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1646586 No.1646586 [Reply] [Original]

I literally know nothing about tools, what they do, what they’re called, what actually exists, how to fix things, the names of components, what components do, how to even begin a task because I don’t know what exists or where to start etc.

How do you guys know all of this stuff? How do you know what a Sawzall is or what all the things in a car are called or what they do? How do you know the difference between a bolt and a screw, and what you use each for, or what those numbers in front of their names mean? Where did you learn all of this stuff?

>> No.1646587

It's easy to learn things you like doing. And there are countless youtube videos, forum posts or articles on most every thing you would attempt. You just do stuff and learn along the way.

>> No.1646597

Every time I do a fix or a project or whatever, I generally learn something new. Do enough and over time, you'll build up a decent amount of knowledge that lets you work through new situations using the stuff you learned along the way.
For example, I learned a lot about cars from keeping my old shitbox running back when I was young and broke. That taught me about cars, and the tools you use to work on cars.

Everyone here knows about what they do. I do cars, machining, and electronics, so I know those and the tools for those. I don't do woodworking or HVAC, so I don't know much about those things or the tools for those things.
Just do some stuff, anon. If you enjoy it, do more of it and you'll get better at it.

>> No.1646600

This is a very broad question but
>you could just google ‘what is [tool or item]’

>> No.1646611

>>1646586
Poverty.
Learn to fix it or live without it

>> No.1646612

Watch videos, read manuals/books/guides, have a friend teach you, ask questions, take a course, fix an engine yourself using an engine repair manual.
Believe it or not, you can information about some stuff from wikipedia, but usually you have to wade through faggy british terminology nobody actually uses because some faggy wiki editor wants to make sure everyone knows.

>> No.1646634

>>1646586
My car is a jeep and it constantly breaks

>> No.1646638

>>1646586
I was just born knowing everything and I can build/fix anything

I'm pretty much just super awesome and all knowing.

>> No.1646647

>>1646586
Learn by doing
>How to even begin a task
Start before you're ready. Again, learn by doing.

>> No.1646648

>>1646634
My mom owns a Jeep and I constantly have to fix it for her.

>>1646638
>>1646611
These as well

>> No.1646650

>>1646586
Have a problem, learn how to fix it. Thats it.

Weather those problems are accidents in your home, hurdles in on your project or something other dosen't matter. You only get better by doing.

>> No.1646655

>>1646650
Also as you do some of this stuff, you realize how ridiculous it is to pay for the shit. One of my first car jobs when I was 17 was an alternator on my Ferd Explorer. They wanted $350 to replace it when it was a $120 part and literally 10min of work. 10 minutes to save $200+? Especially as a 17 year old? I’ll take that any day.

>> No.1646679

>>1646648
Yeh jeeps are shit. Next car will be japanese

>> No.1646688

>>1646679
I've driven Jeeps to death, had them rust and melt apart. I'm still tempted by the motherfucking jeep pickup.
If Hyundai would make a pickup big enough to haul 4x8 plywood sheets, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

>> No.1646689

>>1646679
They’re nice when they’re under warranty, but Chrysler vehicles always seem to have one or two things that should last 10+ yeas in any car, yet that thing in your Jeep is going out every 18 months. She has had 4 different generations of Grand Cherokees over the past years, switching to an Explorer between them and then coming back to the Jeeps. And they all have their gremlins.

I think the 2004 WJ was the worst. And the odd thing was 04 was the last model year of that body style so you would think the kinks are all worked out. But no, that was not the case. I think she only drove that car up to ~65k miles and she needed new front brake rotors half a dozen times and the wiring harness in the driver’s door went out 3 times so none of the switches worked. She drove like an old lady, doesn’t ride the brakes or anything, but the front rotors would warp within 10k miles (OE rotors, not some ValueCraft shit) and it would be difficult to drive after 15k miles because of the shaking. The Jeep dealer admitted that they fucked up and put undersized rotors on there and they can’t handle the heat of regular driving, so the only fix was to pay $$$ for performance slotted rotors and pads. She wrote Chrysler and they gave her free brake jobs for life.

By 50k miles, the thing had the steering feel of a 1980s Cadillac and even worse body roll. The 4.0 I6 had great torque when pulling the jet skis up the boat ramp, but it was absolute dog shit when trying to merge on the highway. I don’t understand how that car was so great down low but so horrible with real on-road driving. The one redeeming factor- that thing had an amazing 4WD system and would stick to the road in snow and ice like nothing else.

When she got the next gen with the 3.7 V6, you could tell Mercedes came in with some of their engineering and they became much, much better cars to daily drive on paved roads and still had a 4WD system that was far more capable than other S/CUVs.

>> No.1646706

>>1646586
They have family in the trades or into DIY showing them the ropes as they grow up. At least that's how it used to be. Today you can do it yourself online, but it's still not easy because everyone tends to expect a base level of knowledge.

>> No.1646801

>>1646689
I have to replace something on my wj every other month. Last month was a wheel bearing seal. Now the seal in the other diff is leaking. My tires are dry rotting and I'm gonna junk this thing instead of buying new ones

>> No.1647015

I didn't know shit about five years ago. Started going to yard sales and picking up tools that I had a vague idea of the uses of.

Did a bunch of small things like replacing the wooden boot tray on my clapped out station wagon (board, jigsaw, pop rivets, copy the old shape and move across the little fixtures), putting up a TV wall mount (stud finder, socket set, drill), replaced brake pads. Then just kept going.

It's not magic, but sitting at a PC and reading about it doesn't work, you have to get hands-on and try things.

>> No.1647019

>>1646586
You have to be young. When I was a kid, shop class was mandatory. In 7th grade I was taught how to run band saws, scroll saws, wood working, made my own screwdriver, etc. For some reason, they've eliminated that from the school system entirely. It was that fundamental mechanical knowledge that taught me the basics and actually served as the reason I majored in Mechanical Engineering in college.

I feel bad for you young guys. You more or less have to figure it out yourself, or look online unless you have a dad that knows it and drags you along to hold the flashlight, hand him the tools, etc.

>> No.1647027

>>1647019
Tbh, didn't touch tools until my 20s. Dad was a mechanic and diy guy, but always kept me away from tools because he wanted me to work towards something more comfortable than manual labor. Within a year of starting, I'm comfortable calling myself a maker, I woodwork well, I can stick weld worth a damn. I mostly build and sell furniture. I was lucky in that I had this collection of tools and a garage to use as a shop,I'm still 100% self-taught. My dad still pushes me away from these things, but once in a while he'll look at a finished project and say "that doesn't look too bad" and it's a great feeling

>> No.1647033

>>1646586

I guess I grew up a little different and I am a bit older than much of 4chan, nintendo had just came out when I was 6-7. My parents wouldnt buy it for us so we did other stuff to entertain ourselves and much of that was taking things apart, old alarm clocks, remote controls, our bikes, building ramps and dirt jumps. Then wood shop was in middle school and then again in high school along with metal shop. Plus my Dad was pretty handy and I would always get in trouble for stealing his tools. Then having crappy cars in high school taught me the basics.

I kind of feel bad for some of this latest generation, the parents all seem to be computer geeks which is great and then school budgets killing off wood shop ect. How is a kid supposed to learn to be self sufficient and fix things that break and cant be fixed with a computer? what happens if you are stuck out somewhere without cell service and you cant even fix a tire?

>> No.1647046

>>1647033
>taking things apart, old alarm clocks, remote controls, our bikes
I also did things like that as a kid, and was able to put them back together. Used to solder psx modchips for people in hs. I've met dumbass engineers who dont know which way to turn a screw.

>> No.1647174

My dad and both grand dads. I always volunteered to help them fix shit and asked they explain the thought process while working on problems so you don't end up in a hold this flashlight and be quiet situation. I do side jobs for my dad and he takes me out to eat and gives me fifty bucks or something I need to compensate. He can't do that stuff anymore because his joints and back but I'm 25 so I have him walk me through it and I implement the change. Nothing beats having a dad and good communication even though we still yell at each other on some projects.

>> No.1647176

>>1647027
Legit not trying to be mean, your dad sounds like a Red Foreman hard ass. I'm sorry he kinda pushed you away, I'm sure it was with best intentions but if you can be rich and fix shit you'll just be that much richer IMO.

>> No.1647188

>>1646634
>Chrysler made
Found your problem, at least a jeep is easy to work on.

>> No.1647190

>>1647046
From what I have seen engineer is an over rated and over used job/title these days.

so many people are given the title of engineer and really they don't seem to know their heads from their asses. Don't get me wrong some are really good and I respect the hell out of them but others are just a joke and have no business drawing up anything mechanical or otherwise.

>> No.1647191

I had a father who had a new hobby every one to two years. I grew up watching home improvement and was around tools. My dad bought me old electronics to rip apart for fun from yard sales. I was always mechanically inclined and curious.

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1647202

>>1646586
>I literally know nothing about tools
Nothing wrong with that, dont waste your time on it while you are young. It is better to know about taxes and finances, it will push you higher in life. And then, you can have yourself a small hobby lathe or some stuff
t. poor electrical engineer with passion for diy

>> No.1647205

>>1647202
>electrical engineer
>poor

watt?

>> No.1647213

>>1647202
>poor electrical engineer

You're doing something wrong, anon.

>> No.1647217

>>1646586
>We don't say literally
>We actually /diy/
>We learn from each project.
I can't believe another thread had to die for this.

>> No.1647219

>>1647217
>I can't believe another thread had to die for this.

it has 30 replies from 22 posters and a few of the replies are serious. So, by /diy/ standards, this is a phenomenally successful thread.

>> No.1647263

>>1647019
everyones so scared of beng sued now that any remotely dangerous activity has been removed from schools.

My school cancelled
javelin, shotput and rugby due to "parental concerns"

>> No.1647285

>>1647019
Well but you didn't have an iphone so you'd have to do math on on a piece of paper to multiply two numbers or convert inches to mm? lmao. We know a lot more thanks to computers these days. And at a lot younger age. From technology to tranny porn. So we are more mature and more aware of the world. I talk to a billion people when I make a post or read a post. And you interacted with 3-4 buddies back in the day. That was your view of the world.

>> No.1647288

>>1647263
javelin accidents are funny as fuck for some reason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwOD_UKO0wk

>> No.1647292

>>1647217
It's a cute thread
Op is cute

>> No.1647320

>>1647285
>We know a lot more thanks to computers these days.
No. You have more information readily available these days thanks to computers, but as a direct result of having information instantly available at your fingertips most don't bother to actually LEARN any of it.
>So we are more mature and more aware of the world.
Why, then, do we have an entire generation of individuals who fail at so very much? Please explain to me how this generation thinks it's okay to treat their sexual preferences as some sort of achievement. Explain to me how it's seemingly okay for thousands to march for gay pride, but straight pride is considered a hate crime. Same with black pride vs white pride. Explain these things to me, for I am utterly ignorant.
>tranny porn
FYI, there are no chicks with dicks. Those are dudes with titties stapled on. If you were born with a Y chromosome, you are male -- even if you have your penis surgically removed, you're still male (just horribly disfigured).

>> No.1647422

>How do you guys know all of this stuff? How do you know what a Sawzall is or what all the things in a car are called or what they do? How do you know the difference between a bolt and a screw, and what you use each for, or what those numbers in front of their names mean? Where did you learn all of this stuff?
Did you not watch TV as a kid
>Bob Vila
>Shitloads of HGTV with my mother
>the entirety of How It's Made
>Junkyard Wars

>> No.1647436

>>1646706
Many online videos are useless because they skip the crucial steps. There are techniques they keep secret.

>> No.1647437

>>1646586
There's homeless meth addict that lives aroundn our neighbourhood that used to be a handyman that I consult on these matters. And by consult, I mean suck his dick in exchange for his services. I suggest you do the same.

>> No.1647672

>>1646611
This. or you could hold the flashlight for someone who knows what they are doing and you will learn a lot by watching what they are doing.

>> No.1647697

>>1647320
>Why, then, do we have an entire generation of individuals who fail at so very much?
See:
>>1647263
>everyones so scared of beng sued now that any remotely dangerous activity has been removed from schools.
>>1647033
>school budgets killing off wood shop ect.
>How is a kid supposed to learn to be self sufficient

People with hive-bug mentality and paranoid narcissism managed to quietly take over, but it's reversing. Old guys like you are able to point out how insane it is now and be heard when previously there was just Mike Rowe.

>> No.1647753
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1647753

>>1647292
>Op is cute
In a very retarded way.

>> No.1647777

>>1647697
They're really pushing for STEM carreers now. But I see what you're saying, and I agree. The education system as a whole is failing my generation and it's sure gonna fail the coming ones.

>> No.1647781

>>1647697
Another reason is the Mike Rowe thing. High school administrators would rather see the graduates get a worthless 4-year LAS degree than become a tradie making 6 figures by the time they turn 30. I had shop class in junior high school, so like 2001-2003, and by the time I was graduating high school in 2008, my HS had gotten rid of every elective besides art classes. In their eyes, the only acceptable place for a 19 year old was at a 4 year university.

>> No.1647791

>>1647176
>red foreman
He sure as fuck is. He's one of those boomers who really hung around his dad's generation and pushed the whole "college is the only way to rise above manual labor" thing. Now all his kids are out of college, unable to find work, in tons of student debt, and he's starting to get how fucked his thinking was.

>> No.1647905

>>1647777
STEM is important but people in those fields with 0 hands on experience in what they're actually designing, building, and testing for is as retarded as the oppose end of the production chain - customer service that does nothing but parrot policy without understanding the product.

>> No.1647977

ill give an example of how bolt threads are classified to make you feel less retarded.
1/4-20 2B UNC
this is an extremely common american bolt. The first number is how big the outside diameter of your bolt is. the actual threaded part, not the head. the second number is just how many threads per inch your bolt will have. 2 annotates how your bolt will fit. 2 being a standard fit which is the most commonly used. a 1 fit is extremely loose, and a 3 is tight. there is a 4 and 5 but ive never even seen one of those in person just in machining textbooks. The A means these threads are a bolt (external thread). If theres a B at the end, then its a nut (internal). UNC stands for Unified national coarse threads. If it has less than 20 threads its coarse. Conversely some bolts will say UNF. Stands for unified national fine threads. If they have more than 20 threads per inch, then theyre fine threads. Fine threads are way stronger than coarse.

>> No.1647998

>>1646586
Just start working on projects. If you don't need it for what your working on it's not worth your time to know anyway.

>> No.1648008

>>1647905
Engineer here, for most jobs you really don't need any hands-on experience. I do because I'm designing electronics, but someone like a power systems engineer doesn't need to know how to build a wind turbine.

>> No.1648013

>>1646586
just get started and call things whatever the fuck you think they are until someone smarter calls you a dummy then you use the correct name.

>> No.1648046

>>1646586
I started out knowing nothing and got a job installing fire alarms. Got tools as I needed them, got advice from coworkers, started watching how other industries did things, I'm now reasonably confident with most construction projects, especially electric. If I don't know something, I try to ask advice from a friend who does that trade for a living. This is the type of thing that needs learning by doing

If you jump in and get a trade job, be prepared for months of feeling like a fucking idiot before you get good.

Also, if you want to pick an industry, I'd recommend some kind of low voltage. You'll learn how to do electric work without having to go without AC/heat as often as the licensed high voltage guys

>> No.1648058

>>1648008
Engineers believe this.
>Proceeds to cost me an entire day due to rework by "helping" in crunch time towards the end of a project.
I work with some engineers who can turn a wrench, better than me in fact, but some of you guys are worse than useless In the shop. Still appreciate the help though, just don't expect to be doing anything super vital.

>> No.1648061

>>1648058
Why does it matter though? It's not our job. We aren't expected to know how to swing a wrench in the same sense that you aren't expected to know how to read.

>> No.1648064

>>1648061
>Procced to design something that's impossible to assemble/disassemble or service.
>Anon engineer forgot that human hands are not quadruple jointed an toothpick skinny, he also forgot that connectors and wiring occupy space. We have to deliver the prototype tomorrow, fix it.
>3am it finally fits and doesn't look like total ass
>Next day
>Wow engineer you really delivered

>> No.1648066

>>1648064
When that happens, we've usually just got higher-order things to consider so it slips past. There are usually more important factors than whether or not Pajeet's job on the assembly line is easy.

>> No.1648067

>>1648066
More important factors than your design doing the bare minimum of functioning? You are terrible at your job, because you lack the tools/knowledge to do it effectively. Worse you seem to have no interest in attaining them. No matter how you spin it, being willfully ignorant will never make you look superior. you live in a bubble where your actions have no consequences and your bullshit is endlessly reenforced.

>> No.1648068

>>1648067
Absolutely seething.
I'm sorry you couldn't get into uni anon. Maybe you can change careers once your back and knees give out from all of that manual labour?

>> No.1648113

>>1648068
>cant do anything
>copy pastes data sheets pajeet designed for him
>insults pajeet while trying to insult his betters
>outsourced to India

>> No.1648158

>>1648068
Your job is supposed to be the higher level version of the other anon's job, knowing the shit well enough to design it better. What school did you go to? I want to tell everyone I know to not fucking go there if they produce people like you.

>> No.1648163

>>1646586
Most of them were lucky enough to grow up around parents or family friends or other people who are mechanically inclined and it kinda grew on them. Not me unfortunately, fuck city shitters. I'm sick of trying to learn shit via third worlder internet tutorials.

>> No.1648189

>>1648158
>Higher level version of the same job
That's the biggest redpill that technicians need to swallow - engineers aren't a better version of yourself, they're just doing a completely different job. If they can also do your job, it just means they're multi-talented. Using the same example as before, simulating if a power generator can connect to the grid is not a "higher level version" of bolting together a wind turbine.

>> No.1648194

>>1646586
My father bought condemned houses and flipped them. I’ve been doing repairs, carpentry, and some plumbing and electrical since I was a kid.

If you don’t have that kind of upbringing, there is no expectation for you to know this stuff. As ass backwards as it may seem, I’d recommend starting with what project you’d like to do. Then learn how to do that specific thing from tutorials on the internet.

If you’re American, there are also carpentry and home repair shows on PBS. Some of them are great — In learned how to build furniture that way.

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>>1646586
My father was a historic carpenter and i loved hanging around his shop. You just pick shit up that way. Living in a rural setting where you fix shit if it breaks because you dont want to drive into town is how everyone should grow up.
I do feel really bad for all the people in my shop who come in and have never touched a tool before because they don't know how to act or do anything. I blame the parents.

>> No.1648223

>>1647288
why the fuck do they have anybody downrange of those things. They should just have a little plywood stand for the ref to stand behind while they throw and that's it.. That makes zero fucking sense to me.

>> No.1648232

>>1648189
You are both working towards the same project goal. If you don't understand how the lower rank guys operate, you are not going to come up with solutions that provide the most benefit possible. Potentially only shifting the problems laterally to different ones that result in similar wasted effort, or make the overall situation worse.
Here's something that might hit home: That same fucking mentality you have is common among designers.
>I'm not a better engineer, I'm doing a completely different job! Designing a new power facility is not the same as making the equipment that goes in it. What the fuck do I care, they can just engineer ones to fit if the boss likes my design!

>> No.1648532

>>1648221
I don’t even care that so many people are useless. It makes it more impressive and valuable when people see you can spin a wrench. Makes for an easy quick buck or a good way to get a first date.

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1648578

>>1648061

>swing a wrench

>swing
>a wrench

>> No.1648587

>>1648578
you dumb fuck he obviously said it like that just to see how much of an autist you are... congrats you passed with a score of 101%

>> No.1648590

>>1646655
Do you know why they charge that much?

Of course, some of it comes from operating costs (rent, tools, employees and such) but they also always bid the highest amount, worst-case scenario, all bolts are rusted in place and all mounts break when you try to take it off. The tech will always quote that amount because they can't backtrack later and ask for twice the amount when they realize that your shit is wack.

>> No.1648591

>>1648590
you also charge higher to make up for all the jobs that break even or worse.

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1648636

>>1648587

>he took the bait of my shitpost

this guy mad as hell

>> No.1648656

>>1646586
I really dont. I suck at life. Been 3 years learning to handy.a. a rental. End me.

Also end yourself fakemoot. Poece of shit. Fucking adds pop up OVER my shitposting window. For real you shoulda got anal aids years ago faggot

>> No.1648658

>>1646611
Sad and true. I roll big block chevys because I can work on them and we bootstrap a shitbox for the old lady and to go out of town.

Not gonna lie. On the rare chance I ride with someone else it's like I'm in a fucking space shuttle.

>hey man, adjust your side to whatever you want.

Airconditioing at all is cool man.

My ass and back are on fire. I think I have a massive infection and dying.

>just turn the seat coolers on.

I've never had a working cigarette lighter and these mutherfuckers about to drive themselves.

Oh well

Short of a few grand here and there to buddys I ain't ever had a car payment.

My only payments are gas, electric, phone, and this view now.

Grt out of bad debt now

>> No.1648659

>>1646647
A maxed out lowes card helps.

>> No.1648660

>>1646655
Yeah but try putting a serpentine belt on one now. It's as if they gave it aids and the hiv

>> No.1648661

>>1646679
Sad but true. I had an acura with a 2jdm. Fucking fast and furious redline for 8 months 8 grand all the time.

I want 8 fucking more for parts cars.

>> No.1648664

>>1646688
Build a headache rack. Build one that slips into the back like they use for hauling pipe and shit. Make the top like 8' 2" so you can throw sheets up and leave the back 2 uprights to hold them.

I'll draw a pic or take one of mine tomorrow

I'm retarded and cant properly explain it but I used a mazda b2300 to haul 10 sheets of 3/4" plywood at a time>>1646688

>> No.1648665

>>1646586
it's a lot harder for citidots to learn this shit but i learned some of the basic shit growing up on a farm and the rest is mostly trial and error. it does depend what type of learner you are tho, some can just read a lot of shit and pick up a lot while others like me need to be hands on. sure you're gonna fuck up and it's gonna cost you a good bit but each time you fuck up you'll learn from it so in the long run it works out.

the days of fathers teaching their sons are long fucking gone

>> No.1648666

>>1646689
Planned obsolescence and shit balls trash mopar Chrysler whatever

>> No.1648668

>>1647188
But
...


Ffs nevermind

>> No.1648671

>>1646648
jeeps are such fucking garbage. my mother has a 2011 and that cock sucker is constantly needing something fixed. also what's with modern cars having the fucking voltage regulator built into the PCM with ZERO fucking protection? fucking alternator takes a shit and sends a surge directly into the PCM so rather then simply replacing a $200 part you end up spending $1000+ to replace the fucking PCM which of course can only be programmed by the dealer so you have to go there and let some teenage cock sucker they call a "tech" rape your asshole

>> No.1648673

>>1647202
THIS IS NO FUCKING JOKE.

>read rich dad poor dad
>read other books
>dont stop until you are rich

Then pay a drunk subcontractor

>> No.1648674

>>1647219
Agreed. Shove it bruh

>> No.1648675

>>1647263
Wood shop, metal shop, small engine repair for ffs.

>> No.1648679

>>1647285
The simple life ain't so bad. Nothing I miss more than metal shop in my class of 12. Or building forts with the other 4 kids in town.

Not him but I grew up on the line of this shit.

I feel bad for all of us. From jerking my dick to VHS like a fucking pilgrim and watching perfectly acceptable members of society be ruined by shitholes just like this site and vidya.

>> No.1648680

>>1647422
BRUH JUNKYARD WARS

>> No.1648681

>>1647672
All I ever learned was how to hold the flashlight wrong.

>if you can see I caint

Oh, well fuck me I guess

>> No.1648686

i n t e r n e t

>> No.1649352

>>1646586
First you do your selected task, then you seek information to better understand and perform that task, with consistent application you'll get there.

>> No.1649361

>>1646586
It's called experience my hands have scars all over the place of doing things wrong but you will never step in the same hole twice

>> No.1649471

>>1649361
KEK. Yup.

>knuckles means wear your gear because mutherfuckers can't drive
>hard to see bottom left I was about 8.
Anon you can play with the propane torch but dont be melting that fucking hand cleaner bottle or other plastic shit.
>k dad
15 minutes latter
>6 pop bottles and hand cleaner jar on fire. Poling at it with a welding rod. Flick fire balls like Dragon Ball Z.
>toss in another bottle with a cap. Small pop. Hot plastic burn baby.
Fuckin told you anon...
>right side. Military smoke bombs explode when tossed in a fire...

>> No.1649472
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>>1649471

>> No.1649486

>>1646586
poverty

>> No.1649638

>>1647205
>>1647213
I just chose wrong country to be born in, right? You know, it just happens in glorius Slav-land

>> No.1649914

>>1647015
Brakes pads are a recurring right of passage for most diy stories. It's pretty simple but the fear of killing yourself and the passengers keeps the fearful behind the paywall. As a handyman I make a good chunk of my pay from tv wall mounts. The simple ones are just 2 level lag bolts into studs then two follow up bolts. It takes 20 minutes in good condition and you can bill 50-120 easy.

>> No.1649916

>How do you guys know all of this stuff?
google.com

>> No.1650196

>>1648681
Hahahahaha

>> No.1650227

>>1648046
are you future me, beans?
cause that’d be cool beans

>> No.1650229

>>1650227
c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-coool b-b-beans beans beans

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1650768

Use your head.

>>1647033
>the parents all seem to be computer geeks
The computer illiteracy of the average adult is astounding, to be honest.

>>1647422
>watching HGTV with Mom and How It's Made with Dad
Good feel.

>> No.1650960

>>1646586
/diy/ isn't one person. I could answer with certainty ~5% of questions posted here, and it's the same with most other posters.
In general, people don't reply to threads they are clueless about, and those that do get shit on by the community and soon stop.

If you want to learn, start your own projects and Google problems you encounter, and lurk /diy/

>> No.1651323

>>1646597
Best advice in this thread

>> No.1651761

>>1646586
>Tools
Growing up around a family that owns/uses all different tools.
Working in different factories that use all different tools depending on the product they are making.
Youtube
Websites with guides.
Manuals (if any) that came with the tool.
>Tech
Youtube
Tearing shit apart and putting it back together.
Forums, Wikis, etc.
Figuring shit out on my own.
>How to fix shit
You get the point from reading this.

>> No.1652807

>>1648660
Reading the word Serpentine Belt gives me fucking Raeg and flashbacks to that time the one in my Fiesta popped and I tried for HOURS to get it back on

The mechanic who got it on had to fucking heat and bend a piece of metal to get that shit on

TL;DR Fuck Ford and their specialist tools

>> No.1652824

>>1646586
by doing. by my self usually. hence diy

my philosophy is if someone else can do i, why cant i? if i have any one skill its learning quickly so im confident that given enough time, i can learn anyway. armed with that, im never scared to tackle a new problem

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>>1652807
I have pic related on my wishlist. Transverse engines make a couple jobs easier, but lots of common stuff becomes a pain in the ass. Had to take the passenger wheel splash guard off to get my belt on last time, was a pain in the ass doing it by myself because I had to go under the car and line it up then come back up over the engine bay and stick my arm way down in there to try and get it around all the pulleys. I could maybe do it all from the top with a tool like this, at the very least it would make some of the middle pulleys easier to get to.

>> No.1653157

>>1650768
i think they're overreacting a little bit in this pic

>> No.1653159

>>1652807
It's not just Ford, bud. Every modern car is like this, tight as fuck, needing to disassemble half the engine to get to what you want