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Helpful links:
https://sites.google.com/site/diyelmo/ (archived)
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/ I can't find an answear to my issue anywhere.
both of my earphone cables got fucked up so i decided to basically connect 2 diffrent cables together to somehow keep them alive, cables are both 2 pin 0.78 but WHY THE FUCK ONE GOT 4 WIRES AND ANOTHER GOT 2
Im going fucking ape shit rn, i already cut the cables and wtf do i do now.
Ohhh and i plan on just twisting right wires together and covering them with some silicone i found. Please help me, i definitely cant afford newer ones:C 
I'm a street musician and one of the most annoying parts about it is how many people take pictures or videos but don't tip. It's just my opinion that if you're going to Take something, you should leave something, especially the guys who have fancy cameras and annoyingly take 40 pictures from all kinds of angles, which is doubly awful cause then other people feel like they're intruding if they have to get in his frame to tip.
I don't like how they get to benefit from my presence and not support it in kind, to put it in perspective I play violin and dress up like km from the Baroque era, I understand why they want pictures, j don't understand why they don't support my efforts.
Calling them out works sometimes but it's annoying and I have to stop playing to tell a guy he's too close and should have some decency and support the arts.
So I want to figure out a way to ruin their pictures until they tip.
I was thinking something like infrared lights on a bracelet, unseen to the human eye but would appear as a artifact to a digital one.
That or maybe something with mirrors.
Any ideas are welcome, thanks in advance. Found 2 leaks this morning in my hot water pex line. one pinhole, one larger and significant pinhole. only 32 degrees last night. What's the best way to fix them? do I replace all my pex lines? I'm reading online that uponor red and blue pex are trash 
Shitty Manual Mosaic Editon
Last Thread: >>2885840
>Your print failed? Go to:
www.simplify3d.com/support/print-quality-troubleshooting
>Calibrate your printer.
teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html
If that doesn't help you solve your problems, post:
>A picture of the failed part
>Printer make & model
>Filament type/brand
>Slicer & slicer settings
>What printer should I buy? [52/40/10 :detadpU tsaL]
Do your own research, but if you gotta ask; just buy whatever Bambu fits your budget.
DIY: reprap.org/wiki/
SLA: >>>/tg/3dpg
>Where can I get things to print?
www.thingiverse.com/
thangs.com/
printables.com/
grabcad.com/
www.yeggi.com/
cults3d.com/
www.stlfinder.com/
google.com/
T*legr*m
>What CAD software should I use?
Free to anyone: FreeCAD, Fusion360, Onshape, TinkerCAD,
Free to me: Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Solidworks, Rhino, Solid Edge
Autistic /g/oobers: OpenSCAD, OpenJSCAD, CadQuery
Participation medal entries: PTC Creo, Solvespace
Mesh free-forming and modeling: Blender
Architects: Sketchup
>What slicer should I use?
For everyone: Cura, PrusaSlicer, BambuStudio for Bambu owners.
For enthusiasts: SuperSlicer, OrcaSlicer
For autists: Pleccer/SuperPleccer, Kiri:Moto, FullControl
Legacy Pastebin (Last updated 1782 days ago): pastebin.com/AKqpcyN5
#362 
In /rcg/ we discuss anything & everything remote controlled - multirotors, fixed wing, cars, rovers, helis, boats, submarines, battlebots, lawnmowers, etc.
>How do I get started with racing drones?
https://oscarliang.com/mini-quad-racing-guide/
https://www.fpvknowitall.com/ultimate-fpv-shopping-list/
> How to build a racing drone (16 part video series from Joshua Bardwell)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoDb7WF6c8mWARrcxtX_G6yytK7QFHID
>What about planes?
https://www.flitetest.com/
>What about aerial photography, is DIY viable?
Buy a DJI if what you actually want is to take good photos/videos, go DIY if what you actually want is a fun project.
>I want a cheap RC training plane that is turnkey.
XK Beaver
Eachine Wing Dragon
OMPHobby T720
Hobbyzone Champ (used only)
>I want a good FPV fixed wing platform.
ZOHD Drift
Sonicmodell AR Wing
Finwing Albabird
>I want a basher fixed wing model for doing crazy shit that is easily repairable.
RCFactory, Hacker and other similar profile models
>I want a dirt cheap drone to fly around my yard/garden
Syma X5C
>I want a dirt cheap drone to fly inside my house
Eachine E010/Hubsan X4
>What are some good YouTube channels for learning or fun?
Joshua Bardwell - https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaBardwell
Painless360 - https://www.youtube.com/@Painless360
Flite Test - https://www.youtube.com/@FliteTest
Peter Sripol - https://www.youtube.com/@PeterSripol
RCModelReviews - https://www.youtube.com/@RCModelReviews
Andrew Newton - https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewNewton
RCGutt - https://www.youtube.com/@rcgutt
RC Test Flight - https://www.youtube.com/@rctestflight
Think Flight - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkflight
Tail Heavy Productions - https://www.youtube.com/@TailHeavyProductions
Previous: >>2841917 how to stop ice build up? older natural gas furnace 
I want to DIY a mattress. Doesn't seem too hard to do. Mattresses are just layers of various materials on top of one another then sealed in a shell, and the various manufacturers will sell their layers online to anyone who wants to buy.
Pic related is a recipe someone recommends for a DIY mattress. Price comes out to $1150 after shipping for these parts for a queen, which is way cheaper than comparable mattresses -- the cheapest not total garbage mattress with latex comfort layers that I could find was about $2000.
>3" soft natural talalay latex (for comfort)
>1" medium natural talalay latex
>8" high quality pocket coils (for spinal alignment)
>1" firm foam (to protect the coils from the slats)
>zipper mattress cover to keep it all together
Anybody ever heard of someone doing something like this? Seems like a good idea, cut out the gigantic margins that mattress manufacturers bake into their goods, and if anything goes wrong I can just swap out a layer for a replacement or something else instead of dropping another huge stack of cash on a new mattress. this wood was absolute junk. some of it is on it's 3rd recycle use. the vertical supports were from a single, severely split & slightly rotted 2x8. the shelves are a recombination of leftovers from the shelving, trim & finish work from our house construction. about half of the screws were reclaimed as well. the red/white checkered cabinets were removed from a remodel job. we installed them 2 weeks ago.
had to do a little Welshman's engineering to move the electrical outlet over 3cm. extremely sturdy, able to stand on them. I "stair stepped" the corner shelves for maximum storage surface area.
Part of the wife's Solstice gifts. I will definitely see booba. 
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To begin: the project goal: I am working to make a series of humanoid robots. I am using a Biblical theme of naming the first 3 robots I make Adam, Eve, and Abel. The goal is for these robots to have human body inspired musculoskeletal systems, advanced AI, and that they look human and pass for human to a casual observer at least at a distance. They must be able to walk, talk, run, dance, do sports, do chores, manufacture products, and make more robots just like themselves if not even better. My aim is to build a single robot arm and head and then add sufficiently advanced AI to that arm and head to enable it to build the rest of its own body for me. This way I am delegating the work of building the majority of my first humanoid robot to that robot rather than doing that work myself - and this is to save me time.
In a like manner, my goal with the AI is to code just enough AI that the AI can begin coding itself and this way I don't have to code most of the AI myself because it will self create itself. I liken this to building a seed and that seed growing into a tree because for me to code that tree would take too long for me and just creating the seed would then save me time. 
I bought a used picrel blower recently and it's been working great, crazy strong, literally stronger than some gas blowers I've used, until I put fully charged batteries in it. it has a slider for adjusting power and a turbo button, which worked without problems on batteries without a single bar and lower charges, but when I put fully charged ones, it kept turning off half a second after engaging the turbo mode. when I discharged the batteries a bit it started to work normally again. seems like some surge protection or something.
I'm not even sure if it's a design issue or something wrong with the particular item I have, because there's not a lot discussion online about the brand, which is popular only in Europe (also has some rebrands, like Ozito in Australia ).
Is it fixable? I really don't want to return it, because I liked it a lot and got it in a bid twice as cheap as they usually sell for and a new one costs almost as much as Makita 36 or 40V blowers while being from a budget brand, so there's no point. My father wasn't around when I was growing up.
I thus have zero handy skills.
Please tell me what i should have been taught. How do I get keys copied/cut for one of these locks? My family owns a business and the landlord is clueless on how to get new keys.
Says do not duplicate, every key shop says no. If you eat at least six goats a year since we are assuming you slaughter and eat one goat every two months at the very least which means half a kilogram of meat a day and getting your other calories from milk and eggs, how many goats would you have to start with to make that happen? Probably at least thirty since you would get twelve a year if you let only three goats give birth every three months to not disrupt the milk production. But then you have to add the fact that it takes four months for the first birthing cycle to beging so you will half a year without ready for slaughter and breeding goats. So you technically will need around ten goats ready for slaughter every other month before being able to have self-sufficient process beging working as in four months pregnancy and nine months rising. Is that sound math or I'm missing something? >buy tv wall mount
>no studs where I want to mount it
>“oh well I’ll just buy some toggle bolts to anchor it into the drywall”
>1.5 years later tv is still mounted with toggle bolts and no issues
>stumble across multiple reddit threads today where every comment says to NEVER EVER mount a tv without anchoring it into studs
>some comments go so far as to advise people to put up plywood behind the drywall rather than just mount the tv using toggles
Did i get lucky or is reddit just full of retards who don’t know what they’re talking about? (illustrative image)
I usually urinate in a bucket
Is there anything I could produce from this? I'm looking for plans and ideas for a woodstove type heater for a 12x14 room. I've seen random bullshit posted in forums and YouTube. Can't make sense of any of it. I've also come across rocket heaters/stoves that are shown as the next coming of Christ but to me feels like a gimmick. What I'm looking for is tried and tested plans that don't burn your house down don't kill you in your sleep due to CO poisoning. And those could be either traditional stove type or rocket stove type. Also something that would burn efficiently without using a shit ton of wood. I need to burn it mainly for sleeping as I have a traditional mass heater in my living room. Any ideas ? I can weld and have access to basic metalwork tools, nothing fancy. Hello,
I have some outdoor events happening this year. usually i am sorting out the equipment myself but the biggest concern is resonance/vibrations making the needle jump off the vinyl record. i was thinking about ways to stopping that issue.
I thought about putting the table on top of something i will build myself.
the design is pic related.
sand filled in a frame, which then has a thick layer of rubber, on top of the sand, inside the frame, then put the table, on top of the rubber layer.
do you think this will work. there is a carnival happening so events systems will be loud. 
>job: Diesel Technician Trainee (but could be any other mechanical job I've applied to)
>doesn't even start for over 6 months
>you need 1 years experience in the thing the job is supposed to be training you to do before you get the job that trains you to do it
>list experience working on stuff with vehicles, small engines non professionally
>worked in manufacturing, job wasn't explicitly repairing equipment, but because everyone else was dumb or lazy I ended up being the go to guy for building jigs, repairing machines etc
>still don't get even a response
>repeat several times at several places
>often these are up for months
>even apply to be the lot sweeper
>nothing
Why is it so hard to find work? I've been taking apart and repairing things for probably 17 years at this point, done just about anything you could work on in the realm of what the average person has access to. I've watched heavy equip, machining videos for fun for years, I have a shop.
Do I need to change my name to Pajeet LarToiletsar, list my experience rebuilding engines on the side of the road in India and apply for an H1B to even get an email at this point?
Seems like the only hope of making 50k a year is just trying to start a handyman business at this point. While mostly keeping it how it is, that is.
I'm kinda intrigued by the idea of keeping the run-down look but trying to make it technically sound (fixing water damage, removing mold).
But I guess it's almost impossible because of mold. What should the sand, cement and water mix to plaster this wall hole?
This is result of water damage and I decided to fix it so I started hammering on it to remove the loose pieces and this is the end result.
Any advice is very much appreciated. post your brews. ask about brews. hops are for trannies.
previous thread: >>2867914 I'm making various body armors. Here is my current setup:
Torin Gray Porcelain Tile
Single layer of 18oz fiberglass
Torin Gray Porcelain Tile
Single layer of 18oz fiberglass
24 layers of 18oz fiberglass
All surrounded in 2 layers of 18oz fiberglass and cemented with 1 layer of 18oz fiberglass.
It survived 10 rounds of M855 from a 20" barrel at ~30 yards. Any anons experienced in flatscreen tv repair?
Model in question is a 2012 Phillips 46PFL8007/12
The Panel is always overlaying vertical lines of different color in random spacings, there are ~11 lines present.
Afaik the model is not prone to have the loose cables, so how do i diagnose this fault to the mainboard or the display? Mainboard spares are still available but rather pricey. Hello people... any full proof ways of 1. cleaning a shitter and 2. getting rid of cigarette smoke?
The toilet is "clean" but I cannot remove what looks to be rust/shit/whatever stuck at the bottom. I've tried vinegar to no avail. As for the smell of cigarette smoke, IDK how to remove it. I've heard baking soda and/or vinegar but how to apply it, etc. Jewgle is full of shit.
>pic unrelated $350 a year to keep my house as warm as I want. power outage? No problem. 10+ hour burns, load at 10pm reload at 7am. 33 outside and 77 inside. What diy solutions could you implement to keep him living well even without the full use of the rear legs?
I am looking into dog wheelchairs and stuff like that. I bought 5 acres and almost have it payed off. I want to build one of these on it. All the plans online cost $$$. are there any websites that have geodesic dome cabin (or just small homes in general) plans for free? I poured the foundation piers over a year ago, so it'll be built on a deck like pic related. I think it's time we finally stop building what are essentially glorified shacks and update our building codes. Apparently Japanese people have these in every house. How hard would it be to attacha small electric waterpump (like 50 kW?) to the water supply line and then just run a pipe under the toilet seat? Self ass cleaning toilet would be neat. So I'm using a fluke 1777 at work. I'm collecting data on a big 480 motor at 46 amps. For the life of me know can not reproduce the power reading on this meter
It is saying that motor uses 2.3 kw on each phase at .17 of. I'm getting closer to 32kws! Even if I use that stupid low of m, I don't get 2.3 kws
What am I missing here? I'm starting to wonder if the other guy hooked it up right. I've never heard of a power fsct of .16!
I've tried the star calculation in my uglies, online calculators, simple power equation for 3 phase.
Shame there is not more documentation online of how to actually set this thing up or how the output calculates anything. Most of the tools we buy today are all manufactured in China, and just imported, assembled, local logo slapped, and marked up for 3 x's the price. What are some tools or gadgets you've bought from Chinese websites that turned out better than expected for your DIY projects and hobbies?
Post pics or screenshots of the item you bought and the price and whether it was good or a ripoff.
Optional: What else were you able to afford for your DIY because of the money you saved by buying from China? Can be more Chinese tools or something western made.
Previous: >>2860719 the outlet to my drying machine is equally as wide as the outlet hole to the outside so a lot of times it just disconnects and spews roughly half of the hot laundry air into my house how do I fix this?
I already tried just shoving the air pipe thing into it and taping it but I guess the heat makes the tape not work Everybody has at least one tool they thought would be a lifesaver, yet it sits on the shelf mocking you year after year... Does /diy/ have any experience with any home security solutions? I see Amazon ring is kind of attractive but not sure I'm willing to have Amazon botnet in my home.
>If it's not clear then I mean when you're not home What are some places in the US where the government will fuck off and let me live in a container home like picrel Decorative concrete expert here. Will be posting some of my work from last season.
Wishing all the tradies a good year this year, except electricians, yall are nerds.
This is a wood stamp I did, came out absolutely stunning. Found an old bokken online for cheap, it has a small moldy scent and various superficial scratches, any ideas of how to restore? Absolutely no idea what board to post this thread to but let's have a thread on cleaning and tidying, and what tips and techniques are great for being domestic.
Just bought a reachy grabber to use around the house, i.e. the thing folk use for litter picking. I get that a lot of folk use them while being disabled but they legit makes tidying so much quicker and less tedious with getting stuff off the floor if you're ADHD like me and leave clothes and bits of paper and things everywhere during busy schedules. Also way more fun because it lets me pretend my grabber is a hungry monster, biting all mess within my path. A place for anything to do with Welding.
Post your welds, ask questions and discuss sticking metals together.
IDK I just want a place to talk about welding. A cable is strung between two walls 40 feet apart. The cable sags 30 inches. The cable has a breaking strength of 7000 pounds. How much weight will the center of the cable support before it breaks. 
Previous thread:>>2862495
Here we discuss microcontrollers (MCUs), single board computers (SBCs), and their accessories, such as Atmel mega and tiny AVRs (Arduinos), PICs, ARM boards such as blue/black pill STM32, ESP8266/32s, RP2040, Raspberry Pi, and others.
For general electronics questions (power supplies, level shifting, motor driving, etc.) please ask /ohm/.
>where can I find verified quality microcontrollers and other electronic sensors or parts
digikey.com
mouser.com
arrow.com
newark.com
>but that's too expensive
aliexpress.com (many parts here are fake, particularly specific parts out of stock in the above sites)
lcsc.com
>I need a part that does X and Y, with Z specifications. How can I find it?
use DigiKey's or Octopart's parametric part search. Then purchase from one of the sellers listed above.
>how do I get started with microcontrollers, where should I start?
There is no defined starting point, grab a book and start reading or buy an arduino off ebay/amazon and start messing around. There are a plethora of examples online to get started.
>resources:
https://github.com/kitspace/awesome-electronics
>RISC-V microcontroller list:
https://codeberg.org/20-100/Awesome_RISC-V/raw/branch/master/RISC-V_MCU_development_boards.pdf This guy is building a real life version of one of those characters from that robot cartoon by the same guys behind digital circus.
The craftsmanship on this is Impressive, disturbing, and makes me uncomfortable.
[spoiler]I kind of wanna hug it[/spoiler] I have a shelf kinda like pic related but more heavy duty. It has metal railings around it about 3/4 inch thick and like 5 inches high. Im going to hang it in front of a window. The shelf hangs from 4 chains and seems to have the hard ware to hang from the ceiling which I want to avoid. I could use a board and stain it and then pre drill the holes for chain supports then screw the board into the struts. I would rather just hang it from the wall. So I need somewhat heavy duty arms that I can drill into the studs which dont match up to the width of the shelf. Is there something like a curtain rod or two will be needed that I can install to hang the chains from? It wont be very heavy but potted plants with water can get some weight when you add them up.
I walked through the hardware store and didnt see a solution off the bat. The shelving hardware seems closer to what I need then the support and anchor stuff. I have a copper 1/2 pipe with a temporary sharkbite fitting. I don't have the tool to remove it nor can I get my wrench on the pipe or behiind it on the plastic part to pinch and pull it by force. Do I absolutely need to pinch the plastic part of the sharkbite fitting to be able to pull it off, or can I just put a wrench or pliers around by the cap? I'm trying to avoid destroying a metal cover or cutting into drywall just to pinch the plastic to pull it off. Is it possible to remove these without having to pinch the tiny plastic part circled in the image?
Plumbing is about the only DIY category that doesn't have its own general here for some reason. Figured I could maybe get the ball rolling with a question and a provide a thread where people to ask their own since I feel bad for killing a thread for just one question. Can I use discarded street stones as bricks to build up walls? Or is there something about them that make them improper for that usage and only good for flooring? 
https://boards.4chan.org/diy/thread/2841929last thread
Sup homies, general rule of thumb with this thread:
1. we try not to be assholes.
2. Please use google first.
3. If you find something useful, post it.
4. ???
5. Profit
Ladder Stitch AKA Invisible Stitch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbE5hXt27uU
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Thread theme:
Personal advice thread, post what you think will help.
mine -
1. Nylon is best thread.
2. Clean your bobbin area, you may have some fuzz.
3. Use a holding stitch; this is likely the FIRST one you see on your machine. It's just a dotted line.
4. Make at least 2 extra bobbins as backups.
5. ALWAYS have scraps to test your stitch out on.
6. If you need a mini kit, buy some black nylon thread, small scissors, a spare needle, and a small carrying case. You don't really need more than that. Shit, I used to keep a spare needle in my hat sticking out but in the right place where I wouldn't get stabbed in the head.
7. If you're trying to make your stitch look nice, ironing def helps.
8. Get a good chair, as you will be sitting a LONG ASS TIME. LUMBAR SUPPORT MY FRIEND! (get up once in a while and stretch)
9. You're never too good to practice on something.
10. Make something for your mom damn it, even if it's a pillow.
Your question may be stupid but ask it anyway. Thinking of getting a flail mulcher to clear out 1-3 acres of scrubby overgrowth. How often will I be heading to the petrol station, can you clear out a decent amount of square feet off each full tank? For those of you who deal with humidity rust in your un-A/C'd garages and storage rooms, how do you handle it?
I've tried preventatives, but they don't seem to work much better than doing nothing. I've also done de-rusting things with chemicals, but I don't want to have to do that constantly.
What do you do anons? I have airtight boxes and bags but that simply doesn't protect everything.
Thanks. Probably not the best board to post this, but I couldn't find any better ones.
I thought my house had a typical gas fireplace, but when I finally go to use it I now see it's a "log lighter" and everyone online is like "oh noes, can't use that to heat a house!!!11!"
Is there any legitimate risk to using a log lighter to heat a home assuming I pay attention and don't let it go out and just dump unburnt gas into the house?
I only intend to use it if the power goes out and I have no other options and I don't want the pipes to burst or die of freezing. I could also boil a pot of water on the stove as well I guess, but that's probably even more dangerous overall. Why do easterneuro commiblocks always have these green/blue + white walls? Is it really to camouflage mold like many say? Help my furnace is making these awful noises like some combination of someone snoring or a blown out subwoofer. I saw some people online reference a fog horn sound due to running to lean. I tried changing the throttle a bit to add more gas but it didn't change.
wtf would cause this?
https://files.catbox.moe/6jfjup.mp4
This is the "combustion blower" which seems to be the source of noise. Notice the piece of dust resonating like it's getting blown out like a subwoofer.
It goes away almost completely when I set the max fire to below 80% ITT useful hacks, secret methods, forbidden knowledge, etc. The sheer amount of people who dismiss earplugs just because they tried it a few times without actually knowing how to put them in is staggering. They are just doing it wrong (just like the pic).
I just love the feeling when they slowly expand inside your ear and just like that - all the sound is completely quiet! 
I don't see any carpentry/woodwork general so making a thread. I want to do a multipurpose cabinet on wheels out of pine. it doesn't have to look professional but it needs to do the job. it's a stand for a PC case and other things. I want to mount it on 4 good wheels, it should be about 1.5m-2m tall (60-80 inches) and handle weight of around 40-50kg max (90-110 pounds).
half of the weight will be directly on the base, rest will stay on 4 columns going around the PC. a bit above the PC will start the second half of the cabinet(or whatever to call it) that should handle the other half of the weight.
the side doors of the PC case should remain accessible, that's why there's columns not obstructing the view. I need some tutorials or help on what techniques to use to make it sturdy and solid. by grabbing the middle, probably with a handle, it should all move on those wheels without being ripped apart. I want the thing to feel strong. are those metal connectors and glue going to be enough? I worry that 4 columns are just not going to handle grabbing 20kg by a handle and moving the cart. I might opt into some metal parts but I don't have the tools and space for proper metal work. thanks for any tips >decades old obsolete beaten-up measuring instrument that has never once been tested whether it's still accurate but made by a reputable Western company
>$200
vs
>brand new state-of-the-art instrument, guaranteed to be accurate enough for your purposes but generic chink shit
>$50
Which way gentlemen of unspecified color? This scooter battery would not charge or discharge. Nothing looks burned yet. How can I test the components to find the failure? I don't think I've posted since the purge a few months back. Here to answer any stone related questions.
>Been working with stone for a few decades, running my own company for most of that time
>My company mainly does repair work, but I have been a stone slab installer, fabricator etc. I also consult and do some layout/design work
>Here to answer questions about stone selection, repair, applications, maintenance etc.
>Happy to answer any questions for our budding entrepreneurs, contractors etc. regarding running a small business working with luxury products/clientele.
I won't bump this thread, I'm terribly busy at work but will do my best to check in daily how dangerous are the sparks from oxy cutting? my yard is mostly covered in short green grass but it isn't dry or tall. is it fine to cut there? I am trying attach my camera harness to my backpack so i dont have to use 2 straps over my shoulder which is uncomfortable
i would also like for it to be removable and easy to put on/off
the camera is using a long telephoto lens and flash extender so it is large and unweildy What’s the story on these big ~1000w, ~3000rpm corded handheld drills? Who uses them for what? I thought speeds that fast were only for really small bits in soft metal, where you’d be using a drill press or mag drill or something.
Or conversely, why do cordless drills usually top out at ~2000rpm? 6 ton driveway gravel, also for making concrete
Cost me 285 delivered
Stoked to make pavers >a pallet of rocks costs $200
fucking absurd
I need some limestone rocks, they don't have to be anywhere near perfectly-shaped, they are going to be used as a facade for an interior wall. Whenever I drive down the highway I see massive limestone walls where the hillside was blasted away to get a road through there - why can't I just go to one of these sites and pick up some blocks that have fallen? What type of building regulations would you run up against while erecting a monolith?
If its all one piece of stone can they really say its a structure? I doubt theres any rules about how big a rock you can have on your property.
Id like to quarry a 30m obelisk, i wager a portion will need to be buried and likely between two buried stones to hold it in place. I worry this will make it a structure and this beholden to the laws that would prohibit such a wonder.
I have not decided a site yet but New Hampshire seems promising with its naturally available granite. Do i have to do this manually on every corner, every crack, every screw, every hole, every panel?
seems like too much work, couldnt i just tape it or something? Use this thread to ask questions you think don't require a thread of their own.
The old thread no longer bumps and is now on page seven: >>2876379
If you didn't get a response in the old thread, feel free to ask again here. 
Previous thread: >>2876653
>I'm new to electronics. Where to get started?
It is an art/science of applying principles to requirements.
Find problem, learn principles, design and verify solution, build, test, post results, repeat.
Read the datasheet.
>OP source:
https://github.com/74HC14/ohmOP
bake at page 10, post in old thread
>Comprehensive list of electronics resources:
https://github.com/kitspace/awesome-electronics
>Project ideas:
https://hackaday.io
https://instructables.com/tag/type-id/category-technology/
https://adafruit.com
https://makezine.com/category/electronics/
>Books:
https://libgen.li/
>Principles (by increasing skill level):
Mims III, Getting Started in Electronics
Geier, How to Diagnose & Fix Everything Electronic
Kybett & Boysen, All New Electronics Self-Teaching Guide
Scherz & Monk, Practical Electronics for Inventors
Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics
>Recommended software tools:
KiCAD 6+
Circuitmaker
Logisim Evolution
>Recommended Components/equipment:
Octopart
LCSC
eBay/AliExpress sellers, for component assortments/sample kits (caveat emptor)
Local independent electronics distributors
ladyada.net/library/procure/hobbyist.html
>Most relevant YouTube channels:
EEVblog
W2AEW
Moritz Klein
>microcontroller specific problems?
>>>/diy/mcg
>I have junk, what do?
Shitcan it
>consumer product support or PC building?
>>>/g/
>household/premises wiring?
More rules-driven than engineering, try /qtddtot/ or sparky general first
>antigravity and/or overunity?
Go away >I need this expensive gucci knife to open amazon packages and cut miles of cardboard at my off-ACK
Why do dorks larp as if anyone serious would actually use some le epic $150 super steel knife to do tasks that we just use razor blades for?
Cutting tool thread I guess. Picrel: Lego Minifigure head storage (small)
Storage seems made of polyethylene
Gap's about 5mm wide, 15mm deep; central part is about 15mm higher than the outer bottom of the box.
Was thinking using hot glue, but it's a tricky location, and temp might melt storage box plastic.
Silicone probably wouldn't last long.
Hoping to achieve a smooth non porous surface. Anyone has experience working in a factory, what is it like? is it worth it? I'm looking at buying a 3/4 acre property where I think a riding mower is gonna be a necessity. It's also in an area that gets some significant, though sporadic, snow dumps, and it's got an 80'x25'ish driveway, plus it's on a cul de sac that probably isn't plowed by the city. Most people seem to have walk-behind snow blowers and in fact there was one in the garage when I viewed the house yesterday, but I'm thinking that maybe it makes sense to get something that can go on the mower instead. I'd probably be getting a pretty small mower, something like a Cub Cadet X1 or Deere 100 series, and I see that blowers and blades exist for them but I'm not sure how well they do with them. For what it's worth the area I'd be plowing/blowing is relatively flat, paved, and the snow I'd have to clear would be more toward the powder end of things.
Any advice? Should I just get a walk-behind, or if a mower thing how about blade vs blower? itt we discuss killing moles these are pretty cool
i wonder how much they cost but i don't want to go through the whole request a quote bullshit What’s up with impact energy and SDS hammers? How much of a change in joules/ft-lbs is significant – like are 3j and 3.5j hammers going to be substantially different tools, or do you have to go up to 5, or 6? What can a 15j breaker do that a 10j can’t? Or 20?
The size rating is helpful if you’re mostly using it for drilling, but for breaking it’s hard to tell what’s needed as a DIY n00b.
Also, are cordless breakers practical for extended use with a couple spares and a charger, or do you really need corded if you’re working for a few hours? Anons, I gotta get a grip on my garage.
How do I get floor space back in an economical /diy/ fashion.
I have a circular saw and a miter saw and a budget of about $500 to make this happen. This is a nice task chair i got that needs a new seat cover. Looking for a solution for a new seat cover with a support rest. i was wondering if /diy/ can help me figure out something i can add to this for a better seat cushion. the idea is to put a strong material, possibly metal? something flat that can go over the yellow support beams in the picture. even if it could flex a bit. and i would place a cushion over that. i have no tools to build anything. but i can try to build an ugly franken-monstrosity for it.
I represented the area that needs support for a possible cushion, in teal. the translucent yellow is a metal support beam.
thank you kindly for your time :^) Do you think it's worth it to buy expensive headphones to harvest it's internal parts and stick them into industrial earmuffs with a 31nrr? I got an ear infection from my foam earplugs and the doctor told me to wear them sparingly. Now I don't want to rely on stuff that goes into my ear canal. Post the floor plan of your dream house. How all yall keep projects organized and structured? I tried pulling it out with my hands and it didn't work.
It doesn't seem to have any latch or "trick" to it.
Am I supposed to pry it open with a screwdriver? It is honestly disgusting. I don't even think it has one of those flaps to prevent smells from coming in and it barely does anything. Even when it's off the stench from other apartment people comes into the bathroom and it's disgusting.
I watched like 400 bathroom fan videos on YouTube and they were all useless. So i've been wanting to get into electroplating since it's something i've been interested in doing for awhile and seems like something that would be fun, regardless of I end up using it as a side hustle and start selling little plated trinkets to people at the flea market.
The issue is this venture has caused me to get PPE, some beakers, flasks, hot plate, and some nitric acid for breaking down silver.
All this has made me wonder what are some other hobby/side hustle things I could do that are
>Relatively safe, Im not fucking with cyanide and arsenic stuff
>Cool and/or fun
>Could possibly lead to a side hustle, so something that works on a small scale and is niche enough that most chemical labs wont bother with it.
I appreciate any and all of your ideas, /diy/ Did DeWalt just win the cordless wars? Heated sweatshirt AND you can charge your fucking phone off it. I don't consider you a real man if you leave the guard on the grinder. 
I got several aluminium extrusions i would like to paint in white, RAL 9010 and with a grit finish like pic rel.
Question is, how do i do that? Preferably without shooting a hole in my wallet.
>Is this doable with off the shelf can products?
>What am i most likely even looking for? There seem to be quite some options; lacquer, powder coating, nano coating, etc..
>Is there any kind of standardisation regarding amount of grittiness?
>If all fails, can this be done in a car shop or do I need to find someone more specialised?
Whole thing should be somewhat heat resisent as well as i it's standing under an oval glass ceiling.
Yes, i tried to look this up. However these days Google is apparently only ever smart enough to show you cans without any indication what the end result may look like, posing carfags, and shops selling to aforementioned car fags. Neither of the last two giving any indication how anything is actually done. And don't get me started on getting anything out of Chatgpt regarding what these kinds of coatings are actually good for.
Color is probably the easy part, but else i'm trying this whole thing with good ol no experience. Everything is measured, checked, cut & test fits perfect... Until it's installed. I have removed/installed/removed/re-installed this nook 3 times. concrete block construction, so atypical to begin with.
acrylic tub, deeper than the original by about an inch. there are reinforcement ribs molded on the bottom. they are smaller, thus more numerous and cover more area because of their reduced size. the ribs were contacting part of the shoe, pushing it away from the mating surface. got it sorted, but it cost me 8 hours. had to undo 80% of what I did 2x yesterday. I'm a one-man crew, so no extra hands to help lift, hold, maneuver, prop or adjust.
78 year old construction. I envy the "new build" guys. I live in the basement, and the landlord insisted on checking the pipes going into and out of the valve. When he went in to look, he closed the door, as if he was hiding something. He wants to make some repairs but doesn't want me to be home while he does them.
>There seems to be a draft of cold air coming from the area where this valve is located.
>There is also cold air coming out of a nearby electrical outlet that doesn’t have a cover plate. he seems eager to put a plate on it, but he never mentioned it was because of the cold air.
>There is a transparent pipe leading to the valve and an orange pipe coming from the street and another orange one running through the basement.
>the transparent pipe seems to be wrapped with insulation foam
>the landlord said years ago the pipe bursted twice
I think he is hiding something, but I know jackshit about american construction so I'm not sure what I should be looking for. One of my sofa bed middle foot has broken off. I'm renting the flat and will have to wait for my renter to fix this, however they'll do it. Is there anything I can do to stabilize my bed in the meantime? The frame is metal so I can't just drill support pylon on it. I know this is gonna sound retarded but I can't find any info anywhere on if it would work or not. well i did it
any interest?
i diy blasted… how retarded is this idea?
obviously the bearings would wear down quick and vibrations would cause increased friction.
I don't know why or how I got this stupid idea, I'm not even a engineer.
And it'd be horribly inefficient.. but would it work? Hey /diy/,
My current job involves a lot of designing and building control systems for machines, something I came into the job knowing nothing about. I've done a pretty good job of getting up to speed, but I'm constantly finding out about better solutions and hardware and best practices that I wasn't aware of.
Given that I have no formal education in automation, does anybody know of any good resources for learning more about the hardware side of things? I'd like to step my game up.
Picrel, a cabinet I designed for one of our machines. why the FUCK did my power usage spike 4-5x my normal daily usage the 2 days WE WEREN'T AT HOME. NOTHING WAS ON. WHAT THE FUUUUUUCK. Ask machining questions, post machining failures.
CAD CAM talk
Speeds and feeds guessing
G-Code, M-Code, Bro-Code
Fanuc vs Haas
Bitch about pay
Ignore Sieg
Whine about spline shafts
Button pushers who think they're machinists
Previous: >>2849288 My Blomberg dryer has started to make an intermittent squeaking noise when it's running. The noise seems to be coming from the center rear of the machine.
Internet tells me squeaking could be a bunch of things, but my best guess is that the rear bearings are going? I can get a rear bearing assembly for under twenty bucks, so that would be OK. >want to build a house/cabin on my dads farm with him
>he’s a mason and I have helped him so we know how to lay brick
>want to built it solid masonry 3 wythe thick
>want first few courses to be granite rock
>can’t because codeniggers complain about insulation and granite not being an approved material
I absolutely hate code enforcement and their, often times, bullshit restrictions Short of walling-in my windows completely shut, how can I block noise coming from the street? I’ve been collecting rainwater in 5 gallon buckets.
Is there any market for this? No one has responded to my facebook marketplace for them. How much do people usually charge for 5 gallons of rainwater?
Have I been wasting my time? Working Dog, does not sleep in our bed. we do let him come inside and sit with us for coffee after his night shift is over. he is able to see his flock & back pasture out the window, while "on break" so it works to everyone's advantage. he is tipping 76kg and sized to match, so it was crowded.
we wanted some additional trunk-style storage for blankets and such. figured we could make it dual-purpose and not have the awkward lid to deal with. we will make and install one full-size drawer. I'll get that sorted next weekend.
all materials: Lumber, Fasteners, glue, pad & blanket were recycled from previous use or demolition at work. zero cost. 5.5hrs invested. Utility company put on of these in my yard without me asking for it.
It’s on my property which I think technically makes it my property.
Any harm in opening it up to have a peek at what’s going on inside? I’ve always been curious. i'm thinking of having some indian or architect student create a 3d render on fiver for a house that i plan to build. i'm technologically challenged, but got a bit of construction tism so that aspect comes easy to me. I got a 250 gallon propane tank for free on Craigslist and was thinking of plumbing it into my natural gas line so that I can charge it with cheap natural gas during off-peak hours that I could then use during peak hours.
Since it was free and I already have the pipe and fittings, I could realistically be saving 10s of dollars a month in my gas usage.
It’s already in my basement near my main gas line.
I haven’t heard this done before, but it seems like a good idea, let me know the pros and cons or if you’ve done this before 
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Eternal thread theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gd43b_ZcuU
>New to /ham/? Read this shit!
http://www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio
https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/amateur-radio-service
>Your search engine of choice works well too!
>The FAQ is now back:
>https://wiki.cybsec.io/index.php/HamFAQ
>OP, the cybsec domain is gone.
>NEW FAQ is updated to preview 15
https://files.catbox.moe/aftx43.htm
>The wiki is down but is archived: https://archive.is/PjR5s
>Idiot's Guide to Coax Cable
https://www.pcs-electronics.com/guide_coax.php
>Looking for frequencies to monitor near you?
http://www.radioreference.com
>Basic Rx loop fundamentals
https://www.w8ji.com/magnetic_receiving_loops.htm
>DIY SWL Mag. Loop
http://www.kr1st.com/swlloop.htm
>Small Tx Loop
http://webclass.org/k5ijb/antennas/Small-magnetic-loops.htm
>In Depth Loop articles
http://www.kk5jy.net/magloop/
>Homebrew RF Circuits
https://www.qsl.net/va3iul/Homebrew_RF_Circuit_Design_Ideas/Homebrew_RF_Circuit_Design_Ideas.htm
>NEW Library
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>Online Practice Tests:
http://aa9pw.com/
https://hamstudy.org/
https://hamexam.org/
> Real-Time Propagation Data
http://prop.kc2g.com/
>Space Weather
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/radio-communications
>WSJT-X 2.1 User Guide
https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.1.2.html
>Homosexual (ft8) guide
https://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_tips_for_HF_DXers.pdf
>APRS
http://www.aprs.org/
>Weather Fax resources
https://www.weather.gov/media/marine/rfax.pdf
https://weatherfax.com/stations/
>point to point predictions, its free and will give you an idea of how much power/ what frequencies to use to reliably talk to your friend
https://www.voacap.com/hf/
>how do I into Morse code in a good way?
https://pastebin.com/HByjfN4F To address contemporary needs of the contemporary Anon, I wrote a sequel to the critically acclaimed "solarshit" guide. I present to you: heatshit.
https://rentry.co/heatshit
It mostly focuses on how not to fuck up heat pump installs, but all the principles apply to condensation boilers, too. Also explains some basics about central heating components, so it might be useful just to learn what various parts are doing, or not doing in your system, even if you have no interest in heat pumps. Is it possible to dissolve a 2.4 cm (0.94 in) kidney stone or is that fake medicine? Pic related, it's my CT scan from the hospital.
Is it possible that this is cancer and the radiologist just misinterpreted it as a stone?
I got the CT scan because I had a pulsing feeling where my appendix surgery was 20 years ago (I think it's adhesions), they said all of the organs 'look normal' apart from a kidney stone and some swelling around it; it was discovered by accident and I don't feel any pain. I find it strange as I heard it supposed to be really painful. 
Happy new Year Edition
Last Thread: >>2878996
>Your print failed? Go to:
www.simplify3d.com/support/print-quality-troubleshooting
>Calibrate your printer.
teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html
If that doesn't help you solve your problems, post:
>A picture of the failed part
>Printer make & model
>Filament type/brand
>Slicer & slicer settings
>What printer should I buy? [52/40/10 :detadpU tsaL]
Do your own research, but if you gotta ask; just buy whatever Bambu fits your budget.
DIY: reprap.org/wiki/
SLA: >>>/tg/3dpg
>Where can I get things to print?
www.thingiverse.com/
thangs.com/
printables.com/
grabcad.com/
www.yeggi.com/
cults3d.com/
www.stlfinder.com/
google.com/
T*legr*m
>What CAD software should I use?
Free to anyone: FreeCAD, Fusion360, Onshape, TinkerCAD,
Free to me: Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Solidworks, Rhino, Solid Edge
Autistic /g/oobers: OpenSCAD, OpenJSCAD, CadQuery
Participation medal entries: PTC Creo, Solvespace
Mesh free-forming and modeling: Blender
Architects: Sketchup
>What slicer should I use?
For everyone: Cura, PrusaSlicer, BambuStudio for Bambu owners.
For enthusiasts: SuperSlicer, OrcaSlicer
For autists: Pleccer/SuperPleccer, Kiri:Moto, FullControl
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#361 It's been a good while since we've had a good tractor thread. hello /diy/
planning to host game servers from my home network
my current obstacle as i conceptualize this is deciding how I want external connections to be passed to my game server while minimizing the risk of suffering a ddos attack on my home network
should i:
>rent a cheap vps that is capable enough to serve as the game server's front end which passes external connections received by the VPS through a wireguard tunnel to my Home Server
and/or
>research optimal practices for mitigating effects from ddos attacks (experience from other /diy/ home server anons would help greatly) So I tried cleaning it, but the problem is that now the paint or whatever tf it is, is peeling off in chunks in some places.
It seems that underneath there is some smooth white foundation, which doesn't appear to have mold on it, but I'm not sure because only two very small sections are showing.
How do I proceed to fix this? How do I remove this flaking paint? And what do I use to paint over it? Should the new paint layer be waterproof, or not?
How hard will this project be? I'm wondering if I should just move at this point i want to start repairing my vintage synthesizers and other audio equipment (mostly recapping, some pot/display replacements), what's the best setup for this? Should i get a separate soldering station + a hakko fr-301 or a complete rework station (like the hakko fm-206 or something similar). Money isn't an issue, i just need good equipment to ensure that i don't ruin anything What's the easiest way to build or hold a filter to a standard walmart box fan without using a bunch of tape? Looking to make something more modular. There's a bunch of videos of people with carpentry tools who made their own housing which is really what I want, but since I'm too poor to afford any of that, I can settle for something to hold the filter and some hvac tape.
Has anyone built their own 1-filter box fan hvac fan? What did you guys use? Can pic related be done? And if it can, why can't I find anything about this being done? I want to avoid having to do a whole set of ductwork just for the ERV and keep it all contained in the basement. >Installing bathroom ceiling fan in old house
>Has plaster on top of drywall for god know's what reason
>Ceiling fan does not have enough clearance to mount onto the plaster, I have to remove a 1 inch border of plaster all the way around the pic related square
>I have to do so without destroying the drywall underneath
>I tried drilling holes and breaking, but it broke the drywall underneath as well.
Wut do? Preferably ones you can make with your kids.
Behold a double FIFO buffer for AA and AAA rechargeable batteries. This way we make sure that no battery lies around unused. 
Hey everybody! So I make some money on the side doing simple handyman repair jobs and I got this lady that insists I don't shut off the water but has a leak in her HOT water supply line from both the shutoff valve and then on the other end too. She just wants it not to leak anymore but again, she doesn't want me to turn the water off (she wouldn't give me a reason) and she doesn't want me to replace the line....which is good because she doesn't want me to turn off the water. I put some regular plumber's putty in there which slowed down the leak, but I'm looking for something a little more permanent. I was thinking a jerry-rigged JB Weld job, but fucking water always finds a way.....plumbing isn't really my THING THING, and I was wondering if any fellow mickey mousers could point me in the right direction for a solution to this. I'm really just looking for something that can just stop the damn leak, but I'm concerned because when I was putting in the plumber's putty, water found a way and pushed through and made a little canal for itself. I'm worried that it'll do the same even with fast curing JB Weld...but then again I've never used "water weld" and I've never just tried to stop a leak this half ass before, but it's what she wants. Any recommendations would be highly appreciated. She's a nice old lady and for some reason she doesn't want me to shut the water off (like she literally even told me not to turn the knobs on the valves OR shut it off from outside) and I have to respect that.
Thanks in advance! Where can I find arcade game cabinets that aren't $2,000 a piece? Outside is cold and miserable, and I don’t feel like working on my shed (outside). Do you guys have any tips for how to tolerate the cold better? Got a clogged toilet?
just add baking soda and vinegar.
Its that shrimple. I bought a post-exposition nailgun in a bid, but it came in with an air leak. it looks new, but when I plugged it in to the compressor, there's a hiss near the trigger. it still shoots. Can it be fixed or should I just send it back? I'd rather not return it, because I got it for less than 20$ with a case and a few k of nails and staples Hi /diy/,
I'm thinking of making a potato cannon, but i have no access to PVC pipe ends. If i make a wooden lid, will it work? Does wood seal gas? I don't think i can make a very tight seal either, and i want to be able to fill it up and use it a few minutes later I have a project that needs a lot of torque and precision. I tried pic-related d954sw which is the top of hobbyist servos and it's not doing the job. Specifically, speed on way down is way faster than speed on the way up (at least it gets up unlike my dick). It also bounces past target angle when it does manage to speed up. In other words I am 100% sure it can't handle the weight. I also tried "70kg" Chinese servos and they have less power than this "30kg" servo.
There are $300 ClearPath servos that will do the job, but I can't go up in price / servo. My question, to those who are "in the know" is this: Am I paying for the small form factor? In other words, are there "cheap" (<$100) servos that will do the job if I am willing for it to be bulky and supply more power? If yes, could you find me an example that will be over 100kg/cm of torque? If not, what are my options? I improvised and made an oil lamp from spare bs at my place, and I need help figuring out why the wick (hemp rope) isnt burning.
i just made it, so even though I made sure the wick is doused in oil, I doubt it is fully saturated yet. is it because my wick is too long ? what gives ? what hot air gun do i get to desolder my bios chip? which is the best and low cost weld machine for construction? >one simple trick that home inspectors and electricians don't want you to know So i installed a new kitchen and was planning on buying some huge American refigerator to cover this up. Basicly the plaster layer is broken due to previous owner not having a extractor hood for 20 years. I did paint over it to cover it up a little bit
My question is, can i just put a wallpanel over this to cover it up? and if so, should i screw it in or just use mounting kit? 
I have a screen with a 2.5mm jack input into the AV in. This is how it connects to the rear camera and provides power to a camera.
However, I want (need to) install a different type of camera which has the RCA yellow connector type.
I have 2 options as I see it
1. Buy a 2.5mm to RCA converter. I did this, it doesn't work (power was already supplied to camera)
2. Cut wires and join them (as below)
Before, I do this, does anyone know what the wires inside the 4pin camera cable are?
Live, ground, video and audio?
Can I just plug the 2.5mm jack into the screen - cut the 4pin wire connector off.
Cut one side off the RCA video lead and join it to 4pin wire, and plug the other end with the RCA into the camera?
Power to the camera isn't a problem. I can either send it down the wire, or more simply supply power to the camera at the rear with reverse lights like I already did.
I assumed this would be easy information to find, but I can't find it online anywhere.so hoping someone can tell me before I cut this 4pin wire and maybe mess it up. I live in a decent neighborhood but there are a few guys who hang out at night and sit on a fire hydrant that is under my bedroom window. They smoke cannabis, drink malt, and yell at each other. I need a way to make this hydrant undesirable. I've had a shitty corded drill for 25 years that I brought to the marriage, and I'm finally biting the bullet and replacing it. After some study I've selected pic related (DL6290A-10). From multiple reviews including Consumer Reports it sounds really really nice. It's dirt cheap (50 bucks), powerful, easy to use, charges fast, lightweight (2.6lb with battery), has a 1/2' chuck, and just about the only downsides are that it only comes with a single battery and the chuck is plastic.
Anyone familiar with Skil tools? What's been your experience? Any documentaries on how do steel mills accurately control the chemical composition of the metal? It seems to me that some alloy steels require quite an accurate amount of components
This process is never shown in detail, you just see scrap metal put into he furnace and steel comes out. How do they eliminate impurities and unwanted elements of the scrap? Are (You) too cool for safety glasses? >Hello YouTube. Today, I’m going to show you how I make my own giant yoga ball in my own backyard for shits and giggles.
Anyone ever feel that vibes when building stuff? 3% of the time, the problem is that someone in the HOA is powertripping
97% of the time the problem is that some seething poor doesn't want to be told that they can't trash up the neighborhood I'm turning my garage into a studio apartment Anyone do pet breeding as a side hustle? I was thinking of maybe doing cats. Don't wanna deal with heritage shit though because I'd want to keep it cash, if you catch my drift.
Is it feasible? How do I build one from scratch?
I was thinking of a cast iron or concrete underground base inside of two tuffsheds I found this while christmas shopping at Ross of all places, paid $9, seems like $50ish online. I didn't need it, but I wanted it, so I bought it.
we haven't exchanged or opened any gifts yet here but tell me, frens, what did you get this christmas? it can be for yourself or as a gift from someone else Why isn't there a device to melt a pile of snow quickly? Snow blowers are cool but if I have a pile that is getting icy and hard to break up, I'd just melt in with some kind of a heater. Any tips for replacing a furnace filter? Just moved from the dorms to my own apartment and was told by my landlord to replace it every month.
I’m a bit nervous about it, I’ve watched some tiktoks on it but I don’t want to break anything.
Is this something I should call someone for? A few weeks ago I got a problem where one of the circuits in my house had all the lights on it stop working, but I did notice one bulb had a very tiny amount light shining, barely perceptible even when the switch was off, but that made me think there was some how some current
nothing was replaced in the last 6 months
I had a feeling it was a bigger issue so we called the home warranty company and they got an electrician
The electrician was dumbfounded saying that something shouldn't be possible, but a part of me thinks he might have just been dumb
Anyways because of what they reported the home warranty company is denying covering a follow up saying that they only cover simple issues
Anyone have any ideas for what might be going on so I can try to diagnose it?
There's only lights and ceiling fans on that circuit, and it's a house where the switches are "no neutral"
I don't know too much about electrical stuff, just the basics from a college course I took 5 years ago I set my project to RGB mode, and I’ve made sure I’m not just selecting the layer mask!
However, I still can’t get Photoshop to change one color (in this case, black) to another color (gold).
I’ve tried everything I could find online, but nothing is working so far!
Please help! 
Curious about my wiring here in my old apt. I'm in the US with 240V on two phases for my baseboard heating here, at least I think. I tore off the thermostat from the wall to do a wiring check to consider throwing a Shelly in there to monitor energy usage and what I found I really didn't expect. I figured I would find a single live and neutral for both the source and the load. But, there seems to be 2 phases available with a neutral between them. I'm not sure how the wiring is supposed to be, or if this is just normal here. Pic is of the measurements I took with my meter. My question is, what gives? there is 120V between the two "neutrals" wired to the thermostat. The shelly wiring guide says to throw those two together. I am obviously not doing that.
p.s. the white cap in the back is a couple of bare wires tapped together, assuming ground. This is an old apartment that my landlord's old husband has been maintaining by himself for a while. There are two rooms with baseboard heaters wired into this panel. I assume they are wired in series, cause there simply aren't enough wires to account for both of them. 
![T4U4m[1]](https://i.4cdn.org/diy/1735875263367916s.jpg)
