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depends on your isolation, you should do this with a software

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Op, too had an infestation and I considered raising the temperature but in my situation I would have had to do it with propane or electric. So I tried something different I put a 5 foot piece of pvc pipe on my shop vac, this let me vacuum every nook and cranny of my house floor to ceiling with with ease. I was able to eradicate my problem with my shop vac, give it a try if anything it will severely put a dent in the problem. Having said that what people usually do with raising the heat is they use a temperature monitor with probes in various parts of the house this will let you know when the house is up to temperature. Keep us updated.

>>1243384
Find and caulk every hole in the house, then leave a few cubic feet of dry ice out over about a week. It should suffocate everything. If you want to be hardcore, buy a cannister of carbon monoxide and leave it on just before you leave.

WARNING do NOT do this if there is any chance that someone could show up. Leave warning signs just inside the house in case someone does.

DO NOT INITIATE THIS PROCESS WITH A DOOR CLOSED! Keep a door or two open until you walk out the door. Prop it open to ensure it can't close on you.

DO NOT leave any pets inside. Everything inside the house will die.

If you have spare carpet you can pull a strip out and dry wedging it into place with a blunt woods chisel. If no spare carpet or you own the house, put up with it and either way kick the fucking shit generator.

Self bump

>>1243380
You will have to buy some new carpet

>>1243182
>I have no idea if there is a strainer inside of _or_ if it works like a big P-trap.

>>1243182
>it works like a big P-trap
this

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>>1243185
>>it works like a big P-trap
>this

except that proper P-traps are self-scouring, meaning they don't fill up with hair or dirt.

However, as seen in pic related, you can repair a drum trap by sawing the bottom off and putting a coffee can on it and sealing it up.

apparently they suck so much they are not allowed any more:

http://www.startribune.com/how-bad-are-drum-traps/203360321/

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>dat feel when posting the wrong pic

>>1242803
I've heard lots of women re-purposed them as sex toys.

>>1242803
its incredibly common to use toothbrushes, including electric ones, for cleaning grease and stuff

id doubt its efficiency as a racker for lockpicking but theres no reason you cant get softer or harder brush heads for polishing and the like

>>1241688
aren't all stillsons ratcheting by nature?

>>1241688
Does it work? If so, yes.

Handle moves to clear objects a straight handle might not clear with sufficient room to swing.

I'd keep it. You can never have too many specialty wrenches.

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>>1236137
OP, are you ok? Whats going on little buddy? You are loved.

You'd think it would make a great curtain due to its mirror like properties. The more light that is reflected away the better. Do it

>>1236137
I use an emergency blanket. They act like a one-way mirror though. So, at night people can see in if you don't have blinds closed. It doesn't make the room hotter.

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joint6 had a servo + harmonic gear attatched which is where the end of arm tool would go. my boss looted that gear before i got it, which sucks because it looks like that was the only harmonic gear in the lot

>>1230810
>takin apart

what for, anon? Is it still functional?

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this is the gear train for joint 5, not what i was expecting, but still nice, the next pic shows where the motor mounts

>>1242962
easy. Get it at a hardware store and you can probably get them to set it to your old key if you want.

fuck re-keying it, just replace it and go about your business. if the manager spic says anything tell them you needed it replaced and couldnt wait for them to fix it. they dont need to be going in your apartment at will anyways stealing your shit.

>>1242962
Same here, I took it apart and there's a small rotating part that just shattered under stress.

>>1242876
Hazard Freight carts are fine, people like them

I have this exact same cart. I work at UPS on ground equipment and it holds a full compliment of basic mechanic tools and then some. I also pull it around our large warehouse bay. The drawers slide easy. The draw have a latch that keep each closed. The no slip pad that comes with then are junk. You'll need to replace them with something better. It is important to note that I have a tendency to slam my drawers shut. No complaints. Recommend reading reviews on the website for assembly tricks.

Also has 2 sets of keys. You can also by you small tray to attach.

>>1242941
>The no slip pad that comes with then are junk. You'll need to replace them with something better.

hey you got a recommendation for that? i bought a cheap toolbox that's mechanically ok but the non slip mats were all rotted out. i tried the cheap beaded? foam mesh for kitchen drawers but they still slip back

>>1242764
DC motors work as generators, so find a big one and build a machine to spin it. No need to get much into the theory of it, just find some parts and mess around. Here's a good video of what I'm talking about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DfKeigoDI4

As for components, I've had good luck at flea markets, but otherwise just look for junk on the side of the road.

>>1242774
>>1242764
Permanent magnet motors are the easiest ones to get up and producing electric. The other types can be used too, but some need the stator charged to make the field and some need that plus being spun at around 10% faster than their rated speed to do it.

Creating your own permanent magnet generator is also pretty easy and can have much tougher durability than simply refitting a used motor.

>How the hell do I start amassing components?

Look up what you need for your project first. Then look for stuff that have those things in them. Junkyards will sell you items, that's part of their trade. Car alternators are a prime DIY salvage item for this sort of thing. For smaller stuff, look for office printers that have big motors in them as well as treadmill exercise equipment.

While you can salvage all the parts you need, some things are better sourced online from mouser or digikey where you can buy exactly the specs you need and know it works 100%. For things like start/run caps you can normally find t hose at hardware stores. For very large caps, like for sustaining a charge for initial starting of a salvaged motor's magnetic field, you may find what you need in power supply units and old old CRT TVs. Buying those new can be pretty expensive.

>>1242582
you're not a man unless you own and maintain a 2 stroke chainsaw.

buy a small husqvarna and be happy.

>>1242587
I'm totally fine not owning a 2-stroke chainsaw. Not looking to upgrade my masculinity, only clear some fallen branches.

Know anything helpful about electric models?

>>1242592
no sorry. try >>>/lgbt/

IKEA sells beech desk tops for $80, don't know if you have them over there. Asking around for used tables might get you one but I'd imagine they all would need some work before looking good.

You should be able to find an old door to buy or pick up for free

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>>1242558
Go down to Goodwill or your local thrift store and find a desk/table with a nice top of the right size. Take off the legs and stuff, sand, refinish and fasten to your legs.

Or you could just .... (pic related)

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