/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[post yer project thread No.870465]

build anything lately /diy/?

[Anonymous No.870466]

>>870465

[Anonymous No.870467]

>>870466
Concrete mantel piece in the making

[Anonymous No.870469]

>>870467

[Anonymous No.870471]

>>870469

[Anonymous No.870473]

>>870471
flipping it over was scary. 130lbs, didn't want it to crack under it own weight

[Anonymous No.870476]

>>870473
hollow center to save weight
3/4" wire chase

[Anonymous No.870481]

>>870476
Wet Polisher with diamond polishing discs ranging from 50-3000 grit

[Anonymous No.870482]

>>870481
Started with 50 to expose any hidden air bubbles

[Anonymous No.870484]

>>870482
Voids are caused from air bubbles that weren't properly vibrated from the concrete.

[Anonymous No.870486]

>>870484
aggregate is exposed, time to fill the voids

[Anonymous No.870488]

>>870486
Poked holes in a container lid to separate the cement and fine sand from the aggregate.

[Anonymous No.870490]

>>870488

[Anonymous No.870491]

>>870490
voids filled

[Anonymous No.870492]

>>870491
wrapped with plastic to prevent slurry from drying prematurely. Concrete hardens through a process called hydration, meaning it has to say wet to cure properly.
that's all for today.

[Anonymous No.870502]

>>870465
What is it? I'll post some pics tomorrow when I go back in the garage.

[Anonymous No.870505]

>>870502
it's a mantel piece.
a shelf that goes on top of a fireplace

[Anonymous No.870642]

>>870505
Whats a fireplace?

[Anonymous No.870661]

>>870642
A place for fire. What's google? Image search that shit. You know what they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

[Anonymous No.870664]

>>870642
Its where santa clause breaks and enters your house to drink spoiled milk and stale cookies

[Anonymous No.870899]

Does anyone know of a sealer that achieves a dark wet look??
I know there's a concrete countertop guy lurks /diy/ sometimes, you there concrete guy???
ARE YOU THERRREE????? :^)

[Anonymous No.870975]

>>870899
If he shows up I need to ask him some advice, I plan on doing this in a house I'm buying

[Anonymous No.870978]

>>870899
The guy who always posts his coffee table? I think this might be his thread.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Eagle-5-gal-Gloss-Coat-Clear-Wet-Look-Solvent-Based-Acrylic-Concrete-Sealer-EUC5/203075969

I've used this on a patio before. Makes it look wet. Not sure how it will look on polished concrete though.

[op No.871118]

>>870978
That sealer makes the surface look glossy, but did it significantly deepen the color as if it was actually wet?
I read that water based acrylic doesn't accomplish this.

[op No.871121]

>>870975
I've done a few other concrete projects, maybe I could help you

[Anonymous No.871425]

>>871121
I've did concrete before, but stuff like pavement repair or filling in after taking up a basement for sewage pipe extension. The stuff I did don't need to look good. What are things I need to focus on for concrete counter tops. I plan on casting it on top of the cabinets because they wrap around the wall and I don't want to have seams. It seems from what I read 2 inch thickness is the norm, can i do 1 1/2 inch instead. I'm going to be building new cabinets as well because the ones in right now are 70s as duck, and not in a good way. How much stronger do the new cabinets have to be to support the counter top? I was considering using a concealed galvanized pipe assembly to actually bear the load instead of the cabinets. Is that overkill?

[Anonymous No.871431]

>>871425
The stuff I've done before didn't need to look good, the counter top does*

I'm half asleep

[op No.871526]

>>871425
>can i do 1 1/2 inch instead
2 problems with going that thin
1.the rebar and wire mesh can creating an effect known as Ghosting. google it.
2.Most sacs of concrete say minimum of 2" inch right on the bag. Aggregate shouldn't exceed 1/3 of slab thickness.
>I plan on casting it on top of the cabinets because they wrap around the wall and I don't want to have seams
That's known as 'cast in place'. You'll have to trowel the finish by hand. There's a few good tuts on youtube for this.
>How much stronger do the new cabinets have to be to support the counter top?
An additional plywood backer may be needed. Galvanized pipe would be overkill. Some consideration should be given to the floor joists depending on the weight of the slab and the age of the house.
pic related took 6 80lbs sac; concrete is HEAVY.
Best book on the topic is Concrete Countertop by Fu-Tung Cheng

[op No.871530]

also, got the mantel installed today.
laid it in a bed of thinset tile mortar
the melamine insert expanded and caused a piece to crack off in an inconspicuous area, but I plan to use an epoxy glue to reattach.

[Anonymous No.871789]

>>871530
Nice looks good.

I beefed up my work bench a little. The top bowed down and stuff kept falling off the sides.

[Anonymous No.871791]

>>871789
I built up a frame so the plywood would be more level and added some walls to the shelves

[Anonymous No.871792]

>>871791
Added the hardware

[Anonymous No.871794]

>>871792
Framed up some cabinets. I ended up adding a board to the middle of the frame to make it sturdier. The door is the same plywood as the walls, thin stuff so not too much weight. The trim is actually baseboard stuff, it was cheaper than actual cabinet trim and looks the same to me.

[Anonymous No.871795]

>>871794
aaand done. Forgot to mention I raised the overall height to fit the funky wall angle thing where the stairs are in the house. It feels a little high now but I can deal with it. Height also works well with the stripe. The cabinet walls are nice to have too, I can lean stuff against them for added storage space in the middle Total cost to beef it up was $60.

[Anonymous No.871844]

>>871530
That looks sick as fuck OP nice job dude. It seems like it was actually really fun to make too.

[Anonymous No.871850]

>>870488
>mélange à béton
feltchez la vache
nice block of concrete btw.

[Anonymous No.871874]

>>871526
you could have filled up the buttom side with some material, so its not completely massive concrete

also i dont think concrete is so ideal for a countertop, if you ever break the surface it gets brittle doesnt it?

[Anonymous No.871914]

>>870899
I'm a tiler that often fixes polished stone, I use a few different sealers, but a colour intensifier does a good job, I use Lithofin and LTP sealers. LTP also have a polished porcelain and stone sealer.

[Anonymous No.871918]

>>871792
>>871795
Nice. Did you find it hard to adjust those frame hinges for the doors?

[Anonymous No.871922]

>>871914
You're just the guy i'm looking for
Is the colour intensifier a sealer as well?

[Anonymous No.871964]

>>870465
I ruined by desk.
Does that count?

[Anonymous No.871965]

>>871964
only if you fix it

[Anonymous No.871981]

>>871965
I tried, but the top is irreparable blemished. Need to buy and fit a new wooden top for it.

[Anonymous No.872015]

>>871981
you could sand the blemish if solid wood or veneered

[Anonymous No.872217]

Built this for mum

[Anonymous No.872218]

>>872217

[Anonymous No.872220]

>>872218
> close lid
> pens fall from jars
> knife falls from lid

6/10 apply yourself anon

[Anonymous No.872285]

>>872015
It's too deep, i had to put some selfmade wood-filler into it.

[Anonymous No.872286]

>>872217
shes never gonna fit in that

[Anonymous No.872326]

>>872286
That's what the saw is for.

[Anonymous No.872339]

>>872326

Mitre box is too small for accurate cuts of her limbs.

5/10.

[Anonymous No.872384]

>>872339
that's what the hammer is for

[op No.872428]

>>870465
built an end table today

[op No.872431]

>>872428

[Anonymous No.872437]

>>870491

Dammit OP, everyone knows that you fill concrete voids with glow in the dark resin.

[Anonymous No.872538]

>>872217
Looks good

>>872431
Reminds me of something you'd see at a beach house made of drift wood

>>871918
The doors were pretty easy to adjust since the hinges allowed for a lot of small correction in the fitment pic related. I also added magnetic holder things on the top left/right of the doors to keep them closed. Also added washers to the handle screws to make sure they didn't screw through the thin plywood.

[Anonymous No.872539]

>>872538
Here's the inside of the magnetic grabbers that keep the doors closed. I wasn't sure how perfect I could make the doors and I was afraid they could naturally swing open a bit if they weren't perfect. Turns out they stay closed just find without them but I added them anyway so if I'm banging on something I don't have to hear the doors open/shut a little each time. Worked out pretty well.

[Anonymous No.872600]

>>872220
nope.
everything stays. nice try though

[Anonymous No.872634]

Building a sauna. Its my biggest project yet and first "building". Painted it today(old pic)

[Anonymous No.872820]

Built a spirit bomb lamp, someone on here actually gave me the idea for it after making a thread about a month ago, I wonder if they ever made one..?

[Anonymous No.872822]

>>872820
Don't know why the fuck it decided to spin image, posting from phone so...

[Anonymous No.872834]

>>872822
Save image
Screenshot image
Upload the screenshot

[Anonymous No.872836]

>>872820
Looks pretty cool but if your over 25 you need to get rid of it or sell it

[Anonymous No.872838]

I built a miniature gasoline blowtorch out of scrap copper I had around. This was a proof of concept for a full size steel one I'll be making in the coming months.

[Anonymous No.872845]

>>872634
Infrared?

[Anonymous No.872881]

>>872836
I'm 32, why?
I made something I like from my childhood, it sits on a shelf..

[Anonymous No.872889]

>>872836
>Looks pretty cool but if your over 25 you need to get rid of it or sell it
You should never base what you like on what you're 'supposed to'. Makes you looks weak and impressionable.

[Anonymous No.873090]

>>872845
Im thinking woodstove., dont have the amps for an electric one and Infrared ive heard are not so great, allthough i have no expirience with them

[Anonymous No.873105]

My roommates and I built a tiny forge in our back yard. Not the best design, but a good first step in the hobby.

[Anonymous No.873776]

Just a prototype. I think for the final one I'll use that material they use for school bag straps and plastic/metal clips, the final will also have the trim put back.

[Anonymous No.873778]

I have a dream to work in male sex toy engineering and development. Are there any types of degrees I should pursue or should I just start building stuff and sticking my dick in it?

[Anonymous No.873780]

>>873778
degree in material sciences

[op No.873784]

>>873776
that's actually a bretty good invention, especially if you got a sub/amp back there.

[op No.873785]

>>873784
built a skate box yesterday

[op No.873786]

>>873785
glues two pieces of rail, grinded the seem for that buttery smoothness

[Anonymous No.873787]

>>873784
I wish I'd thought of it.

After some research, the material I was talking about is called "nylon strapping" and the clips are called "release buckles"

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-2-5-10-50Yards-Length-1Inch-25mm-Width-Strap-Nylon-Webbing-Strapping-Pick-/301636074429?var=&hash=item463ae93bbd

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5pcs-Metal-Curved-Side-Release-Buckle-For-Paracord-Bracelet-Dog-Collar-25mm-/231644379814?hash=item35ef14baa6

[Anonymous No.873788]

>>873786
buy a stick welder...

[op No.873791]

>>873788
I plan on taking some welding courses at the college eventually

[Anonymous No.873792]

>>873791
You should, I did a cert II in engineering. welding was some of the most fun I had there

[Anonymous No.873806]

I've made a box for planting lettuce and spinach today.
Tomorrow I'm going back to Lowe's to get
-UV resistant sealer (to coat both interior and exterior
- Relatively HDPE plastic sheeting to line the interior, preventing sealant from interacting with soil and providing additional waterproofing
- A staple gun if I can't find one in the garage
- Patio stones/bricks to take the wood off of the ground

This is my first foray into "woodworking" and actually making something with wood besides like a birdhouse I made with my dad when I was 9

Also I just got a soldering iron, solder, desoldering wick, a 3.5mm female jack, dremel, and I'm still waiting on my flux. I'm going to mod my Sony MDR 7056 to have a detachable cable after I fucked the original male jack.

I might go to goodwill or an electronics recyling place and look for shit to fix/repair as a hands on way to learn about electronics, because I've never fucked with the invisible death much before

Anyone got any tips/ideas for projects?

[Anonymous No.873825]

>>872431
10 for creativity
5 for aesthetics

Too much going on below that thin clear glass top. It would look better with a solid wood top, or maybe add a wood border to the glass top. Or try to reduce some of the necessary wood below.

[Anonymous No.873827]

[Anonymous No.873851]

>>873827

Tampon or a stickbomb

[Anonymous No.874065]

>>873806
Now build on from a pallet

[Anonymous No.874067]

>>870465
Did you put rebar inside it?

[Anonymous No.874071]

>>874065
???

It's made outta 2x4's

What are you suggesting I do

[Anonymous No.874073]

>>873825
meh, i'm happy with it. I was gonna band the glass with driftwood but I decided against it.
do appreciate the critique tho.

>>874067
Welded mesh only. I didn't have the depth for rebar and figured since it will spend its life fully supported and cemented atop a brick fireplace I wouldn't need it. Survived installation; should be fine.
>i didn't have an rebar on hand, was too lazy to go buy some

[Anonymous No.874281]

>>874071
The pic is misleading, it looks like it's 1x2's. Grab some pallets and make free planters. Those 2x4's can be the frame. Eh looks fine either way, just a suggestion to make a few for free

[Anonymous No.874291]

>>874281
Fuck, I get it now.

I would like to make some out of palettes but this raised bed is for lettuce, spinach, and whatever else I can think of so I wanted it to be made out thicker rot resistant wood (hem fir, cedar wasn't readily available and hem fir was much cheaper)

Today I slathered it in spar urethane and put a plastic lining around the interior,, now I shouldn't have to replace a board for at least half a decade.

Perhaps if I decide to make a non-vegetable raised bed I can use palettes instead of dropping $30 on the 2x4's

[Anonymous No.874373]

>>874281
Whats that you are growing ? Bit of a plantfag here.

[Anonymous No.874408]

>>873791
>>873792
>in my second week of C+G Lv1
>tutor talking about moving me into a Lv2 group
>never seen a welder before September
>can get a job with Lv2 qualification, saves me a year
it's fun, well worth it.

[Anonymous No.874425]

Fabricated a steel bed for desert camping

[Anonymous No.874437]

>>874425
>camping
>bed
>
OH MY FUCKING GOOD LORD JESUS FUCKING CRIST MOTHERFUCKING MOTHERFUCKER

[Anonymous No.874452]

>>874425

Do you often camp with the fucking forklift needed to move that too? Geez

[Anonymous No.874537]

>>874452

Holy fuck I lol'd

I was just thinking that.

>HEY GUISE LETS GO CAMPING. LETS LOAD UP THE TRACTOR TRAILOR WITH OUR 350LB BED WE MADE

[Anonymous No.874548]

>>872428
>>872431
This would be neat as fuck with elk antlers instead of driftwood

[Anonymous No.874574]

>>872834
Love this

[Anonymous No.874587]

Built a workbench a while ago...

[Anonymous No.874588]

And then turned it into a ping pong table!

Paint is a bit shit because I only had one night to do it and had to do it outside. It got wet because of the dew. I might redo the paint in the future.

[Anonymous No.874748]

>>874373
Not my pic just one I found online, they're growing bamboo. That stuff spreads like wildfire and the roots are crazy strong so best to keep it contained above ground

[Anonymous No.874776]

>>871844
I second this.
What was the spec on the concrete you used? I worked in industrial contracting for a while and all I cared about is strength. Mostly pouring high precision beds for large machines. It could be tedious work. But was fun too.

I'm curious if if you knew a place that mixed their own concrete if you could provide your own aggregate for them to mix in. Thought being, counter tops, or mantles in your case, are not under the regular loads that most concrete applications are under. So maybe an aggregate such as river rock or even broken colored glass... after polishing and sealing the effect may be nice

[Anonymous No.874857]

Made this thing for my mom

[Anonymous No.874897]

>>874857
Great job, looks fantastic, and such a sweet thing to do for your mom.

[Anonymous No.874916]

Built a basic axe sheath, not too bad for an early attempt at leather working.

[Anonymous No.874960]

>>874776
Quickrete 5000
5000 psi high early strength, the type used for commercial floors.

>>874857
looks good. you should plug the screw holes with dowel

[Anonymous No.874991]

>>874897
I''m not sure if you are pretending that i am a child.. but thanks..i guess?

>>874960
Thanks man, i sunk(?) the screws in, i cant plug them with dowels but i dont mind, looks nice like this imo.

gonna slap some tung oil on it.

[Anonymous No.875157]

>>874537
> I'd carry it on my pecker if keeps snakes/spiders/scorps off me

[Anonymous No.875165]

>>870465
Son of a bitch, I'm literally sketching a cast concrete nightstand right this very instant. Just a simple inverted U shape with a single drawer.

[Anonymous No.875169]

>>873776
>not using top shelf leather

Stay pleb.

[Anonymous No.875399]

>>870492

>all this effort on concrete

[Anonymous No.875512]

>>875399
crazy right?

[Anonymous No.875530]

Pretty much rebuilt this whole snowmobile.

[Anonymous No.875573]

In the middle of building a VT365. And my lawnmower. Needs new bearing on the mower it's tore down on my bench and the 6.0l is in the truck with the headstuds and headgaskets on. Just need the oil cooler intake gaskets and some other stuff along with the turbo kit that's sitting in my room right now as well as the turbo being in 50 pieces. Just finished up a 4l60e transmission last week. And before that just threw together a junkyard special for a guys truck. Chevy 350 with 300,000 miles on it new bearings and oil pump and just a refresh really. Threw together my pet project last month. 318 small block mopar with magnum heads roller cam conversion and some other fun stuff.

[Anonymous No.875701]

>>874437
>>874452
>>874537

The bed weighs 370 pounds . Four workers carried it out two miles into the desert where it is permanently installed on the client's forty acres .

Notice the surveyors tags under the bed . It is aligned to view the Perseid Meteor Shower . Very awesome viewing out in the desert .

Legs are 3" x 3" x 1/4" A500 Grade B tube .

Horizontals are 1/4" x 6" A36 .

Top is 1" x 1" x .120 stainless steel wire .

Cross members are 2" x 3" x .120 rectangle tubing 316 stainless steel

This is the second bed made and installed out in the desert for a client .

[Anonymous No.875802]

>>875573
y-you know this is an imageboard, r-right?

[Anonymous No.875849]

The first step of a furniture in my bathroom. The frame is made and solid, made of half lap joints, a few screws, and solid. Marine Plywood was used, beeing under the handwasher.

[Anonymous No.875850]

>>875849
looks like two blue pipes out of the wall but there seems to be some red where it connects to the flexi. what is going on

[Anonymous No.875870]

>>875701
>Four workers carried it out two miles into the desert
Jesus christ

[Anonymous No.875883]

>>875870
>Four mexicans carried it two miles into the desert

Better?

[Anonymous No.875901]

Today I was bored so I built a solar powered usb charger using some wire and a 5v voltage regulator (even though I'm not sure how much current does the panel generates). I'll test it in the next sunny day

[Anonymous No.875929]

>>873776
solid

[Anonymous No.875930]

>>873851
Why not both?

[Anonymous No.875931]

>>874916
that looks really good but isn't it jiggly? if you added a strap like pic related it might look complete and would be sturdier.

>>874588
>>874587
that's pretty cool man. is the bounce of the balls still good? what kind of wood? also did you make the net or just bought it at a dollar store or something?

>>873105
you smelt anything in it yet? doesn't look like it'll hold any heat

>>872838
that's fucking badass. reminds me of a steampunk figurine i have. how do you get the gasoline to come out so strong? is it really ALL copper or is there a pump mechanism?

>>872820
>>872834
coolest thing in this thread imo.

>>872538
>>871795
cute cabinets. those doors are really flush. in my experience hanging cabinet doors has always been a major pain.

>>875901
i think you'll actually be surprised how much power that thing produces. i have a tiny 1x1" solar panel and it makes a motor spin really fucking fast whenever it's in sunlight.

[Anonymous No.876113]

>>870476
Did you use a premix concrete or did you make a custom mix?

[Anonymous No.876296]

>>876113
premix

[Anonymous No.876436]

>>871530
this thread is awesome, yet I wonder how didn't you take notice that melamine is by far not the best choice for insert material because it would expand badly by soaking up the water from the concrete

[Anonymous No.876442]

>>873825
>Too much
a matter of personal taste really. I find this massive chaos beautiful.

[Anonymous No.876448]

>>870505
>mantel piece
>concrete
why? does it fit with the interior? it looks thick for just a mantel piece. why not just wood?

honest questions. i would like to see it in place, maybe itll change my mind

[Anonymous No.876469]

>>876436
Melamine is waterproof so it can't soak water from the concrete. My mistake was leaving in the insert while I wet polished, then leaving it overnight.
Next time I'll wait the extra day and pop in the insert out first. I got lucky this time though

[Anonymous No.876529]

>>876469
the edges of your retina are more sensitive to low light levels. in the army they taught us that at night, you scan the area by looking above where you're actually looking, because things are brighter out of the corner of your eyes. and it works. so i'd say its true.

[Anonymous No.876542]

>>876529
wrong thread bro

[Anonymous No.876680]

Beginning of garden-wall-project

[Anonymous No.876694]

you guys seem to know a lot about concrete but I recently read about polished concrete. Can any concrete be polished to a very high shine or is the concrete that can be polished some kind of fancy mix?

[Anonymous No.876696]

Just one word of warning about heavy concrete mantle pieces. Many many children each year are killed by these things because they were not fitted properly

https://palemoon.start.me/search/google?q=child%20killed%20by%20mantle%20piece&p=1&r=126710

If you do not toe these things into the brickwork properly they can kill people when the fittings fail

[Anonymous No.876697]

>>876696
oops try this
https://www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=Plv9Va79DfOq8wfMuYvAAg&gws_rd=ssl#q=child+killed+by+mantelpiece

[Anonymous No.876698]

>>876696
>>876697
if you build this stuff and it kills someone you can be imprisoned for manslaughter by negligence

[Anonymous No.876816]

>>876694
Any can be polished to a high shine through wet polishing.
google terrazzo

[Anonymous No.876832]

>>870465
what is with all the poop?

[Anonymous No.876862]

>>871118
Sealer will accomplish this look on some finished surfaces for given amounts of time. Depending on wear it can be up to a year - 2, then simply reseal. Use a typical exposed concrete surface as a reference. Generally grinding like OP has done isn't typical though. Spraying a brown sugar/ water solution and power spraying/ mild scrubbing will produce a much refined and cleaner look while the concrete is curing 2-4 hours after pouring.
7 years finishing concrete.

[Anonymous No.876898]

>>873780
No , I think the dick thing is valid

[Anonymous No.876902]

Custom stair railing, this time no swoops and or knotty alder for people to bitch about. I hate working with maple, takes forever to plane,cut and sand.

[Anonymous No.876921]

>>876902
Nice

[Anonymous No.876935]

>>876902
I like it, looks good

[Anonymous No.876942]

I made myself a 'floating' bed a while back.
The base is hidden underneath the floor and the rear uprights behind the bedside tables giving the floating illusion.

[Anonymous No.876956]

I'm making my yard, does that count? Taking out zoysia by hand; every last root. Tilling and composting next week. Sodding the following week.

[Anonymous No.876989]

>>873806
bro i work with plastic daily im a plastics recycler. go with LDPE or MDPE. it is much easier to form for your box. and make sure you use frac melt LDPE. Injection just blows bad... very pouris

[Anonymous No.877004]

>>876942

That thing just looks like a recipe for a collapse within about a year or so of use, especially if you fuck people on it

[Anonymous No.877008]

>>877004
I can jump up and down on it and it barely deflects at all.
It's bolted down to a concrete floor so it has some decent footings.

[Anonymous No.877012]

>>877008

It just seems like 3 support beams on one side and one in the middle only just isn't enough for long term use in a bed.

Maybe I'm wrong.

I'm still finding new ways to be baffled at how strong some materials happen to be.

Like simple wooden skids. How they can hold a fucking tonne of material is beyond me, but they sure as fuck do.

[Anonymous No.877015]

>>877012
I'm a structural engineer and steel fabricator by trade.
It's the central piece of steel with the support leg that does all the work. I designed it so that it can withstand the torsion from the outer sections rather than rely on the legs at the back.

[Anonymous No.877016]

>>876956
>Sodding
All respect lost. Plant a veggie garden or flowers or something. Its not 1958 anymore. Having a patch of grass that does nothing and that you have to mow and scrap dog shit off of isn't required anymore.

[Anonymous No.877021]

>>877016
You do if you have an easement or you want clearance for like a truck to be able to reverse up your driveway.

[Anonymous No.877056]

>>877016

Actually, dipshit, grass does something. It reduces CO2 gases tremendously because of high growth rate and leaf density.

>in b4 that's negated by mowing it

It's not.

[Anonymous No.877072]

>>877056
If you're in the south western US desert you are literally worse than hitler.

If you live somewhere where you regularly get rain and haven't been in a drought for 30 years, carry on.

[Anonymous No.877090]

>>877012

[Anonymous No.877092]

>>877090
That has another dimension, the bed it a flat platform that house has height to it.

[Anonymous No.877108]

Built this little folding table for my Weber. Saw the idea on the net somewhere.

Going to replace the shitty thin plywood with something nicer eventually, replace the threaded rod with a thicker threaded rod and use a couple pipe clamps instead of zip ties for where the rod rests. Other than that I'm really happy with it.

[Anonymous No.877110]

>>877108

[None !STR4WB0SlE No.877111]

r8 my corbel.

[Anonymous No.877113]

>>877092
Same principal.
It's called a cantilever.
tubular steel/i beams are incredibly strong.

>>877108
>wood
>touching the bbq

gud1 u find that on pintrest?

[Anonymous No.877116]

>>877113
It's not though. It's connected to the insulated handle. It's hard to see but there's a gap between the ply and the bbq body.

[Anonymous No.877117]

>>876942
>>877015

Is that mild steel?
Is the mid support necessary?
I suppose the 90° weld could fatigue and snap? How much would you need to reinforce it? The bar itself is invincible right?

Anyway cool project. Thanks for sharing.

[Anonymous No.877170]

>>877072

Look at the picture. I'm obviously eastern woodlands.

[Anonymous No.877206]

>>877117
It is mild steel indeed. Grade S235 (I'm in the UK).
The mid support was needed so that the steel didn't go to a ridiculously large size, and since it won't be seen unless you lie on the floor it didn't bother me.
I'm not too worried about the welds to be honest. The loading of the bed is very small compared to the strength of the weld. Plus I'm a coded welder so I'm confident it's fully penetrated.
I wouldn't say invincible, but when I calculated & modeled it it could support just short of a ton evenly distributed, and over 250kg as a point load on one of the front corners. I'll never reach this amount of load, but it was designed for limited deflection

[Anonymous No.877665]

>>874425
don't lie, it's a grill for human sacrifices

[op No.877669]

new proj

[Anonymous No.877689]

>>877072
Nah, it also depends if you have an HOA.

Those are worse than Hitler when it comes to lawn management.

[Anonymous No.877719]

>>870465
Build an axe recently.

[Anonymous No.878004]

[Anonymous No.878007]

This fucking thing. I actually hate the cupboard, but the gf got it from her parents. So me being the pussy that I am installed it anyway. I improvised a bit and installed the wooden top and stone sink.

[Anonymous No.878009]

>>877719
Looks like the handle would break if you actually tried to hit something with it hard.

[Anonymous No.878031]

made slot together pyramid garden planter from the reclaimed Pallet timbers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipQLy-0Pfag

[Anonymous No.878034]

>>878031
Something went wrong.
http://cdn.instructables.com/F7F/8VAR/HAQ30D33/F7F8VARHAQ30D33.LARGE.jpg

[Anonymous No.878037]

>>875931
The bounce of the balls is pretty much right on what it should be (23cm from a 30cm height). I used a 4x8 sheet of mdf. The net was $20 at walmart and folds back into itself and comes with 2 paddles and 3 balls. The whole top is designed to come off (2 bolts, 2 wingnuts) so that I can use my workbench again

[Anonymous No.878045]

>>872428
>>872431

[Anonymous No.878052]

>>878007
that's sick
I made something similar a while ago in a flip house but the faucet came out of the wall

[Anonymous No.878947]

ive got two weeks off of work, i need to find stuff to do with my time. Picked up some 2x6 and 2x4's going to make myself a basic work bench.

[Anonymous No.879001]

>>878009
It didn't. It's a hickory axe handle.

[Anonymous No.879020]

r8 my 4x8 firewood shed? Frame is totally free scrap wood and siding is white oak log slab scraps, also free. Roofing is ordered and arriving this friday, red steel. So after the stain, screws holding it together, and the roofing... about 100 bucks.
After this winter I'm prolly gonna put a 8x10 leanto on the front of it for a place to put my anvil.

[Anonymous No.879076]

>>879020

Seems Legit

[Anonymous No.879079]

>>873090
iron woodstoves are god tier for a sauna

[Anonymous No.879418]

>>876902
looks clean but you should use the money you made and invest in some machines that won't have you complaining about average hardwood

[Anonymous No.879540]

>>876989
>frac melt LDPE
Thanks for the advice but I've already made it. I just used some heavy duty drop sheeting from the hardware store and used a stape gun with galvanized steel staples to attach to the interior. I'm not looking for a completely waterproof, rotproof box either, I'll probably build a lighter and more interesting one once I move outta this place.

I appreciate the expert advice though, when I have more disposable income I'll probably use it for my next raised bed. I only knew that HDPE is safe for food and doesn't leech chems into the soil.

[Anonymous No.879929]

>>870465
Made a workbench, bottom shelf is actually a big piece of foam, with a thick coat of liquid fiberglass, and is really lightweight.

[Anonymous No.879930]

Bench for my front porch, for hanging out on when I need to be hanging out on my front porch. Not my design.

[Anonymous No.879945]

>>879930
amazing how much nicer things look when you don't make them out of pallets

[Anonymous No.879956]

>>879945
That's what everyone on my street has. Pallet furniture as far as the eye can fucking see.

[Anonymous No.880001]

>>879930
>TRIGGERED

but very cool. saved

[Anonymous No.880018]

>>879076
A good or bad legit?

[Brick Shithouse No.880029]

>>870465 Just wrapped up a major land clearing project.

[Brick Shithouse No.880031]

>>880029

This is before... but the entire dam was grown over... just finished tonight at dusk!

[Anonymous No.880071]

>>880001
Clearly moved to avoid hitting the other screw. Were I making something with a similar conflict, I would angle the pilot holes a bit and keep the heads in line.

[Anonymous No.880156]

>>880001
Chill out. It's symmetrical with the screw on the other chair

[Anonymous No.880270]

>>880071
In the future, I'll just mortise and tenon the supports. No screws in the way means no problem.

[Anonymous No.880274]

>>872428
Damn that is cool looks fantastic.

[Anonymous No.880277]

>>874587
Looks like you constructed your own legs and if so how (pipe)? Because I made a workbench also, it is on this thread as well, got the legs free, but was going to make another workbench and goggled workbench legs for sale, they cost some money actually a rip off. BTW you workbench is awesome but looks heavy.

[Anonymous No.880292]

>>880270
Screws are better though.

[Anonymous No.880371]

>>875930
>Why not both?
Because that tampon would harm the delicate uterine wall with those those rough end edges, string looks nasty as fuk, and obviously made for a female giant at that large size.

[Anonymous No.880396]

>>873827
IT's a clock.

[Anonymous No.880497]

>>880371

[Anonymous No.880499]

>>880396
Kek

[Anonymous No.880515]

whatcha think?

[Anonymous No.880517]

>>880515
> they're still posting it

I can't imagine how bad it must feel to be this assmad about things.

[Anonymous No.880524]

>>880517
I guess you didn't actually build a clock when you were 14 anon. And you didn't get to go to mit or meet the president.

You were white and everyone just thought, alright. Great, an averagely smart white kid

[Anonymous No.880532]

>>880524
>no, you don't understand! something good happened to not me and it's UNJUST!

[Anonymous No.880535]

>>880524
> confirmed for assmad

Anything to distract you from the totalitarian shithole America continues to become I guess.

[Anonymous No.881379]

>>873776
why dont you just lay your board griptape faced down... it wont roll over unless you make a terrible stop...

[Anonymous No.881402]

>>880499
You are an idiot KEK mother fucker.

[Anonymous No.881406]

>>879418

I'm just the hourly shmuck. Im more complaining about the time it takes it get it from rough cut to a dimensional size. And we're talking still got band saw marks/bark on the entire board and having put your own straight line on it.

[Anonymous No.881416]

>>876902

Is it already finished with urethane or varathane? Also, fucking horizontal rails. Feel sorry for the kid who climbs that and breaks his neck.

[Anonymous No.881446]

>>880018
Good, don't see anything wrong with it.

[Anonymous No.881536]

>>874452
Haven't laughed that hard in weeks

[Anonymous No.881548]

>>881379
I'm bored and starved for DIY projects

[Anonymous No.881766]

>>880497
Jeez.. when will all the anon's that utilize autism as a retaliatory retort to a post get more creative in their insults and it is lame as well.

[Anonymous No.881878]

>>881766
Autism is extremely accurate on 4chins.

[Anonymous No.881908]

>>881766
Autist detected

[Anonymous No.881921]

>shitting up top quality /diy/ threads

[Anonymous No.882159]

>>879079
Dumb question, but is there any danger of damaging the oven with water? Thinking about making a frame around the oven and filling it w stone

[Anonymous No.882224]

>>881878
>Autism is extremely accurate on 4chins.
But it is lame to be such a dullard, but quite appropriate for you anon 4.chins.

[Anonymous No.882226]

>>881921
>Autist detected

[Anonymous No.882240]

Enclosure I am working on for a model I am building. Cut on my heavily modified chinese k40 laser cutter/engraver.

[Anonymous No.882249]

>>882240
model of?

[Anonymous No.882265]

>>882240
Not gonna lie...
heard the Hunger Games theme when I saw that logo.

[Anonymous No.882335]

>>882224
Case in point.

[Anonymous No.882794]

>>875849
' finished my cabinet.
A mistake made, using some - mostly pine color - wooden paste and need to find a wooden pen to color this before applying a protecting coat.
It's made of beech and angouma.

[Anonymous No.882795]

>>882794
also did this during the period, from picture to frame.

[Anonymous No.882887]

Not terribly impressive, but my wife will never lose her keys again.

I think.

[Anonymous No.882891]

>>882887

dude are u serious? why would anyone have that piece of wood in their pockets, besides its super ugly.

its just inconvenient to have that triangular wood piece attached to the keys... fuck sake

[Anonymous No.882899]

>>882887
Why not just use the existing key ring and loop it on an open eye hook?

[Anonymous No.882927]

>>882887

I like it.

The middle key could fit better but its a cute idea.

[Anonymous No.882972]

>>882927
I had actually intended for all 3 to sit low. The plan was to use the cutout pieces, but I lost that 3rd piece when my chisel sent it across the garage.

[Anonymous No.882982]

>>876942
i'm never helping you move...

[Anonymous No.882983]

>>877669
worlds largest mancala board?

[Anonymous No.882987]

>>882249
I-401 from Arpeggio of Blue Steel. It looks like the WW2 I-400 subs that Japan fielded.

Weeaboo crap basically.

[Anonymous No.882991]

Made this, I still need a final sanding and a coat of varnish

[Anonymous No.883004]

Wlan antenna for 2400Mhz frequency, works great. Ofc didnt invent it, just built myself.

[Anonymous No.883057]

>>882887
that's awesome
>>883004
What's it used for?

[Anonymous No.883088]

>>883004
nice bending. Do you have some wavelength dissipation representation of its ?
Which sort of metal do you used for the antena ?
Can you picture a bit closer the pivots ?

[Anonymous No.883090]

>>883088
answering alone, found this
http://www.lecad.fs.uni-lj.si/~leon/other/wlan/biquad/

[Anonymous No.883095]

>>883057
>What's it used for?
stealing people's mail?

[Anonymous No.883262]

>>883088
Thanks, bending is handmade, was afraid its gonna end skewed but i printed 1:1 scale scheme and bended it on top of paper, worked nice. Everything about wave propagation is in pdf. I used aluminium sheet 1mm for reflector and silver platted copper wire 1,4mm diameter for antenna.
www.qsl . net/yu1aw/ANT_VHF/quados.pdf

[Anonymous No.883264]

>>883088
Thanks, bending is handmade, was afraid its gonna end skewed but i printed 1:1 scale scheme and bended it on top of paper, worked nice. Everything about wave propagation is in pdf. I used aluminium sheet 1mm for reflector and silver platted copper wire 1,4mm diameter for antenna.
www.qsl . net/yu1aw/ANT_VHF/quados.pdf
not sure what do you mean pivot but here goes

[Anonymous No.883390]

>>882240
Ziet er goed uit léon

[Anonymous No.883414]

>>880292