/diy/ - Do It Yourself

A Kee Klamp for 1-1/4" Sch.40 pipe (1.660" OD) should work.

https://www.globalindustrial.com/g/storage/fittings-framing-rail/Kee-Klamp-Fittings/galvanized-kee-klamp-pipe-fittings

>>1692542
Thanks

What is the best track shelving system while also being preferably cheaper than the competition? Application is small kitchen shelving, probably 6 actual tracks making 3 shelves

one of these old black and decker circular saws is for sale at a thrift shop near me for $10, it works. It's not the one in the pic but is the same model. Is it worth picking up? I only have a crappy cordless circular saw.

will a solar cell, a diode and a rechargeable battery be enough to make a simple solar power station? if not, why not?

>>1693128
>Metal body
noice

I need to remove some 30mm circles from sheets of corrugated cardboard. I want to keep a clean exterior edge on each hole but dont care about the centre circle of card, I'm going to discard that.

I see plenty of hammer punch tools that seem to do the opposite, I.e. crush the outer edge while keeping a clean inner edge. Any idea what I need to look for?

>>1693744
Flip the cardboard over and punch it

What's the best way to cut wood planks / boards in a straight line with hand tools? No matter how carefully I start, I always end up veering off a little. Best case, lots of sanding; Worst case, cut away even more and hope that it's straight this time.

>>1693133
No.
A battery needs to charge at a specific voltage. A 12V AGM battery needs around 14V to charge properly. A solar panel puts out a range of different voltages depending on the design ans sunlight it receives. Too low a voltage and nothing happens. Too high a voltage and the battery can get damaged.
That is why you need a solar controller that regulates the voltage for proper charging.

>>1693772
get a thick ruler/level and clamp it to the board to use as a physical guide

>>1693787
That's actually a pretty good idea, thanks anon.

>>1693761
That's not a bad idea. Although ideally I would like a hole through the card that is a clean cut from both sides. Do hollow punches exist where the crushing/slanted edge of the blade is the interior edge? All the examples I can find on Ebay, Amazon etc have the slant on the exterior edge.

Just remodelled my kitchen. I was very limited in everything I did.
Suffice to say I have two tracks in my kitchen, one lower, one higher.
Without division I have what used to be my dining room. There's a 5 light fixture in it running warm LED Edison bulbs. You can sorta see it in the picture.
What bulbs should I run in my two tracks?
For optimal color and temperature and whatnot.

>>1693977
there's no such thing as optimal color light, you're not performing microsurgery, it's just fashion and your personal taste, both of which seems to be leading you astray.

>>1693977
I added like 16 can lights to my big kitchen and originally went with blue, but ended up going back to warm and I like it a lot more.

>>1692510
I'm trying to make the cheapest decent volume water pump I can, that would run outside of water.


So, if I 3D printed a funnel to the exact size of this thing and put a rubber O-ring around it to water tight seal it, would this actually work?


It's even got little locks for the regular filter cover I can incorporate.

I was planning on...
>printing a funnel that would snap right into place
>covering the inside with some liquid rubber I have to make it all nice and tight.
>The bottom would be sized to a hose I already have


This will work right? I'm not oversimplifying this in my head?

I'm trying to make something to partial drain my turtle tank for water changes and ill just use my regular hose to fill it back up.

>>1693982
Not even him but why even reply if you dont know the answer? "Hurf durf, theres no right answer, do what you want, use fucking Christmas tree lights alongside football pitch floodlights and a central cluster of lava lamps, light is light, stop overthinking it faggot".

>>1693772
Depends on how it is wandering, does it always go off in the same direction or does it wander all over?

If it wanders all over, your saw has too much set, if it always goes off in the same direction you either have a technique issue or the saw has a bur left over from sharpening that is making it cut more aggressively on that side, a couple passes with a fine stone on the side it drifts towards will clear that up. There is a general for such things, >>1687260

>>1693788
It is not actually a good idea unless your saw has zero set. If the straight edge is wood or aluminium, the saw will cut into it, if it is steel the saw will quickly dull on the side that rubs against the straight edge and will start wandering off to the other side since that side will be sharper and cut better.

After years on gathering dust, I took out my old trusty hoist that I used to build my home. Long story short, it only works in one direction: it lowers, but it won't lift. The problem seems to be of electrical nature, since even when manually wired for lifting it won't start. I'm not very savvy when it comes to motors, but being it a single phase AC, could the capacitor be the culprit in this case? I still have to open the hoist itself, I just rebuilt the remote, so I don't know what's the status in there. If not, what would you suggest to examine/try?

>>1692510
I want to buy a Dremel, but I don't know which version to get: 3000, 4000, 4200, or 4300.

The 4300 is tool-less and collet-less, I don't know how this might affect performance or possibility of the tool flying into my face. On their site the 4300 needs an adapter to use some of the older tool sets apparently(?)

And what's this with people on Amazon saying their Dremel burns out and dies? Somebody said it's because they hold it wrong and cover the air vents, is this relevant?
Where I am, there is only Dremel brand rotary tools. I want a Dremel specifically as I can return it if it busts or anything.

>>1692510
Hi, I'm fairly new to /diy/ and I want to make a small wood box as a gift to someone I really like. I want it to be something with engravings I will also do. I'm not really well versed in carpentry and less in engraving stuff but I want to do this and I will take the right amount of time to make it happen. Are there any infographs or websites that could help me with my project? About the engravings itself, the main one should be something more specifical than a couple of lines and I was wondering how can I do it make it happen, if to print the design into a paper then use thin paper to draw the lines and then put said paper over the part in wich I want to make the engraving and start from there slowly with a pen, I don't know.
I got plenty of time.

>>1694084
>If the straight edge is wood or aluminium, the saw will cut into it

Thats why you rest the body of the saw against the straight edge, not the blade...

I have a sheet of 1/4" plexiglass, How can I cut it. Should I use a tablesaw with a fine blade or use a tilesaw with a dimond blade?

>>1694309
That only works for short cross cuts, good luck when you have to do a 2x12 or rip a board. Learning to properly saw is not very difficult, just need to take the time actually figure out what is the cause so you can address it.

If a girl buys me Knipex and Gearwrench and Ridgid and PowerProbe shit for my birthday and xmas, should I buy her a ring?

She’s also currently cleaning my house while I’m shitposting on the shitter. I’ll probably have to feed her pizza and dick her down as repayment later.

>>1694338
Sounds like a keeper, but the answer naturally depends on the specifics of the situation.

Is S235JR steel good for forging bbq sets and jewelry?

>>1694338
If you're really into slide hammers get one with a peg for a handle, not a dumbell. Your hand will thank you.
I just did a search online and came up dry.
I can remember one from Proto and another from Rigid. But no sign of them now.

I enjoy welding, and dangerous stuff doesn't bother me like heights and deep water. I'll have my associates in welding sciences in 8 weeks, with about 3 years experience. I worked with an outfit once that sent me around the states installing conveyor systems, paid for hotel and air fare and all that jazz, and was a ton of fun. I've thought about going back to that (20/hr, 40-60/day per diem), but I feel like it's not really furthering my welding knowledge base. That said, I've got home owning plans for the future, so I need to find a job that pays well. There's not really anything tying me down to any particular area either. A friend of mine was saying that tower welders get paid a good bit, and it involves traveling and all that jazz, but I looked up job openings in the field and was only seeing wages of like 18-22 offered, which is what I can make on the ground. I don't mind risk, but I'm not going to do it senselessly.

>>1694353
Meh, there were a bunch around $60 but the Gearwrench and the OTC for around $100 were probably the best rated for shadetree mechanics who want more than a couple uses out of it.

I’m stoked for the hose pliers, I have the 3pk of long X-plier Gearwrench ones and I finally got a chance to give them a workout the other weekend and now I’m stoked to get some smaller ones.

And those long pliers should be nice. Having all different sizes and shapes of pliers is something that lots of weekenders don’t think about but they make lots of shitty situations much easier.

>>1694338
>rhetorical question
You already know you're going to do it.

I need a way to make braille labels for stuff around my apartment (labelling cupboards mainly). Want are some cheap/effective ways of doing this?

>>1694544
Meh, I like acting like a child though. I fear commitment. But if I’m ever going to wife a girl, the sexy Latina who is workin on medical degrees that likes to clean my house and buy fine German tools for me can’t be the worst choice.

>>1694740
Google is hard.

The old school label makers all had raised lettering so I assume there’s lots of options with braille instead of regular letters.

/ohm/ question, but my question doesn't really warrant posting there.

Are there USB switches where they have inbuilt automatic priority?

So you have an input of two USB ports and an USB output. It connects USB Input 1 to the output Unless you plug it into port 2, then it switches.

Do they have a name?

>>1694757
you know a usb hub will connect both to the usb output.
what do you actually need your post is vague. you plug the same device into port 2 what happens? or you plug in a different device only device in port 2 is connected? reword your question if you want a proper answer.
the usb specification covers how hubs should operate and this isn't it, you need a custom device to do this, not a hub at all.

>>1694763
>connect both to the usb output
That is precicely what I am trying to avoid.
Basically I want it to have one usb source as default and switch, only if another usb device is connected

>>1693982
My wife is a surgeon in the kitchen, man. You don't even know.

>>1693987
Thanks. Yeah I'll probably go with all warm lights.

>>1694080
There's a lot of people like that that just want to throw their two cents out. It's okay, man. Fuck 'em.

>>1694796
Why not just have a switching one?

>>1694817
That's my next best solution. I just thought automating it would be neat instead of using a physical switch.

>>1694818
I’m sure one of the /ohm/ geniuses could figure something out. Have Output 1 constantly on, and then when it senses a connection between the power and data pins on Output 2, trigger a switch to cut off 1.

It doesn’t sound like it would be that complicated to design for somebody who knows circuits because USB is a simple 4 pins.

>>1694826
It's actually quite doable, but I hoped these were widespread or something, often buying something and opening it is cheaper.

>>1694338
Of course, you sound like the perfect simp. Be her betabuxx.

>>1694033
Anyone know?

>>1694835
Bruh, you don’t understand, this girl is in love with me. There is something I do to these Venezuelan and Colombian girls where they stare at me and fall in love and they want to feed me and give me massages and blowjobs and Knipex all day.

It trips me out because I was a fat neckbeard in high school with a bunch of stuck up basic bitch white girls and now I get worshipped by Latinas. I regret not exploiting the power a little more before I got myself stuck with this one.

>>1694840
They want you to become their betabuxx. You'll understand one day.

>>1694033
>>1694839
Why wouldn’t it work? Just remember that cheap pumps are always going to be fucking terrible pumping water uphill at any real height. And make sure your funnel and hose attachment at the output is big enough to handle the volume of water coming out of the pump, otherwise you’re going to get some pressure and stress the pump and be asking for leaks.

Or you could just siphon the water.

>>1694841
Not even. They want me to be their man, not another boy.

I figured it out after dealing with enough Latinas, especially the Colombians and Venezuelans (which is good because they’re sooooo much better than Mexicans I’m used to dealing with). They’re daddy’s girls, or look up to their grandfather, and they’re sick of slicked back hair 5’6” Reinaldo loving fuccbois. They meet an American boy from the Midwest who is built like a farm boy, over 6’ with wide shoulders and big hands like Papa used to have; blue eyes and light hair and is humble yet always acts like he has the situation under control and can fix a flat tire... it gets em wet.

I go to family parties with the girl and I’m like a trophy and all her cousins and aunts are trying to hit on me and stuff.

I was at a hotel a couple months ago and one of the housekeepers there started yelling at me for smoking a cig because “You’re so beautiful! You need to live a long time so you can have lots of beautiful babies! The world needs more beautiful people like you!”

>>1694843
>Why wouldn’t it work?
I'm stupid so I just wanted to make sure.

I've got a crack in the corner of my basement wall where water leaks in if it rains any substantial amount. Not a whole lot comes in, but it puddles. I'm planning on landscaping and putting up gutters (just bought this house this summer), but until I get around to that, would there be any problems with sealing the crack with something like those polyurethane kits? I worry about the water pooling in there and causing some bad damage down the road, and wonder if it leaking out is a good thing from that perspective.

Any suggestions/recommendations? House is in Wisconsin, btw, so winters are real shit here.

I've been trying to find some odourless thinner for oil painting here in Malta as I'm forced to paint indoors. I've gone to almost every art store we have and the only thing I found was a prohibitively expensive 250ml Sennelier for 10 euros deal. Between loss from cleaning the brush and evaporation, this would last me 3-4 paintings max.

Thanks to Bin Laden, I can't buy such things online as they're not allowed on planes, but the closest I can find is Bartoline's low-odour white spirit. It's great value, can get 2 litres for the same price as the 250ml Sennelier stuff. I'm just wondering how bad is low-odour and if it still releases toxic fumes that will kill me in my sleep.

>>1694892
Just pay attention to the reviews as well. Two things I would say- make sure the pump isn’t a cunt to prime and don’t run it dry for too long because a lot of them can burn up pretty quick with no water running through them.

I have some absurdly stubborn wall paper in a bathroom I'm remodeling. Can I just mud over it, then texture and prime it or should try to prime it, then texture it, then prime it again?

>>1694350
el bumpo

>>1695165
Open window, shit will be fine if you use gasoline as paint thinner.

>>1695190
hum, if the pump was outside of water what would be the easiest way to prime it?

>>1692510
I'm mentally handicapped and didn't think of wobbliness when I bought my "desk". I've searched around how to fix the back-and-forth wobbliness on an ikea gerton desk with four seperate legs (on carpet) and looks like cross-braces or hot glue between the legs (braces) and the desk might help. As I said, I'm mentally challenged so I wanted to ask you guys before I go out and buy that shit. Should I bite the bullet and buy new legs?

pic related, not my desk but same tabletop

>>1695259
Read the instructions. If it’s not fixed and you can hold it outside of the tank lower than the water line at the start, I’m sure that would help. Depending on the pump, you pretty much need to get water inside of the hoses and pump instead of air before it will really work.

Does anyone know the aluminum alloy that speaker voice coil forms are made of? I bought a pair of fender speakers from the 70s a while back & I got gypped on them (they were way below market value at $20 for the pair so I should've known better though). One of them had absolutely continuity across the voice coil & would not make sound when hooked up to an amp while the other one works, but sort of sounds funny. I already took apart the one that was completely fucked, and measured the size and thickness of the voice coil form, along with the size, thickness and count of windings of the coil itself along with the gauge of the wire used. I bought some voice coils online, but they might not work for this, so I am thinking of making my own, but I do not know if a special aluminum alloy was used for them. I was thinking that in the worst case scenario, I could grab a soda can or something like that and make the form out of that. Does anyone have any other ideas or any reason why I should not go through with this in that way? Before you say that I could just buy pre-made voice coils, it seems that no one makes them for this speaker.

>>1694080
He was right though, it's entirely up to personal preference. I know what I prefer, but how the fuck could anyone guess what anon likes. Best advice would be to ask friend/family whose house has lightning you like what color temperature it is and go with that (I think shops are too crowded and don't convey well how the light will look in a room).

My bathroom shaving light buzzes and is hot to the touch. How can I fix the fucking thing before it drives me mad enough to punch it off the wall?

>>1695321
Drill little holes in the legs top and bottom and use thin wire or wire rope to make x-bracing across 3 sides.

Can I mount an under cabinet led bar using a simple hot glue gun? Will the heat from the leds melt the glue eventually? I don't want to use double sided tape or screws because it's only temporary and I want to be able to remove the light without leaving marks on the cabinet

>>1693786
>>1693133

voltage regulators/converters are like $4 on ebay

>>1694326

that shit melts fast, you want slow speed or that shit gonna melt all over. I have not yet found a good way other than a jigsaw, fucked my bandsaw up proper.

>>1695771
You might be able to get away with a Vreg, if you are using AGM or similar, but only if it can output a lot of current, which the $4 chink special can't, you'll have to buy a more expensive one that can source multiple amps.
That is why there are solar panel management modules that have everything in one.

What are some reasonably lightweight options to track the exact position and rotation of an object as it moves around my house? I'm hoping to track my own movement through my house on a daily basis but I'm not very experienced with positional tracking.

>>1695420
Well I doubt the instructions would be helpful since they are made to be used submerged.

>>1692510

Tarps.com
They have a ton of cheap canopy fittings and elbows. Different sizes to fit conduit.

>>1695757
Depends on how hot the lamp gets and what type of glue you use. Or use some quality double sided tape. I like the velcro stuff, it holds well and peels off in one piece and shouldn’t damage the cabinets, might need to rub it with some goo gone to clean off the adhesive but that’s about it.

>>1695824
Then get a pump meant to run outside of the water with an intake hose.

I just finished testing a new kitchen oven, tried on max temp with just a few water on the bottom but I feel burnt smell in the air even after I turned it off, I'm afraid something inside or behind is catching fire, even though I don't see any smoke yet.

Is this smell normal for new ovens or should I start getting ready the fire extinguisher?

^Well, false alarm. I even pulled it out of the furniture to check and nothing happened except now I got hot water all over my shoes.

>>1695956
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/why-you-should-always-burn-in-your-new-oven/

>>1695937
So you answered the original question without actually reading it, or knowing anything about it.

cool, thanks for being misleading as shit, at least you made it easy to block you being at shitty tripfag

>>1692510
What's the smallest metal lathe on the market? Like to make parts for small machines.

What is the proper name for the meter

>>1692739
you mean a drawer slide?

>>1695950
pretty normal i think

I've got a Ryobi impact wrench that I use with a 1.3 Ah battery. If I get a larger 5Ah battery does that give it more power and make it more effective, or will it just have a larger battery life?
I'm sure I read somewhere that it does, but my brother is adamant that it's bullshit.

>>1696141
You're brothers is wrong. 5amps is stronger than 2 amps. When I use 6 amps on stage my guitar is definitely much louder. It's just commen scence

>>1695444
Replace it with an LED equivalent.

>>1696141

If you plan on using it for 5 hours it will be the same, but if your job is more like 1.3 hours you will have more power torque.

>>1696141
More voltage will make it stronger, but higher voltage could damage the motor.
More amps will make it last longer. The motor is designed to only use a certain amount of power, and if you stay at the same voltage battery pack, having a battery with more amps just extends the life until you have to recharge.

>>1696141
On an impact wrench, probably but it might not be a huge difference. It also depends on the tool, the newer impact wrench can probably take advantage of it.

Look at the HP batteries. I believe Ryobi did the same thing as Ridgid with their Octane batteries and tools. The Octane batteries actually have a second set of contacts which allows more current to flow through high demand tools, they claim over 600ft-lbs with the Octane battery, 450ft-lbs with a higher capacity non-octane like a 4.0Ah pack, and then a 2.0Ah runs even weaker. The newest high output packs will be the best, then bigger capacity packs like a 3.0+ will be good since they have more cells in parallel, and then the <2.0 small packs with only 5 cells will be the worst performance, but you won’t notice it on a basic drill or impact driver, only the more demanding stuff like the saws and impact wrenches.

Ryobi claims up to 35% more power in those HP packs. It won’t turn the thing into the big Milwaukee impact wrench, but it should give you a bit of the boost.

>>1696141
>>1696223
Think about the batteries:

The small packs have 5 cells for 18v, the bigger ones are 10 or 15 cells for 18V. When you parallel up the cells, that means you can pull 2x or 3x the current compared to just the 5 cells.

That’s why when you read reviews of saws and impact wrenches, everybody will say to grab the bigger batteries if they want more power, it’s not just about the battery life.

Where can I get a run down on engineering basics? Particularly visually drafting. I've been doing a lotta /diy/ shit around the house the past 6 months and I think having better plans/drafts would be huge. It would also potentially benefit me professionally if all this were a bit more formal.

I mostly need to make plans for buildings (including floor/spaghetti diagrams, airflow and ventilation, plumbing, wiring, etc), helpful contraptions (like a diy automatic weigher/bagger, diy high pressure misting system, etc). Whats the best software for this? Open source and Linux preferred.

>>1696228
Just wanted to add this would mostly be to get better feedback on designs online, and to help me personally when working on the project so I don't get stressed trying to fit it all in my head and instead have concrete visual plans.

I assume this is the /g/sqt equivalent.
I have minimal knowledge about electronics outside what i have learned watching rossman videos so please bear with me.

I am trying to fix a laptop that had no power, but when i plugged the charger to measure the voltage at the power jack i noticed it was going from 0.38v to 1.20~1.38v instead being a steady 20v.
So from rossman videos i learned that by pouring isopropyl alcohol i can find fast what failed in the board and saw that one MOSFET in the board was overheating and made the alcohol evaporate in a second, but the second MOSFET next to it started overheating too so i can assume both are dead?
Video of AO4407 and AO4447:
https://files.catbox.moe/ujeplo.mp4

How likely is that only one failed or something else failed? What else should i check?

Sorry for the red square, im sure its not needed here but the owner of the laptop asked me to explain it to him what failed.
I will upload better photos and the schematics later.
By googling apparently its a common problem with the lenovo Y50-70.

Please, help to identify these large, rigid and heavy finishing panels without any labels on them. Found them in the garage of the old house I've bought. They are about 1x2 metres large, about 1 cm thick, rigid and heavy. For me they look like cement boards with mineral filling, reinforced by glass fibre (the strands seen on the photo). Or is it some kind of asbestos shit?

Had this odd device pop up randomly at my job while I was gone for a couple days. It's mounted to the wall and I looked in the small gap behind it and it is wired into something. Just wondering if anyone knows what it is.

Is there another name for these besides power cord retainer? I've seen things like these on appliances. It holds the mains to the chassis.

I know it's not a cable gland, that's something else.

>>1696809

>>1696277
Probably something is shorting, near the MOSFETs. If it's a common error, search to see if others have solved it. Look for visibly damaged components. Check values of nearby components.

Don't let the MOSFETs burn themselves out, if they are overheating. They may or may not be broken. Check the MOSFET pins for continuity, to see if there's a short where there shouldn't be.

Laptops components are SMD and its easy to short pins, so try not to break anything else when you are in there.

>>1696215
>>1696152
>>1696223
>>1696225

Really guys? You all need a lesson in electronics before you give more advice. If the battery is the same voltage rating, but higher amps, it will just last longer.
The motor in the impact wrench will only pull a set amount of current (amps) when running at a specific voltage.
So if you have a drill that uses an 18 volt/2.5Ah battery, an 18 volt/5Ah battery will just last twice as long, not be more powerful.
Its very simply Ohm's law. If you don't believe it go ask in /ohm/.

>>1696941
Can’t tell if b8 like the guitar amps, or anon has never used cordless power tools.

2 cells in parallel can put out twice as much current at the same voltage as 1 cell.

I sprayed degreasing spray on my white kitchen walls, gonna paint it another shade of white to match the rest of my apartment. i don't need to prime right? I'm slightly worried about adhesion, but it's sherwin williams super paint, that's gotta be fine right?

>>1697004

You pretty much never need to prime walls or ceilings if they already have latex paint on them. I don't know about that grease and spray though. The walls need to be reasonably clean or the paint can do weird shit.

YOUTUBE

I feel really stupid /diy/. Can someone tell me how to make a youtube playlist? I googled it and whenever I find a video I want to add to a playlist, I do as google suggests and click "save" but while google says there will be options to make a new playlist, this is the only option I have. WTF am I missing?

anyone ever use this to cover up ceiling stains?

>>1696809
strain relief "heyco" type.

if you just search for power cord strain relief, you'll get people selling cable glands.

>>1697002
>2 cells in parallel can put out twice as much current at the same voltage as 1 cell.

No one is arguing that.
If you have a motor that runs at 12 volts, and pulls 1Ah to run, it doesn't matter if you have one 12v cell or a thousand 12v cells in parallel. Its still 12 volts, and that motor is still only going to pull 1Ah.
Its Ohms law, Current = Voltage / Resistance.
You can't just push more current. The motor has a specific resistance, and depending on the voltage you connect to it, depends on the amount of current it will demand.
Motors, lights, ect.. will demand current depending on the voltage. It doesn't matter how many amps are available, the motor/light/whatever only demands what it needs to run.

>>1697420
Except in the real world, there is much more to it. Find literally any cordless impact wrench and start reading the reviews. You won’t get very far without seeing something like “It’s ok with the 1.5Ah packs, but it really kicks ass with the 4.0Ah battery”.

And for that same reason, you won’t find a high torque impact wrench sold with a smaller battery, even though it’s an intermittent use tool.

I doubt there is much difference between the 5.0 and 9.0 packs, but tools like saws and impact wrenches want more current than the small packs can deliver.

>>1697420
>>1697437
This is for the Ryobi impact fwiw

>>1696213
That's the thing, it IS an LED light.

>>1697482
What does this fixture look like? What the hell is a shaving light? I had an LED strip that was flashing like a strobe and it was an assploded capacitor.

why can I get to /diy/ from /b/, but not the other way around?

>>1697543

there's a setting that shows all the boards. being an absolute newfag you don't know that the boards were split to make some more ad-friendly not too long ago, when you were just entering middle school.

>>1697437
>>1697478

Yes, if the battery cannot supply enough current that the motor demands, the voltage drops and your total power drops as well.
If someone is going to be dumb enough to try and run an impact gun or some other high power tool with a 1.5Ah pack, that is their own fault.
My argument for a higher amp battery was assuming that the initial battery in question was already supplying enough current to allow the motor to run at peak performance.
Having a battery that runs the tool at maximum power will not be out performed by another battery with a higher ampere capacity.

how difficult is it to replace a rusty brake line as a relative beginner? I've done very minor repairs and replacements myself (changing brake pads, calipers, rotors, etc) but never anything with brake lines.

>>1697781
Yea, and anon asking the original question has one of those tools that wants more power than a cheap 1.3Ah pack can deliver.

>>1697810
Make sure you use flare nut wrenches.

Does anyone here work as an electrician or something similar who has to do with control cabinets day in day out?

I'm a German guy working in the field of mechatronics. The past two years I've been working in a manufacturing company with automation machines and everything, getting called in the event of a failure, either mechanic or electric, optimizing proccesses, e.g. by adding electrically and pneumatically actuated directional control valves, and programming and using the programmable logic controller (PLC) to either find an error in the system, e.g. which photo sensor signal is missing for a process to start, or adding functions.
I am also able and trained to operate a lathe, a milling machine and so on.

I'm currently looking into working a trade job in Australia. I've been to Australia before on a working holdiay visa and I loved it.

So long story short I'd like to read an Australians opinion on the matter and I'm thankful for any kind of tips or help regarding best ways to approach such a life changing step.
I'm aware of IELTS language tests and Offshore Technical Skills Record (OTSR) application as the first steps.

Do aluminum window awnings look old?

>>1697811
You are correct, the anon did, and after re-reading his post, I can understand the confusion now.
My posts were based on that battery having come with the impact and that it was enough to run it properly.

>>1697924
They can, yes. Sometimes though, that is what you should go for.

I never see the appeal in taking an old house, that clearly looks like it was made in a certain era, and 'updating' it with 'little touches'. Sorry Karen, painting that 1950s ranch house with flat earth tones and putting shabby chic patio furniture out front isn't fooling anyone.

Is there anything like this for bedbugs?

>>1698055
Sorry forgot pic

>>1697766
found it thanks!

>>1697937
Even then there is some funny shit where the battery sold with the tool isn’t enough.

Ridgid has done some goofy shit. They have a portable 18V compressor, and I believe they sell it as a kit with a 2.0 battery and a charger for only a couple bucks more, but the 2.0 battery is completely worthless on the compressor and only enough to fill the tank once or twice.

And then their 1/2” impact wrench. It was originally designed as an Octane tool to take advantage of the higher power batteries, but the impact was designed and produced and ready to ship like a year before the batteries were ready, so they labeled and sold the impact as the Gen5X. It had the extra contacts for the Octane batteries and everything, but the Ridgid batteries sold at the time only had the regular 2 contacts. So when the Octane batteries were released, they changed the impact’s back plate from “Gen5X” to “Octane” and re-released it as the Octane impact wrench, same model number and everything except for the name on that one plate, and they bumped the torque specs up from 450 to 620ft-lbs with the new batteries.

>>1692510
What is an average hourly rate for dozer work? I have a ditch on the south side of my property covered in so much brush you can't even walk through it if love to just clear out but I want to know how much I should expect to spend on such a project. It's maybe 5 acres of land I guess.

What kind of bit is needed for this screw? I was going to replace the cruise control buttons on my steering wheel. This requires removing the airbag. The screws should have a standard 8mm head on them but have pic related instead. It's probably a replacement airbag so it has these weird screws instead of the factory screws. Note there is a pin in the middle so they're not standard torx. Yes, I disconnected the battery and waited half an hour before going near the airbag.

>>1698221
That pic is from a goofy angle. Is it still a hex? Security hex... get one of the 100pc bit sets they sell everywhere. Harbor Freight always sells them on sale for like $6.99, I think Advance Auto has em for $9.99 in those cheap tool racks by the checkout.

>>1698221
>>1698223
Oh wait shit, these kits only go up to 6mm. There is a Craftsman set (82pc?) always on sale for around $40 with all sorts of sockets and bits and has those security bits up to 10mm and T40, pic related shows the cheapo $9.99 100pc kit plus 8-9-10 from the $40 Craftsman set on the left.

>>1698226
Thanks, I'll give those sets a look. Here's another angle.

How do deal with condensation that ends up on glossy ceiling of a kitchen area and drips?
Inb4: exhaust
Already present

>>1698228
Oh it’s a triangle? Nah disregard my post. I thought it was a security hex at a goofy angle.

>>1698228
>>1698233
That’s fucked up. Tri-wing is the only somewhat common 3 sided bit but nothing like your pic. And then I saw pic related with a google search and of course it’s a VW/Audi specialty tool because fuck ze Germans, but you can’t even jam shit in the one you have with the pin except maybe hammering in a security torx until it fits.

>>1698233
Here's the last shot I have of it. Not sure that it's a triangle. Looks like it has a round part and several flat parts. It's really odd.

>>1698239
And it comes apart?

>>1698237
Really odd that it's in a Ford Ranger. Not going to hammer anything to do with the airbag. Maybe this is why no one bothered to replace the cruise control switches before because the airbag has to be removed to get to them. That some weird German screws are in my airbag makes me wonder where it came from. Almost certainly not OEM.

>>1698241
It should once I find a way to turn the screws. The OEM airbag should have standard 8mm heads on them. Not sure what this shit is.

>>1698244
>>1698242
Even the VW/Renault airbag removal tool kits are security torx. I don’t know what the hell that thing is.

>>1698246
Does North Korea or Iran make airbags? Whatever this screw is, if I ever get it out, I'm replacing it with something standard. Unless of course it has some weird threading too.

Found these on eBay which look like a match. The company no longer sells them.

>>1698254
This is a security (tamper proof) hex like what I posted here >>1698226

>>1698221
It is a Trilobular tamper proof head. The non tamper proof bit is most common and can be modified to work on tamper proof heads.

>>1692510
I'm in USDA zone 8 and spent yesterday overseeding my lawn.
Got hit with a surprise frost last night instead of the typical Nov 4 frost.
Was it all for not?

Something in the bathroom above me has been leaking. How do I learn absolutely everything I need to know to fix this problem, including diagnosis of everything needing repair? Some paint has bubbled. I should not have to tear apart the wall, right?

>>1692510
Who do I talk to about building a house? Especially when it comes to talking about building materials and my general goals. I've done some research, but I'm nervous about making any decisions because I don't know what I don't know. I'd really appreciate any resources. Thank you.

What I'm mostly aiming for is a small luxury home that's cheap to use and maintain. Here's what I'm looking at so far:

So far I've got:
ICF
Fiber cement siding
Quartz countertops
Laminate flooring
Metal roof
Fiberglass windows
Recessed LED lighting
Shower wall made out of solid material
Composite lumber for the porch
Heated floors
Black stainless steel kitchen appliances
Ethernet ports

>>1695950
The first time you fire those up they stink. Plus the heat burns off any manufacturing lube. New ovens stink for a while.

>>1698382
seeds will still be good. ground is warm enough that frost only forms on the grass leaves. Rarely ever gets down to the dirt.
Also they haven't germinated yet.
Reminds me I need to throw some creeping red fescue under the trees out back

yall think this is gunna be too restrictive?

>>1699030

>>1699031

>>1699038
what about it

>>1699030
yes

>>1699031
i done roaded it down the street and that motherfucker stank up the whole neighborhood, smoke so thick you couldnt see the houses, fuckin gnarly

Moved into an apartment in a really old building, kind of has a smell to it. Is there any best air spray/sanitizer that contractors or professionals use?

My dogs piss on my basement floor. Is there something I can paint on concrete that prevents the pee from absorbing in and staining it?

Does this actually work? Anyone have personal experience with this?

Calling all plumbers/septic system gurus!

I plan on building a bunker and looking at how the systems are going to work, the septic system give me a few problems. Most off-grid septic systems are completely passive and don't require pumps as gravity does all the work, but gravity won't be able to help me here and I'm trying to figure out what's the best thing to do in my scenario. Pic related shows what would probably be the easiest to explain and plan where the pump is inside the pump tank to pump all the liquids out. My problem with that is the cost it would take to dig that deep to place a tank there as well as the service hatch would be really deep and make it potentially difficult when it comes time to pump it out.

I was wondering if there is a way for the tank to be shallower than the bunker and still have a function septic system and if there is, what would need to be done (more pumps, more components/etc.).

>>1699112

Not with that particular one, but why wouldn't it work? Pressure regulators for fluids of all kinds aren't exactly newfangled technology.

What do you expect it to do?

>>1699118
I was comparing the bad reviews I found on amazon and was curious to see if there is a legitimate reason to not get it. I want to use it for a well water system.

>>1699112
>>1699118

Also, hold up, is that fucking Comic Sans on a product box, unironically?

>>1699050
It's gone now anyway, so meh...

>>1699086
I used kilz stain and odor sealer to paint over cat pee soaked plywood, there was no smell after two coats

I always hear that in general current is "pulled" and voltage is "pushed" so a load will pull as much current as it can. Does this apply to speakers as well? if yes then how is power (volume) controlled? by means of increasing-decreasing the ac voltage alone? I know some speakers behave like capacitors so shorts are unlikely but do they pull as much current as the source can provide at all times?

>>1699431
Also when a speaker is blown is it by overpowering it through overvoltage alone I suppose?

what are those thin sheet of somewhat rigid plastic material that you can cut precisely in staight lines by making a groove with a simple box cutter and then snapping it? how are they called?

I'm going to be spray painting a bunch of metal pipes for a porch railing. Is there a better way to go about it other than what I'm currently doing (hanging the pipes on nails in the garage then painting each side and spinning then letting it dry)?

I don't care too much about the time involved but what is the best NON electric hand tool to cut hardened/strengthened steel?

What type of mask will work to keep any small metal particulates out of my lungs?

>>1699436
styrene sheets

>>1699456
This is a question for ex-cons.

A hacksaw with a really good blade would be my first choice.

I'm looking to buy a mower for my in-laws property. Parts of their lawn are very steep and it probably totals about an acre, maybe a bit less. We can do it with a push mower but it's a bit of a bitch as they get older. Any ideas on what to get/avoid in the 350-500 dollar range?

>>1699456
Blow torch

pump will run fine for about 5 minutes then start sputtering and die, if I let it cool down it will run ok for another 5 minutes, otherwise it will continue to sputter/die straight away if I try to restart it.

I've tried cleaning the air filter, exhaust and cleaning/gapping the spark plug. I've recently changed the oil but it made no difference to the behaviour

>>1699714
Does it have an oil pressure sensor?

Moved into an apartment a few months ago and there's some obnoxious noises coming from the ceiling in two spots of my bedroom.

Both are loud kind of tapping noises, kind of sounds like dripping/clicking noise. The one above my bed occurs randomly throughout the day/night, and the one across the room is way louder and occurs about twice an hour for about 30 seconds at a time. Both noises come from the ceiling, near where it meets the wall. I have no idea what it is but it wasn't happening the first month or so I was here, so maybe it has to do with it getting colder out? Any help is appreciated, shit's keeping me up at night. I'd ask my landlord to check it out but I know if I do that the noise will be silent when they come over.

>>1692510
Trying to disassemble a motor, anyone know how to get this part off?

>>1699511
Thank you!!

>>1699900
you're welcome
nice digits

This very stiff metal has been bent up bad due to a drop, I tried using Pliers to bend it back into shape but now it looks like shit, and the leg doesnt attach to it properly.
How do I get this totally flat again? do I need a big steel table corner and a big hammer?

>>1700038
pic 2, every bend should be at 90deg angles to each other

>>1692510
What the hell is this called? The listing that uses this specific pic calls it a "wall bracket," but I can't find it listed as that anywhere else.

>>1700174
Chain anchor plate?
Just a guess.

>>1700174
eye plate
or staple eye plate

>>1700038
thinner stuff you use a hammer and dolly. That thick is hard to work even with a slide hammer. Usually it's cut and replace.
If you can take that whole thing off I'd put it on a 2x4 and smack the bend out of it.. you need a semi hard surface to work against.

>>1699840
looks like rivets.. drill em out.

I have a portion of my lawn that is in the shade of a tree. The grass there is sparse even after lawing down soil and seed in Spring. I used seed specifically for shade and there has been adequate watering. How to fix?

My vacuum is clogged or something but it barely sucks now. I'm gonna go to the manufacturer tomorrow but I don't want to wait to finish cleaning my room.

Any good ways to clean without it? Is a broom and a mop really enough?

Hi /diy/, please help me out. I live in an apartment and my bathroom isn't getting hot water. My kitchen gets it fine but not my bathroom. I can't get hot out of the faucet nor the shower. I looked under my sink and there's 2 knobs, I assume one is hot and one is cold and hot is just turned off. Do these knobs affect the whole bathroom? What do I do to restore the hot water? And lastly, are those knobs rightie-tighty, lefty-loosie? Thanks guys. Help me out.

t. guy who needs a shower

>>1700212
Are you a smoker? If the answer is no, get yourself a straw, a latex glove, and an old washcloth. Paper straw of course because we don’t want to harm the sea tutles.

>>1700215
Just a side note, I just moved in a month ago, been taking cold showers but I'm ready for a hot one now.

>>1700218
So you don’t get hot water from the bathroom sink? Open up that valve and see what happens, see if you at least get hot water in the sink.

How shitty is this apartment? If it’s some $550/mo studio, maybe there was a leak and they shut off hot water in the bathroom instead of fixing it.

I’m no plumber tho, just a shitposter.

>>1700221
Are those knobs under my sink for the whole bathroom or just the sink?

>>1700226
Probably just the sink, but I figure at least you can make sure there is hot water going to the bathroom.

>>1700207
depends on zone.
I use creeping red fescue, but it dies in summer heat.
Trim the tree up so it gets more light.
Or just put down some ground cover or rocks and call it a day.

>>1700263
>Trim the tree up so it gets more light.

cutting a tree back to have grass. goddamn.

>>1699714
Your ignition coil is starting to fail. Take off the blower housing and see if any thing is blocking the air flow.

Looking for a 1/2" drive 1" flare/line crowfoot. All I can find is 3/8" drive flare or 1/2" open ended. Neither are rigid enough, they either slip or spread open. Any ideas other than custom tooling.

I'm looking to replace most of the carpeted areas in my house with hardwood. I am planning on picking bamboo along with my choice of color...but only because the idea is appealing to me.

I know that hardwood have levels of hardness and what not, but since this is way outside of my domain, is there something else I'm overlooking or not considering by specifically picking bamboo? Or am I just being an autistic faggot?

>>1700484
They’re easy to find in the “jumbo” kits. Maybe the Snappy website will sell you a single one.

>>1700484
>>1700519
I see what you mean though, Snappy and the other truck brands have 3/8” drive crowsfoots, and the 1/2” drive are 1-1/8”+ regular open wrenches. Snappy’s 1/2” drive crowfoot flare wrenches only come in 12pt.

What about those flex head flare nut wrenches? Could you get to it with one of those? Or you need the crowfoot?

>>1700531
Need the crowfoot for leverage with a breaker bar. We would just cut the ends off 2 wrenches and weld them together but the plant won't let us use "home made tools." Perfectly fine with us hitting a standard 1" wrench with a 4lb deadblow though. I even looked for hammer wrenches but those are all box ends for obvious reasons.

>>1700484
Anyway what is the difference between 3/8” and 1/2” drive? Maybe you just need to bite the bullet and spend $30 on a single real good 3/8” drive that won’t spread on you.

>>1700535
Tried, with a snap on and a proto. Proto spread, the snap on broke 2 breaker bars.

>>1700534
So you don’t actually need the crowfoot for access? You just want the 1/2” drive attachment?

>>1700537

>>1700539
Yeah, even considered chopping the end off a wrench and milling a square into it. But again, no home made tools. It's for compression fittings for fuel lines on a super heater. The tubing is something I've never seen anywhere else, quadruple wall thickness it looks like. Access is limited but we haven't had too much trouble. Main reason I'm is they have an overhaul period coming up in a few months and all lines are being replaced. I don't want to spend a whole month swinging a 4lb hammer for 12 hours.

>>1700540
Spark go boom

>>1700543
>>1700544
Meh, if they’re that seized and being replaced anyway, I would just cut them off and use a regular 6pt socket.

>>1700546
Break out isn't the issue, it's crushing the ferrule on the line.

>>1700543
But if you have the option of custom tooling and there is no other option, it’s not like a crowfoot flare nut wrench would be that complicated to make. Use real good steel and make it as beefy as you can while still being small enough to get in the spots you need it to fit in.

>>1700548
That's what we're looking at, then we could have it cut for 3/4" and offset

>>1700549
So you gotta outsource that?

If you get it made, post a pic and tell us what they billed you. I’m curious what it would cost to get a part like that cut (or forged?) and heat treated. If they can CNC or cut it somehow, it doesn’t seem like it would be that horrible, maybe a couple hundred bucks?

Hey /diy/
I am setting up an aquarium shelf within my cabinet ( fishtank each side) , I cut a gap in the wall to fit the light . I'm just a bit lost on ideas to fit the light.
I bought these angle brackets but I don't think it's the best option.
Light is 60cmx10
Thanks in advance

>>1700565
Just because we don't have our own engineer on site to sign off on it. We have a large machine/fan shop with engineers on the other side of the country but I'd prefer to use someone local. The client will foot the bill either way. I'll see if I can post more info if we go that route. Probably will. It'd be cool as hell to have it forged, but I could only imagine even the set up cost. Probably over $15k.

>>1692510
Dog ran through a concrete slab I poured after I left it to dry. Anything I can do? It's not all that deep and the slab isn't super important, but I'll be putting a minisplit on it and the paw prints might make certain spots uneven.

>>1700654
The outdoor units have leveling feet.
Wouldn't worry about it.

>>1700711
Thank you

>>1700584
>Probably over $15k
Unless you can find a demand of mechanics who want good sets of US-made 1/2” drive flare nut crowfoot wrenches starting at smaller sizes like 3/4”.

Make a mold with a Snap-On stamp and send them the prototypes, ask if you got a deal!

>>1700869
If this process catches on I may have something. It's a fairly experimental thing they've come up. Built for efficiency and longevity, the intention is this thing can run for 10 years non stop with internal temperatures reaching over 1000 degrees. They want it taken down every 3-4 months so they can do a full analysis on everything. They want the fuel lines replaced because they don't want to have to worry about expansion and contraction causing a premature failure before the testing cycle is over. We routinely have to make in service repairs because the metallurgy of the tubing is unique, I've never encountered something quite like it but it's incredibly hard. It seems to work well enough but I think they're having a real problem with heat dissipation and how the alloy reacts. After seeing inside this thing it's very different from this tubing we need a large hydraulic press to bend.

Hello /diy/
I've been smithing knives and sword for a while but lately I wanted to start making armors but to do so I had to wield a few thing.

Thus I went to buy a 160A mma wielder and a few "head" (I don't know the word for the metal stick we use in English). The problem is that for the head they recommend a 2mm diameter to wield 2 steel plate of 2mm thickness. If I want to wield a 2mm plate to a 30mm plate do I have to calculate thickness of the head with the thickest or the thinnest plate or calculation of something in-between ?

Drive belt pulley ratio to get a 5000 RPM motor down to 1750-2000 RPM on a shaft? 1:2.33 sound right?

Stupid question here.
How pic related is called in English and Spanish?

>>1701395
Try looking up manifold. Those are ball valves, it's brass. At the valves it looks like what we'd refer to as 1/2" NPT and the connection at the right of your pic looks like 1". " means inch. I don't have time to Google anything but you can make some headway with that info.

>>1698296
Nothing in the 100 piece Harbor Freight security bit set fit it. Ended up using a Dremel to carve in a slot for a flathead screwdriver. Worked well. Phuck security screws.

>>1701375
Sure, should be fairly close but you can't factor in slippage off that. It's in the ball park.

>>1701414
That's good enough for me. I'm building a drum sander so if it's too slow or too fast, I can just adjust the manual feed speed. I just want to be less than 2000 RPM.

I would like to run am/fm/digital tv through the same coaxial cable network in my house, is this retarded or even reasonable?

I'm replacing my basement's shitty drop ceiling with a removable one and I've come across what I believe are asbestos wrapped ducts. Should I do anything to remove this or just cover it up and let it be?

>>1701764
This is another part where the duct seems to be taped off with asbestos tape. Since I'm going to be removing those beams attached to the floor joists, it will probably take the tape off with it. Any suggestions for dealing with this?

>>1701754
>>/Ham/
That's 75 ohm resistance cable vs 50 ohm, but for its purpose you should be fine.
Cliff notes: you'll be fine, just don't use it to transmit

>>1701764
>>1701765
Thats mastic and fiberglass weave.
Quit acting like a chapped asshole and getting irritated by everything.

>>1701770
I don't know how you got that I was irritated, but the first picture looks a lot like all the examples I see of asbestos tape. The 2nd one does look like the fiberglass weave though, so that's good news.

>>1692510
have you tried looking in a plumbing merchantile shop?

What should I look for when buying a router for milling aluminum? I know I need a variable speed motor that'll ideally go down to 10,000rpm or lower and height/depth adjustment but should I keep anything like horsepower and amps in mind? I already have endmill bits by the way

which trade would you guys deem as the most useful or most comprehensive? what about the one with most demand on the market? I like working with my hands, and I could use some resumee-boosting knowledge

This broke off from the griddle. I was thinking of just buying a new one but they're at least $158+. I thought about gluing it back, but is there a safe adhesive to use for such things? One that won't give from the heat and not create some sort of fumes? Or am I fucked and just have to buy a new one?
Please don't mention how dirty it looks.

>>1702063
Glues,epoxies, and DIY homedepot shit will all oxidize or burn when exposed to open flame.

It looks to be cast iron. Brazing is your only option to fix it. Unless you have the tools for brazing or know a cheap metal shop, replacing it is your best/cheapest option.

>>1702063
>I thought about gluing it back, but is there a safe adhesive to use for such things?
>>1702063
>Or am I fucked and just have to buy a new one?
Have it welded back.
It looks like cast iron but a good welder may get it to hold in spite of the heat/cool cycles.

>>1702108
>>1702109
Yeah it's cast iron. Was hoping to make it look pretty, seeing as the whole oven/stove won't go with me. Looks like I'm gonna be out of a couple hundred. Thanks none the less.

I have a cork board. Fairly sizeable.

The rules are as follows: I can't use any type of adhesive, tape, nails or blutack. I am, however, allowed to use push-pins/thumb-tacks.

I've used thumb-tacks to create these small "shelves" on the board on which I can store a pen or small screwdriver, for quick access and/or display.

How could one expand on this idea? Are larger shelves possible on a cork board? How?

>>1702135
Meh, maybe if you put some nails into the cork at a 45deg angle and used it like braces for the shelf it would work, but not sure how stable it would be

>>1702135
you could look for something like this

>>1695321
You seem as drunk as I. Am I projecting on you? Also official: head fractures and brain surgeries.

What is best way to make shims when drunk. Cereal box or beer cans would be sufficient. Chrome plated steel on wood. It is for electric bass guitar. My kid's. I can't play. The string pops out from Bridge type thingy at the skinny part. If I put some English on it, should rectify?

Can I bond High-density Polyethylene (HDPE 2) plastic to a painted steel surface with one part silicone aquarium sealant? What about a two part epoxy? I hear HDPE really doesn't like glue.

>>1702387
Give it a shot on some scrap and see.

>>1702135
If twines are allowed. ?? Endless possibilities.

>>1702387
JB mutherfucker.

>>1702387
Can't use fasteners?

>>1702387
I'm going to make a tank slider out of HDPE they're usually carbon fiber/kevlar but I wonder if I can make the same thing out of plastic because I'm cheap and carbon fiber sheets are expensive. Also, no manufacturer makes one for my bike. Not sure why because the tank swells do extend past the frame and spark on the ground in a crash. Spark + gasoline != bueno.

>>1702402
I guess I'll have to. I know the silicone will stick to the tank it's the plastic I was wondering about. Some mild steel with a clear coat should be close enough for a test piece, right?

>>1702452
JB does make a plastic formula...

>>1702455
Absolutely not for this project.

>>1702465
Sorry, always drunk. What kind of bike and ... use stock nylon. I he good old stuff.

>>1702509
>What kind of bike
sv650. The middle triangle is where it will definitely scrape the ground. Ask me how I know.

>stock nylon
But, Folgers cans are FREE!

>>1702451
Yes, twines are allowed.

But how do I apply that here?

I wanna learn how to do low-pressure water stuff with PVC but have zero experience with pipes or plumbing. Does anyone have any guides or how-tos on it?

Not a question, more like venting
>Start drafting plans for something
>"Oh wait, I don't have the right tool to do that"
>Tool is past any imaginary budget I had for the project
>Abandon idea
I'm not getting anything done this way, even if I'm just trying to put ideas to paper to do them later when I've obtained the tools.

>>1702331
Wow I though that was something else

Can I reliably weld (solder?) PP pipes without designated soldering iron?

what's the best trade for a lazy retard like me?

Any oil/lubricant recommendations? i have been using 3-1 oil for a while for sleeve bearing fans but i noticed after a year when i service a laptop again i find that it turns solid affecting the laptop fan.

>>1702942
Union _______

>>1703078
At least you didn’t use WD-40.

Is it turning solid because it’s full of dust and crap? If that’s the case, you have other issues. Interwebs doesn’t have anything definitive, mostly just saying to use a quality oil that isn’t too thick. A little bit of synthetic motor oil should work well.

>>1703095
Its inside the fan, nothing gets in there other than the lubricant you add.
It just turns like goo after a year.
The fan still works and its better than a stuck fan but i was looking for a long term fix rather than a fix that would last a year tops.

I mean it creates planned obsolescence so i get more money every year but im against that and would like offer my clients a proper/long lasting fix so im changing to something else.
What about NLGI-2 grease? sewing machine oil? hair clipper oil?

I got a free floor jack from a friend that he was going to scrap. It won't raise, but knowing him it's probably just because he's had it for so long something wore out. Has anyone here fixed one of these before? Pic related is similar, it's a Kobalt 3 ton.

What's a good inexpensive angle grinder for beginner knife making?
Mostly to cut 1/16" steel and grinding bevels

>>1703314
Find manual online, find out how to bleed any air out of the system. You may need to add some fresh oil (you can buy hydraulic jack oil at Walmart). Worst case scenario, it might need new seals and o-rings, you could probably find a kit with some Google work.

>>1703098
Try one of the oils and see how it looks in a year, the clipper oil sounds like it would be a closer match.

>>1703421
I went through this a year ago. You will get 50% saying “just get whatever 6” model for <$100!” and the other 50% saying “You NEED an industrial quality one with bulletproof shields! Watch Craigslist daily for three years and you will find one for $75 like I did!”

>>1703314
>It won't raise,
pull the plug and check the fluid level
make sure you're closing the valve all the way when trying to pump it up

I'm replacing an undermount bathroom sink that was siliconed in place. Any idea how to get the silicone residue off?

>>1703421
i have a milwuakee grinder i bought years ago, works well for the cutting and grinding needs i have

it's a 4 1/2 inch with a slider switch

>>1703421

Chicago Electric Pro at harbor freight. (pic related)

on sale with a coupon should set you back about 20 bucks

it's the dark blue one with the switch that kinda looks like an air tool

don't bother with hercules or bauer, may as well get a dewalt or makita if you are going to pay those prices

>>1693128
if you don't, i will

>>1693133
you need a charge controller meant for the battery you intend to use with sufficient output amps to drive whatever load you intend to use and input amps/volts within the range of what you plan on hooking up to it

you can spend from $5 to $hundreds depending on quality and dugga duggas needed.

>>1693790
could try making your own out of a cheapshit hole saw, spin it against a concrete block till the teeth are gone then spin it against a file on the inside edge. followed by a diamond sharpening rod meant for knives

i never actually did this so YMMV

>>1694033
why not use a standard aquarium siphon kit? every fish store sells them it's just a wide and and a long hose, you scoop up some water to start it then resubmerge it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNeR9XP3ysI

>>1695165
hardware/house paint store OMS is fine, I prefer turps but some people get a nasty reaction to it and the smell can be strong.

you can also use lavender spike oil but it's not cheap either, though it might be obscure enough to get past antiterror regulations, and legitimately it would be of little to no use for nefarious plots

you can also use naphtha (lighter fluid) or acetone (nail polish remover) if you are just cleaning up brushes but i wouldn't use either in the actual process of painting.

for clean up i prefer acetone it's remarkably low toxicity and so volatile that it will definitely fuck off out of your brush before the next time you need to use your brush, just make sure not to do it in a plastic sink or rest the washed brush on a solvent sensitive surface as acetone will gladly fuck up many plastics including PVC drain pipes

>>1695321

corner braces can improve stability

if you need more than that, cut 1x8 boards and attach them to the legs about halfway down

Is Crescent a good brand for a casual wrencher? I'm looking at a socket set for $100 at TSC.

>>1703646
Do it. My first socket set when I was a kid was a Crescent set and nearly 20 years later the wrenches and ratchet and sockets that are still left are going strong.

Crescent is owned by the brand Apex Tools which makes lots of Taiwan stuff, better than cheap ass Harbor Freight Chinese crap.

Can I end up giving myself a nasty shock working on live 100v speakers?
Can I just wear a pair of leather gloves?

>>1703732
Probably. Maybe.

Or you could unplug them so you don’t end up arcing a screwdriver across something and frying it.

Are there primer paints for concrete walls that are already moist? One primer I found says it's good for moist environments but the wall must be dry when the paint is applied.

I want to add another layer to a small wall made out of cinder/formwork blocks. Do I have to drill into the base layer to add some kind of steel Reinforcements or is it okay to just add the new row fill it with concrete and call it good? any help is really aprreciated.
>pic somewhat related

>>1704327

>>1704328
Definitely add some tie ins.

>>1704346
can you post a pic? didnt find anything that looked like it made sense

>>1704398

Got a set of 3 (1/4", 1/2", 1") Stanley chisels for free. Are the combo grit whetstones on amazon any good or should I be looking at something else?

>>1704399
Ah okay, I meant another layer/row on top not to the side. Thanks for your reply

What the hell can I do to make this window well less depressing to look at? I thought about painting it, but I can't really find much info about painting concrete window wells. Can I just paid them like I would and concrete? Do I need to do something different because it's under ground and water will seep in from the other side?

This is all I can look at out the window of my new basement apartment and the mildew covered concrete is driving me nuts. I'm pretty sure my landlord won't care, and I will ask him before I do anything, but I want to do something before November arrives and we have nonstop rain for 6 months.

>>1704437
This is the other side. Not sure how to fix those spots where the concrete has crumbled away.

>>1704437
plaster with structure, just make sure you get a nice transition to the gravel

>>1704437

Maybe some lattice or other thing that vines could cover in a year or so? Even without plants some sort of lattice would look a bit less industrial.

My well pump broke down last night, and now after getting it fixed, our water heater is being really slow to put out any hot water. As in, it hasn't put out any hot water yet, some 4 hours later.

It started making weird noise at one point before the pump was fixed so I shut it off at the breaker, but I turned it back on right after, still no hot water.

Any easy shit I should try before we replace it?

>>1704327
If the existing wall is concrete filled, drill some holes in the fill so when you put the layer on top it will have 'pegs' to minimize the chance of movement.
If you want to add rebar in the holes, make the holes oversize so the concrete fill can surround the rebar inside the holes.

How to I manufacture like 20 pcbs?
>duuuh just order them
No shit, sherlock, but they got a dozen of SMD components some of which require soldering with 1mm precision, shit's very repetitive and error prone.
>just cook them in the oven
I only have kitchen oven, does that work?
And also how do I spread the paste evenly
>fucking ugghh you ste-, use stencil that's right
Okay but how do I place components precisely on the pcb?
>there's a machine for that
Must be prohibitely expensive just for 20 pcbs

>>1704437
paint a forest scene or beach or whatever you'd like to look at
I lived in an apartment that had the kitchen sink against an inside wall.
I bought a cheap poster of a garden scene and found an old window (wood frame with glass panes).
I put the poster on the wall and hung the window in front of it (like hanging a picture)
When I was at the sink washing dishes or whatnot, I looked out into 'my garden'

>>1704466
>so I shut it off at the breaker,
It probably burned an element out when the pump died.
The element is easy to replace.
Look for a YouTube video on how to do it.

>>1704576
Found out I can actually get hot water out of it, but only if the cold water is flowing from another tap, and the pressure is much lower than before the pump repair, does that change anything?

>>1704567
this is quick and dirty but it seems to work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vhHYo8WOFk

Fucking Edison and his bullshit...

I bought two Ikea Synas light boxes from Europe because there were none for sale in the US because Ikea discontinued them. Shit's hard to get. Paid out the ass to get them because I'm lazy. Ha ha fuck me because it came with UK plugs. Good news is it uses Ikea's universal barrel adapter thing and only the power supply is British. Bad news is that it takes 4 volts and the only other ones I could find in my local Ikea were 24 volts. Obviously I don't want to blow these fucking things out because I literally just got them. I'm at a loss as to what to do to try to fix this situation. I'm shit when it comes to wiring so trying to ghetto fix this might end in firey disaster. The plug is weird and I don't know if any other adapters would work with it. The power supply outputs 4 volts and everything I can find online outputs 4.5 volts and I don't know if that's enough to fry this thing or not. I could buy a US to UK Step Up transformer but they are both expensive and prone to fire so that's not such a good idea. What the hell should I do?

I'll post the pictures of this bastard situation. Sorry for the spam.

>>1704741

>>1704742

>>1704741

Last one.

>>1696141
the voltage will maintain rather than slumping under a heavy load, allowing the tool to stay at top performance

also some of the newer tools can draw even more power with the extra contacts

>>1696941
in theory your are right

but in practice you are wrong

bigger packs have less internal resistance losses and maintain their voltage better rather than having voltage drop, resulting in better performance

>>1699456

air powered cutoff wheel

>>1700207

get better grass

>>1704444

get some concrete patch, comes in little yellow pails at Blowes or Homeless Despot.

then go over to the paint aisle and get some concrete paint

then stay in that section and get phosphoric acid etchant ( not muriatic acid shit's way to strong $7 worth of acid needs $150 worth of PPE)

>>1704741
open the light box and see what bulbs or leds it uses.

>>1699456
>what is the best NON electric hand tool to cut hardened/strengthened steel?
For small stuff, air-powered cutting wheel. For large stuff, oxyfuel torch.

>What type of mask will work to keep any small metal particulates out of my lungs?
A good dust mask should do the trick. Look for a valved P95 one with two elastic bands (i.e. not the cheapo discount hardware store kind). 3M's 8577 is a good example. If you're asthmatic or something and want extra protection, get a half face cartridge respirator and some P100 filter cartridges. 3M's 7503 is a good example.

>>1704741
Buy literally any dc dc regulator from aliexpress that would get you anything you want from anything you want, e. g. 9 volts.

>>1704805
>literally any dc dc regulator

Learn the difference between buck and boost before you give out dc converter advice.

>>1704817
So I'm right in my understanding that a 24 volt power supply would overload and short out my 4 volt lightbox?

>>1704820

Not sure why you replied to that comment, but if you apply 24 volts to a device that expects 4, it's likely to do some sort of damage to one or both devices unless both have pretty decent protection.

>>1704565
thank you

anons i fucked up. how difficult is plastering?
never done it but now i have to plaster an outside wall that connects to my house and has some granite stairs etc. on the sides so there is a lot of gaps that i dont know how to approach. ty in advance

What drill bit would one use for drilling bone?
Asking for a friend.

>>1704905
Don’t surgeons use the small handheld ones more like a rotary tool?

How big are the holes? Bone isn’t that soft, so it’s not like you need an SDS. If it’s 1/16”-1/2” holes that don’t need to be super precise, tell your friend to get a regular ol’ Ryobi drill/driver.

>>1704759
Thanks. I'll talk to my landlord about doing this tomorrow and see what he says.

>>1704575
Not a bad idea. I'm pretty shit at painting though.

I need to stop the inside of a 2m length of mild steel SHS from rusting. I have no experience doing this and need advice on what to do.

My initial instinct was to apply some sort of sealer to the inside using a rag on a stick, after thinking about that for 2 seconds I realised getting a full seal would be impossible due to the application method.

My second thought is to use the rag and stick method to apply zinc rich paint, since it works as a sacrificial layer it does not need to be flawless like a sealer.

Plz help.

>>1705195
plug one end of tube
put lots of sealer of choice inside
plug other end
rotate tube to coat inside fully
remove plug
pour out remaining sealer
remove other plug
allow sealer to dry

repeat if necessary

>>1705204
I should have added that there are holes along the entire section. Plugging them may be difficult. I'll try a test area first so I don't make a huge mess.

>>1705195
Just spray paint that shit. Nyo only need to keep oxygen away.

>>1705211
That's what masking tape is for.

what saw do i need to cut a lot of plastic containers and old watering cans? would one of the mini circ saws be the best choice?

>>1705723
sawzall?

Hey all on my first batch of meth and it's not yet crystallizing after i up my temperature on the 30 minute mark. Please help I invested my kids child support to get this going in hopes it would give me solid returns.

>>1692510
I am shopping for tiles, but there are a bunch of signs I don't get. Things that signify friction, cold resistance, etc. Anyone knows if these are universal like with clothes? And where can I find an explonation?

I have no idea what are they called or I would have googled it. I only get advertisement.

>>1704400
Following up on my own post for anyone that's curious. Went to Lowes and picked up a 10x12" piece of glass and some wet/dry sandpaper and was able to get a good edge established on the chisels.