do. sometimes I look at it to remind me.
>>2886284>How all yall keep projects organized and structured?8931 markdown files in obsidian
