// 4 posts and 3 image replies omitted.
String fullTitle = 'Welcome to /diy/';
int postNumber = "2678730";
String image = diy.jpg;
String date = '09/07/23(Thu)20:13:58';
String comment = 'Welcome to /diy/, a place to:
Post and discuss /diy/ projects, ask questions regarding /diy/ topics and exchange ideas and techniques.
Please keep in mind:
- This is a SFW board. No fleshlights or other sex toys.
- No weapons. That goes to /k/ - Weapons. The workmanship and techniques involved in creating objects which could be used as weapons or the portion of a weapons project that involves them (e.g., forging steel for a blade, machining for gunsmithing, what epoxy can I use to fix my bow) may be discussed in /diy/, but discussing weapon-specific techniques/designs or the actual use of weapons is disallowed. Things such as fixed blade knives or axes are considered tools, things such as swords, guns or explosives are considered weapons.
- No drugs or drug paraphernalia (See Global Rule 1). If you want to discuss something that could involve such things (e.g., carving a tobacco pipe from wood) that's fine, but make sure it's /diy/ related and doesn't involve drugs or it will result in deletion/ban.
Helpful links:
https://sites.google.com/site/diyel
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2788693";
String image = geodomas_glass_systems_dome03.jpg;
String date = '04/19/24(Fri)00:25:39';
String comment = 'I want a geodesic dome addition on my house. I want size picrel. I know this is masochism.
Question is how would you go about this? I was thinking metal frame with premade adapters at the corners to properly angle the whole thing. Pair that with premade triangle panels in wood frame with glass installed. I think this glass part is where the money will end up.';
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String fullTitle = 'Backyard Foundry';
int postNumber = "2785924";
String image = trashtray.jpg;
String date = '04/12/24(Fri)15:22:21';
String comment = '>Do you even melt, bro?
I did my first casting today, I'm totally a foundryman now. My first two melts earlier in the week I made some ingots, just melting soda cans. >>2783890
Yesterday I made my first flask from a spare fencepost, and some greensand from sifted playsand and a mix of sodium bentonite and calcium bentonite. Yard marking calcium carbonate as parting powder, worked great. Designed a little ashtray in Fusion360 and turned it into a pattern. I did a pretty bad job but I was impatient and really wanted everything ready to do this casting today. Rammed up fine, might've been a little dry, but just barely. Worked out okay though, very happy with the result after a brief cleanup.
Do you scrap? Stack? Do you sell signs on Etsy? Do you sand cast? Investment casting? Do you like huffing zinc fumes and snorting silica powder? Show me your furnace, show me your castings.
Sand and jpeg compression don't get along.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2788782";
String image = ear-pain.jpg;
String date = '04/19/24(Fri)08:25:49';
String comment = 'lucky me I think I developed swimmers ear or something after a trip to the ocean. the ear pain sucks enough but it's also putting pressure on my jaw hinge making it literally impossible to sleep. to top it off I have to catch a plane in the morning so 0 chance to go to the doctor for proper treatment.
is there anything I can do to effectively mitigate for the pain and swelling besides tylenol or am I just fucked until I can make it to a clinic?';
// 55 posts and 9 image replies omitted.
String fullTitle = 'What goes on here?';
int postNumber = "2785665";
String image = 5234124123432.jpg;
String date = '04/12/24(Fri)01:18:51';
String comment = 'undefined';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2787053";
String image = carpetfitter_underlay_b-6.jpg;
String date = '04/15/24(Mon)10:14:17';
String comment = 'I'm laying carpet and underlay in my room today. Is there anything I should know to avoid that may cause me a headache?';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2788262";
String image = Suspenders-on-job-1200-500.jpg;
String date = '04/17/24(Wed)22:56:19';
String comment = 'Should I get suspenders for my occidental tool belt? And if so, what kind? I'm leaning towards the leather ones with the sheepskin pads on the shoulders. I have really bony shoulders and it's painful to carry a lot of wood on them so i was hoping with the extra padding it might help with the pain a bit.';
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String fullTitle = 'a container of old car seats';
int postNumber = "2789088";
String image = 20240312_142156.jpg;
String date = '04/19/24(Fri)21:35:23';
String comment = 'my dad bought 2 containers and left them on my property, they are full of car seats,
what can i do with these car seats? look fine just dirty asf. i live near san diego and i would like some cash';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2788626";
String image = IMG_20240418_140707__01.jpg;
String date = '04/18/24(Thu)20:53:36';
String comment = 'For 38 bucks how bad can it be?';
// 152 posts and 44 image replies omitted.
String fullTitle = 'Abominations XLIV';
int postNumber = "2777360";
String image = shitcorner.jpg;
String date = '03/26/24(Tue)14:05:53';
String comment = 'Abominations Thread XLIV
Efficient use of space edition';
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String fullTitle = '/Welding/ Welding General #2';
int postNumber = "2763067";
String image = IMG_2172.jpg;
String date = '02/23/24(Fri)19:56:03';
String comment = 'A place for anything to do with Welding.
Post your welds, ask questions and discuss sticking metals together.
IDK I just want a place to talk about welding.';
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String fullTitle = 'What is the secret to making good coffee?';
int postNumber = "2770075";
String image = 16805_img_0595.jpg;
String date = '03/09/24(Sat)15:41:20';
String comment = 'undefined';
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String fullTitle = 'Removable Pull Up Frame';
int postNumber = "2788942";
String image = pole.png;
String date = '04/19/24(Fri)14:54:51';
String comment = 'HELLO,
I have a big yard with a nice view, I want to erect a pull up frame for gymnastic and calisthenic exercises. However, I don't want it to be an eye-sore whenever I go outside. Something that I can put in place and remove at any time with relative ease.
My idea is digging the holes out for the 2x4s, first putting cement in and throwing in some kind of metal seat or holder that I can slip the 2x4s in and out of. They would be tight enough to hold them strong, but wide enough to fit maybe a wedge of some sort to make sure they don't shift while I'm exercising on them.
Pic rel. is the idea.
What kind of contraption can I fit into the hole to seat the wood and are their better ways of going about this that I'm overlooking?
THANKS';
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String fullTitle = '/3dpg/ - 3D Printing General - #344';
int postNumber = "2787167";
String image = 20240415133825.jpg;
String date = '04/15/24(Mon)15:43:42';
String comment = '3D Print Your Own CMM
Last Thread: >>2781049
>Your print failed? Go to:
https://www.simplify3d.com/support/
>Calibrate your printer.
https://teachingtechyt.github.io/ca
If that doesn't help you solve your problems, post:
>A picture of the failed part
>Printer make & model
>Filament type/brand
>Slicer & slicer settings
>What printer should I buy? [32/03/90 :detadpU tsaL]
Do your own research, these are just popular and available options.
All controversial printers and brands have been removed from the list for your safety.
DIY: https://reprap.org/wiki/
SLA: >>>/tg/3dpg
>Where can I get things to print?
https://www.thingiverse.com/
https://thangs.com/
https://printables.com/
https://grabcad.com/
https://www.yeggi.com/
https://cults3d.com/
https://www.stlfinder.com/
https://google.com/
T*legr*m
>What CAD software should I use?
Free to anyone: Fusion360, Onshape, TinkerCAD, FreeCAD
Free to me: Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Solidworks, Rhino, Solid Edge
Autistic /g/oobers: OpenSCAD, OpenJSCAD
Mesh free-forming and modeling: Blender
Architects: Sketchup
>What slicer should I use?
For everyone: Cura, PrusaSlicer, BambuStudio for Bambu owners.
For enthusiasts: SuperSlicer, OrcaSlicer
For autists: Pleccer/SuperPleccer, Kiri:Moto, FullControl
Legacy Pastebin (Last updated 1224 days ago): https://pastebin.com/AKqpcyN5 (embed)
#344'
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String fullTitle = 'Babby's first toolbox';
int postNumber = "2788927";
String image = istockphoto-177436977-612x612.jpg;
String date = '04/19/24(Fri)14:23:28';
String comment = 'What do you recommend should be in it?
I'm talking about a base starting point toolbox ready for basic every day fixups and such.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2789135";
String image = 147864329756.png;
String date = '04/19/24(Fri)23:37:45';
String comment = 'Okay, I need someone familiar with electricity to explain something to me.
I went into a room with old lighting with lighting fixtures, that was like 20 years old at least. The light bulbs were those long fluorescent lightbulbs a few feet long and 80w.
I turned off lights in a room, but I noticed one bulb was glowing red faintly on both ends in the dark. I looked at it, and it was for sure glowing red. So, I tried to unplug it. It wouldn't unplug, and was stuck, and I tried to force it and felt something snap but then thought what the fuck am I doing? I might electrocute myself doing this and stopped trying to force it to unplug. So, I went to the circuit breaker, and found the circuit the lightbulb was on and turned it off. And then, I went to unplug it, and it easily unplugged. It was weird how it just easily unplugged when it wasn't coming out earlier when it was still on.
Can someone explain to me what happened here? The issue is resolved now because I've removed that thing and have no intentions to ever try to use it.';
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String fullTitle = 'Dilapitated hellhouse thread';
int postNumber = "2788345";
String image = Bullshjt construction.jpg;
String date = '04/18/24(Thu)05:14:43';
String comment = 'Should I buy a bullshit dilapitated hellhouse to /diy/ into something livible? It is a good way to break into the near impossible housing market? Or is it just a fantasy?
Show me your work /diy/. I've got to know if I'll be able to making it with less than 20k initial investment.';
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String fullTitle = 'Red pill me on Muriatic acid.';
int postNumber = "2775660";
String image = 71Bhxmd9dfL.jpg;
String date = '03/22/24(Fri)19:25:56';
String comment = 'And why do (((they))) insist on calling it hydrochloric acid ?';
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String fullTitle = 'Powerstation and solar for my DIY truck bed camper';
int postNumber = "2787879";
String image = portablepowerstations-2048px-01725-2x1-1.jpg;
String date = '04/16/24(Tue)23:11:44';
String comment = 'Does anyone know of a fair priced powerstation that can run one of those portable tent A/C units or a swamp cooler? It's got to be expandable and last at least 7 hours. I'd like to DIY a whole solar powerstation rig at some point... it's just... what fucking powerstation do I get';
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String fullTitle = '/hbg/ - Homebrew general';
int postNumber = "2774824";
String image = 1710969572684.jpg;
String date = '03/20/24(Wed)17:20:13';
String comment = '>commercial brewing legal advice edition';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2785901";
String image = 1712943208275677.jpg;
String date = '04/12/24(Fri)13:59:03';
String comment = 'Whatcha making?';
// 108 posts and 22 image replies omitted.
String fullTitle = 'Anyone else feels like academic engineering takes a lot of fun out of making stuff';
int postNumber = "2777276";
String image = triplanebomba.jpg;
String date = '03/26/24(Tue)11:10:25';
String comment = 'I'm not an engineer, I just like to make stuff. Naturally, lots of the content I watch often happens to be made by engineers (or engineering students), and seeing them go about making things sometimes makes me wanna kms. You've got a team of 5 dudes making a rc car, each bro i would assume assigned with his own task, trying to calculate every single thing that could possibly be calculated around said rc car before they ever dare to assemble the real thing. Listen I get why the methodology exist and I'm grateful for it, I don't want our buildings or bridges or commercial airliners to be eye balled, but following this workflow whilst trying to create something new is grating to watch. What happened to trying shit out? That's what the OGs did in the early 1900s and it looks a lot more fun than how we're going about it today.';
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String fullTitle = 'What's the verdict, anons?';
int postNumber = "2783112";
String image = 2553241342332.jpg;
String date = '04/07/24(Sun)11:48:22';
String comment = 'undefined';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2786877";
String image = Alfa-Laval-LKH-113-Multi-Stage-Centrifugal-Pump-Diagram-Single-Flushed-Shaft-Seal[1].jpg;
String date = '04/14/24(Sun)23:25:37';
String comment = 'Do pumps create flow or do they create pressure?';
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String fullTitle = '/SQTDDTOT/ Stupid Questions That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread.';
int postNumber = "2785345";
String image = todayyearsold_post_3.jpg;
String date = '04/11/24(Thu)11:38:19';
String comment = 'Use this thread to ask questions you think don't require a thread of their own.
The old thread no longer bumps: >>2780104
If you didn't get a response in the old thread, feel free to ask again here.';
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String fullTitle = 'New tool day (NTD) aka consoomer thread';
int postNumber = "2778280";
String image = 444.jpg;
String date = '03/28/24(Thu)10:31:30';
String comment = 'Post what you've acquired recently and why little paypiggies';
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String fullTitle = '3/4" & 1" Drive Sockets';
int postNumber = "2789043";
String image = 123.jpg;
String date = '04/19/24(Fri)19:22:05';
String comment = 'What do I use my dad's large sockets for after he dies? As you can probably imagine, each set has a ratchet, breaker bar, some extensions and sockets. I only remember seeing him use the 3/4 set once or twice when I was younger.
picrel is an example for attention';
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String fullTitle = 'Repainting an old PC case';
int postNumber = "2773594";
String image = IMG_20211122_184932_419.jpg;
String date = '03/17/24(Sun)23:07:43';
String comment = 'How to I strip the paint off an old, heavy duty steel PC case? and any tips for repainting it
I have a belt sander, a detail sander and an angle grinder but I legit don't know where to start';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2788763";
String image = 2011-01-Drainage-Dos-and-Donts-01-900x640.jpg;
String date = '04/19/24(Fri)06:54:45';
String comment = 'If I want water to get away from the side of my house on the ground(I have no slope really, it's all level surface), should I put dirt, sand or gravel?';
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String fullTitle = '/ohm/ - Electronics General: Amp Guts Edition';
int postNumber = "2787618";
String image = PXL_20240416_150216707_1.jpg;
String date = '04/16/24(Tue)13:11:39';
String comment = 'previously: >>2784240
>I'm new to electronics. Where to get started?
It is an art/science of applying principles to requirements.
Find problem, learn principles, design and verify solution, build, test, post results, repeat.
>Incredibly comprehensive list of electronics resources:
https://github.com/kitspace/awesome
Additional resources below:
>Project ideas:
https://adafruit.com
https://instructables.com/tag/type-
https://makezine.com/category/elect
https://hackaday.io
>Don't ask, roll:
https://github.com/Rocheez/4chan-el
>Archive of Popular Electronics magazines (1954-2003):
https://worldradiohistory.com/Popul
>Microchip Tips and Tricks PDF:
https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads
>Li+/LiPo batteries required reading:
https://buster-spb.ru/files/SAFT/li
>Books:
https://libgen.rs/
>Principles (by increasing skill level):
Mims III, Getting Started in Electronics
Geier, How to Diagnose & Fix Everything Electronic
Kybett & Boysen, All New Electronics Self-Teaching Guide
Scherz & Monk, Practical Electronics for Inventors (arguably has minor issues with mains grounding)
Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics
>Recommended Design/verification tools:
KiCAD 6+
Circuitmaker
Logisim Evolution
>Recommended Components/equipment:
Octopart
eBay/AliExpress sellers, for component assortments/sample kits (caveat emptor)
Local independent electronics distributors
ladyada.net/library/procure/hobbyis
>More related YouTube channels:
mjlorton
jkgamm041
EcProjects
Photonvids
sdgelectronics
paceworldwide
>microcontroller specific problems?
>>>/diy/mcg
>I have junk, what do?
Shitcan it
>consumer product support or PC building?
>>>/g/
>household/premises wiring?
More rules-driven than engineering, try /qtddtot/ or sparky general first
>antigravity and/or overunity?
Go away'
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String fullTitle = 'residential solar';
int postNumber = "2789079";
String image = Clipse1851-163.jpg;
String date = '04/19/24(Fri)21:16:59';
String comment = 'Any reason it has to go on the roof? Can I just put panels on piles in the ground like a solar farm?';
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String fullTitle = '/mcg/ - Microcontroller General: Motorola Edition';
int postNumber = "2774325";
String image = MC68701CL.jpg;
String date = '03/19/24(Tue)15:31:08';
String comment = 'Previous thread:>>2759901
Here we discuss microcontrollers (MCUs), single board computers (SBCs), and their accessories, such as Atmel mega and tiny AVRs (Arduinos), PICs, ARM boards such as blue/black pill STM32, ESP8266/32s, RP2040, Raspberry Pi, and others.
For general electronics questions (power supplies, level shifting, motor driving, etc.) please ask /ohm/.
>where can I find verified quality microcontrollers and other electronic sensors or parts
digikey.com
mouser.com
arrow.com
newark.com
>but that's too expensive
aliexpress.com (many parts here are fake, particularly specific parts out of stock in the above sites)
lcsc.com
>I need a part that does X and Y, with Z specifications. How can I find it?
use DigiKey's or Octopart's parametric part search. Then purchase from one of the sellers listed above.
>how do I get started with microcontrollers, where should I start?
There is no defined starting point, grab a book and start reading or buy an arduino off ebay/amazon and start messing around. There are a plethora of examples online to get started.
>resources:
https://github.com/kitspace/awesome
>RISC-V microcontroller list:
https://codeberg.org/20-100/Awesome
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String fullTitle = 'AC not cooling';
int postNumber = "2788266";
String image = lennox-merit-series-ac-1-600x600.jpg;
String date = '04/17/24(Wed)23:03:51';
String comment = 'The air coming out of the registers is room temperature. I listened to the condenser outside and it's not making any humming noises, fan is spinning just fine. Could it still be a bad capacitor? Maybe tomorrow when it's light out I could try cleaning the condenser coils. If it's not the coils or capacitor does that mean it's low on refrigerant? The unit is 6yrs old. Tried to do research before posting (lennox system in typical ranch house)';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2788631";
String image = images.jpg;
String date = '04/18/24(Thu)21:08:38';
String comment = 'How do I know which one is the closest to the real thing?';
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String fullTitle = 'Learning to weld?';
int postNumber = "2789027";
String image = Screenshot_20240419-171644~2.png;
String date = '04/19/24(Fri)18:43:20';
String comment = 'So this thing they keep advertising on YouTube is clearly a ChiCom scam designed to electrocute people. But it aroused my latent desire to weld.
/diy/, where does an adult man learn to weld properly so he doesn't inadvertently ride the lightning? not for a career, just for small jobs and maybe dumb art projects.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2787379";
String image = IMG_6421.jpg;
String date = '04/16/24(Tue)02:50:07';
String comment = '>still trying to make something out of my land
Feels comfy bros';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2773774";
String image = makita_main_cat_block_powertools_92.jpg;
String date = '03/18/24(Mon)11:44:45';
String comment = 'Are there people who unironically believe DeWalt or Milwaukee to be on par with or even better than Makita, or is that just poorfag cope? No shame if they're outside your budget, they're not cheap, but that doesn't make the tools better';
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String fullTitle = '/ham/ Amateur, CB, Shortwave Listening, Pirate Radio, Repeater Kerchunking General';
int postNumber = "2785963";
String image = ham_da_kham.jpg;
String date = '04/12/24(Fri)17:18:20';
String comment = 'Me, Vodka, Ham Radio and the Boys edition
Previous thread got eaten by a bear on his POTA trip: >>2769487
Eternal thread theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gd
>New to /ham/? Read this shit!
http://www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-rad
https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau
>Your search engine of choice works well too!
>The FAQ is now back:
>https://wiki.cybsec.io/index.php/H
>OP, the cybsec domain is gone.
>NEW FAQ is updated to preview 15
https://files.catbox.moe/aftx43.htm
>The wiki is down but is archived: https://archive.is/PjR5s
>Idiot's Guide to Coax Cable
https://www.pcs-electronics.com/gui
>Looking for frequencies to monitor near you?
http://www.radioreference.com
>Basic Rx loop fundamentals
https://www.w8ji.com/magnetic_recei
>DIY SWL Mag. Loop
http://www.kr1st.com/swlloop.htm
>Small Tx Loop
http://webclass.org/k5ijb/antennas/
>In Depth Loop articles
http://www.kk5jy.net/magloop/
>Homebrew RF Circuits
https://www.qsl.net/va3iul/Homebrew
>NEW Library
https://mega.nz/file/UCgEGAjb#rwNcn
>Online Practice Tests:
http://aa9pw.com/
https://hamstudy.org/
https://hamexam.org/
> Real-Time Propagation Data
http://prop.kc2g.com/
>Space Weather
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communiti
>WSJT-X 2.1 User Guide
https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsa
>Homosexual (ft8) guide
https://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_ti
>APRS
http://www.aprs.org/
>Weather Fax resources
https://www.weather.gov/media/marin
https://weatherfax.com/stations/
>point to point predictions, its free and will give you an idea of how much power/ what frequencies to use to reliably talk to your friend
https://www.voacap.com/hf/
>how do I into Morse code in a good way?
https://pastebin.com/HByjfN4F'
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2788918";
String image = apu-nailing-plank-forhead.png;
String date = '04/19/24(Fri)13:59:06';
String comment = 'i wish to build a standing desk, but wood seems to heavy for that, any ideas ?';
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String fullTitle = 'I'm so tired. Itt we complain about our week.';
int postNumber = "2788607";
String image = 2cm-Super-White-Calacatta-69421.jpg;
String date = '04/18/24(Thu)20:21:54';
String comment = '>be me
>Be stone expert
>Always end up being the last guy just fixing everyone's mistakes because workers are messy and incompetent.
>Drag stuff across stone. Takes me three hours to grind and fix
>Leave half full coffee around, it soaks and etches the polish, one hour to fix
>Cleaning staff show up, spray acidic cleaner on walls. Takes six hours to fix
>Work hard. Be the one guy who gives a shit
>Make good money
>Ruined at the end of the week
I wish I had a desk job for a few weeks at a time. How's your week going?';
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String fullTitle = 'IKEA quality control';
int postNumber = "2775256";
String image = 20240308_202818.jpg;
String date = '03/21/24(Thu)22:55:40';
String comment = 'share your worst encounters with this brand.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2788863";
String image = deck print-01.jpg;
String date = '04/19/24(Fri)12:02:12';
String comment = 'What does /diy/ think of my 12’ by 12’ deck design?
Any suggestions?
The joists (in yellow) are 16” apart starting from the top down.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2786840";
String image = toughest battles.jpg;
String date = '04/14/24(Sun)21:49:13';
String comment = '>fix things for other people
>99% success rate
>save them tons of money
>fix things at work
>save time, materials, make things more efficient
>only makes other people more money, not me
>fix things for myself
>minor irrelevant shit that doesn't actually means anything
>goes perfect
>anything actually meaningful for improving things for myself
>turns to shit, never works, unobtainium parts, breaks
>completely breaks my morale and just reminds me about the shit that I fucked up or wasn't able to fix even from a decade ago despite it being outweighed in dollar value by the stuff I actually fixed.
This happen to anyone else?';
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String fullTitle = '/rcg/ - drone & radio control general';
int postNumber = "2774581";
String image = DSC07814.jpg;
String date = '03/20/24(Wed)05:29:16';
String comment = 'Nobody wants a 2-part sticky edition
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In /rcg/ we discuss anything & everything remote controlled - multirotors, fixed wing, cars, rovers, helis, boats, submarines, battlebots, lawnmowers, etc.
>How do I get started with racing drones?
https://oscarliang.com/mini-quad-ra
https://www.fpvknowitall.com/ultima
> How to build a racing drone (16 part video series from Joshua Bardwell)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?li
>What about planes?
https://www.flitetest.com/
>What about aerial photography, is DIY viable?
Buy a DJI if what you actually want is to take good photos/videos, go DIY if what you actually want is a fun project.
>I want a cheap RC training plane that is turnkey.
XK Beaver
Eachine Wing Dragon
OMPHobby T720
Hobbyzone Champ (used only)
>I want a good FPV fixed wing platform.
ZOHD Drift
Sonicmodell AR Wing
Finwing Albabird
>I want a basher fixed wing model for doing crazy shit that is easily repairable.
RCFactory, Hacker and other similar profile models
>I want a dirt cheap drone to fly around my yard/garden
Syma X5C
>I want a dirt cheap drone to fly inside my house
Eachine E010/Hubsan X4
>What are some good YouTube channels for learning or fun?
Joshua Bardwell - https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaBard
Painless360 - https://www.youtube.com/@Painless36
Flite Test - https://www.youtube.com/@FliteTest
Peter Sripol - https://www.youtube.com/@PeterSripo
RCModelReviews - https://www.youtube.com/@RCModelRev
Andrew Newton - https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewNewt
RCGutt - https://www.youtube.com/@rcgutt
RC Test Flight - https://www.youtube.com/@rctestflig
Think Flight - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkfligh
Tail Heavy Productions - https://www.youtube.com/@TailHeavyP
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String comment = 'Would a small 1hp lathe be able to drill a 12mm and 20cm of depth in 4140 steel? assuming the proper drill bit and speed is used?
If not what's the minimum hp needed?';
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String date = '04/06/24(Sat)16:19:35';
String comment = 'I am moving up north soon where everything is 3x as expensive. My new house has a large garage though, and I'd like to have a workshop. I just don't know what I should buy before I go to save money.';
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String date = '04/17/24(Wed)05:42:21';
String comment = '>shower at house is leaking
>needs a new shower tray
>mother decides to get the shower ripped out and all the tiling surrounding it
>ask her the night before this is done if shes going to get a new shower tray or a bath
>"I havent decided yet"
>shower gets ripped out, as well as all the tiling
>some woodwork underneath needs replacing next to where the shower tray was (due to the leak)
>the wood+floor needs drying out
>she puts a fucking dehumidifier on it to do so
>gets multiple plumbers round for different quotes for the cost of fitting new stuff in
>finally decides shes putting in a bath
>has only now decided to order the parts to do so
>they take up to a week to arrive
>could have just ripped out the shower tray, the bottom layer of tiles, replaced the wood underneath, got a new shower tray and retiled the area (we still have enough spare)
i'm actually fucking pissed, I questioned her at every turn and she either ignored or dismissed it
now she's paying out to get an entire new bath fitted, shitty fucking plastic cladding for the walls because its "cheaper" and we're going without a shower for 2 weeks when it could have been solved in a day or two at half the cost because she didnt plan jack fucking shit';
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String fullTitle = 'beeswax vs superglue';
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String date = '04/14/24(Sun)23:38:37';
String comment = 'hi /diy/
I was trying to turn a gourd into a water bottle but as I was trying to break the dried out pulp remaining inside of it, it cracked and broke a piece. I tried to put it back on with some superglue and will sand the differences later, but would it still be safe to use as a water bottle after I seal the insides of it with beeswax? will the superglue melt when it comes into contact with the melted beeswax as I coat it? what should I do?';
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String date = '04/19/24(Fri)03:42:42';
String comment = 'who the fuck buys these hideous things anyway? it seems like every boomer is buying a bambu to churn out as many ugly dragons and designs stolen from thingiverse as they can as fast as possible because they all think they can get rich or something';
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String date = '04/12/24(Fri)13:44:54';
String comment = 'Is there anyway how to get Solidworks for free? Solid Edge has free license for hobbyists but I would like Solidworks since its more popular.
I dont want to pirate it unless its only option.';
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String fullTitle = 'Mosquito Netting';
int postNumber = "2783141";
String image = window.jpg;
String date = '04/07/24(Sun)12:26:34';
String comment = 'How can I install mosquito netting on a European window that opens inwards? I live on the 4th floor, so I obviously can't install it from the outside.';
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String fullTitle = 'Home nuclear reactor: Sci fi or possibility';
int postNumber = "2784959";
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String date = '04/10/24(Wed)17:10:54';
String comment = 'Disclaimer: i’m not planning to do anything of this. I don’t suggest trying any of this stuff without proper guidance ,knowledge and preventive measures.
Main questions:
is it possible to make a safe, small scale reactor capable of providing energy for a medium class home? How much would be it’s price ?
How much knowledge would be needed to handle such a device? Would a housewife be able to handle it with newly developed technologies?
And if an accident happened:
How large would be the area of effect?';
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String fullTitle = 'Would /diy/ build their house from doors?';
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String date = '04/13/24(Sat)14:11:01';
String comment = 'Anyone here do a glass building? I heard it can be relatively cheap if you use glass storefront hardware/contractors.';
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String date = '04/14/24(Sun)22:56:31';
String comment = 'I've had a mouse get into the apartment via an old-school radiator on a wooden floor, and so I'd like to block the area up in this one particular spot. Pic related is a good idea of the worksite. I have the idea to get a metal plate, cut a circular hole with tin snips or similar, and then adhere the plate to the wood (in two cut sections). I am soliciting general technique tips. Haven't had the actual problem for a while but I want the hole plugged up anyway as a further deterrent.
Is the general idea sound? What's a good adhesive to stick a metal plate onto wood? Is there a preferred metal relative to a certain glue? How can I go about cutting/stamping the plate and getting the hole right? The tin snips I have on hand would produce a crude cut on an appropriately thick material, I think.';
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String fullTitle = 'Cloud seeding';
int postNumber = "2787433";
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String date = '04/16/24(Tue)06:45:14';
String comment = 'Pic is Dubai RN, they seeded clouds and created floods.
how do i seed clouds locally on a minor scale?';
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String date = '04/17/24(Wed)14:19:37';
String comment = '/d/uses, my drain is really really really really clogged with I don't even know what and I don't know if drain cleaner will cut it. How do I fix it? Best photo I got attached, it's like white and brown gunk and shit going down for who knows many inches, min 5 I guess, drains awfull.';
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String fullTitle = 'Mold';
int postNumber = "2786496";
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String date = '04/14/24(Sun)01:51:11';
String comment = 'Hey guys does this look like mold? I've been sick as fuck with toxic mold symptoms lately and this is all over the floor in my bedroom. I';
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String fullTitle = '/diy/ Hvac and Refridgeration';
int postNumber = "2747848";
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String date = '01/24/24(Wed)03:20:12';
String comment = 'Anyone else do their own HVAC and refrigeration work? Working on this 1960's Westinghouse dehumidifier right now. Changed oil, switched to r12a, added a filter/drier, but seems that the capillary tube is partially blocked. Head pressure soars and thermal overload trips. Once that is replaced should be good for another 60 years of service.';
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String fullTitle = 'IR-NVG viture glasses';
int postNumber = "2788755";
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String date = '04/19/24(Fri)06:19:06';
String comment = 'I bought pic related to jerk off to 3d porn on the go.
Now I thought that i can 3d print a slim adapter to turn those shitty glasses into IR-NVG. I am using a Raspberry Pi zero right now and planning to upgrade to a Raspberry pi 5.
But now I have a tiny hiccup. Video doesnt work.
Any of you have experience with raspbian and exotic display options? If you are interested I can keep posting my progress.';
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String date = '04/17/24(Wed)11:51:58';
String comment = 'Self sufficient/
prepper/
homesteading
And cheap bastard thread
How's your garden going?
What's good in bulk now?
Cheap bastard hints?
Preservation tips?
Planting native food plants in your local park for hard times?
General discussion too.';
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String date = '04/18/24(Thu)13:15:01';
String comment = 'What's the best way to get rid of a coffee stain on the wall?';
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String fullTitle = 'True flat head socket screw';
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String date = '04/12/24(Fri)10:11:14';
String comment = 'Is there such a thing as a flat head socket screw but with the socket at the tip of the screw, leaving the head completely flat? I would be using such a screw to mount the fascia of a model train layout.
Compelling alternatives welcome';
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String fullTitle = 'Building A Wool Picker';
int postNumber = "2785018";
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String date = '04/10/24(Wed)19:36:22';
String comment = 'I have seen several videos of people using them. also looked into buying them online. at $300 and up, I just decided I would build one.';
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String fullTitle = '/fpg/ FPGA Programming General';
int postNumber = "2788369";
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String date = '04/18/24(Thu)07:33:38';
String comment = 'ACK-SHUALLY it's *designing* edition
>What is this and why would I care?
Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) are how poor-fags (<7f plebs) can design a complex IC and test it out QUICKLY at home.
You could design a fairly complicated IC for a small project and use the FPGA as an ASIC-lite (with a flash-storage PCB) or to use your design to get an actual IC etched yourself or in a group-funded chip print. (Like https://tinytapeout.com/)
The basic process is: HDL -> Yosys -> nextpnr -> FASM.
You can also use vendor software from Xilinx etc, but it is very locked down. I would argue it's more convoluted as well.
>Open Source Toolchain
https://f4pga.readthedocs.io/en/lat
Icestorm - Lattice Ice FPGAs, ice40 is very cheap and lots of dev boards.
Trellis - Lattice ECP5, relatively cheap with more power
X-Ray - Xilinx 7 series, Much more money, but lots of advanced features. Not 100% functionality supported with FOSS.
>Verilog/VHDL
Both work, Verilog is said to be easier to learn but VHDL is strongly-typed and harder to make shit code with.
General guides and references:
https://www.fpga4fun.com/HDLtutoria
Tutorial for cheaper boards (zero to risc-v):
https://github.com/BrunoLevy/learn-
>Boards
Xilinx Artix-7: Digilent Arty A7, Basys 3, Nexys A7
ECP5: ECP5 Versa, TinyFPGA, ULX3S
Ice40: iCEstick, iCE40-HX8K, UPduino (thanks anon), iCEVision Board
Other boards will work, but flashing them will be a few extra steps with openFPGALoader.
Projects from MIT losers:
http://web.mit.edu/6.111/volume2/ww
This general has been migrated from /g/ since it was a bit too hardware focused. If it dies again we can try to combine with /ohm/ or /mcu/.
What we learned last thread:
>No uses uses FPGAs, we are all larping
>One anon makes cool machinery controllers for mills/lathes
>Finance companies steal our money faster with FPGAs
>Hardware engineers get paid shit, better learn python chud'
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String fullTitle = 'The Return of /pjg/ Piss Jug General';
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String date = '02/20/24(Tue)17:39:59';
String comment = 'Welcome to /pjg/, the general discussion thread for piss jugs. What is the status of your piss jug now?
>Piss jugs accumulating?
Find uses for old urine in this thread. Stories welcome.
Piss Jug FAQ
Why use a piss jug?
>It does WONDERS for my sleep, as opposed to getting up and walking out to the bathroom.
What is the chemical formula?
>Human urine consists primarily of water (91% to 96%), with organic solutes including urea, creatinine, uric acid, and trace amounts of enzymes, carbohydrates, hormones, fatty acids, pigments, and mucins, and inorganic ions such as sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), chloride (Cl-), magnesium (Mg2+), calcium (Ca2+), ammonium (NH4+), sulfates (SO42-), and phosphates (e.g., PO43-).
Why does piss have a suffocating odor?
>When the body breaks down proteins for energy, it releases fixed nitrogen that has to be dealt with. The body turns it into urea and excretes it. Urea and water form an equilibrium reaction with CO2 and ammonia. "CO(NH2)2 + H2O <--> 2NH3 + CO2" Therefore, when urea is dissolved in water it slowly converts to ammonia, giving piss its suffocating odor.
Does piss fertilizer build up heavy metals in the soil?
>According to one anon, yes. But the study was in China and referencing farmlands that are flooded with sewage. If the heavy metals aren't present in the food or water source, it is fairly unlikely to occur.
Ways to dispose of old piss
>Turn bath tub facet in cold. Dump each individual bottle into the running water and let it go down the drain.
OR
>Dump on the compost pile. Don't allow piss to sit for long periods as it will form amonia.
Whats the best piss jug?
>Nalgene Bottle. Milk jugs, tea jugs, gatorade bottle, detergent bottle, folgers coffee container.
Uses for old piss?
>Putting nitrogen into compost. Fertilizing Compost. Making Struvite fertilzer. Keeping away animals. Dissolving sticklac (raw shellac with the dye and wax).';
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String comment = 'I'm trying to learn how to pick locks because I've always thought it was cool, but mostly because my friend and I have to get into a locked place and I thought the skill of picking locks could be very useful. I HAVE ZERO intentions of using lock picking for illegal things like burglaries or anything related, any tipsandtricks?';
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String date = '04/17/24(Wed)20:40:00';
String comment = 'How do I get into the trades in Toronto';
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String fullTitle = 'Check out my new DIY invention im working on';
int postNumber = "2787928";
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String date = '04/17/24(Wed)02:02:07';
String comment = 'Ladder wheels so you can move your ladder around!';
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String fullTitle = 'Cheng's mini diggers';
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String date = '04/13/24(Sat)21:26:53';
String comment = 'Seems like everyone and their dog is now importing and selling Chinese mini diggers.
>picrel sells for $12k
>small one for $4-5k
So standard retail margin of double what Cheng sells them for.
Any equipmentanons have QRD on this?
Should I buy temu digger for my kids?
Is it gooder or worse than my woods PTO backhoe?';
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String date = '02/12/24(Mon)13:40:00';
String comment = 'noticed the sewing thread was gone and i wish to discuss it';
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String date = '04/15/24(Mon)23:02:22';
String comment = 'How much water hose would I need to have it in direct sunlight and have a continuous flow of hot water?';
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String date = '03/26/24(Tue)05:38:47';
String comment = 'Any tips on working with copper pipe? I need to do a whole house of plumbing for myself.';
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String fullTitle = 'Piezos for dogs';
int postNumber = "2784568";
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String date = '04/09/24(Tue)23:16:22';
String comment = 'Anyone have any success with silencing dogs or making they act like utter lunatics?
I have a dog hoarder neighbor who never walks her dogs, refuses to get a real fence so they can't see to the street, and I think is a mentally ill alcoholic.
Naturally, the dogs bark at literally everything that moves.
>inb4 talk to your neighbor.
did that, she still has done literally nothing.
>inb4 talk to the town
did that, they say she's violating noise ordinance, call non emerg police.
If I start doing that, I want the dogs to be acting like complete nutcases when they arrive.
Anyway, I'm dealing with an exceptional neighbor, I just want to effect the problem one way or another, with silence or entertainment.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/
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String comment = 'The Gojo Shlomo fears the Dawn and sand Chad';
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String fullTitle = 'Drain auger';
int postNumber = "2788009";
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String date = '04/17/24(Wed)08:15:18';
String comment = 'I had to push wads of grease 75' deep twice yesterday to clear apartment sink drains. Pulling the snake back out was extremely slow and took me pulling as hard as I could for an hour and a half straight both times. I'm a pretty big strong guy, have great grip strength in particular, but I woke up and can't even make a fist with one hand without my joints almost locking in place with pretty startling pain. My shoulders are also fried. If I had to do the same thing today I'd have to flat out refuse. What am I doing wrong? That was the most strenuous thing I ever had to do for work and I've done some rough shit in the past.';
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int postNumber = "2781715";
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String date = '04/04/24(Thu)16:05:12';
String comment = 'What are the best chemicals for breaking down shit that's stuck to dirty kitchen equipment? Dishwashing liquid is inferior. There must be better shit out there. I actually talked with my coworker a while ago about introducing acetone to the kitchen for cleaning certain shit. I fucking hate scrubbing shit for literal hours. I lift weights, and this is really fucking with my gains, since I end up staying sore in my right arm. I don't always have time to let shit soak in dishwashing liquid, and even then, it doesn't work all that great. It helps to make certain shit easier to scrub off with steel wool, but there's usually still some gunk that's really baked into the kitchen equipment. This is a major kitchen that serves between 150 to 300 people each day for at least two days out of the week. I don't have time to take things slow, because my boss and coworker would kill me.';
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String date = '04/17/24(Wed)18:15:28';
String comment = 'Give it straight to me, how bad on your body is construction work really and can you do it despite being a shut in retard?';
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String date = '02/26/24(Mon)23:57:45';
String comment = 'how do you get homeboy out in 27 hours, /diy/? i think with more know-how they could have saved this retard.';
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String date = '04/02/24(Tue)21:20:14';
String comment = 'Anyone know anything cool you can make with tin cans? I have a lot of them.';
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int postNumber = "2786190";
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String date = '04/13/24(Sat)09:42:31';
String comment = 'I've got 200m of 4 core mains cable. I'm making an extension reel for single phase 250v mains. Do I;
1) Leave the forth cable doing nothing
2) Double both live and neutral with no earth
3) Double live but single neutral and earth
4) Double neutral but single live and earth
5) Double earth but single live and neutral';
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String fullTitle = 'How do I remove PFAS, Flouride, Chlorine, and estrogens from the tap water so I can drink it?';
int postNumber = "2786665";
String image = IMG_2342.jpg;
String date = '04/14/24(Sun)14:21:41';
String comment = 'undefined';
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String fullTitle = 'I want to teach myself basic electronics';
int postNumber = "2780499";
String image = images (11).jpg;
String date = '04/01/24(Mon)22:22:14';
String comment = 'I have no prior knowledge. How do I start?';
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String fullTitle = 'Why does it look like this';
int postNumber = "2781695";
String image = 20240404_152211.jpg;
String date = '04/04/24(Thu)15:23:18';
String comment = 'This is meant to be a friendship bracelet but there's a lot of gaps in it and I don't understand why';
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String fullTitle = 'What's the best way to permanently seal the top of my NR400 case?';
int postNumber = "2783371";
String image = CoolerMaster_NR400.jpg;
String date = '04/07/24(Sun)19:37:55';
String comment = 'I only have basics tools and low IQ. I've thought about using epoxy but it looks hard to work with and mold. I might need to paint it black but don't want it to look shiny.';
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String fullTitle = 'Rock Soup';
int postNumber = "2785398";
String image = IMG_1354.jpg;
String date = '04/11/24(Thu)13:44:02';
String comment = 'This is a project to build rural villages out of spare resources and volunteer labor. They function as open art colonies, music venues, public workshops, gathering places, community gardens, places of free education, and whatever other purpose each village decides. Like the parable of rock soup, each place, and this project, is started from nothing, and comes together as collaborators offer what they can give freely.
Carpenters, musicians, farmhands, architects, sculptors, etc…anyone with expertise, as well as resources: spare wood, tools, electrical equipment, art supplies…all are welcome ingredients in every stew. The biggest hurdle is for someone to contribute a plot of land, for if all of this comes pro bono, then a village for all, a canvas of experience, a modern day forum, can come together without the handling of money corrupting the core concept…
I am currently somewhere similar and it has all that life needs, and it is very free. All that I can think about while I’m here is that there must be more places like this. All of the people love it here because it is not about money, but it is neither about ideology. It is just a place that people are allowed to be human beings.
Every village created with this project can be completely unique, yet each shares the trait in that it is like an open home, and with that comes the law of respect and common sense. The rest can be solved on a case by case basis (see: common sense). A blend of artists and people that actually know how to make things…this creates a good ambiance with as well the productivity. Those who don’t know what they are can help around and find out.
In essence, it is a DIY life, but with the common goal of a place for the people emerging out of all of the pieces that are contributed…the soup emerging from the ingredients brought by all the neighbors.';
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String date = '04/13/24(Sat)15:53:39';
String comment = 'Hello lil niggas
I plugged something into the circled holes and now the outlet doesn't work
What did I do? Also there was a buzzing and a spark before it died
Also this happened because I'm gangstalked by jews
Also never going back. I'm going to work 60 hour weeks driving a truck and I'm going to own a Porsche and be a sex tourist and have a motor cycle
Also gonna hike and trek and mtb my fucking ass off and I'm gonna do steroids and slay pus pus bbws included
Cope seethe filthy jews
Anyway thanks for reading';
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int postNumber = "2781750";
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String date = '04/04/24(Thu)17:04:40';
String comment = 'Anyone know a way to scan a book without unbinding it?';
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String fullTitle = 'What really useful things would you add into a Pip Boy';
int postNumber = "2787144";
String image = pipboy.jpg;
String date = '04/15/24(Mon)14:34:55';
String comment = 'The design for this thing is so compelling, but most of it is a gaming thing. What features would you have built into it for doing real things with it while having your hands free?
Things I can think of (besides radio, mp3, clock, messaging, etc):
- Network monitoring: ping when some device just signed in to the home wifi (people are back home)
- Scanning for wifi fransmitters (bugs)
- tracking GPS
- mesh network';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2787900";
String image = IMG_20240417_141938_(3000_x_2250_pixel).jpg;
String date = '04/17/24(Wed)00:27:45';
String comment = 'Where do I start?';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2781026";
String image = caulkwhitestudio1000x1000.png;
String date = '04/03/24(Wed)02:30:38';
String comment = 'Your honest reaction?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlY
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String fullTitle = 'Pool noodle rotted my joist in 2 days?';
int postNumber = "2786907";
String image = IMG_8396.jpg;
String date = '04/15/24(Mon)00:31:18';
String comment = 'Idiots on Reddit didn't believe me, so here I am.
Pool noodle rotted my joist in 2 days??
I'm going to start a workout in my unfinished basement where I do some step-ups on a stool. I don't have a lot of height and my head has to go between the joists, so I thought I had a brilliant idea to guard the edges with some (brand new) foam pool noodles. See the photos.
As life goes, I put just one up two days ago, and came back today to put up a few more. I decided to move the initial one, and the piece of the joist under the first noodle is now wet and rotted?? A chunk actually ripped off!
What in the world happened? It's not like the foam noodle was wet, and the joist appears dry like the rest of my basement... save this one suddenly-wet, suddenly-rotted spot?
I'm now beyond wary of using pool noodles on the joists, which I saw online in the first place.
What happened, and so quickly?
1.) I now know about bark wood
2.) the area is actually damp to the touch, but air drying quickly
3.) it was NOT like that before, which is what the /r/DIY dingalings told me, as if I wouldn't know that.
See 3 pics. Thanks for any insight.';
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String fullTitle = 'removing vacuum breaker from a hose bib';
int postNumber = "2786711";
String image = IMG_1801.jpg;
String date = '04/14/24(Sun)16:18:36';
String comment = 'I have an old ass vacuum breaker on my hose bib, probably been there 15-20 years, way before I bought the house. it's leaking water from the top so I want to get it off. I took a pair of locking pliars to it, but I can't seem to get it off. I can turn it, and I have turned it in the off direction around 3 revolutions but it's SO hard, I have to put my body weight onto the wrench. I'm afraid I'm going to break my damn hose bib trying to get it off. any advice? are they threaded backwards and I'm tightening the shit out of it? so weird.';
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String fullTitle = 'Generic Dustbusters';
int postNumber = "2787986";
String image = dustbust.jpg;
String date = '04/17/24(Wed)06:31:07';
String comment = 'Boring ass domestic question I could just google.
What's the best most cheapest handheld vacuum?';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2776112";
String image = images-7.jpg;
String date = '03/23/24(Sat)21:05:41';
String comment = 'Anyone ever tried making their own perfume?';
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String fullTitle = 'Ebike batteries as solar power banks';
int postNumber = "2787674";
String image = Screenshot_20240416_221449.jpg;
String date = '04/16/24(Tue)15:15:29';
String comment = 'I have access to 48v ebike battery's and I would like to use them with solar.
But my inverter can't use 48v.
Can I just use a reducer and just use 12 or 24 v?';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2787650";
String image = Muffler corrosion .jpg;
String date = '04/16/24(Tue)14:24:31';
String comment = 'Can this muffler be weld back into life or is it over?';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2785585";
String image = IMG_8736.jpg;
String date = '04/11/24(Thu)20:52:33';
String comment = 'What do
I tried to clean a stain and it just got bigger
Are they water lines? How do I get rid of them?';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2786639";
String image = Untitled-1.png;
String date = '04/14/24(Sun)12:32:02';
String comment = 'How do you make your house UV proof?';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2787455";
String image = schematic.jpg;
String date = '04/16/24(Tue)08:21:46';
String comment = 'Hello I want to make this device for my water tank based on this youtube vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D9
The schematic is here
However I am completely electronically illiterate, I'll have someone print a PCB based on this. But is the power source supposed to be AC or DC? That 12V2 thingy to the left'
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2786696";
String image = 1692384303032.jpg;
String date = '04/14/24(Sun)15:57:47';
String comment = 'is there any way to repair the damage on this wood surface?';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2784651";
String image = IMG-20230917-WA0037.jpg;
String date = '04/10/24(Wed)04:25:43';
String comment = 'I repurposed an 80s Toyota car seat as my new desk chair and all I'm wondering is why the fuck more people aren't doing this. Comfiest AND cheapest desk chair I've ever had by a huge margin.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2772676";
String image = PXL_20240316_002209859.jpg;
String date = '03/15/24(Fri)20:47:51';
String comment = 'I will be posting a video of miku talking soon ;)';
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String fullTitle = 'Replacing trees with new ones';
int postNumber = "2784304";
String image = c0338437-800px-wm.jpg;
String date = '04/09/24(Tue)16:17:29';
String comment = 'Gotta take down a whole shit load of trees on my first (and only, but I’m proud of it) property. Probably close to 50 trees across 10 acres.
How many new trees do I need to plant to offset my destruction? 5 for every one tree taken down? 10?';
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String fullTitle = 'chainsaws';
int postNumber = "2783763";
String image = woodpics.jpg;
String date = '04/08/24(Mon)11:39:16';
String comment = 'should i get a stilhl knockoff 36" chainsaw?
Which one shoud i get? thinking the farmac that project farm reviewed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqS
ill mainly use it for cookie cutting and stump quartering
leaning towards the 42" cause why not
thoughts?'
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String fullTitle = 'Patching Hole On Safe';
int postNumber = "2787579";
String image = america-vault-1-t.png;
String date = '04/16/24(Tue)11:52:53';
String comment = 'Hello,
I recently had a locksmith come to my house to open an older gun safe that I had and forgot the combination to. He drilled a small hole about 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch wide through the door and unlocked it with a borescope. Nothing of particular interest was inside, but now I have a nice safe with hole on the door next to the dial.
Is there anyway I can patch up or remedy the hole to at least make it look like nothing happened to it? I was thinking some kind of industrial putty and maybe smoothing over it before repainting.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2784932";
String image = lofiuniplan.png;
String date = '04/10/24(Wed)15:30:18';
String comment = 'Looking to get into school to gain a degree in CS but figured that until I have enough money saved up to enter school, I can do the learning (via textbooks) now to prep me for later, so I am wondering;
>1.) Any CS Major or Graduate, what or how would you modify this map?
>2.) Most importantly, I am seeking good college text books that covers these blocks of learning';
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String fullTitle = '1mm dia pin';
int postNumber = "2786965";
String image = S668a4d91c4774eb2b7396c44d3f8e26c1.png;
String date = '04/15/24(Mon)04:32:22';
String comment = 'What type of connector has a 1mm diameter pin?
I want to be able to connect these things with a female socket of some kind. The pin pitch doesnt have to match this (10mm), I'll just use two single sockets.
But none of the socket types I know of accept 1mm pins.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2787197";
String image = Jul_Huber_5[1].jpg;
String date = '04/15/24(Mon)17:10:36';
String comment = 'I'm having a hard time finding information on cement roof sheathing.
Is this just not done in the US?
I'm trying to sheath my roof with cement boards, and then put a metal roof over that using adhesive. Cant find shit for information.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2785202";
String image = ex-01.png;
String date = '04/11/24(Thu)01:38:13';
String comment = 'This honestly doesn't look like it'd be impossible to make. I'd use a big wood screw that spins with the motor with some electrical wire for heating the tube and then make a wheel that spins for extruding it the stuff coming out then it could be used as a 3d printing filament.
Now this is very far out there but the guy I'm talking to talks about wild ideas but I mentioned this and he changed the subject.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2774743";
String image = 1683579939908986.jpg;
String date = '03/20/24(Wed)13:28:49';
String comment = 'You ever find any cool hidden places while /diy/ing?';
// 4 posts and 1 image replies omitted.
String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2787815";
String image = DSC_0385.jpg;
String date = '04/16/24(Tue)21:09:31';
String comment = 'How should i begin doing taxidermy work by myself. What tools do i need? Are there any good textbooks on the subject?';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2785296";
String image = images.jpg;
String date = '04/11/24(Thu)08:46:32';
String comment = 'I broke of these pic related stoneware mugs and am thinking of doing a faux kintsugi thing. However, I also want to be able to microwave this thing, so JB Weld is out, epoxies are apparently out (temperature issues and potential fuming or whatever when exposed to enough heat), and superglue was never practical to begin with.
Unless someone has any better ideas, I was thinking of resorting to a cement mixture of some kind and sorta painting on my gold (mica) pigment onto the cracks and then figure out how lacquers work.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2787567";
String image = chrome_eoN0Hh9dxY.png;
String date = '04/16/24(Tue)11:37:48';
String comment = 'The question is not "why" but why are you not building a BATMAN entrance to your basement?';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2776836";
String image = conex-container-insulation.jpg;
String date = '03/25/24(Mon)12:47:59';
String comment = 'I'm seriously fucking considering the shipping container pill.
I have property with a shit house made in the 40s some meth addict previous owners ruined and it needs a shitload of maintenance that pretty much means I have to empty it out to replace the roof and redo literally 1/3 of all exterior walls.
I'm so fucking demotivated of it that I'm just looking into alternate structures I can throw up and live in for the time being and do the construction over the next 6 months.
Shipping container seems like the logical solution for a spartan life at least.
My concern is management of condensation, I'm at a high elevation so it goes below dew point every night for 9 months of the year so how do I manage this so that water does not condense in the walls against the cold surface of the steel?
Can I literally just hose the walls down with insulation foam like picrel? or will it just promote rust jacking and trap water between the foam and the wall spreading as it pushes the foam away is my bet.
What is the best solution? urethane based coating and then foam? some kinda polymer paint?
Or do I just embrace the condensation and simply coat the steel, then provide drainage at the base and separate my insulation and walls from it with a sealed vapour barrier ?';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2779917";
String image = 1706147491817.png;
String date = '03/31/24(Sun)16:23:25';
String comment = 'We own you.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2787212";
String image = knipex-smooth-surface-red-plastic-jaw-protectors-for-7-14-in-cobra-pliers-87-09-180-v01-detail-view-9.jpg;
String date = '04/15/24(Mon)17:51:13';
String comment = 'Wait, is there any reason to use a Pliers Wrench over a Cobra with these things on them? Because now the Cobra is non-marring too?';
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String fullTitle = 'Union NEET-maxxer';
int postNumber = "2787747";
String image = IMG_2554.jpg;
String date = '04/16/24(Tue)17:43:35';
String comment = '>be journeyman union member.
>get paid prevailing wage to do relatively little work for the wage.
>single, no kids
>can easily pay all of my bills on unemployment insurance
>mfw I work as much or as little I want all year round
>will retire with a pension
>have healthcare as long as I am paying dues, doesn’t matter if im currently employed or not.';
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String fullTitle = 'sound proofing one room';
int postNumber = "2787547";
String image = Screenshot_2024-04-16_10-54-15.png;
String date = '04/16/24(Tue)11:02:50';
String comment = 'I have found a good site with a lot of sound proofing advice and products. I like their "best" solution but one section is confusing. I have made a convenient screen cap that you can look at or you can visit the site here: https://www.soundproofcow.com/exist
This part is unclear: are they actually saying that you leave a 1/4 inch gap everywhere, including between the panel and the existing wall, and you fill that entire area with sound sealant, which makes sense acoustically but would be very difficult. Or, are they just referring to the gaps around the edges of the panels where they butt up against the existing wall or an adjacent panel.
I live near a lot of mexicans; if you are familiar with their culture you understand the need for sound abatement. Imagine this shit at 3 am (turn it up as loud as your speakers can handle - I think that's a rule): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3l
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2780536";
String image = What-is-Radon920x426_menu.jpg;
String date = '04/02/24(Tue)00:55:53';
String comment = 'How do you prevent your house from becoming radioactive?';
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String fullTitle = 'Durable paint for metal';
int postNumber = "2787344";
String image = Untitled.jpg;
String date = '04/15/24(Mon)23:13:09';
String comment = 'Bros,
How would you paint black or darken the metal frame on pic related?
I've tried a couple of methods so far:
>Hot bluing
Not the results I was expecting. Too light tone and not that scratch resistant.
>Epoxy paint (Rust-Oleum Appliance Epoxy)
Looks great but not durable at all. The paint just comes off too easily.
Is there a primer I should use or special paint/method?
I've consider cold bluing, but the liquid is quite expensive. Also some say the piece smells bad after going through this process.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2786059";
String image = 652BDFA2-7C45-40FA-9231-BBF159D6FC03.jpg;
String date = '04/12/24(Fri)22:42:25';
String comment = 'loaking for uhm.. sewing patterns for male clothes., can any diy bosses send some patterns for shirts maybe jackets maybe hats., anything truly I’m brand new';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2780012";
String image = Screenshot_20240401-080610.png;
String date = '03/31/24(Sun)21:07:54';
String comment = 'I've been having multiple mental breakdowns in the past two years and I'm moving out of my apartment next week. What can I do to get my deposit returned at this point? I fixed the holes in the wall but I feel it still looks a little "off"';
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String fullTitle = 'Books with project for extreme situations';
int postNumber = "2787586";
String image = zombie-apocalypse.jpg;
String date = '04/16/24(Tue)12:08:09';
String comment = 'Something like pic related, but with more modern things like ESP32, LoRa, etc
Projects for things that can work in situations as simple as the power grid being off for some days, or mesh networking a farm, to the end of civilization.';
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String fullTitle = 'Would /diy/ build their house from foam?';
int postNumber = "2763701";
String image = Foamy.png;
String date = '02/25/24(Sun)01:54:59';
String comment = 'undefined';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2777250";
String image = Untitled.png;
String date = '03/26/24(Tue)10:12:00';
String comment = 'On a scale of 1 - 10. How difficult would it be for someone to build this structure on their own? No plumbing and I would hire a contractor for the concrete slab and an electricity.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2783421";
String image = 20170208_165718.jpg;
String date = '04/07/24(Sun)20:45:03';
String comment = 'Are you gothic arch pilled?
>stronger than conventional equivalent
>less material
>easier to put up building (standing arches)
>flexible design
>make huge buildings without large timber
>very diyable';
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String fullTitle = 'phillips screws hate thread';
int postNumber = "2784842";
String image = hate phillips.jpg;
String date = '04/10/24(Wed)12:48:32';
String comment = 'I hate the phillips screw
these black little shits always break, bend, destroy and spoil';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2786532";
String image = 1687209015142045.jpg;
String date = '04/14/24(Sun)05:49:04';
String comment = 'Australian wiring question, or, "How Bruce burned his house down".
I have a regular feed and a "controlled load" feed in my house.
Currently my water heater runs off the controlled load, however my solar/battery system does not feed into it, so I want to change it over to the regular feed.
It's got a MOD6 circuit breaker switch in the meterbox, with a single thick red wire running into the bottom, and a thin red wire coming out the top.
Am I right to assume the thick wire running into the bottom is the controlled load feed? And to switch it over, you'd disconnect that wire, cap the wire, and then run a regular feed wire into it?
Is it that ""simple""?';
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String fullTitle = 'Bathroom vent';
int postNumber = "2784218";
String image = 20240409_103948.jpg;
String date = '04/09/24(Tue)12:46:32';
String comment = 'Hey nerds. I have pic related and have been just sitting it in the window while I shower to push out moisture.
I would like to make it more of a permanent thing so I can just flip a switch when I shower.
Any suggestions on a through wall setup? My idea was to buy an appropriate sized pvc and run it through the wall. Having the outside be a drier exhaust vent with the flaps that shut when it's off. So no worries of birds or bugs. All plastic so no worry of rust or condensation.
Any better ideas though?';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2785723";
String image = PXL_20240412_074306251.MP~2.jpg;
String date = '04/12/24(Fri)04:37:11';
String comment = 'Ausfag here. I wanted to change my bedroom light fitting to a slimline LED. However the old fitting had 4 wires, yellow/green (earth), red (active), black (neutral), and a white (?).
The light has a switch on the wall. What does the white wire do, and how do I fix it?';
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String fullTitle = 'Trades that don't require formal training/education';
int postNumber = "2786709";
String image = 719TsBHFcdL.jpg;
String date = '04/14/24(Sun)16:15:35';
String comment = 'What are some lucrative trades you can teach yourself and go practice without school credits or apprenticeships? I don't care if I have to take to prove I'm competent to obtain a license. I'm not paying for tuition tho and/or hoping that I'm the 1/1000 person that gets chosen for an apprenticeship spot.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2785364";
String image = GettyImages-1165332891-scaled-3059279384.jpg;
String date = '04/11/24(Thu)12:22:14';
String comment = 'This little cunt has been using my backyard garden and deck as a toilet. The amount of shit it produces is truly impressive. Turns out their shit carries a potentially deadly ringworm that can kill your children, so my wife is freaking out about it. I have a fenced-in townhome backyard and he's under the deck. I can't shoot it because of the location of my property. I could trap it and dump it somewhere, but that's a class 3 misdemeanor (only a $500 fine so I figure I could take that risk). Pest control guys want between $500-750 which just seems retarded. Recommendations on raccoon removal? Should I accept my city slicker status and pay a professional to solve this 5 cent problem? Or should I ignore the government and find this fucker a new home for the cost of a trap?';
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String fullTitle = '/lock/ - Locksport & Safe Manipulation General';
int postNumber = "2784263";
String image = 1712687190727436.jpg;
String date = '04/09/24(Tue)14:36:08';
String comment = 'S&G 6730 Internals Edition
A thread dedicated to the art of lock manipulation and the art of lockpicking.
Good resources regarding the art and skill of lockpicking and primarily safe manipulation.
-https://www.docdroid.net/sVRijBi/t
-https://youtu.be/GhfDJIXsirg?si=0j
-https://www.youtube.com/playlist?l
Thanks for stopping by!'
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2781888";
String image = 15e3cab6b46b49b695402925539dc303.jpg;
String date = '04/04/24(Thu)21:32:21';
String comment = 'So is Ryobi really that bad or is it just a meme?';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2783055";
String image = 2587CD0100000578-0-image-m-11_1423563734217.jpg;
String date = '04/07/24(Sun)09:24:52';
String comment = 'Is there any reason I cannot do this to save some space in my small apartment?';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2770571";
String image = PXL_20240310_233039899.jpg;
String date = '03/10/24(Sun)19:39:49';
String comment = 'how do i make my room better?
also male living space thread';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2785571";
String image = IMG_6950.jpg;
String date = '04/11/24(Thu)20:06:35';
String comment = 'Hi, I have a large fish tank and I’ve been considering adding some kind of real animal bone or skeletal system inside. Something for things to grow off and hide under that’s natural
Just wondering
A) if the bone is boiled beforehand, is this enough to ensure it won’t bring anything to hurt the fish?
B) it sounds like a common side effect of using real bone is it affects the PH level? Any advice on this, what it does, how to counteract?
C) other main issue I’ve heard is that bone over time or rather quickly can dissolve in water enough to start leaking calcium. Making the water hard and unhealthy for fish. Is cracking the bones to cleanse the marrow enough to fix this? Or letting it leak out in a separate water area first then adding it to the tank?
Or is coating it in resin literally the only safe way? Ideally this would gradually dissolve over time. Have flora and fauna grow on it. Become a living part of the tank until it’s impossible to even tell it was bone at one point. An artificial skull or whatever from a common store isn’t what I’m looking for';
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String fullTitle = 'Make old workshop smell nice';
int postNumber = "2785734";
String image = IMG_7452.jpg;
String date = '04/12/24(Fri)05:41:17';
String comment = 'So I moved to a new home. The old geezer living there had a workshop he used as a dump for the last few years of his dementia riddled trip.
Now I have to clean it up and throw away a ton of old-people stuff old people tend to collect (lifetime supply of rusty screws and bolts and mousetraps).
That's not so bad. But the place reeks like it looks.
How can I make it smell better? I'm not into homosexual scents like vanilla, flowers or whatever femoids buy for the home smell. I'd rather have a non-gay manly smell like pine or so.
Pls give tips how to get rid of old people dementia smell and make workshop smell rly nice.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2781058";
String image = 20240403_010550.jpg;
String date = '04/03/24(Wed)04:12:24';
String comment = 'Big Alkaline doesn't want you to know that you can just recharge the batteries. they claim that it will explode, but i've had this thing going for multiple hours now. what other tricks do (((they))) not want you to know?';
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String fullTitle = 'Coffee Table Restoration';
int postNumber = "2785289";
String image = coffeetable1.jpg;
String date = '04/11/24(Thu)08:32:32';
String comment = 'Hi /diy/.
My parents have passed down to me this Lane coffee table, it's been in my family for a long time. However it's definitely seen better days, and I would like to restore it to it's former glory so I can continue to pass it down. I would like some advice as to how I should go about this, I've never refinished or restored furniture before. Also I will attach more pics showing the damage in more detail.';
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String fullTitle = 'Two questions about exterior insulation.';
int postNumber = "2784248";
String image = 00626979.jpg;
String date = '04/09/24(Tue)14:07:29';
String comment = 'So my house has aluminum siding nailed over what appears to be the original siding from 1900. (Asphalt shingles over wood so old it's turned soft.) At some point in the future, I'd like to remove the aluminum siding, strip the old siding off completely, install 2x4s on the frame, put a vapor barrier and R-15 Rockwool in, and then nail the aluminum siding back on.
My main goal is sound reduction. (I'm tired as fuck of being able to hear neighbors talking in their yards from the opposite side of my place.) Saving money on gas and electricity is a bonus.
That's the scenario. Here are the questions.
First, am I going to actually get my money's worth from this in terms of sound reduction? (I'm aware that mass-loaded vinyl would be better, but that would damn near double the estimated cost. I don't want to do that unless it's absolutely necessary.) I don't want to drop money and time on materials and labor for no real results.
Second, if there is a better cheap option besides mass-loaded vinyl, what is it?
Third, am I missing anything or making any glaring mistakes?';
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int postNumber = "2786689";
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String date = '04/14/24(Sun)15:42:31';
String comment = 'Hello folks,
total beginner here, no idea about anything.
I have the following project: I want to build a kind of lattice frame with horizontal and vertical struts. Size 3mx3m. Tatami mats (each weighing approx. 35kg) are to be placed on top, as they need some air underneath due to mold growth. 1-2 tables and possibly people sitting or sleeping on the mats (no jumping or similar).
My idea now was to get wooden slats from (27 pieces of approx. 1m or 1m - slat width for the connecting pieces) and build them up like a tic-tac-toe field and glue them together with wood glue or nail the outer pieces.
Does that sound sensible? Are there any quicker/better ideas? Unfortunately don't have a car, so 1m would be the max length of slats I can carry. I had also thought about furniture pallets, but they seem to be much more expensive.';
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String fullTitle = 'Is anyone out there still buying exclusively corded tools?';
int postNumber = "2773153";
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String date = '03/17/24(Sun)01:38:31';
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String fullTitle = 'DIY Metal Casting? How the nigger nickle balls do I do this for under $2000 USD?';
int postNumber = "2778735";
String image = impreggo.png;
String date = '03/29/24(Fri)07:44:55';
String comment = 'As in title.
>Be me, autist pepe living in Asia
>International shipping is "HOLY SHIT" expensive
>Want to cast really cool shit in metal (maybe Britannia Pewter or possibly Bi58Sn42 or hell maybe even just rose's metal or some lead-toxic gay shit like that)
>Have a resin 3d printer, want to pour high-heat silicon molds around my print, or maybe high-end plaster?
>Then want to vacuum cast metal into it using DIY vacuum table
But like... a burnout furnace costs $800 minimum??? And they're TINY! Like 6" tiny. Wtf am I supposed to cast in something that's supposed to be smaller than a mold that's supposed to be smaller than a perforated steel flask that's supposed to be smaller than 6 inches?
Nigger nickel balls!
A vacuum cast setup starts at $1200 (lol. LMAO even. Built my own for $120, including the vacuum pump)
An electric furnace costs $200 but I just stomach that, whatever. I don't want to ghetto-rig a microwave kiln in my yuppie apartment.
My main issue here as you can probably tell is this burnout kiln shit. It makes no sense to me how a furnace that can heat to 2000F costs 200 but a burnout kiln (wtf even is the difference? Don't they both just heat shit?) costs four times that and needs to run for TWELVE HOURS? I might get a visit from the police if I consume that much electricity kek
So anons, TL:DR, do I need this burnout furnace for investment casting? Can I get away with just molding silicon around my resin 3d print? Is silicon even porous enough to work with vacuum casting or does it HAVE to be plaster (and if so, does that plaster HAVE to be in a burnout kiln?)
The internet is giving me mixed signals about this. Some say I can get into this hobby with $100, a vacuum cleaner and a used microwave. Others are like nO yOu mUsT sPeNd $10,000 oN a mEtAl fLaSk aNd $30,000 oN a pAiR oF sAfEtY gOgGlEs.
Tell me what to do, anons. I'm ready to burn down my building (will be doing this on a ventilated balcony). Kek';
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String fullTitle = 'Reasoning for rolled up cardboard in driveshaft?';
int postNumber = "2783780";
String image = IMG_2024-04-06_23-37-44.jpg;
String date = '04/08/24(Mon)12:34:56';
String comment = 'Recently shortened a front driveshaft for my 2000 F-350 with the V10 and manual transmission. Could find front driveshafts for automatic transmissions all day long for sub $200 while the proper one for my manual transmission was anywhere from $600-1000.
So a little bit of choppy choppy, some indicating in, and welding, and I have the right length driveshaft and saved myself some coin.
The reason for the thread is once I cut the end off to shorten the tube I found this rolled up cardboard inside. What is the reasoning for this? Is it supposed to help dampen harmonic resonance or was it in there for some other reason? I have shortened several driveshafts and this is the first time I have ever encountered rolled up cardboard in the tube.
I ended up with about 0.07 thousandths of runout at the end. Had do do some tacking, then indicating, cut a tack, tap it in, re-indicate, etc. for a bit to get er all nice and true, but it runs smooth as silk at 70 down the highway now, whereas before it was bad at 20mph. The old center ball on the double cardan was completely wallered out and even the splines on the slip yoke were getting worn and sloppy.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2772590";
String image = backyard.jpg;
String date = '03/15/24(Fri)16:50:32';
String comment = 'Is there any logical reason the retards who formerly owned my house would bury 2 foot square slabs of concrete a few inches below the turf in my backyard? Two are right off the already established pathway, side by side to each other, and nearby the foundation they poured to extend the shed (which I want to jackhammer, because I want more lawn)
The only thing I can think of is that they really didn't know how to mark conduit lines, or they were prepping to be really lazy in making more flagstone pathways. I had no idea it was there until the rain uncovered it a few days ago. The slabs are enormous, about 3 inches thick.';
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String fullTitle = 'House Building';
int postNumber = "2780971";
String image = Barnes_1998_Unabomber_opener_1F-2048x915.jpg;
String date = '04/02/24(Tue)23:12:41';
String comment = 'How hard would it actually be to build something like—let's say—picrel? I'm talking about just the body of the thing, not factoring in utilities or anything of the sort.
I'm renting out what's essentially a patch of grass in a shitty neighborhood for around thirty-five bucks a month and was thinking of building myself a tiny hovel.';
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String fullTitle = undefined;
int postNumber = "2786374";
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String date = '04/13/24(Sat)20:02:40';
String comment = 'Have this fan that turns on but doesn't spin, I also don't hear any of the components moving or feel any current going through it at all, is the motor dead? Just asking if it's worth saving at this point.';
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String fullTitle = 'ohm/ - Electronics General: Hairy Chip Edition';
int postNumber = "2784240";
String image = missed one.jpg;
String date = '04/09/24(Tue)13:53:12';
String comment = '>I'm new to electronics. Where to get started?
It is an art/science of applying principles to requirements.
Find problem, learn principles, design and verify solution, build, test, post results, repeat.
>Incredibly comprehensive list of electronics resources:
https://github.com/kitspace/awesome
Additional resources below:
>Project ideas:
https://adafruit.com
https://instructables.com/tag/type-
https://makezine.com/category/elect
https://hackaday.io
>Don't ask, roll:
https://github.com/Rocheez/4chan-el
>Archive of Popular Electronics magazines (1954-2003):
https://worldradiohistory.com/Popul
>Microchip Tips and Tricks PDF:
https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads
>Li+/LiPo batteries required reading:
https://buster-spb.ru/files/SAFT/li
>Books:
https://libgen.rs/
>Principles (by increasing skill level):
Mims III, Getting Started in Electronics
Geier, How to Diagnose & Fix Everything Electronic
Kybett & Boysen, All New Electronics Self-Teaching Guide
Scherz & Monk, Practical Electronics for Inventors (arguably has minor issues with mains grounding)
Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics
>Recommended Design/verification tools:
KiCAD 6+
Circuitmaker
Logisim Evolution
>Recommended Components/equipment:
Octopart
eBay/AliExpress sellers, for component assortments/sample kits (caveat emptor)
Local independent electronics distributors
ladyada.net/library/procure/hobbyis
>More related YouTube channels:
mjlorton
jkgamm041
EcProjects
Photonvids
sdgelectronics
paceworldwide
>microcontroller specific problems?
>>>/diy/mcg
>I have junk, what do?
Shitcan it
>consumer product support or PC building?
>>>/g/
>household/premises wiring?
More rules-driven than engineering, try /qtddtot/ or sparky general first
>antigravity and/or overunity?
Go away'
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String date = '04/01/24(Mon)20:02:15';
String comment = 'Does someone know how to build a turmonuclear submarine ?';