/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Got rained out, so why not make a thread. I'm in the middle of converting my 52 year old pole barn in to a garage.

>>1433174
Not the best before shot, but you guys get the idea. Nevermind the bird.

Don't forget to ask questions, remember there are no stupid questions, only stupid people!

Right one was my first, left one is my second.

Fellow boomers:

I got the legs out of an old corn picker.

I have 2 more uncut ones plus 4 more lengths that are large enough to make the legs of a chair. Not sure what to do with them

>>1433174
Nice, soon you too will be freezing your ass off in the morning trying to light the wood stove because your ceilings are too high.

Or do you have a roof there that isn't finished yet? Mine just goes all the way up to the arches, even with insulation it's such a gigantic volume to heat it's almost futile.

>>1433276
>freetard playing around in the trash

Sounds about right

>>1433284
Ceiling height is at 9', will probably finish it with metal.

>>1433388
looks good

>>1433174
Looks cozy. Midwest farmer?

>>1433397
Thanks!
>>1433400
>farmer
Nope, my neighbors corn. My family has farmed for years, now they just rent the land. I bought my place from the bank, and do the daily grind, and take care of family property.

So I got this old econoline for free and cut the old roof off, built a custom plywood reinforced fiberglass top with aluminum tube construction.

I’m almost done with the camper van conversion.

I left the aux climate control and added an AC a/c. The thing now has solar panels, inverter, futon, place for a cassette toilet, the works.

I had to replace the AC compresor, rear expansion valve and evaporator core, front blower motor, spark plugs, brake lines, calipers, AUX battery with solar, etc etc

>>1433421
After gelcoat.

The topper cost me ~$1200 compared to 4000 for a similar pre fab one.

Ended up with 6’7” of height between floor and ceiling.

>>1433423
If I had to do it again, I’d use 1-2 layers of 1/4 ply wood all around instead of whatever I had laying around.

I got all my sheet goods for free though so meh

>>1433425
The aluminum cross beams are hung with pipe strap and then reinforced with fiber glass.

I used 2 layers of 1/8” mdf on the roof.

The whole thing has mat, cloth and gelcoat.

I can walk across the roof anywhere @ 275 lbs

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>>1433421
Pretty complicated and daunting job anon, well done.

>>1433856
Thanks.
I’ll post pics of the inside tomorrow

>>1433253
Grind lines and profile is getting good, great handles

Finished off some smaller knives as a treat to my ailing joints, its nice not to be beating on something fucking enormous.
Top one is Buloak+ ebony with turquoise inlay and some wirework on the spine, underneath that is Gidgee + turq inlay, 3rd one down is Tiger Myrtle and a purple/brown agate inlay and red liners, last one is Gidgee + turq inlay.
All D6 steel with a 304SS spine and fittings/pins tempered to about 60HRC. They're sort of semi-outdoorsy kind of knives, the two smaller ones I sort of pictured as gentlemans boat knives and the larger, broader ones are just generic utility knives and all with a high flat grind. Also in the theme of being nice to myself I didn't put any bolsters on them because I just needed a break from doing that and on some of the smaller knives can get in the way.
Also gave the utility knives a bit of cold-blue which didn't work, too much chromium in the D6, but worth a try, so they're just acid etched in ferric chloride, polished and call it a day on those. More than likely they'll all end up as kitchen knives rather than anything else

Fresh out of heat treat, its back to the grind with an 8" and 10" chefs knives, the 8 has only been taken up to 800grit and I'll finish them off later, but its sort of a priority to get out the door.
The 10" I went buckwild on, front 1/4 from the tip back is high-flat and the rest of it is a really deep hollow grind down to about 1mm thick and the spine is about 4mm across the widest with a really long distal taper all the way through to knock the weight off. (304-D6 61HRC)

Underneath them is what I was hoping to do this week, a small splattering of 304SS with A2 cutting edges 2 paring knives, herb cutter and some 8" chefs knives.
Herb cutter got some fairly brutal decarb on it, so dunno if it'll be viable, its not too deep but need to dig around see if its ok. All the others are fine and sitting around 62HRC after tempering

>>1433276
>turning perfectly fine stock steel into a half-cocked piece of shit when an old rusty chair from the dumpster would be twice as comfortable and stable

absolutely shameful

>>1433988
I wonder if it would be better to use A2 (air harden) tool steel, and just control the air flow to harden/temper it how you want?

>>1433994

This chair is uncompromising and perfect. It doesn't stack. No fasteners. No cushion. Not adjustable. All steel. Totally stable. No arm rest for your fat stupid Oprah arms.

>>1433998
I use pressure-air and plate quench. Which is basically a nozzle, 70psi and clamped between two big old blocks of aluminium which will take it from about 960C to room temp in about a 2mins. A2 is kind of quirky in that you need a soak time dependant on the temperature prior to quench-
>925C + 40min = 63HRC
>950C + 30min = 64HRC
>970C + 20min = 64HRC*
*approximate HRC on quench.
After that its just 2 x 2hr tempering at whatever hardness you're aiming for, the sweet spot for A2 does seem to be around that 61-62HRC mark where you get the best mix of toughness, flexibility and hardness. It is ludicrously tough though, on a test piece it literally got to about 70-80 degrees clamped in a vice before it let go, but its one of the few tool steels out there which was specifically made for edged cutting tools, so its good for that mix of flex, ease of sharpening and edge holding.
You can do martempering and cryogenics on it just fine, but nothing like old timey blacksmith's tempering with a blowtorch

Downside of course is that it at best its corrosion resistance could be classed as 'very low' with only 5% chromium in most blends, quite a lot of it also being converted into carbides means there's not a lot left to resist oxidising.

>>1434004
cool

>>1433999
>your fat stupid Oprah arms

First time making a file handle myself.
Making different shapes to see what's nice.
Made out of a piece of yew and copper pipe.

I viewed a house that was rough around the edges. They phoned me when I was driving and asked if I would put in a low offer which they took. It wasn't until I got back I realised how much needed done. The house was built in the 60s and the couple had it and died in it while changing nothing, it had the original lino and 5 sockets in the house. Gutted the whole house and only paying things I can't do like plastering, electrics and central heating. Tiling was very annoying as I had a bonk floor even after self levelling. Just finishing off the coving and then installing the kicthen.

>>1433302
Pissy pissy.

Stfu

>>1433423
That's it. I'm making a removable top for the limbo and throwing a pond liner in it.

Inspiring work anon.

I think i will mod a safari van topper to save on glass if i can tho

>>1433994
Absolutely fuck u faggot

There was a time qhen you dug holes for fun. Now you jerkoff to fb pics of cunts you aint seen in 10 years and are a miserable sadsack piece of shit with a drug habbit.

You aren't better than him faggot. You are weaker and more pathetic.

Get the fuck off of my board Angryfag unless you have something usefull to shitpost

>>1433999
Trips

Of

Truth

>>1434093
>The house was built in the 60s and the couple had it and died in it while changing nothing,
In my experience it's better to work on a house that hasn't been changed since it has been built, then deal with updates that have been done by god knows who, that are still outdated.
Either way it's still a lot of work, but very rewarding. Good luck.

>>1433174
>That electricity in the air you feel when you're trying to get a project done as an afternoon storm rolls in

>>1434100
>Get the fuck off of my board

The likes of you have taken over the board?
Is this why people are praising piss poor high school shop tier work?

Makes perfect sense, someone who honestly thinks petty personal insults are going to work as a way to deflect the from the hellen keller tier craftsmanship this faggot posted.

>get up early to start pulling tin off of roof in anticipation of new trusses arriving this week
>clean up job site instead because exhausted from work and softball
Pace yourselves gentlemen

>>1434882
What’s the square footage of that thing?

>>1434907
roughly 1,444 sq ft, not counting the 14'X38' attached carport

Refreshing the motor right now and then I should be done with this thing for a good while. I'm not sure what my next project will be but I'm planning to avoid working with epoxy and fiberglass for awhile as I'm sick of sanding so much in my spare time

>>1434306
God, my mom's house. It was "updated" plenty of times. It was one of the first few houses built when the town started. Later on it was added on.... god who knows. The "updates" are just stuff replaced and tied in. The power was a cluster fuck with with all different wiring dating back to knob and tube wiring, 3 different fuse boxes and shit was fucked. The plumbing as the same as power, was a cluster fuck. All different types of piping were used along with duct tape/black tape to "fix" leaks. My dad and brother have no idea on how to properly fix anything.

It's a work in progress, making a stand to build furniture on. I work at a furniture company btw. The base is 35 by 35 inchs and the posts are 30 inches. The wood I'm using is left over slats for beds. Right now I'm cutting the 77 inch slats to 35 inches to finish the base. Thoughts and comments are welcome.

Work was a wash out today. Got caught up on paperwork, and came home early. At home I was able to get half of the metal off in between raindrops. Expecting trusses for carport mid week.

>>1435545
>iktf anon
>>1435573
Will you be doing casegoods, or tables, chairs and the like?

I made four handle blanks today, two will be matching set for my aunt and uncle, not sure about the other two.

>>1433988
Do you have a stainless recommendation for a newb to use to make an Offshore System? My brother races his sailboat and I'd like to make him an Offshore System for his birthday but I can't harden/temper those super steels, so I just want one that can hold up well to maritime conditions that I can heat treat and quench like 1085 or something similar.

>>1433172
DIY e-bike BLDC controller.
More like a dream at this point.
Also I plan to make a workshop-shed, but it is a dream as well.

>>1435876
Basically, there's no SS's that can be heat treated like carbon steels. Once you add large amounts of chromium in the mix to get the tasty carbide growths, all those steels need very high temperatures with some kind of soak time and accuracy with the temperatures. You can't really eyeball 1050C for 10-15mins! :)
Once in a while you'll see people doing some hokey heat treats with oxy gear and forges on youtube but they're essentially worthless heat treatment and will produce complete garbage at the end of the day, so save your time, abrasives and gas for something that works.

Which basically means outsourcing to someone with a kiln, some of the smaller guys that do bladesmithing and have them might be able to squeeze one in for you if they're doing a run, or you can ship them off to a heat treatment engineering firm- in which case you need to check what they heat treat and will temper for you. The other thing to consider is the tempering, off the top of my head there's no SS's that can 'sit' for any length of time after hardening- soon as they hit room temperature = straight into tempering or you'll literally knock 3-4HRC off the end product if it sits on the bench overnight.

If you've got a thermocouple and a really good forge, you could try sustaining a temperature by adjusting gas/air ratios, but it'd still be kind of janky as normally you have a slow-heat up to around 650-850C* and then a fast ramp up to critical temps of around 1050-1150C* and then a hold time for 15-45min*
>*depending on the steel

In terms of steels, AEB-L, 12C27, 154CM are old favourite starter steels, for someone on salt water I'd probably go with 440C though as it has very good corrosion resistance.
None of them are really do-able at home without a kiln though

Corn picker anon again.

>>1433172
Still working on unpacking shit. I decided to move my girlfriend's desk and my desk to the living room from the spare bedroom. This is because we don't use the living room that much for anything besides play our video game consoles. The spare bedroom is going to become my workroom. Got some shelves set up and a small desk in there. Still need to unpack shit and get it organized.

>>1436172
Moving fucking sucks. It terrifies me that I rent this house just because I know one day I’m going to end up moving. Unless I get a $200k/yr job and offer to buy the thing...

>>1436178
It does suck. We moved from Overland Park KS back to Nebraska. We lived with my brother for a bit but it sucked for the most. We paid him rent but he also wanted us to do shit for him so his wife can be lazy and so he can just stand back and drink his beer. During that time I had surgery done which he bitched about (he never had surgery done so he doesn't know what it is like). He worked 5 days a week. I worked 7 days and still wanted me to do this or that for him. Around in mid April we got our own apartment. But working 7 days a week I don't have that much time to get shit done around the apartment.

https://youtu.be/Bss4sZho__w
I made this a little while ago, what do ya think?

A hot wire cutter for cutting polystyrene foam. Thoughts? I'm not sure if one 9V would be enough

>>1436309
Regular 9v battery? Absolutely not

>>1436316
thanks, I'll use either a large battery or a wall socket. I wasn't sure if i could get away with a 9V or not.

>>1436309
Led polarity is wrong, and it shouldn't be in series with the hot wire to begin with, that way it will fry it instantly.You could try putting it in parallel with the wire, but even still it might not turn on depending on what you're using as the voltage source.
No need for the potentiometer either, it will just waste energy and you probably wont find one with such a low resistance anyway.
A regular 9V battery or wall socket of the same voltage will work perfectly fine if the wire is thin enough.

>>1435839
They turned out pretty well. I also cut and shaped 3 100 x 18 mm scandis for them.

>>1436375
knifes? ok now i see it closer up.
nice project

current ones i am making still looking for the handle wood ... will arrive next week , had sent a piece of apple tree with a realy nice pattern to a friend to cut it and i hope it will retaurn soon,

>>1436665
Thank you.

Beveled the scandi-grinds today and burn fit the tangs into the blanks.

I started making chainmail this spring, and I finished my first project without a guide / instructions! Made it for a cousin who lives out in the boonies and does a lot of hunting & butchering, and wants to worry less about cutting his hand.

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, although I'm thinking that if I wanna do another one, it might be better to actually articulate the joints instead of relying on the flexibility of the weave.

>>1436667
Really like the one on the left, got a good profile

>>1437091
Hope he appreciates it, that's a mad amount of work

>>1437012
pls show when they are shaped ,

Still need to figure out how I want to make the roof

>>1437157
I'm calling the set "Mutu" (minnow in Finnish)

Shaped them today, there are only sanded to 120. Ignore the blades or lack of bolsters, the blades are just in there for fitting.

>>1437610
very interesting shape, never used a similiar ones,
i like to make my hilts realy shiny so it brings out the woods patterns...

>>1437795
These are going to be sans-hilt like puukko of old. I'm still debating what I'm going to use as a bolster; brass or nickle-steel.

That weird hilt is modified from a Lapin leuku to make it easier to pull the knife from a sheath with frozen gloves, something very important in Finnish winters. It also helps position the hand without having to see the handle in the darkness that comes with Lapland winter.

>>1437610
What type of timber is it? The paler one is quite an interesting grain

Finished one of my A2's from earlier, rather than fucking around with wood, the handle is just some G10 shaped to suit and then wrapped with SS wire twisted up, then a thin coating of epoxy + black dye before light sanding and polishing. Found that seals up any ingress of food shmoo or liquid getting between the wires.
Its been a while since I've done this, normally something I do on the odd hunting knife but think it'll make for an interesting chef's knife. Handle isn't abrasive at all but gives a nice grip when wet or slimy. Blade turned out screaming sharp and wasn't too hard to get there, just put an acid finish with a little bit of cold blue over the top, light polish and called it done.

Its a "freebie" for a relative that's going to be beating on it a lot, so they just get the basics :)

>>1438242
realy nice, i always gpo for brass , just because it is more classe , waht also would be good is bone or reindeer horns or something like that

>>1438325
nice wirewrap hilt

A little minitrike I just finished

>>1438421
well not finished still need foot pegs and a little dressing up

>>1438421
Jesus christ you're white trash as fuck

>>1438325
Bubinga is the dark one and the light one is sycamore (hardened).

Sycamore takes on a really nice shade of gray if you dip it in steel wool dissolved in white vinegar. I just wanted a high contrast here.

Great blade you have there.

>>1438326
Yeah, I would love to have crowned these with reindeer but I can't find antlers online for a reasonable price.

Few days ago I found this old axe in my dad's storeroom. It's already dull and full of rust, and according to him it's quite old already. So I decided to pick it up and restore it as a gift for him. Maybe even engrave the handle or something to make it more gift-like.
Any opinions, tips?

>>1438444
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EfVW3Ng-so

I just about finished my wood grips, and did finish the leather holdter and I got the rebluing done. I'm super happy with it but I need to put it back together properly but putting a ruger standard back together could honestly be a form of punishment.

>>1438432
KEK


you stupid fucking faggot. You have no idea. Not him. But try as u may that is not an insult...

>be me
>buy china moped frame
>in my state inspection is not necessary if bought here
>tag and insure china shit
>file "modified custom car" paperwork


Weld moped shit into my mower.

Weld mower onto 4x4 4 wheeler frame.
Cruise around town on street legal 4x4 lawn mower.

The people that can suck my dick are you, op, and everyone else on earth

>>1438421
Fuck those cocksmokes. It's badass. Love the ape hangers

>>1438421
Also wtf bro

>>1437091
Sharkbite gloves. Slicing meat i cut myself twice with gloves on. Should have been more amd worse.

U a good dude anon.

>>1438744
>>1438743

Has nothing to do with the trike thing, I couldn't give a fuck about that. It has to do with the literal trash strewn about

Ive fallen for the homebrew CNC meme. I cant be assed to get a better shot but that junky looking piece of shit is the start of the frame.

>>1438803
Ah, sorry then anon. To say my life has been shit this month is an unfathomable understatement. Not an excuse at all. But im not normally a crabky prick.

>>1438444
role with it

>>1438485
It's not that bad IMO. Just lots of specific steps/orienting the gun a specific way. Looks pretty cool like that by the way. Almost looks like some sort of cowboy era thing with an semi auto pistol.

Finally completed the cat tree. Triple-capacity, heavy duty, weighs a ton.

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>>1439613
>clapping internally

>>1439613
show cats on tree

>>1439735
you wanna say he should show you his pussy?

also another new knife , there is much to grind on this, well i o most in file work as files are cheaper than sanding paper

>>1439710
>>1439735
the woman won't let me introduce them to it until she's there to witness their first experience with it. and we're going to clean the room first before moving it in. so it may be a day or two, as i'm working the next two nights.

>>1439770
Gay.

Okay

Past 3 phones I've owned have all been nexus 7s. When I broke the screen on the first one I replaced it but later got drunk and it broke for reasons I don't remember, screen was fine though so I kept it and bought another nexus 7.
My girlfriend does my laundry for once and it's still in the pocket. After I finish slapping the shit out of her I buy another nexus 7 because fuck it now I've got 2 spare screens that may or may not work.
Broke the screen on 3rd one because I got drunk and dropped it to chase the dog.
Gutted the old phone that went through the wash, no problems.
Have some time today so I started to take apart new phone for screen replacement.
6 screws are stripped before I get to them fucking refurbished by some nigger diversity hire I guess so I drank a beer for every screw and stared at it.
Fuckthisshitimnotaquitter.jpeg
Grab my drill and smallest bit, drink another couple beers in case I fucker it good want to be happy anyway
Now I'm sending this message through a nice new screen feeling pretty good.

So my current project is trying to not rely too much on alcohol. It's broken 2 phones and slapped my girlfriend already wtf man

>>1440007
idk but 007 is kinda cool
also slapping your gf seems pretty based.
roll man
roll

>>1440007
>slapped girlfriend over a phone.

I hope you live in a big apartment conplex and shes the community bicycle out of splite.

Tho I'll give u that we all do dumb shit on booze. And it's hard to kick. I'm down to about a 6 pack a night. Next week or 2 I'm going down to 6 only and taking off 1 a week to freedom.

>>1433276
GNU! Nice to come here and see this since /g/ is my main board. I sometimes dream about living out in the woods and doing some homesteading/base-building, like irl modded minecraft.

>>1440196
But who was phone?

>>1435250
Wew lad I remember this ol' girl, she's looking good m8. Gonna need to see some pics of her on the water when you're done.

>>1435577
Enjoying these posts even though I haven't replied to many. But keep them coming. Just curious though why you are using some older wood here and there? Why not just replace it all with fresh stuff?

>>1437012
>bee bopped the dooo whoop in the diddly bop

Speak. English.

>>1440463
that#s english moron... just knifemaker terms,

>>1440463
I shaped the blades in a Scandi style (meaning the shape runs all the way to the end of the blade and doesn't have a stop like other blades), and then I used heat to fit the back of the blade (the tang) into the handle.

Buddy gave me some compound bows. Gonna clean them and make an archery range.

Made this table for the breakfast nook in the kitchen I just remodeled.

>>1440481
I milled the lumber from a Birch that was diseased and had to come down.

>>1440481
>>1440483
breakfast nook. Also upholstered it the other day

>>1440481
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>>1440484
kitchen project completed.

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>>1440485
progress pic standing in same place

>>1440481
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>>1440484
>>1440485
before pic. standing in about the same spot in kitchen

>>1440487
couldn't eat from that table

too fancy seriously
would be lookin at the wood patterns all he time

Well, after a long period of bullshit and drama I was able to get back on track. Some things you just cannot control, and have to roll with the punches. I made a major mistake with my trusses for the carport, you'll have that when you order them from a hospital room without being able to double check like you had planned. As much as it sucks to tear apart factory built trusses, it was a have to situation, and I'm more than happy with the results. Anyway, I'm back on track with "garage mahal".
>>1440459
This was actually a 50+ year old pole barn. I saved quite a bit of the old structure, and reused as much of the older wood I could in areas that weren't so critical. Major areas I did use new lumber, but bracings and things were fine to use old. Hell, some of that older stuff might even be better than what you can reasonably purchase today.
I contemplated just tearing down and building new, but there was a difference in cost, and I would much rather restore than go new, if for nothing else than pride and preference.

>>1440498

Life can really kick your ass. I didn't know how bad until the last few years. Glad to see you progressing. I'm jelly as fuck but i did secure enough 3 year old tin to probably build a 40x40 shop with a compacted rock foundation. Maybe concrete one day. I have entirely too much shit to do the next few years tho. Not to mention my best friend and also my dad have shops with lifts. And i only plan on living here for a decade. Mainly just need a place for storage and wind block for winter parties.

>>1440474

Im building a gun range. Never even considered archery. Thanks for the idea anon.

>>1440498
most oldschool tools are much higher quality than todays rubbish, because they were produced to last long, while modern tools are often consumot real tools, i have old hammers and tongues and they are marvelous

Was going to post in QTDNDTOT but i cant stand that thread. And this could turn out to buy me a spot welder for packs and other things.

So, my solder-fu is up to snuff to the point i have descided to refurbish my 25 or so phone cords in the "fix it drawer." Found most usb ends of all types and sizes for under $3 for 10 shipped. I cant even figure out wtf the ends on iphone coords are called but if i can get those affordably then i will so that too.

Was considering affordable cord repair / trade in for friends and family and word of mouth type referrals locally. I have time at work i can squeeze in for this, so i am already getting paid while i do it.

What should i charge for end repair / replacement? It's a small town and median income is pretty low.

How long can i safely go without data degredation? How far for charge only?

I have never even thought about it but i run about 5 seperate 10 foot usb cords for multiple devices so i dont have to drag cables everywhere i go. When one starts pissing me off i toss it in a drawer and hit up dollar fgeneral for another $10 - 10' cable. So i probably have nearly $300 in busted cables that i could have had for the cost of $15 bucks in ends and a few hundred feet of wire.

Ideas so far:
>repair ends
>charge a fee for "charge only" cords or to only fix that
>upcharge a little to repair the data wires with it
>offer multiple cord styles and lengths and colors
>will put new ends on all trade ins to keep quality up
>charge per foot for cord and after 5 or 10 feet have small price break or buy 4 get 1 free etc
>>>>>

Not trying to make an overly complicated clusterfuck here. I will have a simple 1 page description of services and it will double as the order form. Maybe 1 other page order form if needed.

I just figured i am doing this anyway. It's not difficult and i can drop it any time when i need to work. May as well make some beer money. Or play with micro investing.

I converted my iphone 5 into an iphone 7 mini to match my red iphone 7

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>>1441586
Pretty sure this is backwards isn't...

>>1433421
>cut the old roof off, built a custom plywood reinforced fiberglass top with aluminum tube construction.

>Not cutting the roof off and leaving it off for ISIS style attacks
>Not using roof cut off for front sheild
>Tfw no ISIS "A"PC

>>1434093
How much did you get it for and areyou gonna sell or keep?
Cant even dream of doing this in the south.

Stripped the rust off this old Universal Grinder I had in the garage, coated it in Crisco and baked on a new seasoning. I tried to leave the original tin plating in place where I was able to. I've tried lots of different oils finishing cast iron and in my experience crisco baked in the oven at 450f for a few hours is the way to go.

It grinds well and is a handy accessory for meat as well as for fruit and nuts. I see on Ebay that you can get them for around 10$ shipped which is a great deal if you don't have a grinder or food processor and cook a lot.

I'll wipe this down with oil after I use it and possibly store it in a bag of rice as well. Like all cast iron you can't put it away wet or it will rust, seasoning or not. You can use soap and water to clean just dry thoroughly and reoil after. The original manufacturer instructions to clean it (the patents 1897) say to run stale bread though it so I guess there's always that if you're out of soap.

>>1441757

wow dude, before looks a lot better. did you leave it out in the rain or something?

>>1441758
Pretend the file name is After and before. I expanded my canvas in the wrong direction and was too lazy to fix it. The non rusty one is the final product

>>1441761
explains a lot lul

>>1441727

Got the exact same plan for the limbo. No idea how the hell to male a permanent deck and have a removable top.

Maybe build a reinforced fiberglass roof with a gasket and diy a pin up / pin down roof? Maybe some springs so i can shove the top down and pin. Keep pressure on the gasket?

I'm making the freaky sensor device that the main character has from Death Stranding. Got the first parts printed and going to start on electronics while the bigger parts are printing

>>1441882
nice

made another knife
will go to a medieval fair this weeks end and will try to sell a few blades or get orders for knifes

>>1441887
Neat. I'm in the process of designing a saex for a friend coming in from Seattle who's Norwegian. She thinks she's going to be getting one of my puukko, but nope.

>>1441910
pls specifie which kind of seax?
i love most of em the bread ones espacialy,
that knife isn't a seax it is some high medeival knife form idk the name of, but i made already some seaxes

>>1441919
Well my initial sketch was the III/II type but your infographic made me crumple that and now I'm reconsidering the options.

I'd like to make her something useful and traditional. She doesn't camp much so maybe a table/breadknife.

>>1438327
In some ways they're 'almost' easier to do than a pretty finished timber or other material, but its pretty hard on the old supplies situation as there's about 80-90ft of 24g wire in a 5" handle. I think next time I might stick to doing 2-strands running parallel to one another just so its a bit easier to manage.

>>1438439
>Sycamore
Ah don't see much of that here. We do have some Lace Sheoak which is a bit similar but tough as an old boot to work and kind of scarce, so its nice to know there's some alternatives that look a bit like it.

>>1441980
Can't really go wrong with spear point styles, they're generally easier to make and have a good mix of functionality and strength that suits most utility knives.
Just remember most women have smaller hands so don't make it too huge or they tend to find it harder to use

>>1442000
>Just remember most women have smaller hands so don't make it too huge or they tend to find it harder to use

I tend to make my puukko for women to be 4.25-4.5 inches and the mens' tend to be 4.75 inches or so. Only my Lapin leuku have a super large handle and a custom ordered knife might be bigger. I try to ask for ring size on a custom as it correlates to surgical glove sizes so I can gauge those pretty well.

>>1437270
Mostly done now, still needs some finishing work

>>1442000
interesting never did a wire wrap i completely lack the know how bout it

>>1442000
>>1441980
would recommend a short seax style then, but i realy have a love for the broken back style and the type II and type IV are my favourites

>>1442020
Most ladies I've spoken too don't tend to worry much about the overall length, but they do tend to prefer the handle 'slimmer' across the spine as they can index it easier. Even if its got a bit of depth to it. Sort of a problem when a knife 'feels good' to me is usually because I'm a knuckle dragger with big ol ape hands, so I have to rein it in a bit when making things for other people of more normal proportions.

>>1442157
Most of the hard work is making sure the height between your bolsters and the handle is just enough to accommodate the thickness of the wire, so when its laid down it also has a nicer transition between the two and doesn't create a hot spot. Heck no one does it really anymore so its a little hard to find someone with practical experience to teach it either, I just sort of bumble through with trial and error... sort of sounds like most of my life there: a bumbling anachronism
The other handy thing was using some tiny little clamps to hold it in place while packing back down on the winds so they line up a bit better, I just used a relatively broad screwdriver to push the wires down as I went and of course an electric drill to pre-twist the wire before wrapping, so it's totally authentic like the old timey ways!

>>1442160
Years ago I made some tiny little hadseax's with 3" blades as sort of paring knives, they where pretty cute. I also intended to make something like the Honey Lane seax there for a while too, even had the metal bought and got started, but then dozens of other things seemed to pop up all at once to delay any further work and I either lost it or it ended up in the art bin

>>1442171
>things happened
i know that i acutaly want to go for early modern knifes but they are realy tricky they have a lot of parts so i went to making some early medieval ones, instead of 16th century flat tangs,

>>1442139
Siggy diggy. Cool anon

>tfw you make $40 changing a guy’s tire
Nice. I never would’ve taken the cash from a girl or old person, but it’s some 30 something guy in a Lexus SUV who stood there watching me the whole time

>>1442378
there are guys who can't change their tires?
wait you talk about a single tire???
that's takes 15 min if you are slow

>>1442378
>. I never would’ve taken the cash from
>drivin a lexus
>unable to change a frikkin tire
well case closed

>>1442392
Hey I’m suprised he knew where the key was for the locking lugnut. Then he said he didn’t have a jack but had somebody bringing on and I was about to go. But he had the rest of the tool kit so I was like “Bro, the jack has to be in here if you have everything else” and then I found it and got it done while he stood there on his phone.

>>1442395
you met a fuckin meme

>>1442408
I live and work around Miami. I meet memes all fucking day. It taught me that there are only 3 types of people in this world:

1) Racists who are angry and bigoted for no reason
2) People that claim racism is the #1 evil but have never left their white suburb
3) The rest of us that have to shop at the same grocery store as these people and have every reason to hate nogs, but also recognize that not every black person is one, just the majority of them.

I hate the Long Island asshole Jewish lady as much as I hate the ratchet black bitch because I’m stuck behind both of them at the checkout as they’re complaining they won’t take her expire coupons.

>>1442426
i am from /pol/ so i go under 1
also dude people stayung with their kin, well that discussion is for /pol/ not for here,
ofc not all people of all groups are the same but well people like there family more than people who are unrelated at lest that's what is considered healthy

>>1441586
>>1441698
>Was going to post in QTDNDTOT but i cant stand that thread.

haven't checked, but maybe try the electronics thread

and new cords are just dirt cheap desu desu. amazon store brands are not so bad. don't judge prices by what big box retailers charge. BestBye has been assraping customers for years on shit like cables that people walk in and need RIGHT FUCKING NOW.

What should I spend the $40 on? Northern Tool and Home Depot are both right nearby when I leave work.

I came up $160 on the cheap sluts at the casino last weekend too but then spent $30 on dinner and $45 on that ratchet. Still thinkin about that HF too cart too.

>>1442519
Whats your monthly car, mortgage, and average credit card payment?
Someone like you living month to month should learn how to save money.

>>1442532
That’s no fun!

I bought that Rigid 12V set like a month ago. You think I could return it and get credit towards pic related?

>>1442532
>>1442533
Fuck me, wrong pic but that’s another item on my list.

Paid like $120 for the Rigids and they are nice for the money but I woulda grabbed this if they had that deal at the time.

>>1442519
>>1442533
>>1442534

I'm the weirdo who has custom CSS to hide trips and names but still show the posts. It's a fun game to look for retardation that spells B E P I S.

apologies x100 if you are not our resident downy.

I must be anxious to get this project finished. Starting to lay plans for my workshop.
Wood stove by center post by broom. Two workbenches on casters, in an L shape, between the two windows in corner. Add more electrical boxes for lighting and outlets. 220 will be added closer to my main, with two drops, one for air compressor and welder.
Any suggestions for my shop area that I need to address during construction would be appreciated.

>>1442558
looks good as far i can say,

>>1442545
I think I might get a pair of these double locking 6 ton jack stands so I don’t have to trust my life to $25 HF stands.

My local NT is expanding the fuck out of their hand tool selection too. I can’t wait to go back there in a couple weeks. They have some new “Klutch Professional” wrenches in there.

>>1442558
if you're planning to do any heavy-lift (engine blocks and the like) the time is now to put the supporting I-beams into an area for crane, pulley or hydraulic jack supports

>>1442589
Thought of that. Honestly I like the flexibility of a dedicated engine puller, and already have access to one that's also stored elsewhere.
Excellent suggestion though, thank you.

>>1442598
>Honestly I like the flexibility of a dedicated engine puller, and already have access to one that's also stored elsewhere.

That's fine, but if you have the money to put what the other guy said, and put an electric hoist on it, and it's easy to move all over the shop, or at least where you deal with heavy stuff, you will find yourself using it frequently and your back will love you for that. Convenience is the key. Engine pullers are great for pulling engines; overhead hoists are great for moving lots of heavy or bulky things.

>>1442578
>>1442574
>>1442534
>>1442533
>>1442519
>>1442426
>>1442395
>>1442378
> tool purchases are projects
> literal old man nigger can't help but post his cash
Why are tripfags so cancerous? Do you actually do anything or do you just post about your ebin tool collection and which, from all appearances, never get used for anything other than posting to 4chan?

>>1442519
I think you're a dumbass that goes to casinos so it doesn't matter what you do with your money.

>>1442558
More blog posts

>>1442808
>Engine pullers are great for pulling engines; overhead hoists are great for moving lots of heavy or bulky things
This is a good point, and something to consider, thanks.

Made myself a better battery for my Ego ripoff vape. Designed it in some online app and had a friend print it for me. Could be better but I'm pretty happy with it. Now I can just swap the 14500 cell and not wait for 3 hours for charging.

>>1442829
I’m thinkin about doing a valve cover gasket one of these weekends. I try to take care of a few things around the house between work, shitposting, and gettin it wet.

Is the tool collection really ebin? I didn’t think it was anything special. It’s nice to be able to do car stuff for friends and family so they don’t have to get raped at the shop.

>>1442843
>going out for a night of food and games with friends is a bad thing
The casino is kinda fun mang. Once you turn 21 in a few years, you should try it out.

>>1442905
Not him, but my first casino experience:
>Expect high rollers in suits and such
>A bunch of blue collars there to blow their paycheck they just got, middle aged divorcees trying to fuck
>friends up for a while, end up losing like 400 each.

>>1442907
One of the casinos is nothing but old people wasting all of their money before they die. But the one I went to is kinda a hotel and resort thing so it’s a little more classy. I just play cheap slots and quit after I lose $50-$75 because I always end up getting dinner too and it sucks losing a bunch plus paying for dinner and you’re out $150 with nothing to show for it.

>>1442919
So what did I say that was wrong now that you say that?
>it sucks to lose this much money in one night
>we should do it all the time because it's fun!
Yeah, youre a retard. Daddy probably pays your bills still though so whatever right?

Progress report/blog post. I've got the 2X6 rafters tied in to the carport trusses, and bottom plate installed tonight. Might finish nailers for roof and peak reinforcement in preparation for sheathing maybe this weekend. Hopefully ordering metal maybe next week.
Starting to see light at the end of the tunnel, just hoping it's not a train.

>>1442938
He's is literally an old black man, what the fuck do you expect?

>>1442808
Yeah that's basically why I mentioned it to him, years ago when I was in the bush had a garage like that where someone had basically gone to the effort of a big I-beam girder and roller on the top of the roof. It was so fucking handy for even just stuff like moving a big stationary compressor, machining gear or tractor wheels from one end to the other.
I mean if you're not going to need it, don't bother but even just sorting out a workshop it was so damn handy if you're moving a table or band saw around, woodwork lathes and the like weigh a fucking tonne- now admittedly you can drag shit around on trolley and engine pullers but those ALWAYS shit the bed. Hydraulic pistons die, the rollers get bearings crushed and its NFG
(If they don't just outright fall over and fucking kill you)

I mean if there's cost or you're just never going to use it, its cool! Understand completely, but in the long term its something you might consider adding a bit of value to a workplace if one day you decide to restore tractors, farm machinery, fucking around with big lumps of wood and the like, because even something like a 4cyl diesel tractor engine comes in at about 8-900kg and while you can 'pull it' you're gunna bust something moving it anywhere.

>>1442938
Who said anything about all the time? Had my doctor friend in town for a 3-day weekend. Went to Dan Lebatard’s party Saturday night, the beach and casino Sunday, and then spent Monday in the art district and then got dinner at some sports bar on the water. Was a good time even though we only went to the casino once.

Jesus these kids being all jealous that they aren’t old enough to go to the casino...

I’m trying to figure out which tools from Daddy I want to put in this new tool cart. Probably his torque wrenches because I have been using those a bit on the car.

>>1443206
You don't work alone so you?

And finished. I think this turned out pretty well even though I had almost no prior experience doing stuff like this before starting

>>1443326
nice

>>1439735
>show cats on tree

>>1443336
excellent work anon , tree works fine

>>1443303
Most of the time my sixteen year old son is helping me. I've had help a few days from a couple people, and I did sub out the concrete.
>>1443326
Pretty fucking cool man.

>>1443341
yes, thanks, they've taken to it right away.

>>1443396
Make your boy wear a fucking harness if hes off the ground. Cannot stress it enough.

I fell and hyperventilated until i passed out for 3 days.

Cost me 200k and over a year of my life. Constant pain 24/7.

Id give anything to go back..

>>1443336
Spider cat, spider cat, does whatever a....

>>1443336

>>1443326

10/10 would shitpost from.

>>1443283
>how do i get this screw out
>i want to make a table
>muh 19mm is my favorite socket
>can i throw bricks on the ground with 0 support
>etc...

Ffs.

I know every generation says it, but kids these days are fucking retarded. Not like when we were kids and the oldfags joked. But i mean actually retarded. Retarded and soft as fuck

>>1443280
No. This anon is right. Im cobling I beam and a cheap winch up when i move before i even habg a fucking garage door.

>have cherry picker
>400 pieves of shit in the way between you and it
>pull your back out anyway.

Fuck that shit. Im build a massive dirt floor pole barn for store cars, bicks, parts, mowers.

My shop is my mutherfuckin shop

>>1443206
Good luck anon. Amd omfg
I built like 30 houses. Called it "sheeting." Nobody said shit 1 time. Ever. Mfw

>>1443415
I keep him out of harms way as much as I can, he is my first born son after all. When we did the rafters I had him on a pic board on the low end while my ass carried the other end to the peak off an extension ladder. Had that been anyone else we would have done things differently. When we did the ceiling joists I made him make the cuts, half with a miter saw, half with a circular saw. I was nervous the entire time, but he learned,and can still count to ten.
Proper fall protection is good advice for anybody, you are right.

>>1443423
Lol, I called it sheeting for years until I seen some delivered to a job site with a protective wrap labeled sheathing.

>>1443417
Blu is my little spaz

>>1443326
Nice bear feeder, m8

>>1443419
It’s because we grew up with boomers telling us “I know better than the instructions!” and then work 60hrs a week and can’t even afford a down payment on a house because the little extra money we have goes towards shitty Chinese consumer garbage and even after contributing 7% to our 401k’s for 40 years we might have enough to eat for like 6 months after we retire.

Still working on unpacking shit anon here form this post >>1436172

Might get today (Saturday) and tomorrow off. But still have to go to work to find out. They couldn't till me last night. My supervisor bitched out and stepped down, last night was his last night. So I have to find out today from my new supervisor if I have to work or not.

Working 7 days a fuckin week is starting to get to me. Had this job for about 4 months. Still holding on because I'm waiting for one of the IT guys to quit (hopefully soon in the next few weeks or month) so I can take his spot. Running two machines now. Both of them does the same parts but the new one has a few issues here and there. Also have no support on 2nd shift if something major happens.

>>1442178
There's all sorts of stuff out there from other parts of the world from that era which I find interesting. Lot of the Indo-Persian, Malay, Filipino and that whole middle-asia region is kind of under represented in modern day reproductions, to some extent a fair bit of it is also quite 'practical' in the sense its geometry and use wouldn't be impractical.
I mean I'd love to make weird shit like a Cinquedea or Rondel, but they're so specialised and functionally useless in the modern period they're just wall hangers and I just don't make wall hangers. I really like my stuff to be used.
>1 min crazy man rant over!

Anyway just a bit of a close up of a work in progress 8" knife which has a really pretty ferrite structure visible, one of the reasons I'm kind of enamoured* with the ultra high carbon steels is seeing it on the surface. Lot of chromium carbides demarked next to spheroidal martensite and whatever is left of the super fine pearlites. Not a great photo, I'm no good at that, but thought it would be interesting to document along the way as I don't recall too many pictures available of that crystalline appearance in modern steels (in this case D6 at 2.2% carbon and 13% chromium)
Still have to go back in and do a fine polish by hand to get the buffing wheel scratches out, but for the most part its well on the way to being done once the oil dries on the handle properly.

>*I get what I can in happy bits, its an absolute shit to get a half decent polish on, eats belts like a fat kid going through cake and a nightmare to sharpen... like literally, pack a lunch because you'll be there a while.

>>1443396
Dam man. I was just wondering because it seems like you progress pretty quickly.

>>1443941
well i am more into oldschool steels i love when>>1443941
my knifes are used but on the other sid ei understand people wanting some knifes for display, the main function of any weapon is in reality to be intimidating enough to detere and enemy, and that can eb reached by looks therefore i consider looks a kind of function, but yeah it feels just realy good to see people using the tools you make em, i kno that,
i love the old steels i am not so much sued to fancier modern chromium steels i basicly rip old wallanchors out of buildning to make knifes from that old steel, because we have old houses here in germany , you know and i do some low quality replica(replica of a low quality knife in its time not low quality today)
from time to time for fun, having authentic scratch marks we know from historical drawing and such can be interesting, just recreating, it's a bit of a larp but it's fun, yeah historical knifes, maked by a dude in larp outfit, with historical methods, no powertools, just files, and wet stones, too much time and some muscle

Made a proper, Finnish sheath with a drain hole and blade scabbard for the one on the left in >>1433253
The seam on puukko sheaths run up the back.

>>1444249
Yeah, it mostly comes down to what makes you happy and that enjoyment in turn is the reward for what comes out at the end of the day, there's no right or wrong way if you're making something that ultimately was fun for you to do and if it's given/sold to someone who loves what you've made, its a reward in itself. I mean if someone throws a wad of cash at you to make something out of your normal scope because they need a renaissance era rapier and main guache in their life for fulfilment... you can't really say no. Full custom work is a bit of a PIA though as it throws out my entire schedule of production (meagre as it is!) and have to make something to exacting specs at a level the customer is 'absolutely delighted' with their product at the end of the day = a real time sink and often less money.

>The reason I mention 'absolutely delighted' is that's the real thing you run on, its not enough for someone to have a just 'good enough' opinion of your work, because if good enough was all they needed then they really should have just bought something off a shelf.

I've done the other side of the business too with repro work, funnily enough it was for a mate who we used to build race cars together with and he had a side interest in knights, old timey fighting with metal weapons etc, so took turns swinging a sledge in 40C heat to make pattern welded steel for days at a time. But by god it fucks up your body something horrid!

>>1444450
>>The reason I mention 'absolutely delighted' is that's the real thing you run on, its not enough for someone to have a just 'good enough' opinion of your work, because if good enough was all they needed then they really should have just bought something off a shelf.

exactly, fully agree,
interesting we have a lot of early medieval reenactment in germany, i like the more elaborate rennaissance knife more for the look but making em is a pain at times,
while the "viking" stuff brings more money because of numbers of buyers and easier to make

Ran out of sheathing this weekend, got a fresh batch delivered today.

>>1444105
It's taken a toll man, I really need to dial it back.

>>1444400
Almost ready for sale.Need to attach the belt loop and glue-up the blade.

>>1443336
>cats on tree.jpg
hell yeah it is.

>>1433172
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZibaOXi66Q

I just finished making a desk aquarium

>>1444856
bautiful hilt realy like the design is the red one colored or natural read?

>>1445762
It's curly maple dyed with leather dye after a dip in a solution of steel wool dissolved in distilled vinegar. The steel wool solution helps the "curly" show up a bit better but my camera really doesn't pick it up.

Thank you for liking it.

Building a solar dehydrator but I'm in a huge rut and not sure how to move forward. I fucked up by starting to build without a solid design and now I dont know where to go from here. I can make it functional but I cant cut metal cuz no toolz so there is a slight issue there, but I'm also having trouble trying to figure out how to avoid it looking like shit. The technology is simple but I dont want it to look like garbage.

Trying to get back into blacksmithing a friend got me 80 pounds of Anthracite Coal. I can't get it to light anyone have any experience with it? I used to used bituminous coal and with that i just lit a little fire then threw some on and turned the air on and it would catch. This shit? Not so much.

>moved into a new place in the burbs two provinces over because work
>thought that with a yard and garage and access to the landlord's workshop like daddy's toolchest, I'd get to making all sorts of shit and repairing the broken shit I do have

>haven't done a fucking thing yet

in fairness i have LESS space in my room than i did before i moved but also im just terminally lazy

>>1444843
And roof finished today. Had to move and add on some rafters, but everything lined up and ready. Ordering my metal package tomorrow.

>>1445993
Start a fire with either some decent lumps of hardwood kindling to get some coals down or a some charcoal lumps, then add in the coal. It takes much more heat to get it going

>>1446061
Jelly af man.

My dream there

>>1445993
Maybe its damp or need a hot fire. Orrow wife hair dryer. Get a good paper fire going on it and add your shit. If it doesnt catch watch "lonely island's i threw it on the ground."

>>1446112
Thanks man, I'm anxious to get it finished

>>1443336
Glad they like it anon

Hi anons, I don’t have a project right now but I’m scouting out what equipment I’ll need and what I will need to learn to start playing with a gene tailoring kit for fun and to learn some actual gene engineering stuff.

Any anon have any input or know of some things I’ll have to learn/look-out for?

Settled on a 2b1ba two weeks ago, got up a tile backsplash, just have to grout; replaced some cloth coated wire and put in some new fixtures. Painting starts tomorrow!

Finished the sheath. Two coats of dye, three coats of paste wax.

Bump.
Cleaned everything up, and waiting for metal. Not even worth a new pic, so here's one of the back of the garage before sheathing.

>>1446865
>gas range
>no exhaust hood
how do you people even stay alive?

>>1447612
We moved that one cabinet to the ceiling to install a micro/hood

>>1446865
That could be a top-tier cute kitchen with a few plants a bit of color.

Building a shelf in metal instead of the usual carbohydrate foam. Turns out working with steel takes a lot of time compared to wood.

I'm dying to rip up the shitty carpet in my apartment and install a floating, engineered timber floor throughout the whole place, except kitchen and bathroom which are tiled. I watched a few youtube videos and I think the hardest part will be just moving the stuff in my apartment out of the way so I can install the floor.

If it's an apartment in a big city built within the last 20 years, how likely is it that the concrete floor is too uneven to install a floating floor?

>>1447909
>Turns out working with steel takes a lot of time compared to wood.

Honestly, I've found it to be the opposite. You can bodge like an absolute madman with a welder and a plasma cutter and still end up with something that will hold a literal ton. That only _kinda_ works with wood and screws/glue, doubly so if you have random retarded angles to work with for some reason.

Throw in a chop saw and plasma cutter and you can crank parts out as fast or faster than with wood.

>>1447909
>Turns out working with steel takes a lot of time compared to wood.

Honestly, I've found it to be the opposite. You can bodge like an absolute madman with a welder and still end up with something that will hold a literal ton. That only _kinda_ works with wood and screws/glue, doubly so if you have random retarded angles to work with for some reason.

Throw in a chop saw and plasma cutter and you can crank parts out as fast or faster than with wood.

>>1447610
Hello,

Consider placing diagonals in your end roof truss to resist snow load.

t. Struct engie

The shellac ended up drying terribly and unevenly and even after a sanding and reapplying coats, I'm not happy with the finish but otherwise liked the outcome overall.

It sold within 5 minutes of posting it with 4 requests to buy my next one. Kind of makes me feel good.

>>1447991
Humidity will mess shellac up a bit, also very fine steel wool (000 or 0000 grade) is the best way of getting a good, even surface on that. Sandpaper just tends to glug up into a vile grey sticky shmoo. Sheath turned out great though

>>1447998
I took it down with 0000 steel and it still fucking looked like shit to me. I'm switching to poly for handle coating from now on and in lighter woods, I'll give it a dip in Danish oil first for contrast.

Thank you about the sheath. I had never worked with leather before I made it. Like a proper Finnish sheath, I was happy to hear and feel the puukko 'click' into place with it. For my first attempt, I am admittedly and arrogantly proud of the outcome.

Boomer neighbor brought over this generator he “found” today because they can’t into Google. He says him and the other boomer neighbor put fresh oil in it, the gas was dirty as hell so they replaced that. It will start fine, run for like 10sec and then die.

I drained the fuel they put in and tried to find a filter but it was just a small screen and a sediment trap in the cutoff valve right under the tank. I believe if the fuel was slow to get through there, he could still get a bit more runtime from the fuel in the downstream lines and carb. So it’s either carb or it seems like the low oil sensor thing commonly fails on these Generacs but I’m not sure if that would allow it to start and run for 10-15sec before dying off. Gonna try and clean the shit out of the carb tonight.

OE replacement carb was $95 so I don’t want to start throwing parts at it. The thing has an oil filter in plain view and boomer didn’t even think about that.

>>1448037
Somebody online says they had the same issue and it was the oil sensor, gonna test that now. They said they were able to find the part at AutoZone sold for a Suzuki and only difference is he had to crimp on a different spade connector to one wire. If that’s the issue, I’m gonna send retired boomer to go find it tomorrow.

Also the oil filters for these engines- online everybody wants $10-15 for the Generac ones. Found a sweet website that will cross reference filters and grabbed a Fram for cars for $4 at Walmart. Gonna swap that filter, spray out the carb, bypass the oil sensor and see if it stays running.

>>1448052
Yup, oil pressure switch. Gotta talk to boomer in the morning and ask if he wants to order the OE one off Amazon for $25, buy the $10 one from Advance and let me crip a different connector on the wire, or just fuck it and leave the wires unhooked or thread a bolt into the hole where the sensor is and tell him not to run it low on oil.

The $10 one will be easy. The wires currently have the little donut shaped connector that goes over a threaded post so I would just have to crimp on the female spade wire connector and it would be good to go.

>>1448005
I've been using a bit Brownells gunstock oil, then once its dry cutting it back with s-wool and polishing in a concoction of bee and carnauba wax. Its not inordinately expensive and seems to be working fairly well.

Started finally finishing off a little hunting/fishing knife, bit of work still to go on that one, its only about 5" long and the huge PIA the guard gave me reminded me why I so rarely bother doing them. Still with some fnangling and filing got a nice tight fit. Its a hidden tang with just two slabs of Gidgee with a G10 sandwich, big ol brass pin to hold it together and some brass-SS wrap on the bolster area for wear and grip.

Underneath it is the BFK, 10" chef's knife I started some time ago. Its a fucking monster of a thing which has the bottom 3/4's hollow ground and the tip is a high-flat grind with a a really severe distal taper to knock the weight out of it. So its nowhere as heavy as you'd expect, at this point I'm probably going to give it an extended bolster-keyhole handle into it, but after spending all afternoon fucking around with those I'm kind of thinking that may be more effort than I feel like doing though

Last one is an 8" chefs knife with acid-etched D6 and 304SS, Buloak + ebony scales with G10 liners and turquoise inlay. Saya is just pine I stained and tried to match as close as I could. Handle is really sweet and fits like a glove
That's going out to its new owner this week sometime.

>>1448037
looks weird to me but might just be the cameria
i usualy just use linseed, but yeah soem woods struggle with that

>>1447991
marvellous ,, i need to make mor knifes like that, i got too much into very specialised historical knifes,

>>1448100
I feel ya man. I need to pick up some lindeed oil to polish up that generator

Currently designing a human-powered submarine as part of a team. Personally, in charge of the hull and life support systems.

Current hull design is predicted to produce 133N at 3.5m/s (6.8 knots), which, assuming 60% transmission and prop efficiency, would take about 780 watts from our pilot. He'll probably be able to hit that in a sprint.

Currently, working out how to attach this access hatch. The hull is curved everywhere, so no two parallel surfaces available to mount hinges.

>>1447987
>t. Struct engie
I value your opinion, and welcome any suggestions, thanks!
>snow load
This barn is over fifty year's old, and in the last seven years I've never seen snow accumulate on the roof. Being surrounded by open fields, and the fact the roofing was metal may contribute. That being said do you still think I need the extra bracing? Thanks again.

>>1448247
must the hatch be openable from the inside? i might suggest making the hatch bigger than the hole and using nuts and bolts to hold it together. maybe with some rubber seals on the side. could be bad for hydrodynamics tho. this is coming from a guy thats going to study mechanical engineering later this september.

>>1448264
Got to be openable from both inside and out, and be quick to open too (diver safety).

The inside of the submarine is flooded (race rules mandate so, pilot has an air tank), so no need to worry about sealing it.

You're on the right lines of thinking about hydrodynamics. The perfect solution, from my viewpoint as the hydrodynamicist, is one that doesn't interfere with the hull shape at all.

I boomer’d the fuck out of that boomer’s generator. You guys would be proud of my past 24hrs if I didn’t post with a trip. I’m movin up!

>>1448269
how about a locking mechanism similar to a rc plane canopy? with this pin latch mounted on the inside of the craft at the front facing side and a magnet on the rear. it must not be sealed and when the latch on the front is opened by the driver the hatch will pivet outwards and be "ejected" because of the water flow. from the outside the hatch can be simply lifted from the magnet.

I did this today. Nothing special but I have no one to show ( ._.)

>>1448408
>>1448410
>>1448411

I agree with the "nothing special" part. However, if you make sensible progress pictures you could do your own thread. Otherwise, who gives a shit that someone tore out some sheetrock.

Just put a new wood floor in

Some CFD.

i made some progress today took me 6 full hours with no break for anything literaly no second break to get from pice related to
>next post

>>1448988
>>next post

...

>>1448988
to next pic related
walnut wood, with brass and copper disksat the blade and only brass at the ending side
also used no glue only powertool i used on that knife was a drill bc hole is hole.
all rest done in the old timey manner,

>>1448989
you can wiat a few seconds until i have the text written and barely readable

>>1448995
>you can wiat a few seconds until i have the text written and barely readable

I AM AN IMPATIENT PERSON PLS FORGIVE ME.

nice knife. I kinda wonder what the first pic actually is.

>>1448997
the same knife but without the handle,

>>1449000
>the same knife but without the handle,

I hate you.

>>1449004
ok.

>>1433174
Very cool. Would be even cooler if you install a staircase and make the loft into an office or something.

>>1433276
Really cool for table legs. If you had put more time and thought into it you could have sold it as a le designer rustique industrielle exclusif to rich retards when you grow tired of it.

>>1448457
at least anon did something

>>1449184
Fuckign rekt
>>1448457

All these nay-sayers who never do anything. Reminds me of /b/

>>1448247
Get hinges with ridiculous variances.

We use cabinet hinges that don’t even notice if a half-overlay is used next to a full overlay. (~1/2” difference)

The doors sit straight, the hinges are adjustable and hold the doors open when they’re sitting at 100° so no one gives a shit they technically blow ass.

Regardless, just find a compound hinge or hinge that can rock left to right.

Otherwise, you can just use a car door hinge right in the center

Progress bump
Eaves are built and started fascia metal and soffit. Basically just stuff I can do solo until roofing metal arrives, and have made plans to roof this weekend.

>>1450161
Dog approved
>>1449102
>the loft
Conventional trusses, no loft area.

>>1450161
>>1450171

wait, are you converting that 400 year old barn into a house, or an awesome workshop? Either way, I am totally jealous.

>>1450231
It's a 52 year old FFA barn. Basically the FFA instructor at a local high school got the students to do the labor, and donated materials. Removing the old tin was aggravating considering the nails were mixed, ring shank and spiral.
Anyway I'm converting this barn in to a 4 car garage,with shop and carport.

>>1450260
Pics from last thread when I was raising and rebuilding posts.

>>1450268

>>1450272

Currently fixing up my house. Built in the 40s and added to by various owners who know nothing. Everything is a nightmare.

>>1450274
For reference, it will look like the house when finished, except with a color matched metal siding.
I extensively remodeled this place seven years ago. Originally it was a single story that I added an upstairs, and extended the back with a small basement underneath.

>>1450277
This was the house after I tore off all the bullshit that had been added on. Originally built around 1900.
>>1450276
>iktf anon

>>1448102
>>1448081

I sanded off the shellac and put on 2 coats of poly which turned out much better. Sold in 5 minutes online and the buyer came by and picked it up today.

>>1450360
Stunning. I wouldn't know to use it, or display it. Very impressive anon.

>>1448795
Looks good. Dark preatained hand scraped oak is all the rage in the mcmansions and a lot less work. Just fyi if you want to upsell anyone elses floors you do. I like yours better tho

Just got me an anvil! Not sure if good or bad tho. It's pretty beat up. Is it an aso or real? If so could i have a hardened face welded on? Would it be worth it?

It was free btw. I love my pops. He gave it to a family friend years ago and told the guy if you die before me i get it back, if i go first, it's yours. Well, sadly Anon passed away. But, I will put this to good use in some way or another and will likely give it to my heirs.

>>1450638
Dont have pics, but i have everything else needed to get started besides a forge and propane burners. Winter should be productive.


Also got a deal on some xbox 360s. Going to get into modding.

I have a very old natural gas heater shell i would like to cram one in. I couldnt even sand blast this ceramic paint off. How the fuck can i take it off? The metal is thin and very rusted so i am building an aluminum skeleton to just sort of slide and click the shell over. Its just for aesthetics. But that porcelin shit tho. Oof...

>>1450638
seen one like that before, cant remember what theyre called tho, as for the surface, question is how is the rebound on it. drop a ball bearing or just tap it gently with a hammer and if it bounces back a decent amount then the face is fine, if you really want a flat new face, never weld a face on. welding will nullify the hardness of the face and make it worse than it was before, the way to get a new flat face is to have it milled down as little as possible, just enough to make it flat again but not mill away the hardened face.

>>1450515
Thank you, that means a lot coming from a stranger, honestly. I'd like my blades to be used or at least relied upon in the wilderness, but that buyer plans on displaying it. I really don't mind. Whatever reason someone has to by my creation makes me happy.

I epoxied-up my first ever ricasso blade/handle combo today (Rockwell hardness of 58 according to my tests) and will shape the handle tomorrow. I'm going to make this a more 'utilitarian' puukko than the fishing puukko in the last photo.

>>1437091
On the next one build the weave on the opposite grain. You can articulate the joins better that way and it will be passively more flexible anyway, plus the grip will be better. The only problem is the fingertips but you should be able to figure something out.

Can't roof in this shit

>>1451876
Your window tint is illegal in Michigan.

i'm probably going to kms, this is now the second attempt to make a wire frame around this self made jade heart (cutted it out with a diamond flex out of a block of jade and grindid it for 3 hours till it aquired this form). Now i want to turn it into a proper necklace, but i lack the needed wire skills to do so. I still have around 20 days left, because i want to gift it to my gf as a birthday gift. (she has green eyes and i wanted to make her a green looking necklace)

>>1451877
Looks quite a bit darker in the pic. I don't remember the %

>>1451880
You can black out the rear passenger with limo tint if you like, but the front side windows can't be over 20%.

>>1451876
Dodged rain drops and dealt with wind anyway. Luckily we did the flatter pitch of the carport. If the weather would have cooperated we could have done the whole damn roof, but it would have been a ball buster. It just sucks because handling 14',19,&20' sheets means three people instead of me and my kid, so planning comes to play, only to be dicked by mother nature. Regardless, it will get finished.
>no pics cuz can't see the progress

Shaped, sanded, and Danish oiled this today (a couple of hours). Really happy how the bolster cluster came out. Poly coating tomorrow and then sewing the sheath.

What's a great way to attach some old boards (think vintage boxes) vertically with the ability to later remove them without damage or nasty residue on the boards ? The surface is fairly smooth. I've used doublesided tape to put up some posters and that definitely won't work. The posters kept falling down and requiring more and more of the stuff every few months.

>>1452207

>>1452251
That's exactly the type of double-sided tape I used, the little bricks. Used about 8 per poster to start. Just a shit brand?

>>1451895
>>1451880
>>1451877
Funny shit about PA, we have annual safety inspections to check brakes, and suspension parts mostly, but exterior rust comes into it too and frame rot as well. I'm a mechanic that does them, they don't give much specifics in our book for rot, they say use our judgment as best as I understand it, but then the customer can call in a statey who tells us we're wrong and it should be passed. It doesn't happen often but they can and do.

Anyway, the funny thing, we can't fail a car for window tint except windshield, but we can sticker your car and you can be pulled over leaving the lot for it. I think we're supposed to let the customer know and I do (most times they know and run the risk for the look) but that's how we run shit.

>>1452047
I've already commended you on your speedy progress but I'll do it again.
Relax man, we can tell you fucking mean business hah. To teach your boy the ropes at the same time speaks volumes about you and hopefully your boy as well

>>1452252
That same one as in the pic? 3M is normally good and those ones have a little tab on the end with no adhesive so you can grab the tab and peel off the poster/wall easily when you want to remove it.

>>1452267
I formulated the post poorly. I suspect I used a shit brand but I'll give that one a try now. Thanks.

Trying to put some lithium batteries into this old Schwinn s180 I have. Confused as fuck since the battery controller has 2 positives and 2 negatives.

>>1433425
u allowed to drive that deadly rig...beware of the kids

I’m thinking this should be my next project. So original

>>1452557
>I’m thinking this should be my next project.

Your next project should be learning how to communicate.

>>1452664
Nah. Furniture made of pallets is cheaper.

Furniture restoration. My mother found this ratty old coffee table on the side of the street a few years back and gave it to me and my wife. It's a solidly built table but now that our house looks less like a place students live and more like a place inhabited by an adult married couple, I was sick as shit of looking at the damn thing.

>>1452709
Today I'll begin work on the legs. And then I'll be going back over the entire thing with 240grit to get it silky smooth before varnishing.

The table is confusing. Despite the good build quality, whoever originally coated it was drunk or eating paint chips. The bottom part of the table was so thickly coated with lacquer that it was wearing out discs of 60 grit paper on my orbital, so I ended up sperging out and getting some 40 grit (despite my initial concerns about coarse paper damaging the wood), which just about got through it.

It was like they were happy with the half assed job they'd done with the rest of the table and then decided to call it a day by spilling an entire bucket of lacquer all over the damned thing.

>>1452700
Kys bepcuck

>>1452557
Bepis is an avtuap boomer in florida. Fucking figures

>>1452505
Anon ffs. You cant use the old controller and charger with 18650s.

>>1452505
Those look like walmart 7amp gels from the hunting section. Just buy like 3bnb pairs and hot swap em

>>1451895
15% here.

Suck my 1 inch cock dot

>>1451879
Very nice effort anon. Good luck!

This is my front yard tomorrow.

Either my new front yard or the final dickpunch.

>>1452761
It’s sweet, right?

>see dumbass pallet furniture stand while going to beach
>immediately think of /diy/ the same way I think of /out/ when I see a cairn or /o/ when I see any car on the road
>take out phone and snap picture
>girlfriend is like “Oh you like this stuff? Why you taking a picture?”
>tell her not to worry about it because it’s too complicated to explain how bad 4chan has rotted my brain

>>1452793
>>1452761
Don't kys bepis it's always nice to have the village idiot so we don't feel so stupid

>>1452763
Nah you're right. I found Dakota Lithium. They drop in replace slas. Hopefully it works out for me.

>>1452505
>>1452764
>>1452816
I actually just bought a battery like that last weekend for this generator. The only one I saw with those terminals- it’s a 12V 10Ah AGM battery. They had them classified as “Pressure Washer Batteries”. Priced $30 at Northern Tool, got it to the register and it rang up $17.50.

>>1437091
>chainmail
Anon, we need to have a talk...

>>1452769
thank you anon, it also looks cleaner now, after the third attempt!

After some time every single part which could be considered useful gets stored somewhere. Problem is that it seems to be placed at random. So now I'm doing the annual organizing effort.

>>1452819
Well shit. Maybe I should try to find that deal for myself and double my amperage for way cheaper. Only issue with SLA is that they aren't high capacity, nor are they deep cycle at this range, nor consistent voltage. This is an electric scooter so that all sorta matters.

What are some projects I could do if I live in an apartment?

Overseeing work in UK which has been destroyed by Romanians

>>1454275
Build furniture? Dabble in mechanical work for your car? Why ask? Have an urge to diy but can't think up a project to learn?

>>1454694
Yeah, I can't think of anything

>>1453564
Bought some Dakotas 10Ah from Clean Republic/Ukko. Hopefully they're good and legit.

>>1448247
Does the sub have to be curved like a football like that or could you not make it more cylindrical, allowing you to put hinges on?