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I'm trying to build a shed for my nephew to to hang out in and have get togethers in.I'm thinking an earth bag dome for thermal and sound insulation with an insulated wooden structure inside.Does that seem cost effective and feasible?
>>2985681I got my ramp built and it works perfect. Thanks, anon and /diy/.
>>2986787fuck around and find out
The evaporator coil on my freezer is not getting cold but there is frost on the capillary tube. What does it all mean?
>>2986822its plugged above the capillary tube, right? what about he compressor what's it doing right now?
>>2986824>its plugged above the capillary tube, right?No that is the factory connection the evaporator. The compressor is running.
Moving into a new place and money is tight. Is it worth getting a Makita drill over an ozito/Ryobi? all three are brushless ozito is 80$Ryobi $139Makita $200 (Australian dollarydoos)if I got the Makita I'd get a battery adaptor and just use ozito batteries for now.it's for around the house maintenance and for furniture building (in the immediate future it will only be used a bit for putting legs on furniture and picture hooks up)I don't foresee needing many other power tools for a long time. my lawn is tiny so I'm going to either get a manual push mower or a cheap asf circle drum ozito (also $200). let me know what you guys think please
>>2986830if its gonna be used barely, buy ryobi, everyone has one of thoseI looked up ozito, and I have one from the exact factory just in yellow and no name, it works just fine
>>2986831ozito is decent but the brushed one my mum has sparks a bit which is a bit scary. I'd say eventually I'll be using it a decent amount because I'm going to build a bed frame, 3 desks, and a kitchen island at my new place, but the timeframe is like a year and a bit away except for one of the desks.I guess what I'm getting at is how different is the quality in Makita stuff?ozito also has been pretty reliable when I use it but yeah. when it's your own money I sort of contemplate purchases way more than I should
>>2986834>brushed one my mum has sparks a bitso does mine, don't rev it up instantly the trigger is precise enough to bring it to full seed in 1 sec>makitaI say don't bother, their circular saws are nice, but that's about it, go for cheaper options>decent amountI installed a corrigated roof with the no name, it drills a drillhead bolt into metal just fine, about 10-15 bolts at low speed, it got hot, so I let it rest.these drills would have no issue doing the stuff you mentioned
>>2986835thanks, I'll probably go either the ozito or Ryobi then. ozito has a 5 year warranty no questions and generally has 40% sales every now and again so I may go with them. I don't think I'll be doing roof work (scares the hell out of me because I have POTS), but maybe I'll be doing some metal work in the future too
>>2986830what >>2986831 said kinda are you gonna drill a lot? buy a quality tool, there's a few quality brands out there.are you gonna drill 5 holes in a plasterboard a year? buy sheap shit like parkside or whatever. there's no point in buying a kitted out dewalt for light duty work like thatyou could also just buy a corded one you know.as for makita, i had a cordless drill for 15-20 years now, and it's finally kicking the bucket. current year tools aren't what they used to be, but for what it's worth it has served me VERY well. even now on it's death throes it's trying it's best.
>>2986849I know corded is an option but I really appreciate the convenience of cordless tools and would be looking to eventually buy into one ecosystem (or just use battery conversion plates I guess)
>>2986713Any advice on the weather sealing for front doors? Particularly the bottom part.I just replaced mine and forgot to take measurements before I left so said fuck it took a chance on one of the slide on ones. As far as fitting on the door it fit perfectly, but the space between the door and floor was way less than I thought. It works I guess but it’s tight. The seal is already getting wear and tear just from eyeballing it. Still massive improvement from the previous seal which was shredded and hanging half off letting water and bugs in. But it’s tight, I wouldn’t be able to just swing my door shut unless I slammed it and it doesn’t clear my internal front door mat without moving it.I think I’m going to leave it for a while and maybe try again in a few weeks but if I determine this works fine is there anything to look out for any damage or anything this could cause? It does feel a lot more secure and I do need to replace the side seals still but that will be for another weekend so I can have another project small another day
>>2986898Get a tube of caulk near the color of your door jamb, mark where the edge of the door closes, lay a bead and leave the door open till it hardens
How would anons trim this walking stick? I was thinking about cutting and sanding down to shillelagh style handle
do i need new seals? or slap it back together with some stop leak?
>>2986939a seal set would run you what, 15-40 bucks?>stopleakno, what part is that anyways?
>>2986822>>2986824The capilary tube broke where I thought it was blocked and I discoverd there was oil in the evaporator coil. Is that normal?
>>2986994>Is that normal?No. The capillary tube should not be broken.
>>2987006What about the oil
>>2987007Yes. The compressor needs oil and it is a sealed system so they put oil in it.
>>2987011Why does the evaporator need oil?
>>2987015How much oil are we talking? The reason there can be oil in the evaporator coil is because it is one interconnected system. The oil used to lubricate the compressor generally shouldn't be anywhere but in the little containment unit around the compressor but it can happen. It is only held down there by gravity. For example, if someone transported the thing on its side/back instead of upright it can get around. It generally settles back down in the compressor unit giving time though. If its a bit of oil, no problem. If it is a lot of oil, then yeah, problem.I mean, the tube is broken right? That means you have lost your refrigerant and your freezer is fucked. It is moot at this point. Like, if this was a car engine, who cares if there is carbon on the spark plugs when you have a hole in the side of the block?
Can I run two hoses from one vacuum? Of course I “can” there’s even Y-pieces available to connect two hoses, but my issue is the following:Let’s say my top hose goes to my sander and it’s running through its dust collection (small port, small holes in the sand paper) so it’s quite flow restricted (the vacuum complains if I’m running it full power). The bottom hose would go under the beams I’m sanding, catching the stuff that’s falling down with some kind of funnel. All in all, I should have plenty of suction power to run both, but I’m wondering if I also need to reduce the flow at the second hose, so that the sander also will keep getting sucked off.
