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>>2968869low quality bake
every time i buy some shit in a store it's broken or otherwise non-functional right out of the box. if i start threatening literal murder/arson/terrorism at the store counter when i buy stuff will they give me the secret "actually works" stock they give to boomers
>>2968936It's one of those manifesting tricks, you have to believe the next piece of shit you buy is going to work forever. I know it sounds fake and gay but it starts working. I've had to send back like 2 of the last 300 things I've ordered.
what is this crud that was locking the nut tight onto the threaded spindle? it was a pain to remove the propellor, but it was very easy to put back on. the pump looked free of debris but no longer makes the loud noise since i put it back together.i worry the crud on the threads was necessary to hold the propeller in place.wat do? red loctite?regarding this pump>>2968840
>>2968956i find the opposite. every time i'm hopeful it doesn't work and the few times i order online it's the one time it takes like a month to arrive (literally happened to me recently, I ordered some bike stuff in fucking NOVEMBER and only got it last week)I am going to start killing
>>2968936What the he'll are you buying that is so badly quality controlled?
>>2968869What are my options for soundproofing apartment walls? Has to be no permanent, it’s okay if it has to nail into the wall though I can patch any small holes. Landlord is okay with this and it’s possible landlord will want it to stay (landlord is family).>move into sister / BILs old place when they buy their first home>they swear neighbors were always quiet for the most part>hear one neighbor slamming shit constantly always after 5pm whole building shakes and pretty sure they on another floorNot much I can do about that>neighbor next to me is a 45+ year old woman and she has a small rat dog that barks if I make a sound, hear her always sliding something around sounds like wheels on the wall pretty sure it’s somehow cooking related>will hear her fight with her boyfriend sometimes, screams at him dudes always chill, she’ll yell “GET THE FUCK ASAY FROM ME”>will hear them having convos>yesterday, no idea what this was, she sounded upset but started banging something on my wall like a dozen really fast bangs as if pounding a rock against the wall in angerObviously this means they can hear me too, and so generally I keep quiet to be considerate but it doesn’t seem reciprocated.SO I’m looking into soundproofing to at least dampen things a bit. I like the look of wall slats, would go with the rest of the stuff I’ve been getting the wood furniture and flooring. But idk how sound proof that is or if there’s something more effective which I could use and add my own wood slats on top of to get the look I want
Humidity in my room is around 20ish %, what's the DIY 3rd world way to get that shit up to like 40%?I've got a radiator that's blasting most of the day and at first I bought an 200$ evaporative humidifier off amazon but the fucking water pump broke after 2months, luckily refunded that shit and I'm not exactly enthused about buying another one
>>2968869I bought a 4 stage reverse osmosis filter, and i hooked it up to my fridge. while I am getting good pressure out of the storage tank, the line going to the fridge has a steady stream, my fridge will only dispense about 6-8oz of water before turning off. i have to reset the cup and go at it again.before the osmsis filter the fridge would dispense water as long as you held a cup there.what is causing the fridge to turn off? obviously there is less water pressure, it should just flow slower.maybe its the fridges own filter, its brand new. is there a way to bypass it? its pic related, can I just loop the intake and outtake?
>new to the company >Work in teams of two>Just a handful of employees overall >Everyone is off work but me>Have to go to jobsites alone and have no idea on how to do the job>All that responsibility for and getting paid minimum wageHow do I handle this shit? It will be a shit show and I'll probably end up being a neet again.
>>2969025>Have to go to jobsites alone and have no idea on how to do the jobyour company sucks ass and your boss is a moron for sending a fng out to customer sites. this will do nothing but destroy customer reputation and loose work>All that responsibility>getting paid minimum wagethis is basically a case of not your problem. do what you can but dont fuck anything up. pal up with anybody on site and carefully explain the situation without slandering your company too much and you might get poached for a better offer
>>2969027>boss is a moronAbsolutely, I've been saying that since I came to the company.We do contractor work for a larger company and as long as someone shows up he gets paid, I think that's why he doesn't give a shit.But I'm tired of looking like a retarded bum to clients because at the end of the day it's my face there.
>>2968964You gotta convince yourself you're happy and be relentless in positivity. It can sniff out all your doubt and secret pessimism. Fake it till it becomes real, stick to it. It takes effort. If you're ready to murder over mostly Chinese junk you haven't made hopefulness a habit
>>2969012>what's the DIY 3rd world way to get that shit up to like 40%?set open pans of water on radiator
>>2969012>20% rhill trade you
if you have wooden cabinets and open shelves (basically the cabinets without the doors) built into the wall, how do you dust-proof the open shelves?
>>2969098>dust-proofThis doesn't exist.
>>2969109i was thinking along the lines of acrylic glass doors for them to at least cover them up for them not to be completely open
Can anyone recommend me some arts&crafts supply stores that ship from Europe (or Germany, ideally)?There's a small local one but the selection is quite limited and I'd like to order some stuff online
how much weaker is 3/8" or 1/4" tempered glass compared to 1/2"? I made something like pic related with 1/2" glass because I wanted one large glass top without any runners or supports underneath it. It's only subjected to typical coffee table static/dynamic weights, but the half inch glass is like 60 pounds which is pretty excessive. I was going to rebuild a version 2 table but I'm curious if I can get away with a thinner and lighter glass panel or if I should just reuse the half inch panel I have
I need some solid and straight metal rods like camera slider rails. what would you use for something like this? I need minimal sag under load which would be about 2 pounds and the rods are something like 12ft (3m) long
Is it worth the trouble to install a shower valve myself, or have the plumber do it? There is no back opening, and the cut out is fairly small. The videos make it look easy, but this has been here a while so I don't know if I'll have trouble getting the old one out.
This is a pic of my desk taken with cheap flir. The part underneath the desk is very cold, so cold that when I heat the room to normal temp, my toes still get numb (it’s 0C outside). It’s against an outer brick gable wall. I suspect there is a thermal bridge from the brick to the inside. Can I insulate this by slapping XPS sheet on the inside?
>>2969153does aluminum extrusion not work?
>>2969208that looks like exactly like what I need. I just didn't know the name of it. thank you
How long before you ask for a raise if you work trades?
>>2969246Ask your coworkers what they make first
>>2969248That's none of my business, lad.
>>2969151At one time in the past, I had a shop with display/counters.The tops were 1/4" glass and I never had a problem.1/4" is probably all you'd need.If that concerns you, go with 3/8" - 1/2" is excessive.
>>2969251Lol bullshit, that's how they fuck youAlways discuss pay with co-workers
>>2969260You're not wrong, but that's how co-workers fuck you. They always fucking lie.
I have a 13mm piece of solid aluminum rod, and I want to make its length adjustable and lockable as easily as possible. Right now I'm thinking of just finding a piece of pipe it can slide inside of and drilling a few holes for a pin I can move.
>>2969260Either way I'm waiting for the end of the month, if I don't get a raise I'm quitting.Been taking a lot of responsibility lately and actually got the job done, I ain't begging for money.
Posted in last bred and I have since baked this contraption of pipes and couplings. It leaks at the circled part about 1 drop ever 2 hours. I already replaced both couplers twice but still I keep having this tiny leak when the system is pressurized. Is there any way to seal it from the outside? Is flexible house an option here? The couplers are like 2mm out of alignment now
any tips on how to DIY landmower with rs755
>>2969558Buy a spindle assembly for a riding mower. Bolt it to a pushmower frame. Attach to motor with pulley and belt combo. Attach battery on the back of the mower.
>>2969556Since you're using copper lines, it's possible to make an offset on the bottom line to put the fittings in correct alignment.You'll need soft copper and a piece long enough to facilitate the bends.Cut to length and install...
>>2968961check pump rotation and thread direction, it will most likely be self locking without need for any loctitethat crud is most likely just crud, some random shit that got in
>>2969153pipe of some sort, aluminium extrusionsyou don't want it solid, its more bendy and springy
>>2969556>1 drop every 2 hoursThat'll seal itself with corrosion after a while.
My sink drain pools water around the outside lip of the drain plug and grows black gunk there. What's the solution?
>>2969593Pull it out and reinstall it properly.
>>2969556Any reason you didn't use teflon tape on it?
>>2969580Thanks, I tried, but whatever I do seems impossible to get millimeter accuracy in the offset and perfectly parallel ends on a short 7cm ish piece. I also tried with 2x 45 degree soldering joints but that made the offset too big and with 1x 45 deg and bending the pipe. >>2969586Cool I hope it will>>2969598Theyre compression fittings everyone here says youre not supposed to tape them as like it’s the nr 1 rule of plumbing. I could try but draining and then refilling the system takes hours (it’s the lowest rad in the house and have to move all the water to another room)
>>2969611Is it leaking from the threads or from the brass ring? You can use tape on a compression fitting so long as you use it properly and don't clog them. Or you can use pipe dope. Ideally you wouldn't have to, but obviously you have a special situation. Or just leave it. As another poster said, at that rate, it'll corrode shut in a week or so.
>>2969585thanls. I think the extrusions would be ideal. The square shape is going to be very helpful for this project.These wheels can attach to a single piece of it, and will take a lot of the complexity away.
>>2969611>compression fittings everyone here says youre not supposedfuck thati butter them fuckers up with t+2 including a little on the wedding ring so theyll crank down without galling. a compression connection requires metal deformation to seal so friction reduction is always helpful especially on chink stainless with rough threads
>>2969611>I could try but draining and then refilling the system takes hoursYou should shut off all your other radiators first so they retain their water, but honestly you should be able to do these kind of repairs with the water still on if you're quick and have a bucket. With the TRV off you shouldn't be getting that much draining at the bottom.
>>2969611>I also tried with 2x 45 degree soldering joints but that made the offset too bigUsing a street 45 for one of the elbows will give you an offset of about the diameter of the pipe.One end of the street elbow slips into the end of the other elbow eliminating the piece between them.
>>2969611>2x 45 degree soldering joints>>2969648>Using a street 45 for one of the elbows will give you an offset of about the diameter of the pipe.It would be something like this (photoshop but realistic)
I'm trying to fix some outlets in my basement that we're never wired correctly by the retarded house flipper that remodeled my house. How on earth do I actually get three 12 AWG wires to twist together? I can't get all three to twist together even with lineman's pliers, and the wire nut can't do it either.
>>2969688get jumbo sized wirenuts or use a split bolt
>>2969688>I can't get all three to twist together even with lineman's pliersUse two pliers. One to hold the three wires and the second to do the actual twisting. I usually use slip-joint pliers to grip the three together and lineman's to do the actual twisting.
>>2969693Shit, that makes a lot of sense. I'll try that.>>2969689I'm using wire nuts that are rated for up to 3 10 gauge wires, is that not enough???
>>2969694m8 I've got wirenuts where three 12 awg is the minimum get bigger nuts if you need em
>>2969695The wires all see to fit in the nut, it's just the actual twisting together part that isn't happening. I know bigger ones exist, I just didn't want to go TOO big.
>>2969695you are brown
>>2969698Nah m8
>>2969700why are your fingers so short
>>2969704Uh, they're not?
>>2969151Most glass tables are 1/4 Inch, plus I looked up a formula once for a small piece of glass I had and it came out to like 100 pounds of weight could be placed on it, so as long you aren't dropping a sledgehammer or stacking bricks on it, it should be fine for normal table use.
>>2969151Decided to look for that formula again just to make sure of what I was talking about, I might be off a bit on those numbers so here is a link to what I used. It should give you an idea of what the load limit is.https://www.fabglassandmirror.com/glass-weight-load-calculator?srsltid=AfmBOoqBpnS2v-gf1ZoXaLt0j9EcyFaQtH6XQaDDUfIWQ-l5CTKyDaK3
>>2969618>>2969632From the thread side of the brass ring. Intuitively Teflon would work so I’ll try that first>>2969648>>2969649I have looked in every hardware store around and online, they all only sell the ones that receive a pipe on both ends for some reason >>2969640I did but I got huge runs of decades old tubing, the floor is new, everything is close to the wall and I only have space for like a small dog bowl underneath the drain point.
How many years do you recon you need to actually become somewhat proficient at a manual job?
>>2969842>yearsif youre still flailing around like a monkey trying to fuck a football on a menial task after 2 days you need to try elsewhere. and thats being generous
>>2969838>I have looked in every hardware store around and online, they all only sell the ones that receive a pipe on both ends for some reasonThat's unfortunate. Home Depot and Lowes are both near me as well as multiple plumbing supply houses in my area have them and I live in rural Arkansas...Too bad you aren't near, I have several in my copper fittings box. I'd just give you a couple...
>>2969852My local lowe's doesn't carry shit as far as cpvc or copper. They are trying to force everyone to buy PEX and their gay-ass, super expensive fittings.
>>2969854https://www.lowes.com/pd/Mueller-Streamline-15-Pack-3-4-in-45-Degree-Copper-Solder-Elbow-Fittings/5004027363lowes has this shit they just hide it and the staffing is fucking incompetent
>>2969852>I have several in my copper fittings box.Only one 3/4 inch, not several unless I count the 1/2"
>>2969897what's in the bottle?
apartment management had new windows installed, which is great, but the window guys took down all the miniblinds and didn't put them back up. I figured i'd just do it myself rather than calling the management, but when i went to drill some holes (top left of the window), that material around the window is plastic and there's fucking nothing behind it. what do?
>>2968985He's probably from some shit hole.Flags would be useful on /diy/.It would prevent a lot of confusion.
>>2969898https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1053oDFfVMI wouldn't use it on a pressure line but I frequently used it to plumb TPR valve lines. When I first became aware of it, I made-up a couple connections and hooked them to a full-pressure (60-80 psi) system. They held without leaking but I still didn't trust it for long-term use so I always soldered everything except occasionally when I was replacing or reworking a drain line.
>>2969904>what do?fill the holes and demand management replace the blinds. withhold rent until they do so.
How can I repair the damage on that door? I was thinking of sanding it a bit to make it smooth, but then I'm not sure which product to use to fill it. I have an extrafine woodfiller, should I just apply it and then paint on top?
I fucking hate cleaning my house. You wet the paper towel, you wipe up the dust, then you wet the counter again to get rid of the streaks, then you have to use another paper towel to buff the streaks out. Vacuuming isn't so bad, at least i've got a power tool in hand. THEN THERES FUCKIN MOPPING. I got a chinsey powered "mop" thing that leaks water and the battery runs out halfway through, its shit. Whats a good power mopper thing? I wish it'd take milwaukee batteries, but a self-contained battery is fine since Milwaukee isn't in the cleaning business.
>>2969979>I have an extrafine woodfiller, should I just apply it and then paint on top?yes
>>2969862The web site is not the store, anon. My local does not have it. Luckily I have a local family-owned Ace that still carries cpvc and copper. Saved my ass more than once.
>>2970006the blows website as shitty as it is has never been wrong on stock for me. its usually a case of the shit being pushed back behind on the shelf or being on a completely different aisle than its supposed to be
>>2970011It's up to the manager of the store on what they order. Supposedly you can order it from the warehouse to the store via the website, but I've never tried, nor does it help when your water pipes burst and you need some obscure elbow fitting.
>>2969852>>2969862>>2969854Euro so no Lowes or hd, we’re not even allowed to view the home depot website. Found a place where they sell them but since there are never drawings I cant know much the offset will be exactly when I solder them together. I talked to a plumbing guy and he said he’d get me some alu pex couplers and pipe tomorrow and that does seem like the easiest solution for now. I know you all don’t seem to like pex but it’s not drinking water and just an 8cm piece so I think that’s the easiest good solution right now
>>2968869I'm working on finalizing my waste oil burner, for use in melting various metals in a furnace.I just learned that I need to preheat waste oil (maybe no pre-heat needed for diesel?)I don't want to spend a bunch of extra cash, and I have some spare nichrome wire. Could I just wrap the copper oil feed tube with kapton tape, and coil nichrome around it to pre-heat my oil? I need to at least get it to around 100 or so degrees Fahrenheit, with higher being a bit better. Anything too hot would melt the solder on the various fittings I've used.
>>2970019I have no real issues with PEX, I just hate that it's more or less being mandated when there is nothing really wrong with the current system. You either have to buy sharkbite fittings to blend them or adaptors, neither of which are cheap compared to a 50c pvc coupler or copper. Like now they're trying to tell people you shouldn't use galvanized anymore because the coating wears off. First off, they don't put the coating on the inside of long pipes and for another, it's the chemicals they put in tap water that corrode the zinc, not the water. /rant
>>2970022Couldn't you just take some soft copper and wrap it around your exhaust stack to scavenge heat and pre-warm your oil?
>>2970039I could do that, but I would need someway to still preheat the oil at first startup.Normally people start off with propane (for pre-heating) then switch the system over to waste oil + compressed air, but my setup provides too little air flow without modifications that would then introduce too much air for waste oil.
I made a question last thread about a faulty crt green gun and the issue came back. This is what happens:Sometimes after about one hour of usage there's a 1/4 chance the green gun either loses a lot of intensity or turns off completely and the picture becomes purple.Then, if i turn the monitor off and on immediately after, there's like a 1/2 chance it fixes itself and the image is normal.What could be the cause of this?
Some kind of small animal, probably a rat, has managed to get in my attic, run down the wall, and is now trapped in the partial former wall above my kitchen.Is it worth breaking the wall to get it out? How long is it going to stink for if it dies up there?
what do i use to clean that hard-water calcified alkali crap off the lower part of a toilet (UK)?
>>2970093White vinegar.
>>2970077>What could be the cause of this?heat
>>2970093CLR
What's the dumbest and easiest trade to get into?
>>2970087Depends. If it dries out on time no problem, but if the wall is warm it will attract flies or other bugs that will eat it and/or leak moisture
>>2970146Is it though? Because sometimes the green turns back on and works for hours. Sometimes it just won't turn back on. I also used this monitor for two years with no issues, but i moved it around quite a lot these past months and this started happening.
>>2968869How do you guys deal with people that are very insufferable and also participate in your favorite kind of DIY activities? I used to be interested in a lot of things, like 3D printing, software, electronics etc, but I kinda slowly lost interest in those spaces, because I kinda started noticing that those hobbies are infested with people who are very pushy, self-righteous and annoying, especially in regards to software. I recently wanted to maybe re-enter those spheres but i sadly started noticing them again. I asked this question a few different people and they I should rather seek therapy because I am not nearly as hated as I think I am. Are they like, actually right and I need to take my meds, or is it actually the case?
>>2970475If EVERYBODY else seems to be the problem, it's probably just you frenSorry
>>2970486No need to apologize, anon. A few years back I started my journey to become 1337 software guy, but eventually I started noticing that most software hackers and people alike very often share some very questionable opinions and have very hard time tolerating those who do not agree with them. They also tend to power-trip a lot and abuse their "powers" (lets call it that way for the same of simplicity) to ostracize people they don't like, I think you know I mean. Then I thought about taking the hardware path, and I have started noticing that hardware guys often look exactly like the same kind of people, although its not that common in this space. As an adult person, I do not really like talking about politics and stuff, but it seems to me that either the vast majority of this hacking/tech community is like this or I am just being delusional. I recently also shifted my interests to spaces filled with people that (I think) don't hate me, like knives, tools, manual labor, herbs or (regular, old fashioned) electrical engineering. I know I probably shouldn't ask those kind of questions here, but I feel like I might be wrong in this regard and most of this hate only happens in my head, even though I think some of you can agree that those high tech guys can be often very insufferable.
>>2970475All of these groups are social misfits thst can't work with others and are fucking assholes that's why. It's like going to a dnd game and being like wow everyone is a fucking nerd and can't take a joke or pickup on social queues.
I want to electrocu- wait. I want to build a lamp, using LED tube lights. However the length I need is not availble. The 288mm are to short and the 600mm ones are to long.Can I cut pic rel, an Osram LED tube T8 60cm 8W/830 G13 720lm, open and in that way shorten it? I already know that it only needs a socket on one side. The opposite side is basicalle dead and merely for mounting purposes in off-the-shelf lamps. I was hoping, that the inside is just a basic LED strip with those pre-defined cut off points every 3 LED spots.Is that possible?
>>2970581Why not just use a basic LED strip?
>>2970583>>2970583I got an old chandelier and want to have the LED tubes coming from the rewired sockets, straight up into a ceiling mounting plate.To get the desired look, I need the LEDs to be tubes.
>>2970585Well the main issue you'll have with tube lights is that they tend to be opaque on the back. I'd probably just find some kind of frosted acrylic tube that's wide enough to fit an LED filament into.
>>2970586I might have to bite that bullet and orientate that darkish "seam" inwards to achieve at least some symmetry in the design. I found that these flexible LED tubes either have gaps that are to big between the single spots, to achieve a uniform lighting with a frosted tube, or also have that not illuminated backside. My chandelier has seven flames. Bridging the ~50cm with the ideal solution would be quite expensive, I reckon, and therefore not really an option, unfortunately.For a past build I did just that - orientation the seam towards the wall. I just checked, and that seam is actually quit big, I forgot.. welp.
>>2970475people you don't like also breath air, does that mean you should stop breathing?just do your own shit why the fuck do you care that someone you don't like is doing it too?
>>2970614in terms of software, you are kinda dependent on those people, no matter what. Thats why I switched from linux back to Windows, stopped coding or tinkering with electronics. Every time I try going back I see those people, trying to pursue their bullshit on me, in one way or another. This is mostly visible in Linux community for example, when blatant pedophiles, and political activists try to tell you what to think. Thats why I wanted to become more DIY guy, although I think that some of my negative thoughts might be just caused by some mental disorder, as I recently started psychotherapy. I honestly don't know what to do at this point. I dont even have any idea for a classic DIY project.
>>2970592Can't you just buy acrylic tubing and frost it yourself?
Is there anyway to fix a keyless chuck that doesn't tighten or is replacement the only option?
bought a double wide and im taking these baton strips off the walls to fill the seam in with joint compound and then painting the room.previous owner painted over them so when ripping them off the wall its taking the paint off along with the wallpaper on the VOG panels. chat gpt told me no big deal just paint over it with a shellac based primer to seal the paper layer before joint compounding and painting. is chatgpt right? just want to double check before i buy something that is almost $100 per gallon.
>>2968869anyone have any exp with winch motors? im thinking about making a powered trailer dolly. chapgpt is saying i need around 1hp to move 3000lb trailers on pavement. I found this 12v winch motor and it seems too good to be true
>>2970639I could do that, but I don't know what kind of LEDs would work with that. As I said, I only found LED stripes that either have their LEDs spaced to far, or a not illuminated back, themselves. I also doubt, that DIY frosting (sanding/baking paper) would work better than the one on the store bought LED tubes. I built another lamp, where I diffused a light source with baking paper, but in that case the bulb is pretty far away from the lamp shade (pic related).But maybe you can point me into a direction of proper LEDs to use and a fitting diffusing technique for minimal distance between diffusor and light source.Maybe I can use a frosted tube around the Osram LED tubes, I originally posted. That might hide the darker seam.
I dream of building my house one day, and I want to build it in a very specific way: with minimal steel frame done akin to wooden post-and-beam, made of a relatively small number of thicc strong components. Just imagine a 5 meter long load-bearing "beam" without extra supports, made of steel pipes, and you'll get what I have in mind.But when I check out steel frame construction videos I always see them using shitloads of closely spaced 1.5mm thin steel profiles.Is the method that I have in mind just unpopular, or unsound?
>>2970639>>2970695I gotta add, that I can get 8 of those tubes for around 20 bucks, that's why it's a strong, first choice.
>>2970696First you have code. Also lighter materials are easier to work with.
>>2970695for full DIY, you can find "LED filament" on amazon.
Has anyone got the name of the book with all the know how on buildings up until the early 20th Century? I remember it was divided into 2 parts one masonry and one carpentry. Thanks - G.T
>>2970266From what I've observed caulking/waterproofing- G.T
>>2970696If you want your walls to be rigid you need some kind of stud at regular intervals. Also there's probably less steel in that picture than in your one 5m beam.
>>2970700>>2970799Okay, I'll assume my idea is sound and not used for non-structural reasons.These two posts provide sufficient explanation of why it is done that way. Thanks.I think I'll proceed with my design once I find a good secluded location where people can't see my insanity.
>>2970666chatgpt was right. found this boomer on youtube with a wealth of info.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inZs0ZllsU4
>>2970683You can move 3000lb trailer with a $5 10W 12V motor too, it's just going to have to be geared way the fuck down. You need to know your target speed and maximum target incline, from that you can roughly calculate how much power you will need. Much more difficult will be figuring out how to gear the motor down, or how to buy a gear motor, because no random couple hundred watt 12V ungeared motor is going to have the torque to move the trailer.But you can buy an entire trailer dolly for $200 from chinks so this might not be worth /diy/ing. You can also maybe reference the fact that the chinks have 350W motors on their stuff.
How to fix this? From what I've learned by playing with it myself, it seems turning the knob pushes a little white cone that connects two metal plates that makes this little electric stove heat up, but now the knob no longer pushes far enough / connects the metal plates. I tried pushing the bottom metal plate myself with a screwdriver and it worked, the stove started heating again, but if I stop pushing it stops working.How can I make it work properly again? My lunch and dinner depend on this.https://imgur.com/a/5Mzgka3
Someone at a store saves me about half a gallon of pickling brine a week and I would like to reduce it back to seasoning. I know you could boil it but that would cost money. What would be the best, cleanest free way to evaporate the liquid out of it?
>>2970842I'd take a wide-mouth jar, paint it matte black outside, cover the top with a cheesecloth and leave it in some well-ventilated spot next to a window. Sun is free heat.
>>2970847>a wide-mouth jar, paint it matte black outside, cover the top with a cheeseclothuse a large shallow pan (sheet pan)evaporation occurs at the exposed surface - get as much surface area as you can.
>>2970842Just drink it bro
I'm repairing a commercial fridge, and something's not adding up here.The compressor burnt out (nobody was cleaning the condenser), but, after replacing it, I was getting crazy numbers. Like 65°F SH, 50°F SC. I figured the capillary had clogged (134a system) and replaced it. But that didn't significantly change anything. Thought I had maybe managed to partially clog the cap when I brazed it in, but, after retrying, I hadn't.What the fuck is going on? I initially looked at the service manual for this model (TSR-49SD):http://www.refmech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Turbo-Air-TSR-service-manual.pdf...which shows a 950mm 1.2mm ID tube as a replacement. I dismissed it as an error because the inside of the cabinet itself is much longer than that. There's no way anything shorter than about 80" could even physically reach the evap. At this point, I've extended the liquid line up the back of the fridge so a much shorter capillary can be used, but I cut it down to about 78" (far shorter than the 108" I had the originally roughly measured at) and I'm still at well over 30°F of superheat at the evap, with another 10° or so on top of that at the compressor.Note that everything else looks good. The capillaries are the same ID. Condenser pressure, compressor current, I've even poked around with the thermal camera, it's all right around what's expected. Is it actually possible the manufacturer just horribly fucked up and specced the wrong cap tube when this thing was built? I've already spent way too long messing with this thing but it's using like $1400/yr in electric, which is crazy for how small it is.
>>2970814Thermally expanding contacts that are tuned to prevent some point of overheating. Figure out which part to bend permanently to make it work again. It's likely whatever you are doing with the screwdriver, but more.
How do we feel about using copper paste as a lubricant between plastic and steel? Some of my dear colleagues have done this, and I just feel it's very wrong, but I can't really articulate why.
>>2970954Hmm, copper is soft but it's still much harder than plastic or rubber so immediately my mind goes to causing more damage than it's preventing through abrasion
>>2969251It quite literally is your business barnacle butt.
>>2970956right? also, it's oil based. It isn't in an application that gets hot, and it is two parts that are meant to separate easily. And the instructions obviously says to use grease.
>>2970954Short answer:Copper anti-seize is generally not suitable as a lubricant for most plastics.Facts:Copper anti-seize is formulated for metal-to-metal contact.It contains metal particles (copper) plus a petroleum or synthetic grease carrier.Many plastics are chemically attacked by the carrier oils (swelling, softening, cracking).Solid copper particles can act as an abrasive against plastic, increasing wear rather than reducing it.It can stain plastics permanently.It offers poor low-friction performance for plastic-on-plastic or plastic-on-metal compared to proper alternatives.Plastics commonly damaged by anti-seize:ABSPolycarbonatePolystyrenePVCNylon (often swells or weakens)Plastics that might tolerate it (still not recommended):PTFE (Teflon)UHMWHDPEEven here, it provides no advantage over correct lubricants.What to use instead (depending on need):Silicone grease safest general option for plasticsPTFE (Teflon) grease or dry spray low friction, plastic-safeWhite lithium (plastic-safe labeled only) limited casesDry lubricants (graphite-free for plastics) dust-free applicationsBottom line:Copper anti-seize should be avoided on plastics. It risks chemical damage, abrasion, and unnecessary wear, and there are better, purpose-made lubricants for plastic components
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>>2968869Where do I get high capacity lion batteries? >Fake capacities>etc.Just go for something with decent reviews on amazon?
>>2968869/diy/, I need your help. This house was built in the 40s, and I want to build an access panel that somewhat blends in with this tile wall. The hole was made to access the shower pipes to fix a leak; and since there's already a hole through the tile, I would like to make a removable panel to have access to the shower faucet should I need to change them out. How should I do this? Should I use the basic materials that would usually be used if I were doing a whole tile job (not sure what that is. drywall and thinset?), or would it make more sense to use maybe some sort of shapeable foam and wood or clay? I was planning on holding the panel in place with magnets and hiding the seam with caulking. Though, hiding the seam might not matter since my spare tiles don't quite match the color. This is on the outside of the shower wall. This shouldn't come into any direct contact with water, but it's still in a bathroom.
>>2971022
I got permission from a railroad supervisor to get two huge bridge timbers that have been sitting at a crossing for several years. I want them for a bridge across a ditch on my property but getting them loaded is a logistical issue. I have access to a truck and trailer that would easily haul them. Hiring someone to load them would be several hundred dollars. So I've got the trailer, some ramps and a floor jack. That's about all I can think of that I already have that would be usefulIdeas?
>>2971050How big are we walking? You can get 2 ton block and tackle setups fairly cheap. Hook that up to your trailer, then get the timbers up on some short lengths of pipe, then use the pulleys to winch it up onto the trailer using the pipes as rollers. It'll take some time if you are alone, but should work.
>>2971051Like 18"x18" 12' long
>>2971050harbor freight engine hoist?
>>2971052Plan should work then. I mean, it depends how big you want to go. You can do away with the pulley idea and use a regular winch, but it's not going to help you get them back off.
>>2971050cumalong and a 6ft prybar will move mountains
>>2971023Move that towel rack up a few inches, always keep a towel on it. Ezpz.
Anyone recommendations on a decent scanner? Thoughts on Harbor Fart's Icon T7 versus something like the $300'ish Topdon units from Amazon? I know the former is wired only and doesn't even have their helpy helperton app for dummies while the latter is about $100 cheaper and has Bluetooth and a camera. I don't really care about the camera, I'm not buying it to do commercial work, but whatever I get needs to bring me up to date with modern features like live data.I've been using pic related for a long time but it looks like I'm going to be chasing a P0171 in my pop's car and everything I've read/watched says live fuel trim is gonna be helpful. Also getting a cheap vacuum gauge while I'm out today. Bonus cookies if there's such a thing as an inexpensive but decent oscilloscope too (I doubt it) so I can do shit like back probe the MAF. Basically just trying to find the balance where I don't regret the expense of tools I'll hopefully only use infrequently but also not have them be total junk whenever the time comes.
>>2971022>>2971023Put it back to original. It's been 75 years since it needed opening. If it lasts another 75 years you won't know it needed opening again.
>>2969251Technically it should be your legal right to know what everybody makesIt got so bad they had to put in regulation where the faggot business runners have to put in actual prospective salaries in the job posting, because they would offer a job and then if you're a kid they'd offer you $15 while if they like or know you they'd give you $25Needless to say the HR cunts and capital heads still find ways to skirt the regulations so they can fuck with people's pay. After all, that's what capitalism is about
>>2969412>Been taking a lot of responsibility lately and actually got the job done,Ouch. You're never getting a raise if you're already getting the job done at a lower pay
>>2970954>but I can't really articulate why.I think it's because of the material itselfThat's why you also have to be careful using metals that don't match. I've never done it, but have been told if you try and use different metals in direct contact with each other, you could cause rust and corrosion where they meet and push against each other
>>2971050A winch and a few wheeled cartsAlternatively you could try black magic
>>2971126absolutely true.
>>2969151Maybe you can put a layer of clear pvc or something else that will absorb some impact from cups and things but is still see-through.
>>2971122You can get live fuel trim on even cheap scanners, anon. Even my 25 dollar ancel ad310 does that.
>>2971123When I'm done, I'm hoping you won't be able to tell it was ever opened except for the slightly different color.
>>2969780neat but how would I interpret this if, since the glass panel is enclosed on all edges, would that not act like "infinite" support span but also zero support at the same time? >>2971194you need to be 18 or older to post here
I'm renovating my small house and it's a nightmare that all the actual living stuff I have to use everyday gets in the way of the reno so I'm thinking of "moving" to a backyard shed(don't worry its brick and relatively well insulated) for a few months to be out of the way until it's done so I would only have to use the main house for pooping/showering, laundry and refilling/dumping water(for the shed sink with a fresh and grey water jugs).However there is no electric wiring and I know jackshit about electricity so Im wondering if it would work to run an extension cord from the main house or if it would shit itself.I have pic related, it's 50m and it says it's 3G 1.5mm.My idea was to use the 4 outlets for all my needs:- small bar fridge(60W, 220-240V), would be on all the time- another to alternate between a small air fryer/induction stoveplate when cooking- another for occasional misc stuff like phone charging, water pump charging and a 400W heater for when it's really cold- another with another normal interior extension to plug my monitor, miniPC, speakers and a lamp, would likely be on most of the dayDo you think it is doable or impossible/risky and if so is there like a better extension I could buy that could take care of the job? Also, obviously the actual connections are inside but for the part of the cable running outside, is it fine for it to catch rain or would it require some kind of extra protection?
>>2971249It'll be fine. Just don't run everything at once.
>>2971251Phew, okay nice. So I reckon it's best I always turn off my PC when using one of the cooking appliances?
>>2971253miniPCs are nothing. That and your monitor are probably <100w running all out. Just don't run your hotplate and heater at the same time. Keep any load under 1500w and there shouldn't be any issues if the cord is quality. If you're worried, keep an eye on it and see if the cord is getting hot. I assume you'll only be running the heater (the biggest power draw along with your cooking plate) at night anyway.
>>2971254You got it. Thanks so much
guys I got bit of a dilemma that I need advice onI bought myself a high-shelf hilti angle grinder recently that cost me like $750 (aussie bucks), now the problem is that the battery I have for it (4.0Ah) overheats after literally 5 minutes of use. I know the battery is fine as I have a hilti leaf blower and it works without issue and no problem for ages, but the angle grinder literally makes it meltSo I have 2 options, either I get the 8.0Ah battery, which is fkn $510 and hope it has adequate power delivery, or I literally just buy myself another angle grinder on another platform I already have batteries for (hikoki/metabo)wat do?
>>2968869I have a fencing mask and a hard plastic back of head insert that set into it. It fits pretty well, but I want to add a vertical strap to ensure the top won't walk out of the mask when moving around or taking hits.Pic is a generic mask from Google similar to mine and MS Paint of my idea. My line of thinking is to mount a velcro patch to the top of my mask and rivet or screw on a velcro strap to the plastic piece. I'm not sure how to attach the velcro patch to the mask. I can see maybe sewing it through the metal mesh, but I'm wondering if there's a better way.
>>2971301Chink battery adapter from ebay
>>2971306man I'm afraid that's gonna blow it up even harder
>>2970992Nkon is good, otherwise just buy brand-name stuff and read reviews.
>>2971301Why do stupid things like that? Fucking $750 angle grinder for chinsy 4Ah batteries.Chinks sell aftermarket batteries that are semi-decent, or battery kits that you can put good batteries in yourself. If the angle grinder is on 18V platform then just buy an adapter and buy chink 8-10Ah 21500 18V batteries, they have some for Makita that are good. Or the metabo adapter if you can find one. There are also some non-chinks selling battery adapters for various brands.
>>2971317hilti use a 22v battery on their nuron platform, which is what that angle grinder usesI've just had a look and can't find an adapter for them specifcially
>>2971301>dilemmaOr you know you return the product you bought? Also how does anyone look at proper goated hilti tools (pre 2000) and look at their current products and thinks, yeah I'm going to pay premium for a product that isn't longer made from head to to in Switzerland, Liechtenstein or Germany? And I'm going to pay premium for a brand that refuses to service or provide parts for 30yo tools that simply don't die because they were that good.
would 5gal of "self priming interior flat enamel" fall under the category of latex paint? i wanna use the residual goo from the paintbrushes and bucket as latex concrete hardener.i suppose i just need to be weary of excluding non-latex based paints, eh?
Electrical question. I was cataloguing my breaker box and the line the mini split was on did not turn on after flipping it back on. At first I figured the breaker died but after replacing it it is sitll out. I am not getting power at the fuse box for the mine split either so I guess somehow I lost continuity between the fuse box and the breaker box. Am I fucked and just need to run more wire?
>>2971368There’s a much better chance if there’s a problem with wiring, it’s at the terminations. Get your meter out and find where the power really stops and make sure there’s no junction boxes that could have loose or burnt wire connections. Also check your breaker and any shutoff near the unit.
I have a spare microwave and two small piles of spare metal (one a motley collection of random scraps and one a pile of copper from things like breakers and bits of wire). I do not however have a crucible.Does anyone have recommendations for where to even look to buy one? I'd prefer to have one I can trust to not shatter within a few uses, even if I'm probably not going to be casting a lot
>>2971388You're going to use your microwave to melt scrap metal?
>>2971405No, he's going to use scrap metal to melt his microwave.
>>2971377yep I literally just tightened everything down and it worked. What a stupid fix
>>2971405I mean, hopefully. There's plenty of examples of it being done so really it's just a matter of me making sure I don't melt a hole in the microwave by letting the metal escape containment, so hopefully >>2971412 will not turn out to be correct
>>2971412>melt his microwaveThis is what I foresee...
>>2971388>>2971428Alright I went looking for the original tutorial I found and realised I had a two-step brainfart making this post>Metal won't melt in a microwave without the recommended crucible material absorbing the waves (silicon carbide, created from )...>...which makes the crucible question pointless (since the process involves making your own, which I remembered wrongly as being optional)
>>2971558>*created from powder formed then heated
This set of old coveralls had two zippers, one at the top for donning/doffing and a second at the bottom for opening them slightly to take a leak. The top one broke and I removed it. There are stops at both ends that keep it captive on both sides. Is there any fixing this?
Is it safe to run my oil-fill space heater on low, which I think consumes 600W on that setting, on an outlet in my attic that doesn't seem to be upgraded from knob and tube? I did it all last winter with no issues and the prongs in the outlet never felt warm to the touch after running for a while
>>2971594Also, maybe I should mention that Gemini said it's not safe, but I'm inclined to think any AI platform is going to err on the most extreme side of caution with any inquiry about home improvement
>>2971594I mean, just look at the wire. It's probably rated for at least 10A.
>>2968869Changed tie rods and got an alignment. Still hearing the same clunk while turning. The tie rods were toast anyways and I forgot to check if it still clunks while it was up on jack stands after removing the old tie rods.What could it be? Rack and pinion? The car steers fine and does not pull one way or the other while driving.
>>2971687Sway bar link
>>2971687Could be:>inner tie rod>sway bar>ball joint>cv jointA good shop wouldn't have checked the alignment without checking everything listed but the cv joint, but not all shops are good.
>>2971690To add, could also be a cracked spring if you have a macpherson suspension.
>>2971690>>2971692Also, a CV is usually more of a pop instead of a clunk
>>2971695WIthout hearing it, no real way of knowing what an anon designates a clack, a click or a clunk. >cv jointDefinitely a a repeated clack/click. >inner tie rodMore of a clack than a clunk.>sway bar linkMore of a remote clap.When I see 'clunk', I think of a loud sound that reverberates through the car, suggesting something connected to the spring. That would be a ball joint or a broken spring spring. This is one of those things where it might be worth the money having a mechanic put it on a lift and diagnosing. You can spend a fortune chasing the could-bes of suspension noise.
>>2971699>>2971699The inner tie rod needed to be replaced on both sides when I took it apart. I replaced both inner and outer tie rod on both sides I took it to a tire shop to get a wheel alignment and when I picked it up I asked the lady if there were any issues and she said no. She said we we wouldn't do a wheel alignment if it needed parts. The clunk only occurs when I turn the wheel. Doesn't happen when go over pot holes or speed bumps. I'll take it to a auto mechanic this time and get the suspension/noise diagnosed.
>>2971747Does it have macphersons like the other anon asked? That will definitely make a major clunk when turning the wheel. I had a sunfire that did that. It didn't end up being a cracked spring.
>>2971758>didn'tDID end up bring a cracked spring. Damned typos.
>>2971205Yeah, just wasn't sure if there was any benefit to the more advanced ones that might make diagnosis faster. Anything is an upgrade from where I'm at. I'll probably get a newer cheap handheld plug-in unit then step up from there if I need to.He has a 2018 Corolla. He's pretty good about basic upkeep so the air filter and intake were spotless. I advised against it but put in a new MAF for him. Of course the code came back. To be fair it was the easiest place to start but it ended up being money down the drain. Visual inspection of the vacuum hoses didn't turn up anything. Gonna gauge them regardless, once I pick up a scanner, just to rule out additional problems.Apparently it was cranking but refusing to start the other day before he got running again. I'm thinking intermittent/failing fuel pump at this point. Seems a number of Toyota models had fuel pump recalls that year but his supposedly wasn't impacted. On the bright side I'm pretty sure there's an access panel under the back seat so I won't have to drop the tank.
I know this is /diy/ not /consumer advice/ but,I bought a refurb dyson v11 from their ebay store a few months ago when it was on sale and not to start slobbing their knob but it's a pretty damn good vacuum, especially at 250 bucks. I wanted to buy another one as a gift, but they don't sell the v11 package I bought anymore (with all of the tools and powered brush head) but they do have an sv29 which apparently is the same basic model but with a bigger brush head, bin and battery, plus all of the same tools, and to top it off its CHEAPER at only $200. How does that work, the bigger version that's better in every way (except weight) is substantially cheaper? They also have another listing for the same model with the only difference as far as I could tell being that it comes with a couple fewer accessories and the stick is red instead of gray, but it's 30 or 40 dollars more for some reason.
>>2971388I guess now that the crucible question is moot: does anyone have miscellaneous advice for casting at home, outside of obvious things like using a respirator and doing it outside? Unexpected things you found out the hard way, like metals to use/avoid or something?
>>2969029Keep attitude up, people are willing to help if your not an ass>>2969027>Might get poached As anon said nobody wants to hire someone bitching about their current employer/management. If they truly are awful it will reflect without words.
>>2970404Checkout Shango on YouTube he does a bunch of shitty CRT repair. Wobble the socket on the picture tube a bit see if that fixes it, don't get near the flyback.
>>2971765Definitely sounds like a fuel delivery issue. Pump or fuel filter. I have a Ranger doing the same kind of thing. High long term fuel trim, random extended crank/no start issue. Once it's running, it seems fine. No codes or performance issues...once it gets going.
>>2971758How would I check? Will the name be listed on the springs?
>>2971828Macpherson is just the name of the suspension design. They look like this:>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacPherson_strutThey work by turning the entire spring and strut. When broke, they clunk, it's usually only on sharp turns around 90 degrees. They usually don't do it going down the road or every time you go around a bend.
>>2968869Check your parts before leaving the store. O'Reilly sold me a brake bracket with the mounting hole threads ground off (it was a remanufactured part.) Trying to get an exchange or refund has been a nightmare. Their customer service people are absolute garbage con artists. Found a bunch of articles about other dudes who've had the same problem with O'Reilly's selling them defective jink then refusing to refund:https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/man-arrested-for-killing-2-oreilly-auto-parts-employees-over-oil/https://www.motor1.com/news/780124/oreilly-starter-warranty-return-refused/From what I've read O'Reilly's is basically the worse place to buy parts from. Live and learn.
>>2971841Yeah, I don't go there these days. My experience wasn't so bad, but they tried to sell me a split flange that was clearly opened and stapled back together at full price.
>>2971823He gave me extra info. When it failed to crank it was at the pump right after filling up. No trouble filling so I don't think it's a rollover valve but now I'm looking at the purge valve and charcoal canister. Apparently he's one of those people that likes to fill to the next dollar so there's a chance he's been flooding the canister. I told him to curb his OCD and cut that shit out.Still need to gauge the fuel pressure, if only for shits and giggles, but I've got two cheaper and easier fixes than the fuel pump and they're the more likely culprits in light of the new information. I got the valve on the way to start. Trying the canister after that. I'm no mechanic, just an above average dipshit that reads directions well, so fingers crossed.
>>2971844Maybe the expensive maf replacement will teach him to give full info the next time.
>>2971846It willn't
Cause I've been renovating and remodeling so long thatEven my mama thinks that my mind is goneBut I ain't never renovated a house that didn't deserve itMe be treated like a handyman? You know that's unheard of
I think this is supposed to send out a signal to call the phone when the switchboard goes off and it’s not working. Help please. What is this? Does anyone have any familiarity with working with something like this?
Is there a good website for obscure things? I'm looking for a Jiayin JPYC-2 solenoid pump. Those are easy enough to find, but the one I need is DC22v where everything I see online is AC.
Anyone know where i can get Haynes manuals as pdf? Im looking for the ( Chinese, Taiwanese &Korean 125cc motorcycles, Haynes repair manual: revised 2015) we are working on his Chineseium lexmoto we need wiring diagram.
>>2971935relay
>>2971935I didn't do much on the panel side for fire alarms (mostly hung devices for those and did some programming on a few burg systems). We're not going to know much without knowing what's wired into it. Is it tied into the bell circuit? Stab in the dark it's for a remote booster. Say your main panel only has enough oomph to drive two floors worth of strobes and horns. You're at the limit for your wire runs and the draw from the panel but you've got a third floor that needs notification devices too. You install a remote booster so you've got power closer to that third floor and run that floor's notification circuits from it. A wire from the main panel goes to booster so, when the main panel is in alarm, the bells and whistles from the booster panel go off too.Just my guess anyway.
>>2970954Kek, our chief of maintenance got super pissed and made them clean it off. And told them to never have any good ideas again.
>>2969175 depends on the piping being used and your comfort with itI can tell you i'd charge ~1200$ as a service plumber(including new trim).it's doable. but with most plumbing things, do you want to go to the store 10 times to finish the job over a day or have me get it done in 2 hours.moen, and i'm sure others, make 'remodel' trim that has a large oval plate so you can cut out the tile or ceramic inside the shower to do the work. generally back access is better. if it's a closet, just cut out a pile big piece of drywall for ease of repair and throw a thin panel over it later
>>2969251>don't talk about money, politics, religionthe mantra of the generations that enabled the failure of our culture and civilizationall 3 tops should be open and forefrontanyway you never have a reason to not ask for a raiseI ask every 6 months
>>2969556as I told you orignally... obviousl y you can sweat. install male adapters on all the pipes and use braided or flex-copper hoses.i mean you CAN just jam water sealing epoxy putty around it but...
>>2969593pull it out. probably clogged with hair and shit
>>2969904 anchors but also >>2969970enjoy the benefits of renting
>>2969981>oyou're doing everything wrong.>dust top->down with feather/brush tool>dust settles on ground>vacuum>mop
Hey guys thinking of building my next bed. Last one I bought wasn't that sturdy on mattress support and was low to the ground. Very few support slats even for one that used a box spring and they bent a lot over the years even though I'm far from a large person. Partly blame the memory foam of the time though it sank, couldnt be rotated, and while initially a comfy sleep it being a marshmallow is about useless for doing anything else. Planned to make something taller, with storage under it, and maybe some additions for fun because well things get fun weird.The question is do I just grab some wood and make a frame like I have in mind. Or buy something like the pic to have a solid metal foundation and make a head/foot board with a wood rail connecting them for looks. Metal maybe would avoid the bowing with age and keep good support.I think design wise it would be similar, expect the under bed storage being a roller draw instead built in, but I mostly don't want it to rattle like some headboards do on those collapsible metal frames. I want to make this solid.
>>2972192I've never had much issue with each. Main problem I find these days is that wooden slats are really crap now, but the last few beds I've bought have been metal subframe with wood facias. If you want space, I'd go metal. I had to fix some cheap slats on a bed once for a fatass so I just stripped them all out and used 2x4s instead, they worked fine. That frame you're looking at looks a bit cheap though.
>>2972193That one was random. I think this was what I saw originally, but I'm not entirely sure what to look for.
Does anyone have any suggestions on ways to unfuck the layout of my house? I bought back in April of last year and have been itching to get the house to be more cohesive. The only walls that are structual are the long wall in the middle and the perpendicular wall between the hallway and 2 bedrooms.
>>2972280Fuck forgot image of layout.
my garage accumulates water in different pools. what is an inexpensive material i can use to corral the water?
>>2972285chewed bubblegum
>>2972280>>2972282so you cant open up between the living room and kitchen?
My fucking HOA wont turn off the sprinklers and we're about to have a hard freeze (northeast dallas suburbs here)I figure there's gotta be a way to turn off the irrigation somewhere, what sort of box or vault would they be in and would I need any sort of special tooling to get into them?
>>2972291There should be a box in the ground that's about the size of a pizza box, more rectangular tho.The lid should just open and there's a little shut-off valve in there that can be manipulated using a crescent wrench
How many of those would I expect to find in about a 3/4 mile stretch of road, with sprinklers on both sides? (main neighborhood trunk) I figure Ill at least start with the one nearest the grouped mailboxAnyone know why these retards would leave them on in winter when the grass is clearly dormant? Is there actually a benefit or are they just criminally neglectful
>>2972293One for every houseI don't live in an HOA and actually live in a rural area. So I don't even know that that's how it works in the suburbs desu. Other anons please advise
>>2972290I could, it would just be a bit of work. My grandfather built houses for a living and said he would help out on any tough projects. We were also thinking of taking down the wall partially between the two living rooms. I dont know why they have two living rooms in this house, its fucking retarded, especially with the bathrooms being as small as they are.
>>2972293It rains/snows during the winter. It's not going to kill the grass or anything. But yeah it's just dumb
>>2972295right sorry, these are the HOA controlled sprinklers on the 25ish feet between the road and the edges of "private" propertyI guess nothing else for it but to go for a stroll with some channel locks and a small prybar
>>2972298Crescent wrench works better so you can just set the span to fit the valve then focus all your force on turning it.
>>2972291Ignore it, then sue them when they burst. Make sure that your complaint is in writing and notarized first though.
>>2972296kek, didn't even notice that. now that I'm looking at it more, it really is a fucked layout.
>>2972282How attached are you to the paired closets in the hall?
>>2972282No direct entry from the kitchen to the living room is fucking weird. You're sure someone didn't close off an entryway there?
>>2972304It really is fucking retarded, I didn't realize it was this bad until I started living in it and had to walk through that mini hallway a million times a day. >>2972307I can get rid of them, I have a detached garage and a finished basement/crawlspace that I can use for storage. >>2972313Is there any way you would be able to tell without tearing out drywall?
>>2972316>Is there any way you would be able to tell without tearing out drywall?Use a stud finder and look for a header, maybe.
>>2972316here's my thought, that is a really fucked layout though. Good luck.
I'm OBSESSED with L-profiles.They are stackable, they are portable, they are easy to connect, they are strong and stiff enough if you like them thicc.I want to use L-profiles for the foundation, for the structure, for the facade, for the flooring, in my mind everything can be done with L-profiles. I'm going to buy a van just to pack it with L-profiles.I unironically lose my sanity thinking about them, and I think about them all the time.
>>2972282interior design is my passion
>>2972321Your post made me realize that the drawing isn't actually accurate. The closet closest to the living room actually goes all the way back. I do like the idea of turning the second living room into a dining space.>>2972337I also like your idea of converting the smaller bathroom into a ensuite, it would probably be a better use for both the bathroom and the room itself. My house is going to have more arches than McDonalds.
>>2972337why would you block the carport entry to the kitchen, given that the most common thing coming into the house after people is food?
12v outlet melting cheap ryobi plug, what do?my truck has a 12v cig lighter and an additional (much cleaner) 12v outlet. well the 12v outlet melted the cheap plastic on my ryobi charger? how do i (for free) source a new male 12v plug end for my charger? fuse in ryobi charger port is labeled>250v 6s8aalso i looked up yourube videos on how to clean my trucks ports and really couldnt find any. i sprayed with crc electrical contact cleaner but tissue on a stick nor scrapping it with a pokey seems to clean it. advuce? ...maybe new ones are cheap on rock auto....7.50 for a new cig lighter assembly on rock auto :p
>>2972358Check your car 12v port is rated for 8 amps or whatever the sticker on the charger says. Should be in your car.manual somewhere
Where in the FLYING FUCK do I find 100mm/10cm/4" wide self-amalgamating tape? Got a big roll off of ebay a few years ago, listing has now long expired, and I cant find anywhere that sells anything wider than 50mm. Not ebay, not MV/HV cable splicing suppliers, not even Alibaba/Taobao. I know it must exist, I literally have the remains of a roll (with no markings whatsoever, go figure). Tried 'amalgamating tape', 'splice tape', even 'splice mastic' (which tends to have an unwanted adhesive), with every variety of unit I can think of, but nothing.
>>2972401self fusing tape?mcmaster carr?
>>2972381charger pulls about 80 watts iirc.ill check the rating on the trucks port.
>>2968869I have a bunch of plum trees and they are fucking infested with fruit fly larvaes... what the fuck do I do with its fruits to avoid letting the flies grow? is there no natural treatment for this crap?from what I've been reading, I should have boiled them or something, but I did the most stupid, lazy thing and dug a hole and threw them there. I'll have to dig again and put them in bags, maybe?also, how do I prevent these trees from getting bigger/taller? I'll have to kill a bunch of them because they are starting to affect my neighbor. I fucking hate killing trees, but what options do I have?
What grit to polish stainless/chrome steel (picrel)?
Is this how loctite supposed to lok like? Have it for years and though it was well mixed, it's still runny after a day or two of being applied.
>>2972403They have a tiny rectangular patch, otherwise the same 50mm/2" limit as elsewhere.
>>2971890You'd better watch how you're talkingAnd where you're walkingOr you and your homies might fall through the floor
>>2972478I'm the kind of G that little diyers wanna be likeOn my knees in the nightFixing shit the previous owners fucked up
>>2972444this is why u should just get your fruit from the super market. youre a bad neighbor.
>>2972444Dunno about the flies. You can try pollarding the trees. Better than killing them. Look up how to do it online or find a book on fruit tree cultivation.
>>2972444I also need to prevent the trees/fruits from being infested in the future. so, please, any advice is welcome.>>2972518>this is why u should just get your fruit from the super marketit's not my fault, and I don't keep the trees for its fruits.these trees have been in my moms family house for decades. her and her retarded family let them grow to the point of having the roots trespass property lines and even break the wall. now I'm in charge of the property and will have to fix lots of shit.how about you contribute instead of assuming shit and talking shit?>You can try pollarding the trees. Better than killing thema couple of other trees are located in the most inconvenient places. the layout of construction is the most retarded thing ever, so I'll have to kill the largest trees, but there are many smaller plum trees to replace them.
so i have this powerbank with a dead input slot. someone previously had it jerry-rigged to a solar panel, and i want to get it hooked up to solar again.pic 1/5
i reconnected the wires to the input slot and bought the appropriate input charger cable and it did not snuggly fit in the input slot and it did not charge(pic 2/5)
so i reconnected it back to the way the previous owner had it jimmy rigged to work directly off solar(pic 3/5)>colored lines drawn for clarity, hope they help and not make it worse.
these are the panels i have available:pic 4/5
2nd panel available:(pic 5/5)
3rd panel available
4th panel available.which panel would be appropriate? which panel would put the lightest load on the powerbank? apprently it may also have a cooling fan that doesnt operate, so light load would probably be bestdevice is a BLUETTI EB240 powerbankjfc each post has taken like 10min each cuase of connection errors + captchas, jfc
so my question is which of these panels are safe to wire into?>all the panels have pretty thick neg and pos wires dangling off them. and should i also add a fuse between powerbank wires and panel wires?
>>2972540Use a multimeter You don't have to use the slot itself. You could splice the wires if you know for a fact they are live. Hide them away for now if budget is an issueIf budget is not an issue, get a solar controller and use it for your power
This ain’t a question I just want to vent about my 5.0 302. Engineers and environmentalists are all idiots. Last year my throttle body was dunked up with carbon. Had to replace the IAC valve at the same time. The truck is 36 years old and the original owner did bare minimal maintenance. Last week I was getting sputtering at idle, took a wild guess and the Air Charge Temp Sensor inside the intake was covered in oily carbon. Looking inside its port I can see that the entire intake is covered in carbon. I’m going to remove the upper intake, take out the fuel rail and injectors, bench test or replace the injectors, disconnect everything else and remove the lower intake plenum. I was clean the throttle body with appropriate cleaner while it is off. The lower intake I was soak in diesel and use a wire brush to clean. If the valley below the lower intake take is carbines up I will set the truck on fire and roll it down a hill. Once all these components are cleaned/upgraded I will reassemble. However, I will be adding an oil catch can to the PCV line going back into the intake airstream as well as an additional oil catch can going into the EGR balance. Fuck you ford. Fuck you engineers. You made a decent motor then you designed it to hose down my beautiful intake with all kinds of nasty oil and exhaust gases. In attempts to clean the engine with fuel additives you end up making the problem worse because anything deeper in the valves gets aerosolized and sent back into the intake. Now I have to DIY myself some scaffolding so that I can lay across my engine bay and do all this fuckery. Exhaust gas recirc was a mistake and the people responsible should be punished
>>2972454are you trying to scratch it all so it looks like stainless?
>>2972584No, I'm trying to polish it so it no longer looks scratched as it is now.What I can say is 5000 grit just won't cut it. So, if anyone has done it successfully, I'd appreciate the help.Also for stainless steel (18/10, as in kitchen pots/etc.).
>>2972622not gonna happen
>>2972623?
>>2972626 you're not going to polish plated chrome to original finish, there isn't a way. you can sand off all the coating and put on a new oneso"not gonna happen"you're better off aggressively sanding it all and pretending it's stainless steel.
>>2972627although, instead of being an asshole...grohe has a lifetime warranty on the finish of their fixtures, so if you call them and tell them it is "TARNISHED" and not scratched they'll send you a new faucet
>>2972628Not my house, not my purchase; will just leave it as it is, then...
>>2972628>>2972631Though that part (handle+cover) is sold separately (part 46697000), so that'd all id6 need.
>>2972632do a lol price check
>>2972635Yesh, no...Local page doesn't even bother listing price; on UK's page it's 26£.On some German site it's 12,31€... plus 14,95€ s&h.Fuckem, not going to bother.Maybe off AliExpress lol
>>2972627What about (scratched) polished 18/10 steel. Scotch brite should be fucking sued for outrageously misleading advertisement (picrel had a brushed band on polished steel; no way i could restore that).
>>2972641I used literal steel wool to get shit off the bottom of my pans and they still look great. WTF kind of Chinese stainless steel are you dealing with that a fucking Scotch-Brite pad fucked it up?
>>2972651>ChineseIt's 18/10 steel>GreatYeah, i seriously doubt, a: they're still polished as new; b: they ever were actually polished.Btw, my old "chinese" IMCO pots (lol literally US made 18/10 steel) are just the same.
>>2972656Congrats bro. You can said the exact same thing as in your previous post without answering the god damn question. 10/18 Is just a measure of the ratio of chromium (18%) and nickel (10%) in the mix. It is SAE 304 stainless steel if you want to use a non-retarded term for it. It is no indication of the actual quality of the steel though.Who made it? Where was made? Where did you buy it? You can buy dogshit from China that has 10/18 stamped on it. You can get shit off of a website that claims to be from a certain manufacturer. You can even find stuff that says it was made in the USA. When you get shit off of Amazon or other online retailers there is a high probability that it is fucking fake. Even if that shit is 304 stainless you have know way of knowing that it was actually manufactured properly when you just say its "18/10".Are the materials they used to make the steel of reasonable purity? Probably not. Did they have any form of quality control? Nah. You know how I know? 'Cause a fucking Scotch-Brite pad wouldn't fuck up the finish otherwise.Also, where did you get those sponges? 3M's 'delicate' line is pink and I haven't seen a rectangular sponge from them in decades. Is that intended for the European market or something?
>>2972356I thought there was an entry through the mud room. I prefer the entry into the living area because it's a better welcome than the kitchen, and the kitchen is right there so it's not big deal.
>>2972664>Is that intended for the European market or something?Google translate says: Portuguese (Brazil)
>>2972641I don't fuck with scotch brite anymore. I used it to clean up a 75G fish tank I was redoing and and after rinsing off it was scratched to hell and unrestorable.GLASS
I've been doing maintenance work in a waste management facility and almost puke every morning because of the smell and grossness of it all, is there any way to make it suck less?
I have bought 7 chairs in my life and i hated them all or the sponge didnt last, so i want to transform the last shitty one i got into a real one.Where do i even start with upholstery? what kind of foam should i buy? memory foam looks nice but i only can find 1cm thick rolls and i would lke something with more padding.
>>2972454>grit, singularThat's not how polishing out scratches works. You start with a low grit, then work up through the grits. There isn't some magical fine super grit that will substitute for the work required.
>>2972767yes but nored rouge on a big stiff muslin wheel at 15k fpm rim speed and shitloads of horsepower will literally buff out a multitude of sins
>>2972685yeah that makes sense I guess.
I am confusion.Half of my pipes froze, or seem to have frozen. We don't have any heat venting into the crawlspace and it's insulated like shit. I left everything on drip (and I'm kind of assuming my partner left the shower taps off after using them after me). I lost cold water to the bathroom sink but not hot water or the shower taps, and the toilet cistern doesn't want to fill. On the other side of the house, the kitchen sink runs fine.I've been running space heaters into the bathroom pipe access hatch and in the crawlspace itself since morning and no change. Is there something that could've broken beyond just frozen pipes? I see no evidence of burst pipes or leaking.
>>2972786The cold water supply to your bathroom froze. Happens to me pretty frequent because the cold runs along the wall. You just have to find where it's frozen. Probably at an elbow.
>>2972790Thanks anon.Everything's more or less clustered below it; I can trace the pipe to the cistern up from where I have the lower heater to the upper one. I assume then that I just need to keep hitting the whole area with heat until the blocked spot thaws? The hot water to the shower is also frozen. This did happen last year as well, and a space heater in the area cleared things up somewhat quickly.
>>2972786>my partnerYour pipes probably have aids.
>>2972794Wrong kind of pipes.
I always get to these threads when they're about to hit bump limit, fuck.Anyways, where would a whole house filter be installed in this whole mess? I know the one on the far right with the gauge is for the sprinklers, but where exactly would the filter be spliced in?
>>2972760Maybe you'll get used to it eventually? I used to live in a town with a paper mill and was nose blind to it within a month. Obviously it's not as severe as being inside a shit factory, but whenever people would visit me they'd be totally grossed out by a smell I didn't even notice anymore.
>>2972786You need to find wherever the main water pipe comes into your house from the street. If you get a space heater on that it should unfreeze within a half hour.
>>2972806It's not on the street. He's got water everywhere but the bathroom. Odds are the pipes are frozen between the walls. Really nothing he's going to be able to do with it but wait.
>>2972664>Has China living rent free in is head.Retard thinks China was a thing decades ago....All of it was made by people longer in the business than you've been around, I'd bet.>Muh spongesMust be chink too, obviously...>>2972733>Paging retard above Oh, look; China strikes again...>>2972767Yeah, sure; obviously (?) meant for finalizingGot 10k, 20k paper, and 30k paste, but used 5k on some Formica counter and it was too much. Not sure if that can happen with ss or chrome, so just looking for some reference point.
>>2972800What kind of filter, does that extend through the wall into a garage or just go straight down into the slab?looking at it I'd just redo ALL the copper pretty much, alternatively you could bust open the wall in the garage and just cut out a small section for a loop.
Does anyone know of any websites that have architechtural plan resources? I want to build a cabin or even geodesic dome on my property, but all the resources I can find are $500 priced glamping airbnb stuff.
New thread, this one's close to bump limit>>2972907
