questions that dont deserve a new threada place for retards to conversethread theme: drunken shenanigans old thread >>2991079
I was told, and read, that these things are supposed to help with summer. It's not. Unless it's the type of windows I have?
>>2995476They only work if the radiant heat coming in your windows is a significant portion of what's heating up your room. If it's getting hot because you have little or no insulation in a sun-facing wall, they're not going to help much.
>>2995480>because you have little or no insulationYeah that could be it. We just moved into a new house. Guess our solar panels will have to wait. Thanks.
why shouldn't I get one of these shitty no-name splits for my shed
>>2995492Why does your shed need AC?
>>2995506So the wife can get him out of the house and bring over her lover.
>>2995506>fuck you for wanting to be comfortable while you recreate on your property >t. posted via a data center buring 6 gorillion ton ac units with nobody inside
What should I expect if I purchase a little machine shop 5100 and 3990? They are chinese seig machines with quality control and customer service available.
>>29955413990
>>2995541There is no such thing as a free lunch. If you want to cut metal, you have to have stiffness. To be stiff you need mass. To cut accurately, the machine has to be ground accurately. Sieg machines are neither accurate, nor are they stiff.You give them both up for size and price.Paying a premium to have marginal upgrades done to the machine doesnt fix the inherently bad bones.Conventional wisdom applies even more nowadays since the chinkshit machines have doubled in price, buy usedIf you must buy chinky shit, try to buy machines that are at least ~500lbs, like a g0602 and a pm727 type machineIf all you are doing is plastic, brass, aluminum and you want very small accurate parts, buy the Sherlines instead
>>2995543I want to do turn and bore C360 brass, 12L14 steel, and C79200 leaded nickel silver parts for miniature model vehicles. I was skeptical of the machines because there was praise all over the place on hobby machinist forums.
>>2995544>I was skeptical of the machines because there was praise all over the place on hobby machinist forums.The mini lathes have a cult following, people want a machine they can put anywhere and carry themselves.The Sieg stuff from the factory has some real trash on it, so everyone replaces the stuff immediately. LittleMachineShop doing it for you? Im sure people laud them for it.Since you are using free machining steel and working on miniature model vehicles, a smaller lathe is what you should be looking at. The littlemachineshop stuff would work perfectly fine. Its a little hard to swallow the price of the machines when bigger much more capable machines arent much more, but for your purposes its probably not going to help.IMO, I would seriously consider a Sherline too. For your scope of project, they are just as capable to cut 12l14, but are more accurate. You just arent going to be able to do anything much bigger with it (like you could on the sieg)Also you can find Sherlines on facebook marketplace all day long, old people die and they get sold off.Both machines are easy to CNC, which is a fun project too
>>2995543Would 6061-T6 aluminum be a problem?
>>2995549They will all run aluminum all day long without a problem.Getting those spokes, with a triangular cutout like that is laborious but doable on a manual machine. Youd need a rotary table at the very least. Thats the perfect example of a piece that you can make with a CNC mini mill conversion easily.I know you didnt say you wanted to do CNC, but sherline sells CNC ready kits where you just bolt motors on. Mini mills have to retrofit a bunch of stuff, which isnt hard but more involved.
Can anyone recommend paracord projects that are worth making? I mostly do it as a sort of fidget toy hobby (the knots are soothing, I listen to music while doing it, the kit is nice and compact) but I don't really need 1000 keychains and it would be a hassle to sell them.
>>2995542I have a seig x2 clone in my garage I'm considering selling. What would a used one be worth these days? I epoxy filled the column, did the gas lift shock for extended z travel, and did the belt drive upgrade so no more noisy gears. Upgraded to a 6x26 clone and a round column benchtop unit in the garage as well as a lagun 9x49 and a tree mill in the shop so the lil guy just doesn't get used at all anymore.
I'm a newfag to crochet and losing my sanitydoes anyone know the chances of a project falling apart if I accidentally cut the end of additional yarn too short to weave in but inserted several new ones and tied em up to the stitches belonging to that other yarn and the rest of the stitches in several knots and then weaved that in instead?It's barely visible other than being a bit clumpy and I dont wanna redo it but im still losing my shit over it man
>>2995580Should be pretty secure if I'm picturing it right, anon. I have a woven sherpa hoodie with several broken yards which are just bowlined to next nearest strand and the gap darned with microcord.
>>2995583Thanks man, knowing even a hoodie can hold up like that eases my worries since I'm only making something to hang up my wall
i'm planning to put up a small carport to store stuff. originally i planned to make the posts and such out of a 10x10cm wooden beams, however i'm in a position to obtain cheap galvanized square tubing, 5x5cm, dunno the thickness(probably 3mm)would that be an upgrade or a downgrade, mainly considering structural strength?
>>2995492Do it. Check a reliable source of reviews though. How much quality control goes into a $350 system?
>>299559510x10 wood beams are hard to beat in a vertical position, but if the tubing is actually thick walled it should be stronger in flexure and torsion strength. You have to put more thought into how its mounted to the ground though.personally I would go with the steel, as long as you have a welder.
>>2995611i do have an old welder, so that's coveredi'll post a pic of the tubing later when i have time, thanks anon
actually managed to have time right now
What is this kind of messy rope called?
stupid circular saw questions--how do you decide what circular saw to get? I have a left blade cordless (6.5") with a guard that catches on the edge of whatever I'm cutting. and I have a right blade corded (7.25") with what seems like a broken depth lock. it just moves to the deepest setting even while the lock is on and I can't tighten the locking nut any more.the right blade seems better / safer overall, but holding a 12" speed square on the left side for angled cuts feels awkward, and a 7" square doesn't work properly because the motor housing will bump into my hand. the left blade cordless would work better for this use case but because the guard gets stuck, I have to hold it with my left hand and so I can't also hold a square as a guide. I know I probably need a miter saw for this and I do plan to get one, but do people just not do angled cuts with a square + saw? I'm also not sure if I should be going corded or cordless. ideally one with an electric brake too. pic is a corded option I'm considering
>>2995632>I know I probably need a miter saw for this and I do plan to get one, Stop fucking around and buy a miter saw.Circular saws fucking suck.If you need to cut sheets and dont have a table saw, buy a Track Saw. Youll thank yourself.>do people just not do angled cuts with a square + saw?Sure they do, but why would YOU? Do you have a good reason to do so? Its harder, takes more time, and is less accurate.Unless you have a real good reason for it, spend that 160 bucks on a miter saw instead
my right rear hub has oil on it. the rear hub seal is leaking. i would like to inspect the axle-shaft, but to do so, i must drain the 1.5yo rear diff fluid which is probably decently flushed becuase the fluid before that was only 1yo. would i be okay to -catch the gear oil in a clean container-inspect the axle-shaft and bearing.---if the axle/bearings are good, replace the seal and add new gear oil.---if the shaft/bearings are bad, re-assemble the rear differential with the old gear oil while i wait for parts to arrive AND THEN add new gear oil once all the parts have arrived?
real stupid question coming upLooking at buying my first house. Theres lots of things to consider and look at but I'm planning on getting an in depth inspection regardless.One thing I would like to ask about, is this ventilation duct (?) that passes through the garage for upstairs. The garage is already pretty small with the ceiling being maybe 7 or 8 feet up at best. This ducting I can hit my head on at 5'10"I'm assuming, without having actually looked closelly at it, that its for the vents upstairs. Is this something I could move or reroute? At the very least it would be nice to move it closer to the inner wall of the garage, if not just around the perimeter. I am mostly just worred about clearance when I've got a car up on jackstands to work on. I apologize for the bad quality, its a screen grab from a video I took for my partner who couldn't be present at the showing
im trying to get this 10-20year old samsung remote working cuase this free tv i got only has one fucking button (along side no rca ports or a fucking tv stand) i cleaned the prongs with alcohol and no worky, i then sanded them down with a dremel and no worky. the batteries together get about three volts but when i test the prongs with the multimeter, i get about 0.3v. any idea whats wrong with this shit? i got the tv mounted and hooked up to the vcr but now i cant lower the fucking volume
How do I best store my squares?Can I just hang them like this?The “connex” isn’t square, I recently realized, so it’s getting replaced with the bahco, but I wonder if hanging it like this was the culprit? But gravity shouldn’t be enough to fuck it up, right?Or not? Because the Bahco has its hanging hole more centered, so it won’t see any lever action. And what about the speed square? It’s rather massive aluminum, so it should be good?
>>2995692Buy a goddamn universal remote>>2995708There’s no way hanging them is making them go out of square, unless we’re getting to the “Glass is really a liquid” type argument
why do knock off iphone chargers always suddenly stop working?iphone cables work till they tear.i bought a brand new heavy-duty name-brand Belkin cable, and it lasted 9 months.im trying to use this no-name iphone cable that came with my refurbished phone and it charges my phone for like 3-13 minutes then stops working
>>2995731The lightning cables get corrosion on the actual power pin I think. Look at them when they stop working, one of the little gold pins will be black. I’m guessing the cheap ones use the thinnest gold plating ever or it’s just paint on tin, while Apple probably uses better materials. You can scrape off the corrosion on that pin and get another week out of a shitty cable.This is also why I’m glad they switched to USB-C
>>2995550I think should stick to micro machines. I don't have a climate controlled garage or workshop. I only have a bedroom. I don't see myself ready to buy used machines and I do not like the though of lifting or breaking down a bare bones chinese 90lb mini lathe and a 124lb mini mill.
>>2995708>gravity shouldn’t be enough to fuck it up, right?kek
Any suggestions for hanging (as in hanging) a 50" tv? I want to be able to move it around and raise and lower it. Its normal use is computer monitor which needs space for my legs underneath but want to adjust it for a racing game set-up and rowing machine.I haven't put actual thought into it so immediate thought is copper, pvc or wood frame. Don't care about appearance only functionality. I'd guess weight around 40 lbs.
>>2995476You need to block outside your window before the heat is inside already.
Would it be stupid to try and cut-proof my clothing using chainmail?pic is police PPE for stab/cuts. I was thinking of stiching something like it in-between the layers of an Adidas sweat jacket/pants
>>2995803>I want to be able to move it around and raise and lower it.gas spring tv mounthowever the cheap ones will not keep your tv straight in all positions
I removed my hot tub and now I have a 240v line.it has 4 cables, white, 2 black, and green.i want to turn it into an outdoor nema 6-50 plug. pic relatedhow do you connect that? why does it have 2 black wires? that nema plug only has 3 inputs.
My furnace takes 20x26x6 filters, they are hella expensive.on the other hand Costco sells a 4" filter 2 pack for $30.is there a filter spacer I can use, or stack a 2" and a 4" filter together?
>>2995865masking tape around the perimeter?
>>2995864is one of the black wires actually grey? maybe it's a high-leg delta configuration
>>2995864I would bet your two blacks are your hot legs, your white is the neutral and the green is ground. The 220V plugs that only have 3 prongs use two hots and a neutral and omit the ground. Get to testing with a meter and see what you have.
>>2995864>>2995871>>2995872here is how it was hooked up
>>2995877Yeah your two blacks are obviously L1 and L2. The white taped black is your neutral and the green is ground. 3 blade 220v plugs omit the ground and just use L1, L2 and neutral.
Allergy fag here, would cutting that high of grass be problematic if I wear eye protection and N95 mask?
>>2995877if i'm seeing this correctly, there's literally a wiring diagram to the left of that blue connector. so just read that.
>>2995895in my experience n95 masks tend to either work pretty well or not work at all. if you have severe allergy i'd recommend a 6000 series half mask. i have one and it's the bomb, i honestly feel much more comfortable in it than in a n95
>>2995809What are you hoping to resist? Those little links do not look like they'd stop a decent thrust.
>>2995895If you've been fit tested then the N95 should work well.
>>2995630That's jute man
TL;DR What is the best way to attach wire rope to a wooden frame?I have a large wooden gate that is sagging. I don't want to take the fucker apart and rebuild it correctly. Whatever moron built it put the diagonal braces in backwards. I have some wire rope and a turnbuckle I picked up from the ReStore. I figure I can use that to pull the gate frame back into a square but I don't know the best way to attach the wire rope to the frame. Driving in a bolt and looping the wire rope around it seems like it wouldn't hold up because the load would be 90º off from the direction the bolt was driven. Same with an eyebolt. Suggestions?
>>2995630rope made of hemp
>>2995692by sanding them you ruined them but in your case, they dont do good contactassemble the remote so the plastic holds the bateries in the correct spot and test itto see if the remote works watch the IR through a phone camera and if you see blue flashes on the camera when pressing a button, then the remote is fine and you should look at the receiver
What process should I follow to repaint deck stairs? The current paint has virtually all flaked off
>>2996033I'm no expert but I imagine it would just be clean the stairs with a power washer->sand off all the old paint->apply primer->apply new paint->apply second coat. Sanding it all would be the hardest part. You should rent a sander if you don't own one. I think an orbital sander would be a good choice. Use 60 grit then 80 grit then a final pass with 100 grit sandpaper. Vacuum up all the dust between grits and whenever its building up otherwise it'll start clogging the sandpaper and make sanding harder and take longer. You may want to consider wearing a respirator so you're not inhaling all the paint and wood dust.
>>2996002Can you draw this? Can't picture the setup.
Hello,I have this Kohler toilet that came with a Fluidmaster fill valve. The previous valve seal wore out, so I purchased a new one. After installing the new one, it worked following the first flush. The subsequents resulted with the valve seal squeaking, irking, and allowing a light flow of water into the tank. I figured maybe it was faulty, so I purchased another and tried again. I found the same issue. I have recognized that rotating the shank clockwise and pressing down on the valve seal housing causes the water to cease flowing (and the squeaking to stop). I am confident there is no debris at the top of the shank nor in the valve seal component. Do I have a faulty shank? Understanding that I don't like Kohler nor Fluidmaster, should I just buy a whole new toilet? I am looking for all advice and opinions on how to fix this or move forward.Thanks.
>>2996059You don't need a whole new toilet. If the fill valve is crap just replace that.
>>2996057I have not shown the fence pickets for simplicity. The gate is wider than it is tall (about 6 feet by 10 feet) and the builder put the diagonal brace in the wrong way around so it basically does nothing. I want to put in some wire rope and a turnbuckle so I can use it to pull the sagging frame back into shape without having to rebuild the fucking thing. It was put together with nails and just getting the diagonal brace out would require I pop out a few dozen nails as each fence picket is nailed into it twice.So, how do I attach the wire rope to the fence? Is sinking a bolt into the frame at each corner and looping the rope around that the best solution?
I have a pass through cargo storage area on a camper. There’s no point putting anything toward the center just to have to dig everything else out of the way. I’ve used these Unistrut rollers before so I was thinking of fastening two sticks of strut across the space then mounting a shitty old plastic toolbox to the rollers. Trying to conceptualize how I could make the ‘roll out’ extend past the end of the strut. I’m sure there’s some Chinesium contraption like telescoping rails but I’d rather try to learn something new. Any hints?
>>2996078im so fucking bored of the reddit obsession with the diagonal brace being one way or the other.in a very specific set of circumstances having the brace the other way will hold the gate up.if you are a normal person with a gate built properly and fixings used correctly it will make no difference.all that youtube video with gate made of all hinges shows is what happens when your gate is made of hinges. not reality. if the member was fixed properly in stead of loose it doesn't matter if its in compression or tension. if your brace fails at the fixings from being in tension then the rest of your gate is going to fail too.
>>2996059Turn the know to lower the water level a bit. Usually the llis happens if it's barely n shutting off because it's close to the overflow levelIf younhave very high home water pressure that might exacerbate it
>>2996085only morons put the brace in compression
>>2996078Any reason you can't jack the end up to position than cut some wood to put a compressive brace? Just making a big X in the middle? It doesn't seem like your plan is going to accomplish much.
i've got a 6 foot wide solid oak round table that my folks don't want anymore that they were gonna throw out.any ideas on what i can make out of it? i don't need it to be a table anymore.
>>2996107>It doesn't seem like your plan is going to accomplish much.They already sell kits that do exactly what I am trying. The problem is I can't find the corner brackets for sale separately and I don't know how to attach wire rope to wood when it will running parallel to the surface. I'd like to DIY a solution but it seems everyone here is a reddit transplant and is too busy being useless (see >>2996098 and >>2996085) instead of being helpful.>Any reason you can't jack the end up to position than cut some wood to put a compressive brace? Just making a big X in the middle?It would be a lot of work. The whole reason I am doing it this way is so I don't have to do a lot of work. I'd also have to buy the wood, which is actually much more expensive than what I can get the hardware for at the ReStore.
>>2996123>They already sell kits that do exactly what I am trying.That doesn't mean it's going to do anything, anon. Sounds like the problem is more than the bad brace placement. But to answer your question, if you don't want to buy any wood or special brackets, a bolt and wire clamp through should work OK. Bolts should be on the beefy side, though.
>>2996078I'd use a jack (or a rock or something) long before I used the wire solution, regardless of how you then fix the thing.
Don't really know where else to post this...been looking at this replica Eames chair on marketplace for a bit, he says its real leather and that he purchased it in Italy for 1100 Euros two years ago. I don't know anything about leather, but it seems a bit too uniform then what I would expect. What do you guys think?
>>2995708>But gravity shouldn’t be enough to fuck it up, rightMaybe if you live on Jupiter
>>2995865That sounds retarded. Every filter I have seen is 3/4-1". Meant to be changed monthly but realistically last much longer and can be cleaned with a vacuum.It's not even needed, it isn't serving a mechanical function.
>>2996078Straighten it and put an extra nail horizontally aligned in the top and bottom of each picket. They are now braces.X.X.XX.X
>>2996189They serve the function of keeping the coil clean if there’s AC or a heat pump. The size of the filter has a CFM reduction that should have been factored into the load calculations. He’s fine replacing 4” with 6”. Just glue in some 2” hard foam as filler
how would one *lightly* wash denim in a manner that preserves them ...after three days of pick-n-pull? im not trying to make them spotless, but i also dont want them just indefinitly holding grease
>>2996241why wouldnt you just want them clean? are u sum sorta fashion faggot?t. throws his dirty jeans in a 5 gal bucket of super clean for a few days before they go in the washer
>>2996241Long soak in dish soap and/or washing soda or a bit of lye. Soaking in lye turns the grease itself into soap.
>>2996137>a bolt and wire clamp through should work OK.Welp, I guess that is the closest thing I am going to get. I shouldn't even have mentioned it was for an old gate. Everyone here seems to obsessed with turning a sows ear into a silk purse.
would this be useful for working on bicycles and y2k fords?>Tap & Die Set (40pc.); Metric>Features:>NC, NF and NPT sizes>Blow molded plastic storage case>Set includes: 17 taps and 17 dies, tap wrench, T-handle tap wrench, die stock, screwdriver and screw pitch gauge>Die sizes: 1/8-inch PT, M3 x 0.5, M3 X 0.6, M4 x 0.7, M5 x 0.8, M5 x 0.9, M6 x 0.75, M6 x 1.0, M7 x 0.75, M7 x 1.0, M8 x 1.0, M8 x 1.25, M10 x 1.25, M10 x 1.5, M12 x 1.5, M12 x 1.75
>jump starter pack works best with full charge>store jump start pack in truck and leave unused unless i need to jump myself or someone else>its bad to leave lithium ion batteries unused and at full charge for long periods of time.wat do?
>>2996257so but a load rated forged flanged eyebolt and sandwich grade l9 hardened washers and even with the cosine de rate youll still be miles from yielding the hardware but youd rather piss and moan like a pathetic fucking sally about people not thinking for you. must be a hard life especially on days you didnt have breakfast
any reason not to do lots of concrete sawing with a ryobi angle grinder?
>>2996269yah they suck giant floppy donkey dick vs a hot saw which suck cock vs a walk behind
What size lathe and mill can I realistically put inside a 110 square foot bedroom?
>>2996286probably whatever chinkshit you can carry by hand and set on a bench. doubtful theres power for anything moreand the swarf in the carpet and bedding is gonna suck ass
>>2996287What about cowells, sherline, servo drill press? Maybe the swarf is going to be alot less of a hazard.
>>2996289>servo drill pressa 1/8" drill is relatively massive in these. not sure what kind of work you want to do but as owning one i can say they have very limited use but shine for holes under 1/16". they also lack any work positioning so if a layout is needed i moung the servo drill head on the bridgeport
Top is approx. my current bathroom's layout. It's large, but lacks a tub and everything is connected.I'm thinking of renovating it to be like the bottom, where the left side of the bathroom is for the toilet, changing, and bathing while the right is just the sink. The divider could just be glass shower panels, like was used to box the shower in the first place.tbc the [X] shapes are drains.I'm trying to avoid changes that might be too substantial just to save. Would appreciate any thoughts on this idea bc I don't see it too often outside asia.
>>2996294where's the window/vent?how long is this tub? looks like a tub for children
>>2996257What exactly are you looking for here, anon? You are attempting to put a bra on a 10' long gate. You need a bolt strong enough to hold up to it that isn't going to bend or pull through/split your frame board. There is a reason the kits you see use brackets that go around the outside: It's a lot of stress. But put a couple lags in there and bitch when it fails if you want. DIY doesn't mean free.
I'm making a dual hose portable AC, which of these 4 locations should I run the hoses? I guess running the hot exhaust to top left and the cooler intake to bottom left is the best?
blew out my brand new tube of shoe goo by pressing too hard on the pckage. according to google ai answers:>Secure that blown-out tube instantly by sealing the bottom with a strip of duct tape or by folding the crimped end over twice and securing it with a heavy-duty binder clip or a pair of vise grips. This creates a makeshift bottom and prevents the remaining glue from drying outdoes this actually work? tips? should i crimp, then tape, then seal in plastic bag? or just try and use the tube asap?
i hammered and crimped, this should hold, ya?if air contacts any glue, will it just harden that small contact area, or will air travel through that small area and make its way all the way through the tube?
>>2996321>if air contacts any glue, will it just harden that small contact areayes, that why you get a plug in industrial glue gun tubes at the tip, and the rest in the tube is good to go.
>>2995864Sounds to me like its mobile home feeder
My room faces west and has two large windows that suck up a bunch of sunlight. We have AC but it's the furthest room possible and the sunlight still makes it the hottest room in the house.I've already got reflective lining on the windows to block out sunlight as well as blinds and curtains so it does help but the room is still a bit too warm for my liking especially when I'm running my PC to game.I'm not gonna use a portable AC system or install a mini split system. What are some ways I can block out even more sunlight that's relatively cheap? Do aluminum awnings actually work? I have stucco siding on the house.
if i started an llc or whatever in china called "chinese chink tools" what should i sell?
I want to add a sillcock for a hose to use in my backyard. is it fine to use pex for this or is copper better?
>>2996258I prefer to buy individual dies as I need them. a kit will always have useless sizes you'll never need.
>>2996364This. By and large, you usually only need a handful of sizes. It's like sockets. You can damned near tear a whole car apart with a handful of sizes.
I asked /out/ figured it wouldn't hurt to ask hereWhy would this one single oak tree on this row be dying like this? I've never sprayed or burned around it and I live pretty well in the woods so I doubt anyone poisoned it. It just gave up or something.
>>2996331Awnings work very well. They also help your windows last longer by keeping sun and rain off of them. Being able to open you windows when it is raining is also nice. You've already got a bunch of anti-heat treatments on your windows though. I don't know how much more an awning will add. You might look into cooling your walls though. White paint reflects a lot of heat. A trellis with a nice vine (picture), cantilever pergola, or a shade cloth are also good. Hell, put in a porch/deck with a roof or a sunroom if you want go all out.>>2996353Are you running it through a wall to the outside of the house? I mean, I think PEX is glorified garden hose so I would use copper. That said, use what your house already has. Having to use oddball unions to mate plastic/copper/steel or whatever your pipes are made from is a fucking pain and can lead to problems down the line if you don't. You might also look into running it from an exiting outside line. In my opinion, the less holes you make in your house the better. Even if that means digging a trench and running more pipe. If your nearest outside line is on the other side of the house that changes things of course.>>2996388Might have picked up a disease, had some roots eaten by a gopher/mold/fungus, or just been a bad seed.>>2996085>>2996098https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Oxfa-2FL0
>>2996394>Q3Oxfa-2FL0shit in question is steel cableyou cant push rope fuckwit
>>2996364>I prefer to buy individual dies as I need them. a kit will always have useless sizes you'll never need.I dunno man, I've run across a lot of weird thread sizes and am glad to have an entire set of standard and metric taps and dies. Some sizes definitely get used more often and they get broken and replaced with good quality taps and dies, and extras are bought in those sizes for inventory.
>>2996399ADHD much? He mentions it at the end buddy. Watch the whole video. I know it is super long for your tiktok kids but try to last at least 90 seconds.Also, the video is specifically a reply about the direction of diagonal bracing, not wire rope. Here is some videos specifically for that. I even made sure they are shorter than the first one for you.Here's a corpo shill explaining it using small words:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y81HcCcx02M&t=39sFor a wooden gate with metal braces:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df5jlHyIO0EFor an all metal gate:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekyZmatMte0Even ladies can manage it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTOwZyh4ANY
>>2995620A 4x4in wood is stronger than that a single stock square tubing, but you could weld them into bigger members. Configurations using that metal tubing to support carports are usually doubled or tripled up and ornamental. If you get grok to run a structural buckling calc you'll see why
>>2996426thanks anon, i don't think it makes sense then, financially, wood would be cheaper in my case
If I build 1:20 scale model furniture out of balsa or something will I learn anything useful for making real furniture.
>>2996436Using actual woodworking techniques? You'll learn working at small scale makes you want to kill yourself. One of the nice things about woodworking is getting it within 1/16th of an inch (1.5mm) is just fine. If you reduce the scale you reduce your margin of error along with it. So now your 0.0625 margin is 0.003. Welcome to the margins on metalworking. Or Warhammer. Its a chicken and egg problem. Did they get into Warhammer because they are a little crazy or did getting into Warhammer make them a little crazy?A better thing is just small projects. Don't start with a dining room set. Your actual real first project should be a basic workbench. From there you do furniture. Try a nice spice bottle rack, cutting board, or an end table*. Your first might be more of a spice bottle rhombus but it'll probably be good enough to hold bottles of nails and screws in the garage. Once you make one that isn't an embarrassment you can move up to bigger things.End table: https://www.pbs.org/video/woodwrights-shop-governors-poboy/
I've got an extremely low clearance crawl space. Its in an addition that's 20yrs old, perimeter CMU block foundation is great. Under is inaccessible and stays wet and will eventually rot the floor. I'd like to convert to a slab, place #57 and a 4inch slab. To do that removing the joists means the rim joists have to go. Is it best to:1. Hire a professional house lifting company and pay them a gorillion buckaroos2. DIY with doing a section at a time, attaching a 10ft ledger with bolts to wall studs and using 3 or 4 jacks, removing the rim and putting a new CMU block row between the existing foundation and bottom plate of stud wall, then moving ledger to next section, repeating. >Yes I'll have to redo all the doors and other things.
My washing machine squeals. I am 90% confident its the rubber seal of the door. What should I best use to lubricate it? Is there anything from the kitchen I could use without it being a big issue?
>>2996463Front loader, right? My door seal doesn't contact the drum. Are you sure it is the door seal and not a bearing going bad?
can some one id this fabric? to me it looks spicy. i want to replace it anyway, i just want to know the amount of precaution i have to take.The device is a Heathkit IT-12 signal tracer. I'm planing on using it regulary. i did some mods to it
>>2996474>can some one id this fabric? to me it looks spicy. i want to replace it anyway, i just want to know the amount of precaution i have to take.The device is a Heathkit IT-12 signal tracer. I'm planing on using it regulary. i did some mods to itsorry, forgot pic.Front side
>>2996476back side that's giving me concerns
>>2996477the device. the fabric is covering the loudspeaker.pic related: this is not my device but a picture i found online. as i'm replacing the fabric i came along with different ideas. one idea is to do this cartoon character. the signal tracer's purpose is to search for signal continuity in electric circuits. i hope you understand the joke. what do you think?
>>2996040Wouldn't the paint flakes clog up the orbital sander?
>>2996467y, front loader.there was a tech guy here who let it run both loaded and unloaded and said he doesnt hear or notice anything unusual. manipulating the drum doesnt really show too much leway or turning it doesnt produce an unusual sound. its pretty new but on the cheaper side so idk
>>2996467>>2996483I suppose, to add... the squealing only happens when the drum goes half speed. at full speed it doesnt really sound unusual.
>>2996478i have no idea what this device is, but i googled a bit and i can't find any information about asbestos being used as a speaker grill, anywhere. the manual for this IT-12 device only calls this part "speaker grill" and doesn't mention anything else. this was 10 minutes on google, mind youif you're paranoid, wear a 6000 series halfmask and just bag it outside or osmething and then put some good amount of compressed air on the grame. asbestos is deadly, but a few tiny particles aren't going to kill you, this isn't neurotoxin.
>>2996485also forgot to add, that cartoon looks like ultra fag shit, put a period-accurate graphic there or fuck right off
>>2996486the device is from the late 60's. pic related is another decor idea. first decor idea was bsed on fun, this one is on looks
>>29964453. Collapse your fookin' house and die4. Sell house and move to one that doesn't have that feature and have it actually inspected first.
>>2996445this is out of the depth of a mongolian throat singing forum's /diy/ section anon. you're literally asking whether or not you're in for a structural collapse. go hire a professional to do an assesment
Got a windshield put in my car, and it has a few 1 cm long scratches in it, deep enough to feel them with your fingernail. Guy gave me a big discount so it is what it is, but is there some way to fill them so they're less noticeable? Like with a bit of wax or clear coat or something? All I can find online is people polishing glass, which seems like it isn't worthwhile.
I have a week to get an answer for this. Can I have a smart switch in a four way system but have the rest of the switches still be mechanical switches? I know I can have it in a three way system with two switches, but is it possible in a four way system with three or more switches? I dont wanna buy a bunch of remotes or other smart switches, i dont wanna blank all the switches but one, id like to just get one smart switch and replace one three way or four way switch with it.
>>2996506there are windshield repair kits, but i have no idea if they're any effective at anything, really. they all seem to be some sort of resin compounds.
>>2996506I had good luck using cerium oxide powder to polish my windshield after I accidentally put scratches on it when scraping snow
I want to have a stash of basic foods like beans, rice, lentils and some canned food. However I'm a little worried about weevils and other pests. A friend of mine suggested keeping the beans in the freezer overnight to kill any potential pest. Is this a good idea? Or am I just going to introduce moisture to the bag?
>>2996494>this is out of the depth of a mongolian throat singing forum's /diy/ sectionWhy respond to the question if you don't know the answer, anon clearly mentioned DIY and even has a detailed plan with a sketch and you just vomit this response? lmao, shame on you, hope the mod bans you. Loads of anons here have construction and/or engineering knowledge which you clearly don't and should learn to shut up>>2996489Same for you>>2996445Do it anon, bottle jacks are cheap on Temu.
>>2995476Tin foil is cheaper, easier, and looks better.>>2995595Stick with the wood. Metal posts have a habit of sheering off when strong wind causes the structure to twist. Wood is evolved specifically to weather such weather.
I put up a dart board in my garage, and my wife put a bunch of holes in the wall. I ended up buying a foam backer board, but I’d like to repair the wall prior to putting it on. Would just going it with some paint be sufficient? Or should I fill the walls with a little bit of putty first? Or even spray it with some orange peel texture prior to painting?
>>2996520Put them in sealed containers and then freeze them.>>2996535Putty, sand, paint.
>>2996245heavy washing deteriorates denim
>>2996562>t. stinky hipster
>>2995902Thanks anon, it worked. Did a decar of overgrown grass and stuffs, only had a small itch in the eyes at the end.
>>2996479Now that you say it like that, that seems like a problem. Someone should invent something to deal with this issue. Maybe, uhhh, add some holes into the sander and, uhhh, try to suck the paint flakes away by uhm… attaching it to a vacuum cleaner?Seems like that’d be a way to make it work.
I have a little LED backlit display on the top of an appliance, and I want to see it from the side instead. Anything better than just sticking a mirror above it at 45 degrees and learning to read it upside down?
>>2995573You should check out treenets
I recently had a thoughtWhy not paint my roof white? Cool off the attic space, cool off the house, lower energy usage on ACI found they even make a special kind of coating specifically for roof shingles for this purposeLooking around my community tho, and nobody else has done thisSo is there a catch? Would I be fucking something else up by doing this?
>>2996611The only con other than aesthetics that really jumps out at me is that it also has the same effect in winter so you don't get as much warming benefit from the sun.
>>2996527i'm no material engineer so i'll just have to trust you on this one
could yall tellme why my stupid idea for a diy mold test would not work? i want to paint one side and edges of a piece of drywall, then moisten the drywall and then place the drywall on upper and lower portions of wall, -unpainted side placed against wall- where i suspect mold could be growing. then i want to check on the drywall in a day, then a few days then many more days to see if any areas are growing obvious mold. would this work?picture is what the room looks like. i have upstairs neighbors who are not very friendly or chatty but i have gotten out of them that there are no bathrooms directly above my room. i know they have a bathroom near my closet and i cut open small squares of drywall there and found no signs of mold.also the crosshatch floor area has dried up surface mold where the previous tenant had their mattress directly on the floor. i lifted up the worst section of floorboard and there seems to be no mold growth on the bottom sides of the floorboard or the subfloor.the room sits 3feet above the ground and i have a crawl space under our house. i found no mold or signs of leaks under the house. the little balcony area hoovers above the ground. above that balconyish-outcrop area is also a flat area that seems like it could be catching water. the girl who lives above me really seems to dislike me so i am hesitant to try and invade her space and inspect that area. her roommate was the one that suggest that area could be catching water.another alternative could be putting three mold test in my room: closet, triangle-window-thingy-area, near my door and a fourth in the living room and see how the mold growth compares to each other.
>>2996595You could make a non-reversing mirror. Basically two mirrors that meet at a 90º angle. It only really works when looking at it straight on though. To far to the left or right and the effect is lost.
Question. Rather than shipping containers made of pure steel, why has no company started making just the edges steel, and the walls, floors, and ceiling of the container Polycarbonate? They already use polycarbonate for buildings because it's stronger than stone, very well insulated, and cheap to make.It seems like that'd be a winning future formula to reduce the price of shipping container style houses, stack the frames up on eachother and make the walls and floors polycarbonate so they're all just as strong, insulated, can be used as the windows as well, and is cheaper than traditional shipping containers while being lighter for transport and movement. Stacking them up as rooms would be easier since they're lighter and you can treat it like a typical video game "add more square rooms how you want" type ordeal, cutting the polycarbonate would be easier than steel for doors, skip the entire insulating the container step, etc.Is there something wrong with my logic?
Maybe a stupid question but have there been any major advancements in the world of box fans in the past decade or so?My box fan that has lasted 20 years finally gave up and I have to get a new one. Just wondering if there's some super new tech out there where it cleans your asshole for you or something in addition to being a box fan (just kidding but you know what I mean).All I need it for is to move hot air out of a room.
>>2995680i'd probably do it with lower profile rectangular trunk line and stub the register outlets from the top. That back corner wall looks moldy too, might wanna redo the grade outside the garage.
>>2995747>This is also why I’m glad they switched to USB-Cyes because usb-c cables can never corrode.
>>2996474>some one id this fabric?
>>2996667Nope. Just cheaper materials and higher prices.
>>2995809It's not stupid. It is, however, a bit heavier. As >>2995909 says it'll not be too handy in the thrust, and you'll still bruise if something hits you with sufficient force, but maille will protect you. Do not, under any circumstance, get the bullshit chicken wire stuff that LARPers and cheap re-enactors use.
I want to make a wind vane out of wood. How do I get the rod to spin freely with minimum friction and without bearings?
>>2996743Low surface contact and grease. Most older designs I have seen had the rotating part being attached to a hollow sleave over a rod. They were also well balanced. Only the top of the rod contacted the top of the sleave and it was greased so it could rotate freely.
>>2996678Speaker cloths (prior to synthetics) are usually linen.
roommate was leaving massive amounts of tp in toilet overnight and then it wouldnt get flushed till next morning becuase shes a dumb woman. could this somehow cause our toilet to start running as in always running small amounts of water from tank to bowl. seems like an unrelated problem but im not a plumber. what problems could massive wads of TP being flushed at once cause?
>>2996764Unrelated, but you can fuck up your valve by leaning back on it and tipping the cistern if it's installed poorly. Also they just wear with use.Flushing inappropriate items can clog your drain, which backs up the toilet and can be a pricey repair.
>>2996764Aside from plugging your pipe and filling your tank? Nothing specific. Obviously the more you use a mechanical device the quicker it will fail, which is probably why your flap valve is worn out and running all the time.
>>2996744So like this? Kind of on a pike to minimize surface contact?
>>2996770NAYRT but if you did that I'd consider a nail pointing up on a coin or something for the tip part, so the contact is really minimal and hardwearing.
>>2996771Use a hollow tube for the stem, put a ball bearing on the too end of it and then another tube that loosely slips over it with an end cap that the bearing ball will ride against.
>>2996825The goal is to make it without any ball bearings.
>>2996827I mean a single steel bearing ball as a hardened steel pivot. Not a ball bearing with multiple balls, a cage, and races...
>>2996743>How do I get the rod to spin freely with minimum friction and without bearings?magnets, neodymium, hand holding over
>>2996827is your wind vane going on the inside of an MRI machine room or something? bearings are fuckin cheap and effective.
What's a good replacement for a 150mm exhaust hose for an air con? The one that came with my unit is plastic and hard to move around and adjust, are those ones with a metal spring instead better?
>>2996873Never really been around the hose for an a/c but if it is anything like a vacuum hose, then yeah the stuff with the steel coil will be much better and more flexible and easier to work with than the cheap hard plastic bullshit.
>>2996743greaseable brass bushing.
>>2996611Just make sure it doesn't yellow over time. Nobody wants a roof that looks like someone took a giant piss on.>>2996667The biggest advancement was hiding the blade like Dyson fans do.>>2996764The running water is usually from the flapper wearing out over time and no longer sealing properly. Its very easy to replace.
I need to cut up a fiberglass hot tub in order to dispose of it.I called a lot of places, the cheapest removal is $450I contacted a few local dump sites, the only one that can accept the hot tub in its full size is charging $200, and I will need to rent a $100 trailer first.I probably could have gotten this pos fixed for $500, so no way in hell am I spending anywhere near that amount to dispose of it.I will need to cut it up in quarters. How do I do this without creating fiberglass dust?I am thinking I can cut it up inside kiddie pool and have my wife stand with a water hose and wet the area as I cut it, but then I need to deal with tens of gallons of contaminated water.A shop vac won't capture all the dust.
>>2996923Outside, sawzall, n95 mask or p100 respirator. Dust won't be that bad. Blow yourself off before going back inside. It's not asbestos.
Why are sawsall blades so expensive?
>>2996667Use a vacuum to move the air and you'll get a nice dual purpose blowjob machine.For real how long until Dyson is selling sex toys.
can anyone recommend a decent grease gun for under $25? or are all grease guns of this style trash? 3oz sounds very small. visually the smaller tubes i see at walmart look more like 6oz... are 3oz and 14oz the only sizes? I woild like a grease gun that comes with a flex hose and refillable tube.... are refillable tubes a PITA to work with?i have a large, cheap harbor freight grease gun and i hate it. i dont use it much though. truck joints and trailer bearings.
>>2996923flush the water down the toilet if youcare that much
the ridges on this lamp hinge suddenly became very loose. any suggestions on how to tighten it up, or should i just pick an angle i like and super glue it?
>>2996969Directly applying the vacuum to your dick is not as fun as you think, you have to stop sucking or you'll rip your dick off.This is why all the vacuum blowjob machines invert the pressure to cycle up and down your dick. Most are literally no more complex than a motor driving a piston back and forth in a vacuum chamber.
>>2997007Yes we are all aware of the limitations of current day technology.
>>2996990Rubber cement.
>>2996934wife wont let me cut it anywhere on our property. if i have to wear a suite and mask, so do the plants and soil she says>>2996979i got a septic system, i can only take hazmat shit to the village every 3rd thursday on every other month. its annoying. i got multiple 5 gallon buckets filled with water/coolant mix waiting till end of july to drop off alreadyi can make a makeshift shallow pool using some 12' 2x6 boards and a trap. she agreed to this method, as long as it contains all the dust. im kinda with her on this, i dont want any fiberglass particles anywhere on my property either.my neighbor has a trailer but its "full of crap" and i cant borrow it. there is a single tree branch thats the right height that I think I can use as a crane to get raise the tub high enough to get it on the bed of my pickup and dump it at the garbage yard for $200. at this point id rather do that than spent time cutting and collecting the runoff
>>2997067Holy shit your life sounds miserable...
I'm laying hardwood floors and I'm coming to the last row of the room. The problem is the last row is just a bit bigger than the width of the boards. I'm leaving a 3/4" expansion gap and the space between the last row is 7/8" -1". I don't want to waste boards ripping them a 1/4", would it be fine to leave a slightly larger gap?
>>2997067>wife wont let meGuess we know who wears the pants at your (her) house.
>>2997078>>2997096i honestly agree with her on this. cutting fiberglass is not fun, it creates a dust of shit that settles and can never be removed.we dont use any pesticides, nor do we salt our driveway.why would i shit all over my yard/driveway with non degradable shards of glass that will never wash away?
>>2996923Dig 6x6x6 hole in the ground and cut the tub in it.
any reason why it would be preferable to attach these tiedown brackets to exterior of truck bed vs the interior of truckbed?i kinda wanna keep the stock look even though its a shitty, scratched, beat up, 25yo truck. and my internal straps are very high and close to the cab, so i would like at least one set on the interior. any reason why tiedown brackets shouldnt be attached to interior?also i have never used them before, so any words of advice before install them and once i start using them?
>>2995459What do you call those things they use on construction sites that tell you when you're at a certain elevation? It emits a laser and they have like a receiver on the grade pole that beeps real fast when you're close? Is it just a laser level that are like $10 on Amazon? Which is the part that beeps? Is there a cheap one for sale for prime day?
>>2997110>grade laser i just bought picel because it was about the same money as buying a beat up older non chinkshit off ebay of questionable operationprobably shoulda looked at the hawkshop for a stolen one but its the same issue as the ebay ones but without refund recourse do check the stated accuracy. chinks cant do fractions but give the deviation as some shit like 1/9" or 1/13" @ 100ft and some are really bad listed at 10m/35ft
>>2996520>I want to have a stash of basic foods like beans, rice, lentils and some canned food. However I'm a little worried about weevils and other pests. A friend of mine suggested keeping the beans in the freezer overnight to kill any potential pest. Is this a good idea? Or am I just going to introduce moisture to the bag?Freezer would dry it out, not introduce moistureI hadn't heard of it for beans, but for flour and such, definitely
correct me if im wrong, but this woody stuff doesnt propagate anywhere near as easily as the green stuff, ya/na?
how the fuck do i figure out which wire goes to which?pic 1 of 2
pic 2 of 2
>>2997139>>2997138What part of the diagram are you having trouble with?
>>2995459Portable, solar a/c unit I wanted is fucking 1500 dollars (which I think is too much) and a plug in wall mounted a/c is also 150 (which imo is also still too expensive, so I was looking into making my own a/c. I know I need a bucket and a fan, a lot of the ones I see have a radiator strapped to the back of the fan to cool the air but is it possible to just put a fan over an ice bucket or a water bucket and get the same effect?Do I have to use ice? Can I just use room temp water to get the same effect?What are the effects of doing this with a pc in the room?Thanks!
>>2997140which red wire connects to which red wire? apparently LED replacements will be hard on the ballast so ill just be replacing it with an LED light fixtureBUTi installed the 1220lumen LED light fixture and it seems way too dim to light up this bathroom sink area.is 1220 lumens considered dim? also its inside some oldschool light box with a dingy plastic cover that further dims the light. women's bathroom sink-mirror area, so need lots of light for make-up activities
>>2997102Or dig a 8x8x8 hole and bury it forever>>2997100Just pay the dump fee man. I think you've already figured out that its the best solution in this scenario.
>>2997150Both reds go to one end of one lamp. Bothe blue go to one end of the other lamp.Yellows go to the other ends of each lamp
>>2997150I don't understand why you're keeping the ballast for LEDs. Cut it out, run the LEDs off the fucking line voltage which is black and white.>>2997067If I had a neurotic wife like that, I'd kill myself. Why even tell her fiberglass is "dangerous"?
>>2996965theyre reasonable if you buy them in 50 or 100 packs
I thought the sawstop patents had expired now, how are there still no other safety table saws?
>>2997181Most people don't actually want sawstop, not after all the stories I've heard about the safety mechanism getting activated for no good reason.>great, now I have a saw that doesn't work until I buy something
>>2997191honestly table saws and bandsaws just scare me too much to use. i dont mind pretty much every other saw type (mitre, jig, circular) but those two in particular scare me because i have really bad dexterity and im prone to making careless mistakes
I want some kind of film or sheet I can put on the outside of my double glazed window to block heat. What's easy to install with limited access?
>>2997181>I thought the sawstop patents had expired nowSawstop holds 150 patents.Some of their earliest patents have expired, but they still hold vague enough patents that you cant make your own sawstop type system without their permission. Grizzly went to them and tried to license their system to put in their saws, and sawstop literally told them no.Sawstop was pushing legislators to force the sawstop mechanism into every new saw made. And the retarded legislators almost fucking did it. Sawstop was saying "oh we will give away our patents", but their fine print was saying just the patents that were expiring. Thats when other companies pointed out how disengenious they were being, and how they would still be beholden to sawstops patents.Remember, the inventor was a career patent lawyer, not a craftsman. He has crossed his t's and dotted his i's to make sure he has enough vague patents to go to the grave with.
anything obviously wrong about this setup? smooth wire goes to black, ribbed wire goes to white, orange caps are on tight
i was asked to "remove this grass and make it look nice" apparently the dry stuff was trimmed down even further?what are my options? weed whack it a third time and rake away? dig it up with a shovel and shake out roots and throw it in the green bin? wtf kind of request is this.
>>2997294Can you not just ask them what their desired end result is? Do they want it to be bare dirt or are they going to lay landscape fabric and rock it? Or do they want the grass to eventually grow back better?
>>2997296its an old person who cant describe things well they said they want alll the weeds removed and when i asked if they want me to dig it up and haul out the dirt they said no no, thats doing too much,wtf
is tubeless sealant good at fixing leaks in sport balls?
Pulled the ceiling fan string and it ripped out...I turned it all off. Is it dangerous to have the light on and the fan with the string ripped out? I can't see how much of it got ripped from the housing. This sucks tho How do I stop being afraid of everything?
How do I learn how to be a functional person that can fix stuff?
>>2997326Start with easy confidence boosters. Changing the oil in your car is a good place to start that's way easier than non DIYers might realize
How do I deal with an ant infestation localized entirely in my room?I don't bring food in, and they seem to congregate in the most random places like by a power outlet or by a nightstand.I've tried using the gel baits that are supposed to kill colonies. Numbers went down but the buggers are resilient and it doesn't seem to be taking them below their current level anymore.
>>2997326You're living in an age where it's literally trivial to attain any skill you want. All you have to do is google it, and now ignore the built in AI jeet response.
>>2997326Im saying this sincerely, you just have to DO shit.You learn by doing, its muscle memory, you are actually physically manipulating something in the real world. You can watch 1000 hours of skateboarding tutorials on youtube, but that doesnt mean you know how to skateboard. You have to actually do it./diy/ and "fixing shit" is not a monolith skill, its an umbrella of 1000s of different disciplines. Many skills and experiences overlap.Your interests, money, living space all matter.Pick a project you have room for, you have the money to buy the materials and tools for, and you have a interest in.Watch a few tutorials on how to do said thing (do NOT spend hundreds of hours watching shit, it becomes entertainment and a time waster)Grab your tools and start hammering away.Rinse and repeat.Unless you are fucking braindead, youll build better critical thinking skills and use past projects and experiences to approach new stuff. It all adds up quicker than you think.Also do note, youll realize that a lot of people who are handy are NOT normal functioning human beings so dont worry about it.
>>2997354Borax mixed with some sugar water. I put my sugar in a plastic container instead of in the paper bag it comes in. They were never in the sugar itself but this seems to have made the difference.Spider bro could also be helpful.
>>2997370>>2997355>>2997329Ok...I'm just trying to better myself plus I'm >>2997321And I'm pretty sure I have crazy ocd cuz I get so scared
>>2997385candleja-
>>2997387When I said plus I'm I meant referring to the ceiling fan post
>>2997388>>2997385What exactly are you scared of?If you knew how a pull cord switch worked, and you know how a circuit breaker works, you wouldnt be worried. Are you always scared of shit?Have you ever considered reacting to things that actually happen, instead of conjuring worst case scenarios to react to?Heres a pro tip, no matter how much you visualize and create fake scenarios in your head, nothing ever happens how you envision it. You mentally torture yourself with fake scenarios, and when something actually does happen you STILL wing it and the prep did nothing.Cut out the middle man and just take whats actually given to you, and focus on doing that better.
>>2997392I'm just worried it'll randomly catch on fire. I have the light and everything turned off but still like what if I install it again and I put it on wrong and it catches fireIdk life is scary
>>2997394https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-K2vV-TWhkWatch this video and decide if you think your particular switch is broken to the point its going to short out and burn. Not only is the switch simple, its pretty safe too. Once you understand it you dont have to fear it.I will say, residential electrical work is probably not a good first project. I would just leave it and have someone else qualified do it for you. Still find some other project to work on.I have faith in you anon
>>2997395thats a trick question btw, there is no shorting and burning, the whole way the switch works is by "shorting" or connecting the two wires. No amount of yanking is going to make it catch fire
>>2995459How can you tell if a metal has aluminum or is an alloy metal that uses aluminum without scratch testing or doing a stain chemical test?
>>2995459I am looking for a hint that will open upwards. The plan is a floating counter extension that can fold UPWARDS when not in use, and then locks at 90 degrees when down. Preferably it would attach underneath and only needs to be strong enough to support a 3x1 piece of butcher block and then maybe a pot of water. What kind of hinge am I looking for? Would it be easier just to use wire/rope fixed at the corners and on the wall with a basic hinge? It has to fold up due to spacing.
I have a heat guard from an 18 wheeler exhaust stack that I want to flatten out to make into a smoker rack. I've tried just setting cinderblocks on it but it doesn't get completely flat. How do I do it without crumpling the material?
>>2997404They sell bar or counter flap hinges.
My dumb ass needs a temporary backflow solution. The washing machine drain occasionally overflows (usually when you run it at the same time as the dishwasher which, while my wife seems to understand the problem conceptually, she has demonstrated a total inability to apply this knowledge). I'm going to build out a laundry room elsewhere and turn this space into a bath at some point in the next year, so I do not need a permanent fix, just a way to build in a reliable overflow route that isn't all over the floor. Is it as simple as putting in a wye near the top and having it run off to a suitable drain/receptacle, or am I going to fuck up the air flow somehow and prevent the backup from diverting?
>>2996079Just as a thought... On my parent's camper, we built what were basically massive but very simple drawers. Planed and waxed the faces of a some 2x4s to act as the lower supports/tracks with edge-wise 2x4s on the ends (perp. to the camper) to act as guides. Big drawer bodies made of 3/4" CDX sheathing on a 2x2 skeleton. On the ends, we had more 2x4s that were attached at the top with loose carriage bolts with washers so that when you pull the 'drawers' out, they dropped down as legs to support it. See the attached 7,213 hours in mspaint engineering documents.
I might want to get into solar and I want to use cheap chinese shit, but I want the correct cheap chinese shit that won't burn my house down.I remember seeing someone post a link to a solar power guide that used the right kind of cheap chinese shit. I remember from the writing style that it seemed to have been written by an Anon for Anons. Anyone know what I'm talking about/have that saved somewhere?
I'm working on a cobot project with fanuc crx and they paywall all of their good programming info. Anyone know where I could find their programming manuals or some actual deep knowlege that isn't 2 minute B2B youtube slop?
>>2997437the nips aint giving away shit on their latest equipment and a cobot is $30k+ so why dont your boss cough $5k for training on something that could do $25k damage in 3 seconds?this sounds like false economy
Building a carport with PVC pipe & screwing pro panel on for the roof, bad idea or not? Car is getting brutalized in the summer and I'm a poorfag with no garage.
I have a board of glued edge pine. I'm using as a shelf and I want to apply a nice finish on it. Am I supposed to apply wood-conditioner on it first, then the finish, and something for protection like polyurethane?
>>2997442Earn some extra bucks and buy one of those cheap carports they sell everywhere... Or hell you can get one of those cheap portable garages from Harbor freight for $400 or less depending on which model you want. Can probably score a 20% off coupon too.
got these shitty boots 2nd hand, thought they were waterproof, went trudging through storm drains for a few hours, feet got soaked, not waterproof.when i got home i made the inside 'glove' of the boot go inside-out, and since then, there has been a big lump, kinda like a line going across the middle of the boot, and it is incredibly uncomfortable and made my foot hurt after working in them. any idea what may have happened and how i can remedy the lump. theres plenty of life left in the boots and i would hate to toss them. imagine if i had done this to a $200 pair of boots, jeeze
>>2997441I know. I used to work for the fuckers as a contractor and they just threw away a pallet of their old instructional textbooks because "they were dated" so I couldn't take one home. Greedy bastards.
>>2997484>got these shitty boots 2nd hand, thought they were waterproof, went trudging through storm drains for a few hours, feet got soaked, not waterproof.>thought that desert boots were waterproofAnon....
i've been using a portable window AC (the kind that sits on the floor and runs an exhaust hose out a window) for a month between to different rooms. everything is going great. the window is a sliding vertical. my issue is i'm pretty sure the vinyl panels that 'seal' the open part of the window are fucking garbage and they leak a LOT even with weather stripping. the window 'frame' is 1.5" deep and the panels wiggle around very easily (sitting 'diagonally'). would it be better to get a plank of wood with a 1" (i guess 1.5" are not really a thing) depth, cut a slot for the hose connector panel, glue that in there, and weather strip the fuck out of it?
>>2997203>enough vague patents to go to the grave withso its not even a case of it being a few more years, its literally just sawstop till death?
>>2997526Why cut a slot for the crappy hose connector panel that's probably 2mm thick? Cut a 6" hole and just fit the hose to it, you can easily get a flanged spigot and just attach your hose with a hose clamp. Also, add a second hose for the intake to prevent the thing creating negative pressure and pulling hot air into your room.
>>2997530>Also, add a second hose for the intake to prevent the thing creating negative pressure and pulling hot air into your room.what do you mean? it takes in the ambient air from side vents. the other suggestion seems really good.
>>2997531Single hose models are highly inefficient. If you add a second hose, you'll get much better performance. Just look up "dual hose mod AC".
How the hell do you set up one of these magnet style bug nets easily?After attaching the magnet tape on the window frame where I want it. I've tried building it on top and it didn't fit, tried adjusting the lengths multiple times, setting it up like that at the window was difficult too with the window being high up. I've also tried putting the matching magnets to line up with the window frame ones size wise then building with them on the floor but it still didn't line up. I do not know how you're meant to, the corners never align and if they do one of the horizontal/vertical edges is crooked and it's never sealedI've fucked it cutting the pieces too short now and need to buy another. Is there an easier method to building these or a better solution for window net covers? This has been a 3 hour ordeal of nothing to gain I just want the moths to fuck off in this summer heat
>>2997540I've tried a few of these products and always given up on them. What works for me is running magnet tape around the window, having the opposite side cut to fit, and then just putting the bug net between the magnet layers and pulling it taut. Takes about 5 minutes to set up at the start of "window open" season, and 20 seconds to take down at the end (I just leave the magnets up all year).
>>2997541Did you give up on the plastic covers for the magnets/corners to connect it all together then? Just using a magnet/mesh/magnet sandwich? That sounds easier but I'd be concerned about it falling apart (and possibly fall outside the building) when you lift up the bottom to pull the window back in to close. Since the magnets weren't too strong on this one I just got at least. Part of why I kept trying to get the plastic covers to fit properly
>>2997547The magnets aren't that strong on mine, but with the other 3 sides holding it closed nothing really falls off. Maybe one side falls inwards occasionally when you go to close the window.But again, I leave my window open the whole time with the mesh up, so maybe you'd run into more issues if you were closing it often.
Making a simple fountain out of a large ceramic planter. The outside is glazed but the inside is raw. I've been debating sealing off the inside, but I'm not sure how much it's going to matter. Any thoughts?>>2997354Food grade diatomaceous earth is great for controlling insect populations if you don't mind the cleanup after. It's a bunch of microscopic fossils that are razor sharp and cut up any insects that crawl over them so they die out. Keep in mind that the same mechanism that makes it so effective to kill any and all insects that crawl over it can also cause irritation to your lungs if you breathe it in. You can manage this simply enough for yourself and any other adults in the house, but if you have pets there isn't a clear consensus for or against using it, and I'll assume a similar effect for small children.
>>2996520This is a good idea. I do this for all rice I buy, although for larger bags I recommend 48-72h to ensure everything reaches temperature and it's a pretty common practice overall. It ensures any eggs that were contaminating the batch will be killed and won't hatch. After which, store in airtight containers and you should prevent any other access from pests, unless any mice or rats enter the picture.I've never felt the need to do this for beans or lentils, as they are larger surfaces and I buy them in smaller quantities, you might potentially see a small loss of quality when cooked but it should absolutely work. Your possible quality loss won't be down to moisture though.I want to point out though, for all of your pantry staples they will have points at which their quality drops off: less rehydration when cooking, less flavor, oxidation, etc. Don't just store them and forget. Every so often rotate them out and add them to your regular pantry.
>>2997408Give it back Tyrone.
My wife has a bunch of climbing roses in pots that are ready to go into the ground. What's an attractive way to give them some support once they're planted? I'm not super interested in drilling holes in my brick facade if I put them next to the house but I guess I could.
>>2997531>what do you mean? it takes in the ambient air from side vents.Then, blows the hot air, outside, creating negative pressure indoors, so more hot/humid air has to come in from outside to replace it
Hello first off apologies for ESLness. The top shelf of my closet is sagging, it is not broken and the clothes hanging bar beneath it is not sagging, just the top shelf. I'd like to reinforce or add some support before adding more weight to it. It is made from 1/2 inch wood, 65cm wide X 110cm long, it is not removable so I cannot just flip it upside down and it has a running slab of wood underneath to support it along the edges, sides and back but not the front which is what is sagging, the support beam feels perfectly solid still if I try moving it with my hands.When googling how to fix it the 2 more popular solutions are adding metal brackets supports (the triangle shaped things fixed on the sides of the wall) or a direct rod underneath it. I don't think adding metal brackets would be easy, because there's the support bar already in place that wouldn't let the bracket sit flush with the wall and the shelf is 65cm wide, that'd take an equally tall bracket on the sides and it'd take space from where I put my clothes. The other solution of just putting a rod underneath it would look bad and also take precious space from my wardrobe.I remember my grandmas closet having this long top wooden shelf, but it had a turnbuckle and a cable in the middle. So I was just wondering why is it that I haven't seen anyone suggest using a cable hanging from the ceiling and a turnbuckle? Her closet was just sagging, it had support along the edges too it's just the front section that was unsupported, last I visited her it was still in place and fully loaded of clothing and boxes.Any reason for me to stick with one method in particular?
>>2997566Trellis? You can lash your own from canes or make one more sturdy depending on your garden aesthetic.
What can I do to tighten a bolt with a nut in a place too small for a key and a bolt too long to let me fit a socket if I don't have a cutting disk to make the bolt smaller?
>>2997595Tube wrench, I guess.
>>2997582Any suggestions for attaching it to the house besides "drill holes in the brick facade"?
>>2997599make a freestanding trellis
>>2997599Yeah, >>2997600Or make one out of canes and push them into the dirt, leaned back a little on the wall.
>>29974424 posts and a sunshade.
I'm on the lookout for a two wheeled trolley, any recommendations? I live in The Netherlands. Considering the amount of tools I need to carry it'll need to be a tall one like picrel. It's for volunteer work, so shouldn't cost 'Festool-money'.
How do I stop a bad smell coming from a drain?
sup guys, i bought a used car, problem is, that the ones before never refilled the coolant water, and iths nearly empty now. I checked what i need and it said g12 and its pink, but the last bit of coolant swimming in the container of the car is blue and i heard you shouldnt mix it. So the users before didnt mix the water with the right defroster for this type of car, what would you advice? Should i still just put in the pink one? Or dilute it and only put in more water? Or change all the coolant fluid in the system completely? I hope i could avoid it because im lazy, and i dont want to pay a mechanic for something like thatwhat would you recommend?
>>2997687You can flush your radiator yourself, and you definitely should.
>>2997684If you haven't used it for a while, add water to fill the P trap. If you have, it's probably rotting shit before the P trap, which means you need to get down there and take it off and clean that shit out, buddy. If you're lucky you can plunger it instead.
>>2997689thats what i feared, but it seems like there really is no way around it, but i dont know how you manage to keep airbubbles out of the system, i fear that i will fuck something up majorly if i do it myself. Oil change no problem. but this is omething i havent done yet
>>2997691>but i dont know how you manage to keep airbubbles out of the system,You burp the system afterwards
I leveraged the electrician -> industrial -> controls pipeline to get a remote job. It used to be a ton of money, but now I'm getting no overtime and need some extra scratch. I have a trailer full of multicraft tools, a welding rig, and I'm in an area with a lot of commercial and agricultural action. How should I get side-work? Everyone I talk to wants me full time, but I just want to pick up ~10-20hrs a week to distract from the voices. If there are any ag-bros out there: do you/would you hire a freelance sparky/welder? Should I just start passing out cards around at small businesses?I used to do handyman stuff all over, but that was easy because I became the de-facto guy for a whole little rural area, never had to advertise. (moved since then)Someone will point out that I'm in a lucrative field for contract/subcontract work, which is true but other than linkedin/coldcall farming I dunno how to get in touch with the right people.Even if you don't think it's relevant for my situation, share with other anons what's worked and what hasn't for getting clients.
>>2997698>double it or give it to the next personSociety already does this, with people constantly passing it on to the next generation that will kill substantially more people, the true answer is for everyone to to just pass it until the number is basically imaginary because its larger than the human population then at that point someone mentally ill enough comes along to pull it and if and when they do, those alive will gang up on that person and kill or jail him then they'll build a fortress around the lever and not allow anyone to pull it ever again.
>>2997691if youre lazy, pay for a mechanic to do a radiator flush, its a time consuming process to flush it yourself, and the fast easy way of doing involves disassembling parts to access the thermostat , once again, not a lazy activity.what is the year/make/model of your vehicle?
>>2997502i did not know theyre 'desert' boots. i just figured they were 'cowboy-style' work boots. they have a steel toe.
>>2997716>access the thermostatfuck thatjust fill and heat cycle a few times then pop the lower hose off again repeat until clean and refill while runningi could teach my 7 yo nephew to do it
>>2997719thats time consuming driving the vehicle around the block over and over trying to get the engine back up to temp over and over when you could just pop the thermostat and run a hose through it in one shot.
what would you suggest is the best way to clean these garage sale canteens using the available materials? 1 plastic lid, no rubber gaskets ...is that steel container + steel lid gonna leak?
how much do mobile mechanics charge for a pre-sale inspection of a diesel van-bus? 1994 7.3l ford. the bus runs and drives, would it be a better idea to drive it to a shop? i imagine that due to lack of DEF system, i should be able to bargain slightly lower cost than a modern diesel van inspection, ya/na?
can i easily save a backup of my iphone as a file on an external harddrive through my windows 11pc or do i have to jump through some convoluted itunes hoops in order to do so?also how would i go about saving my iphone 'notes' as accessible text files on my pc?
>>2997723it likely depends how ghetto of a region youre injamals parking lot brake n muffler working out of his sebring trunk will be much cheaper than billybobs mobile diesel in his kw shop truck (~$30/hr vs $200)probably best to find an independent shop and see if they have a flat inspection charge and meet the seller therebut since it's a 30 year old shit box its doubtful the seller will want to play any games other than cash on the barrel headive sold dozens of rigs over $10k and id only fuck around with some tire kicker bullshit like this for at least a $500 no refund deposit for wasting time
so youre saying that i should bring a mobile mechanic to the seller becuase they will not want to waste time having me drive the van the a vehicle inspector?me paying ~$150 to 300 for an inspection shows i am serious about a $5000+ purchase and that i am not a tire kicker ...and not allowing me to take the vehicle to a mechanic would signal to me that theyre trying to sell me a lemon.
>>2997727follow up question: will downloading itunes significantly slow down my $150 thinkpad laptop? how do i minimize the lg that itunes will inflict on my pc?i just resterted my computer, let it sit for a bit after boot-up and then windows file explorer just took a very long time to open up... ...i havent even connected to the internet yet.
>>2997732>me paying ~$150 to 300 for an inspection shows i am serious about a $5000+ purchaseno it means the mechanic is going to give you a laundry list of petty shit for which youre gonna attempt to jew me down a bunchalso $5k isnt a large sum of money anymore. i wouldnt even be willing to meet anywhere for that kinda bucks. come look and make an offer with cash no bullshit are my standard sales termsand 1994 is fixing old and being a bus means its been used up. probably was once well mainbut likely been out of regular service for well over 15 years so who knowsits basically a question of how long since the injectors and cups were done because thats the bis assache job on those. and how tight does the trans feel on shifts. and whether the wire harness has been ate by vermin
Are gel ear muffs really as good as they advertise? I hate plugs and foam muffs are just no good with my safety glasses
>>2997733another followup question:i did an iphone backup to my pc that is stored in the 'apple' folder. can i just copy that folder to my external hard drive and its a good usable saved file?or will apple/itunes pull some bullshit like it cannot access the file becuase thats not where itunes 'pathway' is directed too or some sort of other anti-user bullshit?
pic of iphone back up copy/paste
>>2997737can 'injectors and cups' be inspected or must i take sellers word on maintenance interval?bus looks to be in great condition and was used for a private school. seller claims recent maintenance has been done and it starts and runs fine. ....also has been for sale for 28days now, afaik good shit usually sells fast.
>>2997723Dude, just go look at it. If it runs drives, and tires kick good, then buy the fucking thing. You'll figure out what all it needs done to it eventually. 5k isn't worth the assache of getting everyone in the world involved in your transaction.
>>2997718>'desert' boots>'cowboy-style' work boots>he thinks work boots are waterproof by default>even if they have DESERT FUCKING DESIGNS ON THEMANON!!!!
>>2997694thanks, i appreciate your tips>>2997716its a kia picanto build 2010 , really only has basics, doenst evem show the temperatur on the board
I messed up reassembling my husqvarna 562xp mark iiI was putting the screws back on the wire harness on top of the carbureator and one of these screws fell down. I took the carb and air filter housing off to let it fall out but I cant get it out. Im assuming it went under where the white arrow is pointing. Is there any way to take more parts off and get it out or can i just replace the screw and run it with a loose screw down there?
>>2997765Nvm found it lol
>>2997733Unironically install Linux. W11 is bloated as fuck and presumably a laptop that cheap isn't very strong so you should opt for a lightweight OS.Interestingly HP has a page for backing up your iPhone without using iTunes here https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/tech-takes/backup-iphone-to-windows-without-itunes. Try reading that. I'm not a retard so I don't use Windows 11 or an iPhone.
>>2995573Monkey fists are illegal.
>>2995809Consider Kevlar.
>>2996123
>>2997786They're also a son of a bitch to tie, so I don't like doing them unless I lose a set of begleri.
>>2997789
what is the general consensus on those mini / tabletop machines?im looking into buying a tabletop milling machine so that i can expand from just 3d printing to working with metal parts.if anyone has them are there any recommendations? or is this a better question to ask in the machining thread?
What's the diy approved socket set that's buy it for life?
>>2997824Whichever one comes with a lifetime warranty
>>2997811>what is the general consensus on those mini / tabletop machines?You dont get what you pay for.To physically cut metal, you need stiffness. You get stiffness from mass. They prey on people who dont want to deal with something big and heavy, it makes life extremely difficult when trying to actually make stuff.>if anyone has them are there any recommendations? If you must have a benchtop machine, buy something thats 4-500lbs. You can move them around with an engine hoist easily as a single person. Square column is better than round column. Buy used since trump has explicitly doubled the price of them twice since 2018.Rong-Fu 40 type machines (just find any brand that looks the same, they are the same)Jet JMD-15 type machines Or something slightly smaller like a G0704Anything you can find locally.Also keep in mind these machines above arent even great at cutting steel, you have to be mindful and cant take huge cuts.Paying 1000 bucks for a sieg x2 mini mill is a gigantic waste of money. Only buy a mini mill if you can get it dirt cheap with tooling.
>>2997824Manufacturing is so good nowadays, you dont have to really worry about it. Buy from a known brand and youll be fine. The most important thing is buying master sets without gaps.Buying single sockets to fill in gaps is prohibitively expensive, spend the extra up front and get them all.If I had to rebuy sockets from scratch, I would buy nothing but GearWrench
>>2997828All of Montgomery Ward's Powr-Kraft tool sets had lifetime warranties. They of course meant their lifetime, not yours. The company currently wearing Montgomery Ward's skin like Leatherface from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre did not acquire any of the liabilities from the bankruptcy sale and therefore does not honor any of the warranties.Sears/Craftsman of course had one too. They are owned by Stanley Black & Decker now. While they do still honor the warranty, any replacement you get is likely to be some Chinesium dogshit that you will spend the rest of your life replacing.Harbor Freight had a lifetime warranty, last I checked. Why buy Chinesium dogshit from some Johnny-come-lately company still pretending to be American when you can get it direct for the company that started the trend of pretending to be American?Hell, every brand of good tools had a lifetime warranty back in the day. Armstrong, Barcalo, Blackhawk, Bonney, Crescent Tool, Duro, Herbrand, Hinsdale, Indestro, K-D, Lectrolite, Millers Falls, New Britain, Owatonna, P&C, Sherman-Klove/S-K, Stanley, Thorsen, plus others. All either gone or sold out to China. Warranties mean fuckall in the 21st century. The tools are so cheaply made that anyone that actually bothers to get something replaced wouldn't touch the bottom line of someone like Stanley. It would be a rounding error. In fact, you'd probably be the one losing money. The time needed to get a replacement would cost more than ordering some Chinesium dogshit from your phone.Meanwhile, I get my tools from estate sales, garage sales, and local auctions. I once paid $50 for a rolling toolbox (top, bottom, and raiser) that was full of old tools. The best parts about buying used tools is they are much cheaper than even the Chinesium dogshit and they are survivors. If they were going to break under normal use they would have already done so.
>>2997835>using sockets and wrenches pre-flank drive patent expirationlol, Lmao even.
>>2997838Didn't that expire back in the 80s? Hell, doesn't Snap-on still make normal sockets? If it was that good and the patent is expired, why doesn't everyone use them on everything?
>>2997843>Didn't that expire back in the 80s?1990>why doesn't everyone use them on everything?They do, literally everyone has since the mid 00s when manufacturing caught up. American manufacturers rested on their laurels and were dying or dead by the mid 90s.All those dead mans tools are objectively bad wrenches and sockets. A chinkshit craftsman socket at lowes off the shelf right now will outperform 90% of your straight cut trash.
>>2997844Until they break, sure.
>>2997848True, the metallurgy and manufacturing from 50 years ago is vastly inferior to even cheap tools today.There is a reason you talk about "surviving" tools, because shit breaking was an everyday occurrence back in the day. But hey, at least with straight cut shit, as you are rounding your fastener there wont be enough torque to break the socket!
>>2997848Looks rather intentional, desu.
>>2997848Only time I've seen a bit do that is when I was helping someone restore a military truck that was decaying on a lot for 50 years.
>>2997897Looks like your standard 'normal socket in an impact gun' failure.
I'll probably have to repost this when someone makes a new thread but here goes.how retarded is my idea to level out the grade of my backyard using a retaining wall? pic related is the side of my house showing the (imo) unnecessarily steep grade. I get it's for drainage but it's so steep the water picks up too much speed and is taking too much dirt with it. It didn't rain all that much earlier this year but there's a deep furrow dividing my backyard where it ran in this direction.The red lines show the hypothetical retaining wall, an added benefit would be a potential crash barrier, my backyard sits at the end of a very long straightaway and I can imagine someone losing control and plowing through the fence into my backyard. A 1-2 foot high CMU retaining wall might absorb a lot of that energy.My only issue would be puddling if I made my backyard flat. Of course I'd still grade it away from the house but I was thinking a french drain at the back fence running out through the retaining wall where the sidewalk ends.Thoughts? Anything I might be missing?
Normies are noticing
>>2997902What if you grade it the opposite direction and turn your house into an caldera lake?
this guard clip came loose today and now wont clip in tight and the guard keeps popping off during use
Car porch ideas?
If i never work on cars what would be the point of a socket set?
>>2998024Leave a hard hat next to you toilet so guests know you mean business.
>>2997995I understand that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that I really don't have any sort of grounds for this judgement call, but honestly... ...Turning a front porch into a "car porch" seems like such an uncomfy and sterile idea. Like, you're living your live in the fast lane, so fast that you need your car fucking camping your front door and crowding you cause you have your whole life timed down the second.
>>2998024fix a plethora of other things that use sockets. bicycle, wheel barrow, tv mounting bracket, rolling chair, etcif space and money are an issue and you seldom fix things, you couldprobably get away with a small and large adjustable wrench and vice grips, but socket set makes things way faster. and what if you wanted to do a really easy vehicle repair and time was an issue so you wanted to get it done right then and there and not wait for a shop
>>2997530>>2997532>>2997568okay so my question from here is, since i use the AC in two different rooms, would modifying it to two hoses be practical? im already completely satisfied with how well it works as is, i just wish it were better insulated so that it stay cool for a while when not running (100+ degree low humidity outside temp). not sure how feasible it would be if they the exhaust hoses were clamped to a spicket. the nozzle on the current exhaust panels just slides in and locks with a couple notches.
>>2998024Every single tool, appliance, piece of equipment, shit around your house has nuts and bolts on it.No they arent fun or interesting tools to buy, but you should 100% have at least a 1/4 and 3/8 set laying around. Same with wrenches, get a set and keep them around.
>>2998135I agree with other anons, 2 hose are vastly superior, but I dont know how well a conversion actually would work. If you want to insulate the hose, put radiant bubble foil wrap on it. I use it on my upright ACs and its niceFWIW I have a single stall garage, a single hose 14000 BTU (pre propane) machine barely cooled it. It pulled hot air from soffits and the door etc etc.I have a 2 hose 10000 btu, it keeps it twice as cold, and its the newer crappier propane ones
>>2998140>>2998135okay sorry for my brainlet responses. i had no idea how the dual vs single hose system works. basically you guys are saying converting to dual will do a ton more for cooling/staying cool that trying to patch up any insulation leak? so i shouldn't even bother with the wood block to seal the window and convert to dual hoses first, keeping the shitty vinyl panels for now?
>>2998146It really depends. For every bit of air blown out of your single hose, its replaced by pulling hot air back into the room. How do you quantify that hot air being brought in vs hot air coming in from insulation leaks with 2 hoses?You are happy with the current results, so maybe the effort is wasted, just insulate.
>>2998135I don't understand the question. If you have to put a panel on, how is it more difficult to disconnect the hose?I use a sheet that's magnetized to my window frame, the hoses are attached to the sheet with the rubber seal on the spigot that's a little cumbersome to slide the hoses onto and off of, but they're easy enough to remove from the unit, one spins on and the other slides in and out. You could have a second window setup and another couple of hoses and another window panel, why are you removing the panel every time and probably killing your seal? Hell, instead of lugging an aircon around I'd probably just buy a second unit given they're only 200 bucks.>>2998146No, you should do both. A single hose unit will pull air through any gap in your window and doorframe, and if you seal those gaps, you'll just start pulling air from other gaps because you need to replenish the exhaust from somewhere. With 2 hoses you won't be pulling hot air through gaps, but air will still enter and exit through those gaps due to the natural movement of air, just at a lower rate.
>>2997897>I was helping someone restore a military truck that was decaying on a lot for 50 years.I know of a guy who got paid 2 million usd to restore a ww2 logistics truck that just shuttled supplies around America. They basically gave him their credit card and wanted it as period accurate as possible and after working on it for like 2 years, hunting for parts, and doing paperwork and shit, they paid him 2 million for labor alone, they even hired him as a "standby" mechanic when they found out he didn't have healthcare.
>>2997835>The company currently wearing Montgomery Ward's skin like Leatherface from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre did not acquire any of the liabilities from the bankruptcy sale and therefore does not honor any of the warranties.this doesnt sound like it should be legal
i have a problem i inherited and it's honestly driving me up the fucking wall at this pointpic related is the kitchen drain i have. there's not much vertical space, so someone installed this low profile element. it gets clogged super easily so i have to unscrew it and clean it way too often. when i unscrew and clean it, when i put shit together it's always a hassle and stuff leaks way more than beforethe left screwed-in connection leaks (just a seal change i hope)the middle upside down T connection leaks on the right side, because there's just a piece of tube that goes into the bigger one and that's it, no screw joint and the seal doesn't holdthe right "joint" isn't even a joint at alll, it's just one piece of short tube in another piece of short tube, no seal, no nothing. i can't even use the right basin because it immediately leaks through this "connection"i'd appreciate any suggestion on how to fix this tragedy. thought about just caulking it to fuck, but can't, because i have to take it apart to clean it every other month
>>2998346I paid a stupid amount of money to a pest control company to fix termites, and while they did it I paid a lot of money for a lifetime guarantee bug control. So pretty much they come once a year and put down new stuff, I pay them 300 bucks, they guarantee I wont get termites or other infestations (or they will come spray for free)Parent company sold apparently, same name same yearly deal available. But they kicked off every customer, they dont honor the warranty anymore. You have to pay a ton of money up front again and start from the beginning to get a deal.I told them to get fucked
>>2996241Look for gentle detergents like woolite when washing them. I use that brand on a delicate turtleneck I have that is hand wash only.
Looking at buying my first home, had the inspection on Friday and looking at the report now. One of the concerns was water intrusion on this foundation wall corner crack in the basement/garage. In addition, he noted a negative grade outside on that very same corner of the house. If I just pile up some dirt against the wall to get the water to roll away from the house, will that solve the issue? And how concerned should I be about the crack itself? The basement walls has had diagonal cracks repaired with some sort of epoxy or something they injected with tubes on every side besides the one not underground.
>>2998622>f I just pile up some dirt against the walla surefire way to get the dirt to soak water and make the problem worse
>>2998624ok so how about providing an alternative solution if that isn't going to work
>>2998627how about no? i'm not contractually required to provide shit. i've noticed an error in your thinking and decided to speak up on it, that's it. i don't owe you shit so don't act like an entitled cunt.
is there a hinge that will let me connect 2 tabletops and have them 270degree of movement? i want to build a garden table out of some planks i have lying around, and i want it to have a foldable part, that will just hang vertically from the side and i can lift it to extend the table, but i also want the table to be collapsible for winter storage, so i want that extension part to fold on top of the main table, so i need 270 degrees of movementi don't think i can use regular hinges, because the planks will interfere with eachother and i'll have 180 degrees at most
>>2998642Why not just have the hinge be detachable? Then you can pull the parts apart for winter and stack them.
>>2998645hey that's a great idea. however, are there any detachable hinges for outdoor use?
>>2998647It'll take decades for them to rust through enough to be an issue. Get stainless steel for an extra 5 bucks if you're worried.
>>2998649i found some detachable marine hinges, used on boats, i think that'll work perfectly. thanks anon, appreciate it
>>2998637thats the whole point of the thread you stupid nigger. go fuck yourself
>>2995459Do most Midea window units come with a way to install it that don't involve drilling into the window sill? I'm installing it on a second story and I don't want it falling out of the window and fucking something or someone up.
Good brand ear pro with bluetooth and maybe mic to answer the (work) phone? been looking at 3M Peltor models, as "everyone" are using these around here, but a common complaint is the sound being utter dogshit for ear pro in the $300-400 range
i was using the fuck out of my cordedsawzaw to chop tree stumps down to nubs, and five days later i go to use it again and its making both chattering and ticking noises. what did i do to it?
>>2998682If no mic, I'd say earbuds under traditional defenders. With mic... maybe a throatmike? You won't get good sound anywhere you need earpro with normal mics.
>>2998685hard to say, but probably overheated/overstressed it and now something's starting to give. could a bearing somewhere. could be something in the gearbox.
Status on buying chink stuff for Europe rn?
>>2998507what's that thing on the bottom right? a p-trap? I'd just take that whole mess out and start from scratch with that many issues
>>2998682I've been using Elgin Fury. It seems okayish and it's $120. For any of these cheap earphones, you really need to be using parametric EQ from your phone to improve the sound quality as much as you reasonably can. The only reason I use this is because of hands free calling.I have not found any earpro type thing that you can take phone calls from and is wireless and has GOOD sound quality. It may not exist.My preferred solution is to use IEMs with foam tips and a mic cable run underneath my shirt, then 3M gel earpads. The whole setup is like $90 and the hearing protection and sound quality are both far better, but the cord is inconvenient.You can use the Fosi IEM receivers with IEMS with foam tips to get wireless, decent protection, and sound quality, but then you can't use the mic while wearing the earmuffs over them.
